Land vehicles inventions 08/09

20090212508 - Wheel suspension: The present invention relates to a wheel suspension for mounting on a frame (3) of a vehicle, which, in its direction of propulsion, is arranged to be able to scale an obstacle (7), the wheel suspension (1) comprises a link element (9) arranged rotatably about a rotation point (R), to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20090212509 - Ride level control device of a vehicle: A level control device of a vehicle may include an angle-of-rotation sensor for measuring the distance between a vehicle chassis and a vehicle axle or wheel according to an inductive principle. The sensor may include an electrical coil that has a coil core for generating a magnetic field, and at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090212510 - Adjustable traction block: A single unit that combines the advantages of a rear spring spacer block and a traction bar. The rigidity of the traction bar and design of the spacer block eliminate wheel hop and axle wrap while maintaining a level vehicle drive height. No welding is required to install the device,... Agent: Mark S. Hubert P.c.

20090212511 - Skate with anti-tipping bracket for use with floor track storage system: A skate for a storage device for use with a floor track system comprises an elongate inverted U-shaped channel member having front and rear end portions. Front and rear wheels within the channel member are journaled thereto for rotation along the rails of the floor track system. A storage device... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090212512 - Method and device for increasing the driving stability of motor vehicles: The invention relates to a method and device for increasing the driving stability of motor vehicles (PB), comprising a hydraulically-operated device support (GT) for mounting a working device (FS). According to the invention, the device support (GT) is controlled at a given set position, whereby an actuating parameter for the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.c.

20090212513 - Snowboard fixing device: A snowboard binding has a front fixation device and a rear fixation device. The front fixation device and the rear fixation device secure a snowboard boot in a way that the snowboard boot is able to perform a free lateral roll movement about an axis extending in a longitudinal direction... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090212514 - Creeper dolly: The Creeper Dolly is for the use of moving heavy objects by placing them on Creeper Dolly and wheeling it to the desired location. The invention could also be used as a creeper to allow an individual to freely slide underneath a vehicle or into confine areas while working and... Agent: Adrian S. Moorman Jr.

20090212515 - Collapsible trailer for vehicle: Collapsible trailer for vehicle where the sidewalls/frames (3a, 3b) can be fold inwards on top of the cargo surface (2), tele-scopic draw (4) can be pushed into the frame (1). The axel (6) between the wheels (7) can be disconnected from the wheel suspension (5) with wheel (7) can be... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090212516 - Hand truck with active identifier(s): A hand truck for carrying and transporting loads includes a frame, one or more wheels, and one or more active identifiers. The wheels are connected to the frame for moving the hand truck place to place. In one embodiment, the active identifier(s) includes a housing with a base connected to... Agent: Reising Ethington P.c.

20090212517 - Wheelbarrow chute attachment: A chute apparatus with a lip, a spout, and two or more sidewalls is disclosed. When attached to a wheelbarrow, the chute apparatus rests on the rim of the wheelbarrow. Attachment to the wheelbarrow can be either permanent or temporary. A wide variety of different fasteners can be used to... Agent: Falkowski Pllc

20090212518 - Medical cart and keyboard tray: A medical cart comprising a base is supported on wheels. A first arm is supported on a track for linear movement in a first direction that supports a first platform. The arm also supports a second platform that is mounted for linear movement in a second direction substantially perpendicular to... Agent: Moore & Van Allen Pllc

20090212519 - Swing structure for a kick scooter: A swing structure for a kick scooter includes a center tube, an axle pipe, a first bushing pad, a second bushing pad and a cap. The center tube comprises a pair of ring plates spaced from each other and a protuberance. The axle pipe is provided with a bracket. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090212520 - In-line roller blade braking system: A roller blade having a frame, at least two rolling systems and a braking system. The frame has a plate on which the rolling systems and a foot blocking device are mounted in line. The braking device includes a braking component. The plate has two portions, one of which, a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090212521 - Auxiliary supporting frame for receiving axles of a vehicle: An auxiliary supporting frame for receiving drive shafts of a vehicle, wherein the auxiliary supporting frame has longitudinal supporting arms and transverse supporting arms connecting the latter to each other in order to form a closed frame shape, and wherein one or more openings are provided for the passage of... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090212522 - Tapered joint for vehicle suspension components: A non-torque reactive air suspension exhibiting excellent roll stability characteristics is shown to include frame hangers mounted to frame rails extending longitudinally on opposite sides of a vehicle. Longitudinally extending beams are connected to the frame hangers at one end and extend parallel to the frame rails. At their other... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090212523 - Wheel suspension arm: A wheel suspension arm comprises a link opening (12) for pivotably securing the wheel suspension arm to a vehicle frame and an axle opening (11) for securing an axle element (2) to the wheel suspension arm. A peripheral edge (11a) of the axle opening includes at least one discontinuation, such... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20090212524 - Push and pull vehicle by stand-and-sit action: This invention A Push and Pull Vehicle by Stand-and-Sit Action provides a solid turning, fast reaction steering feeling as a regular bicycle while still able to push or to pull or do both to drive vehicle forward. It just works on opposite side force of pulling and pushing by stand-up... Agent: Rocky Jenlon Lee

20090212525 - Device for adjusting inclination of a front fork of a vehicle having two or three wheels, particularly a cycle or a motorcycle: A device is described, for adjusting the inclination of a front fork of a two- or three-wheeled vehicle having a steering assembly (S) including a frame tube (3) and a steering tube (4) rotatable in the frame tube. The adjusting device comprises an upper connecting unit (10a) and a lower... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090212526 - Bicycle frame: A bicycle frame includes a front part and a rear part. The front part includes head tube, a seat tube and a down tube connected between the head tube and the seat tube. A first connection portion is connected to the conjunction portion of the seat tube and the down... Agent: Chun-hung Lin

20090212527 - Base of shock-absorbing front fork for bicycle: A base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle includes two straight tubes and a bridge. The bridge has two ends connected integrally with an upper section of each of the straight tubes. The bridge has a chamber therein. Thus, the base of the shock-absorbing front fork has the... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090212528 - Bicycle damping enhancement system: A bicycle shock absorber and methods for differentiating between rider-induced forces and terrain-induced forces includes a first fluid chamber having fluid contained therein, a piston for compressing the fluid within the fluid chamber, a second fluid chamber coupled to the first fluid chamber by a fluid communication hose, and an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090212529 - Variable geometry cycle frame: A system provides for the adjustment of a cycle frame, for example the rake angle, gooseneck height, wheel base, and rear end height of a motorcycle. The system includes a variable length backbone, a variable length downtube, optionally a variable length fork assembly, and optionally a variable height rear end.... Agent: Overhauser Law Offices, Llc Docketing Department

20090212530 - Bicycle frame construction: A unitary monocoque frame is provided for a bicycle including a right half shell having a peripheral edge and a left half shell having a peripheral edge symmetrical with the peripheral edge of the right half shell. The right half shell includes an integrally formed head tube portion and an... Agent: Clark Hill, P.c.

20090212531 - Bicycle sound generator: A bicycle sound generator manufactured using a thin, deformable, plastic material. The sound generator is wrapped around an attachment location, such as a bicycle fork, and secured using a fastener. In an exemplary embodiment, the fastener is a cable tie with a one-way tightening mechanism to prevent the sound generator... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20090212532 - Side stand attaching structure for motorcycle, motorcycle and method for attaching levelable side stand to motorcycle: A side stand attaching structure for a motorcycle includes a stand attaching part of a body of the motorcycle, a stand bracket, and a connector. The stand bracket rotatably connects a base end part of a levelable side stand to the stand attaching part. The side stand is provided on... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.c.

20090212533 - Support panel structure: A support panel structure includes at least one panel which extends in longitudinal and cross direction of the support panel structure and essentially forms one integrated structure, which integrated structure is at least partly built up of at least one composite resin laminate building block comprising at least a first... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090212534 - Release device for a binding for a boot on a gliding apparatus: A release device for a binding for a boot on a gliding board. The device includes a rotatable motor with an output shaft bearing a cam rotatable about a first axis; a lever pivotable about a second axis between a closed position and an open position, the lever having a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090212535 - Cart transportable mobile medical critical care point of need field installation units: A cart transportable mobile medical emergency response facility includes a plurality of hand carried carts with cargo canisters with interchangeable components for establishing a decentralized mobile medical treatment facility at a disaster or other emergency area with a lack of usable hospital facilities. The rapidly deployable and accessible collection of... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20090212536 - Collapsible rolling tote bag: A collapsible container comprising a collapsible framework coupled with a collapsible container/covering and a foldable substantially planar member.... Agent: West & Associates, A Pc

20090212537 - Airbag: An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflatable rear curtain airbag configured to deploy adjacent a rear window positioned between rear pillars in the vehicle, a housing for the rear curtain airbag, and an inflator to inflate the rear curtain airbag. The housing, rear curtain airbag, and inflator are... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090212538 - Airbag and airbag apparatus: An airbag device includes an outer shell forming an airbag and having a vent hole, a restriction member for restricting gas flow through the vent hole, a first chamber having the vent hole, a second chamber, the inner panel partitioning the airbag into the first and second chambers and having... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090212540 - Curtain air bag device and method of producing the same: An air bag comprises inside and outside base fabrics that are stitched to constitute an outer bag that is flat when receiving no gas. The outer bag is formed with a gas inlet opening through which an inflation gas is led into the outer bag to expand the same. The... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20090212539 - Side impact protection airbag system: A side impact protection airbag system includes an inflator, a retainer and an airbag. An interior space of the airbag is divided into a pelvis portion protecting chamber and a chest portion protecting chamber by a dividing part. A gas ejecting part of the inflator and an opening in the... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20090212541 - Assembly with an instrument panel for a motor vehicle and a knee airbag: An airbag housing is carried on a formed part extending from a lower section of an instrument panel for a motor vehicle. The formed part forms at least a front section of an upper wall of a footwell assigned to the vehicle occupants. A knee airbag is disposed in the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090212542 - Side-collision airbag apparatus: An apparatus includes an airbag having first and second portions formed by seaming silicon coated cloths where the second portion has a vent. The airbag is folded in a seatback, deploys to a side of an occupant by a gas supply, and receives an occupant lumbar at the first portion... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090212544 - Control unit for personal protection: A control unit for personal protection having a polarity reversal protection between an external battery voltage and an internal voltage, to prevent an energy discharge from the control unit. The control unit also has a bidirectional DC/DC converter between an energy reserve and the internal voltage, the DC/DC converter determining... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090212543 - Safety system: A safety system for vehicle occupants includes a control unit and sensors situated remotely from the control unit and connected via conductors to the control unit. The safety system encompasses means for testing the sensors and the conductors to the sensors.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090212545 - Airbag module for a motor vehicle: An airbag module for a motor vehicle. The airbag module includes an airbag. The airbag includes an airbag sleeve enclosing an interior of the airbag. The airbag module further comprises a module receptacle on which the airbag is accommodated as an airbag package, a top surface, and a cover extending... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090212546 - Ball ramp clamping mechanism: A clamping mechanism having a static plate and a dynamic plate rotatable about a transverse axis relative to the static plate is disclosed. The static plate defines a plurality of static lifting ramps, and the dynamic plate defines a plurality of dynamic lifting ramps opposing the static lifting ramps. A... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys Pllc

