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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7047208 | System and method for detecting supplier instability A system and method for detecting supplier instability is disclosed. Warning indicators such as annual warning indicators and early warning indicators are assigned values and analyzed to determine the stability of a supplier. Annual and early warning indicator value... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043443 | Method and system for matching potential employees and potential employers over a network A system and method for matching potential employees with potential employers over a network. Potential employers provide position information for one or more job openings over the network to a employee recruitment, job matching and job placement system. Case worker... | 05/09/2006 |
| 5282809 | Endoscopic suturing device A suturing device for placing a continuous suture line between anchor knots is disclosed. The device has a cannula and first and second sutures. Each suture has a slide end, a distal loop, and a slip knot securing the distal loop to the slide end. The sut... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5281232 | Reference frame for stereotactic radiosurgery using skeletal fixation A body-support frame comprising a horizontal table having two adjustable ces that can be moved along the main axis of the table for straddling a patient lying within the frame. Each brace is equipped with a swiveled clamp attached to an adjustable system... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277443 | Air bag door with tear seam A cover (10) of integral construction for an air bag comprising: a panel (20) and a hinge (26) formed in a first side (28) of the cover (10) for enabling the panel to rotate thereabout after the panel separates from a seam on the opposite side of the pane... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275604 | Contoured duct apparatus and method for insertion of flexible intraocular lens An apparatus and associated method for deforming and inserting a flexible intraocular lens into an eye which permits the size of an ocular incision to be significantly smaller than the diameter of the intraocular lens being implanted, and its embodiments ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5269789 | Multiple ligating band dispenser for ligating instruments A ligating band dispenser for dispensing a plurality of ligating bands individually during a sequence of operations for a ligating instrument. Interfitted housing and piston segments support a plurality of ligating bands at axially spaced locations. Retra... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5250052 | Suture removal tool A tool structure employs a rectilinear body having a front wall, the front wall including a lowermost end orthogonally oriented relative to the front wall and extending beyond a bottom wall in an orthogonal relationship, wherein the lowermost end of the f... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5232242 | Power consumption limiting means for an active suspension system An active suspension system for a vehicle having sprung and unsprung masses including a powered source of pressurized fluid coupled to a processor. The processor calculates the rate of change of the power being consumed by the source and controls that rat... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5222762 | Double piano hinge vehicle suspension A suspension system for compensating road-borne loads applied selectively to one end of a vehicle wheeled axle. The suspension system includes a pair of elongated rigid tubes, extending longitudinally over opposite sides of the wheel axle, and supported t... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5211422 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system includes a folded cushion having an upper wall portion against which is seated a reaction member mounted to the support plate of the system by a strap. The periphery of the reaction member is sealed or pocketed to the upper wa... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5205580 | Wheel suspension system A wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle is described for influencing wheel movement during suspension operations by a positively guided wheel suspension link which can be swivelled on the vehicle body about an axis formed by link bearings and, by wa... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5199740 | Hybrid inflator for air bag A device (20) for inflating an air bag (37) comprising: a pressure vessel (34) formed by a vessel part (22) and a generator body assembly (30). The generator body assembly is received within opposing openings (24, 26) in the vessel part (22) and secured t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5193849 | Kneeling omnibus A level control system for an omnibus, especially a low-loading omnibus, having an omnibus body supported on axles and wheel suspension, is comprised of a compressed air system that is self-contained for each axle. The following vertical adjustments are p... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5193643 | Nut and retainer assembly A nut and retainer assembly for mounting an engine cradle to a vehicle frame. The assembly has a nut with a planar base and a hub provided with a threaded opening and a one-piece, spring steel, sheet metal retainer. The retainer has an apertured planar bo... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5183288 | Air bag device for automobile An automobile air bag device has an air bag disposed inside an instrument panel structure, having an opening through which the air bag, while inflating, projects out of the instrument panel structure when the automotive vehicle is subjected to a collision... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5183291 | Automatic seat and shoulder belt apparatus A steel track for the driver's seat belt and shoulder belt including a substantially horizontal floor portion adjacent the door of the vehicle connected to a substantially vertical side portion forward of the seat and an additional substantially vertical ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5181736 | Structure for mounting suspension unit on vehicle body A structure of a vehicle includes a cross member which constitutes a part of a vehicle body. A rear suspension unit mounted on the cross member has two front and two rear suspension-supporting insulators and a transverse leaf spring. A spring support memb... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5176404 | Level control valve for automatically keeping constant the vehicle height of a commercial vehicle A level control valve for automatically keeping constant the vehicle height of a commercial vehicle with air suspension has a spring-loaded double valve body 22, an inlet seat 24 on the housing 2 and a hollow valve tappet 11 which bears an outlet seat 25 ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5176402 | Detachable vehicle belt guide A three-point belt assembly is mounted to the seat frame removably mounted to a vehicle. The upper portion of the belt extends through a guide having a tongue thereon releasably lockable with a buckle mounted to the vehicle frame above the seat. In one em... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174600 | Motor vehicle with a safety belt and an airbag system A motor vehicle is disclosed having a safety belt assigned to a seat and having an airbag system which is assigned to the same seat and has a pressure gas source which can be actuated by means of a deceleration sensor. In order to optimize protection for ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174409 | Safety system for vehicle A safety system for protecting a driver of a vehicle has a single continuous safety cable designed to retract a steering column and at the same time pull a driver's seat belt when an engine is shoved rearward in a head-on collision of the vehicle. A cable... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172934 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system includes a folded cushion and a reaction member mounted to the support of the system by a strap. The reaction member is pocketed to the inside of the upper wall of the cushion by flaps to seal the interface between the reactio... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5171036 | Rebound strap A flexible energy absorbing strap is provided to limit downward travel of a suspension system in reaction to rebound forces. The strap requires and uses connections already existing in the suspension system for attachment, and provides two flexible bands ... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5168957 | Vehicle theft deterrent apparatus and method A vehicle theft deterrent diverts engine fuel into a controlled bypass which is openable only by an authorized user of the vehicle code-signaling a controller to actuate a solenoid operated plug to open the bypass for flow of fuel to the engine.... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169174 | Seat belt shoulder strap adjustment guide apparatus The apparatus for redirecting a shoulder strap of a vehicle's seat belt from a standard path, the standard path extending between a lower buckle clasp to an upper vehicle side wall mounting across a torso of an average height adult passenger of the vehicl... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167296 | Safety device for vehicles A safety device is provided for vehicles whose passenger compartment has at least one closable opening, such as a roof opening and side window. The safety device is provided with a sensor system which detects decelerations in the driving speed occurring i... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5165720 | Device for fixing in position an adjustable steering column of an automobile vehicle The device is of the type comprising a steering column support structure (1) connected to the rest of the structure of the vehicle and comprising two side members (2,3) between which the column is disposed, and means for fixing the column in position by u... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5165719 | Shoulder belt positional adjustment device for a seatbelt A shoulder belt positional adjustment device for a seatbelt comprises a belt anchor adapted to loosely receive a shoulder belt, an anchor support block for supporting the belt anchor, a guide rail for slidably holding the anchor support block, and a screw... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163705 | Selectable damping vehicle suspension control responsive to transmission shift A vehicle suspension comprises dampers changeable between low and high damping modes and normally operated in the low damping mode. A damper control stores a plurality of sets of reference numbers as a function of vehicle velocity, the reference numbers o... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163703 | Motor vehicle suspension with damper having a quickly stopped rotatable member A motor vehicle suspension system has a damper with a member rotatable through positions producing separate discrete damping characteristics. Feedback apparatus comprises a contact pad for each position, a brush rotating with the rotatable member, and an ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163708 | Preloader A preloader for use in a webbing retractor for allowing a webbing to be fitted closely around a vehicle occupant at the time of an emergency of a vehicle. The preloader includes a gas generating device for generating a gas instantaneously at the time of a... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163709 | Preloader A preloader characteristically comprises the following: a preloader sensor unit comprising an inertial member and an ignition member fixed to a detonator by the movement of the inertial member; in accommodating portion accommodating the preloader sensor u... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5161822 | Tilt correction system The invention concerns a tilt correction system with at least one pair of cylinder and piston assemblies which are hydraulically operated. The extent of tilt correction is limited by grooves internal to the cylinders of the assemblies which short hydrauli... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161821 | Side impact airbag system attached to seat belt An airbag canister and sensor and gas deployment unit attached to the lap belt portion of an automotive three-point seat belt system, wherein the lap belt portion is attached at one end thereof to the sill at the base of the center pillar. The airbag comp... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161637 | Final drive suspension system A suspension system for suspending a final drive unit installed on an automotive vehicle. The final drive unit including a drive shaft drivingly coupled to a cardan shaft, and output shaft drivingly coupled to road wheels for transmitting a drive from the... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160163 | Impact-absorbing device for occupants of a motor vehicle and use of this device A device for protecting, by impact absorption, the occupants of a motor vehicle in the event of a collision includes a pyrotechnic generator (2) of hot gases, the temperature of which at the outlet of the generator is equal to at least 1,800° C. and a se... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160168 | Pretensioner for a vehicle safety belt system A pretensioner for a vehicle safety belt system adapted to tighten a webbing that restrains a vehicle occupant by displacing an element of the belt system in a manner such as to tighten the webbing comprises, as the motive power source for displacing the ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160165 | Device for fixing in position an adjustable steering column of an automobile vehicle The fixing device comprises a steering column support structure for connection to the rest of the structure of the vehicle and comprising two side members (2,3) between which the steering column (4) is disposed, and means for fixing the column in position... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158321 | Torsional suspension unit A torsional suspension unit is provided which includes at least one, and preferably a plurality of, torsion rod(s) for absorbing and distributing forces and a bearing block associated with said torsion rod(s) for maintaining one end of said torsion rod(s)... | 10/27/1992 |
