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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350944 | Automatic leveling apparatus and method of headlamp for vehicle In an automatic leveling apparatus, a motor inclines an optical axis of a headlamp in an up and down direction relative to a vehicle body, a vehicle height sensor detects a change in a height direction of an axle portion of a front wheel or a rear wheel of a vehicle... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7246021 | Automatic front light optical axis direction adjusting system for vehicles The directions of optical axes of headlights of a vehicle are adjusted based on a steering angle by switching filters of different response speed characteristics. The filters are provided with hystereses along boundaries neighboring to each other. The filters are sw... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7220031 | Automobile wheel lighting system An automobile wheel lighting system, for use in an automobile having a battery, wheels, and a wheel well associated with each wheel. A fixed connector is mounted within each wheel well and is electrically connected to the battery. At least one lighting assembly is u... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7001051 | Human powered vehicle safety lighting structures A plurality of lighting structures is provided for enhancing the visibility of a human powered vehicle at night. The visibility enhanced human powered vehicle has a frame with attached wheels having tires including sidewalls. The safety lighting structures include a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6798140 | Tire having an electroluminescent device A tire having an electroluminescent device includes an electroluminescent lamp, a driver, and a power supply including a piezoelectric fiber matrix for pulsing the device to flash and for generating power to energize the device. The device may be integrated in a rub... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6422725 | Ground lighting device for motor vehicles A motor vehicle comprising a lighting device disposed on a motor vehicle; the lighting device configured to emit light and aim at least a portion of the light in the direction of and illuminate a wheel well of the motor vehicle.... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6168301 | Wheel luminaire A system for illuminating a wheel on a vehicle, the wheel having a concave area adapted for mounting around a wheel hub attached to stationary structure on the vehicle, the vehicle having an electrical power source. The system includes a contact ring that... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6109759 | Optical beam axis adjustment apparatus of head lamp for use in vehicle An object of the present invention is to enable to adequately adjust an optical beam axis of a lamp in response to an inclining angle of a main body of a vehicle in a back and forth direction in an optical beam axis adjustment apparatus of a head lamp for... | 08/29/2000 |
| 4970906 | Method and apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotary body A method and an apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotary body comprises a rotary body rotating in clockwise and counterclockwise directions in cooperation with the steering for a vehicle, and original position detecting circuit which detect... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4916595 | Automotive cabin light unit with vanity mirror A cabin light unit for an automotive vehicle includes a vanity mirror section arranged at a location adjoining a cabin light source. The vanity mirror section is pivotably supported on a supporting plate via a stay so as to be movable between a housed pos... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4860601 | Apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotating body An apparatus for determining a rotation center of a rotary body comprises a rotary body rotating in clockwise and counterclockwise directions in cooperation with the steering for a vehicle, and original position detecting circuit which detects a predeterm... | 08/29/1989 |
| 3955080 | Motor vehicle with headlamp tilting mechanism The motor vehicle comprises a body, a pair of headlamps which are mounted on a common cross rod angularly movable relative to the body, and a headlamp tilting mechanism. The mechanism comprises a tensioned cable secured at one end to an axle housing of th... | 05/04/1976 |
