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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815220 | Tilting and telescoping steering column assembly A steering column assembly for a vehicle comprising an intermediate assembly which is slideably disposed within a lower assembly so that the intermediate assembly may be moved between an extended and a retracted position. Further, the steering column assembly contai... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7314103 | Re-locatable operator station A re-locatable operator station device designed to be used to control walk-behind or stationary machinery and to be repositioned by an operator while maintaining a constant orientation with respect to the machinery. This means that the X and Y axis of the operating ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275760 | Multi-chamber gas generating system A multi-chamber gas generating system (10) has a housing (12) with openings (24) formed in a wall thereof. A gas-tight internal divider (42) separates the housing into two chambers (80, 80′). A first gas generating sub-assembly (... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7226082 | Vibration control system for electric tilt steering A vibration control system for electric tilt steering including a lower stationary and upper moveable column through which is rotatably passed a steering shaft having a steering wheel attached to an distal end projecting into a cabin of a vehicle, the moveable colum... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7171026 | Steering device, method of authenticating a driver, and vehicle A steering device, a method for authenticating a driver, and a vehicle are disclosed. The steering device is equipped with an identification information acquisition unit. When a driver takes a position for operating the steering device, namely, a home position to th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6811172 | Remote coupled steering linkage for a bicycle or tricycle A vehicle such as a bicycle or tricycle having a front steering assembly and a remote, rear steering assembly. The front steering assembly has a steering sleeve with a rotatable front shaft within the sleeve that is connected to the front wheel. The rear steering as... | 11/02/2004 |
| 5957497 | Steering device in a riding mower A device for steering a wheel assembly in a riding mower has a steering sprocket nonrotatably connected to a rotatable steering column and a transmission chain which is flexible in the plane of the steering sprocket and extends over the steering sprocket ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 4927174 | Steering column coupling A steering column coupling for a motor vehicle has a pivoted link which swings onto a stub shaft from the steering gear. The link has one open side through which the shaft enters, and a captive bolt which can be slid along the link to close the open side ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4756552 | Steering mechanism for vehicle with multiple steering wheels A vehicle having a steering system controlled by either of a pair of steering wheels also includes first and second steering wheel shafts means, each carrying one of the steering wheels. A wheel steering mechanism is mechanically connected to the first an... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4621972 | Silo mover A silo mover apparatus comprising a main frame that is movable across the ground on a plurality of support wheels, and which has a subframe pivotallymounted thereon adjacent one end. The subframe can be raised about the pivot to a substantially vertical p... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4527656 | Refuse truck control A rear loading refuse pickup truck is modified to include auxiliary controls operable from a platform near the rear of the truck so that a single operator can both load refuse into the truck and effect unidirectional truck operation at limited speeds betw... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4449420 | Steering apparatus A steering apparatus comprising an operating unit having an operating pulley rotated by a steering wheel, a steering unit having a steering pulley rotated by two inner cables so as to steer a rudder means through a steering screw rotated by the steering p... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4262618 | Remote control steering attachment for a steering wheel A remote control steering attachment for a steering wheel wherein a driving motor is releasably attached to the steering wheel by means of a cross member adjustably bolted to the steering wheel. A clutch is interposed between the driving motor and the ste... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4147227 | Standard model tractor with removable second set of operating controls Apparatus removably mounted on a standard model agricultural tractor of a type used principally for pulling various implements and for hauling, and to which agricultural implements cannot usually be advantageously mounted at the front of the tractor, the ... | 04/03/1979 |