Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441830 | Dual tube lower frame midrail structure A lower frame midrail structure for an automotive vehicle is formed from a pair of tubular members manufactured through a hydroforming process. The two tubular members are welded together in a longitudinally extending portion to provide support for the mounting stru... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431317 | Bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section and process for making the same A bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section and a method for making the same. The tube may be used as a bicycle frame part, and it may include a first section having a thickness, a second section configured to be forged from a first shape ha... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422241 | Support for a vehicle body A girder is described for a vehicle chassis made of at least two sheet metal profiles (4, 5) composed along their longitudinal edges into a circumferentially enclosed hollow profile (1), which hollow profile comprises at least two longitudinal sections... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7331417 | Vehicle body frame structure A frame structure for a vehicle body frame includes a first and second hollow member, wherein a plate thickness of the second hollow member is greater than the plate thickness of the first hollow member. A heavy body is supported on a side of the first hollow member... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311167 | Swingable vehicle A left drive shaft and a right drive shaft each include an inside constant velocity joint and an outside constant velocity joint with a ball spline mechanism provided between the inside constant velocity joint and the outside constant velocity joint for enabling the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7210706 | Suspension lift brackets A suspension lift mechanism is described for use with sport utility vehicles. Such sport utility vehicles have a pair of frame rails which have a plurality of suspension attachments positioned thereon. The elements of a suspension system are usually mounted on said ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204498 | Twist-beam axle for the rear suspension of a motor vehicle and method for its production The twist-beam axle (10) comprises a central cross-member (11) compliant to torsion and a pair of trailing arms (12) fixed to side end portions (11a) of the cross-member (11) for articulated connection of the axle to the veh... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201247 | All wheel drive utility vehicle with bogey beam suspension A utility vehicle that has a bogey beam suspension for the front steered wheels is also provided with all wheel drive by mounting a drive shaft within the bogey beam so that power can be furnished to the front axle. For a six wheel vehicle the middle axle is mounted... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201388 | Rigid axle for a vehicle, comprising integrated trailing arms A vehicle rigid axle includes an axle beam with axle journals or wheel carriers arranged at the ends thereof, and at least two trailing arms rigidly fixed to the axle beam. Each half of the vehicle rigid axle—viewed from the middle of the axle—includes an axle b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175204 | Method of hydroforming articles and the articles formed thereby A hydroformable frame element is formed from the combination of at least two elements. The at least two elements are designed with a partially overlapping region, with an annular space defined within the overlapping region. The annular space is filled with adhesive,... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163254 | Folding top of a convertible automobile A convertible includes a folding top having side beams, which are articulated to one another, and a roof structure, which is connected to the side beams and made at least partially of high-strength hot-formed steel material. Hereby the roof structure may include a r... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7090233 | Spindle bracket for rear suspension A spindle bracket for rear suspensions includes a bracket body welded to a trailing arm and having a mounting hole into which a spindle is inserted, and a lateral strength reinforcing piece secured between the trailing arm and the bracket body. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6908111 | Aluminum hollow bent member and vehicular member construction A metallic product has a metallic curved hollow member having a hollow cross section which has a thin wall portion and a thick wall portion which is thicker than the thin wall portion. The metallic curved hollow member is produced by bending a metallic straight holl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6834887 | Body structure for a motor vehicle having assembled members In a body structure for a motor vehicle made of assembled members spaced partition plates are arranged in the member. A working opening is formed between consecutive partition plates, and after the connection of adjacent members, the working opening can be closed by... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6799781 | Frames for all-terrain vehicles A frame for an ATV comprises a support module with a central opening defining an engine receiving space. The support module includes a first frame member and a second frame member with at least one cross member extending between the first and second frame members. A... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6695351 | Internal bulkhead for spring seat reinforcement A vehicle chassis having a hollow structural member is provided with an opening at an end. A cavity extends from the opening and is defined by interior walls. The hollow structural member may be an axle or a portion of a frame. A bulkhead is arranged in t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682096 | Method of forming a body frame structure for a four-wheeled buggy A body frame structure for a four-wheeled buggy which is constructed by separately preparing the front sub-assembly and the rear sub-assembly and fastening the rear sub-assembly to the front sub-assembly. The front sub-assembly is composed of a pair of su... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6676160 | Rear frame rail that incorporates leaf spring clearance zone A frame including a pair of rear frame rails having a front bracket and a rear bracket. A leaf spring is connected at a front end to each front bracket and at a rear end to each rear bracket, with the leaf spring having a longitudinal direction between th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6557930 | Multi-section support rail apparatus and method of making A multi-section support rail has a first section with an outer circumferential wall, a parallel inner circumferential wall and a transverse web extending longitudinally therealong, a second section hollow tubular section with an outer circumferential wall... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513242 | Method of manufacturing a vehicle body and frame assembly including hydroformed side rails A method is disclosed for manufacturing a vehicle body and frame assembly including a pair of side rails, each of which is formed from a single closed channel structural member that extends the entire length of the vehicle body and frame assembly and is d... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6439608 | Bracket and side rail structure for supporting a steering gear on a vehicle frame assembly A mounting bracket secures a steering gear or other ancillary device to a closed channel structural member, such as a hydroformed side rail in a vehicle frame assembly. The side rail has a relatively large opening formed through one of the walls thereof. ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6428048 | Connecting structure of vehicle body constituting member in vehicle or the like A connecting structure for a vehicle for providing strength while achieving a light weight formation for the vehicle body. The connecting structure connects a sub-constituting member to a main constituting member. The main constituting member is formed in... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6412818 | Vehicle body and frame assembly and method of manufacturing same A ladder type of vehicular body and frame assembly includes a pair of side rails, each of which is formed from three separate members, namely, a front closed channel structural member, a center open channel structural member, and a rear closed channel str... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6357769 | Independent rear suspension system A vehicle suspension system for mounting to a vehicle chassis includes a subframe which includes two tubular members. Each tubular member has a rear chassis mount and front chassis mount. The tubular member mounts are constructed and arranged to mount to ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6299242 | Vehicle frame part in the shape of a hollow profile A vehicle frame part in the shape of a hollow profile is disclosed, with a hollow profile made of light metal being expanded by high internal pressure deformation. A sleeve made of a material with a greater ductility than the light metal, especially a ste... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6269902 | Construction for mounting subframe to vehicle body A construction for mounting a subframe 1 to a vehicle body 5 includes a hollow collar 2 inserted into a pipe P constructing the subframe, the pipe being provided with an insertion hole 1a at a certain position along its thickness direction; a pair of subs... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6186533 | Monotubular chassis for trailers An integral frame structure for vehicles that includes a telescopically extending tubular member with rear and front support assemblies mounted perpendicularly to the ends. Transverse cross members are perpendicularly mounted to the longitudinally extendi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183013 | Hydroformed side rail for a vehicle frame and method of manufacture A vehicle frame has side rails which support the suspension system and body of the vehicle. The side rails have a rectangular cross-section with the end sections thereof having predetermined wall thicknesses and rectangular size, and a center section havi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6149198 | Suspension arm arrangement The invention is directed to a suspension arm that is constructed and arranged to elastically absorb transverse and longitudinal forces transferred from the wheels of a vehicle to the supporting structure. The supporting structure comprises two hollow rea... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148581 | Internal high pressure formed nodal connection element for a frame construction, and method of making same A frame construction includes at least one nodal connection element and several tube-shaped frame elements connected thereto. The frame elements and the nodal connection elements are manufactured by hydraulic internal high pressure forming and are joined ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6059314 | Method of manufacturing a composite control arm shaft for motor vehicles and composite control arm shaft A method of manufacturing a composite front suspension control arm shaft for motor vehicles includes connecting two tubular longitudinal control arms to a transverse sectional member, wherein a connection portion adapted to the cross-sectional configurati... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056080 | Engine mounts for racing karts The engine mount system for racing karts includes two separate spaced mounts, each of which is secured on two spaced support rails of the kart's chassis frame. Each of the mounts includes arcuate portions in a lower surface thereof which are configured to... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6022049 | Go-kart chassis formed from tubular sections An oval-track racing go-kart chassis includes two longitudinally extending tubular side members having a first cross-sectional diameter of 1.25 inches and three transversely extending tubular members having a second cross-sectional diameter of 1.125 inche... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6010155 | Vehicle frame assembly and method for manufacturing same A vehicle frame assembly includes a side rail formed from a first side rail member including an end portion having a closed cross sectional shape and a second side rail member including an end portion having an open cross sectional shape. The cross sectio... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5988734 | Passenger vehicle structure A vehicle body structure includes a perimeter frame including laterally spaced right and left side rails of tubular construction and front and rear bumper rails of tubular construction extending between the side rails. A structural tunnel extends longitud... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5882039 | Hydroformed engine cradle and cross member for vehicle body and frame assembly A combined engine cradle and cross member structure for use with a vehicular body and frame assembly is lighter in weight than known structures. The engine cradle is formed from tubular stock material using mechanical bending and hydroforming techniques t... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5862877 | Cradle assembly A cradle assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a pair of spaced side frame members, a front cross frame member and a rear cross frame member. The front cross frame member is connected with front ends of the side frame members. The rear cross frame member... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855250 | Frame for all terrain vehicle A pair of front and rear arm brackets for supporting swing arms extend between and are integrally joined to a pair of laterally spaced lower frames, and a steering bracket for supporting a steering shaft is disposed between the front and rear arm brackets... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5833269 | Modular motor vehicle chassis A modular chassis for a front engine-rear drive motor vehicle is described which comprises as structural components a front structural member comprising the engine and attachment points for front suspension members is attached rigidly and detachably to a ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5823569 | Chassis system The present invention relates to a vehicle or machinery (1) having a chassis (2) provided with ground engaging members (3) mounted on at least one transverse chassis member (4) and laterally spaced apart longitudinal chassis members (5). Each of the longi... | 10/20/1998 |
