Land vehicles inventions 08/08

20080203684 - Road-building machine: The invention relates to a road-building machine whose left front wheel (4) or caterpillar, right front wheel (6) or caterpillar, left rear wheel (8) or caterpillar and right rear wheel (10) or caterpillar are connected to the road-building machine chassis by means of an actuating element and are height-adjustable with... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080203685 - Anti-zigzag guide rail with extension of protection: The present invention relates to a prior application U.S. Ser. No. 11/705,116 <<ANTI-ZIGZAG GUIDE RAIL FOR SNOWMOBILE SKI>> wherein a flat rectangular extension (122) is added to protect from wear the skittle of a snowmobile ski when crossing rocky paths. The flat extension is used as floating link between the... Agent: Ghislain Lachance

20080203686 - Golf cart: A golf cart assembly for holding and transporting golf clubs having a support rod, at least one base for supporting the clubs, a restraining member for securing at least one of the golf clubs and a wheel for rolling transport of the assembly. The support rod including a single rod... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080203687 - Convertible hand truck: A multi-mode hand truck is convertible to assume a hand-truck mode, a reclined load-assist mode, and a push-cart mode.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080203688 - Hand truck with adjustable-height auxiliary carrier: A hand truck includes a base and a toe-plate shelf coupled to the base. The base includes a truck frame and a wheel unit coupled to the truck frame.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080203689 - Apparatus for the dispositon and transportation of items: A cart onto which items can be deposited and transported includes a plurality of legs, and a plurality of vertically spaced shelves supported by the legs. Each leg is formed by a plurality of interconnected leg pieces. Each leg includes a plurality of vertically spaced support arms projecting laterally. Each... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080203690 - Alignment changing control device: An alignment changing control device that includes: a motor drive section which adjusts electrical power supplied to a motor of the electric actuator according to an operation command and, when receiving an operation inhibiting signal, limits or stops supplying the electrical power to the motor; a motor temperature estimating section... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080203691 - Scooter having an anti-skid brake device: A scooter having an anti-skid brake device includes a rear wheel hood. The rear wheel hood is provided with a brake section on the inner surface, an anti-skid section on the outer surface and a torsion spring to enhance the brake effect as well as to prevent skid when stepping... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080203692 - Shock absorber spring seat: A spring seat of a shock absorber includes a disc-shaped seat portion to which one end of a coil spring is fixed and a slide portion formed protruding in the radial direction from the seat portion. A fuel inlet pipe is configured to slide along the slide portion toward a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080203693 - In-wheel suspension: An in-wheel suspension including a vehicle body-side member (90). The vehicle body-side member (90) is coupled with a vehicle body at least two coupling portions (92a, 92b, 92c), one of which is positioned above a wheel center and the other of which is positioned below the wheel center, via respective... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080203694 - Vehicle: Vehicle with a vehicle body (7); at least two wheels (3, 4), which are connected to the vehicle body (7) and are movable in relation thereto; a stabilizer (10), which has two legs (11, 12) connected mechanically to one another via a torsion spring (13); two actuators (16, 17), via... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080203695 - Side mounted ladder rack for pick-up truck having a swinging locking arm: A ladder rack to carry a ladder on a pick-up truck having a front and rear rack mounting openings in a top portion of the side wall of the bed box, comprising: a front and a rear ladder support each having, i) an upright insertion portion sized to be closely... Agent: G. F. Gallinger

20080203696 - Abcycle or abdomicycle vehicle operated by upper body and steering system with leaning body: The Abdomicycle is a three or four-wheeled vehicle, (depending upon vehicle model) on which a rider sits upon a seat, leans back against a backrest which is provided for comfort and safety purposes and propels the vehicle either forward or reverse by a reciprocating motion on a bar that encloses... Agent: Shunsuke Akagi

20080203697 - Rotor system for a bicycle: In a rotor system, in particular for a bicycle (1), on which a frame (3) bears a fork (8) for the front wheel (10), and a handle bar (18) is connected to the fork (8) by means of a handle stem (14) on a fork shaft (12) of the fork... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080203699 - Handlebar mount shock absorber structure: A handle bar mount for small vehicles and of the type having a pivoting handlebar cradle (24) attached to a top member (50) that is attached to a vehicle (20). A series of absorbers (38) is retained by absorber posts (42) using two independent pivot locations. The location of the... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080203698 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle with reduced fatigue due to vibrations in travel. A handle bracket is connected to an upper end of a steering shaft through a damper member, and left and right handle bodies are fixed to left and right ends of the handle bracket.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080203700 - Bicycle frame assembly having a replaceable shock absorber: A bicycle frame assembly includes at least one frame member having a connecting portion, and at least one shock absorber formed as a looped plate member disposed detachably in the connecting portion. The looped plate member has two resilient plate portions each having two opposite ends, and an intermediate portion... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080203701 - Custom motorcycle air suspension parking stand: Improvements in a motorcycle kick stand are disclosed. The kick stand works with the air suspension of a motorcycle or with a mechanical jack or solenoid. The kick stand uses legs or a bar that are rotated by the rider under the motorcycle. When the air suspension is vented the... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080203702 - Wheelchair hand rim assembly: A hand rim assembly to be installed on a wheel rim. The assembly includes a ring member having a base portion, a hand rim portion and a web portion interconnecting the base portion and the hand rim portion. Also provided are a plurality of securing members. The ring member is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080203703 - Ski, or similar device for sliding on snow, having a mounting aid for a binding: Ski or similar device for sliding on snow having a mounting plate (12) for a binding or for parts thereof, such as a binding plate and/or heel plate, which mounting plate is mounted on, especially bonded or welded to, the top face of the ski, wherein the mounting plate (12)... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080203704 - Foldable stand for supporting a power tool: A foldable stand for holding a power tool is provided. The stand includes a platform and a first leg rotatably mounted to the platform. A bracket is mounted to the platform and includes a first hook engageable with a first portion of the first leg to maintain the first leg... Agent: Tti/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080203705 - Saddle cart: A drivable saddle cart for storing and transporting saddles, bridles, and/or other equestrian equipment, wherein a frame with at least one saddle holder (15) is provided, which includes at least two wheels (3), so that the frame is drivable.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080203706 - Drawer type storage cart: The present inventions provide self-supporting drawer type storage carts for the storage of pallets or other loads, including heavy and relatively fragile loads, that may be smoothly moved between an open or forward position and a closed or rearward position.... Agent: Robert A. Vitale, Jr. Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro

20080203707 - Inflator with vent: An apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) and an inflator (16) for providing inflation fluid for inflating the protection device. The inflator (16) includes an inflation fluid control structure (100). The control structure (100) includes discharge openings (116) for directing inflation fluid into an inflatable volume... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080203709 - Directional device for deployment of an airbag: A directional device for the deployment of an airbag comprises a deflection element that directs airbag deployment, said element on actuation of the airbag exerting a pressure on said airbag which is directed away from the windscreen during the entire airbag deployment phase such that the airbag is directed away... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080203708 - Interior material and laser beam processing method for the same: A front face distance is obtained by measuring the position of a front face of an instrument panel held by an end effecter of a robot. An error on an optical axis, at the position of the front face is obtained based on the front face distance. Based on the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080203710 - Airbag module: An airbag module includes an airbag with two sections that can be inflated to restrain a vehicle occupant. The inflated airbag defines a gap separating the two sections from each other on a front side of the airbag facing the vehicle occupant. A maximum distance between the airbag sections is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080203711 - Side airbag apparatus for a vehicle: In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a seat with a back rest part and a hinge mechanism. The side airbag includes a separation means defining a front airbag chamber and a rear airbag chamber within the side airbag. A... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080203712 - Switch-based seat sensor for occupant presence detection: A switch-based sensor apparatus is disposed between the bottom cushion and frame of a seat. The sensor apparatus includes upper and lower rigid and generally parallel force translation plates biased apart by a set of springs, and a switch assembly. The force translation plates are joined so as to pre-load... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080203713 - Low risk deployment airbag cushion: The application relates to an airbag with a venting assembly. An air bag cushion can include at least one panel and a tether that forms the venting assembly. The tether can include an attachment portion to attach the tether to a panel of the air bag cushion, an opening, at... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080203715 - Inflator for restraining system for vehicle: e

20080203714 - Method of making an air-bag and an air-bag: A method of making an air-bag is disclosed in which a selected plastics material is blow moulded within an appropriate mould to form a blow moulded air-bag. The mould is such that the blow moulded air-bag (1) has at least one indented region, such as a central oval region (10)... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080203716 - Occupant restraint system: A tether release mechanism for a restraining element of a restraint protection system includes a base, a retention device and an actuator. The retention device is coupled to the base for movement between a locked position and a release position. The restraining element is secured relative to the base in... Agent: Sally J. Brown, Esq. Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080203717 - Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with an actively deployable rollover body: The invention relates to a rollover protection system for motor vehicles with at least one rollover body that in a normal state can be held by means of a holding mechanism in a lower, stored resting position and can be brought in a sensor-controlled manner into a deployed, locked protective... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080203718 - Vehicle with components arranged relative to chassis frame: A vehicle includes a chassis frame including at least one substantially straight rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cab having a floor at least partially disposed vertically below the at least one rail.... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080203719 - Re-new a skate: The Re-New a Skate cover serves as a stylish protective skate cover that help keeps skates in better condition longer from dirt and minor scuff marks. It's fashionable and versatile. Some covers are a stretchable material made with (80%) spandex and (20%) nylon material. It stretches to conform to the... Agent: Phyllis Baker

20080197585 - Shield plate of wheel roller bearing of roller skate: A shield plate (2) of a wheel roller bearing of a roller skate, which is installed outside the roller bearing for preventing the contamination of the roller bearing, characterized in that the shield plate extends over the outer race (7) of the roller bearing and that the shield plate is... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20080197586 - Chair with controllable wheel assembly: A chair with a controllable wheel assembly comprises a chair body having a bottom plate; the chair body being formed with a plurality of openings; a plurality of buckling seats having an approximate U shape with two post; each post of the buckling seat being installed with a guide groove;... Agent: Wen-jye Chen

20080197587 - Combination cart and stand device: Combination cart and stand device comprised of a main frame assembly, a wheel assembly operatively coupled proximate to one end of the main frame assembly, and inner and outer support members pivotally coupled to the main frame assembly at a location distal from said wheel assembly wherein the main frame... Agent: Audrey A. Millemann Weintraub Genshlea Chediak

20080197588 - Platform assembly and working vehicle incorporating same: Operator platform assemblies for use with the working vehicles, e.g., skid steer loaders, and vehicles incorporating the same. The platform assemblies may, in some embodiments, include an arm assembly that attaches to a rear portion of the vehicle and extends rearwardly therefrom as a cantilever member. The platform assembly may... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20080197589 - Pallet truck steer wheel safety guard: A pallet truck steer wheel safety guard is provided. In combination with a steering assembly of a pallet truck, a steer wheel safety guard is disposed behind the steer wheel and defines a length parallel to the axis of rotation of the steer wheel. The safety guard defines a height... Agent: Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.

20080197591 - Hand truck: A hand truck includes a frame, a telescopic handle pivotally connected with the frame, and a joint structure assembled between the frame and the handle. The frame is disposed with a collapsible wheel unit adjustable in position, and the handle and the frame can be bent and extended to a... Agent: Haiming Tsai

20080197590 - Handcart: The invention relates to a handcart composed of a main frame, a blocking board pivotally connected with the main frame, four wheel sets properly assembled under the main frame, and a foldable grip connected with the main frame. For operation, pull up the blocking board to stand vertically on the... Agent: Haiming Tsai

20080197592 - Hand truck: A hand truck is disclosed, the hand truck including a dual-positionable handle assembly, a plurality of casters, and a main body adapted to receive a portion of the handle assembly, wherein the main body includes a pocket adapted to receive a portion of a hand of a user to facilitate... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080197593 - Tie rod arm and method of utilizing the same: A symmetrical tie rod arm is disclosed that can be used on either side of a vehicle to eliminate the need for two separate tie rod arms.... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080197594 - Pivoting handlebar assembly connector: A pivoting handlebar assembly connector is mounted on a scooter and has a housing, two stationary frames and a stem. The housing has an outer tube. The outer tube has a pivot slot formed through a sidewall of the housing. The stationary frames are attached to the sidewall of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20080197595 - Fingerboard skateboard: A device and a mechanism is provided for incorporation of traditional skateboard maneuvers on a miniature level. The device may be a toy fingerboard skateboard that may be utilized to perform common skateboard tricks. The device may have a spring click mechanism that is incorporated into the toy skateboard design... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20080197596 - Positioning feature and method for precise vehicle heights: A corner assembly includes a suspension module and a wheel assembly. In order to compensate for tolerance stack up in relation to a specified height of the corner assembly, the attachment between a damper of the suspension module and a knuckle of the wheel assembly is adjusted. The amount of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080197597 - Motor vehicle with limited angle of inclination: The invention relates to a motor vehicle (1) of the type with four wheels (10), which consists of: a driver's cab which is only large enough to accommodate one person widthways and which is solidly connected to a chassis comprising a driver protection structure (4); and means for balancing the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080197598 - Motorized scooter wheelchair attachment device: The present invention provides a kit for attaching a manually operated wheelchair to a motorized scooter having a seating apparatus and supporting structure and a floor, comprising: (a) a motorized scooter attachment angle iron, wherein the angle iron comprises: (i) a vertical wall; and (ii) a horizontal wall, the horizontal... Agent: Steven B. Stein

20080197599 - Multi-wheeled vehicle: A vehicle including: a front wheel; two rear wheels; a seat configured to allow a rider to lean forward when the vehicle travels; and a frame that includes a front frame section and a rear frame section, the front frame section extending from the seat to at least an axis... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis, P.C.

