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An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
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| 8256799 | Aluminum flatbed with unique front connection A drop deck trailer frame includes a front section having a first upper surface, a rear section having a second upper surface lower than the first upper surface, and an improved connection between the front and rear sections which tends to reduce cracking which comm... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8240421 | Adapter for a corvette rear differential An adaptor for an older Corvette drive train provides a structure for coupling the drive shaft extending from a front-mounted transmission to the differential of a C5 or C6 Corvette rear suspension in which the rear mounted transmission has been removed. A housing h... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8231137 | Knee airbag housing assembly A knee airbag housing assembly including a cover panel, a box case, and a lower panel. The cover panel has an upper support portion and a lower support portion extending transversely from a cantilevered support portion. A tear seam formed between the upper cover and... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8226101 | Torsion system for torsion axle/suspension A torsion system (20) comprising a housing (24) adapted to be secured to a structural portion of a vehicle. A shaft (23) has a core portion (32) accommodated in the housing (24) and defines concavities (34) in the core porti... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8226113 | Side airbag apparatus A side airbag apparatus is provided in a side portion of a vehicle seat back located on the vehicle outer side. The side airbag apparatus includes an airbag unit elongated in the up-down direction and a plate fixed to the airbag unit. The airbag unit has an airbag a... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8220581 | Subframe locating device The invention relates to a device for locating a subframe to a vehicle body having a control hole. The device comprises a pin attached to the subframe and extending toward the vehicle body when the subframe is positioned for mounting to the vehicle body. The pin is ... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8181726 | Vehicle having at least one electric machine which can be operated as a generator A vehicle has at least one electric machine that can be operated as a generator, an electrical energy accumulator and a control unit for controlling the at least one electric machine and the electrical energy accumulator. The control unit operates so that in a recov... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8146701 | Component for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle A component, especially a part of an intake system or an air filter, for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part that are connected to one another. The first housing part is of a two-part confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140213 | Detection of vehicle operation under adverse conditions Details relating to the operation of a vehicle under adverse conditions are recorded and collected. This data is particularly useful to forestall catastrophic failures, and to provide valuable information for potential buyers of used vehicles. Among the operating co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8112197 | Wiper apparatus control method and wiper control system A wiper apparatus includes: a wiper blade driven by a first motor; and a wiper blade driven by a second motor. The motors are drive-controlled by control microcomputers, respectively. The control microcomputers are connected to each other through a communication lin... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103415 | Headrest apparatus for vehicle A headrest apparatus for a vehicle includes a headrest rear portion supported at a seatback, a headrest front portion movable between a fully closed position and a fully open position, a driving device for moving the headrest front portion, a capacitance sensor dete... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096583 | Aluminum flatbed with unique front connection A drop deck trailer frame includes a front section having a first upper surface, a rear section having a second upper surface lower than the first upper surface, and an improved connection between the front and rear sections which tends to reduce cracking which comm... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091923 | Adaptive seat belt load limiter and method Method and apparatus for limiting the load on a seat belt buckle, includes providing an adjustable energy absorbing device mounting the seat belt buckle on the vehicle, sensing vehicle and occupant conditions to determine the optimal adjustment of the adjustable ene... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086381 | Method for the emergency actuation of an automated double clutch transmission of a motor vehicle A method for emergency actuation of an automated dual-clutch transmission of a vehicle with electrohydraulic control via a transmission control device. The method includes disengaging one clutch of the dual-clutch transmission, in order to realize emergency operatio... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8056922 | Column-mounted knee airbag device The invention has the object of increasing workability of an attachment operation of a knee airbag module of a column-mounted knee airbag device. When fixing a knee airbag module to a lower portion outer peripheral surface of a steering column, it is possible to per... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047572 | Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support structure to define an inflatable interior region; a gas source in fl... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042834 | Front structure of vehicle Provided is a front structure of a vehicle 1, and the front structure includes a pair of side frames 2 and a first cross member 31. The pair of side frames 2 are disposed respectively on both sides of the vehicle in a vehicle-width direct... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042817 | Adjustable height device for high clearance vehicle A self-propelled, dirigible agricultural vehicle includes a height-adjustable chassis with an axle and a driven wheel hub. The axle is shiftable between a normal clearance position above the wheel hub and a relatively higher elevated clearance position. The chassis ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042830 | Device for snap-fastening an airbag unit in a subassembly of a motor vehicle, especially in a steering wheel A device is provided for snap-fastening an airbag unit in a subassembly of a motor vehicle, especially in a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, snap-in elements that are associated with each other being provided on the airbag unit and on the subassembly of the motor ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025119 | Seat assembly with ignition switch and switch actuator A seat includes a seat frame and a resilient web supported by the seat frame. The web is adapted for movement between an at rest condition in which no operator is seated on the seat, and a deflected condition in which the web is deflected with respect to the frame i... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020893 | Steering column assembly including a mechanical strut and machine using same A machine includes a steering column assembly and a mechanical strut pivotably attached to the steering column assembly. The mechanical strut, free of pressurized gas, is positioned to tilt at least a portion of the steering column assembly about an axis. A tilt adj... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016317 | Airbag assembly An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag, an inflator configured to provide a gas to inflate the airbag and a housing with an inflator receiving portion and an upper mounting portion. The inflator receiving portion includes... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016318 | Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes: a retracting device that retracts one end side of a webbing for restraining an occupant so that the webbing can be withdrawn; a webbing holding portion that holds the other end side of the webbing; and a fixing member... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016306 | Vehicular suspension A suspension including a first support member and a second support member supporting an end portion of a suspension spring located on a side toward a vehicle body and an end portion of the suspension spring located on a side toward a suspension member, respectively,... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011680 | Wheelchair suspension system A wheelchair suspension system includes a suspension member which clamps to longitudinal bars of the wheelchair frame located below the seat of the wheelchair. The suspension member is elongate with upper and lower parallel leaf springs extending between the opposin... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011696 | Bent pre-tensioner tube A pre-tensioning device for a seat belt with a piston which is guided in a bent tube, and which in case of triggering is influenced by gas generated by a gas generator located in one section of the tube, to which a cable led into the tube by a cable opening is attac... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007002 | Air bag with fill hose and method of assembly An air bag module (60) including an inflatable air bag (50) having a first region formed by opposing edge borders (102, 104) of two facing panels or panel pieces (52, 54), the first region initially open to receive a gas distribution hose... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005591 | Suspension control device, vehicle comprising said device, production method thereof and associated program The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the device comprises: a means for measuring the travel speed (VDEB) of a front wheel in relation to ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002311 | Airbag with sections of different deployment lengths An airbag system including an airbag having a first section and a second section coupled to the first section. The airbag further includes an inlet coupled to an inflatable portion. The first section is configured to inflate between a trim member and a vehicle frame... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002307 | Air bag in rear view mirror A rear-view unit with an airbag device is presented, wherein the rear-view unit is set up in such a way that it has expected break points and/or flexible connections in different positions. The rear-view unit is completely clad by an air pocket of the airbag device.... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002297 | Wrap used on the joint of an arm and axle beam for a pneumatic suspension system A wrap used on pneumatic suspension systems which includes a cylindrical body (100) with a single aperture for links (110) which extends along the surface of the cylindrical body (100), the aperture (110) having a region of interruption (... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997590 | Infant car seat caddy A car seat caddy for use in supporting an infant seat of a type having an underside defining front and rear lateral grooves includes a pair of front and rear upstanding tubular members each being telescopically movable between retracted and extended configurations. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997599 | Suspension system for a vehicle A suspension system of the present invention pivotally supports a wheel of a motor vehicle. An upper control arm and a lower control arm are cooperable with a spindle, which supports the wheel. A vibration damper is cooperable with the upper control arm. A link inte... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997620 | Adaptive load-limiting seat belt buckle presenter An adaptive load-limiting seat belt buckle presenter includes a plow assembly movable within a tube and connected to the buckle by cables. Movement of the plow assembly presents the buckle at various positions relative to the occupant. The plow assembly has a plural... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997615 | Occupant restraint system An occupant restraint system according to one form of the present invention includes a side airbag device having a first airbag for, in a side collision, receiving gas supply from an inflator and inflating to deploy such that the first airbag covers a side internal ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992896 | Gas generator for a safety system A gas generator for a safety system includes an explosible charge formed at least by a primary pyrotechnic compound, in a first chamber initiated by at least one initiator provided with a reinforcing charge and a secondary compound, in a second chamber, the decompos... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992898 | Airbag device An airbag device comprising an airbag made of a woven fabric which is fastened to a vehicle structure, in particular above a vehicle occupant, and which can be filled with gas by means of a gas generator and in the filled state extends in front of the vehicle occupa... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996133 | Time dilation formulas, algorithms and applications An algorithm that is part of a collision preparation system that provides selective and limited vehicle braking to avoid undesirable intrusive high-G braking while still giving the system adequate time to activate collision mitigation devices on the vehicle before i... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991529 | Method and system for detecting a vibration level of a wheel within a resonating frequency range of a vehicle suspension A method that detects whether the vibration level of the wheel is within the resonating frequency range by utilizing discrete velocity measurements. The method includes continuously measuring velocity levels of a wheel relative to a sprung mass vehicle component. Th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988190 | Airbag deployment control using seatbelt-mounted sensor Method and system for controlling inflation of an airbag in a vehicle which protects an occupant from injury in a crash involving the vehicle includes sensing a crash involving the vehicle for which deployment of the airbag is desired, inflating the airbag to protec... | 08/02/2011 |
