Land vehicles inventions 11/08

20080290616 - Personal propulsion device with hands free control: An improved personal propulsion device that generally imparts thrust directly to the user. The device allows hands free control of thrust magnitude and direction so both hands can grasp and control bicycle handlebars and brakes, watercraft paddles, ski poles or other apparatuses. The device is adjustable vertically, on the users'... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20080290617 - Gas suspension system and method: A method of operating a gas suspension system includes generating a first quantity of gas having a storage pressure and transferring the first quantity of gas into the pressurized gas storage device such that a second quantity of gas having approximately the storage pressure remains in a transfer pathway. The... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080290618 - Vehicle: When a vehicle turns, a body and a left and a right wheel are inclined inward of a turning circle. Consequently forces are exerted to an operator in an up-down direction, which leads to reducing discomfort felt by the operator. In addition, since a gravity center of the vehicle is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080290619 - Conversion assembly for converting an in-line roller skate to a double sided ice skate blade: A conversion assembly for converting an in-line roller skate to a double sided ice skate blade has a frame structure consisting of a solid piece containing a double-edged skate blade, transversely aligned bores located on the frame structure to allow mechanical fastening of the frame structure to the existing boot... Agent: Inventarium

20080290620 - Roller skates with adjustable horizontal dimension: A roller skate with an adjustable horizontal dimension in accordance with the present invention comprises an adjusting bolt, a buckle plank, an anchor section and a spring. The present invention is to provide adjust horizontal dimension more than move quickly and easy to adjust, and the vertical spring has a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080290621 - Alpine snowboard: The zone having reduced mechanical properties is the result of at least a lateral cutout located at least on the lower portion of the snowboard. At least one of the squares of the snowboard has a deviation at said cutout so as to comprise two square portions movable vertically with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080290622 - Driving mode switching apparatus and control method therefor: A driving form switching apparatus enabling even a user of wheelchair who cannot freely use limb to easily change over a driving form by single hand self-operation. By using a differential gear mechanism or a combination mechanism comprising pinions and racks, the rotating, tilting and shifting motions of a steering... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080290623 - Wheel suspension: A wheel suspension for the suspension of a wheel in a motor vehicle includes a wheel spindle connected to a steering knuckle holder, a link arm connecting the steering knuckle holder to the vehicle, and a stabilizer fastened transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The link arm is... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080290624 - Suspension apparatus: A suspension apparatus includes a single-phase linear motor, a state detecting sensor and a controlling portion. The single-phase liner motor includes a coil and a permanent magnet. The coil is adapted to be provided at one of a vehicle body-side member and a wheel-side member of a vehicle. The permanent... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080290625 - Fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post: A fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post includes at least a fender body and a fastening assembly. The fender body has a front section on which a concave portion, a slit and a holding space are formed. The slit can be opened elastically to allow a bicycle rear fork... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20080290626 - Retractable vehicle step: A retractable step for use with a vehicle comprises a stepping member having a stepping deck, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm has a first end pivotally attached to the vehicle, and a second end pivotally attached to the stepping member. The second arm also has... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080290627 - Transporter: This invention relates generally to a trailer for towing light weight items such as Motorcycles, All Terrain Vehicles, Jet Skis, garden tractors, mowers, golf carts or other miscellaneous loads. The Transporter embodied in this invention takes advantage of a fixed attachment to the rear of a towing vehicle that has... Agent: Frank D. Lachenmaier

20080290628 - Panther front and rear wheel drive bicycle: The regular handlebar and front wheel of a bicycle are replaced by a steering head including a pair of hand cranks, and by a sprockets-containing front wheel. The hand cranks are positioned such that the rider's weight center is stabilized unto the cycle's seat, away from his hands. A sprocket... Agent: John Tulpan

20080290629 - Handling device for persons with a limited gripping function and also wheelchair comprising a device of this type: A handling device for persons with a limited gripping function, in particular for gripping utensils such as pens, comprising an orthotic support adapted to be secured to a part of the body of the person; a utensil holder situated on the support, wherein the utensil holder includes gripping means; and... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080290630 - Device for adjusting ski binding height for improved balance: A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski with the heel end of the boot being height adjustable. The toe end portion of the boot is pivotly attaching to the ski. A pair of members engaged to the heel end portion and the ski respectively engage each other in... Agent: James C. Simmons

20080290631 - Stroller with child barrier and pivotable cup holder: A stroller has a stroller frame with a child seat positioned on the stroller frame. The stroller further includes a child barrier that can be coupled to the stroller frame forward of a seat bight of the child seat. The child barrier also includes a cup holder with a central... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080290632 - Adjustable foot rest (for harness racehorse jogging cart): The adjustable foot rest for racehorse jogging cart offers the driver alternative foot placement options compared to the traditional foot rest position. The alternative positions are designed to relieve neck/back stress and leg fatigue. The adjustable foot rest can be mounted in alternative positions to accommodate the needs of varying... Agent: Phillip Guadagni

20080290633 - Restraint system: A passenger vehicle restraint system that is capable of being placed in different positions, consisting of an interior defined by a housing and at least one airbag, at least one gas generator for delivering gas to the interior in order to inflate the airbag, at least one controllable outlet provided... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080290635 - Continuous side airbag seam: A continuous side airbag seam for use in a seat of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The seam includes a first material and a second material or a combination of materials joined to one another. The seam further may include any known thread member used to join the first material... Agent: Michael T. Raggio Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20080290634 - Curtain side-airbag device: A curtain side-airbag device includes an airbag extending from front to rear of a vehicle, a plurality of inflatable support portions provided in the airbag and communicating with each other, and an inflator. The airbag is maintained in a folded state and secured in a vehicle body so that the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080290636 - Device for triggering personal protective means: A device for triggering personal protective means in a vehicle, an inertial sensor system being provided in a first location, a processor being provided in a second location, and a firing circuit control being provided in a third location in the vehicle. The processor processes the signals of the inertial... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080290637 - Airbag for protection of a vehicle occupant: In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag for protection of a vehicle occupant. The side airbag is adapted to be inflated by gas from an inflator. The side airbag comprises a side panel which forms an exterior of the side airbag. The side panel defines... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080290638 - Airbag arrangement: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an inflatable airbag having at least one outflow opening through which gas can flow out of the airbag. The airbag arrangement also includes a stretchable element including a covering structure for adjustably covering a portion of the outflow opening. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080290639 - Airbag packet: An airbag packet includes an airbag that is vacuum packed in a film. The airbag is folded into a deep drawn lower film that is sealed at sealing points to an upper film. The sealing points are sealed at various strengths so that when the airbag is deployed the upper... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080290640 - Driver side air bag: An air bag usable to protect the driver of the vehicle comprising: a face panel; a rear panel of generally the same shape as the face panel and secured to the face panel along its periphery; the rear panel including a centrally located opening configured to receive an air bag... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20080290641 - Adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle:

20080290642 - System and method for clearing crush space in a vehicle through the use of active components: A system for clearing crush space in an automotive vehicle, the system including a vehicle having a passenger compartment, an impact displaced component assembled to the vehicle in a spaced relationship to the passenger compartment, an intervening component mounted on the vehicle between the passenger compartment and the impact displaced... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080290643 - Textile belt strap having load recognition: A textile belt strap, especially for use in personnel safety devices in land vehicles, aircraft and watercraft. At least one seam is provided on the belt strap for representation of loading of the belt strap that occurs. The seam extends in a longitudinal direction of the belt strap over a... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20080290644 - Re-settable vehicle seat belt buckle pre-tensioner presenter system and method of operation: A re-settable vehicle seat belt buckle pre-tensioner presenter system and method for operating the same.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080290645 - Shaped absorbent media installed in a high pressure tank: Absorbent media for gas or heat is provided in a predetermined length of a polygon or curvilinear, and preferably honeycomb (hexagonal) cross sectioned shape with gas absorbent media packed therein. The hexagonal tubes may be installed along the radial or longitudinal axis of a fuel tank. The media and/or media... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080284118 - Modular metamorphic vehicle: A vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a suspension system coupled to the vehicle body, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the suspension system comprising at least one pair of wheels, each wheel of the at least one pair of wheels being located on opposite sides of the vehicle. The... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080284119 - Transformable cart and seating apparatus: A device that serves multiple purposes by being transformable between various states. In one state, the device operates as a cart such as is typical for transporting items to the beach for fishing or sunbathing. In another state, the device operates as a chair with a back to provide seating... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080284120 - Handtruck: A handtruck includes a tower having upper and lower ends and a handle adjacent the tower upper end. A support plate is generally adjacent the tower lower end and extends outwardly, the support plate configured to support a load. At least one wheel is operatively coupled to the tower or... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080284121 - All-terrain board: An all-terrain board has a platform which is supported on two wheel axles connected to the platform by pairs of flexible links. The links in each pair are spaced on either side of a longitudinal axis of the platform. The links are biased so that they have a horizontal dimension... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080284122 - Ball joint integrated knuckle and assembling method thereof: A ball joint integrated knuckle and an assembling method thereof is provided. The ball joint integrated knuckle includes: a knuckle integrating a housing formed with a first screw thread on its one side surface; and a ball joint having a thread seat formed with a second screw thread, wherein the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080284123 - Suspension air spring lift kit: A suspension air spring lift kit has a trailing arm having an end that is pivotally connected to a hanger bracket. A vertically oriented air bag is connected between another end of the trailing arm and a frame member of a vehicle, for example, a dump truck or a trailer... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080284124 - Suspension for an all terrain vehicle: An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080284125 - Steerable kneeling walker: This invention relates to a kneeling walker comprising a frame; a steering assembly coupled to a frame of the kneeling walker and having a steering stem and a control assembly; and a handle assembly coupled to the steering stem.... Agent: Axios Law Group. PLLC

20080284126 - Adaptive brake and shift mechanism for a bicycle: The adaptive system in combination includes a handlebar configured with stub end portions which angle slightly toward each other in the direction of the shoulders of the user. Grip shift members are configured to fit against the palm of the user's hand and mounted at the free ends of the... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080284127 - Bicycle wheel securing structure: A bicycle wheel securing structure includes a shaft member, a head member, and a lever member. The shaft member has a first end portion, a second end portion and a central portion disposed between the first and second end portions with a center axis extending between the first and second... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080284128 - Rear bicycle frame structure: b

20080284129 - Motorcycle-stance alteration kit: A motorcycle-stance alteration kit is described. The kit includes a handlebar clamp, a fork clamp, and a footpeg extension. The handlebar clamp is formed to connect with a motorcycle's fork clamp and reposition the motorcycle's handlebar to alter a user's riding stance. The fork clamp is configured to be attached... Agent: Tope-mckay & Associates

20080284130 - Multiple-passenger transporter: A transporter for transporting a first person and one or more riders over a surface. The transporter includes a first support platform for supporting the first person, the first support platform having left and right sides and defining a fore-aft vertical plane and a lateral plane. At least one ground-contacting... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080284131 - Cargo tube: A tube shaped cargo container and method of manufacture. The cargo container is manufactured by a process that includes pultruding or extruding a seamless container with two sides, a roof, and a floor. Doors, landing gear, structural supports, another side, and a wheel assembly may be added after the pultrusion/extrusion... Agent: Dowell Baker, P.C.

20080284132 - Covering for a fifth wheel load plate and kingpin of a transport trailer to prevent messing an antitheft locking device that surrounds the covering on the kingpin: A light-weight plastic protective covering for a kingpin of a transport trailer which prevents grease from adhering to or sticking to the locking device added to the kingpin to prevent stealing the transport trailer when it is decoupled from a road tractor. The protective covering is placed over the kingpin... Agent: Melvin L. Crane

20080284133 - Adaptable drawbar support assembly: The invention relates to a drawbar support assembly. There is a need for a drawbar support assembly which can adapt to different types of drawbars. An adaptable drawbar support assembly includes a generally U-shaped front support member for coupling to and supporting the front end of the drawbar. A front... Agent: Deere & Company

20080284134 - Tow hitch hook and method of use: A tow hook configured according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising: at least two hooks wherein each hook comprises a shank, a hook and an axis; a main shaft further comprising an inside surface and an axis, wherein the shanks of the at least two hooks are permanently... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080284135 - System and method for protecting a trailer coupler: A system for protecting a trailer coupler contains a first arm rotatably connected to a second arm. The first arm contains a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, the top portion of the first arm containing a first opening. The second arm contains a top portion, a... Agent: Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA C/o Peter Nieves

20080284136 - Retractable frame structure of a baby stroller: A retractable frame structure of a baby stroller includes a frame, a pair of scissors-type linking sets, a push rod and a linking rod. Each scissors-type linking set is connected with the push rod and the link rod, respectively. When pushing the pushing rod, the scissors-type linking set will be... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080284137 - Collapsible frame for a pushchair: The invention is directed to a collapsible frame (1; 31; 51) for a pushchair, comprising a chassis (4; 34; 54) with several wheels (2, 3; 32, 33; 52, 53, 53′), a frame (5; 35; 55) supporting the body (6), particularly a seat, shell, pouch or similar for a child, and... Agent: Scott R Foster Pandiscio & Pandisco

20080284138 - Halloween portable container: The present invention is an apparatus that is portable, easy to transport, and protects confections during Halloween “trick-or-treat”. The apparatus of the present invention includes a container element including a cover element, wherein the container element and cover element are in the form of a Halloween object, such as a... Agent: Valauskas & Pine LLC

20080284139 - Special portable vending machine trailer device: A device known as a Special Portable Vending Machine Trailer has been developed for use as a more economical, safer and versatile manner to provide vending machines at specific locations and events. The device permits delivery and placement of vending machines in an efficient, safe and secure manner. The preferred... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC John D. Ritchison

20080284140 - Airbag cushion folding method for out-of-position conditions: Disclosed are embodiments of methods of folding an inflatable airbag cushion for storage within a vehicle. In one implementation of the inventive method, the folding of the airbag cushion creates a first arm and a second arm, the first arm folded on top of the second arm, such that during... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20080284141 - Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle: s

20080284142 - Airbag mounting assembly and method of manufacture: An airbag assembly, airbag mounting assembly, and method of assembling an airbag mounting assembly are disclosed. The airbag assembly comprises an airbag and an airbag mounting assembly. In one embodiment, the airbag mounting assembly comprises a mounting bracket, a connecting member, and a wrapping member.... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20080284143 - Vehicle seat having an integrated airbag module: A vehicle seat includes a frame and a pad having a portion. A trim cover at least partially surrounds the frame and the portion of the pad. The trim cover includes a tear seam formed therein and has an underside disposed adjacent the portion of the pad. The seat further... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080284144 - Air bag module vent: An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (20) of a vehicle (24) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). An inflator (30) provides inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (14). A support member (80) supports the inflator (30) and the protection device (14). A retainer (120)... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080284147 - Airbag apparatus: The airbag apparatus includes an airbag provided with a flap element for opening and closing an exhaust hole. The flap element includes a flap and an adjusting belt. The leading end region of the adjusting belt is sewn to the flap by a generally straight sewn seam and acts as... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080284146 - Gas generator for airbag: A gas generator, relating to a gas generator for a side air bag or the like, is provided. The gas generator has an inner cylindrical member is stored in a housing, wherein the inner cylindrical member has a second outside diameter portion abutting against the inner peripheral surface of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080284145 - Temperature-compensated airbag inflator: Airbag inflator system includes an inflatable airbag, a housing and a gas generating system arranged in the housing for generating gas. The gas generating system provides variable amounts of gas to the airbag as a function of temperature. A nozzle may be arranged between the gas generating system and an... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080284148 - Inflator for an air-bag: An inflator for an air-bag comprises at least one gas bottle (1, 2) containing pressurised gas. The gas bottle is sealed by a rupturable foil (9). There is a support member (15) engaging the rupturable foil to maintain it in an unruptured state. The support member (15) is retained in... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080284149 - System for engaging two components with each other: System for engaging two components with each other wherein one of the components comprises hook-like means (1) which are suitable for being engaged in an opening (L) of the other component and for co-operating with means which form an engagement lock (2) and which can be moved between a retracted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080284150 - Steering system: If a component of a high collision load obliquely upward of the vehicular front at a secondary collision time acts on a steering column 3, the column-side brackets 25a and 25b provided at the vehicular front side portions of the steering column move obliquely upward of the vehicle front against... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080284151 - Collision-protected front frame structure of a truck: A front frame structure of a truck with upper longitudinal members and with lower longitudinal member elements which are connected to one another via vertical frame struts is provided. The lower longitudinal member elements are designed at least in some regions as collision-force-absorbing deformation bodies and are completely integrated into... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080284152 - Device for use with liquid container for a vehicle and method for mounting said liquid container: A liquid tank is provided for a heavy vehicle, suitable for fastening to a vehicle frame by at least one supporting bracket having shaped surfaces arranged for load bearing and locating contact against the liquid tank. The tank includes two end face portions and a shell portion with a non-symmetrical... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080284153 - Composite wall structure, tank trailer formed therefrom and method of manufacturing same: A composite wall structure formed from a plurality of layers. The composite wall structure can be used to form a composite storage tank having a tank cavity and a longitudinal axis. A composite tank trailer can be formed using the composite tank, a platform structure and a suspension and wheel... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080277887 - Ice skateboard: An ice skateboard comprising a skateboard having a top surface, a bottom surface, side edges, and a front and back section, said ice skateboard having an ice blade assembly attached to the bottom surface, said ice blade assembly comprising a mounting plate having at least one integral ice blade that... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080277888 - Automobile: In an automobile having a seat cushion and a seat back that can be stored in a non-use position located in the upper part of a vehicle interior, the seat back can be stored in the non-use position easily even when the seat back stops at any position immediately before... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080277889 - Swivel and stop-limit feature on wheelbarrows for automatic load adjustment: A wheelbarrow having two wheels mounted on an axis which is allowed to swivel, thereby allowing the axle to tilt with the terrain while the tray and handles remain substantially level. The wheel assembly is coupled to stop-limits to prevent the excessive tilting of the wheels with respect to the... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080277890 - Four-way forklift with outwardly pivoting wheel arms: An apparatus and method are provided for improving stability in a lifting vehicle, such as a fork-lift, by operatively attaching one or more wheels of the vehicle to a chassis of the vehicle in such a manner that a steering axis of the wheel may be selectively moved between a... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080277891 - Actuator for disconnectable stabilizer bar system: A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a plurality of engagement pins that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actuator is configured to apply... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080277892 - Wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a wheel suspension system for a motor vehicle, having a lower link for the fastening of a wheel which is coupled to a chassis underframe and is supported on the body via a spring. The chassis underframe is mounted on the body via elastic bearings and... Agent: O''brien Jones, PLLC (w/ Ford Motor Co.)

20080277894 - Suspension device for motor vehicles: The present invention relates to a suspension device for the load-bearing and resilient support of a wheel in a motor vehicle. The device comprises at least one spring cylinder with a piston which is guided in a manner moveable relative to it in a pressure cylinder. A driving device converts... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/ann Arbor

20080277893 - Suspension trailing arm: In a trailing arm suspension for a vehicle, an axle carrier is fitted to the wheel-side end of a trailing arm, and an axle bearing is fitted to the axle carrier. The axle carrier includes a first flat plate-like member and a second flat plate-like member. The first flat plate-like... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080277895 - Mud guard assembly: A mud guard assembly for towing vehicle includes fixed channels spanning laterally across a rear end of the vehicle, supported in fixed relation on chassis mounts of the vehicle which support the rear bumper of the vehicle thereon. A slide channel is slidably received within each fixed channel for relative... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080277896 - Swing powered scooter: The Swing Powered Scooter is to provide a transportation powered by hands instead of by feet. It has a handlebar on top of a swing pole, with a center point which is supported by an inner ring of a bearing on a board; Using pulling or pushing action drives wheels... Agent: Rocky Jenlon Lee

20080277897 - Bicycle front fork structure: The present invention discloses an improved bicycle front fork structure, wherein a reinforcement device is integrated with the inner wall of the joint between the front fork and the vertical tube to enhance the structural strength lest the joint be fractured or distorted. Thereby, the safety of riding a bicycle... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080277899 - Bicycle fender: A bicycle fender to provide multi-color combinations and selections includes a frame and a plate. The frame has a body formed in a profile of a fender and a flange extended from an inner side of the periphery with a plurality of first fastening elements formed thereon. The plate is... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20080277898 - Reinforced motorcycle frame: A reinforced motorcycle frame that is structurally strong and has a light and compact structure. The reinforced motorcycle frame has a head tube, at least two main beams, multiple transverse rods, at least one support beam, at least two mounting struts and at least two reinforcing struts. The main beams... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080277900 - Bicycle with a common pivot shock absorber: A bicycle with a common point shock absorber comprises a bicycle frame and a shock absorber. The bicycle frame comprises a front frame and a rear frame, an upper linkage device and a lower linkage device connected pivotally to the front frame and the rear frame. The shock absorber is... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20080277901 - Size-reducible folding tricycle for children: A folding tricycle (1) for children comprises a frame (2) having a central part (3) carrying at its front a head tube (5) and connected at its rear to first ends (11) of rear arms (12) carrying a corresponding rotatable wheel (14), the first end (11) of said arms (12)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080277902 - Trailer hitch safety assembly: A fully adjustable safety chain assembly comprising at least one trailer mounted safety chain adjusting box, at least one vehicle mounted safety chain adjusting box, and a safety chain having a first free end and a second free end. A slot in each of the at least one trailer mounted... Agent: Robert L. Knechtel Law Offices Of Mark E. Wiemelt, P.C.

20080277903 - Apparatus for raising a spring arm on a trailer hitch: An apparatus for raising a spring arm of a trailer hitch. The apparatus may include a lift, such as a jack, for attaching to a tongue of a trailer. A link member may be pivotally attached to the lift. The link member may also be pivotally attached to a bracket... Agent: Karl R Cannon

20080277904 - Snowboard binding system: A snowboard binding system includes a boot unit and a binding unit. The boot unit has a boot cradle that has straps that are secured to a snowboard boot and lugs that extend from the sides of the cradle. The binding unit has retainers that releasably engage the lugs of... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20080277905 - Foldable stroller: A foldable stroller has a frame assembly reconfigurable between an in-use configuration and a folded configuration. The frame assembly has a left and a right frame side and each frame side includes an elongate bottom part having a front end and a back end. Each bottom part is oriented extending... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080277906 - Laundry cart adapted for multiple configurations: A laundry cart adapted for multiple configurations includes a body defining an end opening at a top of the body and a notch opening in a front wall. The body is adapted for alternative receipt of a lid covering the end opening or a removable extension vertically extending a cart... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080277907 - Air bag system: An air bag system includes an air bag folded so that an occupant-restraining face of the air bag which restrains an occupant upon a deployment is hidden inside a central portion of the folded air bag, and a retaining member for covering said folded air bag. The air bag is... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.C.

20080277908 - Molded steering wheel: An example steering wheel assembly includes an airbag module receiving surface generally defining a first plane. A lower portion includes a lower rim portion and the airbag module receiving surface. An upper portion includes an upper rim portion for covering the lower rim portion. The upper portion and the lower... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080277909 - Actuator of passenger protection device: In an actuator of a passenger protection device, a sub ECU 200 is provided to actuate the passenger protection device in response to a normal ignition signal received from a main ECU 100 via an ignition communication line 2, and a manual cut-off switch 1 is turned on or off... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080277910 - Vehicle seat including sensor: An occupation detection apparatus is provided including a conductor, a sensor, and a shielding electrode. The shielding electrode is located between the sensor and the conductor, and the shielding electrode is coupled, through a low impedance, to electrical ground. The conductor potentially represents an electrical potential of electrical ground. The... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080277911 - Driver side aspirated airbags: Airbag module mounted in connection with a steering wheel includes an inflator for generating gas and arranged on the steering wheel assembly, a conduit between the inflator and the interior of the airbag, and an aspirating structure arranged in connection with the conduit for enabling air from a passenger compartment... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080277912 - Airbag with a venting regulation device: The present invention relates to an airbag for automotive vehicles with a gas venting regulation device assembled around a venting opening (11) comprising a first part (15) joined to the inflatable cushion (13) covering the venting opening (11), formed by an elastic area (31) and a non-elastic area (33) with... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080277913 - Tethered throat liner for side curtain air bag: The present invention relates to a side curtain air bag safety device that protects a vehicle occupant from expansion of the air bag when the occupant is not in a desired position in the vehicle. The air bag includes an internal tether that is connected to a valve at the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080277914 - Belt tension indicator: The present invention concerns a tension indicator (10) for a strap; the tension indicator comprising a first part (11) for receiving a length of the strap, a second part (12) movably mounted with respect to the first part between open and closed positions, the second part having strap engagement means... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080277915 - Seat belt device: A seat belt device allowing easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080277916 - Device for adjusting the nose of a gliding board: A gliding board comprising a connecting means (7) of the cable or bar type extending from a point (6) of connection with the gliding board as far as a moving connecting element (8; 18; 18′; 28; 48) of an adjusting device (5) mounted on the gliding board, wherein the adjusting... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20080272560 - Vehicles and methods using center of gravity and mass shift control system: A center of gravity (C/G) control system for a vehicle includes sensors to measure the center of gravity shift and mass shift of the human body in relation to the vehicle, a controller to determine outputs, a dynamically adjustable vehicle system, and a power supply. The sensor measures the direction... Agent: Law Office Of Jim Zegeer

20080272561 - Hydraulic system for a vehicle suspension: A vehicle hydraulic suspension system has front left (15), front right (16), rear left (18) and rear right (17) wheel ram. There is a mode decoupling device (100) with first (129), second (130), third (132) and fourth (131) balance chambers formed by a cylinder/piston rod assembly (124,125,126). The compression chamber... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080272562 - Height adjustment system for a vehicle: A system for adjusting the chassis height and/or tilt of a motor vehicle including a plurality of chassis height adjusting devices includes a combination instrument comprising a display and a menu system defining an interface between an operator and the height adjusting devices. The chassis height and/or tilt is adjusted... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080272563 - Trolley bag: A trolley bag has a bag body, a base, a handle assembly and a stand assembly. The base is connected to the bag body and has four wheels. The handle assembly is mounted on the bag body and has a handle. The stand assembly is connected to the base and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080272564 - Guides and other apparatus for inserting a cart, such as a cart with one or more fixed wheels, into an enclosure: Various embodiments of the wheel positioning assembly are adapted for facilitating the insertion of a cart into an enclosure. In certain embodiments, the cart comprises: (1) first and second fixed front wheels that are disposed adjacent opposite front lateral sides of the cart; and (2) first and second swiveled rear... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080272565 - Apparatus for inserting a cart, such as a cart with one or more fixed wheels, into an enclosure: A dispenser having an interior portion that is dimensioned for receiving a wheeled cart that is configured for storing items to be dispensed from the dispenser. The cart may, for example, be supported by at least two non-swiveled wheels disposed adjacent a first end of the cart and at least... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080272566 - Drywall cart: A drywall bucket and tool carrying cart has a main body with an interior space and open top to receive and retain a drywall compound bucket and five legs extending downwardly and outwardly from the perimeter of the body of the cart. Lockable rollers extend from the bottoms of the... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080272567 - Wheel skate device: Two skate wheel devices each with a foot placement platform, a frame and a wheel. The wheel rotates relative to the frame. The user inserts both feet into respective platforms within the skate wheel devices while the devices rest on pavement. After shifting weight to one of the wheel skate... Agent: Steven J. Adamson, PC

20080272568 - Steering assembly: There is disclosed a steering assembly for a two-track vehicle, such as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), including a rider saddle and vehicle frame, the steering assembly comprising arranged on a steering column (14) a handle bar bridge (10) and a handle bar (2) and provided at the steering column (14)... Agent: Law Office Of Rod D. Baker

20080272569 - Structural motor vehicle axle system assembled by structural bonding: A motor vehicle axle system including two longitudinal arms made of molded material and a torsionally flexible cross bracing made of high strength material different from the material of the arms, each arm including a lug for assembling by structural bonding the cross bracing to the arms. Each lug has... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272570 - Gas spring suspension system: A gas spring suspension system that maximizes the travel of the suspension system. The suspension system includes an outer tube and an inner tube slidable within the outer tube. A piston assembly is slidably mounted in the inner tube to sealingly separate a positive spring and a negative gas chamber.... Agent: Sram Corporation

20080272571 - Enhanced patient mobility system: The invention is an Enhanced Patient Mobility System for use by ambulatory or recovering patients. The Enhanced Mobility System is fabricated from sturdy tubular material and has a lower U-shaped base frame member mounted on casters with an upwardly extending mid frame member and two identical side frame members lying... Agent: Robert W. Fletcher

20080272572 - Composite carbon fiber bicycle crank and its method of manufacture: A method of manufacture of forming a composite carbon fiber bicycle crank includes providing a hollow carbon fiber body, with the body including a first opening at one end and the second opening at the other end, mounting a first connecting member and a second connecting member in the first... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080272573 - Cushion support for wheelchairs: An apparatus for securing a cushion to the lower leg cradles of a wheelchair. The apparatus includes a rectangular back section that rests against the leg cradles, and is easily secured to a wheelchair by mounting straps and footrest straps. Adjustable holding straps are positioned along the edges of the... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm Ste 130

20080272574 - Hitch ball hole.: The Hitch Ball Hole is intended to provide added security from theft of existing hitch balls. An appropriate-size hole will be drilled, machined, or bored completely through the threaded portion of the shank to allow a padlock or similar locking mechanism be attached to prevent the nut securing the hitch... Agent: David Stuart

20080272575 - Snowboard: A snowboard which incorporates a rocker element instead of a camber.... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20080272576 - Snowboard and skis for use in loose snow: The angle which the running surfaces form with each other is smaller in the middle than at the transition to the tips, with the result that the right (2) and the left (1) running surfaces substantially form a more acute angle with each other in the transition from the narrowest... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080272577 - Arrangement consisting of a ski binding and a ski boot: A configuration contains a ski binding and a ski boot, whereby a sole of the boot is connected to the ski binding by a maintaining element and performs a rolling off movement when the heel is lifted. The maintaining element contains at least three fixed points, whereby at least one... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080272578 - Handcart with foldable handle structure: A handcart with a foldable handle structure comprises a handle structure formed of a holder segment and a frame pivotally coupled to each other. The lower ends of the frame are pivotally coupled to a block board and a pair of wheels. A pair of position-limiting sleeves wraps the tubes... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080272579 - Airbags with internal valves: Airbag for a vehicle includes at least one section of material defining a plurality of cells, chambers or compartments, and one-way valves arranged in connection with the material section(s) between the cells to control flow of inflating fluid between the cells. Each valve can lead from a respective first cell... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080272580 - Aspirated inflators: Airbag inflator system includes an inflatable airbag, a flexible housing, and a gas generating system for generating gas which is directed from the housing to the interior of the airbag. The housing may be made by an extrusion process to provide it with its flexible form and a curved or... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080272581 - Structure of inflater inside cylinder for air bag for vehicle: Disclosed herein is a structure of an inflater inside cylinder for an air bag for a vehicle, which lengthens the discharge course for gas generated from the inflater inside cylinder, thus preventing injury or damage due to high-temperature and high-pressure gas, and which is convenient to manufacture, is light, and... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080272582 - Energy absorbing steering system: In an energy absorbing steering system including a steering shaft to which a steering member is coupled, and a steering column that rotatably supports the steering shaft, at least one of the steering shaft and the steering column includes an impact absorbing portion that contracts when a load equal to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272583 - Steering column assembly: A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes an outer jacket, an inner shaft that is received in and rotatable relative to the outer jacket, and an energy absorbing bracket. The energy absorbing bracket includes a mounting portion rigid attached to the vehicle and a body portion extending from the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.