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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631925 | Miniaturized motor vehicle A miniaturized motor vehicle includes a frame, a rear axle supporting a pair of rear wheels including a drive wheel, a motor mounted to the frame and coupled to the rear axle, and a front axle supporting a pair of front wheels. A steering assembly is rota... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631926 | Clamp for retractor belt with actuator A clamp for relieving the tension in a seatbelt. An air operated actuator is activated by the passenger at a location remote from the clamp to lock the clamp to the seatbelt. The clamp is slidable on a track with a first endstop and an opposite second end... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631927 | Ski pole handle A ski pole handle with a possibility of adjusting the effective length of a strap (3) fastened to the handle (1), said handle (1) having in its upper portion a throughgoing cavity (9) through which the strap (3) is threaded, and an element (12) is adapted... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631928 | Expansion joint device Both ends of a bellows-type outer cylinder [31] capable of axial expansion and contraction are connected in a leakproof manner to a pair of connection passage ends [20], thereby constituting an expansion passage [30]. A cylindrical resin film [33] having ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631929 | Connection cartridge for air tanks A cartridge concentrically received within a bushing fixed to the end wall of an air reservoir tank. The bushing includes a retaining groove for receiving a snap ring engageable with a retaining surface on the cartridge, thereby securing the cartridge wit... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631930 | Lock component A lock component comprises a mounting plate (50). An intermediate resilient element (56) is mounted on the plate and has a peg (59) engaging a recess (53) on the plate to prevent rotation of the intermediate element. The intermediate element presents a co... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631931 | Lock for a swinging door A lock for a swinging door comprises a lock casing having a fore-end and at least a first side wall. A first bolt is spring-loaded for engagement with a stationary engagement member of a door case or the like and is movable between a locking position in w... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631932 | Motor vehicle door lock with elastically deflectable coupling element A motor vehicle door lock with a lock mechanism including actuation mechanism which is manually-actuated to actuate a trigger mechanism to a coupled position via a coupling mechanism. A coupling element is engaged by a displacement mechanism which is manu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631933 | Bolt for motor-vehicle door latch A bolt assembly is used in combination with a door-post surface formed with at least one centering recess and a motor-vehicle door latch having a pivotable latch element. The assembly has a mounting plate having an inner face engaging the door-post surfac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631934 | Silicon carbide cantilever paddle A silicon carbide cantilever paddle for use in semiconductor wafer processing is disclosed. The cantilever paddle is characterized in that it exhibits acceptable deflection characteristics over the entire range of weight loads with which it may be used, a... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631935 | Detection and handling of semiconductor wafer and wafer-like objects An end-effector includes multiple vortex chucks for supporting a wafer. Vortex chucks are located along the periphery of the end-effector to help prevent a flexible wafer from curling. The end-effector has limiters to restrict the lateral movement of a su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631936 | Idler wheel axle for rail vehicles An idler wheel axle for single-axle or double-axle chassis of rail vehicles having individually mounted wheels and U-shaped, dropped-framed vehicles with lateral carrying legs, wherein each wheel is rotatably mounted on the inside of the associated carryi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631937 | Soundproofing cover for vehicle A soundproofing cover absorbs noises, produced by a vehicle. It is fastened to a plurality of vehicle-side installation portions, and includes a cover body, composed of a polymer foamed substance, and a plurality of brackets, held integrally to the cover ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631938 | Retractable tailgate bench An accessory, such as a bench, is attached to a vehicle's tailgate. When the tailgate is in an open or down position, the accessory can be simply unfolded from the tailgate. The accessory may comprise a retractable folding bench that may be attached to th... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631939 | Adjustable vehicle roof having a pivotable side window A vehicle roof which can be adjusted between a closed position and an opening position has an adjusting device and at least one side window which during the transfer between the closed and opening position can be pivoted via a rotational joint by an actua... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631940 | Door for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle A door for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having a face designed to be orientated towards the interior of the vehicle or interior face, and a face designed to be orientated towards the exterior of the vehicle, or exterior face. The door permitt... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631941 | Trailer A trailer including an inner frame that is made of metal, an outer shell that is made of a non-metal and that at least partially surrounds the inner frame, and at least one wheel rotatably secured to the inner frame. In a preferred embodiment, the outer s... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631942 | Front body structure for vehicle A front body structure is provided to disperse an impact load transmitted from a tire retreating while changing its direction, into a vehicle body effectively and also effect a great absorption of an impact energy. Forming a body framework on the lateral ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631943 | Sliding roof for motor vehicles A sliding roof for a roof opening in a vehicle has a light-transparent cover and solar modules arranged on the cover for energy generation, wherein the solar modules are light-transmissive. At least one auxiliary energy generator is provided on the slidin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631944 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part to be fixed to the roof, which stationary part includes a guide rail present on at least one side of the roof opening. A panel supported by the station... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631945 | Openable motor vehicle roof An openable motor vehicle roof with at least one cover which selectively closes the roof opening by means of a raising and displacement mechanism (crank path, crank pin, drive carriage) and at least partially clears it by raising or lowering its rear edge... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631946 | Stowable automotive seat assembly An automotive seating assembly (10) having a seat cushion (22) which is selectively stowed within a floor (14) of a vehicle. A rear support bracket defines a rear portion (36) of the seat cushion (22) and moves between a use position supporting the rear p... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631947 | Shock-absorbing bicycle seat mount system In a preferred embodiment, a shock-absorbing bicycle seat mount, including: a post fixedly attached to a bicycle seat at a proximal end of the post, a distal end of the post being inserted into a bicycle seat tube for axial movement therein; biasing appar... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631948 | Seat assembly for a bicycle A unitary seat assembly for mounting a pair of seats on a bicycle includes a central longitudinal bar portion and a first and second vertical bar portion having different lengths which extend from the central bar portion. Bicycle seats are mounted on the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631949 | Variable movement headrest arrangement The present invention involves a vehicle seat and headrest arrangement for use with a seat having a seatback in a vehicle. The vehicle seat and headrest arrangement comprises a headrest arrangement including a headrest, at least one impact target, and at ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631950 | Protective cover for a high chair A plastic cover is provided for covering and enclosing the tray of a child's high chair, while the tray is disposed over the arms. The cover preferably comprises a water resistant material forming an enclosure, which has an open end and an interior which ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631951 | Powered actuator for lumbar unit A powered lumbar support device includes a panel having a first end and a second end. The panel is biased in a forward direction for providing an arch in a seat back. A lumbar frame extends downwardly from a support element for slideably supoprting the pa... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631952 | Automobile seat An automobile seat includes a seat frame; a backrest swivel mounted on the seat frame which can be folded forwards towards the seat surface; a longitudinal guide with which the seat frame can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the seat in order to ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631953 | Backrest elevator device A backrest elevator device has a main plate, an adjustment panel, a driven block, a spring, and a cover plate. The main plate has a hollow interior, a corrugated slot, and a plurality of serrations. The adjustment panel has a chamber and a guide groove co... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631954 | Vehicle seat including a pivoting back urged forwards by a torsion bar A vehicle seat has a back mounted to pivot on a seat proper by a locking mechanism, and urged forwards by a torsion bar formed by a metal wire which has two ends fixed respectively to the back and to the seat proper. The metal wire constituting the torsio... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631955 | Variable movement headrest arrangement The present invention involves a method of providing head support with a movable headrest of a vehicle seat to a vehicle occupant head during impact of the vehicle. The method includes moving the headrest toward the head of the occupant in a first manner ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631956 | Headrest support rod with plastic sleeves A method of manufacturing a headrest support rod includes bending a cylindrical steel rod into a desired shape including first and second legs. The bent steel rod is then placed into an injection mold, and first and second plastic sleeves are injection mo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631957 | Dismantleable chair A dismantleable chair comprising a back member, leg members and a seat member all formed from generally two-dimensionally shaped materials such as plywood, and the like. The back member is somewhat arcuately shaped in both the horizontal and vertical cros... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631958 | Child seat fixing device In a fastening device (101) for a child's seat on a vehicle seat, in particular on a motor-vehicle seat, having at least one fastening element (109) which can be moved between an operational position and a parking position and which can be secured in the ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631959 | Safety restraint for school bus A portable seat belt assembly for school buses and the like which includes a belly pack with a seat belt secured thereto. A student wearing the belly pack approaching a school bus seat opens the belly pack, unwinds the seat belt wrapping it around the bac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631960 | Series regenerative braking torque control systems and methods Regenerative braking systems and methods for use in an electric vehicle, such as a battery-powered vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, and a hybrid electric vehicle, including an electric motor system operable for generating torque to drive and control the elec... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631961 | Isolated rim idler An idler wheel assembly, which supports and guides an endless track and provides sound suppression, and a method for providing sound suppression of an undercarriage of a machine. The idler wheel assembly includes a hub having a first side surface and a se... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631962 | System for ink short protection A system for ink short protection for signaling to inkjet printheads includes a differential signaling driver having a first and a second terminal, a differential signaling receiver having a first and a second terminal, a first capacitor in series between... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631963 | Method of driving print head in ink jet printer and ink jet printer An ink jet printer (100) ejects ink drops from a plurality of nozzles and drops the ink drops on paper P, thus recording information including a character and/or an image in the form of dots based on the ink drops. The ink jet printer (100) has a line hea... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631964 | Printing data on a non-integer dot grid for improved saturation A system and method of printing allows mapping between an input print data file and an output dot grid data file, wherein the resolution of the resolution of the dot grid is not an integer multiple of the print data. A method includes forming an input pri... | 10/14/2003 |