20090212547 - Crash-protected steering device of a vehicle: Crash behavior is to be made variable in an application-dependent manner in a crash-protected steering device. For this purpose, the steering device of this type is provided with a piezoelectric actuator for a controllable reduction in a presettable crash or release force.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090212548 - Subframe for a rear axle of a motor vehicle: The subframe contains a framework which is cast as a single part and has profiled hollow members for the longitudinal and cross members. The cross members are connected to each other via supporting pillars at the corners, or are integrally formed on the supporting pillars. Arms which protrude outward are... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090212549 - Passenger safety restraint, seat height adjustment assembly and method of restraining a passenger: A restraining kit for restraining a person in a vehicle, includes a wearable harness which is wearable by a person and securing means for securing the wearable harness to a body of the vehicle when it is being worn by the person. The wearable harness includes shoulder straps, a waist... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090212550 - Transport device and method for transporting fluid: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a transport device for transporting loose cargo and fluid, including: an elongate loading floor on which loose cargo can be placed; a fluid tank to be fixed releasably to the loading floor and in which fluid can be stored, wherein the tank can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090206561 - Suspension system for a vehicle: Suspension system for a vehicle, comprising two hydraulic piston-cylinder units (1) comprising a first and a second cylinder chamber (3a, 3b), connected with electro-hydraulic roll control means which are arranged to control the vehicle's roll behaviour under electric control of the vehicle's computer system (C), comprising a direction valve, a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090206562 - Skate blades and methods and apparatus for affixing same: Preferred embodiments of the invention include a skate blade made from a single piece of unitary material. The unitary blade advantageously facilitates the blade manufacturing process and avoids possible weakness introduced by multiple pieces. Certain embodiments of the skate blade may be formed to attach to a skate boot without... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090206563 - Runner for an ice skate: An improved runner is disclosed, of the type associated with a boot portion to form an ice skate and defining, in use, a pair of edges, spaced-apart from one another along a lateral axis and, in use, forming the ice-engaging surfaces of the skate. The improvement comprises a pair of... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20090206564 - Snow glider with elevated chatter-absorbing rider deck: A snow glider comprises a longitudinally-extending runner for supporting a rider on ridden snow and having a generally central, longitudinally-extending slot. The glider further comprises an elevated rider-supporting deck and chatter-absorbing means straddling the slot for supporting the deck above the runner. Preferably, the bottom surface of the runner is... Agent: Seldon & Scillieri

20090206565 - Trolley with a swivable guide wheel: The present invention relates generally to a castor wheel assembly 1 fitted onto the underside of the frame of a shopping trolley. The wheel assembly 1 comprises a wheel 2 mounted to a wheel mount 4 and rotatable about its rotational axis 6. Locking means in the form of an... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090206566 - Vehicle for carriage of children: Vehicle for carriage of children, comprising a frame and at least two wheels which are attached to the frame. The vehicle can be transformed between at least a first configuration as pushable buggy and a second configuration for use as a towed trailer, and in both first and second configurations... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090206567 - Vehicle support system: The disclosure is generally directed toward vehicle support systems. In one embodiment of the invention, first and second support assemblies can be pivotally coupled to a base. A control mechanism can couple the first and second support assemblies together and be configured to control pivotal movement of the support assemblies... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090206568 - Carrier for golfbag: A carrier for a golf bag is disclosed, which comprises a mounting unit which has a mounting rim for mounting a lower side of a golf bag, a mounting member at a lower surface of the mounting rim, and a upright member formed at a front surface of the mounting... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090206569 - Ice transport system: An ice transport system includes a cart and a plurality of ice totes. The cart includes a bed and a plurality of retention structures mounted on the bed. The plurality of ice totes are arranged on a platform of the bed and contained on the platform by the plurality of... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20090206570 - Tag axle operating system: An operating system for a tag axle having wheels with tires and air brakes wherein the tag axle is suspended from a motor vehicle and is raised and lowered by pivotal movement about a first axis by operation of parallel-arranged hydraulically-operated actuators and can also pivot about a second axis... Agent: Ronald L. Phillips

20090206572 - Braking and steering system for a truck, wheeled platform, skateboard or vehicle: A steering enhancement and braking system for a skateboard or wheeled platform having an actuating element configured to change the position of the skateboard deck relative to the skateboard truck. The actuating element comprises a deck plate configured to be attachable to a skateboard deck, and a truck plate configured... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090206571 - Wheeled apparatus, system, and method: An apparatus, system, and method for a wheeled apparatus includes selective adjustment of at least one of a number of wheels and a position of the wheels in order to achieve a target characteristic from among strength, stability, maneuverability, and wheel surface contact for a wheel board. A front and... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090206573 - Variable-length control arm: Before, vehicles with independent suspensions could not alter the tire's positions. Modifications or use of aftermarket parts were needed for the vehicle to perform under more extreme conditions such as gaining clearance for off road use or squatting down low for a wide, racy stance. My invention will allow many... Agent: Forrest D. Merryman

20090206574 - Lever drive wheelchair transmission: A manual propulsion mechanism for wheelchairs utilizes a lever pivotally mounted to the hub of each rear wheel such that the wheelchair user can propel the chair with push/pull movements of the levers. Forward and reverse propulsion directions are accomplished by a system of one-way reversible clutches contained in the... Agent: Steve Green

20090206575 - Labor saving device for electric and manual bicycle: In a labor saving device for an electric and manual bicycle, a five-way joint of the bicycle includes a first driving bushing, a ratchet at the first driving bushing and connected to a rotating axle by an elastically activated first wedge, a large gear disc, such that the motive power... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090206576 - Universal yoke assembly for a turf maintenance vehicle: A universal attachment assembly is operable to couple turf maintenance implements of varying widths to a turf maintenance vehicle. The attachment assembly can include a yoke member that can be attached to a coupling member in various locations. The different locations can accommodate varying widths of the turf maintenance implements... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090206577 - Trailer hitch and rear structure having trailer hitch for vehicle: A trailer hitch is disclosed, which is configured to be provided at a rear part of a vehicle. The trailer hitch of the invention includes a pair of hitch side members. Each of the hitch side members including a mounting part and a cross member installation part. The mounting part... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090206578 - Wheeled walker: A wheeled walker having a pair of opposing front legs carrying front wheels on their lower ends, and a pair of opposing back legs carrying back wheels on their lower ends, a seat carried between opposing front legs and rear legs, and handles extending from an upper portion of the... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20090206579 - Curtain airbag with means for assuring its fixing to the vehicle: A curtain airbag the top edge of which includes a plurality of fixing areas cooperating with a fixing element with clipping means for fixing the airbag to the vehicle body in openings provided for that purpose, and a U-shaped clipping lock plate for each fixing element, the fixing element and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090206580 - Interior trim article-mounting structure of vehicle equipped with head protection airbag apparatus: A bezel (44) of a coat hook-equipped roof side register (42) is fixed by fastening, at the coat hook main body portion (50) side, to a mount bracket (76) on a body side by a mount bolt (72), and is elastically engaged, at a louver (84) side, with a mount... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090206581 - Airbag system: An embodiment of an airbag system includes a cavity configured to store an airbag, wherein the cavity has an aperture that provides an outlet for the airbag during deployment. The embodiment also includes a cover releasably attached over the aperture via an attachment mechanism having an initial attachment strength. The... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090206582 - Passenger constraining apparatus: A passenger constraining apparatus configured to limit the amount of upward inflation of a seat bag is provided. A passenger constraining apparatus 10 includes a seat bag 12 extending in the lateral width direction of a seat, and being inflatable so as to push a seat cushion from below, a... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090206583 - Arrangement of an air bag module on a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A motorcycle includes main frames extending from a head pipe to rear left and right sides, a fuel tank provided between the main frames, seat frames extending rearwardly from the main frames; a seat supported by the seat frames; and an air bag module disposed at a position proximate to... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090206585 - Side impact airbag apparatus: A side impact airbag apparatus includes an inflator 41 that discharges inflation gas, an airbag 20 that incorporates the inflator in a rear portion and is folded to form a storage state, and a storage portion located in the vicinity of an outer side of an occupant seated on a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090206584 - Side impact protection device with a pelvic airbag module: A side impact protection device with a pelvic airbag module having a pelvic airbag which, in the inoperative state, is in a side part of a vehicle seat and, in the event of an impact of the vehicle, can be inflated and can be deployed through an outlet opening in... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090206586 - Inflator with frangible support: A stored gas inflator having a chamber. The chamber houses a quantity of stored gas. The chamber is sealed by a burst disk. A frangible support is also added. The frangible support is designed to support the burst disk. The frangible support breaks during deployment of the inflator. The inflator... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090206587 - Airbag and airbag device: An airbag and an airbag device, a vent hole of which remains closed or is made open to a small extent until the internal pressure of the airbag becomes equal or more than predetermined, and becomes opened or is made open to a large extent when the internal pressure of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090206588 - All terrain vehicle safety attachment with gas tank holder: The all terrain vehicle safety attachment includes an adjustable frame having first and second frame portions. Upper ends of the first and second frame portions are pivotally secured to one another by a hinge or the like. The first and second frame portions are selectively, angularly adjustable with respect to... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090206589 - Extendable frame work vehicle having lift member movable in a true vertical fashion: An extendable frame work vehicle offering enhanced versatility, safety and effectiveness. The vehicle includes an adjustable frame with front and rear portions that extend or retract with respect to each other. The front portion is supported by a first pair of wheels and said rear portion is supported by a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090200760 - Dual rate gas spring shock absorber: Apparatus and methods for providing a biasing force to a vehicle suspension. The apparatus includes a hydraulic shock absorber that coacts with a gas spring. In some embodiments, the gas spring is externally adjustable with regards to gas pressure, and also with regards to the amount of internal travel possible... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090200761 - Apparatus and method for shifting the center of gravity in a vehicle: An apparatus for shifting the center of gravity of a vehicle, including a master cylinder assembly with motor, gearbox and position sensing encoder; at least one vehicle shock and spring assembly with upper shock casing and lower piston end; a slave cylinder hydraulically connected with the master cylinder and connected... Agent: Bahret & Associates

20090200762 - Assembly for towing a wheeled stroller on sand: An assembly and method for adapting a baby stroller to better travel over unstable ground, such as sand. A sledge is provided that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is flat with a beveled front end that enables the sledge to be easily pulled over... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.C.

20090200763 - Threelys: An exemplary wheeled footwear or skate is provided that may include footwear with an upper portion, a sole with a forefoot, an arch, a heel with an opening formed in the bottom surface of the heel with at least one wheel that rolls partially in the opening, at least one... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090200764 - Board where the voluntary advance is possible: Disclosed herein is a board capable of voluntary forward movement. The board comprises: a pair of front and rear boards, each of which is integrated with a connecting step formed on its lower surface and has a connecting hole formed within the connecting step; a connecting assembly including a connecting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090200765 - Adjustable suspension leveling apparatus: A suspension height modification apparatus includes a first portion that is securable to a vehicular biasing suspension device and a second portion that is securable to a vehicular frame. The apparatus includes an axis along which a suspension height may be determined between the vehicular frame and the vehicular wheel... Agent: Haugen Law Firm Pllp 1130 Tcf Tower

20090200766 - Front suspension and steering system for cycles and motorcycles without tilting of the front wheels: The present invention offers a front suspension and steering system for cycles and motorcycles. A mainframe with two front wheels and one rear wheel, the front wheels have flat surface tires, a 2-axial hub, having a wheel axle to support the two front wheels and a tilting axis below the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090200767 - Apparatus for mounting stabilizer bar for vehicles: An apparatus for mounting a stabilizer bar to a vehicle body frame is disclosed. The stabilizer bar mounting apparatus (1) of the present invention includes a rubber bushing (10), metal plates (30) and a mounting bracket (20). The rubber bushing (10) includes a main body (100), which has a holding... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090200768 - Non-motorized vehicle: A non-motorized foot board scooter including a frame, a front wheel and a rear wheel, a steering assembly, and a drive train. The drive train includes a kick arm that rotates the rear wheel when the kick arm is pushed backwards by the rider. The kick arm is centered with... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090200769 - External line connection for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck: An external line connection for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck, comprising a frame structure having a skid plate closing off the underside, on which plate a king pin is arranged, and a connector bracket, arranged to be swivelable about the king pin, at least one line section being led... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090200770 - Alignment unit for campers and method of use: A camper alignment system for use in guiding a pickup under a camper for loading of the camper uses a light source and a target for alignment. The pickup has a pickup cab and a pickup bed having a bed length. The camper has a camper front portion and a... Agent: Jerry S. Reichert

20090200771 - Hitch cover: The hitch cover is adaptable to several commercially available trailer hitches. The cover has a flat portion with a hexagonal recess, the recess being about 3 inches across opposite corners. A protective portion, generally perpendicular to the flat portion has a “U” shape and provides a polyurethane padding approximately 1.25... Agent: Langdale Vallotton, LLP

20090200772 - Ski brake: A ski brake is attached to a ski to provide a controllable drag to the advance of a ski on a snow surface. A cable extending from a ski-pole mounted grip to the brake allows a skier to adjust the amount of drag. The position of the ski brake and... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen, Attorney

20090200773 - Wheeled apparatus for transporting loads: Carts, trolleys or like load-carrying apparatus, for example a wheelbarrow, are disclosed. They incorporate two wheels (2, 3) which rotate about separate axes of rotation (4, 5) which are coplanar but inclined to one another, preferably at an angle (α) between 50° and 100°. They are mounted on a base... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090200774 - Low risk deployment side airbag system: A side head airbag is installed in a headrest of a vehicle seat and deploys laterally forward with respect to the vehicle toward a gap located between an occupant's head and a side window for the protection of the occupant's head during a serious side impact crash. The side head... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090200775 - Seat-mounted occupant restraining apparatus: [Solving Means] A seat-mounted occupant restraining apparatus includes a backrest portion 1B, a pair of side airbags 11a, 11b each provided in the backrest portion 1B so as to extend to the side portions of an occupant 2 when inflated, an inflator 13 for supplying gas in common to the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090200776 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus includes a flat airbag formed of a pair of base fabric sheets, which are stacked in the widthwise direction of a vehicle. The airbag is stored in an outer side portion of a seat back portion of a vehicle seat. Inflation gas is supplied to the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090200777 - Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion: An air bag module, comprising: an inflatable cushion being configured for deployment from the air bag module; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion, the inflator comprising a first initiator for initiating a first stage of inflation and a second... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090200778 - Airbag device: An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090200779 - Ignition device, method for producing the same, gas generator for air bag and gas generator for seat belt pretensioner: The invention provides an ignition device which is produced without reducing its productivity, while being compact in size and enabling electric current securely to flow through electric circuits built in the ignition device. The ignition device includes a metal cup and a metal header for holding a plurality of electrode... Agent: Peters Verny , L.L.P.

20090200780 - Retainer and inflator: An inflator includes a plate-like retainer that is placed in a pressure container of the inflator for producing gas to be supplied to an airbag. At the center of inflator is formed a fitting section fitted to a tube placed in the pressure container. The tube separates an ignition source... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090200781 - Brake apparatus for vehicle: A brake apparatus (1) for a vehicle, having: a pedal box (5) which is provided on a partition panel (4) extending in approximately upward and downward directions and which pivotally supports the brake pedal (3). An electric motor (7) of a power steering apparatus is arranged at a position where... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090200782 - Towed vehicle stabilizing apparatus: An apparatus for stabilizing a towed vehicle when stationary, such as a fifth wheel trailer. A pair of independent stabilizing legs is attached to the pin box for towed vehicle, each of the leg being attached to an opposite side of the pin box by means of a universal joint.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090200783 - Telescopically adjustable steering column assembly: A steering column assembly comprises an upper jacket, a lower jacket extending along a longitudinal axis, and a bushing apparatus disposed therebetween. The upper jacket and the lower jacket include a circular cross section. The bushing apparatus includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface and a third contact... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090200784 - Automotive vehicle and also support arrangement: An automotive vehicle includes a support arrangement for supporting the steering column, an air-conditioning unit, a head-up display (HUD) and/or pedals. The automotive vehicle has a window arch which extends below the windscreen in the region between the two A-columns of the automotive vehicle. In order to facilitate assembly, the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090200785 - Machine frame: A frame for a machine may include a load transfer member attached to a load support member and to a first plate member and a second plate member. Additionally, the first and second plate members may each include an aperture shaped to receive a trunnion. The load transfer member may... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20090200786 - Welded joint and method for forming the joint: A welded joint includes a cross member, a web having an extruded hole that extends through a thickness of the web and conforms to a cross sectional shape of the cross member, a collar surrounding the hole, formed from material extruded from the web in a direction such that the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090200787 - Mobile vehicle detailing system: The mobile vehicle detailing system is a system for detailing a motor vehicle adapted for mounting the rear of a truck or van. The mobile vehicle detailing system has a water storage tank that has outlets for filling buckets and water containers and provides a source of water. A surround... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20090200788 - Roller skate: A roller skate (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) comprising a flexible insole (11) and a plurality of rollers (16, 216) associated with said insole (11), means (18) being provided for the wearability of said insole (11).... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090200760 - Dual rate gas spring shock absorber: Apparatus and methods for providing a biasing force to a vehicle suspension. The apparatus includes a hydraulic shock absorber that coacts with a gas spring. In some embodiments, the gas spring is externally adjustable with regards to gas pressure, and also with regards to the amount of internal travel possible... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090200761 - Apparatus and method for shifting the center of gravity in a vehicle: An apparatus for shifting the center of gravity of a vehicle, including a master cylinder assembly with motor, gearbox and position sensing encoder; at least one vehicle shock and spring assembly with upper shock casing and lower piston end; a slave cylinder hydraulically connected with the master cylinder and connected... Agent: Bahret & Associates

20090200762 - Assembly for towing a wheeled stroller on sand: An assembly and method for adapting a baby stroller to better travel over unstable ground, such as sand. A sledge is provided that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is flat with a beveled front end that enables the sledge to be easily pulled over... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.C.

20090200763 - Threelys: An exemplary wheeled footwear or skate is provided that may include footwear with an upper portion, a sole with a forefoot, an arch, a heel with an opening formed in the bottom surface of the heel with at least one wheel that rolls partially in the opening, at least one... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20090200764 - Board where the voluntary advance is possible: Disclosed herein is a board capable of voluntary forward movement. The board comprises: a pair of front and rear boards, each of which is integrated with a connecting step formed on its lower surface and has a connecting hole formed within the connecting step; a connecting assembly including a connecting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090200765 - Adjustable suspension leveling apparatus: A suspension height modification apparatus includes a first portion that is securable to a vehicular biasing suspension device and a second portion that is securable to a vehicular frame. The apparatus includes an axis along which a suspension height may be determined between the vehicular frame and the vehicular wheel... Agent: Haugen Law Firm Pllp 1130 Tcf Tower

20090200766 - Front suspension and steering system for cycles and motorcycles without tilting of the front wheels: The present invention offers a front suspension and steering system for cycles and motorcycles. A mainframe with two front wheels and one rear wheel, the front wheels have flat surface tires, a 2-axial hub, having a wheel axle to support the two front wheels and a tilting axis below the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090200767 - Apparatus for mounting stabilizer bar for vehicles: An apparatus for mounting a stabilizer bar to a vehicle body frame is disclosed. The stabilizer bar mounting apparatus (1) of the present invention includes a rubber bushing (10), metal plates (30) and a mounting bracket (20). The rubber bushing (10) includes a main body (100), which has a holding... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090200768 - Non-motorized vehicle: A non-motorized foot board scooter including a frame, a front wheel and a rear wheel, a steering assembly, and a drive train. The drive train includes a kick arm that rotates the rear wheel when the kick arm is pushed backwards by the rider. The kick arm is centered with... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090200769 - External line connection for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck: An external line connection for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck, comprising a frame structure having a skid plate closing off the underside, on which plate a king pin is arranged, and a connector bracket, arranged to be swivelable about the king pin, at least one line section being led... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090200770 - Alignment unit for campers and method of use: A camper alignment system for use in guiding a pickup under a camper for loading of the camper uses a light source and a target for alignment. The pickup has a pickup cab and a pickup bed having a bed length. The camper has a camper front portion and a... Agent: Jerry S. Reichert

20090200771 - Hitch cover: The hitch cover is adaptable to several commercially available trailer hitches. The cover has a flat portion with a hexagonal recess, the recess being about 3 inches across opposite corners. A protective portion, generally perpendicular to the flat portion has a “U” shape and provides a polyurethane padding approximately 1.25... Agent: Langdale Vallotton, LLP

20090200772 - Ski brake: A ski brake is attached to a ski to provide a controllable drag to the advance of a ski on a snow surface. A cable extending from a ski-pole mounted grip to the brake allows a skier to adjust the amount of drag. The position of the ski brake and... Agent: Lawrence S. Cohen, Attorney

20090200773 - Wheeled apparatus for transporting loads: Carts, trolleys or like load-carrying apparatus, for example a wheelbarrow, are disclosed. They incorporate two wheels (2, 3) which rotate about separate axes of rotation (4, 5) which are coplanar but inclined to one another, preferably at an angle (α) between 50° and 100°. They are mounted on a base... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090200774 - Low risk deployment side airbag system: A side head airbag is installed in a headrest of a vehicle seat and deploys laterally forward with respect to the vehicle toward a gap located between an occupant's head and a side window for the protection of the occupant's head during a serious side impact crash. The side head... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090200775 - Seat-mounted occupant restraining apparatus: [Solving Means] A seat-mounted occupant restraining apparatus includes a backrest portion 1B, a pair of side airbags 11a, 11b each provided in the backrest portion 1B so as to extend to the side portions of an occupant 2 when inflated, an inflator 13 for supplying gas in common to the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090200776 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus includes a flat airbag formed of a pair of base fabric sheets, which are stacked in the widthwise direction of a vehicle. The airbag is stored in an outer side portion of a seat back portion of a vehicle seat. Inflation gas is supplied to the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090200777 - Apparatus and method for controlling an inflatable cushion: An air bag module, comprising: an inflatable cushion being configured for deployment from the air bag module; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion, the inflator comprising a first initiator for initiating a first stage of inflation and a second... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090200778 - Airbag device: An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090200779 - Ignition device, method for producing the same, gas generator for air bag and gas generator for seat belt pretensioner: The invention provides an ignition device which is produced without reducing its productivity, while being compact in size and enabling electric current securely to flow through electric circuits built in the ignition device. The ignition device includes a metal cup and a metal header for holding a plurality of electrode... Agent: Peters Verny , L.L.P.

20090200780 - Retainer and inflator: An inflator includes a plate-like retainer that is placed in a pressure container of the inflator for producing gas to be supplied to an airbag. At the center of inflator is formed a fitting section fitted to a tube placed in the pressure container. The tube separates an ignition source... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090200781 - Brake apparatus for vehicle: A brake apparatus (1) for a vehicle, having: a pedal box (5) which is provided on a partition panel (4) extending in approximately upward and downward directions and which pivotally supports the brake pedal (3). An electric motor (7) of a power steering apparatus is arranged at a position where... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090200782 - Towed vehicle stabilizing apparatus: An apparatus for stabilizing a towed vehicle when stationary, such as a fifth wheel trailer. A pair of independent stabilizing legs is attached to the pin box for towed vehicle, each of the leg being attached to an opposite side of the pin box by means of a universal joint.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090200783 - Telescopically adjustable steering column assembly: A steering column assembly comprises an upper jacket, a lower jacket extending along a longitudinal axis, and a bushing apparatus disposed therebetween. The upper jacket and the lower jacket include a circular cross section. The bushing apparatus includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface and a third contact... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090200784 - Automotive vehicle and also support arrangement: An automotive vehicle includes a support arrangement for supporting the steering column, an air-conditioning unit, a head-up display (HUD) and/or pedals. The automotive vehicle has a window arch which extends below the windscreen in the region between the two A-columns of the automotive vehicle. In order to facilitate assembly, the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090200785 - Machine frame: A frame for a machine may include a load transfer member attached to a load support member and to a first plate member and a second plate member. Additionally, the first and second plate members may each include an aperture shaped to receive a trunnion. The load transfer member may... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20090200786 - Welded joint and method for forming the joint: A welded joint includes a cross member, a web having an extruded hole that extends through a thickness of the web and conforms to a cross sectional shape of the cross member, a collar surrounding the hole, formed from material extruded from the web in a direction such that the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090200787 - Mobile vehicle detailing system: The mobile vehicle detailing system is a system for detailing a motor vehicle adapted for mounting the rear of a truck or van. The mobile vehicle detailing system has a water storage tank that has outlets for filling buckets and water containers and provides a source of water. A surround... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20090200788 - Roller skate: A roller skate (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) comprising a flexible insole (11) and a plurality of rollers (16, 216) associated with said insole (11), means (18) being provided for the wearability of said insole (11).... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090194955 - Vehicle with two parallel wheels: A vehicle with two parallel wheels according to the invention has split steps (2L, 2R), a vehicle body, a pair of wheels (4L, 4R) coaxially parallelly arranged, a pair of wheel drive units for independently driving the wheels (4L, 4R), and a pair of step run-on assisting mechanisms (8L, 8R)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090194956 - Binding mechanism for board-type gliding devices: The invention relates to a binding mechanism (1) for board-type gliding devices, in particular a snowboard binding, provided with a retaining plate (12) for a base plate (11) for securing it to a gliding board body. A setting and fixing device (23) is provided, which can be switched into at... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090194957 - Multifuctional transport frame for the convertible assembly of various child transport devices or vehicles: Conventionally, prams and the classic first child vehicles were independent devices. The disclosed frame permits the production and operation of the series of vehicles used by children of the western world: pram, pushchair, walking learning aid, three-wheeler, go-kart and additional corresponding trailer or hand carts as a modular system. Essential... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20090194959 - Mobile platform methods and system: A base for supporting the weight of a user, tools and a ladder is described. The base can be formed of a plurality of rigid plates, each plate having a top and a bottom side. The plates can be hingedly connected to fold together along a longitudinal axis with the... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090194958 - Cart for folding chairs: A cart for folding chairs includes a frame having a base and a plurality of frame pieces. The base includes at least two racks having a plurality of notches. The notches on the racks are corresponding to each other. Legs of the folding chairs are received in the notches, thereby... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090194960 - Scooter for seated manual propulsion: A non-motorized scooter is provided with a base and front and rear wheels mounted on the base. A seat is mounted on the base for folding between an upright riding position and a folded storage position. Handlebars are pivotally mounted on the base for movement between an upright riding position... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090194961 - Vehicle suspension system: A suspension system for a tilting vehicular chassis based on more than three wheels separates a tilting component of the chassis from a non-tilting component. The non-tilting component provides a means for powering the vehicle with automotive-type engine and drive train options, while the tilting component provides the turning stability... Agent: Lawrence E. Lambelet Jr.

20090194962 - Pivot assembly for tandem suspension: A pivot assembly for a tandem suspension is provided which includes a balancer and an elastomeric assembly operable to allow the balancer to rotate about a vehicle chassis. In addition, an elastomeric assembly for a suspension system is provided which includes an elastomeric element provided with a slot for allowing... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090194963 - Vehicle suspension assembly with unique geometry: A suspension system for supporting an axle and connected to a vehicle frame, including a pair of transversely spaced frame brackets mounted on and depending from the vehicle frame. Each of the frame brackets having one or more mounting points spaced along its perimeter for mounting of suspension components, such... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090194964 - Wrap used on the joint of an arm and axle beam for a pneumatic suspension system: A wrap used on pneumatic suspension systems which includes a cylindrical body (100) with a single aperture for links (110) which extends along the surface of the cylindrical body (100), the aperture (110) having a region of interruption (101) with the single aperture form (110), and also including a sequence... Agent: Clifford H. Kraft

20090194965 - Vehicle suspension system with a variable camber system: A suspension system for a vehicle provides a camber adjusting system that during a turn, lowers and draws inward the upper A-arm, or draws inward a strut head, which supports the outer front wheel, thereby providing more negative camber to that wheel in dynamic optimal proportion to the degree of... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090194966 - Independent suspension with chassis-stiffening pneumatic or hydraulic suspension parts: A vehicle independent suspension has a plurality of wheel-control links, with an upper link being a transverse or diagonal link and with the surface spanned by the joint points of the upper transverse or diagonal link intersecting, at least in regions, a gas or hydropneumatic spring arrangement which suspends the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090194967 - Laterally extendible mud flap mounting assembly for vehicles: A mud flap mounting assembly for vehicles providing an elongate laterally extending central support beam defining a medial channel slidably carrying similar elongate mud flap extensions extendible from each opposing end to positions laterally outward of the vehicles' rear tires. The central support beam is secured to a ball mount... Agent: Bergman & Jeckle P.l.l.c.

20090194968 - Swiveling wheel trailer with easy loading tilting hitch, three point resting position, steering geometry and receiver hitch coupling: A high-performance, light-duty, utility trailer that is pulled by a tow vehicle utilizing a two point coupling to the tow vehicle and a swiveling axle assembly. This novel design includes a tilting hitch assembly attached to the trailer frame and swiveling casters attached to the rear corners of the trailer... Agent: Ned A. Ardagna

20090194969 - Trailer hitch alignment guide: An apparatus for aligning a trailer hitch and receiver includes an elongated channel or tube defining an angle, such that when the trailer is tilted back for hitching, the upper tube is substantially vertically aligned. A rubber tipped rod extends from the lower tube and contacts the vehicle when the... Agent: Paul D. Bianco Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090194970 - Safety restraint for vehicle towing assemblies: A safety restraint for use with a towing assembly. The towing assembly is attached at a first end to a towing vehicle and at a second end to a towed vehicle. The restraint includes an elongate, hollow body that receives the towing assembly. The body is formed from at least... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090194971 - Alpine ski binding system having release logic for inhibiting anterior cruciate ligament injury: An alpine ski binding system for releasably securing a ski boot to a ski. The binding system includes a secondary toe release that provides an attenuated release threshold under lateral shear loading conditions that can cause anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The secondary toe release responds to a trigger that senses... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20090194972 - Footbed for gliding board binding: A method and apparatus for providing a gliding board binding, such as a snowboard binding. The binding may include an adjustment indicator that allows for determination of a longitudinal position of the base relative to a gliding board, heel-to-toe position of the base relative to a gliding board and/or an... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090194973 - Foldable baby stroller: A baby stroller includes a first frame, a second frame, and two third frames with front wheels connected to two ends of the first frame by two pivotable members. The second frame with rear wheels are connected to the third frames. A handle is connected to the third frame and... Agent: Wang, Kun

20090194974 - Foldable wheelchair frame: A wheelchair that upon folding can become more compact for transporting and storage by enabling the vertical side frames of the wheelchair to move towards each other through the use of a sliding mechanism.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090194975 - Assistive mobility device: The present invention is a collapsible self-propelled chair on wheels that is lightweight in construction and easily collapsed, carried, stored and transported by public or private means. The chair performs the function of a wheelchair while avoiding the appearance of a traditional wheelchair thus avoiding the invalid stigma often associated... Agent: Richard J. Harrison

20090194976 - Protective cover device for attachment over foot rest brackets on a wheelchair: An injury protection device for attachment over foot rest brackets on the front legs of a wheelchair includes a generally rectangular main body having an outer case constructed of a durable soft fabric material and defining a top side and a bottom side. An interior pocket formed between the top... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20090194977 - Latching device for fixing an airbag: A device for fixing an airbag which is fastened to a holding frame in a housing of a front passenger airbag module by means of at least one clamping element arranged separately from the holding frame. The housing and the clamping element are non-deformable in the region of the holding... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090194978 - Vehicle body mount structure of curtain airbag: A vehicle body mount structure for a curtain airbag includes: a curtain airbag disposed on an upper side surface of a cabin of a vehicle and having an airbag body that is deployable to an inside of the cabin; a roof headlining that covers the curtain airbag and that allows... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090194980 - Airbag device: To provide an airbag device for improving integrity between the airbag and exterior parts of a vehicle body and which excels in applicability. An airbag device is provided with a case which accommodates an airbag and an inflator. A lid is provided for releasing a side of the case when... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090194979 - Restraint system comprising an adjustable outlet cross section: The invention relates to restraint system for a passenger of a vehicle who sits on a vehicle seat that can be placed in different positions. Said restraint system comprises an interior that is defined by a housing (1) and at least on gas bag, and at least one triggerable outlet... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090194981 - Airbag: An occupant protection apparatus for protecting a front seat passenger of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an airbag module configured to be mounted in a instrument panel of a vehicle in front of the front seat passenger. The module includes an airbag and a gas generator. The airbag includes left... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090194982 - Airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat: An airbag apparatus for a front passenger's seat includes a case that includes a front storage area that has an airbag mounting plane and a rear storage area. A bottom wall of the rear storage area is located at a lower level than the airbag mounting plane of the front... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090194983 - Airbag module for a motor vehicle: An airbag module for a motor vehicle, the modeling including an airbag, that may be inflated with gas to protect a person, and a protective envelope enclosing the airbag in a gas-tight manner. The protective envelope is formed at least partially from a flexible protective film. The protective film comprises... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090194984 - Apparatus and method for changing the track of the wheels of a tractor: A tractor includes a motor, transmission, drive shaft and rear differential for driving the rear axles mounted on a main tubular frame of a variable configuration. Forwardly extendable telescoping tubular frame members are actuated by respective rams to selectively vary the spacing between the frame and the front wheels. The... Agent: The Von Hellens Law Firm, Ltd.

20090194985 - Vehicular frame assemblies and vehicles having support bracket: A vehicular frame assembly includes a mainframe, a support bracket, and a subframe. The support bracket is coupled with the mainframe. The subframe is coupled with the support bracket such that the subframe is stationary with respect to the mainframe. The support bracket is configured for pivotal attachment to a... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090194986 - Ski pole basket comprising an adjustable supporting surface: The invention relates to an attachment for a ski pole, especially for downhill or cross-country skiing, comprising a tip attachment (3) that is provided with an upward-facing receiving area (4) for a pole tube (1), a downward-facing pole tip (7, 8), and a rigid basket area (5) which essentially extends... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC