Land vehicles inventions 10/08

20080258412 - Roll regulation actuator: A roll regulation actuator for installation between two axially aligned rods, in particular between two rods of a stabilizer, includes a cylindrical housing and a device arranged in the housing for providing a torque acting on at least one of the rods. The device includes a first piston displaceable in... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080258413 - Level control system for a vehicle, and method for operating a level control system for a vehicle: A level control system for a vehicle includes a pressure generator (10) for generating a pressure difference between a reservoir (11) containing a pressurized medium and at least one pressure-controlled actuating mechanism (12i) in order to adjust a predefined vehicle chassis level (di,soll), and a valve unit (13) for performing... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080258414 - Bicycle for use on snow: A snow bike has a frame which can be either a custom frame or an existing bicycle frame. A pair of footrests consisting of two rods extending perpendicularly from the frame at a location usually set for the pedal means of a bicycle provides a user with a way of... Agent: Inventarium

20080258416 - Suspension assembly having an integrated stable storage platform: A suspension system for a vehicle is provided that allows for the vehicle body to be tilted wherein the tilt is controlled by the operator's legs in a manner that greatly enhances the stability of the vehicle while producing a fun vehicle to operate. Further, the bottom member of the... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080258415 - Vehicle lean and alignment control system: A frame and suspension for a vehicle provides automatic lean and alignment. The lean is determined by force sensors, the speed and/or the angle of turn and is provided by actuators in the suspension in accordance with a predetermined protocol in an electronic control unit (ECU). The protocol also provides... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080258417 - Independent suspension with adjustable sub-frame: A carrier housing for receiving a drive shaft that is drivingly coupled to a drive axle is provided, where the carrier housing is also connected to a sub-frame. To provide an adjustable relationship between the carrier housing and the sub-frame, the carrier housing further comprises a cover gear that may... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys

20080258418 - Wheel suspension for wheeled vehicle: Wheel suspension (10) for a wheeled vehicle, comprising at least one lower, wheel-carrying radius arm (12) with an inner end, which is designed for fastening so that it can pivot about a substantially horizontal axis in a vehicle frame (14), and an outer end, which is pivotally fastened to a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080258419 - Suspension for a wheel of a motor-vehicle, in particular a bus: In a suspension for a wheel of a motor-vehicle, supporting, through a corresponding articulated spindle, V-shape arms, receiving a spring forming resilient cushioning element thereon the motor vehicle body bears, the resilient cushioning element comprises a base bearing on parallel guides of the V-shape arms, thereby forming a bearing surface,... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080258420 - Suspension structure: A suspension structure includes a pair of right and left cushion units. The right cushion unit is constituted of a compression coil spring and a right damper, and the left cushion unit is constituted of only a left damper having an outer diameter smaller than a diameter of the compression... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080258421 - Roll formed step rail for a vehicle: A roll formed step rail for a vehicle comprises an elongated rail body including a continuous rail wall of substantially uniform thickness. The rail wall describes a continuous cross-sectional profile between two elongated free edges, the cross-sectional profile of the rail being substantially uniform along the length of the rail... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080258422 - Frame structure of motorcycle: A head pipe is disposed in a front side of a vehicle frame. Left and right main pipes extend from the head pipe toward a rear side of the vehicle frame. The Left and right main pipes are welded to the head pipe. A down tube extends from the head... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080258424 - Unitary vehicular front end and method of use thereof: A unitary vehicular front end is provided comprising a left and right side, each having a handle section with a fork segment thereof, the left and right sides being bridged together via a connecting member having a central bar for receiving the frame of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle... Agent: Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20080258423 - Vertical-tube-fixing-base structure of the fork tube of the bike: The present invention relates to an vertical-tube-fixing-base structure of the front fork tube of the bike and aimed at providing an direct piercing-through hole of said vertical-tube-fixing-base, which is designed to be mounted on the carbon-fiber-made front fork tube; then clip the horizontally-arranged handle via the fillister and the fixing-base-cover... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20080258425 - Rear fork for bicycle: A rear fork for a bicycle, including a brake caliper support, mounted in rotation about the axle of the rear wheel and a hub carrier, fixed to the wheel axle, including a lower arm connected at a first end to the hub carrier and at a second end to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080258426 - Bicycle: A bicycle comprising a longitudinally extending frame, a front wheel for steering disposed at the front of the frame, a rear wheel disposed at the rear thereof, and auxiliary wheels for assisting the traveling of the bicycle. The bicycle further comprises an auxiliary wheels for assisting the traveling of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080258427 - Rear suspension system for bicycles: This application relates to rear suspension system for bicycles, such as freeride, downhill and trail-style mountain bikes. The suspension system includes a rear suspension for coupling the rear wheel of the bicycle to the bicycle frame, a rear shock absorber disposed entirely in front of the seat tube of the... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080258428 - Extension trailer: An extendable trailer comprising wheels carrying a fixed frame, and a fixed support tube carrying a plurality of bearings that support an extendable support tube passing through said fixed support tube. A portion of a trailer hitch supported on the extendable support tube and a fixed pipe carried inside the... Agent: Entrepreneurial Studies And Development

20080258429 - Methods of modifying a trailer kingpin in situ: A method of enlarging a kingpin which attaches a trailer to a fifth wheel on a tractor includes the step of providing a collar having a base, shank and head with the shank having a desired diameter. The collar also has an internal aperture having a first portion of a... Agent: Joseph Fischer, Esq. Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080258430 - Connection for trailer: The “B” trailer may be readily separated from the “A” trailer by removal of the locking pins to allow removal of the prong from the female sub-assembly thus allowing unfettered access to the rear of the “A” trailer. The hitch connection may also be used for towing a single trailer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080258431 - Trailer tongue pivot hinge: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a trailer tongue pivot hinge are described herein. In an embodiment, a pivot assembly for a tongue of a towing trailer includes a trailer arm adapter, a coupler arm adapter, and a pivot member. The trailer arm adapter includes an engagement face positioned... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080258432 - Trailer coupling: A trailer coupling apparatus comprising means (6, 8) to pivotably mount at least one left wheel and at least one right wheel to a trailer (3), independent means (12) to pivotably connect the trailer (3) to a towing vehicle (5) and means to enable differential pivoting of the said wheels... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080258433 - Stowaway, receiver hitch: A trunnion, adapted to fit in a receiver, attached to a vehicle as a receiver-type hitch system, provides selective deployment and stowage of a hitch. An optional base secured to the trunnion may receive a pivot. A mount, secured by the pivot to the base, swings between a deployed and... Agent: Trask Britt

20080258434 - Snowboard binding with rear step-in and securing of boot by toe element: This invention relates to a rear-step-in snowboard binding with a leg support, which is swivel-fastened between a rear step-in position, in which a boot that can be held in the snowboard binding can be inserted from rear to front into the snowboard binding, and a front riding position, and with... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080258435 - Foldable wagon: A foldable wagon assembly movable between an open position and a folded position. A first hinge attaches the center and front sections and a second hinge attaches the center and rear sections. The front wheels are mounted beneath the front section and the rear wheels are mounted beneath the rear... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080258436 - Stroller: A stroller comprising at least one seat assembly, a first part comprising at least one front wheel, a second part comprising at least one rear wheel, and a third part comprising at least one push rod provided with a handle, at least two of which parts are each provided with... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080258437 - Removable cargo liners for a stroller and methods of using the same: Removable cargo liners for a stroller and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example cargo liner includes a plurality of side walls and a floor coupled to the side walls to define a cargo area that is at least partially open at the top. The side walls and... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080258438 - Airbag module for a motor vehicle: An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes an airbag that may be inflated for restraining a person, at least one outlet opening for releasing gas out of the module and originating at least partially from the inflated airbag, and a reservoir containing coolant for cooling the gas released from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080258440 - Airbag system, vehicle seat comprising an airbag system and deployment method for an airbag system: The invention relates to an airbag system in which an integrated opening mechanism is automatically fastened at the same time as the airbag module, a vehicle seat comprising such an airbag system, and a method for deploying such an airbag system... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080258439 - Vibration welding method, vibration welded structure, and airbag apparatus: A vibration welding method, a vibration-welded structure, and an airbag apparatus capable of reducing the positional deviation of junction between workpieces different in the die releasing direction are provided. An airbag apparatus according to one form of the present invention includes an airbag that is normally folded and is inflated... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080258441 - Knee protecting airbag device: In a knee protecting airbag device (M1), an airbag (26) folded and housed below a steering column (3) is expanded and inflated while rising from the lower side of the steering column (3) along a column cover lower surface (9a) during an inflation process. The shape of the airbag having... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080258442 - Method and apparatus for placing an inflatable curtain in a stored condition: An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that has a stored condition for being positioned along the vehicle roof (18). The protection device... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080258443 - Safety arrangement for use in a motor vehicle: A safety arrangement to provide protection for an occupant in a motor vehicle includes a seat-belt provided with a measuring device to measure energy absorbed by the seat-belt. The measuring device may determine the length of safety-belt paid-out after a retractor locks, the belt being paid-out against a force provided... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080258444 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus: An air bag device of the present invention includes squibs and a capacitor, an electric discharge circuit as well as a backup power supply, a voltage stabilizer and ignition circuits. The voltage stabilizer converts the voltage of the backup power supply to the predetermined target voltage, and the converted voltage... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080258445 - Inflatable curtain module with push-in fastener: An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a deployed condition... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080258446 - Method for the production of a gas bag packet for an airbag module: A process for producing an airbag packet for an airbag module is provided. The airbag is folded up in a folding apparatus to form an airbag packet. Then, the airbag packet is enclosed in a gastight manner by a flexible envelope, wherein the airbag packet is at least partially enclosed... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080258447 - Tether venting system for airbag module: A system and method for venting an airbag is provided. The system includes a set of vent doors, thereby reducing the overall package spaced that would otherwise be required to allow the doors to swing open. The vent doors are connected by a single tether or by multiple tethers to... Agent: Butzel Long

20080258448 - Lateral stabilizer for motorcycle: An air propulsion device for laterally stabilizing a motorcycle in an upright position when stopped. The device includes a substantially rectangular shaped plate having a top, bottom, first and second opposing sides. A pair of brackets are mounted to the first and second sides of the plate for attaching the... Agent: Sean Liam Kelleher Kelleher Ip, PLLC

20080258449 - Retention arrangement for vehicle front-end module: A vehicle includes a vehicle body defining at least one channel and a front-end module including at least one attachment arm having a retention feature movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The retention feature is movable into the retracted position when the at feast one attachment arm... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080258450 - Suspension member: A suspension member for connecting a vehicle body and a suspension device that comprises a pair of side members that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and are located symmetrically relative to the center in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, and cross members interconnecting the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080258451 - Wheelchair brush: A cleaning unit (2, 102) for cleaning a tyre (4) on a vehicle, preferably a wheelchair, including at least one brush (6, 106), where the cleaning unit (2) is movably connected to the chassis (10) of the vehicle via at least one connecting member (8), so that the cleaning unit... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080258412 - Roll regulation actuator: A roll regulation actuator for installation between two axially aligned rods, in particular between two rods of a stabilizer, includes a cylindrical housing and a device arranged in the housing for providing a torque acting on at least one of the rods. The device includes a first piston displaceable in... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080258413 - Level control system for a vehicle, and method for operating a level control system for a vehicle: A level control system for a vehicle includes a pressure generator (10) for generating a pressure difference between a reservoir (11) containing a pressurized medium and at least one pressure-controlled actuating mechanism (12i) in order to adjust a predefined vehicle chassis level (di,soll), and a valve unit (13) for performing... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080258414 - Bicycle for use on snow: A snow bike has a frame which can be either a custom frame or an existing bicycle frame. A pair of footrests consisting of two rods extending perpendicularly from the frame at a location usually set for the pedal means of a bicycle provides a user with a way of... Agent: Inventarium

20080258416 - Suspension assembly having an integrated stable storage platform: A suspension system for a vehicle is provided that allows for the vehicle body to be tilted wherein the tilt is controlled by the operator's legs in a manner that greatly enhances the stability of the vehicle while producing a fun vehicle to operate. Further, the bottom member of the... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080258415 - Vehicle lean and alignment control system: A frame and suspension for a vehicle provides automatic lean and alignment. The lean is determined by force sensors, the speed and/or the angle of turn and is provided by actuators in the suspension in accordance with a predetermined protocol in an electronic control unit (ECU). The protocol also provides... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080258417 - Independent suspension with adjustable sub-frame: A carrier housing for receiving a drive shaft that is drivingly coupled to a drive axle is provided, where the carrier housing is also connected to a sub-frame. To provide an adjustable relationship between the carrier housing and the sub-frame, the carrier housing further comprises a cover gear that may... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys

20080258418 - Wheel suspension for wheeled vehicle: Wheel suspension (10) for a wheeled vehicle, comprising at least one lower, wheel-carrying radius arm (12) with an inner end, which is designed for fastening so that it can pivot about a substantially horizontal axis in a vehicle frame (14), and an outer end, which is pivotally fastened to a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080258419 - Suspension for a wheel of a motor-vehicle, in particular a bus: In a suspension for a wheel of a motor-vehicle, supporting, through a corresponding articulated spindle, V-shape arms, receiving a spring forming resilient cushioning element thereon the motor vehicle body bears, the resilient cushioning element comprises a base bearing on parallel guides of the V-shape arms, thereby forming a bearing surface,... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080258420 - Suspension structure: A suspension structure includes a pair of right and left cushion units. The right cushion unit is constituted of a compression coil spring and a right damper, and the left cushion unit is constituted of only a left damper having an outer diameter smaller than a diameter of the compression... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080258421 - Roll formed step rail for a vehicle: A roll formed step rail for a vehicle comprises an elongated rail body including a continuous rail wall of substantially uniform thickness. The rail wall describes a continuous cross-sectional profile between two elongated free edges, the cross-sectional profile of the rail being substantially uniform along the length of the rail... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080258422 - Frame structure of motorcycle: A head pipe is disposed in a front side of a vehicle frame. Left and right main pipes extend from the head pipe toward a rear side of the vehicle frame. The Left and right main pipes are welded to the head pipe. A down tube extends from the head... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080258424 - Unitary vehicular front end and method of use thereof: A unitary vehicular front end is provided comprising a left and right side, each having a handle section with a fork segment thereof, the left and right sides being bridged together via a connecting member having a central bar for receiving the frame of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle... Agent: Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20080258423 - Vertical-tube-fixing-base structure of the fork tube of the bike: The present invention relates to an vertical-tube-fixing-base structure of the front fork tube of the bike and aimed at providing an direct piercing-through hole of said vertical-tube-fixing-base, which is designed to be mounted on the carbon-fiber-made front fork tube; then clip the horizontally-arranged handle via the fillister and the fixing-base-cover... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20080258425 - Rear fork for bicycle: A rear fork for a bicycle, including a brake caliper support, mounted in rotation about the axle of the rear wheel and a hub carrier, fixed to the wheel axle, including a lower arm connected at a first end to the hub carrier and at a second end to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080258426 - Bicycle: A bicycle comprising a longitudinally extending frame, a front wheel for steering disposed at the front of the frame, a rear wheel disposed at the rear thereof, and auxiliary wheels for assisting the traveling of the bicycle. The bicycle further comprises an auxiliary wheels for assisting the traveling of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080258427 - Rear suspension system for bicycles: This application relates to rear suspension system for bicycles, such as freeride, downhill and trail-style mountain bikes. The suspension system includes a rear suspension for coupling the rear wheel of the bicycle to the bicycle frame, a rear shock absorber disposed entirely in front of the seat tube of the... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080258428 - Extension trailer: An extendable trailer comprising wheels carrying a fixed frame, and a fixed support tube carrying a plurality of bearings that support an extendable support tube passing through said fixed support tube. A portion of a trailer hitch supported on the extendable support tube and a fixed pipe carried inside the... Agent: Entrepreneurial Studies And Development

20080258429 - Methods of modifying a trailer kingpin in situ: A method of enlarging a kingpin which attaches a trailer to a fifth wheel on a tractor includes the step of providing a collar having a base, shank and head with the shank having a desired diameter. The collar also has an internal aperture having a first portion of a... Agent: Joseph Fischer, Esq. Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080258430 - Connection for trailer: The “B” trailer may be readily separated from the “A” trailer by removal of the locking pins to allow removal of the prong from the female sub-assembly thus allowing unfettered access to the rear of the “A” trailer. The hitch connection may also be used for towing a single trailer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080258431 - Trailer tongue pivot hinge: Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with a trailer tongue pivot hinge are described herein. In an embodiment, a pivot assembly for a tongue of a towing trailer includes a trailer arm adapter, a coupler arm adapter, and a pivot member. The trailer arm adapter includes an engagement face positioned... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080258432 - Trailer coupling: A trailer coupling apparatus comprising means (6, 8) to pivotably mount at least one left wheel and at least one right wheel to a trailer (3), independent means (12) to pivotably connect the trailer (3) to a towing vehicle (5) and means to enable differential pivoting of the said wheels... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080258433 - Stowaway, receiver hitch: A trunnion, adapted to fit in a receiver, attached to a vehicle as a receiver-type hitch system, provides selective deployment and stowage of a hitch. An optional base secured to the trunnion may receive a pivot. A mount, secured by the pivot to the base, swings between a deployed and... Agent: Trask Britt

20080258434 - Snowboard binding with rear step-in and securing of boot by toe element: This invention relates to a rear-step-in snowboard binding with a leg support, which is swivel-fastened between a rear step-in position, in which a boot that can be held in the snowboard binding can be inserted from rear to front into the snowboard binding, and a front riding position, and with... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080258435 - Foldable wagon: A foldable wagon assembly movable between an open position and a folded position. A first hinge attaches the center and front sections and a second hinge attaches the center and rear sections. The front wheels are mounted beneath the front section and the rear wheels are mounted beneath the rear... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080258436 - Stroller: A stroller comprising at least one seat assembly, a first part comprising at least one front wheel, a second part comprising at least one rear wheel, and a third part comprising at least one push rod provided with a handle, at least two of which parts are each provided with... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080258437 - Removable cargo liners for a stroller and methods of using the same: Removable cargo liners for a stroller and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example cargo liner includes a plurality of side walls and a floor coupled to the side walls to define a cargo area that is at least partially open at the top. The side walls and... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080258438 - Airbag module for a motor vehicle: An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes an airbag that may be inflated for restraining a person, at least one outlet opening for releasing gas out of the module and originating at least partially from the inflated airbag, and a reservoir containing coolant for cooling the gas released from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080258440 - Airbag system, vehicle seat comprising an airbag system and deployment method for an airbag system: The invention relates to an airbag system in which an integrated opening mechanism is automatically fastened at the same time as the airbag module, a vehicle seat comprising such an airbag system, and a method for deploying such an airbag system... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080258439 - Vibration welding method, vibration welded structure, and airbag apparatus: A vibration welding method, a vibration-welded structure, and an airbag apparatus capable of reducing the positional deviation of junction between workpieces different in the die releasing direction are provided. An airbag apparatus according to one form of the present invention includes an airbag that is normally folded and is inflated... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080258441 - Knee protecting airbag device: In a knee protecting airbag device (M1), an airbag (26) folded and housed below a steering column (3) is expanded and inflated while rising from the lower side of the steering column (3) along a column cover lower surface (9a) during an inflation process. The shape of the airbag having... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080258442 - Method and apparatus for placing an inflatable curtain in a stored condition: An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) that has a stored condition for being positioned along the vehicle roof (18). The protection device... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080258443 - Safety arrangement for use in a motor vehicle: A safety arrangement to provide protection for an occupant in a motor vehicle includes a seat-belt provided with a measuring device to measure energy absorbed by the seat-belt. The measuring device may determine the length of safety-belt paid-out after a retractor locks, the belt being paid-out against a force provided... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080258444 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus: An air bag device of the present invention includes squibs and a capacitor, an electric discharge circuit as well as a backup power supply, a voltage stabilizer and ignition circuits. The voltage stabilizer converts the voltage of the backup power supply to the predetermined target voltage, and the converted voltage... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080258445 - Inflatable curtain module with push-in fastener: An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a deployed condition... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080258446 - Method for the production of a gas bag packet for an airbag module: A process for producing an airbag packet for an airbag module is provided. The airbag is folded up in a folding apparatus to form an airbag packet. Then, the airbag packet is enclosed in a gastight manner by a flexible envelope, wherein the airbag packet is at least partially enclosed... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080258447 - Tether venting system for airbag module: A system and method for venting an airbag is provided. The system includes a set of vent doors, thereby reducing the overall package spaced that would otherwise be required to allow the doors to swing open. The vent doors are connected by a single tether or by multiple tethers to... Agent: Butzel Long

20080258448 - Lateral stabilizer for motorcycle: An air propulsion device for laterally stabilizing a motorcycle in an upright position when stopped. The device includes a substantially rectangular shaped plate having a top, bottom, first and second opposing sides. A pair of brackets are mounted to the first and second sides of the plate for attaching the... Agent: Sean Liam Kelleher Kelleher Ip, PLLC

20080258449 - Retention arrangement for vehicle front-end module: A vehicle includes a vehicle body defining at least one channel and a front-end module including at least one attachment arm having a retention feature movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The retention feature is movable into the retracted position when the at feast one attachment arm... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080258450 - Suspension member: A suspension member for connecting a vehicle body and a suspension device that comprises a pair of side members that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and are located symmetrically relative to the center in the transverse direction of the vehicle body, and cross members interconnecting the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080258451 - Wheelchair brush: A cleaning unit (2, 102) for cleaning a tyre (4) on a vehicle, preferably a wheelchair, including at least one brush (6, 106), where the cleaning unit (2) is movably connected to the chassis (10) of the vehicle via at least one connecting member (8), so that the cleaning unit... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080252025 - Electronic height control system for a vehicle with multiple input signals: A control system for controlling the ride height of a vehicle, the system including a controller that receives and processes multiple variable inputs to provide enhanced ride height control. The inputs include a brake system signal including an Automatic Braking System (ABS) signal and/or an Electronic Braking System (EBS) signal,... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080252026 - Truck for a skateboard: A truck for a skateboard has a shaft mounted thereto. The shaft has wheels coupled to both ends thereof. A coupling part having a through-hole is projectedly formed in one side of a middle portion of the shaft, and a support part is projectedly formed on the other side of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080252029 - Hockey bag: A bag for carrying at least one hockey stick and at least one other item, the bag having an enclosure adapted to transport the at least one other item and at least a first closable opening in the enclosure to insert the at least one other item therein. A hockey... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP

20080252027 - Golf trolley with easy-collapsed auxiliary wheel: A golf trolley with an easy-collapsed auxiliary wheel includes a golf trolley frame, an auxiliary wheel frame and two joint of rotary shafts. The joints of rotary shafts pivot between the golf trolley frame with a first rotary shaft member and the auxiliary wheel frame with a second one, and... Agent: Hdsl

20080252028 - Shock absorbing device for toy stroller: A shock-absorbing device for a toy stroller includes a first member and a second member. An end of the first member is coupled with a lower end of one of a pair of cross-hinged beams of the toy stroller. The other end of the first member includes a base with... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080252030 - Vehicle corner module: A corner module for an automotive vehicle includes a suspension upright, a wheel end, and a CV joint. The wheel end has a housing that is secured to the suspension upright and a hub that is provided with a flange to which a road wheel is attached and also spindle... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080252031 - Leading and trailing arm suspensions with z-shaped arms: A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes an axle bracket attached to the axle and a leading or trailing arm attached to the axle bracket. The arm provides bending stiffness to control axle windup and... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080252032 - Roll stable vehicle suspension system: A highly roll stable suspension system for a truck, trailer, or semi-trailer which achieves its roll stability by the use of at least three beam structures, one beam being located beneath a respective longitudinal side frame member of the vehicle, and the other being located midpoint between the side frame... Agent: Pequignot + Myers LLC

20080252033 - Composite spring with resilient attachment interface: A leaf spring for a vehicle suspension is formed from a composite material and includes first and second ends that are longitudinally spaced apart from each other. A resilient element is attached to at least one of the first and second ends. The resilient element includes at least one hole... Agent: Kerrie A Laba

20080252034 - Running board bracket: The invention provides a running board bracket which includes an elongate arm formation which has a first end section which extends vertically and which is movingly engagable with a motor vehicle, an opposing second end section which extends horizontally and which is engagable with a running board and an angled... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080252035 - Footrest support device for a motorcycle passenger: A removable foot support device for a motorcycle passenger generally comprises an elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is removably mounted to a first portion of a motorcycle. A support member coupled to the second end portion of the elongate... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080252036 - Manually driven wheelchair: A wheelchair includes a standard foldable frame for supporting a seat with a first and second drive wheel driven by drive levers. Each wheel has a transmission providing for three forward speeds and a reverse speed, as well as a neutral position. The transmissions for the two wheels may be... Agent: Michael F. Petock, Esquire

20080252037 - Mounting system for an internal bicycle transmission: A bicycle transmission assembly that is mountable to a bottom bracket shell of a bicycle frame. The bicycle transmission assembly includes an input crank assembly, an output chainring, a planetary gear mechanism, a control system and a mounting system. The planetary gear mechanism is mounted coaxially about an axis of... Agent: Sram Corporation

20080252039 - Aerodynamic time trial bike: An aerodynamic racing bicycle is provided. The racing bicycle may have a rear rim brake positioned below a drive portion of a chain and above a chain stay for reducing the aerodynamic drag on the bicycle.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080252038 - Bicycle frame with device cavity: A bicycle frame having a cavity constructed to receive a sensor device. The cavity has a shape and a contour that generally matches a shape and a contour of the sensor device. Such a configuration maintains the aerodynamic contour of the frame when the sensor device is positioned in the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080252040 - Bicycle rear wheel suspension system: A bicycle frame assembly having a number of rotatable members configured to absorb shocks and impacts associated with operation of the bicycle. The assembly includes a frame constructed to support a rider and a chain stay having a rearward end that extends toward a wheel hub and a forward end... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080252041 - Intelligent interlock for a motorcycle stand: A motorcycle including a frame, an engine mounted to the frame, and a stand movable between an extended position in which the stand supports the motorcycle and a retracted position. The motorcycle includes a sensor operable to generate a stand signal indicative of at least one of the extended and... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080252042 - Pivoting hitch assembly: A hitch assembly that comprises a coupling tongue with a first end and a second end, a substantially U-shaped clevis that is substantially flat in cross section, pivotally coupled to the second end of the coupling tongue by a hitch pin, and an opening formed by the coupling tongue and... Agent: Heenan Blaikie LLP

20080252043 - Mobile support assembly: A mobility device includes stored orientation and an operative orientation. Further the mobility device includes a frame, the frame having a front leg assembly including a pair of front legs, and a rear leg assembly including a pair of rear legs. Each of the front and rear leg assemblies including... Agent: Malloy & Malloy

20080252044 - Wheeled golf bag arrangement: A golf club bag assembly is shown for carrying a plurality of golf clubs therein. The bag assembly comprises an elongated spine having upper end and a lower end, an upper frame member attached to the upper end of the spine at a first acute angle with respect thereto, a... Agent: Donald N. Halgren

20080252045 - Single-post, height adjustable cart: Provided is a roller set assembly system of a height adjustable, single-post for use with a cart comprising a base section; an upper, adjustable-height workspace; and an intermediate section connecting the base section and the upper working section. The length of the post is adapted for manual adjustment by a... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20080252046 - Air-bag: An air-bag is disclosed which is formed from fabric (12, 13) and has an inflatable region (1), and at least one protruding mounting tab (9). The or each mounting tab (9) is formed from fabric woven to have a random or quasi-random, distribution of floats. In a preferred embodiment, the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080252048 - Occupant leg restraining device and retatiner: An occupant leg restraining device includes a knee airbag 18 that expands in front of legs of an occupant in a vehicle; a gas generator 20 that inflates the knee airbag 18 by ejecting gas; and a retainer 16 that accommodates and holds the gas generator 20 and the folded... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080252047 - Side curtain air bag deflector bracket: A side curtain air bag deflector bracket is provided. A powerful inflator is used that quickly fills a large side curtain air bag. Where an inflator pipe meets the air bag, there is a tendency for the air bag to deflect upwards due to the high volume of air being... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080252050 - Airbag cover with an emblem: The present invention relates to an airbag cover (11) for automotive vehicles comprising means to predetermine its breaking during deployment of the airbag cushion, incorporating an emblem (13) formed by at least two independent parts (21, 23) and which is fixed to the cover (11) by means of the aid... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080252049 - Resin composition for seamless air bag covers, and seamless air bag covers or seamless instrument panels with air bag covers, made by using the composition: A resin composition for a seamless air bag cover or a resin composition for a seamless instrument panel having an air bag cover which comprises (A) 50 to 90% by mass of polypropylene, (B) 0 to 20% by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer and (C) 10 to 30% by mass... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080252051 - Knee airbag: The present invention relates to an airbag intended for retaining the knees of the occupants of automotive vehicles during a collision consisting of an inflatable cushion (11), a gas generator (7) providing the gas for inflating the cushion, a diffuser tube (9) connected to the gas generator (7) which is... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080252052 - Airbag vent tube: An airbag module comprising a housing with an inflatable airbag cushion disposed therein and at least one vent tube attached to the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein during inflatable airbag cushion deployment with an obstruction, the at least one vent tube remains open, and during inflatable airbag cushion deployment without an... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080252053 - Airbag cushion with vent tube: An airbag module comprising a housing with an inflatable airbag cushion disposed therein and at least one vent tube attached to the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein during inflatable airbag cushion deployment with an obstruction, the at least one vent tube remains open, and during inflatable airbag cushion deployment without an... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080252054 - Air bag cushion: An air bag cushion includes a lower chamber including at least one bottom panel and defining a lower space by an introduced gas, and an upper chamber including a plurality of top panels and a volume control panel and combined with the lower chamber, the volume control panel being disposed... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080252055 - Steering column set with changeable angle and length: A steering column set includes a first steering column, a second steering column, an extending device and a tilting device. The first steering column is connected to a steering wheel. The second steering column is telescopically connected to the first steering column. The extending unit is used to move the... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080252056 - Steering device: A steering device including a column rotatably supporting a steering shaft on which a steering wheel is mounted; a vehicle body attaching bracket that is attachable to a vehicle body and has a pair of right and left side plates for holding right and left side surfaces of the column... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080252057 - Steering-column assembly: A steering assembly has a bracket fixed to a vehicle and a bracket carriage displaceably arranged on the bracket. The assembly can be reliably collapsed in the event of an accident and is simple and cost-effective to manufacture. The bracket carriage is attached to the bracket by way of an... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080252058 - Seatbelt system: A seat with a four point seat belt system includes first and second seatbelts, and first and second interlock mechanisms. The first seatbelt includes a shoulder portion and a lap portion. The second seatbelt includes a shoulder portion. A first interlock mechanism prevents latching of the second seatbelt into a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080252059 - Belt guide anchor and seat belt unit including the same: A belt guide anchor is provided to improve handling operability of a seat belt even when a belt opening angle between a portion of the seat belt adjacent to a retractor and that adjacent to an occupant is increased. A belt guide anchor has a belt insertion hole into which... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080252060 - Webbing take-up device: A clutch of this webbing take-up device has a simply configuration where sliders 144 of a clutch body portion 114 are caused by frictional force to be retained in a case, whereby the sliders 144 and lock bars 154 are caused to relatively move and the lock bars 154 are... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080252061 - Armouring/reinforcing applications associated with a sports skate or shoe: The present invention is a retrofit appliqué kit for use with a sport skate and which includes a plurality of reinforcing articles, each exhibiting the features of flexibility and rigidity, and which are secured to exterior locations associated with the sport skate in order to provide localized protection and impact... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080246234 - Pneumatic ride level control system: Disclosed is a ride level control system for a motor vehicle composed of a pneumatic spring (1), a connecting line (3) which connects the pneumatic spring (1) to an atmospheric port (5), and a first valve (2) which, in a first switched state, disconnects the connecting line (3) and, in... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080246235 - Shock absorbing tandem roller skate: The present invention is a shock absorbing tandem roller skate including a shoe or boot, a shoe plate secured to the shoe, at least one shock absorbing unit secured to the shoe plate, at least a first pair of wheels secured to the at least one shock absorbing unit, at... Agent: Hoang Steve Ngo

20080246236 - Multiple-section recreational board: A multiple-section recreational board is formed in two or more sections. Contiguous sections of the recreational board arc coupled together by one or more bridges which provide the structural integrity generally equivalent to an integral one piece recreational board. The bridges may be latched by an integral or separate latch... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080246237 - Sway bar for snowmobiles: This invention relates to an improved snowmobile ski having a vertical fin on the topside of the ski with a surface area large enough to minimize or prevent sideways slippage of the ski during a turn. The fin, if a single fin is used, is located adjacent the outboard edge... Agent: Trask Britt

20080246238 - Folding structure of a golf cart: A foldable golf cart has a folding mechanism interposed between a handle part and a frame; the frame has first and second rod parts; the folding mechanism includes a fixed piece secured to the first rod part, an acting piece positioned around the second rod part in a movable manner,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080246239 - Secure accumulation/disposal bin: An accumulation/disposal bin includes a container body with an upper opening. A lid is mounted on a hinge on the forward wall of the body, to pivot about an axis proximate the upper opening. The lid pivots about the forward edge of the opening, allowing a lock to be formed... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20080246240 - Wheelbarrow stabilizer with improved load distribution: A device for stabilizing and supporting wheelbarrows which maintains the balance and increases the resistance of a system (wheelbarrow) including an angled monolithic body which is made up of two arms which define a triangular shape, whose ends have holes for the insertion of affixing means to affix to the... Agent: Iphorgan, Ltd.

20080246241 - Axle suspension for heavy vehicles: The present invention relates to an axle suspension for heavy vehicles, in particular trucks, comprising an axle beam which bears axle parts projecting over at oppositely disposed sides, each axle part preferably bearing a wheel drive; an axle beam bearing which permits upward and downward movements of the axle beam... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080246242 - Installation structure and method of vehicular suspension: In installation structure and method of a vehicular suspension, each of left and right suspension links couples a corresponding one of the left and right side members with the suspension member and is provided with a breakable portion which breaks due to a load generated when the load applied to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080246243 - Suspension device and method for supporting wheels: A suspension device including two lower links that link a wheel supporting member and a vehicle-body side member to each other. The links are disposed substantially in parallel in a vehicle width direction. At least one projecting portion extends from at least one of the two links towards the other... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080246244 - Retractable sidestep: A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a deployed position. In a stowed position, the step is in line with the running board... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20080246245 - Basew for a bicycle saddle: A base for a bicycle saddle includes a body having a narrow anterior portion, a wider posterior portion, a longitudinal axis dividing the body into a right portion and a left portion, and an opening extending along the longitudinal axis of the body. Two supporting plates extend respectively and downwardly... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080246246 - Wheelchair propulsion and exercise attachment: A propulsion and exercise device for attaching to a conventional wheelchair having: at least one drive wheel operably interposed between the rear set of wheelchair wheels. A telescoping mast may connect the drive wheel axle to pedals to permit the pedals to be selectively moved from a stowed position to... Agent: Patzik, Frank & Samotny Ltd.

20080246247 - Electrical device mounting structure in motorcycle: An electrical device mounting structure on a motorcycle which includes a resilient support member having a spring-flexural resilience and supporting an electrical device unit. The resilient support member has a first portion secured to a vehicle body or a member connected to the vehicle body. The resilient support member also... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080246248 - Hybrid scooter-bicycle: A hybrid scooter-bicycle is disclosed, comprising a front wheel, a rear wheel, a front fork assembly, and a frame. The front fork assembly comprises a stem and a fork and is operably connected to the front wheel. The front end of the frame comprises a head tube, which is configured... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20080246249 - Seat suspension suitable for bicycle use: A bicycle seat suspension suitable for use on other vehicles and equipment which is both lightweight and durable and can be constructed from inexpensive material such as steel or aluminum. The seat suspension consists of a top frame and a bottom frame joined together at the front by a pinned... Agent: David F. Pokrywka

20080246250 - Gauge mount for motorcycle: A gauge mount for a motorcycle with a gauge encasement attached to a triple tree and one or more gauge mount locations attached to the gauge encasement. The gauge mount locations are located on the rearward facing side of the triple tree, facing the seat of the motorcycle. Each gauge... Agent: Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080246251 - Wheelchair attachments: Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to prevent the wheelchair from flipping over during such... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080246252 - Heating device usable with a tractor trailer, a tractor trailer including the same, and a method of heating a tractor trailer: A vehicle trailer is provided. The vehicle trailer includes an elongated trailer for transporting cargo. A heating device includes an elongated waterproof mat disposed on a top surface of the trailer. The mat has a heating system for heating the mat. A power supply unit is operably associated with the... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080246253 - Trailer steering mechanism: The trailer steering mechanism automatically steers the wheels of a trailer in accordance with the tow vehicle steering and articulation between the tow vehicle and trailer during backing maneuvers in order to facilitate backing maneuvers and to prevent or greatly reduce the possibility of jackknifing between tow vehicle and trailer.... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080246254 - Foldable mirror assembly for hitching trailers: A foldable mirror assembly used to assist an operator to align a hitch on a trailer to the hitch of a vehicle while hitching a vehicle to a trailer, consisting of a base for mounting to the rear of a vehicle, support arms that pivot upwards and outwards to the... Agent: Scott Tyerman

20080246255 - Skiing device: The skiing device has a platform and a first axle and a second axle. The first skid has a third axle and a fourth axle. The second skid has a fifth axle and a sixth axle. The first arm is rotatably attached to the first axle and the third axle.... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20080246256 - Collapsible golf trolley, and a wheel structure for a mobile appliance: A collapsible golf trolley comprises a frame (176, 276) defined by at least two, preferably four, frame members (171, 172, 173, 174, 203), and a wheel structure (122, 222). The frame members are pivotally interconnected at hinges (106;177, 205), whereby in a first configuration, the frame members define a casing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080246257 - Axle module for a vehicle: An axle module (2) for a vehicle having an electrical on-board circuit (1), an electrical on-board circuit voltage and at least one electrically driven actuator (7). The axle module has a step-up converter (10) and a control device (11) to convert the on-board circuit voltage into an axle voltage, that... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080246259 - Airbag device: In an airbag (2), a length extending from a sewn portion (10) to a right periphery of a presser plate (13) is set such that a length (L1) is shorter than a length (L2) wherein the length (L2) is at an attachment side base cloth (3) side and the length... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080246258 - Non-circular burst disk geometry for improved material utilization: A burst disk for use in an inflator having an orifice. The burst disk includes a surface that may be disposed adjacent to the orifice. This surface includes a first side, a second side, and a non-circular perimeter, wherein at least one diagonal across the first side is greater than... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080246260 - Gas containment and release device for an inflator: A containment device for an inflator, the containment device comprising: an outlet plate having an outlet opening; a burst disk disposed over the outlet opening; an initiator having a support member; a movable support disposed between the support member and the burst disk, the support providing support to the burst... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080246261 - 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

20080246262 - Automobile ballast device: An automobile ballast device includes a bladder member configured to hold various amounts of matter and having an inlet for selectively allowing the matter to enter the bladder member. The automobile ballast device further includes a plurality of lower panels configured to collectively form a unitary platform below the bladder... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080246263 - Structural member for vehicle: A structural member for a vehicle has a slot extending into one structural wall thereof, for receiving and holding a bolt, wherein said structural member including said slot has been formed by extrusion. The slot extends the length of the structural member for slidably receiving the head of one or... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080246264 - In-expensive head and upper torso restraint with u-shaped air bag: This invention relates to a vehicle having a pivoted head rest and a pivoted seat back that follows a human head and torso forward during the accident of the vehicle, but prevent backwards motion. A U-shaped air bag, the head rest, and seat back prevent whip-lash and also side-impact-whip-lash by... Agent: Sten R. Gerfast

20080246265 - Over-the shoulder portable seatbelt: A portable seatbelt device for attachment to a seat to restrain a person to the seat includes a carrying case and a lap belt having a portion attached to the carrying case. The lap belt is operable to wrap around the person in the vicinity of the person's waist to... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20080246266 - Torsion bar for application in belt winders for safety belts: The invention relates to a torsion bar (1), for application in belt winders for safety belts, provided on the end sections thereof with embodiments of drive and/or locking elements (2, 3), for positive connection to corresponding devices. The torsion bar (1) and the drive and/or locking elements (2, 3) provided... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080246267 - Seat belt retractor: To further reduce variation in the maximum limited load by a seat belt load limiting mechanism composed of a torsion bar and a shearing member. When a spool rotates in the belt withdrawing direction relative to the locking base, energy absorbing (EA) mechanism action only by shear deformation of shear... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080246268 - Seat belt retractor: A seat belt retractor including a spool for winding up a seat belt, a locking mechanism having a locking member that is prevented from rotating in a belt withdrawing direction in the event of an emergency, and a seat belt load limiting mechanism for limiting load applied to the seat... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080246269 - Air chamber sports board: A sports board for use in supporting a rider on snow covered slope and other gliding surface comprising: an elongated foam board with a semi-rigid foam core having a top riding surface and a bottom planning surface, the board having one or both end portions having an upturned shape acting... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080238003 - Safety system for a conveyance mechanism: A vehicle for overcoming an obstacle that comprises a carriage and a translator. The translator comprises a translator member rotatably connected to the carriage and at least three wheels rotatably connected to the translator member. The three wheels have a coplanar, same orientation and substantially equilaterally triangular relation to each... Agent: Kramm Law

20080238004 - System for controlling damping and roll and pitch body movements of a motor vehicle, having adjustable hydraulic actuators: A suspension system for motor vehicles comprises adjustable hydraulic shock-absorbers of the type provided with a proportional solenoid valve for adjustment of the degree of damping. An axial passage is made through the stem of each hydraulic actuator for enabling the supply of fluid under pressure from an external hydraulic... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080238005 - Tilting vehicle: A tilting vehicle comprising at least one section (17) tiltable about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, tilt registration means (20) recording variations in the tilt position of the tiltable section (17), a control element (5), tilt control means (12) connecting the control element (5) to the tilt section (17),... Agent: Phillip R. James

20080238006 - Goalie skate: A goalie skate having a skate boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell with a sole and an ankle portion for receiving the ankle of the foot, the ankle portion comprising medial and lateral sides for facing the medial and lateral malleoli respectively, the medial side comprising an upper edge that... Agent: Fetherstonhaugh - Smart & Biggar

20080238007 - Inline skate with a braking system: An inline skate with a braking system has a boot and a braking assembly. The boot has a bottom, a rear end and rollers. The rollers are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the boot. The braking assembly is pivotally mounted on the bottom near the rear end of the... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20080238008 - Spokeless wheel inline skate: An inline skate includes a boot having a sole, a toe area, and a heel area. The skate has a plurality of wheels each wheel respectively including: a bearing having an inner race, and a wheel mount rigidly mounted between the wheel frame and the inner race for mounting the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080238009 - Voip capabilities for media enhanced shopping systems: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080238010 - Combination dolly- pallet: The dolly-pallet of the present invention includes a load bearing deck that may be alternately supported by the retractable support skid or the wheel elements. Initial displacement of the skid during the retraction process is along an upward substantially vertical path. Once the retractable support skid is retracted such that... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080238011 - Mobile article transporter: A mobile article transporter for transporting items distances on a ground surface that has a set of expandable side panels supported on a corresponding set of rear side frame members to form a set of side walls that are moveable between an expanded position and a compressed position and further... Agent: Robert M. Patino

20080238012 - Garden wagon: The garden wagon includes a main body, front and rear pairs of wheels rotatably mounted to the bottom of body, and a top shelf and a bottom shelf mounted to a frame assembly on the main body of the garden wagon. The top and bottom shelves include a plurality of... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080238013 - Skateboard deck: A skateboard deck is formed of several layers pressed and bonded together. Apertures are formed through the bottom-most layers, and impact support members are arranged within the apertures. The impact support members are more rigid than the other portions of the skateboard deck, and provide localized impact support while allowing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080238015 - Leading and trailing arm suspensions having a fully integrated arm: A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and a fully integrated beam casting providing bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The beam casting is attached to the vehicle axle with a thru-bolt connection. The... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080238016 - Shock-absorbing device for stroller: A shock-absorbing device for a stroller includes: a wheel mounting seat including a sleeve part having first and second sides, and an extending part extending outwardly from the first side of the sleeve part; a shock-absorber seat having a first end portion that is formed with a wheel axle-disposing hole,... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20080238014 - Suspension arm supporting structure: A suspension arm supporting structure supported by a frame-side supporting portion of a vehicle body frame includes a suspension arm. The suspension arm includes first and second arm-side supporting portions and an arm portion which are integrally formed. The first arm-side supporting portion is supported by the frame-side supporting portion... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080238017 - Air suspense system for a vehicle: An air suspension system for a load bearing vehicle which includes a pair of air springs fluidly connected to a pair of auxiliary air reservoirs and to a main air reservoir. The system includes control valves which permit the air in the air springs to be exhausted therefrom to lower... Agent: Thomte Law Office, L.L.C.

20080238018 - Movable step for motorcycle: A simply-structured movable step for a motorcycle. A step lifting and lowering mechanism includes a securing plate secured to a body frame with a shift cover attached to the securing plate so as to be movable upwardly and downwardly. A step plate is attached to the shift cover to support... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080238019 - Step apparatus for vehicle: A step apparatus for a vehicle on which a passenger steps when ingressing to and egressing from the vehicle through an opening formed in a vehicle body, which includes a step panel provided at the opening to be closed or opened by a vehicle door movably supported on the vehicle... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080238020 - Step apparatus for vehicle and structure arrangement of step apparatus for vehicle: A step apparatus for a vehicle is provided at an entrance of a vehicle body opened and closed by a slide door slidably supported to the vehicle body via a door arm in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The step apparatus includes a main body provided at a lower... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080238021 - Arm and leg powered bicycle: The present invention relates to an arm and leg powered bicycle, comprising handle levers, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a handle shaft, supporting frames, pedals, a pedal shaft, front and rear sprockets and a chain belt, wherein the bicycle further includes an operating means for vertically rotating the handle... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080238022 - Wheelchair drive system with lever propulsion and a hub-contained transmission: A drive mechanism for a lever propulsion wheelchair includes at least one clutch and at least one gear set contained within a central hub housing operatively coupled to the drive surface of the main wheel being driven. In the preferred embodiment, there are additional clutches and gear sets contained within... Agent: Terry Mchugh Law Offices Of Terry Mchugh

20080238023 - Wheelchair drive assembly: A wheelchair includes a seat carried by a frame including at least one front wheel and opposed rear wheels. A circular handrim is coupled to one of the rear wheels with spaced-apart connecting pins. A framework is secured to the handrim, and a ratchet operatively couples an inner end of... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20080238024 - Hands free baby stroller attachment: An apparatus designed to allow a runner to run/jog with a baby jogger by allowing natural running arm movement through the use of a twin shock absorbing connector arm assembly being attached at one end to a baby jogger and the other to the waist of the jogger by means... Agent: Erik Gambera

20080238025 - Steering damper attachment structure: Disclosed is an attachment structure of a steering damper for a vehicle. The steering damper is provided between a top bridge and a head pipe. The top bridge rotates about a steering stem in conjunction with the operation of a handlebar, while the head pipe does not rotate in conjunction... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080238026 - Aerodynamic bicycle frame: A bicycle that includes a main frame, a front wheel mounted for rotation relative to the main frame, a rear dropout, and a rear wheel mounted for rotation relative to the rear dropout. The rear wheel defines a center plane of the bicycle. The bicycle further includes a rear stay... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080238028 - Bicycle bottom bracket hanger: A bicycle bottom bracket hanger is basically provided with a tubular hanger part, an inner tubular member and sealing arrangement. The tubular hanger part includes an interior surface with a first open end and a second open end that is axially spaced from the first open end. The inner tubular... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080238027 - Bicycle frame component: A bicycle frame component that comprises a cavity sized and shaped to receive a stay. The cavity includes a mounting interface, which comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and an end surface. The first side surface and the second side surface... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080238029 - Bicycle shaft component: A bicycle shaft component includes an outer tubular member and an inner member non-movably attached to the outer member. The outer tubular member includes a first end portion and a second end portion with an interior longitudinal passageway extending between the first and second end portions. The interior longitudinal passageway... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080238030 - Bicycle frame: A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting bracket assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorbing device. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080238031 - Bicycle frame: A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorber. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is connected to... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080238032 - Pillion step device for motorcycle: To operate a pillion step in one action. The pillion step is formed in a generally L shape and includes an arm portion and a foot rest portion. One end of the arm portion is pivotably secured through an oblique pivot shaft to a side face of a seat rail... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080238033 - Portable draft bar assembly: A portable draft bar assembly including an end bracket configured to be mounted to a plurality of bucket attachment types of various machinery, and a main bar having a first end configured to be selectively coupled to the end bracket and a second end configured to receive and retain one... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080238034 - Tow-bar for wheelbarrows: A tow bar assembly for converting a two-wheeled wheelbarrow into a garden or industrial type trailer includes a bar of metal box tubing with horizontal holes at the wheelbarrow end and vertical holes at the tractor end. The wheelbarrow end is slid onto the axle of the wheelbarrow, keeping the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080238036 - Safety chain anchors: An apparatus engageable with a framework or supporting member of a tow vehicle for securing drop down safety chains from a gooseneck trailer. The apparatus comprises a bracket member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material, such shape includes a bend formed therein. The bend being bent... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080238035 - Self aligning trailer hitch: An open bottomed cone shaped receiver is located in the tow vehicle bed. The hitch section that drops into the receiver which comprises a funnel shape, having a cone shaped portion which has the same shape and dimensions as the receiver cone, but differing in that it terminates in a... Agent: William S. Bernheim

20080238037 - Retracting tow system: A retracting tow system is disclosed which provides a spring loaded tow rope which automatically winds the tow rope around an included spool when not in use. The tow rope is affixed to a supplied shaft in a manner which prevents damage to the retracting mechanism while in use. An... Agent: Gene R. Woodle

20080238039 - Articulated hitch mechanism: An articulated, modular, track-mounted, self-propelled, remote-controlled drilling apparatus is demountable into several heli-transportable components, including a drilling module and a drill support module, plus separate hydraulically-driven track carriages on which they are removably mountable. The track carriages are demountably coupled in tandem by a tri-axially articulated hitch mechanism incorporating a... Agent: Donald V. Tomkins C/o Tomkins Law Office

20080238038 - Attachment for a trailer hitch bracket: An accessory for trailer hitch systems having components for equalizing loads and reducing trailer sway. The accessory includes a jacket for attaching to a bracket that supports a load equalizing spring bar. The bracket may include a lateral extending portion for supporting the spring bar. The jacket may include a... Agent: Karl R Cannon

20080238040 - Ski or snowboard having improved torsional rigidity: A ski or snowboard having improved the transmission of forces from a binding mounting area to the respective edge of a ski or snowboard is disclosed. Such a ski or snowboard comprises a gliding surface with the associated edges as well as a lower support comprising a number of support... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20080238042 - Collapsible stroller: A collapsible stroller is provided. The collapsible stroller comprises a frame body and a seat unit, wherein the frame body comprises: an upper frame unit consisting of two upper frame tubes; two connecting members connecting the two upper frame tubes to two front legs respectively and each connecting member having... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080238041 - Collapsible transport wheelchair: A collapsible transport wheelchair having a frame which is collapsible side-to-side with a scissors-like action and is collapsible front-to-back with a sliding action.... Agent: David L. Davis, Esq.

20080238043 - One piece horn cover: A horn assembly for a motor vehicle includes a sound generating member, a housing having a first opening connected to the sound generating member and a second opening to disperse sound from the sound generating member, and a deflector to restrict ingress of liquid into the second opening, while allowing... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080238046 - Air bag bracket/fastener: An airbag installation fastener includes first and second fastener members connected by a hinge member. The first and second fastener members rotate from a fastener open condition to engage each other in a fastener closed position. The fastener closed position provides for an air bag member positioned between the first... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20080238044 - Arrangement for fixing the gas generator of an air bag unit: An arrangement for fixing a gas generator of an air bag unit. The gas generator is securely fixed in the generator chamber and both radial and axial tolerances, in particular of the gas generator, are compensated using a plate-like, spring-elastic fastening element that is pressed in the area of the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080238047 - Curtain air bag device: An air bag, when in a flattened condition, has a longitudinally extending upper edge and a longitudinally extending lower edge. The longitudinally extending upper and lower edges extend on and along first and second imaginary lines respectively. The air bag comprises a plurality of expandable portions that include a larger... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080238045 - Ejection mitigation device: An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices may be attached to a driver's side inflatable... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080238048 - Knee-protecting airbag apparatus: The knee-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag module and a mounting bracket for fixing the airbag module on a vehicle body. The mounting bracket is provided with a mounting hole that is adapted to be fastened to a mounting seat of the vehicle body. The airbag module includes a retaining... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080238050 - Airbag tether cutter and vent closer: Disclosed are embodiments of apparatus, methods, and systems for cutting one or more tethers connected with an airbag cushion and simultaneously, or sequentially, closing one or more vent openings. In one embodiment, an airbag module is provided that includes a tether opening and at least one vent opening. The tether... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080238051 - Airbag-releasing portion structure, inner case, and airbag apparatus: An airbag-releasing portion structure, an inner case, and an airbag apparatus are provided that are unsusceptible to a surrounding temperature, and capable of small-sizing for a hinge portion and smoothly releasing an airbag to a vehicle interior. In this form, an inner case is composed of an inner panel connected... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080238049 - Rear pillar to center pillar trim joint connection for rear seat passenger airbag side curtain deployment: An interior trim structure covers a stowed side curtain airbag and allows deployment of the side curtain airbag through an interface joint to a position along a sidewall of a passenger compartment adjacent a rear seat location of a two-door coupe style vehicle. A center pillar trim piece and a... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080238052 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus has an airbag body, which is arranged between a roof panel and a roof head lining of a vehicle and held in a folded state. The airbag body also has a second bolt, a fixed piece, and a folded portion. The airbag body is fixed to a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080238055 - Head protection airbag device: In a head protection airbag device according to the invention, non-inflating portions of an airbag includes a blocking portion which covers the vehicle interior side of windows when inflation of the airbag is completed. One blocking portion includes a downward movement inhibiting portion catching a passenger's head and inhibiting its... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080238053 - Side curtain airbag directional deployment apparatus: At least one guide member extends longitudinally along at least a portion of a stowed side curtain airbag. At least one guide ramp directs deployment of the side curtain airbag toward the openable passage defined at least in part by one or more trim pieces. The guide member surrounds the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080238054 - Side curtain airbag directional deployment apparatus: At least one guide member extends longitudinally along at least a portion of a stowed side curtain airbag. At least one guide ramp directs deployment of the side curtain airbag toward the openable passage defined at least in part by one or more trim pieces. The guide member surrounds the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080238056 - Motorcycle passenger protecting system: Multiple protecting devices, such as an air bag and an air bag jacket, are controlled and operated in accordance with the shape and size of an impact. A normal collision determining section causes the air bag and/or the air bag jacket to operate in accordance with the magnitude and direction... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080238057 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus is provided with an inflator, and an airbag. The airbag is stored in a vehicle seat, is inflated and deployed by gas from the inflator, breaks the vehicle seat so as to jump out, and is inflated and deployed between a body side portion of a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

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20080238061 - Airbag arrangement for a motor vehicle: An airbag can include a covering that surrounds an interior space that can be filled with gas, a gas-conducting pipe which is stretched longitudinally along a direction of extent, and a contact region of the covering that surrounds the inflow opening and encloses the gas-conducting pipe in a sealing manner... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080238060 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes an airbag, first and second inflators, a gas-supply mechanism and a release member for connecting between a holding structure and the airbag. Gas generated by the second inflator is supplied into the airbag when the release member is pulled by the airbag while gas generated by... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20080238059 - Airbag module for protection of a vehicle occupant: An airbag module for protecting a vehicle occupant is provided. The airbag module comprises at least one airbag. A gas generator is in fluid communication with the airbag to inflate the airbag with a gas. A deformable ribbon interfaces with the fluid communication between the gas generator and the airbag.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080238062 - Airbag with automatic vent closer: Disclosed are embodiments of apparatus, methods, and systems for automatically closing a vent opening in response to inflation of an airbag cushion. In some embodiments, primary and secondary tethers are provided, both of which are coupled to an airbag cushion. The primary tether may be used to restrain the inflation... Agent: Sally J. Brown

20080238063 - Trim panel and method of manufacturing the same: A trim panel includes a skin layer and an insert having a base, a sidewall that extends generally perpendicularly from the base and a flange that extends generally perpendicularly from the sidewall and generally parallel to the base. The flange includes a first side and a second side. The skin... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20080238064 - Diffuser plate for connecting a rigid structure to a flexible structure and machine using same: A machine having a ground engaging element includes a first rigid metallic structure, a second metallic structure that is flexible with respect to the first rigid metallic structure, and a diffuser plate having a stress carrying region located between a first end and a second end. The first end has... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080238065 - Roll cage assembly: A roll cage assembly, for use on a vehicle, includes one or more structural components. At least one roll cage displacement assembly is coupled to the one or more structural components and the vehicle. The at least one roll cage displacement assembly is configured to allow for displacement of the... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080238066 - Methods and devices for outdoor cooking: A hitch assembly removeably attachable to a vehicle hitch and extending away from the vehicle, comprising, in part, a lower platform, upper platform and locking platform. A pole is inserted through apertures in the upper and locking platforms and rests on the lower platform. The pole is adjusted to a... Agent: Sharon J. Adams Adams Law Office

20080238067 - Automobile protection system: A door protection system can be attached to a ceiling or wall. When attached to a ceiling, the clear pad is coupled to the ceiling though safety releases. Each safety release couples a first rope attached to the pad in an inverted “V” configuration to a vertical disposed rope secured... Agent: Anderson, Levine & Lintel L.L.P.

20080238068 - Vehicle steering column structure: A vehicle steering column structure includes a fixed steering column portion, a movable steering column portion movably coupled to the fixed steering column portion and a steering column positioning mechanism. The steering column positioning mechanism is operably coupled between the fixed and movable steering column portions for adjusting a relative... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080238069 - Vehicle steering column structure: A vehicle steering column structure includes a movable steering column portion, a tilting mechanism and a telescoping mechanism. The tilting mechanism is configured to selectively adjust an angle of inclination of a tilting part. The telescoping mechanism adjusts the telescopic position of a telescoping part. The telescoping mechanism includes a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080238070 - Shear capsule for steering column assembly: A shear capsule for an energy absorbing steering column assembly of a vehicle has a pin projecting along a centerline and from a preferably stationary bracket generally of the vehicle chassis. The pin extends along a centerline through a deformation member being or connected to a support of the steering... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080238071 - Steering column of vehicle having collision energy absorbing apparatus: Disclosed is a steering column of a vehicle having a collision energy absorbing apparatus. The steering column includes: a hollow tube having a steering shaft disposed in the hollow tube; a plate bracket surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the tube and having guide grooves formed on a top part... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080238072 - Manually actuable steering device: Driving and steering means of a wheeled, power driven vehicle, such as a power driven hospital bed, is actuated by an actuating device (30). This actuating device comprises a base member (31) and an actuating member (32) having gripping means, such as a pair of spaced handles (33), and being... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080238073 - Adjustable shock: A motorcycle shock system has a shock body formed at least partially of aluminum and an air compressor that provides pressurized air to the shock body when necessary. A piston held within the shock body defines a rear air chamber and a forward air chamber on the opposite side of... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20080238075 - Method and device for control of a reversible belt tensioner: In a method for controlling a reversible seatbelt pretensioner of a vehicle, characteristic variables of the accelerator pedal and brake are acquired and monitored with respect to a reaction of the driver to a critical situation in the form of release of the accelerator pedal and subsequent actuation of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080238074 - Seat belt buckle system and scabbard: A seat belt buckle system includes a seat belt with a latch plate, and a seat belt buckle assembly. The seat belt buckle assembly includes a buckle head for receiving the latch plate, a scabbard covering a portion of the buckle head, and a buckle stalk connecting the buckle head... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080238076 - Seatbelt retractor: A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt winding device for winding up a seat belt by actuation of a motor and a control unit that repeats a process of stopping the actuation of the motor on an overload of the motor and restarting actuation of the motor after lapse... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080238077 - Fuel tank trailer: A fuel tank trailer has a fuel tank supported on the bed of the trailer, and a secondary containment wall surrounding the fuel tank to provide an open secondary containment region. A drain valve controls the flow of fuel and water collecting in the secondary containment region. A fuel separation... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080238078 - Scraper structure for vehicle: A scraper structure for a vehicle includes a scraper for scraping material accumulated inside a disk wheel of a wheel. The scraper is detachably attached to a lower surface of a knuckle which rotatably supports the wheel. The scraper includes an extending portion and a bent portion. The extending portion... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.