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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232002 | Apparatus for controlling rigidity of vehicle body An apparatus for controlling the rigidity of vehicle body according to the present invention comprises a controller for controlling a buckling form, which controls the buckling form by adding to a member to be inputted to a collision load a lateral force in the dire... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7086656 | Extendable vehicle step assembly A step assembly for a vehicle includes a base member and at least one movable member. The base member and the at least one movable member each define a stepping surface on which a vehicle user may elevate himself. The movable member is repositionable with respect to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6974166 | Adjustable safety bumper An adjustable bumper system that can be easily attached to a vehicle and removed and replaced if damaged. The bumper system includes housings that are mounted to the rails of the vehicle. The housings are independently mounted and thus can be mounted to any vehicle ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942261 | Linear actuator with an internal dampening mechanism A linear actuator with an internal dampening mechanism is disclosed. The actuator has a housing has a first end and a second end and forms an internal chamber. A constricted opening is also added to the actuator at the first end. A piston is disposed within the hous... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 5011205 | Telescopically-operated safety vehicle bumper A safety vehicle bumper includes a bumper mounted on two guide rods secured to several driving pistons reciprocating in at least one set of twin cylinders, which bumper can be operatively extended outwardly to prevent a close hit on a car body by another ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4697541 | Crossing control arm for vehicles A crossing arm unit for use on the front of school buses and the like to protect children walking in front of the school bus, the crossing arm unit including a frame attached to the front bumper of the school bus, and a movable arm pivotally mounted in th... | 10/06/1987 |
| 3992047 | Motor actuated shiftable supplemental bumper A protective installation for a motor vehicle which includes a bumper mounted transversely in front of the respective vehicle end while a further outwardly projecting cross beam which is preferably padded is arranged underneath the bumper.... | 11/16/1976 |
