Land vehicles inventions 08/07

20070200304 - Vehicle suspension system and method: A suspension system adaptable for cross-flow operation includes a plurality of gas springs, a transfer passage in communication between the gas springs, and a transfer valve for selectively permitting gas flow along the transfer passage. A control system selectively actuates the transfer valve. A method of operation is also described.... Agent: Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070200305 - Individual foot-skates for transportation, exercise, and sport: A small skate device is described which in the user is supported and transported by two of such skates, one under each foot. Each skate has three or four wheels, one or two per axle of each device. Each wheel is mounted on the axles with at least one bearing.... Agent: Timothy L. Hanson

20070200306 - Rotatable binding apparatus for a snowboard: A binding for affixing a boot to a snowboard, said binding being adapted to rotate between a plurality of fixed positions and having: (a) a first circular plate having an upper surface and a lower surface and having a plurality of holes between the top and bottom surfaces which are... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070200307 - Ride on platform for small loader: A ride-on operator platform or sulky is used in connection with a small self-propelled loader to provide a support for an operator. The operator platform is pivotally mounted to the loader about a generally horizontal axis, and has a rear support engaging the surface over which the loader is operating... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070200308 - Business case with removable handle and wheel assembly: A luggage case is provided with straps or handles for carrying the case and a wheel and an extendable handle assembly for dragging or pulling the case. The wheel and extendable handle assembly is removably attachable to the case, such that it need not be carried when the case is... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20070200309 - Implement and material management system: Disclosed is an apparatus. The apparatus may facilitate management of implements and/or material. Management may include organization and transportation of implements and/or materials. Further, the management may include capability of providing various assisting features, such as but not limited to power.... Agent: OmikronIPLaw Group

20070200310 - Hand truck with foot actuated ejection mechanism: A hand truck provided with an ejector mechanism which includes a pusher carried by the truck frame and, when actuated, moves forwardly across the truck platform to sweep a load off of the platform. The pusher plate is actuated by a foot actuated pedal or bar. Linkage between the pedal... Agent: Zimmerman & Cronen, LLP

20070200312 - Suspension adaptor: A vehicle suspension having a trailing arm, an air spring assembly and a spacer. The spacer is removably located between the trailing arm and the air spring assembly. Either or both of the top surface or the bottom surface of the spacer are tapered.... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070200311 - Wheel suspension: A wheel suspension includes a working cylinder, a main spring in parallel with the working cylinder, and a piston rod extending from the working cylinder and having a longitudinal axis, the piston rod having fixed thereto a piston and a mount for fixing the piston rod against movement with respect... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070200313 - Retractable step: A retractable step for entering and exiting rail vehicles. The retractable step has a surface which can be walked upon and is configured to be extended in an essentially linear direction to bridge a gap between the rail vehicle and a platform. The retractable step includes a leading edge and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070200314 - Vehicle body structure: A vehicle body structure includes longitudinally extending elements such as roof side rail outer and inner members, a reinforcement member and a gusset that are part of a side impact energy management system for vehicles that include a sunroof. A laterally extending cross member is connected to the roof side... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070200315 - Stand device for motorcycle: A stand device for a motorcycle includes an interlocking mechanism having a coil-formed stand spring connected to a stand at one end thereof. A spring support member has a spring support portion connected with the other end of the stand spring and is interlocked and connected to an operating element... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070200316 - Trailer towing system: An accessory towing apparatus that connects a towing vehicle to a gooseneck-type trailer. The accessory towing apparatus includes a chassis framework assembly mounted on an axle having two ground engaging wheels. The chassis assembly includes three linkage arms, which are attached to and extend from the framework. The ends of... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070200317 - Ski and snowboard equipment system: Gliding board equipment systems and individual components are disclosed herein. A gliding board equipment system of one embodiment includes a gliding board, a boot having an upper cuff and a lower boot, and a binding selectively attaching the boot to the gliding board. The upper cuff of the boot defines... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070200318 - Air bag door: An air bag door ensures smoother inflation of an air bag. The air bag door has a groove portion of a predetermined depth serving as a predetermined break portion and provided at the peripheral edge of a door panel provided at a base of an instrument panel. The first groove... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070200319 - Airbag device: An airbag device according to the invention is applicable to an airbag device having an airbag that is housed in a state of being able to inflate and deploy in front of an occupant. The airbag has a center chamber positioned in the vicinity of the center on the occupant... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070200321 - Knee airbag: The invention relates to a driver's knee airbag (1), in particular for a motor vehicle, with a gas generator (2), a plurality of chambers (5, 6, 7) and catch straps (3, 4). So that it deploys better and provides better protection for a vehicle occupant, in particular the driver, in... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070200322 - Knee protection air bag apparatus: In the knee protection air bag apparatus, the air bag cover is assembled to a case which stores therein an air bag and an inflator and also includes an opening formed in the vehicle backward direction portion thereof such that the air bag cover is movable with respect to the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070200320 - Airbag with floating tethers: An airbag assembly including one or more elongate tether elements that extend through vent openings along travel paths from anchoring locations such that the tether elements extend in sliding relation through the vent openings. The gas emission capacity of the vent openings may be adjustable based on internal cushion pressure.... Agent: Milliken & Company

20070200323 - Vehicle occupant protection system for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a vehicle occupant protection system for a motor vehicle having a vehicle seat with airbags which are integrated into lateral areas of a seating part and of a backrest, the air pressure of the airbags being adjustable by means of a compressed air regulating device. According... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070200324 - Restraint system for a motor vehicle: A restraint system for a vehicle having sensors for detecting a collision of the vehicle is described. The system has a control unit which analyzes the signals and, in the event of a recognized collision of the motor vehicle, transmits a first signal to a safety belt restraint, which then... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070200326 - Gas generator for restraining device for vehicle: The present invention provides a gas generator for an restraining device for a vehicle comprising: a cylindrical housing having two open sections; an ignition device chamber connected to one open section of the cylindrical housing; a diffuser portion connected to the other open section of the cylindrical housing and provided... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070200325 - Inflator device pressure relief: An inflator device for an inflatable cushion restraint system. The inflator device includes a housing at least in part defining a chamber containing a stored gas. The housing includes a first outlet orifice and a second outlet orifice. A first rupturable seal is disposed over the first outlet orifice and... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20070200328 - Airbag module: An airbag module comprises a gas generator, a gas bag, and a gas guiding device which is connected to the gas bag and the gas generator. The gas guiding device comprises at least one outflow opening, through which the gas of the gas generator in the gas bag is guided.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070200327 - Gas deflector for an air-bag: A gas deflector (24) is disclosed for use with a cylindrical gas generator (20). The gas deflector (24) comprises a generally tubular housing to accommodate the cylindrical gas generator (20). The housing has two terminal portions (25, 26) of generally circular cross-section and has an intermediate region provided with an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070200329 - Woven air bag with integrally woven 3-d tethers: An air bag (20) is disclosed having separable fabric layers (40, 42) that are locally integrally woven together using warp threads (82) and weft threads (80). One or more integrally woven tethers (70, 70a) extend between the fabric layers at selected locations. Each tether is formed of a plurality of... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20070200330 - Occupant safety device for roof reinforcement: An occupant safety device for a vehicle. The occupant safety device comprises a support structure mounted directly or indirectly to a floor of the vehicle, the support structure being activated when a rollover condition is sensed. The support structure, when activated, extends toward a roof of the vehicle to reinforce... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070200331 - Occupant safety device for roof reinforcement: An occupant safety device for a motor vehicle having a roof. The safety occupant device comprises a support structure slidably mounted within the vehicle that, upon actuation, extends vertically upwardly within the vehicle to cooperate with the vehicle's roof to increase the amount of weight that the roof can support.... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20070200332 - Saddle-type vehicle: A saddle-type vehicle that securely supports a fuel tank with sufficient strength when load in a vertical direction is applied. A pair of frame members extend in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle and support a fuel tank. The fuel tank has a pair of flanges contacting the outer sides... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070200333 - Arrangement structure of vehicle-use fuel pump: A vehicle has an engine and a fuel tank, which is located above the engine, mounted on a vehicle-body frame. A fuel pump, which supplies fuel is spaced-apart from the fuel tank and is located below the fuel tank and in front of the engine. Further, a center of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070194540 - Quad tracked vehicle: A quad tracked vehicle may include a forward starboard track arm, an aft starboard track arm, a forward port track arm, and an aft port track arm. Forward track arms may be mounted for rotation about a vehicle body around axis of forward track arm by a forward coaxial transmission... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070194546 - Lifting system for display cases: A lifting system for shelves and store gondolas which provides for a gripping engagement of the upright posts of the frame of the shelving which supports the load on engaged shelves and products. The device features a dolly and extending members having an opening on distal ends to grip the... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20070194544 - Special big 4 wheeler wheel barrow: An auxiliary wheel assembly mounted on a selected portion of a wheelbarrow comprising: several structural members namely a urethane receptacle barrow, a dual front support and wheel assembly, a rear support and wheel assembly with a plurality of heavy duty wheels, and a means to connect these front and rear... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC

20070194548 - Geosledd: As a technical disclosure, I submit that the GeoSledd frame is tubular steel. The front, single steel tube is 1 and ½″ diameter with ⅛″- 3/16″ wall and the double rear steel tubes are 1″ diameter with ⅛″- 3/16″ wall. The two brackets that join the front and rear tubes... Agent: George T. Coleman

20070194541 - Self-loading vehicle for use with sloped terrain: A self-loading recreational vehicle for use with sloped terrain having lift means such as a chair lift, the vehicle comprising at least one terrain contact member such as a ski or snowboard attachment, and a recess in the vehicle frame for accepting the lift means; the recess may be a... Agent: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

20070194542 - Motorized hunting cart: A hunting cart designed to assist a hunter with transporting objects such as hunting equipment and large game. The cart includes a pair of side rails that are arcuate in shape and parallel with each other. Interposed the side rails are a plurality of cross support members, a handle and... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070194543 - Portable container assembly: A tool caddy comprising a rigid base cabinet, and at least one detachable container made from a pliable material and designed as an independent carrying bag.... Agent: Gary M. Nath Nath & Associates PLLC

20070194545 - Stroller: A stroller includes at least one adapter, by which a first child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the stroller. The stroller further includes at least one connecting piece, by which a second child seat is configured to be detachably connected to the stroller. The at least one... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070194547 - Walker with lift-assisting seat assembly: A walker for use by those with limited mobility. The walker includes a seat assembly that assists the user in rising from a seated position or sitting from a standing position. The seat assembly is mounted in a frame and includes at least one gas spring mounted between the seat... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070194549 - Bearing element for a motor vehicle stabilizer: A bearing element for a motor-vehicle stabilizer, in particular of a vehicle suspension and shock-absorbing system. The bearing element includes two half shells, each of which comprises an inner shell and an outer shell that are connected to one another via an elastic intermediate layer disposed between the respective inner... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070194550 - Vehicle wheel suspension system: A compressible link suspension system for a wheel of a multi-wheel vehicle that has a frame and an axle for the wheel. The suspension system has upper and lower double-ended pivot members indirectly coupled to the wheel axle that isolate the rear wheel from the frame. The suspension system also... Agent: Brian M. Dingman, Esq. Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20070194551 - Vehicle suspension system: A vehicle suspension system which includes a least one suspension airbag interposed between a vehicle axle and a vehicle body and a supplementary airbag positioned on a fixed support in the suspension system and extending to a structural member of the suspension system, the arrangement being such that with the... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070194552 - Mechanical advantage drive system for cycles: A cycle with a mechanical advantage drive system comprises a frame with at least one wheel rotationally attached to the frame. A drive rim is attached to the wheel adjacent to the outer circumference of the wheel. A pulley is rotationally attached to the frame. A belt is trained around... Agent: Hensley Kim & Edgington, LLC

20070194553 - Front end lateral suspension: A suspension assembly for a front end of a vehicle to provide lateral flex for absorption of lateral forces. The suspension assembly comprises a steering shaft including two ends: an end coupling to an upper triple clamp and the other end coupling to a lower triple clamp. A spring unit... Agent: Motoczysz

20070194554 - Latching mechanism for a wheelchair foot rest assembly: A latching mechanism permits a swing-away foot rest assembly on a wheelchair to be selectively latched into a use position extending forwardly from the wheelchair. Mating connectors are provided on the foot rest assembly and the frame of the wheelchair which are movable relative to one another by a transverse... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070194555 - Fifth wheel hitch assembly incorporating king pin detection system: The present invention relates to a fifth wheel hitch assembly for mounting on a towing vehicle and receiving a king pin of a trailer. The fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a base assembly, a head assembly carried on the base assembly and a jaw assembly carried on the head assembly.... Agent: Robert H Earp Iii Mcdonald Hopkins Co

20070194556 - Double trailer assembly: A double trailer assembly for supporting elongate loads includes a lead trailer frame connected to a highway truck tractor and a pup trailer frame connected to the lead trailer frame. A lead swivel bunk supports the front end of the load on the lead trailer frame on lead wheels and... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070194557 - Intelligent tow bar: A tow bar for connecting and controlling two autonomous vehicles with respect to one another. The tow bar including a plurality of sections with at least one sensor, mounted or coupled onto each, for measuring and determining the orientation of one autonomous vehicle in relation to the other autonomous vehicle.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20070194559 - Powder wings: A snow ski has a general parabolic shape that allows the ski to track and turn thru most snow environments. This compromised design results in poor performance in deep powder snow. Side Extensions, trade name known as Powder Wings, are a device that attaches to the upper surface of the... Agent: Corey Decamp

20070194558 - Snowboards and the like having integrated dynamic light displays related to snowboard motion: Selected patterns of lights are displayed on a recreational conveyance such as a snowboard according to the motion of the board. A selection of patterns is stored in a processor memory, the motion of the board is measured (for example with accelerometers) and a pattern is selected from memory based... Agent: Jennifer L. Bales

20070194560 - Foldable cart: The invention provides a cart for transporting objects, such as game, that can be folded into a closed configuration for easy transportation and storage. In the open configuration, the cart is suitable for transporting heavy objects over difficult terrain. The cart has an angled frame such that it cradles the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070194561 - Air bag system: An air bag system includes an inflator operable to inflate an inflatable air bag housed within an air bag housing. A tether extends from the air bag through the housing. A mechanism operatively connected to the housing selectively retains the tether. The mechanism includes a movable member selectively movable from... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070194562 - Steering wheel arrangement: A steering wheel arrangement is disclosed which incorporates a fixed element (20). The fixed element carries a first annular bearing (33) which supports a steering wheel for rotation relative to the fixed element (20). The fixed element also carries a second bearing (38) which rotatably supports a component to be... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070194563 - Collapsible steering column assembly: A collapsible steering column assembly preferably has a collapsible steering shaft that extends rotatably along a centerline and a collapsible column that houses and co-extends with the shaft. The column preferably has inner and outer jackets that retract axially to collapse the column. An energy absorbing device has a member... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070194564 - Trailer and method of assembly: A trailer and method of assembling a trailer is disclosed. A trailer or motor vehicle may include a frame having fabricated beams. The beams generally include a web section and a pair of opposing flanges. The flanges may be I-shaped or T-shaped, and include web-receiving slots. The flanges may also... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070194565 - Device for and a method of controlling tension of a vehicle seatbelt: Devices and methods for controlling tension in a vehicle seatbelt are provided. The device includes a seatbelt positioning device coupled with the seatbelt so that movement of the seatbelt positioning device retracts or protracts the seatbelt, a motor coupled with the seatbelt positioning device such that rotation of the motor... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20070187914 - Device for fitting seats and the like to the chassis of baby carriages: A device for fitting seats and the like to the chassis of baby carriages includes at each side of the seat a respective anchoring mechanism for a direct anchoring at corresponding attachments provided at the chassis of the baby carriage. The anchoring mechanism is housed in a body inferiorly having... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070187917 - Steering apparatus for a vehicle: A steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a wheel support member and a linear support mechanism including members supported on the vehicle body, and supporting pivot point of the wheel support member. The steering apparatus further includes a first arm member, and a steering mechanism that includes a tie rod... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070187910 - Pusher for stroller: A belt or similar wearable device that is worn about the midsection or waist of the user. A rod is connected to a wheeled vehicle. The rod is mounted to the belt by mounting that permits the rod to pivot both horizontally and vertically, and otherwise, relative to the belt.... Agent: B. Craig Killough Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC

20070187911 - Revolution snowboard binding rotation and riser system: The Revolution Snowboard Binding Rotation & Riser System (RSBRRS) creates an interface between snowboard and binding enabling a user to adjust rotation angle of the binding. It is designed to be compatible with all types of boards, normal boot sizes, bindings, stances and adjusts quickly while stationary or in motion.... Agent: Jonathan D. Morley

20070187915 - Cart for carrying a tool having a plate-shaped base: A wheeled cart for carrying a tool is provided. This wheeled card is suitable for carrying tools having a plate base, such as vibrating plate compactors. The wheeled cart comprises a platform on which the tool is laid down, a wheel assembly connected to the platform, and at least one... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070187912 - Wheeled hamper with telescoping handle: Mobile laundry hampers and methods of using mobile laundry hampers are disclosed.... Agent: Withers & Keys, LLC

20070187913 - Foldable trolley: The present invention provides a foldable, four-wheel trolley of simple, lightweight construction for use in connection with the transport and storage of items of the type typically used in connection with the operation of beauty salons or similar uses. Moreover, the trolley is easily foldable from an expanded, operating configuration... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20070187916 - Cart for stocking inventory and methods for making same: A cart is described that has a wheeled base and an upright frame extending upwardly from the base. A side frame extends upwardly from the base and abuts the upright frame. The upper face of the base, the front face of the upright frame and the inside face of the... Agent: Priest & Goldstein PLLC

20070187918 - Vehicular suspension system: A suspension system for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of suspension cylinders such as shock absorbers (10, 12, 14, 16) which correspond to respective wheels of the vehicle and which have respective hydraulic chambers (28), and a control cylinder (48; 100) having a cylinder housing (52; 104), and a piston... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070187919 - Height adjustment blocks for leaf spring suspension: A height adjustable suspension system for a golf car includes a leaf spring and an axle housing rotatably supporting first and second driven wheels. The axle housing is supported by the leaf spring. A support element is connected to the axle housing. A height adjustment block is connected to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070187920 - Rear suspension assembly: A method for standardizing fastener installation for a golf car suspension system includes configuring each of a plurality of suspension system component connections as a metal-to-metal contact connection. The method further includes selecting a single fastener engagement size for each of a plurality of fasteners used to couple the component... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070187921 - Quick stepper: The purpose of the present invention is to provide access to some outside portions of a vehicle that is difficult to reach. The solution provided consist of two steps temporarily attached to a vehicle tire and supported with webbing material and pressure activated hangers.... Agent: John E. Seely

20070187922 - Self powered collapsible bicycle: A self extending, collapsible bicycle, which is self extending upon the operation of a simple control, and having: collapsible frame portions moveable between collapsed and extended positions, self-powering devices connecting the frame portions which are operable to extend the frame portions, and a control connected to the self powering devices.... Agent: George A. Rolston

20070187923 - Equalizer tandem pin puller: The Equalizer Tandem Pin Puller is new and different because a driver will attach a steel 1¼″ length 1″ OD collar to the handle of the tandem pin handle, the collar is attached to a 24″ steel chain, then the driver will attach a steel clevis hook that is attach... Agent: Leslie Doyle Mcneal & Daniel Nicholas Gunter

20070187924 - Boat trailer: A boat trailer that includes a first front sidewall and a second front sidewall connected to a frame. The front sidewalls include at least one compartment to store equipment, tools, gear, or other items. The front sidewalls may be comprised of fiberglass and may include at least one toe socket.... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070187925 - Self-adjusting fifth wheel trailer and hitch assembly: An apparatus for coupling a trailer to a transporting vehicle is provided. The apparatus has a trailer assembly coupled to a hitch assembly. The trailer assembly has a skid plate having a cam channel formed therein and a cam arm having a cam member wherein the cam member engages and... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins Co., Lpa

20070187926 - Interface device for a gliding board, a gliding apparatus including such device, and a method of manufacture: An interface device between an element for retaining a boot and a gliding board, the interface device including a raising platform having an upper surface with at least one zone for receiving the retaining element, as well as a lower surface; a planar longitudinal stiffener having a thickness less than... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070187927 - Binding with adjustable heel-cup frame: A binding, in particular a snowboard binding, comprises a base plate, a heel-cradling element and means for fastening the heel-cradling element to the base plate in a manner allowing longitudinal adjustment of its position/ The heel-cradling element comprises a heel-cup frame of generally U-shape in plan view, having spaced arms... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070187928 - Board binding: A binding, in particular a snowboard binding comprises a base plate; a heel-cradling element; a toe-cradling element; an instep-strapping arrangement having a long part connected to one side of the base plate and a short side part connected to the other side; a closure device for the instep-strapping arrangement; and... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070187929 - Modular utility stand storage apparatus and method: A modular utility stand storage apparatus includes a plurality of components for storage/transport and utility stand operation. The storage components are stacked on top of one another in a utility stand mode. The apparatus also includes a platform which can serve as a working platform or a hand truck for... Agent: Steven M. Jensen

20070187930 - Automotive structures with hidden airbag door and integrated airbag chute: A motor vehicle structure that includes a hidden airbag door and an integrated airbag chute. The structure may be selected from instrument panel assemblies, seat shields, airbag covers, pillar garnishes, side curtain shields, door trim, knee bolsters, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing structures. The structure... Agent: Geam - 08ctIPLegal

20070187932 - Airbag device for vehicle: An airbag device for a vehicle includes a gas supply portion, an airbag body, and a low pressure portion. When a vehicle collision occurs, the gas supply portion injects gas into an airbag body. The airbag body has a single-chamber structure. When the airbag body receives the gas from the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070187931 - Vehicle-use air bag module: A vehicle-use air bag module which hardly exerts influence on a side end portion of a module cover even when an external force or heat is applied to the module cover. Ribs are formed on side end portions in the left and right direction of a top plate member of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070187933 - Vehicle seat air bag guide having flexible panel with inner extremity grommet securement: A vehicle seat component (18) includes a side air bag module (18) mounted on a frame (24) within a trim cover (30) that also covers a seat pad (26). An air bag guide (44) includes flexible inner and outer panels (46,48) that extend between a release seam (32) of the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070187934 - Metal-sealing material-feedthrough and utilization of the metal-sealing material feedthrough with an airbag, a belt tensioning device, and an ignition device: The present invention relates to a metal-sealing material-feedthrough for igniters of airbags or belt tensioning devices, especially glass-metal-feedthrough, including at least one metal pin which is located in a feedthrough opening in the base body in a sealing material, wherein the base body has a front side and a back... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070187936 - Impact protection device for a vehicle occupant: An impact protection device for a vehicle occupant includes a gas bag, a tension means (16) and a drawing arrangement (22). The gas bag has at least one discharge opening (12). The cross section of the discharge opening (12) is able to be altered by means of the tension means.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070187935 - Air bag system: An air bag system includes an inflator, an inflatable air bag, and a vent opener operatively connected to the air bag and selectively movable from a first position to a second position to create a cushion vent within the air bag for venting inflation fluid. A movable member operatively connects... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070187937 - Apparatus for reducing the magnitude of a pressure wave during deployment of an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device: An apparatus (10) provides inflation fluid to an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The apparatus (10) includes an inflator (24) actuatable to provide inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (14). A conduit (22) directs inflation fluid into the protection device (14) from the inflator (24). A deflector (50)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070187938 - Subframe for a vehicle and a method for its manufacture: A square shaped sub-frame for a vehicle manufactured from an especially designed aluminium profile (1). The profile comprises a first and a second channel (11, 13) separated by an intervening channel (12). Said first and second channels (11, 13) are separated in localized areas by removing wall material from the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070187939 - Seat belt shoulder guide: A seat belt shoulder guide having a plate with a flange protruding normally outwardly from the plate which defines an opening between the flange and the plate. A plastic insert is positioned in the opening. A belt opening is provided through the insert and this opening includes a linear central... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070187941 - Adjustable fender mount: A vehicle fender is mounted to a mounting arm through at least one clamp that is mounted on the mounting arm. The clamp and an edge of the fender have complementary teeth and grooves to adjustably mount the fender to the mounting arm. The fender teeth and grooves are formed... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070187940 - Foam liner and method to prevent accumulation of mud: The liner assembly incorporates a liner formed of a synthetic air permeable material adhesively mounted to the underside of an exposed motorcycle fender or to a structure having surfaces susceptible to mud buildup, chipping or other types of damage. The liner is a relatively thin, flexible sheet of air permeable,... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20070182110 - Vehicle stabilizer system: A stabilizer system for a vehicle including: a pair of stabilizer apparatus provided for a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of the vehicle, each including a stabilizer bar connected at its opposite ends to respective wheel holding members for supporting left and right wheels, an actuator which includes an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070182111 - Anti-zigzag guide rail for snowmobile ski: A guide fixed at the front of a ski of a snow vehicle (22) and including two wings (40) of reversed U-Shape, whose web (60) is linked to the lower face of the ski, the guide including means of initialization (64) of a rectangular runner (48) which is laid out... Agent: Ghislain Lachance

20070182112 - Cart with cam-action handle: A cart having a handle and axle assembly, and which is operable to raise and lower the cart by moving the handle between a raised and lowered position.... Agent: Glenn C. Brown, PC

20070182114 - Industrial cart: A cart includes a cart frame having a wall and a wheel connected to the cart frame, which is operable to support the cart for movement over the ground. The cart also includes a reel rack assembly coupled to the wall. The reel rack assembly has a pair of support... Agent: Michael, Best & Freidrich LLP

20070182113 - Portable recreational storage unit and kitchen: A portable storage unit designed for transporting a variety of items including but not limited to food items and fishing equipment. The portable storage unit includes integrally mounted cooking devices to facilitate preparation of a meal. The portable storage unit further includes a plurality of walls, a bottom and top... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp

20070182115 - Aircraft tire dolly: The invention is a wheel jack having a cradle for a wheel. The cradle has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is spaced from the first surface to form a wheel space. An actuator moves the first surface relative to the second surface along a horizontal... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070182117 - Body board sliding device for sliding on ground: A sliding device for sliding on the ground down a sloped or inclined surface (grass, dirt, sand, synthetic turf, etc.) has an upper deck and a slide mechanism mounted below and in parallel with the upper deck. The slide mechanism has a slide base of an elongated planar member with... Agent: Leighton K. Chong Patent Attorney

20070182118 - Braking and steering system for a truck, wheeled platform, skateboard or vehicle: A steering enhancement and braking system for a skateboard or wheeled platform having an actuating element configured to change the position of the skateboard deck relative to the skateboard truck. The actuating element comprises a deck plate configured to be attachable to a skateboard deck, and a truck plate configured... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070182116 - Mobility scooter: An improved mobility scooter comprising a frame, an adjustable seat, a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, and handlebars coupled to the frame. The handlebars can be folded downward to provide a compact configuration of the apparatus for travel, storage or other space restrictions. In another aspect, the improved... Agent: Steve Bertone Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070182119 - Aluminum hanger and hanger assembly: A hanger assembly comprises a pair of hangers; a pair of trailer attachment plates, each attachment plate attached to one of the pair of hangers; and a transverse support member having a first end attached to one of the pair of hangers and a second end attached to the remaining... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070182120 - Suspension tilting module for a wheeled vehicle and a wheeled vehicle equipped with such a suspension tilting module: A tilting suspension system is provided for a vehicle comprising at least a first and a second wheel (2,3) disposed on a common axle, the module comprising a suspension system adapted to support the at least first and second wheels allowing both tilting and vertical displacement of the at least... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20070182121 - Movable step for a materials handling vehicle: A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising a frame including an operator compartment having at least one entrance and a floorboard. The vehicle further comprises at least one step capable of being positioned across the entrance a spaced distance from the floorboard such that an operator may stand on the... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20070182122 - Drive mechanisms for human-powered machines: An improved power transfer mechanism for use on a human-powered machine, adapted to be drivingly connected to a power take-off device of said machines, includes: a housing adapted in use, to be disposed within a frame of said human-powered machine; at least one crankshaft adapted to be disposed within said... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070182123 - Two-wheeled in-line vehicle with torque generator: An in-line, two-wheeled vehicle, with a torque generator operably secured thereto is disclosed. The torque generator generates a defined auxiliary torque about the point-of-contact of the steering wheel, and it is sized to balance the naturally occurring torques arising at slow speeds about the point-of-contact of the steering wheel, thereby... Agent: Ipsolon LLP

20070182124 - Folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle: A folding frame for a tricycle, scooter or child's bicycle has a front frame part on which the front wheels can be mounted and a rear frame part on which the rear wheels can be mounted. A swivelling joint with a front articulated part is mounted on the front frame... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070182125 - Multiple use adjustable security trailer for transportation, storage and housing: The present invention provides a multiple use adjustable trailer for use in transportation, storage and housing, comprising: a substantially Y-shaped tongue (18) which pivots on a frame (2) into a perpendicular position where the lower portions of the side arms of the tongue (18) function as support legs for the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070182126 - Fifth wheel coupler release apparatus: This fifth wheel coupler release apparatus for adding to a fifth wheel hitch. The fifth wheel coupler provides a manner of releasing the coupling mechanism of a fifth wheel from a more accessible position and in a manner that can overcome any resistance through a lever arm type assembly.... Agent: Curtis V. Harr

20070182127 - Tow coupling system and method: Variations of a tow coupling system are disclosed. In one variation, a coupler guide having at least one side panel configured to guide a coupler to a desired position with respect to a ball of a tow vehicle, also includes a top panel, rear panel, or intermediate panel. In one... Agent: (ahab) Ayoub

20070182128 - Rudder trailer hitch cover: A Rudder Hitch Cover that simulates a sailboats rudder assembly in appearance and motion. The Rudder Hitch Cover attaches to a vehicles trailer hitch in such a way as to be easily removable. The rudder blade bracket (24) may swing side to side in response to the vehicles motion. The... Agent: Frederick R. Moore

20070182129 - Suspension system for a ski: Suspension systems are provided for skis. In some implementations, the suspension system includes a spring-like element and a support structure configured to attach one end of the spring-like element to the central half of the longitudinal running length of a ski body. The spring-like element is configured so that the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070182130 - Snowboard binding: A snow board binding includes a base plate and a longitudinal frame that is pivotally attached to the front end of the base plate. A linkage is pivotally attached to the longitudinal frame. A strap, which is shaped complimentary to the front portion of the boot, has a front member... Agent: Bryan W. Bockhop, Esq.

20070182132 - Mounting bracket for rail mounted airbag inflator: An energy absorbing mounting bracket for a rail mounted airbag inflator is provided. The mounting bracket has a circular section and at least one base leg. The circular section entraps an airbag inflator and the base leg is rigidly attached to the circular section and mounted to a vehicle rail.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070182131 - Housing for an airbag device: The invention relates to a housing (5) for an airbag device (4) on a motor vehicle, with a hollow space for acceptance of a container (8) of a gas generator (9) and an airbag (12), whereby the housing (5) includes a main structure and a housing cover which is connected... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070182133 - Lining for the cover of an airbag: In order to realize the required weakening geometries in a lining material for the hinged cover of an airbag, punctures are produced on the inner side of a lining material by a puncturing needle, wherein the punctures are intermittently produced in the lining material from the inner side, the weakening... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070182134 - Knee-protecting airbag apparatus: A knee-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag folded and housed in the lower side of column cover. Airbag is attached to a housing with inflator at a position in its column cover side wall which wall is deployed toward column cover upon airbag inflation. When folded and housed in the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070182135 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus including an expansion chamber in an arbitrary region of an airbag is disclosed. The expansion chamber has a balancing expansion chamber formed such that an operating force acts in a direction opposite a force acting on the expansion chamber when gas from a gas supplying part is... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070182136 - Air belt apparatus for motor vehicle: An airbelt apparatus including a belt guide that is capable of moving so that an expansion portion of the airbelt may expand upward alongside an occupant's head. The belt guide also limits an expanding shape of the expansion portion.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070182137 - Vehicle airbelt apparatus: An inflatable member is restricted to expand outwardly in the vehicle width direction and allowed to expand upwardly to a position facing a side of an occupant's head when a lateral collision occurs. A belt guide mounted on the shoulder portion of a seat back guides a restraint webbing, including... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070182140 - Method for controlling a safety device in a motor vehicle: In a method for controlling a safety device in a motor vehicle, wherein the safety device is controlled as a function of at least one preset characteristic of a vehicle seat in the motor vehicle, an electric adjusting mechanism, which is provided for adjusting the preset characteristic of the vehicle... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070182139 - Advanced weight responsive supplemental restraint computer system: An advanced weight responsive supplemental restraint computer system that minimizes both actual and perceived dangers related to the deployment of vehicle air bag systems by distinguishing between the varying size and weight of a passenger and also sensing the imminence of a collision in order to cater the air bag... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20070182138 - Method for determining a triggering decision for means of restraint of a motor vehicle: A method for determining a triggering decision for restraint device of a motor vehicle, in response to a preceding skidding maneuver. A yaw rate, a first driving dynamics parameter set and a context parameter set are made available. The triggering decision being determined using the yaw rate, the first vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070182141 - Gas generator: The present invention provides a gas generator, including: a housing having a gas discharge port; a molded article of gas generating composition disposed within the housing and generating gas on combustion, the molded article of the gas generating composition having a single or plural combustion starting end surfaces where ignition... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070182142 - Method for storing a side curtain air bag: A method of folding together a vehicle side curtain airbag is provided that includes bending a base section of an extended air bag toward the outboard side of the vehicle and fully over onto a middle section of the air bag located directly above the base section. The adjacent base... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070182143 - Ejection control mechanism for rail mount airbag: An ejection control mechanism for a rail mount airbag is provided. The ejection control mechanism is comprised of an elongated strap attached to the rearwardmost cell of a side impact airbag. When the cell is inflated, the strap applies a tension to the cell in an upward and rearward direction... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070182144 - Gas bag: A gas bag (10) for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes a limiting strap (12) which is guided along a wall (14) of the gas bag (10), the limiting strap (12) being shortened in an initial state by at least one gathered section such that the gas bag (10) is... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070182145 - Vehicle glove box door incorporating variations in rib structure for adjusting impact deformation proximate to respective knee and hand hit areas: A glove box assembly exhibiting controlled deformation characteristics and including a three-dimensional and volume holding bin. A door includes an inner panel incorporating a variety of stiffening and supporting ribs projecting in a substantially grid-shaped fashion and along specified areas of the inner panel associated with an occupant knee impact... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20070182146 - Pyrotechnic triggering of thermally activated shape memory materials for selectively changing a structural and/or mechanical property of a vehicle member: A vehicle member generally comprises a thermally activated shape memory material in operative communication with a pyrotechnic device. The pyrotechnic device is effective to thermally change a dimension, a shape, an orientation change, an elastic modulus property change or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing properties of... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070182147 - Modular roll protection structure (rops) for compact tractors: A roll over protection device for compact tractors has a tubular steel hoop 14 carried by a channel section coupling 20 and the coupling is bolted to a bracket 12 with holes 34 and slots 36 which enable it to be bolted to the transmission housing of the tractor. The... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070182149 - Cross shaft for semitrailer landing gear: A landing gear having a telescopic cross shaft extending between the cylindrical stub shafts protruding from both screw jacks thereof. The telescopic cross shaft is made of square structural tubing. The telescopic cross shaft has a pair of end-casing members and a central-stem member. The end-casing members have a combined... Agent: Mario D. Theriault

20070182148 - Drive mechanism and method of operating the same: A drive mechanism for a trailer support system secured to a trailer, the drive mechanism being operable to move the trailer support system relative to the trailer and including a gear box secured to the trailer support system, a motor supported adjacent to the gear box and having a drive... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070182150 - Collapsible utility trailer: A collapsible utility trailer having a trailer bed, a trailer frame, a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels. The trailer bed has at least two bed sections and each of the bed sections has a length and a width. The trailer frame has a plurality of... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070182151 - Wheel well and undercarriage protector for vehicles: The present invention relates generally to a wheel well and undercarriage protector for vehicles, such as trucks. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method and an apparatus for year-round fender protection for vehicles, such as, trucks, and especially during winter and rainy conditions. The invention further includes the option for... Agent: Ahsan & Associates

20070176375 - Active anti-roll device: Active anti-roll device to be fitted to a wheel set (4) of a motor vehicle (1), the said wheel set including two wheel supports (8b, 9b) coupled, with mobility in a so-called vertical direction (Z), to a frame (2) of the said vehicle, the said anti-roll device including a torsion... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070176382 - Wheeled vehicle for amusement purposes: A vehicle including a frame; a rider support platform supported by the frame; a pair of first wheel units pivotably supported by the frame; a pair of second wheel units supported by the frame; first and second handlebars pivotably supported by the frame; a first linkage connecting the first handlebar... Agent: Edward M. Weisz, Esq. Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070176376 - Snow glider: Conventional slow gliders seat only one to maximum two people. The two-seaters are very big and difficult to transport. Binding the sleighs or bobs together involves the risk of injuries, as children can be caught in the ropes and strings when they fal and there is a serious danger of... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070176377 - Land based towing apparatus: A method, including a system and apparatus for achieving said method, for towing a user on land including providing a motorized vehicle, mounting a tower device to the motorized vehicle, and attaching one end of a tow rope to the tower, wherein the opposite end of the tow rope includes... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070176378 - Plumbers helper: A novel apparatus for at least carrying and supporting the lower back of a supine oriented user engaged in plumbing related activities, at least includes: a substrate member; a padding layer coupled to the substrate member and adapted to cushion the support of the user; and at least three caster... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070176379 - Shopping cart or transport container: A shopping cart or transport container includes a combined hydrophobic or superhydrophobic and/or ion-releasing surface. The shopping cart or transport container therefore does not provide an environment that permits the survival of pathogens.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070176380 - Convertible barrow for ground level loading: Improvements to a known convertible barrow for ground level loading with a pivotable wheel carriage (36) for either resting on the ground for loading or pivoted under the barrow platform (20) for transporting a load. The improvements locate the pivot points (48) of the wheel carriage equidistant from the wheel... Agent: William C. Crutcher Dba Whitefield Company

20070176381 - Wheeled device for bag-like container and method with regard to the device: The present invention relates to a mobile device for a deformable container, comprising: a frame, wheels arranged on the frame for moving the device, fastening means arranged on the frame for fastening the top part of the container, at least one support member for supporting the container, wherein the device... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070176384 - Three wheeled vehicle: The present invention relates to a three-wheeled vehicle comprising a frame with engane, drive gear and at least one driven wheel at the rear, and two front wheels which are used in part to steer the vehicle. The vehicle can also be steered in that the frame with engine, drive... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070176385 - Bar pin attachment for bush assembly: The present invention provides a bar pin attachment for bush assembly. The assembly comprises a longitudinally extending control arm, a bush eye clamp, and a hanger bracket. The control arm has a bush end, a mid-region, an axle mount formed opposite of the bush end. A bush, having an integral... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20070176386 - Independent rear suspension system for an all terrain vehicle: An independent rear suspension for a vehicle having a chassis and a pair of rear wheels including a pair of IRS units. Each IRS unit includes an X-shaped lower control arm with a forward pivot connection to the chassis in front of the centerline of the driven sprocket and a... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070176387 - Suspension structure with improved shock absorber arrangement, and vehicle incorporating same: A suspension structure is configured to ensure a large stroke of a shock absorber in a suspension device without moving an upper end supporting position of a damper upward relative to a conventional mounting position. The suspension structure includes a rear suspension for suspending left and right rear wheels. The... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070176388 - Recreational vehicle: A recreational vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a pair of left and right arms attached to the vehicle frame and extending from the left and right sides of the vehicle frame, a pair of left and right ground contacting parts respectively attached to the pair of left and right arms,... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070176383 - Trailer: A trailer may include a suspension system connected to a frame. The suspension system desirably includes a leaf spring and a connector that connects the axle to the leaf spring. The connector may include a unitary, one-piece bracket with a first flange that is sized and configured to contact a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070176389 - Articulated step system for automotive vehicle: An articulated step system for an automotive vehicle includes a step housing attached to the vehicle frame by means of at least one standoff bracket and a tension strut extending generally downwardly from a first end attached to a vehicle body to a second end attached to the step housing.... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070176390 - Rechargeable sailing recumbent tricycle: A cycle for sailing on land comprising a recumbent tricycle with a first wheel and seat positioned aft of second and third wheels. A frame boom extending anteriorly of the front wheels engages a tricycle sprint to support a sailing system. The jib sail of the sailing system may be... Agent: Law Office Of Jay R. Hamilton, PLC.

20070176391 - Power transmission system for wheeled personal transportation device: A power transmission system for a wheeled personal transportation device such as a bicycle comprises a sequence of at least three operably interconnected sets of gearwheels, a first set in the sequence for receiving rotational force and a last set in the sequence for transmitting rotational force for a driven... Agent: Sim & Mcburney

20070176392 - Motorcycle provided with a steering damper: Motorcycle having a steerable front wheel and a steering damper filled with a rheological fluid provided for damping steering movements of the front wheel.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070176393 - Support section structure for a swing arm: A support section structure for a swing arm provides a well-balanced state for the weight of the vehicle in a widthwise direction and for efficiently increasing the rigidity of a vehicle body frame without inviting a significant increase in the weight of the vehicle body. A swing arm is provided... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070176394 - Semitrailer train with signal transformer coil: A semitrailer train having a coupling part assigned to the towing vehicle and a coupling part assigned to the semitrailer. A control device for controlling components of the semitrailer is provided in the towing vehicle data lines transmit the control data and power supply lines to the components. The coupling... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070176395 - Slidable fifth-wheel hitch: A slidable trailer hitch apparatus comprises a trailer hitch head operable to receive a cooperating portion of a trailer, the trailer hitch head adapted to be slidable and rotatable relative to the vehicle about an axis of rotation, first and second parallel spaced part guides fixedly located relative to the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070176396 - Motorcycle trailer construction: A motorcycle trailer has a wheeled frame which may be hitched to and unhitched from a towing motorcycle. The frame has a towbar which is movable from a projected position in which it may be hitched to the motorcycle to a retracted position in which it underlies the frame. The... Agent: Mcculloch PLC

20070176397 - Drawbar clevis assembly: A drawbar clevis assembly includes a drawbar with a greater offset between the upper inboard member and the lower outboard member. The clevis assembly also includes a strap which is mounted to the drawbar and which has an opening in a mid portion. The strap is slid over the drawbar... Agent: Deere & Company

20070176398 - Passenger airbag module: A passenger airbag module includes opposite side walls connected by a rear wall. The side walls each include at least one inward projection that traps a semi-cylindrical retainer between the projections and the rear wall. The retainer holds the inflator and airbag within the housing. End walls connect the side... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070176399 - Trim panel for a motor vehicle: A trim panel for a motor vehicle. The trim panel includes a panel body, a support, and a clip mechanism. The clip mechanism includes an arm having a frangible portion and a hinge portion. The frangible portion severs from the support to permit the arm to pivot about the hinge... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. Intl. Automotive Components Group

20070176400 - Roof side garnish peripheral structure of automobile: A roof side garnish peripheral structure of an automobile includes: a roof side garnish (9) mounted on an inner side of a side roof rail (1) from an inner side of a passenger room, the roof side garnish (9) being provided at its outer side in a widthwise direction of... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20070176401 - Shield: A shield includes a sheet (1) of material and a plurality of spaced apart webbing portion (2) attached to the sheet. The webbing portions substantially extend from one end edge of the sheet to an opposite end edge. The shield also includes attaching devices (5, 7) located at or near... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070176403 - Air adjustable seat: An improved air adjustable seat includes an air pump, at least one air bag, and an air switch for adjusting seat height. The air pump is preferably controlled by a pressure switch. The air pump is connected to the air switch through a first air line, and the air switch... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070176402 - Detection device of vehicle interior condition: A detection system of vehicle interior condition including an illumination unit for illuminating a plurality of mutually different illumination regions including at least one seat of a vehicle and a surrounding region thereof so as to have different illumination time durations shifted by a predetermined time, an imaging unit for... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070176404 - Stored gas inflator: An occupant protection system includes an airbag with inflator that directs a projectile into a burst disk. As the burst disk ruptures, high pressure gas releases into the airbag for inflating the airbag.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070176405 - Motorized steering column module with position control: A motorized steering column module with position control including a moving device that moves a steering wheel in an axial direction, bringing it closer or further away from a selected position, and in a radial plane for regulating upward and downward movement with the aid of at least one electronic... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070176406 - Frame rail: A frame rail assembly configured for use in various applications, including automotive vehicles. The frame rail assembly includes two rail portions. The rail portions include apertures each encompassed by a mounting boss. In addition, the frame rail includes spacers sized and configured to receive the mounting bosses in a snug... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070176407 - Vehicle frame structure: A frame structure is provided in which a sub-frame is fixed to a rear portion of a vehicle body frame, and serves as a suspension-supporting portion of the vehicle body frame. In the sub-frame, a rear member extends between a sub-frame upper pipe and a sub-frame lower pipe. The rear... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070176408 - Adaptive seat belt system: A safety restraint system for a vehicle is disclosed. The safety restraint system has a seat belt webbing for restraining an occupant of the vehicle, a seat belt retractor, a deflector, a height adjuster, a latch plate deflector, a buckle and a communication link. The seat belt retractor mounted to... Agent: Autoliv Asp