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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909373 | Extendable bumper An apparatus is disclosed for extending a bumper on a motor vehicle having driven wheels. The apparatus includes a drive to derive power from the rotating wheels, an actuator for extending the bumper, and a controller for connecting the actuator to the drive. When b... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7604269 | Impact absorbing device An impact absorbing device includes an attachment component having one-or-more holes, an impact absorption pipe which absorbs external impacts and arranged so that it can slide axially and coaxially within the attachment component, one-or-more movable resistance bod... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7393028 | Device for storing article for protecting automobile body An article for protecting an automobile body is stored within the automobile body by electric power when the automobile body does not need to be protected. A device stores the article within the automobile body by electric power. The article for protecting the autom... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347465 | Retractable automotive front end with wedge locking members An extendible rail and bumper apparatus is mountable within the base frame lower rails of an automotive frame to provide an improved crash force absorbing bumper apparatus for deployment on either the front or rear bumpers of an automobile. The extendible rail membe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347474 | Truck bed extension An extension and ramp assembly for use with the truck beds. The assembly comprises a truck bed floor portion and a cargo bed door portion. The truck bed floor portion mainly includes a plurality of shafts and a motor coupled with a bumper, which provides power to ex... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341397 | Utility trailer and safety barrier for street repair A utility trailer provides a frame defining a forward open bottom work space, a medially rearward deck and a rearwardmost extendable impact attenuator. Hitch structure encloses the forward portion of the work space. The impact attenuator is deployable spacedly rearw... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334656 | Hood elevation system A hood elevation system for a vehicle includes an actuator configured to selectively move at least a portion of a vehicle hood between an elevated and a retracted position. The hood elevation system also includes a self-locking mechanism configured to allow movement... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7216904 | Impact energizable structure An impact energy management system comprises at least a portion of vehicle structure with an impact energizable structure attached thereto. The impact energizable structure receives impact energy from an obstacle and transfers the impact energy to the vehicle struct... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210718 | Apparatus for protecting the exterior of a vehicle A vehicle protection apparatus can protect a vehicle's exterior. The exterior can have an optional opening. A support attached to the vehicle can support a guard and allow it to move between (a) a retracted position that does not obtrude on the appearance of the veh... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192079 | Pedestrian protection apparatus for motor vehicles A pedestrian protection apparatus particularly adapted for motor vehicle front end structures for mitigating injuries of pedestrians struck by the vehicle. The apparatus incorporates a front grill which is moveable between extended and retracted positions. While it ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7162969 | Boat Platform A platform unit (2) is seated on the tail (5) of a hull (1) of a boat and may be lowered by powered actuator means (8) down guides (7) on an incline (6) to descend into the water. This exposes steps (62) in the inclin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159901 | Deployable knee bolster for instrument panel An energy absorbing knee bolster for use in an interior of a vehicle is disclosed. An energy absorbing support structure is configured to support an instrument panel within a vehicle. The energy absorbing structure has a deployable tubular mechanism for absorbing oc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125198 | Mobile work zone protection device A mobile work zone protection device includes a front carrier, a barrier beam assembly, and a rear carrier. In one embodiment, the barrier beam assembly includes two sets of telescoping beam structures. Each of these structures can rotate from one side of the device... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121597 | Bicycle-holding apparatus concealable in bumper shell A bicycle-holding apparatus is concealable in a bumper shell. The bicycle-holding apparatus can be switched between a concealed position and an exposed position. In the concealed position, the bicycle-holding apparatus is collapsed and concealed in the bumper shell.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123199 | Impact deflection system An object deflection system includes at least one sensor for detecting an impending impact of a first object with a second object. The sensor communicates with a deflector deployment device to substantially instantaneously activate the deflector deployment device up... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112004 | Hybrid energy absorbing reusable terminal An energy absorbing terminal is described that is made up of a plurality of cells partially defined by cambered panels made of thermoplastic or another suitable material. The panels are supported upon rectangular frames. The cambered portion of the panels provides a... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077439 | Vehicle bumper and method of making same A vehicle bumper is formed using fluid pressure such that the bumper is characterized by a curvature. The bumper preferably includes an upper bumper bar portion and a lower bumper bar portion that are interconnected. The bumper is also preferably connectable to a pa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070217 | Collision energy-absorbing device A collision energy-absorbing device includes a body member connected between the frame assembly of a motor vehicle and a bumper beam. The body member collapses as the bumper beam and the frame assembly are moved relatively toward one another during a vehicle collisi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063364 | Bumper arrangement A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows substantially translational movement of the end bumper member with respec... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059458 | Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a metal wire A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being, for example, a bumper, a steering column or a bonnet of a motor vehicle... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6976718 | Vehicle bumper device A vehicle bumper device is equipped with an energy absorption shaft that is provided at a rear portion of a bumper and protrudes the bumper toward a front of a vehicle; and a protrusion mechanism that is provided at the rear portion of the bumper and protrudes the b... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976565 | Load carrying axial positioners with overload energy absorption An axial positioner capable of yielding to absorb energy under compression or tension loads. The positioner includes an outer tube having first and second ends, a threaded actuator rod extending between the first and second ends and a drive to rotate the actuator ro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969088 | Seat belt buckle presenter and method of use therefor A combination seat belt buckle presenter and seat belt use reminder includes an actuator to cause the extension and retraction of a buckle to improve buckle accessibility. A flexible support member transmits force from the actuator to the buckle. A self-locking devi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942056 | Safety device for lifting a bonnet of a motor vehicle in the event of a collision A safety device for lifting a bonnet of a motor vehicle in the event of a collision, the device being situated under the bonnet. The device includes a mechanism for lifting the bonnet, and a gas generator. The bonnet includes a structure allowing the bonnet in norma... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932397 | Front assembly for heavy goods vehicles Method and arrangement for providing a front assembly of a heavy vehicle (1), which front assembly interacts with a front portion of a longitudinal frame (10) of a vehicle, and in which there is included an underrun protection that has a stiff, force-a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929296 | Motor vehicle bumper system A motor vehicle bumper system includes a bumper unit having pairs of hydraulic cylinders controlled to move a bumper between an extended position and a retracted position, a pump controlled to pump the oil from an oil tank to the hydraulic cylinders to move the bump... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926322 | Laterally extendable bumper system An extendable bumper system for a vehicle, the extendable bumper system comprising: a bumper structure; a laterally extending bumper segment slideably located within the bumper structure; and an actuator in operable communication between the bumper structure and the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918459 | Method and apparatus for deploying airbags Apparatus and method for deploying airbags in a vehicle in which a first inflatable airbag protects an occupant in a seating location during a crash and a second inflatable airbag moves the occupant in the seating location away from an interior surface of the vehicl... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908128 | External protection system for a vehicle An external protection system for a vehicle includes a plurality of external guards in communication with a passenger compartment. The plurality of guards are spaced a distance away from the passenger compartment such that a crush zone exists between each of the plu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6834899 | Bumper assembly that provides early crash detection A bumper assembly having a movable bumper is disclosed. A crash sensor is attached to the movable bumper. A linkage is provided to attach the movable bumper to a motor vehicle. When the movable bumper is attached to the motor vehicle, the linkage permits the movable... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6773044 | Active vehicle front structure for energy management An active vehicle front structure for energy management including a bumper movable from a retracted position during low speed maneuvering and parking to an extended position during operation of the vehicle over a pre-defined threshold speed. The bumper in the extend... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6726260 | Extending bumper with combined stiffener and method A pre-impact mode of a bumper system is provided by extending a bumper member outwardly and extending a stiffener member downwardly. Both the bumper member and the stiffener member are separately adapted to engage an object. The bumper system includes a bumper membe... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6709035 | Extendible bumper system and method of control An extendible bumper system for a vehicle includes a controller system configured to: determine a distance of travel of a first end of a bumper structure using a signal from a position sensor in a first motor, determine a distance of travel of a second end of the bu... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6655708 | Wheelchair with safety bumpers A wheelchair is provided with at least one safety bumper which is mounted to the frame of the wheelchair outwardly of one of the wheels. The outer surface of the bumper functions as a cam surface for contacting a door and maintaining the door open while t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6575509 | Extendable bumper for external vehicle transportation and storage An extendable vehicle bumper for external transportation and storage of objects. A horizontal platform is mounted to the underside of a vehicle frame and is attached at one end to the vehicle bumper. The platform is extendable on a horizontal plane betwee... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6523872 | Damped crash attenuator Crash attenuator for protecting a truck or stationary structure from damage resulting from impact of an object including a frame mountable to the structure, a bumper having an impact-receiving face adapted to receive an impact from the object, a movable d... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6401565 | Self-locking telescoping device A self-locking telescoping device including an outer tube, an inner tube telescoped into the outer tube having a cone-shaped ramp at an inboard end, and a plurality of metal spheres between the ramp and the outer tube. The metal spheres wedge between the ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394512 | Vehicle bumper system A pedestrian protection apparatus for a truck is provided. The apparatus includes a bumper member mounted to a vehicle, a linkage, a stiffener, an extendible cross-member and an actuator. The extendible cross-member is mounted on a stiffener which in turn... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6343821 | Damped crash attenuator A crash attenuator for protecting a truck or stationary structure from damage resulting from impact of an object such as a vehicle including a fame mountable to a truck or stationary structure, a bumper having an impact-receiving face adapted to receive a... | 02/05/2002 |