20080197600 - Bicycle quick release adapter and bicycle fork using the same: A wheel securing adapter is provided in a bicycle fork to attach a skewer of a wheel securing axle thereto. The wheel securing adapter is disposed in an axle mounting opening of the fork. The wheel securing adapter has an internally threaded bore and an external surface configured and arranged... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080197601 - Bicycle wheel securing structure: A bicycle wheel securing structure is basically provided with a bicycle fork, an adapter and a holding member. The adapter includes a first portion defining a maximum width of the adapter and a second portion extending axially from the first portion with the second portion being disposed in a hole... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080197603 - Bicycle frame: The invention relates to a bicycle frame consisting of a rear triangle (t) which is joined to a front quadrilateral structure (c) of tubular elements, comprising a coupling element (A) which is common to both. The top of the coupling element is joined to an upper tube (4). In addition,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080197602 - Bicycle wheel securing structure: A bicycle wheel securing structure includes an adapter, an axial retaining arrangement and a holding member. The adapter is configured and arranged to be mounted in an axle mounting opening of a bicycle fork and has an axial bore that is at least partially threaded. The axial retaining arrangement is... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080197604 - Bicycle wheel securing structure: A bicycle wheel securing structure includes a shaft member, a head member, a lever member and a radial expansion structure. The shaft member has first and second end portions. The head member is coupled at the second end portion. The lever member is operatively mounted to move the shaft member... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080197605 - Method for constructing and treating subterranean formations: A method for servicing a well comprises providing at least one trailer, providing at least one towing vehicle, providing servicing equipment, supporting the equipment with the trailer, and moving the towing vehicle, so as to move the trailer along with the equipment. The combination gross weight rating or combination gross... Agent: John W. Wustenberg Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20080197606 - Trailer hitch for automatically allowing a trailer to tilt for facilitating driving a vehicle on and off the trailer: A trailer hitch for automatically allowing a trailer to tilt for facilitating driving a vehicle on and off the trailer which comprises a hitch coupler having forward and rearward ends. The forward end of the hitch coupler is adapted for removable connection to a receiver hitch of a towing truck.... Agent: Richard L. Miller

20080197607 - Retaining assembly for a gliding board: An assembly for retaining a boot on a gliding board, which includes a non-releasable front retaining element and a non-releasable rear retaining element, as well as a mechanism for measuring the forces to which the boot is subjected when it is fixed on the retaining assembly. At least one of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080197608 - Powered utility cart with drivetrain differential: 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: Gary J. Dixon

20080197611 - Curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus: A curtain airbag includes a non-expanding portion located halfway along the curtain airbag in a front-and-back direction, a front expanding chamber provided at a vehicle front side of the non-expanding portion, a rear expanding chamber provided at a vehicle back side of the non-expanding portion, an upper expanding chamber provided... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080197610 - Side airbag curtain directional deployment bracket: An inflatable passenger protection system for a vehicle having a structural front pillar frame member to be covered by a separate interior trim component, and a side curtain airbag to be positioned in a stowed condition between the front pillar frame member and the interior trim component the interior trim... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080197609 - Vehicle pillar trim panel assembly: A trim panel attachable to a structural pillar of an automotive vehicle for covering an expandable side-curtain air bag. The trim panel can also be part of a vehicular pillar structure or a vehicle subassembly. The trim panel is composed of a unitary molded body having first and second body... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080197612 - Dispersing tube: A dispersing tube for an airbag deployment system is disclosed. The airbag deployment system includes a combustion chamber with a gas generant disposed inside and an ignitable pyrotechnic element for introducing a combustion product from the pyrotechnic element to the gas generant. The dispersing tube has a thin-walled tubular element... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20080197613 - Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a sensor-controlled actively deployable rollover body: The invention is based on a known rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a rollover body that is held guided in a holder affixed to the vehicle, a drive under spring tension for sensor-controlled deployment of the rollover body from a resting position to a protective position, and a... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080197614 - Integrated ballast apparatus for a vehicle: A ballast apparatus adds ballast above or adjacent to the driven wheels of a vehicle, wherein the ballast can be easily loaded and unloaded without taking up valuable cargo space of the vehicle. The ballast apparatus is preferably integrated with the structure of the vehicle and includes at least one... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20080197615 - Modular weight systems for automobiles: Modular weight systems for improving tire traction of automobiles on road surfaces affected by inclement weather are disclosed. The modular weight systems include a plurality of tiles that are configured to releasably mate to one another, and to fit within the cargo space of a vehicle without significantly reducing utility... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080197616 - Debris deflection device for skates: Described is a device that can be attached to an in-line skate that will deflect debris such as small rocks and sticks from the immediate path of the in-line skate. The device will detect when the rear wheels leave the skating surface and will reposition so as to not interfere... Agent: Mark Finstad

20080191430 - Actuator for a divided stabilizer of a motor vehicle: An actuator is provided for a two-part stabilizer, which builds up a spring rate in its opened position. A hydraulic absorbing unit (9) is arranged on the axle of the switchable coupling unit (8). The absorbing unit is connected to one stabilizer part (4), on the one hand, and to... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, Pc

20080191431 - Skate with an accessible runner securing system and methods thereof: A blade for a skate includes a holder, a runner, and an attachment device. The holder includes a front section and a rear section where at least one of the front section and the rear section includes at least two, separate hollow regions and an aperture. The aperture extends through... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080191433 - Skate braking system: A skate braking system includes a first wheel mount for holding wheels and a second wheel mount for holding additional wheels. A mounting plate is pivotally attached to the first and second wheel mounts. A first side brake mount for holding a first side brake pad and a second side... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080191432 - Folding type roller assembly and footwear equipped with them: The present invention provides a shoe having a folding roller assembly which is mounted in a receiving seat formed in an outsole of the shoe. The folding roller assembly includes a frame (310) which is mounted in the receiving seat, a swing case (320) which is rotatably coupled to the... Agent: Jason Y. Pahng And Associates, Llc

20080191435 - Disposable cover for shopping device handles: A single-use length adjustable disposable sanitary cover temporarily houses a handle of a shopping device or hospital cart. The disposable sanitary cover includes a flexible cylindrical sleeve having an elongated slit and at least one length adjustment means integrated within the cylindrical sleeve adapted for adjusting the length of the... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, Llc.

20080191434 - Disposable protective hand engageable shopping cart handle covers: A disposable hand engageable shopping cart handle cover for removable disposition on a shopping cart handle which reduces the contact of a user's hand with the handle of the shopping cart, and thereby reduces or minimizes the possibility of bacterial and other disease causing germs, to the hands of the... Agent: Law Offices Of Robert J. Schaap

20080191436 - Wire and cable dispensing container and systems: A container for the dispensing of wire or cable has an external carton which receives a reel of cable as supported by two caddies. Each caddy has an inwardly extending substantially cylindrical bushing which is received in a central hole of a respective cable reel flange. The cylindrical bushings are... Agent: Momkus Mccluskey, Llc

20080191437 - Powder spray coating cart: A powder spraycoating cart comprising two lateral posts fitted at their upper ends with a grip system and connected to each other by a control implement bin, said posts being connected at their lower ends by a base designed to support any one of several different powder containers.... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080191438 - Inline skateboard with differentiated wheels: “INLINE SKATEBOARD WITH DIFFERENTIATED WHEELS’ that has wheels with different predetermined sizes being affixed by means of two trucks to the shape. Besides the wheels, the two trucks have a shock absorber device, a metallic base structure and a torsion system for the execution of curves with the automatic alignment... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080191439 - Vehicular steering apparatus: A vehicular steering apparatus has a steering column connected to a steering wheel of a vehicle, a reduction gear mechanism and a pivot element. The reduction gear mechanism has a reduction gear assembly with a gear reduction for speed-power conversion, an input shaft connected between the reduction gear assembly and... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080191440 - Adjustable suspension leveling apparatus: A suspension height modification apparatus includes a first portion that is securable to a vehicular biasing suspension device and a second portion that is securable to a vehicular frame. The apparatus includes an axis along which a suspension height may be determined between the vehicular frame and the vehicular wheel... Agent: Haugen Law Firm Pllp

20080191441 - Interlinked double wishbone suspension: A suspension system has an upper link mounted at an inner end to a vehicle body or subframe by an inner spherical joint and connected at an outer end to an upper end of a vertically extending hub carrier, by an outer spherical joint; a lower wishbone, the lower wishbone... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080191442 - Two-wheel axle suspension arrangement for an agricultural machine: An axle suspension for first and second implement ground support wheels, the axle suspension comprising a housing connected to the implement frame and having an interior portion supporting first and second axle carriers for pivoting about first and second pivotal axes. The axle carriers each include outwardly extending members projecting... Agent: Deere & Company

20080191443 - Twist beam axle with integral torsion bar: A traditional twist beam axle found in a vehicle includes a twist beam with a separate torsion beam or a hollow tube formed into an inverted U shape that acts as both the twist beam and the torsion beam. Both solutions are expensive to manufacture A twist beam axle (14)... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080191444 - Motorcycle rear wheel trim assembly: A motorcycle rear wheel trim assembly, for mounting relative to a motorcycle rear wheel assembly, comprises a trim piece having an upper edge and a curved lower edge. A first mounting bracket is connected to the trim piece at a first end of the trim piece, and a second mounting... Agent: John M. Weyrauch Dicke, Billig & Czaja, Pllc

20080191445 - Extending and retracting device for vehicle step: An extending and retracting device for a vehicle step includes a mounting bracket adapted to be fixed to a body of a vehicle and a step bracket. An arc sliding member is fixed to the step bracket. A driving arm defines a pair of ends thereof pivotally connected to the... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.c.

20080191446 - Transformable baby rider: A transformable baby rider which can be transformed from baby rider to a toy mower in order to help a child to learn walking. As a child reaches 1 year of age, he or she can start to learn walking by the baby rider mode. When the child grows up,... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

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20080191448 - Motor driven stand device for motorcycle: A motor driven stand device for a motorcycle has motors for driving stands for self-sustaining a vehicle body in a parking state in which a rear wheel is lifted and in a stopping state in which the rear wheel is contacted with the ground. A stopping switch actuates the motor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080191449 - Trailer vehicle coupling safety aids: A system for monitoring the coupling of a tractor to a trailer of an articulated road vehicle, the tractor mounting a hitch assembly (7) for coupling to a king pin (9) downwardly depending from the underside of the trailer (10), comprises a sensor (14) producing an electrical signal proportional to... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.l.p.

20080191450 - Assembly including a device for removably affixing a base to a plate: An assembly including a plate, a base, and a device for removably attaching the plate to the base. The plate is adapted to be associated with a device for removably retaining a boot, the base is adapted to be associated with a gliding board, such as a ski, the device... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080191451 - Mobile carriage, for example for a buggy ( as amended): An embodiment of the present invention discloses a carriage, for instance for a buggy, including a frame to which a number of first arms are pivotally connected, wherein the first arms can be placed in a position of use and in a compact position, wherein the carriage has at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080191452 - Wheel chair: A wheelchair includes a chassis with rear wheels and front wheels mounted thereto. A support is pivotally coupled by a pivot axis to the chassis. A seat mount is pivotally coupled to the support. An electric actuator can move the support to cause the seat mount to be moved between... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080191453 - Air bag system for motor vehicles: In at least one embodiment, an air bag system comprises an air bag having an impact surface which in a non-inflated state is arranged in a housing located below the upper edge of a windowsill of a vehicle door. In an inflated state, at least part of the impact surface... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080191454 - Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same: A reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly includes a rigid support structure having at least one inlet and at least one outlet; a flexible covering sealingly engaged with the rigid support structure to define an inflatable interior region; a gas source in fluid communication with the at least one inlet; an... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080191457 - Adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle: An adjustable steering column assembly having an outer jacket and an inner jacket slidably disposed in the outer jacket for telescoping movement is disclosed. The assembly includes a locking device having a pivot pin coupled to the outer jacket and defining a pin axis. A pawl is coupled to the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080191455 - Safety steering column for a motor vehicle: A safety steering column (1) is provided for a motor vehicle, which has a telescopic steering spindle (2) with an upper spindle part (3) which is near to the steering wheel and a lower spindle part (4) which is remote from the steering wheel, and is rotatably mounted in a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080191456 - Steering column assembly: A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes a longitudinal lock mechanism having a locked position for preventing longitudinal movement and an unlocked position for permitting longitudinal movement, and a tilt lock mechanism having an engaged position for preventing tilting movement and a disengaged position for permitting tilting movement. A... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20080191458 - Failure diagnosis method of seat belt system and seat belt system having failure diagnosis function: A seat belt apparatus is provided which includes a retractor having an electric motor to retract or draw out a seat belt, a motor information detecting means to detect an amount of rotation and a current value of the electric motor, a first condition detecting means to detect that an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080185795 - Barrier-overpassing transporter: The present invention discloses a barrier-overpassing transporter, which comprises: a support frame carrying a rider or another load; a sensing/adjusting module detecting a tilting state of the support frame and maintaining the support frame in a horizontal state; a ground contact module arranged below the support frame supporting an effective... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080185796 - Pressure medium-actuated unit: A pressure-medium actuated swivel motor includes a cylinder with closed ends and an inside surface with a pair of diametrically opposed axially extending ribs, and a motor shaft with a pair of diametrically opposed axially extending vanes, wherein the vanes and the ribs bound first and second pairs of diametrically... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080185797 - Armrest rolling walker with removable utility tray: The present invention provides a rolling walker with a pair of armrest platforms and vertical handles in combination with a removable utility tray. The armrest platforms provide added or alternate support for a patient not provided by a. conventional four wheeled rolling walker. A utility tray assembly provides a tray... Agent: Patent Consultants & Services, Inc.

20080185798 - Roller skate: The roller skate according to the invention is equipped with smaller inline rollers (40) arranged below the boot (10) and with outer, larger rollers (30), the upper parts of which protrude above the boot sole (11). This roller skate can be moved on four rollers (30) and (40) in the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080185799 - Alert actuation device for body alignment: The present invention provides a training device for attaining proper body alignment for jumps. The device comprises footwear (for example, a skate) and an ankle wrap. The ankle wrap may be a permanent part of the skate or may be releasably attached to the skate. The ankle wrap is constructed... Agent: Malik N. Drake

20080185800 - Snow board: characterized in that the additional decorative element (13) is formed of a layer of fibrous material, and in that it comprises a layer (14) of a polymer material forming a seal barrier between said additional element (13) and the resin of the reinforcing layer (12), said sealed layer (14) extending... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080185801 - Generator housing, transport mechanism for the same, and cooling and sound attenuation method for the same: A generator housing includes a top portion, a plurality of side portions, and a base portion. The top, sides, and base portions are connected to form an enclosure, such that a generator can be housed inside the enclosure. The top and side portions include an air and exhaust flow structure... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080185802 - Cart: The invenition relates to a wheeled cart assembly for transporting a variety of items for an outdoor activity. The cart bed carries one or more compartments for accommodating different shaped items, such as an upright rack, a water bucket and the like. The upright rack cani come as an optional... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20080185803 - Device for offering goods for sale: A device for offering goods for sale, for instance food or drinks, comprises a frame for carrying the goods and for displacing the foods by human muscle power, which frame in a rest position is carried in stable manner by at least two first wheels which can be rolled over... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080185804 - Holding device for securing the top mounting section of a container: A holding device for securing the top mounting section of a container is disclosed. The holding device the top mounting section of the container including a received section, the top mounting section in engagement with the receiving section, characterized in that the receiving section is pivotally sealed at the lower... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080185805 - Ball storage rack: A ball storage rack comprises at least three support rods, two base members and a connecting member. When the ball storage rack stores balls, each base member can serves as a centre to be pivotally coupled to each support rod, as a result, the support rods can fold and unfold,... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080185806 - Wheel suspension for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for motor vehicles, with at least one upper transverse arm and two lower separated transverse arms per wheel, which are each arranged at a defined angle to one another and are articulated to the body of the vehicle and also to a wheel... Agent: Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

20080185807 - In-wheel suspension: An in-wheel suspension according to the invention includes a wheel (14); a carrier (70) that rotatably supports the wheel (14); an arm (90) that is coupled with a vehicle body, and that extends into the wheel (14); at least one link (R1, R2) that is coupled with the carrier (70)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080185810 - Mudflap assembly: A mudflap assembly comprising a bracket for connection to a vehicle and a hanger extended therefrom. A mudflap is connected to one end of the hanger, while the bracket rotatable receives the other end and maintains the hanger in an initial resting position until the hanger is acted upon by... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080185809 - Mudflap retainer: A mudflap retainer comprising two halves wherein each half has protrusions to extend through the standard hole placements of the mudflap. The halves are mated together through the mudflap creating a wedge at the top of the mudflap. The mudflap can then be inserted through a slot in a mudflap... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080185808 - Ramping mudflap assembly: A mudflap assembly comprising a bracket for connection to a vehicle and a swiveling support is claimed. A mudflap hanger arm rotatably couples with the bracket via a hinged pin joint. A ramping sleeve is coupled to the pin between the hanger arm and bracket on one end, and a... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080185811 - Motorcycle lower fork tube cover: A lower fork tube cover is comprised of a first cover member and a second cover member that is connectable to the first cover member. A mounting bracket attaches to an inner surface of the first cover member to mount the first cover member to a front brake caliper mount... Agent: John M. Weyrauch Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC

20080185812 - Collapsible bicycle: A collapsible bicycle includes a handlebar, a tubular portion, a front wheel portion, a saddle portion, a first frame, a second frame, a rear wheel portion, and supporting coasters. The saddle portion has a rod body. The rod body is fixed obliquely on one end of the second frame, and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080185813 - Portable well flare equipment trailer: An equipment trailer for initially servicing a petroleum well at a remote site comprising: a solids and fluid collection tank mounted centrally on the trailer; a front and rear flare column support for supporting a gas flare stack having a base an intermediate column and a head; and, a pipe... Agent: Redmond F. Gallagher

20080185814 - Multi-functional gliding device: The invention describes a multi-functional board-type gliding device (1), which has two end portions (3, 4) spaced at a distance apart from another in the direction of a longitudinal axis (2) and is designed to be split in its longitudinal extension to form gliding part-devices (5, 6). Several first and... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080185815 - Ski or snowboard with a means for influencing its geometry: The invention describes a ski (2) or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device (1). By reference to the width (13) of the gliding board body, at least one slot (14) is provided in its middle portion extending in the depth direction—arrow (15)—from the top face (7)... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080185816 - Ski or snowboard with a means for influencing its geometry and a method of producing it: The invention relates to a ski (2) or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device (1). By reference to the width (13) of the gliding board body, at least one slot (14) is provided in its middle portion extending in the depth direction—arrow (15)—from the top face... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080185817 - Climbing skins: Stiff cambered, profiled, flat plates are bonded to a snow adhering surface of a ski base. The plates are coupled to the ski base via straps, snaps or other securing devices to eliminate the need for glue.... Agent: David P. Cooper Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080185818 - Ski or snowboard with a plate-type force-transmitting element: The invention relates to a ski (2) or a snowboard in the form of a board-type gliding device (1), comprising a multi-layered gliding board body. A force-transmitting element (13) is supported on the top face (7) of the gliding board body, the top face of which is provided as a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080185819 - Gliding apparatus: A pair of gliding boards adapted to be used together by a user, with no connection to one another, for gliding in a gliding direction, the pair of boards including a first board which has an elongated shape extending along a first longitudinal axis and a first arrangement to fasten... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080185820 - Ski binding, especially telemark binding: Ski binding (10) for fixing a ski shoe that comprises an upper and a sole (11), having a front retaining element (12) associated with the front end of the sole, a rear retaining element (13) arranged to engage at the foresole or at the heel of the ski shoe, a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080185821 - Stroller with linkage assembly: The stroller applies a first link of the linkage assembly pivotally connecting between the handle and the protecting guard and a second link of the linkage pivotally connecting between the front frame and the protecting guard. During the folding process of the stroller, the first and the second links drive... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080185822 - Airbag cover with controlled tear lines: The objective of the present invention is to provide an airbag cover with efficient control means of the tear lines designed on its outer surface so that the cover breaks in a plurality of flaps facilitating the release of the airbag at the required moment for its deployment. This objective... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080185823 - Airbag: An airbag module including an airbag that is inflated to cushion a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision. The airbag includes an inner chamber enclosed by an inner covering and a plurality of outer chambers that are arranged outside the inner chamber. The inner chamber forms an inner... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080185824 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus includes an inflator assembly and an airbag. The airbag includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber, which communicate with each other via a communication portion. In the side airbag apparatus, gas is discharged from the inflator assembly in response to an impact from the side... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080185827 - Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion: A control device for modifying the deployment characteristics of an inflatable cushion of an airbag module, the control device comprising: a releasable retention device, a first end of the releasable retention device being releasably secured to an inner surface of the inflatable cushion at a first location, the releasable retention... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080185825 - Device for triggering a second airbag stage: A device for triggering a second airbag stage as a function of at least one occupant variable and a crash severity, the crash severity being determined as a function of an impact velocity of occupants onto the airbag. In this context, the correlation between crash severity and impact velocity is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080185826 - Smart airbag interface: A system and method for regulating the deployment of an airbag inflator in response to an out-of-position occupant is provided. An airbag tether is operatively associated with a tether position sensor which is itself operatively associated with a restraints control module (RCM) through an interface. Upon normal in-position deployment, the... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20080185828 - Stabilizer pad for vehicles: A stabilizer pad including a pair of plate members supported from a stabilizer arm; and a pad assembly that is adapted for mounting between the pair of plate members. The pad assembly has a resilient pad having opposite ground engageable work surfaces and opposite support surfaces, and a plurality of... Agent: David M. Driscoll, Esq.

20080185829 - Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle: The invention proposes an adjustable steering column 1 for a motor vehicle with a setting part 3 displaceable in at least one setting direction for setting the position of the steering column, a holding part 4 nondisplaceable in this setting direction and a securement device 5, in the opened state... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080185830 - Collapsible steering column support: A support mechanism for a collapsible steering column assembly having a rake adjustment is provided. The steering column assembly includes a mounting bracket and a column jacket pivotably attached to the mounting bracket for rotation about a rake axis. The support mechanism includes a rod pivotably coupled to the column... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080185832 - Seat belt system: A seat belt system for a motor vehicle with a belt roller (14) and a belt strap (16) wound on the belt roller (14) further has a braking arrangement (17) that can be actuated by an actuator (32) for braking movement of the belt strap (16), the braking arrangement (17)... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080185831 - Seatbelt device: The seatbelt device includes: a current wound position detection unit; a driving state detection unit that detects a driving state of the vehicle to transmit a driving state detection signal; a driving state change determination unit that determines a driving state change status based on the driving state detection signal... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP