Land vehicles inventions 07/09

20090189360 - Spring strut with adjustable spring plate: The invention relates to a spring strut for wheel suspension systems of vehicles, having a vibration damper (1) and a helical spring (2) partially surrounding the vibration damper (1), wherein the helical spring (2) is supported via a spring plate (3) on an outer pipe (4) of the vibration damper... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090189361 - Cart system capable of being converted into a table utilizing only components of the cart: A cart system and method are provided, the cart capable of being converted to a table using only components of the cart, the cart including a base, four sides coupled to the base, and at least two wheels coupled to the base. In use, the cart is capable of being... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090189362 - Cart system capable of being converted into a table utilizing only components of the cart: A box container for transporting charts, graphs, and posters suitable for display in a classroom or small group environment which is adapted with a set of wheels to facilitate movement in either the direction parallel to its width or its breadth. The container may also be, in its interior, adapted... Agent: Charles E. Lykes, Jr., Esq.

20090189363 - Gas pressure shock absorber: The invention relates to a gas pressure shock absorber for vehicle chassis having a damper tube (1) and a piston rod (3) which supports a working piston (2) and is disposed in a reciprocally moveable manner in the damper tube (1), wherein a first partial volume (1a) of the inner... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090189364 - Adjustable spring pad: An apparatus for aligning a spring and axle may include an adjusting bar member for connecting to the spring, a spring pad member for connecting to the axle and a biasing member for biasing the adjusting bar member in a first and second direction. The biasing member may include a... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20090189365 - Motorized collapsible step: The present invention provides an improved collapsible step assembly for recreational vehicles. The movable step apparatus comprises a mounting frame, at least one step mounted to the frame through a linkage assembly, and a pivot rod with a longitudinal axis of rotation. In use, the pivot rod is rotatably mounted... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090189366 - Outer tube for front fork: An outer tube for a front fork having an FRP pipe body which is subjected to braiding processing using a braider, wherein the FRP pipe comprises a combination of braids interlacing with each other at interlacing angle ±θ° with respect to a pipe center axis, a value of an interlacing... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20090189367 - Outer tube for front fork: An outer tube for a front fork having an FRP pipe body which is subjected to braiding processing using a braider, wherein the FRP pipe comprises a combination of braids interlacing with each other at an interlacing angle ±θ° with respect to a center axis of the pipe and warp... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20090189368 - 3 way atv/utv tractor receiver hitch:

20090189369 - Hitch ball mount assembly having a biometric engagement mechanism: A hitch ball mount assembly includes a biometrically-actuated locking mechanism. The biometrically-actuated locking mechanism cooperates with a mechanical engagement mechanism to lock or unlock the hitch ball mount assembly to an associated vehicle mount in response to detection of an authorized user.... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090189370 - Alpine ski with an adjustment arrangement: A ski including a structural unit, gliding structure, as well as a decorative and protective structure. The structural unit includes at least one lower reinforcement, at least one upper reinforcement, and an Intermediate structure, or core, positioned between the upper reinforcement and the lower reinforcement. The ski has a longitudinally... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090189371 - Airbag folding arrangement: An airbag folding arrangement for an airbag that includes a housing, an inflation device, and an airbag deployable between a un-deployed and deployed state. The airbag includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a pair of side panels connecting the top panel and the bottom panels, and a crown panel... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090189372 - Inflator securing structure and airbag system: An inflator securing structure for securing an inflator having substantially cylindrical shape to a retainer in an airbag system includes a fixed shaft having a substantially D-shaped cross section and formed at one end of the inflator along an axial direction of the inflator; and a locking structure forming a... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090189373 - Steering apparatus: The improved steering apparatus is an invention that increases vehicular operational safety by providing means for a vehicle operator to control various vehicle functions and accessories while keeping both hands on the steering apparatus. The apparatus also automatically provides for the display of a variety of driver relevant information including... Agent: Madson Ip

20090189374 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag with a first hole and a second hole; a tube vent disposed outside the airbag, wherein a proximal end portion of the tube vent is connected to a portion of the airbag, which is located around the first hole, so that communication is provided... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090189375 - Slide-on inflator housing: An inflator assembly is disclosed for use in an automobile. The inflator assembly features a slide-on housing around an inflator.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090189376 - Constrained airbag deployment using an external tether: An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag that moves between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. A tether adjacent an exterior surface of the airbag moves with the airbag between a shorter position and a longer position. The tether remains intact in the shorter position and the longer position.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090189379 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes an airbag, an adjusting unit capable of adjusting an aperture efficiency of at least one vent hole, a tether belt whose one end is connected to the adjusting unit, and a holding unit for hooking another end of the tether belt. In case where the inflating... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090189377 - Externally anchored tether for altering airbag deployment: An example airbag arrangement includes an example airbag moveable between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. A tether has a first end connected to the contact face and a second end anchoring the tether. The tether holds the contact face of the airbag... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090189378 - Externally anchored upper tether for altering airbag deployment: An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag moveable between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. A tether having a first tether end connected adjacent an upper portion of the contact face and a second tether end anchoring the tether. The tether holds the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090189380 - Plastic handguard: A handguard configured to be attached to a handlebar of a vehicle is disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the application, the handguard includes an arm portion, a shield portion, and a support member. The support member has a shape that corresponds to at least a section of the arm... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20090189381 - Universal quick detach multi-position accessory mount for vehicles or the like: An accessory mounting system for vehicles or the like including one or more mounting rails, one or more mounting clamps, one optional sliding rail per clamp, and one optional hinged latching mechanism per clamp. The mounting rail is trapezoidal in profile, and may include one or more pieces, and is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090189382 - Header trailer: A header trailer for transporting a header for a combine harvester has a chassis (1-4) and a support saddle (12) which is shaped so as to support stably a header (16) placed on the support saddle (12). The support saddle is mounted pivotably on the chassis (1-4).... Agent: Christine Johnson Esq.

20090189383 - Impact protection: Vehicular air bag safety system comprising the combination of (a) a compressed air bag for passenger collision impact management; (b) a passenger safety harness worn by a vehicle occupant and (c) a layer of pressure deformable energy absorbing minimally resilient force insulation disposed between the occupant and the air bag.... Agent: William Anthony Drucker

20090189384 - Fuel tank shell with structural support: A fuel tank assembly for vehicles comprising a fuel tank shell having reduced wall thickness, accordingly resulting in a reduced total mass of the tank assembly. The fuel tank shell comprises two half shells connected to one another and having at least one support member attached thereto for providing structural... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090184480 - Information based controlling of chassis height of a vehicle: In a method of operating a vehicle system for automatically adjusting the chassis height of a vehicle, height adjusting devices are operated for adjusting the chassis height in relation to one or more axles of the vehicle from a first height level to second height level. The operation of height... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090184481 - Unitary quad roller skate: A quad roller skate for use on outdoor surfaces that has a unified structure that includes a quad boot permanently secured to a horizontal support plate and skate forward and rearward trucks permanently secured to the support plate. The front and rear left and right skates lie in left and... Agent: Lee Cole

20090184482 - Mechanic's creeper: The mechanic's creeper has a lower body support, an upper body support and dual wheel assemblies mounted to the frame in a triangular array. The triangular positioning of the dual wheel assemblies provides for exceptional mobility when a person is working in a reclined position underneath a motor vehicle. The... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090184483 - Multi-rider scooter: A scooter for transporting one or more persons. The scooter has a base wherein at least two handlebar members are disposed about a portion of the base with one operable to support a driver and steer the scooter, and a second operable to support a passenger. One or more seat... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20090184484 - Arm for a motor-vehicle independent suspension and motor-vehicle independent suspension comprising the same: The arm (12) comprises a pair of transverse rods (16, 18) articulated at their outer ends (24, 28) to the wheel-carrier of a vehicle wheel and at their inner ends (26, 30) to the vehicle body, and at least one pair of connecting elements (20, 22) which connect the rods... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090184485 - Vehicle running board assembly: A running board assembly is provided that has structural tubing mounted to one of the spaced, longitudinally-extending frame rails. The structural tubing is configured to bear side impact loads in part by providing a continuous load-bearing path to direct the load to the frame rail. Additionally, because the structural tubing... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090184487 - Boarding and/or access aid for passenger vehicles: A boarding and/or access aid for vehicles with passenger carrying service contains a frame with two parallel side parts (4) connected by an end profile (5), contains a step plate (2) supported in the side parts (4) in such a manner that it can be retracted and extended, and contains... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20090184486 - Boarding and/or access aid for vehicles with passenger transportation: A boarding and/or access aid for vehicles with passenger carrying service, contains a frame (3) with two parallel side parts (4) and an end profile (5) connecting the latter, contains a step plate supported in the side parts (4) in such a manner that it can be extended and retracted,... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20090184488 - Kid cab trike: The present invention relates generally to a recumbent tricycle. More particularly, the invention relates to a recumbent pedicab. The invention further relates to a kid cab pedicab. The inventive pedicab can accommodate at least one passenger and is light-weight and/or modular for easy transportation from one location to another location.... Agent: Mark William Dixon

20090184489 - Leg support for a motorcycle: A leg support for a motorcycle and/or bicycle including a support member, a body portion and at least one securing means for securing said body portion and/or support member to the motorcycle, whereby the leg support provides a means of assisting a person to hold their body in a forward... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20090184490 - Connector bracket: A coupling aid for connecting at least one supply line between a first vehicle and a second vehicle which can be coupled to the first by means of a coupling. The coupling aid comprises a supply bracket mounted on the second vehicle and used to receive the at least one... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090184491 - Steering for towed implements: An implement includes a caster wheel pivotally attached to the implement to support the implement for movement. A steering link is engaged with the caster wheel, and an actuator is operative to move the steering link from a neutral position to a controlling position. When the steering link is in... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090184492 - Rollover limiting vehicle coupling apparatus: The present invention provides a rollover limiting vehicle coupling apparatus for coupling two vehicles, wherein apparatus is configured to provide stability in certain directions in one mode of operation, and is further configured to prevent transmission of rollover between vehicles in another mode of operation.... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090184493 - Removable tow hooks and tow locking system: A removable tow device and tow device receiver is provided having lugs upon the removable tow device that engage lug pockets within the tow device receiver for secure engagement. The removable tow device and receiver are simple to use, requiring a minimal of manipulation to install. Installation is reduced to... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090184494 - Curtain airbag mounting device: An apparatus for mounting an airbag inflator to a vehicle includes a mounting adapter. The mounting adapter includes a base and at least one slot, wherein the base captures the inflator. A p-bracket that engages the slot is also added, wherein the p-bracket captures the inflator. A mounting tether looped... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090184495 - Low risk deployment passenger airbag system using slim type passenger airbag module: Disclosed herein is a low risk deployment passenger airbag system using a slim type passenger airbag module which is minimized in height and/or length, such that a top airbag and a mid airbag can be installed in a limited space defined by an instrument panel. In the slim type passenger... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090184496 - Airbag cover, instrument panel, airbag device, and airbag storage: An airbag cover to be mounted to correspond to a passenger seat of a vehicle is disclosed that provides an effective technique to ensure the strength, during opening, of an opened end in the part opening toward an occupant pushed by an inflating and developing airbag. In an airbag cover... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090184497 - Side curtain air-bag: In at least one embodiment of the present invention, an inflatable curtain for a motor vehicle is provided. The inflatable curtain is formed of layers of fabric and is deployable from a rolled state forming a roll to an inflated state. The air-bag comprises part of the air-bag that forms... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090184498 - Knee protecting airbag device: In a knee protecting airbag device of the present invention, an airbag is folded and housed on the front side of the knees of a seated passenger. The airbag is protruded rearward of a vehicle from a protruding opening and expanded and inflated upward, when an inflating gas flows in.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090184500 - Airbag arrangement: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag on a side of a backrest of a vehicle seat that when inflated first extends substantially in a direction of a vertical vehicle axis and then forward from a backrest in a direction of travel of the vehicle.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090184499 - Curtain airbag: An airbag is provided. The airbag is configured to extend longitudinally along a side of a vehicle and includes a first section configured to inflate in a longitudinal and vertical direction, a second section coupled to the first section and configured to inflate in a longitudinal and vertical direction, an... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090184501 - Side impact absorbing structure for vehicle: A side impact absorbing structure for a vehicle is provided. The structure includes an impact absorbing member which is accommodated in a car body side wall at a position corresponding to a seating region set on a seat, and a buffer unit which is accommodated in the car body side... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090184502 - Vehicle occupant protection device: A vehicle occupant protection device has a large-area, inflatable gas bag which includes a gas bag wall having an impact surface for the occupant and which has a non-inflatable portion. The non-inflatable portion is provided with at least one elongated opening which can expand and therefore permits a movement of... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090184503 - Vehicle-occupant restraint system: A vehicle-occupant restraint system 20 is provided in that gas of an inflator is introduced into a lap belt inflatable part from an end of the lap belt, and the installation of the end of the lap belt and the inflator to a vehicle side member is simplified. The vehicle-occupant... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090184504 - Expanded metal filters: Expanded metal sheets are used to produce tubular filters. The expanded metal sheet has a multiplicity of rows of openings arranged to reduce nesting when the sheet is rolled on itself. In particular, the pitch between the rows of openings, the sizes of the openings, or both the pitch between... Agent: Maurice M Klee

20090184505 - Seam construction for a fabric: A seam construction for a woven fabric for an OPW airbag, in particular for person restraint systems, which seam construction is characterized by a weaving seam having a single-layer region which is surrounded by an at least two-layer region, the individual layers of which have in each case a looser... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090184506 - Flexural mount device, and assembly and vehicle comprising same: A flexural mount device for securing a mountable structure to a base structure, comprising a main body portion of first thickness, with front and back surfaces, an intermediate portion with front and back surfaces, wherein the intermediate portion back surface is substantially coplanar with and extends from the back surface... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20090184507 - Motorcycle frame neck cover: A motorcycle frame neck cover includes a lower semi-tubular portion that substantially surrounds an outer visible half of a motorcycle frame leg and an upper portion that substantially covers a planar outer surface of a generally rectangular tubular frame member that mounts the front fork of the motorcycle. One or... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090184508 - Pretensioner and seat belt apparatus: A pretensioner for restraining an occupant with a seat belt by pulling the seat belt when an impact on a vehicle is generated. The pretensioner comprises a retaining ring having a ring to be in contact with an end of a seal member facing a protective member and a plurality... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090179390 - Apparatus and method for active spring suspension of a vehicle component: The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a vehicle component moveable in an oscillating manner with respect to a first vehicle component, and a first measuring means for measuring at least one acceleration measuring value of said first vehicle component with respect to a ground surface, wherein a calculating means... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090179391 - Slide play apparatus and blade: In the slide play apparatus 1, a body part 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a slide board 7 and an upper board 6 positioned over the slide board 7 are connected to each other by a nose plate 8 and a tail plate 9. Therefore, the nose plate... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090179392 - Sporting apparatus: A sporting apparatus comprises at least two bases (1) apt to slide above a resting surface (100), connecting means (5) of the bases (1), apt to implement mutual motions of the bases (1) and characterized in that each one of the bases (1) comprises at least a projection (11), faced... Agent: Steinfl & Bruno

20090179393 - Wheelbarrow with improved stability: An improved wheelbarrow places the bucket at ground level when at rest. The wheelbarrow frame beneath the bucket rests on the ground while the wheelbarrow is at rest. The wheelbarrow wheel is lifted off of the ground at rest. The wheelbarrow provides greatly improved stability both at rest and while... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090179394 - Interactive stroller for educating a child: An interactive stroller for educating a child comprises of a stroller, a tray attached to the stroller, a player housed within the tray, and a controller attached within the handle of the stroller. The player might be interactive or a passive player, e.g., a CD player. The controller might be... Agent: Ruben Alcoba, Esq.

20090179395 - Ground handling cart for skid equipped aircraft: Ground carts to support skid equipped aircraft and to maneuver these craft safely on the ground during taxiing for take off, recovery, servicing, and transport to maintenance or storage. The ground carts provide the capability to minimize risks of damage to aircraft during towing by lifting the aircraft off the... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20090179396 - Self-steering axle suspension system having a rotary stabilizer mounted at a pivot joint associated with a tie rod: A self-steering axle suspension system utilizing a rotary damper coaxially aligned with and acting directly about the king pin centerline on one side of the vehicle is disclosed. Alternatively, the rotary damper may be mounted at, and axially aligned with, a pivot joint joining a steering knuckle with the tie... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090179397 - Passive antiroll device for the suspension of a motor vehicle, and a suspension incorporating it: An antiroll device for the suspension of a motor vehicle comprises a torsion bar and two lateral links articulated to this bar and to two lateral shock absorbers. At least one of the links (9) is telescopic and includes a piston (13) mounted so it can slide in a piston... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090179398 - Composite suspension system for a vehicle: A composite suspension system for a vehicle includes a mechanical suspension system supporting the body of the vehicle with respect to an axle and a pneumatic suspension system to selectively provide support for the body relative to the axle. Under heavy loads, the pneumatic suspension system may be inflated to... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090179399 - Sitting orthopedic mobility scooter: An orthopedic mobility scooter for persons with a compromised leg or foot comprising a frame for supporting the weight of an occupant in a sitting position and a leg rest for supporting the compromised leg. The healthy leg is used to propel the scooter with an unobstructed stride. Wheels are... Agent: John T. Mehl

20090179400 - Rotational breakaway trailer jack assembly and method of use: A rotational jack assembly is provided to support a portion of a trailer. The jack assembly has a pivot mount with a pivot axis, a mounting plate rotatable about the pivot axis and a pin receptor with a first and second portion. The mounting plate carries a support assembly and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090179401 - Automotive vehicle tow hooks: An automotive vehicle is provided with a vehicle body and at least one tow hook. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end. The at least one tow hook is pivotally connected to the front end of the vehicle body and may pivot between a stored position... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090179402 - Horizontal laminated ski construction: The invention relates to a core assembly for a gliding board such as a ski or a snowboard. The core assembly includes a plurality of horizontal layers that are sized to various desired lengths, positioned to achieve a desired thickness profile, and laminated. The invention also relates to a method... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090179403 - Pivoting footwear systems and configurable traction system: A device is disclosed that traverses terrain. The device includes a removable axle where the device is configured to traverse terrain, a groove connected with a boot for receiving the axle, the groove is configured to enable the boot to pivot about the axle and securely couple the boot with... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090179404 - Optimised airbag module: Airbag module for an automobile vehicle with an optimized frontal shape that comprises a bag (1), said bag (1) comprising in turn at least two projections (2, 3) located in the lower part of the bag (1), which provide an optimized curved shape to this bag (1) such that, in... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090179405 - Curtain airbag: An airbag module for use in a vehicle includes a gas generator and a side airbag coupled to the gas generator and configured to deploy upon receiving gas from the gas generator. The side airbag includes a main body extending along a ceiling of the vehicle configured to restrain a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090179407 - Three-point safety belt system with integral air bag: A three-point safety belt system (20) including: a tongue (100) configured to receive portions of a safety belt assembly (200); the safety belt assembly (200) comprising a shoulder belt section (202) and a lap belt section (250), the shoulder belt section including a hollow, generally flat first tube or tubular... Agent: Key Safety Systems, Inc. Patent Department

20090179406 - Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus includes a four-point seat belt that has a pair of right and left shoulder webbings; and air belt portions that are respectively provided for the pair of right and left shoulder webbings. The air belt portions receive gas supplied from an inflator and then deploy... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090179408 - Pyrotechnic cup: A new type of pyrotechnic cup is disclosed. The pyrotechnic cup is designed such that it may be used as part of an airbag initiator. In some embodiments, the cup comprises a cylindrical portion and a dome that is attached to a first end of the cylindrical portion. A cruciform... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090179410 - Airbag: An airbag is disclosed that comprises a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and an adhesive. The first and second fabric layers are coated with silicone elastomer coatings. The adhesive is a heat-cured silicone adhesive, and forms a seam-bond between the first and second layers such that a bag-like... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090179409 - Cut, sewn, and laminated inflatable vehicle occupant protection device construction: An inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) includes a woven panel (41) comprising first and second side panels (40 and 42) positioned overlying each other. The side panels (40 and 42) are not coated or laminated on any surface. Stitching (58) extends through and interconnects the overlying first and second... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090179411 - Instrument panel energy transferring system: An energy transferring system for transferring energy from an occupant's knees through an instrument panel assembly to a vehicle cross beam when an occupant's knee drives the instrument panel assembly into the cross beam as a result of an external load placed on the vehicle. The system having an elongated... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090179412 - Anti-rattle tongue plate and method of forming same: An anti-rattle tongue plate is provided that includes two different materials for being operably connected to the body of the tongue plate. One of the materials is softer than the other to minimize noise when the tongue plate engages against interior components of the vehicle such as during rough ride... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090174158 - Suspension system: A vehicle subassembly includes first and second hydraulic cylinders each having an upper chamber and a lower chamber. A fluid circuit is hydraulically connected to the first and second hydraulic cylinders and includes a valve movable between a first position where the upper chamber of the first hydraulic cylinder and... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090174159 - Xtreme street sled: The Xtreme Street Sled is a downhill, steerable sled and is a modification of an earlier application (Application No. 11/067,228 filed Feb. 28, 2005 by David A Brush entitled “Street Sled”, copy attached). The components consist of a two-piece metal frame (steel or aluminum) and a fiberglass covering for each... Agent: David Brush

20090174160 - Method for manufacturing fiber optic cable and related equipment for use in manufacturing fiber optic cable: A cart assembly for use in adding a breakout to a fiber optic cable includes a frame having a first spool support, a second spool support and a central workstation. The central workstation is engaged with the first spool support and the second spool support such that the central workstation... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090174161 - Trolley which can be used, for example, to transport goods, comprising support means on which two baskets can be stacked: The trolley or shopping cart can be used to transport goods. This trolley includes a support on which two baskets can be stacked on top of one another, a first lower basket and a second upper basket. The support has at least two lateral posts or stanchions which can be... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20090174162 - Mobile base for a table saw: A mobile base that attaches to the stand of a table saw is disclosed. The mobile base includes wheels and casters that rotate down and lift the saw when a foot pedal is depressed. The mobile base raises the saw asymmetrically to provide clearance for the legs of an extension... Agent: Sd3, LLC

20090174163 - Personal transportation device for supporting a user's foot: A personal transportation device can include a truck having a pair of wheels, a support structure attached to each of the wheels, and an undercarriage attached to the support structure. A platform can be situated above the truck in relation to a surface or the ground, the platform being operable... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090174164 - Rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus: A rack-and-pinion type steering apparatus 1 includes a housing 3 having a cylindrical holding hole 2 in its interior; a pinion 6 which is disposed in the housing 3 rotatably in a direction R about an axis O by means of bearings 4 and 5; a rack bar 8 which... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090174165 - Cast metal anti-shift collar for stabilizer bar and method of manufacture: A method of processing a stabilizer bar assembly includes casting a metal anti-shift collar onto a prefabricated stabilizer bar. The metal anti-shift collar may be a zinc alloy, an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium alloy, for example.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090174166 - Suspension arrangement for rear castered wheels on a work machine: A suspension arrangement for a work machine includes a frame and a rear axle rigidly carried by and substantially immovable relative to the frame. The suspension arrangement includes a caster wheel assembly having a shaft, a wheel arm, a suspension and a caster wheel. The shaft is pivotably couplable with... Agent: Deere & Company

20090174167 - Suspension assemblies having resilient member and vehicles including same: A suspension assembly includes an axle and a resilient member. The axle includes a first end and a second end and is movable with respect to a vehicle's frame between an unloaded position and a loaded position. The resilient member is configured to be spaced from at least one of... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090174168 - Wheelchair adapted to staircases: The invention concerns a wheelchair (1) comprising: a chassis (2) supporting a seat; two rear wheels (4) of large diameter, mobile relative to the chassis between a low position for normal use and a raised position for climbing a staircase, an auxiliary drive mechanism for climbing a staircase.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090174169 - Human-powered machine or vehicle: A muscle-powered machine has a frame, a drive wheel rotatably mounted on the frame and rotatable in a plane defining a normal straight-ahead travel direction, and a drive pedal engageable with a foot of a user of the machine and having one end pivoted on the frame forward of the... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090174170 - Adjustable aluminum trailer bunk for trailers: An aluminum replacement rail for a trailers including all aluminum rail having a bottom plate and a support member, a plurality of L-brackets, and a protective covering placed over said support member.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090174171 - Aluminum flatbed with unique front connection: A drop deck trailer frame includes a front section having a first upper surface, a rear section having a second upper surface lower than the first upper surface, and an improved connection between the front and rear sections which tends to reduce cracking which commonly occurs in drop deck trailer... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20090174172 - Binding for fixing a shoe to a snowboard and the like: A binding for fixing a shoe to a snowboard and the like comprising a base body that can be fixed to a snowboard and the like by an angular positioning disk with engagement of contact elements defined by the base body on the snowboard, elements for fastening a shoe being... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090174173 - Knee protection airbag system: In a knee protection airbag system of the invention, an airbag includes an inlet port portion which is connected to an inflator in the vicinity of a longitudinal and transverse center of the airbag when it is inflated completely. A front tether and a rear tether which connect a driver-side... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090174174 - Overhead vehicle occupant restraint system: The present disclosure relates to an overhead vehicle occupant restraint system. Exemplary overhead vehicle occupant restraint systems include a panel configured to deploy and retract with respect to a vehicle roof, an electric motor configured to deploy and/or retract the panel and a control circuit configured to control deployment of... Agent: Law Office Of Kristy J. Downing LLP

20090174175 - Pad for absorbing impact on leg portions and floor spacer for vehicle: A pad for absorbing an impact on leg portions excellent in impact absorbing performance at a time of collision of a vehicle and the like, and a floor spacer for a vehicle are provided. A pad 1 for absorbing an impact on leg portions has a plurality of ridges 3,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090174176 - Safety guard mechanism for lifting device: The safety guard mechanism for a lifting device is a mechanism that can automatically deploy a safety guard pivotally mounted to the lower surface of the frame of a portable aerial lift device when the lift is raised. By lowering the guard member, the distance between the lower surface of... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090174177 - Steering column assembly having rollers to reduce friction during column collapse: A steering column assembly includes a column jacket having a jacket portion and a compression bracket attached thereto. The compression bracket includes a planar wall spaced from the column portion and a sidewall extending between the planar wall and the jacket portion. The sidewall defines a telescope slot extending along... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090174178 - Pole grip: A stick handle (1) is described, in particular for walking sticks, trekking sticks, alpine ski sticks, cross-country sticks and Nordic walking sticks, with a handle body (14) and with a device (8-11, 15) for the self-latching fastening of a hand-holding device (25), in particular in the form of a hand... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090166989 - Electronically controlled pressurized damper: The present invention relates to a device in a vehicle damper which comprises a damping medium-filled damper body (2), in which an element (5, 5′) forming a seal against the damper body divides the damper body into two chambers (2a, 2b). A microprocessor control unit (SU) is coupled to one... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090166990 - Stabilizer for a motor vehicle: A stabilizer is provided for a motor vehicle with two shafts (2, 3), which extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle, can be coupled with one another via a mechanical coupling (40) and are in functional connection with wheels of the motor vehicle with their ends facing away from... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090166991 - Service cart: A service cart (100) includes a supporting frame (10) and a fixing shelf (20) secured to the supporting frame and a movable shelf (30). The movable shelf is movably secured to the supporting frame and located below the fixing shelf. The movable shelf can move horizontally relative to the supporting... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090166992 - Voter terminal storage and transport cart: A voter cart capable of supporting a voting terminal in a portable, fully usable, and secure configuration. The cart is generally formed with a pair of opposing side rails joined together in a spaced-apart configuration and mounted on casters, and a voting terminal housing interspaced between the side rails. The... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20090166993 - Momentum steering system for a vehicle or carriers: The present invention relates to a steering system for use in a vehicle or carrier. In embodiments, the steering system comprises a first tilt shaft for connecting to a first load-bearing body of a vehicle and a second tilt shaft for connecting to a second load-bearing body of a vehicle.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090166994 - Steering gear: A steering gear for a rack and pinion steering system, including a housing in which a steering rack is guided for displacement along its axis, has an auxiliary support which is located at an axial end of the housing, the auxiliary support limiting a bending of the steering rack.... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090166995 - Gear shift bar at a wheel for a vehicle: A gear shift pertaining to a hub of a wheel with a quick lock. The hub has a gear which is supported round a shaft with an outer end and an inner end. The inner end of the shaft is suspended via a suspension device on a vehicle. The quick... Agent: Venable LLP

20090166996 - Wheelchairs and wheeled vehicles devices: A wheelchair comprising: three or more ground-engaging wheels; and a user seat, the user seat forming a structural member or monocoque on which the ground-engaging wheels are supported; wherein at least one of the wheels is connected to the seat by a support member, the length of the support member... Agent: Robert Plotkin, PC

20090166997 - Bicycle saddle lifter: A bicycle saddle lifter is provided which is safe and simple in structure and which can raise the saddle of a bicycle while a bicycle driver is sitting on the saddle. The biasing force of a stroke spring 10 which biases the saddle upwardly is determined such that when the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090166998 - Mobile barrier: In one embodiment, a safety trailer has semi-tractor hitches at both ends and a safety wall that is fixed to one side of the trailer. That side, however, can be changed to the right or left side of the road, depending on the end to which the truck attaches. A... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090166999 - Convertible a-frame cart: A cart comprises a first pillar that is mounted on a platform and defines first and second load supporting surfaces. A second pillar is mounted on the platform defining a third and fourth load supporting surfaces. The first and third load supporting surfaces are coplanar and the second and fourth... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090167000 - Airgab module with optimised interior volume: Airbag module bag (1) for protecting the occupants of a vehicle in the event of collision of this vehicle, where this bag (1) comprises at least an upper panel (2) and at least a lower panel (3), one or more panels comprising in their fabric one or more pins (5)... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090167001 - Low-floor type vehicle: A low-floor vehicle includes a head pipe turnably supporting a steering handlebar steerable by an occupant; a main frame extending downwardly rearward from the head pipe; an occupant seat provided rearward of the head pipe and adapted to allow the occupant to sit thereon; a straddle space defined between the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090167002 - Saddle-ride type vehicle: A technique of enhancing the flexibility of arranging members provided in the vicinity of a steering handlebar in a saddle-ride type vehicle equipped with an airbag module. A straddle-ride type vehicle includes a head pipe and a seat which is provided to the rear of the head pipe with a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090167003 - Side impact airbag apparatus: The side impact airbag includes an airbag that is folded up from a state where an occupant-side wall and a vehicle-side wall having generally identical contours are lapped and flattened, through a vertical contracting step. The airbag includes at least either at the top or bottom a tucked portion that... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090167004 - Air bag control apparatus: To prevent short-time energization of an air bag due to a bit error occurring in a safing ON/OFF command, the invention provides an air bag control apparatus comprising a first electronic circuit (3) for generating a firing command based on an output of a main acceleration sensor (1), a second... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090167005 - Airbag deployment controller and passenger protection device including the same: An airbag deployment controller and a passenger protection device including the same are provided to prevent erroneous operation of an airbag due to noises and quickly deploy the airbag. The passenger protection device determines whether or not to drive an airbag unit, upon determining a detected value of a front... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090167006 - Pyrotechnical actuator unit, method of manufacturing the same, and gas bag module with such actuator unit: The invention further concerns a gas bag module having such an actuator unit (10), and a method of manufacturing a pyrotechnical actuator unit (10), including a pyrotechnical igniter (12) and an outer housing (14) accommodating the pyrotechnical igniter (12), the outer housing (14) being made up of a first housing... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090167007 - Thermoplastic coated, heat-sealed airbag: An airbag comprises a pair of fabric layers and a thermoplastic covering on the fabric layers applied by extruding the covering onto a surface of each of the fabric layers. The covering is configured to seal the airbag when heated such that no stitched seam is used to seal the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090167008 - Travel unit for mobile machines: The invention relates to a mobile unit for mobile machines having extensible support devices comprising a first, continuous rigid support on which travel devices and some of the support devices are arranged and on which a further continuous support or divided support arms, which support the remaining support devices, are... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20090167009 - Telescopically adjustable steering column assembly including an adjustment stop having minimal effect on impact loads: A steering column assembly includes a column jacket adjustable along a longitudinal axis and collapsible along the longitudinal axis in response to a collision event. A compression bracket is mounted to the column jacket and defines a telescope slot having an adjustment portion and a continuation portion. A shaft extends... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090167010 - Single piece side-sill-garnish and mudguard: A one-piece-construction vehicle part may include both a mudguard portion and a side-sill-garnish portion.... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20090167011 - Fender flares and vehicles with fender flares: Fender flares are disclosed for attachment to a vehicle having a mud flap and a wheel well that generally defines a volume. Vehicles that include fender flares are also disclosed. In some embodiments, a fender flare includes a body having a first surface and a second surface that together define... Agent: Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.