Land vehicles inventions 02/08

20080048405 - Seamless control of spring stiffness in a liquid spring system: A vibration control system for a structure having a first structural member and a second structural member. The vibration control system having a liquid spring operably interposed between the first structural member and the second structural member. The liquid spring uses a compressible liquid to seamlessly generate spring and/or damping... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080048406 - Blow-molded wheels having undercut treads, methods for producing the same, and children's ride-on vehicles including the same: Improved blow-molded wheels, methods for producing the same, and children's ride-on vehicles including the same are disclosed. The blow-molded wheels may include a blow-molded body that has a tread surface, first and second sidewalls and an axis. The body may be configured to rotate about the axis. The tread surface... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080048407 - Kayak loader: A cart is described for use in transporting and loading kayaks and similar watercraft. The cart includes first and second side frame members having forward and rear ends; a support member extending between the frame members adjacent the frame member rear ends; a bracing member extending between the frame members... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20080048408 - Suspension brake torque reactor: A suspension assembly includes at least one leaf spring with first and second spring ends that are adapted for mounting to forward and rearward vehicle frame portions, respectively. A center portion of the leaf spring is clamped to an axle beam with a clamp. The suspension assembly includes a brake... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080048409 - Structure mounting rear suspension: A vehicle suspension structure includes a frame member having a first side portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion extends in a first direction relative to the first side portion. The structure also includes a suspension mounting member attached to the first side portion of the frame member. The... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080048410 - Bicycle tube connector: A bicycle tube connector is a hollow body formed by the coupling of a left shell and a right shell. The tube connector further comprises a transverse rotational shaft connected with two branches of a chain stay, a down tube hole for retaining an obliquely downward down tube. When the... Agent: Chun-hung Lin

20080048411 - Collapsible conveyance folding transport chair folding wheelchair: A collapsible, foldable support structure and conveyance has a frame assembly with multiple interconnected frame members, junction blocks located at intersecting ends of some of the frame members, and wheels attached to the junction blocks or directly to frame members. Fixtures are attached to or integrally formed with the junction... Agent: Roetzel & Andress

20080048412 - Pedal-powered vehicle: When combined in a two-wheel pedal powered scooter, the features of the present invention provide a vehicle that is small and compact. The reciprocating pedals allow for a low center of gravity since there is no need to allow for the full turn of regular pedals The incorporation of a... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080048413 - Structure for bicycle: e

20080048414 - Oscillating steering system for an agricultural implement: An oscillating in-line steering system for a pulled agricultural implement includes first and second in-line axles pivotably coupled with a frame. The system also includes at least first and second in-line wheel arrangements pivotably coupled with the first and second axles respectively. Each wheel arrangement has a plurality of pivotable... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080048415 - Springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes: A springloaded snowblade unit with complimentary binding complexes consisting of a snowblade with a skiboot support plate affixed thereto with spring components affixed to the snowblade and support plate with a clearance therebetween and with the binding complexes both anterior and posterior being made up of square u-bolts and binding... Agent: John J. Welch, Jr., Esq.

20080048416 - Binding system: The present invention relates to a ski binding that retains a boot to a ski in at least two independent operational states. One embodiment of a ski binding includes a toe receiving member and a releasable system. The toe receiving member is configured to engage the toe portion of the... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20080048417 - Amphibious utility cart and transport system incorporating same: An amphibious utility cart aids an outdoorsman in transporting equipment from home to a hunting site, and may further provide seating. The apparatus comprises framing to which a molded plastic platform is attached. The entire unit is designed to be rolled on land with wheels and to float on water... Agent: Charles F. Meroni, Jr.

20080048418 - Self-closing leadwire clip and airbag housing: An airbag module is provided with a means for securing a leadwire. In one embodiment, the means for securing a leadwire comprises at least one self-closing leadwire clip for securing the leadwire within an airbag housing. As the cover of the airbag housing is closed, the self-closing clip(s) close and... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080048419 - Passenger airbag door structure: Disclosed are a passenger airbag door structure in which a pad deploying part and an airbag door part are integrally formed and a method of making the same.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080048420 - Driver-side airbag device: A driver-side airbag device includes an airbag folded and housed within a boss portion of a non-circular steering wheel. The airbag is deployed in conformity with a shape of the steering wheel. Further, the airbag is formed of a top and a bottom portion, at least one of which has... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080048421 - Airbag which deploys along multiple sides of occupant: An airbag module arranged in or mounted to a vehicle ceiling alongside the left or right side of the passenger compartment and including an airbag having a first portion for deploying to one side of an occupant and a second portion for deploying to a perpendicular side of the occupant.... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080048423 - Safety arrangement: A safety arrangement is provided in a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a floor pan (1) terminating at its forward end with an inclined splash-wall (3, 4, 5). There is a moveable floor element (10) which has regions (12, 13, 14) which initially conform to and lie adjacent the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080048422 - Safety device for a motor vehicle having a front-end structure: In a motor vehicle having a front-end structure, a front bulkhead separates the front-end structure from an interior space, and a braking unit fixed to the front bulkhead has a master brake cylinder and a brake booster. The braking unit is pivotable about a pivot axis which runs through the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080048424 - Safety device for a truck cabin and cabin for a truck: A novel safety device for the driver's cabin of a vehicle, wherein the driver's cabin demonstrates at least one driver seat with a first side facing a side window and a second side opposite the first side. The safety device comprises a safety net, which is spread next to the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080048425 - Impact absorbing knee bolster: An impact absorbing knee bolster is provided with an impact absorbing structure and a knee bolster main body plate. The impact absorbing structure includes a pair of upper brackets having a first impact deformation load threshold and a pair of lower brackets having a second impact deformation load threshold that... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080048426 - Roll-over protective structure for a work vehicle with removable portion for air transport: A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a roll-over protective structure mounted to the frame. The roll-over protective structure includes a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof. Each support post includes a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement.... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080048427 - Stabilized pad for vehicles: A stabilizer pad construction is shown in which a pair of resilient laminated pad assemblies are mounted outboard on a weldment that is pivotally supported from a stabilizer arm of a vehicle. A latch device is also illustrated in two different embodiments that prevent self-flipping of the pad, particularly from... Agent: David M. Driscoll, Esq.

20080048428 - Storage system for a support mat: A storage system 84 provides facility for storing a support mat 62 on a crane 20, for transport with the crane to and from work sites, and for placement of the mat on a terrain 22 for receipt of a pad 40 extendable from an outrigger beam 26 of the... Agent: J. Bruce Hoofnagle

20080048429 - Protective covers for truck cab guards: Protective covers for cab guards or racks which extend vertically from the front rail of a truck bed behind the rear window of the truck cab are disclosed. The protective covers may be molded to fit any shape or size of truck bed rack. In one embodiment, the protective cover... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20080048430 - Boot retaining unit of a ski binding: The invention relates to a boot-retaining unit of a ski binding for securing one end, in particular the toe end, of a ski boot by way of two boot or sole holders which can be pivoted about vertical axes, engage around an end region of the sole periphery or ski... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP

20080042379 - Collapsible stroller backpack: A collapsible stroller backpack (“CSB”) (100) where the CSB alternately functions as a backpack with an included collapsible stroller, and as a stroller having a container (110). Items in the container need not be removed as the CSB changes from a backpack configuration to a stroller configuration. In the preferred... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP. Hani Z. Sayed

20080042380 - Basket attachment for a shopping cart: A device for mounting on a shopping cart that holds small items being purchased which otherwise could fall through openings in the shopping cart while shopping. The device includes a basket member made from a predetermined material and having a predetermined configuration. There is at least one aperture formed through... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080042382 - Transportable device for storing and delivering oxygen: A transportable device for storing and delivering oxygen includes a casing (3) containing a cryogenic tank (1) designed to contain liquid oxygen, a heating circuit connected to the tank (1) including at least one member (2, 12) for heating/vaporizing the oxygen originating from the tank (1) for the purpose of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080042383 - Front wheel assembly for baby strollers: A front wheel assembly for baby strollers includes a positioning member connected to a front frame of the stroller and a connection unit is inserted into the positioning member. A connection piece has two ends respectively inserted into the positioning member and a connection member to which the front wheels... Agent: An-min Hu

20080042384 - Transporter with integral media entertainment and education center for a baby: A transporter with integral media entertainment and education center for a baby. The transporter with integral media entertainment and education center includes a stroller with a hood and a handle, a DVD player, speakers, a controller, and a power source interface. The DVD player replaceably depends from the hood of... Agent: Bernard S. Hoffman

20080042387 - Single-handed lifting skateboard: In summary, the present invention provides a skateboard body, attachable to a plurality of wheel assemblies. The skateboard body in accordance with the present invention comprises a support platform for supporting a user, the platform being engagable to the wheel assemblies, wherein the platform includes at least one gripping aperture... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080042388 - Steering knuckle boot: A boot for covering a steering knuckle of an amphibious vehicle comprising a flexible tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a molded groove for seating a first clamp, and wherein the second end comprises a straight cuff for clamping with a second... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20080042389 - Steering apparatus: There is provided a steering apparatus including a pinion communicating with an operation of a steering member, a rack shaft having a rack meshed with the pinion, and a support yoke resiliently coming into contact with the rack shaft, and being configured to convert rotation of the pinion into movement... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080042377 - Split stabilizer with optimized spring rate: An improve spring rate of a stabilizer is provided with an extended spring length. An inner rotary part (4) of an oscillating motor (2) and a second stabilizer part (1) are connected to one another with a non-positive connection (force transmitting friction connection) designed such that the axial center of... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080042378 - Load carrier: The invention relates to different types of load carriers, more specifically to rollable load carts and load pallets. According to a first aspect of the invention, RFID transponders are advantageously disposed. According to a second aspect of the invention, corner posts are fixed to a base element in order to... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080042381 - Pallet jack: A pallet jack having first and second turn radii includes a support frame having a first end and a second end. The support frame is positionable between a raised position and a lowered position. A main wheel connects to the support frame proximate the first end while a first extensible... Agent: Dufault Law Firm, P.C.

20080042385 - Pet jogger: A three-wheeled vehicle having a reversed tricycle configuration provides a means of transporting a quadraped pet, such as a dog, to accompany the pet owner while he or she jogs or runs behind the vehicle pushing and steering it.... Agent: Thomas J. Germinario, Esq.

20080042386 - Wheeled work chair: A wheeled work chair has all the attributes and style of an office chair but is equipped with wheelchair-type supporting wheels. The chair is height adjustable with the upper portion of the chair moving relative to the lower portion of the chair. Wheels connected to the upper portion of the... Agent: John E. Larson

20080042390 - Interchangeable suspension system: A vehicle with an interchangeable suspension system is disclosed. The vehicle includes a forward section with a forward suspension system and a rear section with a rear suspension system. Different forward and rear sections having different suspension systems can be selected and interchangeably attached to a central section. This arrangement... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20080042391 - Independent suspension system: An independent suspension system for mounting on a vehicle chassis which includes a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal chassis rails has a U-shaped support frame for attachment to the vehicle chassis rails. The support frame has a pair of side frame members, upper ends of which are adapted for engagement with... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080042392 - Rubber auxilliary suspension with stages under tension for vehicle axles in general: An auxiliary suspension system operating on stages of loaded rubber for axles of vehicles in general includes a pair of concentric tubes, one outer and one inner, with rubber applied to the surfaces of contact. As the tubes turn one inside the other, they put the rubber into torsion. The... Agent: Zytek Communications Corporation

20080042393 - Suspension arrangement: The present invention generally relates to a suspension arrangement for a vehicle the suspension arrangement includes an axle having a proximal end which is pivotably mounted by a pivot mount to the vehicle, and a distal end which includes a mount for mounting a ground engaging means, the pivot mount... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080042394 - Retractable vehicle step: A retractable vehicle step for use in allowing a user to access a vehicle is provided. The retractable vehicle step includes a mounting bracket that can be configured for attachment with a trailer hitch receiver of the vehicle. A pair of arms are provided and are pivotally attached to the... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20080042395 - Retractable vehicle step: A step assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The step assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to the motor vehicle. The step assembly also includes a step and an arm having a first end pivotal with respect to the mounting bracket and an opposing second end... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080042396 - Retractable step: A step assembly includes an upper housing adapted to be fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A step is movable relative to the upper housing between a stowed position and a deployed position. A single arm is pivotal with respect to the upper housing and pivotal with respect to the... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080042397 - Slidable fifth-wheel hitch having adjustable guides: 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

20080042398 - Pin box assembly for trailer: An extension coupling for interconnecting a trailer to a tow hitch carried on a tow vehicle includes an elongated arm having a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally connected to the trailer. A king pin is connected to the second end. The king pin includes... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080042399 - Towable trailer assembly: A trailer assembly for use with a towing vehicle such as a dump truck. The assembly comprises a pup trailer that has a fixed or a terminally-steerable front axle and an adjustable length tongue that secures the trailer to the towing vehicle. The trailer and tongue are secured to each... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080042400 - Snow riding implement: A ski in accordance with the invention increases in width from a tip or shovel portion to a mid-portion. The mid-portion includes at least a slight sidecut. The ski then decreases in width from the mid-portion to a tail portion. The ski also includes an undersurface with a substantial portion... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080042401 - Improved binding system: The present invention relates to a ski binding that retains a boot to a ski in at least two independent operational states. One embodiment of a ski binding includes a toe receiving member and a releasable system. The toe receiving member is configured to engage the toe portion of the... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20080042402 - Folding device for supporting of structures: A device comprising an elastically deformable body (1) having an opening (2) that defines two pliable portions (3; 4) consisting of a central portion (3) and a surrounding portion (4) that are capable of being folded relative to each other to form a supporting means that is adaptable to various... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080042403 - Leanable tracking trailer for a motorcycle: A one wheeled trailer is disclosed for use with and for pulling behind a two wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle or motorbike. The trailer is configured to track behind the motorcycle or motorbike and to lean with the cycle as a unit so as to respond in the same... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080042404 - Mobile equipment for transport and positioning of disabled people: The invention describes mobile equipment for transport and positioning of differently-abled people of the type comprising a frame (2) positioned on wheels (3), a support structure (5) secured to the frame (2) and constituted of a quadrilateral with parallel arms (50 and 51) that engage with a seat (6), a... Agent: Pyle & Piontek Attn: Thomas R. Vigil

20080042405 - Aircraft galley carts and associated methods of manufacture: Aircraft galley carts and methods for their manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a galley cart for use on an aircraft includes a body configured to be moved along a passenger aisle of the aircraft. The body can include a one-piece plastic shell forming a first side portion and... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20080042406 - Automotive psir door anti-walk feature: An automotive airbag system including a PSIR chute having a door end, and first and portions. The door end of the PSIR chute may include one or more openings, and a door may be connected to the door end of the PSIR chute. The door may include an inner edge... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080042407 - Extended output inflator device: An inflation device for inflating an inflatable cushion of all airbag module, the inflation device having: a first chamber having a first volume of inflation gas; a second chamber having a second volume of inflation gas; a first inflation opening for allowing the first volume of inflation gas to pass... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080042408 - Vehicular seats with fluid-containing weight sensing sysem: System for measuring the weight of an occupant in a vehicle seat having a bottom portion and a back portion at an angle to the bottom portion and for controlling a safety restraint system responsive thereto which includes a fluid-containing bladder mounted within or beneath an upper surface of the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080042409 - 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 protect the occupant in the crash involving... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080042410 - Vehicular electrical system with crash sensors and occupant protection systems: Electrical system in a vehicle includes crash sensor systems each arranged to sense a crash involving the vehicle and occupant protection systems each including an occupant protection device arranged to protect an occupant in the event of a crash involving the vehicle. The crash sensor system(s) and the occupant protection... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080042411 - Apparatus including igniter: e

20080042412 - Airbag: The disclosed airbag comprises an upper airbag layer, a lower airbag layer, and an intermediate layer dividing the interior of the airbag into a first chamber and second chamber. An outlet is provided through which gas from the first chamber is able to enter the second chamber. The outlet is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080042413 - Double weft/warp airbag fabric and related airbags and manufacturing methods: A double yarn airbag fabric is disclosed, which may include an inflatable fabric portion, comprising multiple first yarns that form multiple sets of first yarns, and multiple second yarns. At least two sets of first yarns are alternately woven around at least two adjacent second yarns at each weave. The... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080042415 - Airbag apparatus and method of folding airbag: An airbag apparatus receives an occupant's left breast by an expanded left airbag section and receives the right breast by a right airbag section. A void space of the expanded airbag opposes the lateral center of the occupant's breast. Both the left and right airbag sections expand smoothly and substantially... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080042414 - Hollow weave fabric for an air bag and method of producing the same: A hollow weave fabric for an air bag in which the periphery of a double-layer hollow weave portion is formed with a seam zone, wherein the warp yarn and the weft yarn forming the base fabric are each a poly(hexamethylene adipamide) fiber having a total size of 150 to 500... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080042416 - Airbag with an adaptatively closable vent device: The invention relates to an airbag comprising an inflatable cushion (11) with the gas produced by a generator when a collisions occurs having a vent hole (13) made in the inflatable cushion (11) which is provided with a device (21) including a part (23) made of flexible material with at... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080042417 - All terrain vehicle (atv) safety attachment with gas tank holder: A Safety Attachment which does not allow the All Terrain Vehicles front end to lift off the ground more than a specified distance and eliminate a backwards overturn, when such vehicles are driven by one or more people up an incline of sufficient grade so as to cause the lighter-weighted... Agent: Mark William Shaw

20080042418 - Rear impact occupant protection apparatus and method: Vehicle including a system for preventing injury to an occupant's head and neck during a rear impact includes a support structure for supporting the occupant including an upper body support portion for supporting the occupant's head and neck. The support structure has a deformable upper body support portion which may... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080042419 - Load carrier mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle: A load carrier including a fixing system on a rear part of a vehicle including: a longitudinal arm with one end to interact with a sleeve joined to a structural element of the vehicle; a lever with one end mounted to rotate relative to the arm about a transversal pin... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080042420 - Clamping apparatus for adjustable steering column for a vehicle: A clamping apparatus for an adjustable steering column for a vehicle includes at least two, relatively slidable plates (1, 2) that can be clamped relatively to one another. More than two plates can be provided to form a pack of plates. Alternate plates have relatively slidable, clamping surfaces that can... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080036165 - Skateboard riser light: The riser light is attached between the underneath surface of the deck of a skateboard and a wheel truck using the wheel truck mounting hardware as a standard riser pad would be. The riser light includes self-contained lighting assemblies positioned adjacent the underneath surface of the deck at an outward... Agent: Bay Area Patent Group, LLC

20080036164 - Clear ice skate blade holder: A blade holder comprising: (a) a body at least partly made of a clear material and comprising a front pedestal with a front inner surface, a rear pedestal with a rear inner surface and a bridge portion interconnecting said front and rear pedestals, the front and rear inner surfaces defining... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20080036166 - Self-locking sleeve for stabilizer bar: A stabilizer bar includes a sleeve and bushing that are used to mount the stabilizer bar to a vehicle structure. The sleeve is comprised of a plastic material and includes a locking mechanism for locking the sleeve to the stabilizer bar. The bushing is comprised of a resilient material and... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080036167 - Adjustment arrangement in a suspension hanger assembly: An adjustment arrangement in a suspension hanger assembly that can be used to square the orientation of an axle with the travel direction of the incorporating vehicle. The adjustment arrangement includes a hanger bracket that has a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart hanger legs projecting generally away from the... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20080036168 - Method and apparatus for suspending a vehicle: A suspension for, and a method for suspending, a vehicle having a body is provided. The suspension includes a first suspension assembly and a second suspension assembly. The first suspension assembly extends between a first surface contact assembly and the body, and the second suspension assembly extends between a second... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080036169 - User-propelled wheeled vehicles: A vehicle (100) is propelled by using the handlebar column (90) as a lever that can be pivoted to-and-fro and that also has a dive end or crank (50) which directly engages with the front wheel (101), whereby the front wheel is moved forwards in the rearword stroke. With a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080036170 - Aerodynamic fork mast structure: A front fork for a bicycle having an upwardly extending mast of an aerodynamic teardrop shape to which a handlebar may readily be attached.... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20080036171 - Aerodynamic storage element and frame: The present invention is directed to a storage element and bicycle frame that work in conjunction with each other. The present invention to makes both the frame and storage element as aerodynamic as possible when the storage element is attached to the frame. The storage element is designed to function... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20080036172 - Systems and methods of trailering vehicles: A vehicle trailering system comprises a towing vehicle comprising a hitch mounting mechanism, and a trailer connectable thereto. The trailer comprises a body defining an interior space sized to fit at least one vehicle and having first and second sets of spaced-apart carrying members attachable to opposite sides of the... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080036173 - Adjusting device, air deflecting system, control member and device enabling aerodynamic resistance of a semi-trailer to be reduced: The invention concerns a device for adjusting a fifth wheel, comprising a displacement device provided with two guide rails placed on the vehicle, in particular on a tractor semi-trailer combination in the longitudinal direction thereof, said guide rails whereon a slide may be installed capable of being moved by means... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080036174 - Enclosed boat trailer: The boat trailer includes a housing, for receiving a boat therein. The housing covers and supports the boat for storage or transport thereof. The housing includes an antechamber, an upper wall, a pair of sidewalls and at least one rear door. The trailer includes a front chassis and a rear... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080036175 - Method for the transmission of electrical pneumatic or hydraulic energy and an energy transmission system: A method for the transmission of electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic energy between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, coupled thereto, for example a tractor vehicle and a trailer and an energy transmission system. The aim of the invention is development of a method and an energy transmission system permitting... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080036176 - Front tow extended saddle: A front tow extended saddle is disclosed. The saddle allows a first towing truck to mount a second truck, facing forward, behind the first truck, in order to tow the second truck to a distant location. The saddle allows the towed truck to face forward during transport, thus allowing for... Agent: Vorys Sater Seymour Pease

20080036177 - Probe-operated trailer guide with lights: A probe-operated guide is provided with battery-powered lights on a pole, such that a driver can attach a trailer to a vehicle without help from another person. The guide is mounted directly above the trailer cup on a trailer, and the lights on the guide can be adjusted in height... Agent: Galasso 7 Associates, Lp

20080036178 - Vehicular towing hitch: A hitch is disclosed for towing a trailer behind a vehicle. The hitch includes a base member to be coupled to the vehicle and a first arm coupled to the base and comprising a female receptor adjacent to a distal end thereof for receiving a first male connector of the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080036179 - Systems and methods for providing a towing apparatus having an integral ball: Systems and methods for providing a towing apparatus having a component, such as a ball, that is made integral to the towing apparatus through a process of forging, casting or welding to increase the strength of the towing apparatus. Specifically, while spinning the ball component at a high speed, a... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080036180 - Alpine ski binding system having release logic for inhibiting anterior cruciate ligament injury: An alpine ski binding system for releasably securing a ski boot to a ski. The binding system includes a secondary toe release that provides an attenuated release threshold under lateral shear loading conditions that can cause anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The secondary toe release responds to a trigger that senses... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20080036181 - Portable commode, shower and bath wheelchair apparatus: A portable commode, shower, and bath wheelchair apparatus comprising a first support frame, a second support frame, a mechanical interface interconnecting the first support frame to the second support frame thereby forming a first contiguous support rail and a second contiguous support rail. A seat assembly is slidingly attached to... Agent: Dale F. Regelman

20080036182 - Equalizer for a suspension system: An equalizer for a suspension system for a trailer is configured to absorb or dampen the harsh shocks or vibrations coming off of the leaf springs proximate to a center frame hangar, thus allowing for a “softer” ride. The equalizer utilizes one or two independent equalizer arm assemblies or castings... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080036183 - Airbag coatings made with hybrid resin compositions: The present disclosure is directed to the use of specific hybrid resins as airbag coatings. Preferably, the polymers used to create these hybrid resins, as described herein, are urethanes blended with acrylates, vinyls, silicones, and combinations thereof, where at least one of the components has a glass transition temperature of... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080036184 - Airbag module cover: In an airbag module cover, at least one pair of tear lines is provided on a double-wall portion (an inner side wall and an outer side wall). The tear line provided on the inner side wall is formed as a slit. The tear line provided on the outer side wall... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080036185 - Seat load or displacement measuring system for occupant restraint system control: Seat assembly attachable to a substrate of a vehicle includes a seat having a bottom portion and a back portion coupled at an angle to a rear portion of the bottom portion, a support structure arranged at least partially under the seat and to support the seat on the substrate... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080036187 - Vehicle-mounted monitoring arrangement and method using light-regulation: Land-based vehicle including an arrangement for monitoring objects in or about a vehicle which includes a source from which illumination is emitted into an area in or about the vehicle, a receiver arranged to receive illumination reflected from an object in the path of the illumination, a light-regulating component arranged... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080036186 - Active headrest system: A safety system for an automotive vehicle comprises a headrest associated with a vehicle seat and an actuator for adjusting a position of said headrest with respect to the vehicle seat. According to the invention, the system further comprises an optical imager system associated with said vehicle seat, said optical... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080036188 - Apparatus for controlling flow of inflation fluid through a vent opening of an air bag module: An apparatus for controlling flow of inflation fluid through a vent opening (50) in an air bag module (10) includes a vent member (14) movable to control flow of the inflation fluid through the vent opening. The vent member (14) includes a vent member opening (84) extending through the vent... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080036189 - Airbag: An airbag for protecting an occupant includes a left half airbag having an inner panel and a right half airbag having an inner panel. At least one outer panel is provided and a seam allowance is provided on at least one of the inner panels when the left and right... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080036190 - Personal restraint system: A personal restraint system for a seat in a motor vehicle including a three-point belt system and a two-point belt system. The three-point belt system including a first belt retractor, and a first belt web having a first belt latch plate, and a first belt buckle. The two-point belt system... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080036191 - Pole grip: The invention relates to a stick/pole grip (1), particularly for walking sticks, trekking poles, alpine ski poles, cross-country ski poles and Nordic walking poles, with a grip body (3) and with a device (11-14) for adjustably fastening a hand-retaining device, particularly provided in the form of a hand strap (2)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080029979 - Structure of inline skates: The present invention relates generally to an improved structure of inline skates, which provides a cushion, a wheel with a gearwheel on its side, and a pawl assembly. By pressing down the weight, the wheel with gearwheel on its side occludes the pawl assembly, which stops the wheel with gearwheel... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080029981 - Janitorial cleaning cart: Janitorial cleaning carts, and more particularly cleaning carts capable to selectively receiving attachments for holding cleaning accessories such as mops, brooms, brushes, tools, and other related cleaning supplies.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080029983 - Shock absorbing mechanism for a stroller: A shock absorbing mechanism is adapted for cushioning a stroller via a flexible arched deformation, has a connecting member comprising at least an arched transverse portion, a pair of arched longitudinal portions connected by the arched transverse portion at mid-portion, and a plurality of seesawing mounts having a first end... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080029984 - Metal grip for t-bar: A metal grip for T-bar according to the present invention has a T-bar, a front wheel, a front wheel fork, a board, and two or more rear wheels. The metal grip includes a locking bump and a metal grip. The locking bump is for locking the T-bar to the front... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080029986 - Stowable cargo pocket providing wall assembly and method: A stowable wall assembly, for providing a cargo pocket in a vehicle having two adjacent seats spaced from each other to define therebetween a space within a passenger compartment, is provided. The wall assembly includes at least two wall members adapted to be stowed in respective storage positions, each of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080029982 - Stroller brake system: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported by at least one wheel and a handle. The handle includes a brake operator that is coupled to a brake assembly at the wheel. The brake operator is movable between a first position whereby the brake assembly is disengaged from the... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080029980 - Stroller seat recline mechanism: A stroller is provided having a stroller frame supported on at least one wheel and a handle. A child seat is supported by the stroller frame, and includes a seatback connected to a seating surface that extends forward from the seatback. The stroller includes a recline mechanism that is operable... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080029985 - Side movement propelled wheeled recreational device: A recreational board propelled by side-to-side movement of a user. The board may be wider than deep, to accommodate a human standing at a slight straddle, and have a plurality of caster wheels mounted to an underside thereof. The wheels are preferably mounted in a biased direction wheel arrangement, the... Agent: Steven J. Adamson, PC

20080029987 - Vehicle attitude control apparatus: A vehicle attitude control apparatus has suspensions Sfl, Srl, Sfr, and Srr that suspend each of front-left, rear-left, front-right and rear-right wheels Wfl, Wrl, Wfr, and Wrr; electric motors 21, 22, 23 and 24 that independently drive each of four wheels; lateral acceleration sensor 31; and controller 32. The controller... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080029988 - Cast trailing arm assembly for trailer suspension: A trailing arm assembly for a suspension includes first and second axle wraps. The first and second axle wraps are welded to each other to substantially surround an outer perimeter of an axle member. The first axle wrap is then welded to one side of the axle member at a... Agent: Kerrie A. Laba Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080029989 - Removable fender assembly for a work vehicle: A work vehicle includes a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly includes a fender, an arm, and a quick attach coupler. The quick attach coupler interconnects one end of the arm with the fender or frame. An opposite end of the arm is rigidly connected with the other... Agent: Deere & Company

20080029990 - Nerf bar structure and replaceable foot peg inserts for utility and off road vehicles: A foot rest and foot holding apparatus is disclosed that protects a users foot from ground obstructions. The foot holding apparatus has multiple friction points to reduce movement of a foot in the apparatus. The structure includes serrated inserts that grip the bottom of a shoe to maintain the foot... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080029991 - Hand-powered riding device: A hand-powered riding device, in particular a self-propelled, wheeled riding device having a platform, a pulling rope and a pulley, is provided. The user, sitting or standing on the platform, pulls up the pulling rope wound around the pulley to cause the riding device to propel, simultaneously providing beneficial upper... Agent: Act International Corporation

20080029992 - Multi-speed fixed-drive push rim wheelchair: Multi-speed fixed gear hub transmissions are provided for push rim wheelchairs. Push rim wheelchairs having such transmissions are also provided. The hub transmission generally includes a hub driver, a hub and a drive train, configured to transmit rotational force from the hub driver to the hub. In some implementations, the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080029993 - Bicycle fork assembly: A bicycle fork and frame assembly comprising a frame having a head tube including an outer dimension, a fork including a fork crown and a steerer tube positioned in the head tube, an upper bearing, and a lower bearing having a diameter. The upper and lower bearings are configured to... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080029994 - Bicycle training aid with dynamically deployable balancing features: A bicycle training aid has dynamically deployable balancing mechanisms that are used when teaching a child to ride a bicycle. The balancing mechanisms can be in the form of deployable training wheels that are actuated when the child becomes unstable on the bicycle. One mechanism for deploying the balancing mechanisms... Agent: Bradley D. Lytle

20080029995 - Sliding device for a fifth wheel coupling: The invention relates to a sliding device (20) for a fifth wheel coupling (30), which comprises two guide rails (14) mounted on a vehicle in the longitudinal direction thereof and a slide (31) which can be displaced on the guide rails (14). A locking device (21) mounted on said slide... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20080029996 - Extension coupling for interconnecting trailer and tow hitch: An extension coupling for interconnecting a trailer to a tow hitch carried on a tow vehicle includes a pin box assembly having a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally connected to the trailer. A king pin is connected to the second end. The pin box... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080029997 - Servodrive for a trailer: An auxiliary drive for a trailer comprises a carrier that can be moved in relation to a chassis, said carrier holding a drive motor which can be used to drive a wheel of the trailer. The carrier can be swiveled from a drive position to a rest position and vice... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20080029998 - Snow skis: A ski includes a base plate (2) and a raised, central platform (3). A front supplemental element (6a) is removably attached to a front end of the platform and has a pair of longitudinal arms (60, 61) extending forward along a top surface of the base plate. Similarly, a rear... Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky, Jr. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan,

20080029999 - Snowboard having front and rear protective mechanism: A snowboard includes a snowboard main body and two shock resistant protecting plates attached to front and rear ends of the main body. The protecting plates are made of material having high structure strength and high hardness. The snowboard main body forms a front mounting slot and a rear mounting... Agent: Eric Chan

20080030000 - Footbed for gliding board binding: A method and apparatus for providing a gliding board binding, such as a snowboard binding. The binding may include an adjustment indicator that allows for determination of a longitudinal position of the base relative to a gliding board, heel-to-toe position of the base relative to a gliding board and/or an... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080030001 - Footbed for gliding board binding: A method and apparatus for providing a gliding board binding, such as a snowboard binding. The binding may include an adjustment indicator that allows for determination of a longitudinal position of the base relative to a gliding board, heel-to-toe position of the base relative to a gliding board and/or an... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080030002 - Adaptable bi-fold scrapbook and craft workstation: A scrapbook workstation includes a base workstation member including a first plurality of adjustable shelves, at least one bi-fold door rotatably coupled to the base workstation, and a collapsible table rotatably coupled to the base workstation member, wherein the at least one bi-fold door further comprises a second plurality of... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080030003 - Integrated multi-purpose deployment field system: An integrated multi-purpose deployment field system enables a user to build a plurality of field pieces of equipment for field use in recreation, rescue, medicine, military operations, disaster relief and non-motorized cargo hauling. The system includes assembling the field equipment from a plurality of interchangeable T-shaped load support components. Each... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20080030004 - Trailer extension for multiple recreational vehicles: A trailer extension, detachable at both ends, includes an elongated rigid beam with trailer hitches secured at both ends, the rear one for hooking to a standard trailer such as a boat trailer. A secondary support member is removably clamped underneath the elongated rigid beam and underneath the frame of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080030005 - Locking device for a stroller: A locking device for a stroller is provided. The stroller includes a pair of side frames and a base frame. The locking device comprises an articulated mechanism pivotally connected between the respective rear frames of the pair of side frames, a locking member slidably provided on the articulated mechanism for... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080030006 - Bolster spring suspension assembly: A bolster spring assembly is adapted for securement to a vehicle having a primary suspension system for securing an axle to the vehicle. The bolster spring assembly is located and secured between the leaf spring over the axle and the undercarriage of the vehicle as a supplement to the primary... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080030007 - Cockpit component: A cockpit component for a motor vehicle includes a basic body and an inflatable airbag cushion, and has an airbag cover for protecting vehicle occupants against injuries during traffic accidents. On an end side of an interior structure, facing the vehicle occupant, the airbag cover bears directly against the basic... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080030008 - Airbag assembly: A cushion wrap is secured to a front panel portion of the airbag. Opposite ends of the cushion wrap are secured to the bracket, such that one portion of the cushion wrap tethers one portion of the airbag to the bracket, while another portion of the cushion wrap tethers another... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080030009 - Airbag cover, instrument panel, and airbag apparatus: An airbag cover includes an airbag cover main body extending along a surface that faces a front passenger in a vehicle for covering a passenger airbag, a tear line provided at the airbag cover main body for splitting the airbag cover, and a deployment door provided at the airbag cover... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080030010 - Airbag module for protection of the cervicodorsal region:

20080030011 - Airbag, airbag apparatus, and method for folding airbag: An airbag, which is folded and assembled elongatedly, is deployed along a side window. The airbag has a folded portion and a pleated portion which wraps the folded portion under the assembled condition. The airbag also has an inner tube which is provided from the inside of an infusion portion... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080030012 - Passenger protection device: A passenger protection device in a motor vehicle includes at least one airbag, at least one gas generator for filling the airbag, an airbag control device for activating the airbag, means for acquiring the deployment speed of the airbag, and means for regulating the filling quantity of the airbag, taking... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080030013 - Integrated seat belt shoulder anchor: A seat belt assembly for use in a vehicle seat includes a shoulder anchor for guiding a seat belt having a turn flange with a flat portion and a curved portion.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080030014 - Diagonal-stride-simulating roller ski: An apparatus supporting “dry land” simulation of the diagonal stride cross-country skiing technique. The apparatus may include a roller ski comprising at least two wheel configured to roll on a surface and a stop connected to the roller ski. The stop may selectively engaging at least one of the surface... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird