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Land vehicles January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/11

20110018214 - Suspension device: A suspension device (S) comprises: an actuator (A) including a motion conversion mechanism (T) for converting a linear motion to a rotational motion and a motor (M) connected to a rotary member (1) which performs the rotational motion in the motion conversion mechanism (T); a fluid pressure damper (D) connected... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20110018215 - skateboard: A skateboard with two wheels (11), said skateboard having a front plate (15) and a rear plate (16) which are connected with each other by a spring element (3), which is secured to a rod (1 and 2) at both ends of the spring element (3). The two wheels (11),... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20110018216 - Base structure of baby walker: This invention relates to base structure of baby walker which essentially has a base body in C shape, both sides of which are provided with guiding grooves opposite to each other. Rails are formed respectively on both sides at the front ends of the guiding grooves, and openings are respectively... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20110018218 - Torque rod bracket assembly: There is provided a torque rod bracket assembly for an axle assembly of a motor vehicle. The torque rod bracket assembly has a torque rod mounting bracket engaging plates with a plate connector. The torque rod mounting bracket has a base, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. A receiver... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20110018217 - Hinging arrangement for a wheel axle suspension: A hinging arrangement for a wheel axle suspension of a vehicle, comprises an attachment eye fixed to a component to be hingedly attached to the vehicle, and a hinge pin, e.g. a hinge bolt, attached to a fixed vehicle component. The hinge pin is extending through the attachment eye, wherein... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20110018219 - Hydraulic, rigid rear axle suspension system for vehicles: A hydraulic suspension system for a tractor includes a first rock shaft generally parallel to a second rock shaft, a frame rail attached to the first rock shaft and the second rock shaft, a first trailing arm attached to the first rock shaft and having fixed rotation with the first... Agent: Navistar Canada, Inc. C/o Navistar, Inc.

20110018220 - Bicycle with two driving units: A bicycle includes a frame having a handle unit pivotably connected to a case which is fixed to the steering tube of the front fork. The handle unit includes a shaft about which the handle unit is pivotable back and forth, and the shaft is connected with an arm which... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20110018222 - Caster strut, wheelchair frame and wheelchair: A wheelchair has a frame including left and right frame members, each frame member having a first leg configured to support a seat, and a second leg configured to support front caster wheels, the first leg extending substantially horizontally and the second leg extending substantially downward from the first leg.... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20110018221 - Wheelchair having reversible seat rail support structure: A support element is configured to position a wheelchair seat rail and a frame member relative to each other. The support element has a first end configured to freely admit and release one of the seat rail and the frame member and a second end configured to releasably retain the... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20110018223 - Harmonic damper: A damper for reducing vibrations present in various portions of small vehicles, other transportation devices and other rolling and/or motorized devices, such as bicycles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, snowblowers and the like, may comprise a resilient member and a weight. The resilient member may mounted to a portion of a device... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20110018224 - Two-wheeler, in particular a scooter or motorbike: A two-wheeler, in particular a scooter or a motorbike, having a seat which extends over a rear wheel, is provided with a storage compartment below the seat having at least one repositionable floor element. When in a first upper position, the at least one floor element does not interfere with... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110018225 - Dual riding and driving tricycle in juxtaposing link: t

20110018226 - Pivot mechanism for scooters, tricycles and the like: A pivot mechanism includes a base member configured to be coupled to a first element and a generally cylindrical rotating member configured to be coupled to a second element. An elongate pin extends through the base member and rotating member and defines a pivot axis. The rotating member is capable... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20110018228 - Bicycle rear suspension linkage: A bicycle comprising a front triangle and a rear wheel having a rear wheel axis, a rear wheel suspension system further comprising a link further comprising a first pivotal axis for connection to said front triangle and a second pivotal axis for connection to a rear wheel swingarm, wherein the... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20110018227 - Shock absorber: There is described a shock absorber strut for a bicycle, comprising a piston (12), a cylinder (13) and a resilient element (20) positioned within the cylinder. The piston extends out of one end of the cylinder, and the other end of the cylinder is closed by a casing made up... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20110018229 - Passenger comfort strap, used on motorized and or non-motorized devices. biker buddy comfort strap: A strap assembly that is not attached to a motorcycle, or any other gas or diesel powered device, or non-powered device for example a horse, bull , etc. The strap assembly attaches to the driver by means of two steel o-rings which are slid through the drivers belt and must... Agent: John J. Gizzarelli

20110018230 - Center-pivot steering articulated vehicle: The center-pivot vehicle has forward and rearward sections with traversing means for traversing terrain. A rotary actuator connects the forward and rearward sections. Rotation of the rotary actuator articulates the forward and rearward sections relative to each other for steering the vehicle. The present invention also includes a method for... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20110018231 - Steering arrangement for a trailer: Steering arrangement for a trailer, with a hitch (8) connected with a chassis (17) of the trailer (2), a trailer coupling (4), by which the hitch (8) can be coupled to a tractor (1) in an articulated fashion by forming a composition (3) comprising the tractor (1) and the trailer... Agent: Hildebrand, Christa Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus Pa

20110018232 - Ski binding adaptor with floating heel lock: AT ski binding adaptor for alpine ski touring and downhill, including a floating heel lock assembly and multifunctional rotatable locking arms. Ski bindings are mounted on an adaptor mounting plate, channel or beam assembly that pivots at the toe. The heel lock mechanism “floats” on a rail or rails to... Agent: K. Karel Lambert Lambert Patent Services

20110018233 - Emergency release device for winter sports equipment: The invention relates to an emergency release system for one or more pieces of winter sports equipment, such as skis, ski poles, snowboards, bindings and/or boots for skis or snowboards. It is equipped with a connection mechanism for detachably connecting at least two elements of one or more pieces of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20110018235 - Adhesive silicone composition and adhesion method using the same: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable adhesive silicone composition, having a very short cross-linking time and capable of providing an adhesive having mechanical properties sufficient so that it can be used as an adhesive joint and provide waterproofing of a seam joining two substrates. Such a composition comprises: (A)... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110018234 - Process for manufacturing a textile support, and said textile support: Textile supports having a silicone coating, the weight of the silicone coating being reduced without correspondingly reducing the functional properties of the support obtained, are produced by a process which includes the following steps: 1) formulating a silicone composition (5), 2) applying the silicone composition prepared in step 1) onto... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20110018236 - Retention cover for an inflatable object: A retention cover manufacture in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The cover manufacture can include a substrate textile such as a non-woven substrate textile. Fastening elements can be attached to the first face of the substrate textile at or near the longitudinal edges.... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20110018237 - Airbag apparatus with multi-ply airbag cushion: An airbag apparatus may include a fastening unit mounted to a portion of a vehicle, a multi-ply airbag cushion fastened to the fastening unit, the multi-ply airbag cushion being formed by overlapping airbag cushion sheets on each other to form a multi-ply structure, and an inflator to provide gas to... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20110018238 - Airbag housing: An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle includes an airbag, an inflator configured to provide gas to the airbag, and a housing configured to retain the inflator and the airbag in position. The housing includes first and second portions configured to be separably coupled together. The second housing portion... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110018239 - Safety arrangement and method for the production of such a safety arrangement: The invention relates to a safety arrangement comprising a module support (1, 10) for an airbag module (2) and an airbag module (2) to be installed in a steering wheel in a vehicle with at least two first and second horn contacts (3, 3′, 4) which are electrically isolated from... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/ann Arbor

20110018240 - Airbag assembly: An airbag assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having an airbag 110 that is inflated by an inflator when the airbag 110 is deployed in accordance with a control signal from an electronic controller. The airbag 110 has a main chamber 114 and at least one subsidiary chamber 116... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20110018242 - Airbag module cover: A cover for an airbag module includes at least a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer includes a predefined tear line and the third layer is configured to face into a passenger compartment of a vehicle.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110018241 - Cladding section with airbag flap arrangement in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle: A cladding section is provided for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. An airbag flap arrangement is located in the cladding section, and pivots along at least one hinge line during the actuation of an airbag. This type of cladding section provides that it have one stepped height difference... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20110018243 - Gas generator for inflating a gas bag of a vehicle occupant restraint system and method of inflating a gas bag: A gas generator for inflating a gas bag of a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas generator includes an igniting means for producing gas and/or heat upon activation by a control signal of the vehicle. The gas generator also includes a first chamber comprising a propellant ignitable by... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110018244 - Highly thermal resistant material for a vehicle safety device: An airbag. The airbag includes a heat shield made of a thermal resistant material that prevents a pyrotechnic inflator's clinkers and hot gas from damaging the airbag or injuring the vehicle occupant. The thermal resistant material is a base fabric web with an elastomeric coating that includes a high aspect... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20110018246 - Exterior airbag panel: An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag that is moveable to an expanded position. The airbag has a contact area. A panel is secured exclusively to the airbag. A portion of the airbag extends through an aperture in the panel when the airbag is in the expanded position. The panel... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20110018245 - Inflatable airbag assemblies with modular components and related methods of manufacture: Inflatable airbag cushions often have modular components attached to them after the main airbag has been manufactured. Such modular components can include external tethers, mounting tabs, mounting assemblies, inflatable curtain ramps, and fill tubes. Often, these modular components are positioned at predetermined locations on the airbag. The modular component can... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20110018247 - Automotive knee bolster system: An automotive knee bolster system includes a cross-car beam, and a variable stiffness member attached to the cross-car beam and configured to absorb occupant knee impact energy. The member includes a plurality of nested panels each having a different length and substantially the same radius of curvature.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20110018248 - Light-weight, roll-bonded heavy duty truck frame member: A frame member for a frame assembly of a vehicle includes a first outer steel layer, a second outer steel layer and an aluminum core layer between the first outer steel layer and the second outer steel layer. The first outer steel layer, the second outer steel layer and the... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20110018249 - Shopping cart or transport container, and production method: A shopping cart or transport container is provided with ion-releasing surfaces that have anti-microbial efficacy. In addition, the surfaces are formed to be hydrophobic or superhydrophobic. The shopping cart or transport container therefore does not provide an environment that permits the survival of pathogens.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20110018250 - Ski-pole basket: A stick snow ring (1) for a stick is described, with a stick holder (5) for receiving a stick tube. According to the invention, the stick snow ring (1) is characterized in that the snow ring region (2, 3) is designed as an essentially rigid disc and is fastened by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110012316 - Wheel set structure of an electric wheelchair: A wheel set structure of an electric wheelchair is disclosed to include a wheelchair frame, which defines a first steering direction and a second steering direction reversed to the first steering direction, at least one swinging mechanism pivotally mounted on the wheelchair frame each having a swinging member and a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20110012317 - Bicycle suspension having stroke and damper adjustment: A bicycle suspension includes a stroke adjustment unit, a suspension damper, a damper adjustment unit, and an electronic controller. The stroke adjustment unit is configured to adjust a stroke of the bicycle suspension, which is configured to expand and contract within the stroke. The suspension damper is configured to apply... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20110012319 - Recreational board: The embodiments described are directed to a solar board having an elongated base for supporting the weight of one or more riders. The elongated based includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a tail, and a nose. A solar cell component disposed between the nose and the tail and proves... Agent: Chris Kuczynski, Esq.

20110012318 - Hanger for a skateboard truck: A hanger (2) for a skateboard truck includes a body and an axle (4, 12) integrally formed with the body, wherein in use, the axle (4, 12) is prevented from disengaging the body.... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20110012320 - Controlled pressure casting: A method of forming metal castings, including positioning a first end of a structural member in a first mold cavity and a second end of the structural member in a second mold cavity. The first and second mold cavities being fluidly coupled to a reservoir of molten metal. Applying a... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20110012321 - Shock-absorbing suspension device for a wheeled vehicle: A shock-absorbing suspension device includes a mounting rod adapted to be mounted on a frame of a wheeled vehicle, a wheel rod adapted to be mounted on a wheel axle to transmit a shock force generated as a result of movement of the vehicle over an uneven road surface, a... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20110012322 - Bicycle stand: This invention relates to a bicycle stand structure mainly comprising: a pedal pivotally fixed to the crank shaft of bicycle; a locating member attached fixedly to the crank shaft; a clamper provided between the locating member and the pedal; a restorer, such as a spring or a pair of magnetic... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20110012323 - Double wing bicycle fender: A double wing bicycle fender is mounted on a frame pipe of a bicycle. When in use, a fender main body of the roll-up bicycle fender can be pulled out into an operative position at both sides of the shaft to increase the effective width of the fender for blocking... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20110012324 - Folding stroller: A folding stroller comprises a stroller frame and a foldable and detachable seat (4), the stroller frame (10) having a supporting rack (14) for providing a first engaging site (2) and a second engaging site (3). The foldable and detachable seat (4) can connect to the stroller frame (10) at... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20110012325 - Collapsible two seat perambulator: A buggy for transporting children has a frame (3a, 3b, 5) and wheels (9) that are rotatably mounted relative to the frame to support the frame above a ground surface. A primary seat (8) is operatively supported by the frame for supporting a first child. A secondary seat (17) is... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20110012326 - Passenger restraint system: A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an inflatable airbag arranged in a vehicle seat. When the airbag is triggered it at least partially unfolds in the direction of travel on a side of the vehicle seat facing the vehicle interior. The vehicle seat includes a backrest frame extending in a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110012327 - Inflatable knee airbag having two chambers separated by an internal tether: Inflatable airbag cushions can be formed with one or more inflatable chambers, each having different inflated widths and volumes. For example, an inflatable knee airbag can have a first chamber that is adjacent to the periphery of the airbag and a second chamber that is nested within the first chamber.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20110012329 - Air-bag device, and vehicle occupant's lower limb protecting device and device for protecting occupant at the time of vehicle side collision using the same: An air-bag device capable of improving degree of freedom in setting of reaction forces according to physical frames of occupants, a vehicle occupant's lower limb protecting device and a device for protecting an occupant at the time of vehicle side collision using the air-bag device. Knees of an occupant of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110012330 - Side airbag apparatus: An airbag 40 is partitioned into a shoulder protecting portion 57 and a lower region protecting portion 56 by a partition portion 45. The shoulder protecting portion 57 is inflated in a space that is beside the shoulder PS of an occupant P and beside and in the vicinity of... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20110012331 - Side curtain airbag and airbag system comprising the same: The side curtain airbag according to the present invention optimizes to apply the method of seam sealant coating and sewing on the adhered part constituting a boundary between the inflating part and the non-inflating part. Thus, it can keep the internal gas pressure of the airbag to the extent of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20110012328 - Side curtain airbag with pressure control device: An inflatable safety curtain for use in a vehicle interior is provided. A first inflatable portion may be mounted to the vehicle interior. A second inflatable portion may be mounted to the first portion. The first and second portions may be in fluid communication. A pressure control device is disposed... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20110012332 - School bus rollover protection structure: A school bus rollover protection structure is formed from a vehicle support platform and a forward pair and a rearward pair of vertically extending load bearing members where each vertically extending load bearing member is attached at a lower end to the vehicle support platform. A first and second pairs... Agent: Navistar Canada, Inc. C/o Navistar, Inc.

20110012333 - System and device for mechanically extending and retracting landing gear of a semitrailer or chassis: The herein described system is used for mechanically extending and retracting a semi trailer's/chassis landing gear to support, raise or lower the trailer or chassis. Such system utilizes the existing apparatus minus the manual “crank” currently attached to the shaft which, in turn, is attached to the gear reduction box... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez C/o Stites & Harbison PLLC

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20110012335 - Ski attachments having a boat shape/navicular design for bottom of toe and a top support for front of manufactured skis: Snow ski attachments to toe of ski consisting of boat haul/navicular design bottom component J-tip 10 along with top support brace 30 and top cover 42. This will allow the ski to cut through the snow instead of bouncing over it and therefore reducing vibration and improving the control of... Agent: Lynn Robert Jones

20110006491 - Process for manufacturing stamped products, and stamped products prepared from the same: The invention relates to a process for making a hot stamped coated steel sheet product, comprising the steps of pre-coating a steel strip or sheet with aluminium—or aluminium alloy, cutting said pre-coated steel strip or sheet to obtain a pre-coated steel blank, heating the blank in a furnace preheated to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110006492 - Hydraulic protection of a rolling stabilization system: A device for the protection of a rolling stabilization system for motor vehicles, having at least two stabilization devices includes at least one first hydraulically triggerable safety valve for locking at least the first stabilization device.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20110006493 - Apparatus and method for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar: A vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch. The clutch includes a moving element that can be selectively moved via an actuator to effect the uncoupling of the stabilizer bar members. The actuator is configured to apply a force... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110006494 - Wheelchair with extendable walker: The mobility system of an embodiment may be a wheelchair walker system and may include a wheelchair portion and a walker portion that may extend from and/or retract into the wheelchair portion. When the walker portion is substantially retracted within the wheelchair portion, the mobility system may function substantially as... Agent: Rylander & Associates PC

20110006495 - Stroller frame, particularly for transporting a child: The invention relates to a so-called three-wheel stroller frame (2) in which the front wheel (20) and the two rear wheels (22D, 22G) are respectively and simultaneously movable relative to a front arm (12) and to two rear arms (14D, 14G) rigidly connected to each other, between an extended service... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20110006496 - Trolley: A trolley (1) is described for distributing for instance food in aisles of airplanes. The trolley comprises a cabinet-shaped body (10) comprising a bottom (11), an upper wall (12), and two side walls (13) which enclose an interior (16), and which are manufactured as an extrusion part from plastic, for... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP 5200 Bank Of America Plaza

20110006497 - One piece flexible skateboard: A flexible skateboard may include a pair of direction casters mounted for steering rotation on a twistable one piece skateboard with a multi-arm spring return assembly using pivoting stops associated with the wheel fork and non-pivoting stops mounted to the skateboard. Centering spring arrangements including range or rotation limitations such... Agent: Brunell Ip, PC C/o Cpa Global

20110006498 - Control system for leaning vehicle: A leaning vehicle has a frame that pivots relative to a pivotable frame member about a pivot axis. A torque exerted on a steering assembly in a first direction causes the frame to pivot relative to the pivotable frame member in a second, opposite direction at least when the speed... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20110006499 - Self-guided air spring assembly: An air spring assembly includes a pedestal that has one end fixed to a suspension arm and includes a second end with a platform that supports an air spring assembly. An air spring piston is fixed to the platform. A lower portion of a flexible bellows is fixed to the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20110006500 - Commuter vehicle: Disclosed commuter vehicles include a chassis that includes a frame, opposed first and second steerable front wheels, a trailing rear wheel, and a linear-input steering mechanism for controlling an orientation of the first and second steerable front wheels. The commuter vehicles also include a drive-train for transmitting rotational motion and... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20110006501 - Bicycle frame having a multiple step and lap joint: A bicycle frame assembly that includes at least one joint having a number of steps and laps formed between adjoining frame members. A first frame member includes a male portion of the joint and has at least three steps that are separated by rises between adjacent steps formed on an... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20110006502 - Roll-up bicycle fender: A roll-up bicycle fender is mounted on a frame pipe of a bicycle. A fender main body of the roll-up bicycle fender can be pulled out into an operative position to act as a fender to protect rider from dust, mud and road debris when in use, and can also... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20110006503 - Protective device: The device protects the forearm, hand and fingers of a wheelchair occupant from injury through collision with obstacles by providing a shield that curves over the occupant's forearm. The shield ends in a compound curve that extends over the occupant's hand and fingers, curving inwardly toward the armrest. To accommodate... Agent: Langdale Vallotton, LLP

20110006504 - Vehicle which slides on snow guided by a user and carrying a passenger: A vehicle includes a board or runner (1) configured to slide on snow. A rear guidance part (4) includes poles (4a, 4b) connected by a cross-piece (4c) extending beyond a rear end (2b) of the board or runner and configured to be gripped by a user wearing skis or snowshoes.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20110006505 - Roller apparatus for generator, pump and the like: A roller apparatus for generator, pump and the like is disclosed, where the generator, pump or the like is lodged in a frame, and the roller apparatus is set up at the bottom of the frame, comprising: a plurality of rollers, for rolling along the ground; and a plurality of... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20110006506 - Mounting structure of knee airbag device and electric power steering drive motor: A knee airbag device and a drive motor for an electric power steering device are mounted to a steering column so as to achieve improved mass balance about an instrument panel reinforcement member. A drive motor for an electric power steering device is mounted at a position at the vehicle... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20110006507 - Occupant restraint device: An air belt device includes: a seat belt that restrains a seated occupant; an air belt that is provided in a shoulder belt portion of the seat belt and that is deployed when supplied with a gas; a retractor that extractably winds up the seat belt from a side of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20110006508 - Occupant restraint device for vehicles: An air belt device (10) is provided with a retractor (14) that is arranged to the rear, in a vehicle front-rear direction, with respect to a seat back (16), a seat belt (12) that is pulled out from the retractor (14) when applied to an occupant and includes a shoulder... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110006510 - Steering column arrangement for motor vehicles: A steering column arrangement for motor vehicles with a vehicle-side console, on which an outer tube of a steering column carrying a steering shaft is attached in a releasable manner by means of a clamping device. The clamping device comprises at least one clamping wedge arrangement by which an increased... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110006509 - Steering column assembly comprising a mounting capsule: The instant invention includes a mounting capsule for a steering column assembly of a vehicle. The mounting capsule has a first capsule portion and a second capsule portion coupled together during normal operation. The first capsule portion includes a first arm and a second arm each having a first taper... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-general Motors

20110006511 - Skate: The present invention provides a kind of skate, including a boot and a skating device connected to the boot, wherein the skating device is arranged along the width direction of the boot. The skate further includes a skating device mount for mounting the skating device to the boot, wherein the... Agent: Zhen Zheng Lu

20110001296 - Suspension device: A suspension device (S) comprises: an actuator (A) including a motion conversion mechanism (T) for converting rotational motion of a screw nut (1) to linear motion of a threaded shaft (2), and a motor (M) connected to the screw nut (1); and a fluid pressure damper (D) connected to the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20110001297 - Method of making an ice skate blade: A method of making an ice skate blade that comprises providing an upper member made of aluminum and a bottom member made of stainless steel. The upper member has a bottom portion comprising one of a recess and a projection and a top portion having attachment portions for allowing attachment... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20110001298 - Portable chair carrier on rollers: A Portable Chair Carrier on Rollers device, called a Roll-N-Go, for use with sporting goods and outdoor accessories. Particularly this device mounts a wheel assembly to a soft carrying case. The mounting may be as an original equipment feature with the case or as an add-on feature to existing cases.... Agent: Ritchison Law Offices, PC

20110001299 - Vehicle having an axle capable of pendulum motion: A vehicle, has a chassis, at least one front axle assigned to the chassis and carrying land wheels, a rear axle located downstream of the front axle, relative to a direction of forward travel and carrying at least two steerable wheels, wherein the rear axle is hingedly connected to the... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20110001300 - Dual leaf suspension for vehicle drive arrangement: A vehicle drive arrangement for a vehicle of the type having differential power transmission arrangement that converts the rotatory motion of the rotatory power shaft to rotatory motion of first and second drive shafts disposed substantially orthogonal the rotatory power shaft. Primary leaf springs are each coupled at their respective... Agent: Benita J. Rohm Rohm &u Monsanto PLC

20110001301 - Vehicular torsion bar suspension device: A vehicular torsion bar suspension device, which comprises a front torsion bar spring and a rear torsion bar spring respectively installed at front and rear suspensions of the vehicle. The opposite ends of the front and rear torsion bar springs on the same side are connected mutually by a connection... Agent: Zhen Zheng Lu

20110001302 - Quick disconnect hitch: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and structures that can be used to quickly disconnect a trailer from a tractor. One embodiment provides a quick disconnect hitch that links a tractor and a trailer. The quick disconnect hitch comprises a tongue attached to the tractor and a body insertable into... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20110001303 - Tow assembly for heavy trucks: A tow assembly for a truck for high capacity loads provides independent load paths interconnected to a tow eye for bearing a towing load. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a mounting interface having a front face and oppositely located side faces and defining an interior space, a first... Agent: Volvo Technology Of America, Corporate Patents

20110001304 - Slide board for use on snow: a core extending over the greater part of the board; and at least one mechanical reinforcement layer lying directly or indirectly on said core, extending inside the board upturn beyond the front and/or rear contact line, wherein at least one of the reinforcement layers has an extreme longitudinal point located... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20110001305 - Board-like sliding device in the form of a ski or snowboard: The invention relates to a board-like sliding device in the form of a ski or snowboard. Said board-like sliding device comprises a multilayered sliding board body and at least one elongated force-transmitting element supported on the upper side of the sliding board body for influencing the bending resistance or the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20110001306 - Cambered snowboard: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology relates to a snowboard having a lower surface that does not at any point along at least one specified portion thereof contact a horizontal surface underlying the snowboard when the snowboard is unweighted. Such portion(s) may be defined, at least in part,... Agent: Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

20110001307 - Airbag system: An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag including an inflatable portion and an inflator for providing inflation gas for inflating the inflatable portion of the airbag. The airbag includes a non-inflatable portion located within the inflatable portion so that in the longitudinal direction of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20110001308 - Side airbag apparatus: A side airbag apparatus includes an airbag 50 that is inflated and deployed in a space between an occupant seated in a vehicle seat 12 and a vehicle body side portion by inflation gas that is supplied from an inflator 41 in response to an impact applied to the vehicle... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20110001309 - Support device for walking machines: A support device for use in a walking machine including a frame-like base connected to a chassis, sheath tubes fixed on the frame-like base, extensible arms provided in the sheath tubes, support parts provided on outward ends of the extensible arms and extensible perpendicularly, wherein, the sheath tubes are arranged... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110001310 - Vehicle seat belt-offering device and three-point automatic belt: A three-point automatic belt has an offering arm, which is rotatably mounted by means of a drive, for a seat in a vehicle. A rotatably mounted offering arm is designed as a belt strap part, which is stiffened in one plane, of a belt strap, and can be deflected by... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110001311 - Method of supplemental automotive restraint for pregnant women: The “Supplemental Automotive Restraint System for Pregnant Women” consists of a protective shell structure with integral “Pelvic Yoke and Crotch Post”, “Breast Plate”, structural “Abdominal Bridge/Shell” over the abdomen between the “Pelvic Yoke” and the “Breast Plate”, “Shoulder Belt Retainer”, and appropriate padding and fill material, all of which work... Agent: Kremblas & Foster

20110001312 - Safety belt: A safety belt includes a length adjuster for securement of one end of a belt webbing, with the length adjuster being constantly biased in a direction of retraction of the belt webbing. A locking mechanism, when rendered effective, inhibits the length adjuster from turning in a direction of protraction of... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen