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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181988 | Airbag apparatus An airbag of an airbag apparatus includes a bag body, a supplementary bag, a communication hole that communicates the bag body and the supplementary bag, an open/close element that opens and closes the communication hole and a connecting element extending from the o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172260 | Bi-lobular air bag An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a vertically extending central recess (200) and first and second lobes (202 and 204) positioned on opposite sides of the central recess. The central recess (200) and th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172029 | Saddle-riding type vehicle A saddle-riding vehicle mounted with a V engine between a front wheel and a rear wheel, the V engine having a front cylinder portion extending obliquely forwardly and upwardly from a crankcase and a rear cylinder portion extending obliquely rearwardly and upwardly f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172024 | Airbag control system An airbag control system may include a sensor unit monitoring status of a vehicle being driven and an object located in front of the vehicle, an interior airbag deployed to an interior of the vehicle being driven, an exterior airbag deployed to an exterior of the ve... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172258 | Ramp apparatus for curtain airbag for vehicle A ramp apparatus for a curtain airbag for a vehicle, positioned between a headliner and a vehicular body panel such that the curtain airbag is deployed through a matching part formed between the headliner and a pillar trim, may include a support ramp fastened to the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170746 | Method for determining unstable driving states A method for identifying unstable driving states is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: (a) detecting whether the magnitude of a difference between a first value of a driving state variable that is detected by means of a first sensor, and a second v... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165758 | Vehicular seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt apparatus for a vehicle includes a control device for controlling an amount of electric current fed to a motor for winding a seatbelt. The control device controls the motor such that a predetermined amount of electric current is applied to the motor in a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155832 | Apparatus for remote operation A remote operation apparatus in a vehicle has a display unit, an operation unit, a speed sensor, a brake sensor, a steer angle sensor, a side G sensor, and a control unit. The operation unit is capable of remotely controlling the display contents of the display unit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151913 | Dual wheelend for a vehicle An axle assembly for a vehicle comprising a stationary spindle and a rotatable axle shaft. An intermediate hub is supported on the spindle. Adjacent inner and outer wheel hubs are supported on the intermediate hub. A differential mechanism interconnects the inner an... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152199 | Passive airbag venting An occupant protection apparatus comprises an inflatable airbag with a panel, the panel including a first vent opening that permits inflation fluid to escape out of the airbag; and a valve sheet including a second vent opening movable relative to the first vent open... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8099213 | Road-edge detection A method is provided for detecting road-side edges in a road segment using a light-based sensing system. Input range data is captured using the light-based sensing system. An elevation-based road segment is generated based on the captured input range data. The eleva... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8079608 | Wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle, having a lower link for the fastening of a wheel which is coupled to a chassis underframe and is supported on the body via a spring. The chassis underframe is mounted on the body via elastic bea... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075005 | Wheel alignment apparatus An apparatus for adjusting wheel alignment at an upper ball joint assembly of a vehicular suspension includes a bushing having an outer surface defined about a first axis, and a receptacle defined about a second axis eccentric to the first axis. The apparatus furthe... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8060279 | Method and device for generating at least one feature for an occupant protection system A method is described for generating at least one feature for an occupant protection system, which is determined from at least one basic feature and analyzed for generating a triggering signal for an occupant protection device, and a corresponding device. During nor... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056923 | Side airbag apparatus for a vehicle In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a seat with a back rest part and a hinge mechanism. The side airbag includes a separation means defining a front airbag chamber and a rear airbag chamber within t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050824 | Electric power steering apparatus An assist gradient Ra and also an F/B gain gradient Rp are inputted to an assist gradient compensation control unit. The F/B gradient Rp is added to the assist gradient Ra in an adder and the sum obtained is inputted into a switching control unit. The assist gradien... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042638 | Rotary working machine Ample spaces are secured on a rotating table frame, in front of and behind a control valve. A rotary working machine where a step is placed on a rotating table frame, at the front of the frame, and a control valve is placed below the step. The step has operation lev... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033356 | External airbag system of vehicle An external airbag system of a vehicle may include an airbag housing that is disposed behind a bumper of the vehicle and is allowed to slide straight in a forward direction, an airbag cushion that is disposed inside the airbag housing, a sliding device that moves th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029021 | Vehicle A vehicle (100) is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion (104) and a modular portion (112). The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area (114) with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029017 | Airbag inflator manifold An example airbag inflator manifold assembly includes a cap portion establishing a plurality of apertures that are operative to communicate flow from an inflator to an airbag interior. A baffle portion redirects at least some of the flow from the plurality of apertu... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028788 | Spring applied brake and drive axle assembly A brake assembly includes a piston housing, a piston moveably arranged within the piston housing, and a bearing cover mounted to the piston housing. A spring assembly is located between the piston and the bearing cover, wherein mounting the bearing cover to the pist... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020889 | Passive airbag venting An occupant protection apparatus comprises an inflatable airbag with a panel, the panel including a first vent opening that permits inflation fluid to escape out of the airbag; and a valve sheet including a second vent opening movable relative to the first vent open... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016068 | System and method for load balancing in a tandem wheel arrangement A tandem drive arrangement includes one or more independently driven wheels (118) that are arranged in a tandem configuration along a beam (120). The beam (120) is rotatably connected to a frame (102) of a machine (100). The tandem... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002065 | Tractor-trailer axle center height control method and apparatus A tractor-trailer combination includes a semitrailer tractor having a front axle and at least one drive axle having a predefined nominal axle load, a semitrailer having a first axle and at least one second axle, and an axle load adjusting device, which has an axle c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992897 | Airbag device To enhance an occupant restraining force of an airbag, and to improve a protective function for an occupant of an airbag device by discharging gas without fail regardless of a position of the occupant, an airbag (10) is divided into a first chamber (10... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992890 | Airbag guide with a covering The present invention provides an airbag guide with a covering which comprises a lid (4) and an airbag guide (7) which are connected to each other by a hinge (10). In the fitted state, the lid (4) is clamped between the airbag guide (7... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992900 | Pole anchor and ski pole base with extending brush bristles and acircular, preferably hexagonal, section A base for a slalom pole or ski pole having brush bristles extending from an acircular axially extending base, preferably having a polygonal or hexagonal configuration, the bristles extending from a circular surface adjoining a circular brush section. The base can a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988164 | Arrangement of a roll stabilization system and a steering system on a motor vehicle An arrangement of a roll stabilization system equipped with a split lateral stabilizer and an arrangement of a steering system on a double track motor vehicle is provided. A gear of the roll stabilization system is arranged essentially coaxially between two halves o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980593 | Airbag module having a tether holder A passenger airbag module equipped with an airbag cushion and a tether holder used in a vehicle. The tether holder holds a tether prior to inflating the airbag cushion and inhibits twisting of the tether during deployment of the tether when the airbag cushion is inf... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980571 | Steerable and liftable independent suspension system A liftable independent suspension system which may also be steerable. In a described embodiment, a liftable suspension system for use on a vehicle includes wheel spindles positioned to extend outwardly at each respective lateral side of the vehicle. The spindles are... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980589 | Inflatable bolster This invention is in the field of safety devices to lessen injuries arising from impact in vehicles, particularly automobiles. A bolster which may be employed to reduce impact severity to passengers from either frontal or side impacts is activated by impact sensing ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976029 | Airplane trailer A trailer having a frame movable between a raised position, suitable for towing of the airplane on a roadway, and a lowered position, allowing the airplane wheels to be in contact with a common surface with the trailer wheels when the trailer is under the airplane. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967095 | Collapsible vehicle A powered vehicle has a rear frame assembly and a front frame assembly that are pivotally attached to one another, and can be pivoted from a normal fully-extended operating position to a folded position in which the frame assemblies are positioned substantially adja... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967335 | Three-wheeled vehicle, in particular industrial truck comprising a stabilizing device The present invention relates to a three-wheeled vehicle (10), in particular industrial truck, comprising at least one stabilizing arrangement (28), which comprises a support element (40; 140) which may be fastened or is fastened to the undersid... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967338 | Trailer chassis The trailer chassis includes a plurality of frame members forming a substantially rectangular box frame. The rectangular box frame includes a central, elongate main sub-frame integral with a pair of spaced outboard frame rail sections where wheel wells are formed. T... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967339 | Active material based safety belt buckle presenter A safety belt buckle presenter adapted for use with a translatable buckle includes an active material element operable to undergo a reversible change when exposed to an activation signal, wherein the element is drivenly coupled to the buckle, and configured to cause... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967331 | Passenger airbag structure of vehicle The present invention provides a passenger airbag structure that prevents an airbag cushion from directly shocking a child in a passenger seat to secure safety of the child by controlling the flow of an inflation gas in an early inflation of the airbag cushion and h... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963535 | Tag axle pivot mount An arrangement for pivotally coupling an auxiliary axle frame to a vehicle chassis includes a pair of support brackets, each fastened to one of two opposite longitudinal rails of the chassis. Each bracket is coupled to its associated rail with a set of threaded fast... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963557 | Airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant An airbag for protecting a vehicle occupant comprising a first and a second material layer each having edge regions, wherein the first and the second layers are sewn together along the edge regions. A fastening section adapted for attaching to a part of the vehicle ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958961 | Segway with golf improvements A SEGWAY adapted with a mechanism to manually override the rider detection mechanical sensors to allow a golfer to choose to ride or not ride the SEGWAY while playing golf. A handle attachment extends outwardly enabling the golfer to manually steer and thus control ... | 06/14/2011 |
