Land vehicles inventions 03/09

20090079144 - Towable pack carrier: A versatile carrier is provided having the ability to switch from a configuration being towed behind a user to a configuration being carried on the user's back like a conventional backpack. The carrier is comprised of a frame having a front end and a rear end, a linkage member having... Agent: Janeway Patent Law PLLC

20090079145 - Damping force generation system and vehicle suspension system constructed by including the same: It is an object of the invention to improve the utility of an electromagnetic absorber system which is disposed in a suspension system of a vehicle and which generates a damping force by a generation force of a motor. The electromagnetic absorber system 18 is equipped with high-speed-motion responding means,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090079146 - Axle air dump for multiple axle vehicles: A system and process for controlling vehicle loading on a multi-axle vehicle and improving maneuverability is disclosed. The system includes a reservoir of pressurized air and associated leveling valve that uses a relay valve to improve refill times when the vehicle returns from a dump mode operation to normal operation.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090079147 - Roller skate: An angled large wheel and out-of-line roller skate having an engineered plastic frame forming fore and aft downwardly-angled openings extending in a lateral direction in lateral frame members. Each of the openings has secured therein an end of a respective fore or aft axle, each of which in turn rotatably... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20090079148 - Flexible foot-board for jumping devices: A footboard for play, exercise and practice of aerial maneuvers and recreational moves on a jumping device. The footboard is preferably flexible in a variety of directions, but has sufficient firmness so as to allow the board to retain a desired shape. The footboard is attached to the user's feet... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20090079149 - Iceboard: In one embodiment, an iceboard includes a plank having a first end and a second end and a first side and a second side. One or more supports are coupled to the first side of the plank and, one or more blades are coupled to the one or more supports,... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090079150 - Board sliding device for slidng on ground: A sliding device for sliding on the ground down a sloped or inclined surface (grass, dirt, sand, synthetic turf, etc.) has an upper deck and a slide mechanism mounted below and in parallel with the upper deck. The slide mechanism has a slide base of an elongated planar member with... Agent: Leighton K. Chong Patent Attorney

20090079151 - Dolly frame generator: The present invention is directed to a generally L-shaped frame assembly or dolly for mechanical devices, such as generators. The assembly includes a first and second frame portions. The first frame portion includes intermediate segments which are substantially equal or greater than the length of the mechanical device so as... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20090079152 - Mobile saw stand brake system wa743c: A mobile saw stand brake system incorporates a pair of swing-out legs pivotally connected to a saw stand main frame. A first end of the main frame is supported on a pair of rotating wheels. A pair of brake lever arms, each having a brake shoe end and a distal... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090079153 - Child's carriage, in particular a stroller: This children's carriage (1) comprises a frame (10) that supports a seat or the like for the child, equipped with a rear bar for pushing the carriage. The frame is equipped, at the front with a warning light controlled by means of a control switch provided on the push bar... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090079154 - Pilot operated valve with inversion control and pressure hold functions: A valve is disclosed for use in a system and process for controlling vehicle loading on a multi-axle vehicle and improving maneuverability. The valve partially exhausts air from an axle air bag when the vehicle is maneuvering at slow speed, reduces the load on the axle, and thus reduces damaging... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090079155 - Pneumatic shock absorbing system for a motor vehicle: Disclosed is a pneumatic shock absorbing system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one pneumatic spring (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d) per motor vehicle wheel on at least one vehicle axle, at least one control device (36), at least one compressor (2), at least one pressure sensor (10), at... Agent: Maurice Chevalier

20090079156 - Motorcycle rear fender assembly: A motorcycle rear fender assembly includes a rear fender mounted on a vehicle frame structure above a vehicle rear wheel, which fender is divided, in a forward and rearward direction, into three components, including an anterior rear fender subassembly forming a front portion of the rear fender, an intermediate rear... Agent: Joseph W. Price Snell & Wilmer LLP

20090079157 - Vehicle mounted step: The present subject matter includes method and apparatus for a vehicle mounted step. Examples include a step apparatus comprising a frame having a first end and a second end, a first step member having a first end and a second end, a first pivot connection adapted to couple the first... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090079158 - Recumbent trailer cycle: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a single-wheeled recumbent bicycle trailer which may be attached to a bicycle, for transport of a passenger or passengers, wherein the passengers may contribute to propulsion of the combined cycle. The embodiments include a recumbent seat position and other accommodations for the safety and... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20090079159 - Foldable wheelchair: A foldable wheelchair includes a frame having a seat bottom and a seat back movable relative to the seat bottom, wherein the seat back can be moved between a folded position such that the seat back extends generally parallel to a plane defined by the seat bottom and one or... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090079160 - Stem assembly for a bicycle: A stem assembly for a bicycle has a body, a clamp and a connecting device. The body is connected to the bicycle between a head tube and a handlebar and has a handlebar mount and a fork mount having two recesses. The clamp is mounted in the body and around... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090079161 - Renewable energy trailer: A trailer includes a frame defining a body of the trailer. The trailer also includes a power system stored in the body of the trailer. At least a portion of the power system is integral to the body of the trailer. The power system includes at least one power generating... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090079163 - Coupler lockout device: An assembly for restricting access to a coupler includes a body having a coupler engagement portion for engagement with a first surface of a coupler, a coupler engagement member laterally movable within a laterally extending slot in the body, with the coupler engagement member extending perpendicularly from the slot for... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20090079162 - Trailer hitch receiver lock: A freely pivoting lock ball fits within a trailer hitch ball receiver. A top lock shaft on the ball extends up through a hole in the top of the ball receiver into a lock collar welded to the top of the ball receiver. A cylinder lock fits into a top... Agent: Donald W. Meeker

20090079164 - Multi-function anti-rotational/anti-theft hitch ball assembly: The Multi-Function Anti-Rotational/Anti-Theft Hitch Ball Assembly of the present invention provides a trailer hitch assembly that includes an anti-rotational hitch ball mechanism that can also serve as an anti-theft hitch ball mechanism and can further simultaneously function as an attachment method for securing additional hitch accessories to the ball mount.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090079165 - Golf cart: A golf cart includes an upper frame provided with a handlebar and a rotation articulation, a lower frame provided with an upper support seat and a lower support seat to support a golf bag for receiving golf clubs, and a link connected between the upper frame and the lower frame... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090079166 - Airbag and method of manufacture thereof: An airbag includes a circumferential plane, a margin, a receiving plane and a second seam line. The circumferential plane is formed by being seamed to form a first seam line from its base end to its farthest end and has a closed cross section. The margin for the first seam... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090079168 - Air bag module mounted steering wheel: A plate is provided on an air bag module, and a first pin on which a recessed portion is formed and a second pin on which a recessed portion is formed are provided in positions which are spaced apart from each other. A first clip adapted to be brought into... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090079167 - Airbag device: There is provided an airbag device for allowing a holding member to firmly hold an outer circumference part and a peripheral edge part of an airbag during the airbag assembling work and to reduce the assembling work time. The airbag device comprising a holding member (14) for holding an airbag... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090079169 - Side airbag cover and side airbag apparatus: A side airbag cover for holding a folded shape of a side airbag to be stored includes a first cover portion for covering a front inflation portion of the side airbag, the front inflation portion inflating and deploying substantially forward in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; and a second... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090079170 - Airbag apparatus for protecting knee: An airbag apparatus for protecting knees is provided. A breakable portion is provided in a wall of a glove compartment door for opening and closing an opening of a glove compartment. The wall faces a vehicle passenger compartment. An airbag case for housing an airbag, which is inflated by inflation... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090079173 - Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle: There is provided a bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle. The bracket includes a support plate, an installation plate positioned at upper part of the support plate and including an installation aperture, and fixing plates formed by being forwardly bent from the right and left edges,... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090079172 - Curtain airbag module: A bus or motor-coach includes a curtain airbag module. The airbag module comprises a curtain airbag, a trim cover, a plurality of fasteners to attach the curtain airbag module to an interior bus component or side wall of the bus, and an inflator to inflate the curtain airbag.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090079174 - Side airbag and method of folding: A method and apparatus for providing a side airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable cushion for deployment from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The inflatable cushion is positioned behind a headliner of the vehicle in an un-inflated state and the inflatable cushion is configured... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090079171 - Side airbag apparatus and method: An inflatable side airbag restraint for use in passenger vehicles. The airbag includes a relief portion providing clearance for the arm and elbow of an occupant or test device which reduces or eliminates lateral compression of the arm on the chest and abdomen regions of an occupant or test device.... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090079175 - Actuator which has an operating pin: An actuator which has an operating pin of the invention includes a piston which has an operating pin, a squib, and a cylinder case for holding the piston, in which the piston is moved rearward along with the operating pin by a driving gas generated injected from the squib into... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090079176 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus equipped with an airbag, a garnish, a hinge, a protector and a bracket fixed to a vehicle body. An upper side of the garnish is supported by the bracket via the hinge. An engaging part protruding from the lower part of a garnish main part is engaged... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090079177 - Adjustable anti-roll bar for vehicles: An adjustable anti-roll bar for a vehicle having a suspension that is moveable with respect to the vehicle chassis is disclosed, the adjustable anti-roll bar including a flexible member having a flexible member first side, a flexible member second side, a flexible member proximal end adapted to be coupled to... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090079178 - Vehicle seatbelt apparatus: A vehicle seatbelt apparatus includes a inhibiting section for inhibiting a belt-reel driving motor from being driven when it determines, on the basis of an output signal from a rotational position detecting unit associated with a belt reel, that variation in the rotational position of the belt reel, which is... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090072504 - Rider platform for self-propelled vehicle: A self-propelled vehicle comprises a frame and a platform pivotally mountable to a rear portion of the vehicle frame. The platform is pivotally movable between a first position in which the platform extends generally horizontally from the rear portion of the frame to support a rider during operation of the... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090072505 - Vehicle suspension with trailing arm and axle assembly and method: A vehicle trailing arm suspension system wherein an axle is pivotally secured with trailing arms to a hanger bracket secured to the vehicle frame. Each of the trailing arms comprise a pivot arm component having a first end pivotally secured to the hanger bracket and a second end including a... Agent: George Pappas

20090072506 - Method of manufacturing control arm using variable curvature extruding process and double-hollow-typed control arm manufactured thereby: According to the invention, in extrusion molding of a control arm of aluminum, control arm is manufactured by a variable curvature extruding process that simultaneously form straight sections and a curved section in extruding a raw material, without pressing forming that is accompanied by solution heat-treatment for forming a carrier... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090072507 - Vehicle side step: A step assembly for a vehicle comprising an elongated main body having a substantially straight portion and two end portions; a generally U-shaped step bar having a substantially straight portion parallel to the main body and two bent portions, the bent portions welded to the main body and a step... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090072508 - 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

20090072509 - Running assisting device: A running assisting device can be formed by left and right paired halves each being worn on one foot of a rider and advanced with a rider alternately depressing stepping plates of the device, each half comprising frames (2, 3) each supporting a rear wheel (10) and front wheels (11)... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090072510 - Wheelchair suitable for performing abduction actions: A wheelchair for carrying out abduction actions is proposed, which is fitted with a frame (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11) provided to support a seat (16) and side parts (14) arranged on both sides of the seat (16) and connected detachably to the frame, which parts can be adjusted... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090072511 - Front wheel drive recumbent bicycle: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a lightweight front wheel drive recumbent road bicycle and an associated frame. A front triangle is provided to which the drive train of a standard road group can be attached and utilized. A telescoping tube assembly is provided in the front triangle to permit... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20090072512 - Bicycle rear suspension system: A bicycle rear suspension system includes a front part including a top tube, a down tube, a head tube and a seat tube. A rear part includes two seat stays and two chain stays. The seat stays have first ends pivotally connected to the dropouts on the first ends of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090072513 - Upright wheelchair: An upright wheelchair with a chassis (29, 22), a seat (2) arranged pivotably on the chassis (29, 22), which can be pivoted from a substantially horizontal seating position to a substantially vertical standing position during upright motion, and at least one footrest (16) arranged on the chassis (29, 22), which... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090072514 - Floating boat trailer: A boat trailer for towing behind a vehicle having a frame constructed and arranged in a first portion and a second portion that are pinned together to permit one section to move relative to the other section. The second portion is constructed and arranged to accommodate floatation panels. A hitch... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090072515 - Slider with hydraulic cylinder: A slider for a fifth wheel is arranged on a towing vehicle, comprising a substructure with at least two guide rails aligned in the direction of travel, a displaceable slide carrying the fifth wheel and acting upon the guide rails, and a motor-driven drive unit. A slider is provided which... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090072516 - Automatic locking trailer hitch: An automatic locking trailer hitch comprising a housing having a first portion adapted to be connected to the tongue of a draft vehicle and a second portion forming a socket for receipt of a ball member, a trigger assembly responsive to a ball entering a socket to move a keeper... Agent: C. James Bushman

20090072517 - Quick change vehicle trailer hitch adapter: A trailer hitch apparatus for connecting a hitch coupling of a towed vehicle at adjustable heights to a hitch coupling of a towing vehicle includes an elongated member disposed on a predetermined portion of a rear end of such towing vehicle and extending in a vertical direction during use of... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090072518 - Trailer coupler assembly: A trailer coupler pivot assembly comprising a pivot mount member connected to a trailer frame member and a hinge bracket connected to a trailer tongue arm. The hinge bracket is pivotally connected to the pivot mount member so that the trailer tongue arm is pivotal relative to the trailer frame... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20090072519 - Binding for ski: There is disclosed a system for alpine touring, a low-profile, selectively pivotal riser, and a method of releasably locking a ski boot heel. In an embodiment, the system for alpine touring Includes a pair of skis; a pair of low-profile, selectively pivotal risers, and a pair of alpine ski boot... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090072520 - Convertible stroller-cycle: A vehicle for pushing and riding, the vehicle including a frame having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the frame has a lower connection post containing braking and steering components and the rear portion of the frame has an upper connection post containing braking and... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090072522 - Airbag module: An airbag module with an airbag packed in foil under vacuum, including a gas generator and a covering cap. The foil includes at least one predetermined tearing point. The foil is connected or can be at least partially connected to the covering cap in sections that lie next to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090072521 - Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle: There is provided a bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle. The bracket includes a bracket which connects a connection strap, connected to the side airbag, to a pillar of the vehicle, and wherein the bracket includes: an installation aperture to be secured to the pillar; and... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090072523 - Side collision airbag device: A side collision airbag device includes an airbag to inflate and extend between a side wall portion of a vehicle and an occupant seated on a seat disposed in the vehicle. An inflator is connected to the airbag to spout a gas for inflating and extending the airbag from one... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090072524 - Vehicle air bag minimum distance apparatus, method and system: A vehicle safety device includes a seat mounted within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, in which the seat is movably connected to a vehicle frame by a seat position adjusting mechanism that allows the seat to move along an axis between a forward-most position and a rearward-most position. An... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090072525 - Stabilizer pad for vehicles: A pad for positioning between a surface and an outrigger plate of the vehicle. The pad includes a polymeric shell and a foam core is contained within the polymeric shell to provide a lightweight pad which is able to withstand the forces provided when securing a vehicle in a raised... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090066041 - Self-pumping hydropneumatic spring strut: A self-pumping hydropneumatic spring strut is provided to have internal level control. The spring strut has an outer tube having one end sealed by a piston rod guide, a working cylinder received inside the outer tube, and a hollow piston rod extending into the working cylinder through the piston rod... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090066042 - Electrically heated ice skates: An ice skate assembly for attachment to a boot has a skate blade and a blade heating arrangement mounted within a blade support. The blade is heated by resistive heating wire attached along a groove on each side of the blade. The blade is mounted in the support by an... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090066043 - Snowboard with retractable braking device: A snowboard with retractable braking device includes a board member with a brake member reversibly pivotal through a hole in the board member. When retracted, the bottom surface of the brake member is flush with, or above, the bottom surface of the board member. A retractor, such as a torsional... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20090066044 - Snowboard with retractable braking device: A snowboard board member is provided with inwardly tapered side walls such that a flat bottom surface of the board member is significantly narrower than the corresponding top surface of the board member. The side walls may be linear or curved. Also provided is a releasable foot strap for attachment... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20090066045 - Combination scooter/backpack: The combination scooter/backpack is an article carrying device with the capacity to be converted into a wheeled land vehicle, and therefore has two modes of usage. The article carrying device resembles a conventional backpack with two straps positioned to be placed over the user's shoulders, entitled backpack mode. The wheeled... Agent: Michael Turner

20090066046 - Wheeled work machine: A wheeled work machine in which the center of gravity of a machine body is positioned low and the stability of the machine in a working position is secured without regard to the movement of the center of gravity caused by the rotation of a rotation table during work. An... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090066047 - Combination scooter/backpack: The combination scooter/backpack is an article carrying device with the capacity to be converted into a wheeled land vehicle, and therefore has two modes of usage. The article carrying device resembles a conventional backpack with two straps positioned to be placed over the user's shoulders, entitled backpack mode. The wheeled... Agent: Michael Turner

20090066048 - Vehicle axle apparatus: A vehicle axle construction comprises a suspension for supporting the axle from first and second frame rail members. Elongated support members extend forwardly from respective locations along the frame rail members that are rearwardly of the axle and are clamped or otherwise coupled to the axle. A single pivot may... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090066051 - Arm for a motor vehicle independent suspension and motor vehicle independent suspension comprising the same: The arm (14) comprises a first transverse connecting element (18), articulated at its transversely outer end to a wheel-carrier (10) by means of a pair of bushes (22, 24) and at its transversely inner end to the vehicle body by means of a bush (20), a second transverse connecting element... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090066050 - Motor vehicle flexible axle, comprising a cross bracing with open cross-section whereof the flanks include rectilinear edges, cross bracing and corresponding motor vehicle: A motor vehicle flexibale axle including two longitudinal arms connected by a cross Bracing with an open cross-section whereof flanks have each an edge extending between Docking zones with ends of the cross bracing. The edges have a non-rectilinear shape Enhancing their tensionong when the cross member is subjected to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090066049 - Transverse or oblique link: A transverse or oblique link is provided for a front vehicle axle. The link contains a first and a second link arm, the first link arm has a deformation section situated at a front in the direction of travel and a section situated behind it in the direction of travel.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090066052 - Frame structure for work vehicle: A work vehicle comprising a pair of left and right wheels; a vehicle body frame supported at least partially by the pair of left and right wheels; and a suspension provided between the pair of left and right wheels and the vehicle body frame, the suspension being a five-linkage type... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090066053 - Human powered vehicle with two reciprocal pedals: A reciprocal pedal drive mechanism for human powered vehicles. The drive motion on each of the two pedals is efficiently converted to two motions, one for pedal recovery and the other for driving the vehicle forward.... Agent: Hui Yan

20090066054 - Reclining cycle having a seat whose position and inclining angle are adjustable: A reclining cycle includes a frame, a fixing member mounted on a top tube of the frame, two pairs of slides slidably mounted on the fixing member, a support member mounted on the slides and having two first support brackets and two second support brackets mounted on the slides respectively,... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090066055 - Bike belt - power stroke harness: A bicycle rider waist harness and attaching means comprising a dual acting, isokinetic, combination chain and bungee arrangement connected to a bicycle frame for the to provide an adjustable means of attachment for a waist harness of a bicycle rider. The combination bungee-chain arrangement has the capacity to be fixedly... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20090066056 - Front wheel foldable device for golf cart: A front wheel foldable device for a golf cart includes a main body, a wheel frame, a positioning member, a sleeve, a stop member, and an elastic member. Thus, the wheel frame is pulled outwardly relative to the main body so that the locking portions of the positioning member are... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090066057 - Side stand switch: On a pivot bolt which rotatably and pivotally supports a side stand bar on a vehicle-body-side bracket, a switch unit which is constituted of a base and a rotary made of a resin and detects a rotational position of the side stand bar is mounted. A first engaging mechanism which... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090066058 - Trailer mounted boat guiding system: An exemplary embodiment of a boat bow guide system includes a cross-bracket structure adapted for mounting to a boat trailer at a bow location on the trailer, the cross-bracket structure having opposed first and second arm mounting portions. First and second arm support members are adapted for telescopic mounting to... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20090066059 - Trailer coupler having an integrated lock: The present invention provides a trailer coupler having an integrated locking device attached to the handle or the coupler body. The handle of the trailer coupler moves from a first position where the hitch ball is insertable to a second position where the hitch ball is prevented from insertion. The... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20090066060 - Ski bindings: Telemark ski bindings may incorporate a rotational decoupler as disclosed. When exposed to subthreshold torques during normal use, the ski boot will remain rotationally coupled to (i.e, cannot rotate relative to) the ski. When exposed to threshold- or suprathreshold torques, such as when a skier loses control, the ski boot... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20090066061 - Trailer: A folding trailer may be selectively moved between an extended or use position and a collapsed or storage position. The folding trailer may include an axle that is capable of being moved between a first position in which the axle is generally aligned along an axis and a second position... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090066062 - Interior component for a vehicle and method of mounting the same: An interior component for a vehicle formed by superimposing a bottom edge portion of a second interior component on a top edge portion of a first interior component or by placing these portions so as to face against each other, and by joining these interior components together by a joining... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090066064 - Child seat installation structure with seat belt having expandable portion: A child seat installation structure is disclosed in which it is prevented that an expandable portion, when it expands, interferes with a child seat. In one form, an airbelt includes a lap bag and a normal belt portion, a tip of which is connected to the lap bag. A bracket... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20090066063 - Inflatable seat belt including a thorax airbag: A seat belt assembly for use in a seat belt system of a motor vehicle to restrain a vehicle occupant. The assembly includes a belt webbing extending from a first end to a second end and includes tubular webbing extending from the first end and configured to open at a... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20090066067 - Airbag module: An airbag module for a motor vehicle includes a gas sack that can be inflated with gas to protect an occupant, a gas generator for generating the gas provided for inflating the gas sack, and an additional cooling device comprising an openable reservoir for storing a coolant. The reservoir is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090066065 - Optical occupant sensing techniques: Vehicular system for determining the presence of an object in a passenger compartment of the vehicle includes a first image receiver arranged at a first location for obtaining a first two-dimensional view of a portion of the compartment, and a second image receiver arranged at a second location for obtaining... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20090066066 - Triggering device for a safety device in an automotive vehicle: A triggering device for a safety device in an automotive vehicle, in particular for an airbag, has an electrical component that has at least one force sensor and that is attached to the body of the automotive vehicle in such a way that a measurement signal that is dependent on... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090066068 - Interior panel assembly and airbag device: There are provided an interior panel assembly in which a base end of a door section is reinforced, and an airbag device including the interior panel assembly. When an inflator 63 is actuated, inflation of an airbag 62 starts. The airbag 62 presses a door section 44 from the back... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090066069 - Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle: In a hood airbag device (10) for use in a vehicle, an airbag module (14) is installed in a hood (12) of the vehicle from below an inner hood panel (12) and a door (18) for covering an opening (22A) in an outer panel (24) is mounted thereto independently of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090066070 - Tilt telescopic steering device: An object of the present invention is to markedly increase the tilt holding force of a tilt telescopic column. A tilt telescopic steering device includes: a fixed bracket 1 fixed to a vehicle; a movable bracket 2 capable of moving relative to the fixed bracket 1; an intermediate bracket 3... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090066071 - Pet safety restraining belt for use in a vehicle: A method and an apparatus are provided for enabling a safe and secure environment for a pet traveling in a vehicle during a collision or sudden breaking of the vehicle by using a seat belt system to flexibly restrain the pet with a safety restrainer or a detachable safety belt.... Agent: Sanjeev Kumar Singh

20090066072 - Vehicle seatbelt apparatus: A vehicle seatbelt apparatus includes a power supply voltage fluctuation detecting section incorporated in a control device for detecting fluctuations of power supply voltage occurring when an engine cranking operation is being performed. The control device changes drive mode of the motor when such fluctuations of the power supply voltage... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090066073 - Snowboard: There is provided a snowboard capable of drawing attention of a back sliding person more appropriately than the related art. A snowboard including: a board (20) having a sole member (21); LEDs (60 to 69) which are arranged between a snow contacting point (21a) of a nose (20c) side of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090058020 - Switchable stabilizer device: The switchable stabilizer according to the present invention is suitable for motor vehicles, for example, which are employed off-road as well as on the road. Due to the extremely short shifting times of the stabilizer coupling, the stabilizer device according to the present invention may be used furthermore for an... Agent: Raymond R. Ferrera

20090058022 - Nu-skate hub insert with spin-wheel attachment: The Nu-Skate Hub Insert serves as a stylish colorful mount with a Spin Wheel Attachment for a roller skate wheel. It's fashionable and interchangeable to coordinate the designs and colors with skate covers (Re-New a Skate Cover). Some Hub Inserts are made of thin metallic chrome, bronze, and gold plates... Agent: Phyllis A-baker

20090058021 - Sliding apparatus for roller skate shoe: A sliding apparatus for a roller skate shoe includes a roller seat fixed to a rear section of a sole of a shoe body. The roller seat is formed with an accommodating slot, which is combined with a roller assembly through assembling elements. The roller assembly includes a pivoting frame... Agent: Su-tsai Lin

20090058023 - Tri-axial control device: A person rides the Tri-Axial Control Device standing on pedal assemblies. The pedal assemblies are attached to a control axial member thus forming the Tri-Axial Control Device. The control axial member on the vertical stick, can rotate fore and aft, and turns the front skis and/or wheels. Changing the angle... Agent: Adam Micheal Spencer

20090058024 - Shopping cart: The invention generally relates to a shopping cart that could have: (i) a slidably movable lower container; (ii) a telescoping container; (iii) dual handles; (iv) a stand having a number of holders and a writing surface formed therein; (v) a wheel having a brake coupled thereto; (vi) a generally A-shaped... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090058025 - Shop basket to be attached to supermarket car: “SHOP BASKET TO BE ATTACHED TO SUPERMARKET CAR”. Utility Model Patent to a shop basket to be attached to supermarket car, which comprises a rectangular, hollow and one piece basket with central handle (2) to ease when it is taken, two supports (3) to attach it to the supermarket car,... Agent: Richard M. Goldberg

20090058026 - Collapsible stroller frame: A collapsible support frame has a front frame, a rear frame, and a locking mechanism connected to the front and rear frames. The locking mechanism has a lever and a base member. In the locked position, the lever and the base member engage to pull the front and rear frames... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090058027 - Recycling cart: A recycling cart (100) for sorting, retaining, and transferring articles is provided. The recycling cart includes a waste container (10), at least four supporting members (20), at least four rotating members (30), and a sorting member (50). The supporting members are attached with the waste container. The rotating members are... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090058028 - One piece flexible skateboard: A telescopic skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation on a twistable one piece skateboard. A center section may be made sufficiently narrower than outboard foot support areas so that the board may be twisted by a rider to add energy for rolling motion to... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20090058029 - Cast member having an integrated steel sleeve: The invention relates to as suspension unit for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having a rigid axle, comprising a longitudinal member or axle member having a suspension section, a support section and an axle receptacle section, wherein the suspension section is designed to be rotatably or pivotably articulatedly... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090058030 - Arrangement structure of a rear master cylinder and a hydraulic fluid reservoir tank in a saddle-riding type vehicle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A saddle-riding type vehicle includes a vehicle body, a pivot frame that supports a swing arm for rear wheel suspension, and a rear master cylinder disposed rearwardly of the pivot frame. A reservoir tank supplies hydraulic fluid to the rear master cylinder, and the reservoir tank is disposed between the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090058031 - Stabilizer bar assembly for vehicle suspension system: A suspension system having a stabilizer bar assembly with a stabilizer bar structure, an intermediate bushing and a resilient bushing. The stabilizer bar structure includes a center section to which the intermediate bushing is coupled. The resilient bushing is mounted on the intermediate bushing. The intermediate bushing limits relative axial... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090058032 - Vehicle damper attachment structure system and method: An attachment structure system is disclosed for attaching a damper to a vehicle. The attachment structure system can include a stiffener body that has a central portion connected to a damper. The stiffener body can be connected to both the vehicle's frame and a vehicle body portion, such as the... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20090058033 - Mobility frame: A mobility frame (10) comprising: a multi-wheeled base (11), an upstanding support (13) having a substantially upright lower portion (17) attached to the base (11), an oblique portion (27) disposed at a height from the base (11), the oblique portion (27) extending obliquely upwardly from the lower portion (17), an... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20090058034 - Phase independent row motion propelled bicycle: A standard-sized bicycle includes a main frame, a drive wheel and a rowing mechanism. The rowing mechanism is coupled to the main frame about a fulcrum. The fulcrum allows the rowing mechanism to oscillate forward in response to a pushing force and backward in response to a pulling force. The... Agent: Juliana Leslie

20090058035 - Hand-driven wheelchair: A hand-operated assembly that supplies secondary drive power and steering control to a secondary drive wheel of a wheel chair. The assembly comprises a handle that is controlled with one hand and a linkage rod that extends from the handle to an eccentric arm fitted to a one-way clutch assembly... Agent: Law Offices Of Douglas L. Tschida

20090058037 - Balance compensation apparatus: The present invention relates to a balance compensation apparatus to be used by persons with one dysfunctional leg and one operative leg. In particular, the invention relates to an apparatus with a frame having at least one lateral support with an aperture for slidably engaging a kneeling platform assembly and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090058036 - Knee walker: A knee walker includes a frame; a cushion; a front crossmember; two rear wheels; two front spindles and two front wheels each pivotally connected to one of the two front spindles. Positive steering is provided by a handlebar rotatably connected to the front end of the frame; a steering gear... Agent: Enrique G. Estevez

20090058038 - Bicycle frame and drive link case therefore: A bicycle frame includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes a front frame portion having a front coupling configured to receive a front wheel support member and to allow rotation between the front coupling and the front wheel support member, the front frame portion defining... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090058039 - Fiber-reinforced wrapped handlebar-steered suspension fork: A handlebar-steered suspension fork that includes an outer tube and an inner tube reciprocally slidable within the outer tube. The outer tube includes at least one radial load region and at least one transition region. A fiber-reinforced material is wrapped about at least one of the outer tube radial load... Agent: Sram Corporation

20090058040 - Front wheel suspension for motorcycles: A front-wheel suspension for motorcycles, having a fork-type wheel carrier with a left fork arm and a right fork arm, a lower connection element mutually connecting the two fork arms and an upper connection element mutually connecting the two fork arms. The wheel carrier is swivelably linked to other components... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090058041 - Trailer for hauling tyres: There is provided a trailer 10 for hauling tyres 200 comprising a base frame 12 having a front end 14 and a rear end 16 and one or more wells 20 between the front end and the rear end configured to support the tyres in an upstanding position. Each well... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090058042 - Tractor drawbar assembly: A drawbar assembly includes a drawbar and a hammer strap that is fixed to the drawbar forward of a drawbar hanger.... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090058043 - Three point hitch alignment tool: The present invention is used to align the holes of a 3 pint hitch implement with a primary device, for example, a tractor. Many times the points of attachment between the implement and the primary device are difficult to align for easy insertion of a hitch pin. The present invention... Agent: Arthur Shannon

20090058044 - Drawbar pin adapter: The invention relates to a drawbar pin adapter. There is a need for a drawbar pin adapter which can allow a smaller drawbar pin to be used with a larger drawbar. A drawbar pin adapter is provided for a tractor drawbar having a lower strap, an upper strap and a... Agent: Deere & Company

20090058045 - Tow bar protection device: A tow bar protection device for a tow bar assembly having a hitch bar portion with a ball mount and mounting a bail, the hitch bar portion extending rearwardly from the vehicle to which the assembly is attached, the protection device including a resilient pouch having an opening for receiving... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20090058046 - Ski with improved edging characteristics: A ski or ski-like device with an improved edging feature to assist skiers in edging during icy conditions. The edging feature includes a structure and method that provides a lateral edge on the inside of the ski that can extend into the snow surface beneath the bottom surface of the... Agent: Joseph L. Lazaroff Law Offices Of Joseph L. Lazaroff

20090058047 - Multi-purpose wheelbarrow: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wheelbarrow comprising a storage unit, and a wheel assembly associated with the storage unit and having at least one wheel of a predetermined diameter. The wheelbarrow further comprises at least one gripping member, also associated with the storage... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090058049 - Airbag: An occupant side-impact protection apparatus for a motor vehicle, including an inflatable cushion stored in a folded configuration and an inflator configured to provide gas to inflate the cushion. The cushion is configured to inflate to form a curtain to protect the head and upper torso of the occupant of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090058048 - Wrapping sheet: A wrapping sheet is to be torn by the inflation of an air bag. Since attachment shafts, used to hold the folded air bag in position, are projected from the air bag, an engagement portion of the wrapping sheet is fitted on the attachment shafts, and the shape of a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090058050 - Airbag for a front passenger's seat: An airbag for a front passenger's seat includes a left outer panel, right outer panel, left inner panel and right inner panel. The left and right outer panels are prepared as laterally symmetrical separate entities. Each of the left and right inner panels includes at the upper front end at... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090058051 - Curtain airbag: In order to provide a curtain airbag that is of light weight, that is less expensive and easy to manufacture and that protects securely body parts from coming into a position outside the car, the invention refers to a curtain airbag which comprises a first section having two side walls... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090058052 - Knee air bag module and method of assembly: An air bag module including a housing (90) having an open mouth or top, an inflator (50), a knee air bag (60, 60a) received with the housing and inflatable by the inflator, the knee air bag configured to move out of the housing (90) along a first direction and to... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20090058054 - Ejection mitigation device: An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including an ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover an inside surface of the motor vehicle such as the rear window or the front windshield. The ejection mitigation device may be attached to one or more deployment guides which... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090058053 - Inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether: An inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether and method of manufacture can include forming an inflatable curtain from at least one panel of material defining at least one expandable chamber, forming a tether integrally from a salvage area of the at one panel of material, and attaching the tether at an... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090058055 - Steering wheel with air bag device: A steering wheel with an air bag device includes: a steering wheel body having: an annular rim portion; a boss portion; a plurality of spoke portions; an upper space; and a plurality of lower spaces. The air bag device is mounted to the steering wheel body, the air bag device... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090058056 - Airbag for a front passenger's seat: An airbag for a front passenger's seat internally includes a communication port defined by an inner joint that joins inner circumferential edges of a pair of inner panels. The airbag includes at a rear side a recess and a pair of raised regions. The airbag further includes a contact portion... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090058057 - Method and system for detecting seat position: Seating positioning determining based on wireless signals. The seat positioning may include assessing seating location within a vehicle or other environment. The seat positioning may be used with various vehicle system to control their operation based on the seat positioning. The seat positioning inquiry may also include additional information, such... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090058058 - Inflators and method for manufacturing inflators: A closure assembly for an inflator comprises a housing and an outlet plate disposed within the housing. The outlet plate has an outlet opening configured to receive a burst disk. The outlet plate is joined to the housing by a deformation resistance weld. The deformation resistance weld is formed by... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090058059 - Airbag inflation with sliding baffle: A new type of airbag inflator is described. The airbag inflator includes a chamber that houses a quantity of inflation gas. The inflation gas is capable of filling and deploying an airbag. The inflator also includes a membrane that seals the chamber. A sliding baffle is also added to the... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090058060 - Steering shock absorbing apparatus for motor vehicle: A steering shock absorbing apparatus for motor vehicle according to the invention comprises a first universal joint for interconnecting a first end of an intermediate shaft and a steering shaft, and a second universal joint for interconnecting a second end of the intermediate shaft and an input shaft of a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090058061 - System for providing an indication indicative of whether or not a seat belt of a vehicle occupant is fastened: A system for providing an indication indicative of whether or not a seat belt of a vehicle occupant is fastened includes a seat belt system including a seat belt and a visible marking provided on the seat belt, the marking being visible from outside the vehicle when the seat belt... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090058062 - Seat belt apparatus and seat belt retractor: A seat belt retractor includes a frame having a back plate and a side wall protruding from each of multiple side edges of the back plate. The seat belt retractor also includes a spool supported by the frame and configured to rotate and wind a seat belt, a motor configured... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090058063 - Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus: A seat belt retractor includes at least one frame having a back board and side walls extending from side rims of the back board, a spool supported by the at least one frame configured to wind up a seat belt, a motor configured to rotate the spool, and an electronic... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090058064 - Ski pole basket: A ski pole basket adapted to couple to a ski boot buckle and perform one of an opening or a closing of the ski boot buckle when one of general longitudinal push or a general longitudinal pull of a coupled ski pole is performed. The ski pole basket is then... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20090058065 - Chassis frame for fuel cell vehicle: A chassis frame for a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed. The chassis frame for the fuel cell vehicle, which is configured to form a lower vehicle body of the fuel cell vehicle and form a vehicle body of the fuel cell vehicle together with an upper body, the chassis frame... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer& Dodge LLP

20090058066 - Fender supporting structure of two-wheeled motor vehicle: [Solving Means] In a fender supporting structure of a two-wheeled motor vehicle including a fender 65 formed in an arc shape along the shape of a wheel 60, and a fender supporting member 62A on which the fender 65 is mounted from under the fender supporting member 62A so as... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP