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Land vehicles September class, title,number 09/11

20110233880 - Active geometry control suspension system and actuating device driving the same: An actuating device for an active control suspension system which is provided at both ends of a sub-frame of a vehicle body and connected to one end of an assist link having the other end mounted at a knuckle and which changes a position of a mounting point of the... Agent: Hyundai Motor Company

20110233881 - Method and system for operating a motor vehicle: A method and system for operating a motor vehicle is described. In one example, spring rates for suspension springs and damping rates for shock absorbers are adjusted in response to vertical acceleration, longitudinal angular acceleration, and lateral angular acceleration of a vehicle body in the absence of accelerometers. The system... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20110233882 - Service cart: A service cart adapted to be moved along an aisle is provided, the service cart comprising a body defining an upper portion, a lower portion and two opposed lateral portions respectively disposed between the upper and the bottom portions, the portions being interconnected with intervening curved portions to form a... Agent:

20110233883 - Sulky: The present invention pertains to a sulky for horse-drawn harness racing including a frame, a seat, and a pair of wheels. The frame comprises an arch, a fork assembly secured to each end of the arch, a pair of spaced-apart rails extending forwardly from the arch in a direction of... Agent:

20110233884 - Bubble-generating scooter for childredn: This utility model relates to a bubble-generating scooter for children, comprising: a footrest assembly, a handle assembly and wheels, and further comprising a bubble-generating device mounted on the scooter. Connecting posts are provided to the housing of the bubble-generating device. The bubble-generating device is connected to the footrest carrier through... Agent: Zhejiang Hongsheng Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

20110233885 - Lean-steering stabilization device for a vehicle having a leaning part and a non-leaning part: A lean-steering stabilization device includes: a first hollow member; a second hollow member; a shaft extending into the first and second hollow members and secured to the second hollow member; a cam mechanism including a cam and a cam follower, the cam being provided on the second hollow member, the... Agent: Grabtown, Inc.

20110233886 - Vehicle steering device: In a vehicle steering device, extendable portions whose elastic properties corresponding to a force acting in a compressing direction and whose elastic properties corresponding to a force acting in a stretching direction are asymmetrical are disposed in a symmetric fashion at intermediate sections of tie rods. Thus, an effective steering... Agent: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

20110233887 - Articulated dump truck: An article dump truck has a front tractor unit connected to an associated rear trailer unit with a tipping container by an articulated coupling. The articulated coupling is operable to allow the front tractor unit and rear trailer unit to pivot about a vertical pivot axis, rams being provided to... Agent:

20110233888 - Transverse link for a wheel suspension: A transverse link for a wheel suspension, which can be connected to a suspension point of a car body or of a chassis and a holding point of a wheel mount. The transverse link has a connecting rod on the wheel mount side and a connecting rod on the vehicle... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110233889 - Retractable running board/box side step: A running board assembly is provided for a motor vehicle having a passenger cab and a box. The running board assembly includes a housing assembly, a gear assembly disposed within the housing assembly, a running board operably coupled to the gear assembly and movable relative to the housing assembly between... Agent:

20110233890 - Wheelchair bag transporting mechanism: A storage apparatus (10) attachable to a wheelchair (44) is pivotable and slidable from a storage position against the back of a wheelchair backrest to an access position adjacent to a wheelchair armrest. Pivoting and sliding is accomplished under power of an operator with the storage apparatus and slide mechanism... Agent:

20110233891 - Device of human conveyance: A device for human conveyance includes front and rear wheels. The rear wheel interfaces to a sprocket/gear through a ratchet drive system allowing forward rotation of the rear wheel responsive to forward rotation of the sprocket/gear and allows free backward rotation of the sprocket/gear. The front and rear wheels are... Agent: Mindworks Holdings, LLC

20110233892 - Bicycle rear suspension: A bicycle frame includes substantially rigid front and rear triangles that are pivotally connected to one another by a pair of pivoting linkages.... Agent: Niner, Inc.

20110233893 - Rear suspension system for bicycles: A rear suspension system for bicycles, such as freeride, downhill and trail-style mountain bikes. The suspension system includes a rear suspension for coupling the rear wheel of the bicycle to the bicycle frame, a rear shock absorber disposed entirely in front of the seat tube of the frame and a... Agent:

20110233894 - Wheel guard: A wheel guard insert for use in reducing the axial gap between a wheel and its associated support structure. Generally, the wheel guard comprises a base portion attachable to the support structure between the support structure and the wheel and one or a pair of protrusions extending between the base... Agent: Bravo Sports

20110233895 - Connection arrangement for a trailer vehicle and trailer vehicle: The invention relates to a connection arrangement for a trailer vehicle and to a trailer vehicle. The connection arrangement (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) according to the invention for a trailer vehicle (14a, 14b, 14c) comprises at least two connections (2, 3, 4, 5) of the following connections (2, 3, 4,... Agent:

20110233896 - Trailer reversal self-correcting assembly: A trailer reversal self-correcting assembly adapted to be disposed between the tow bar of a vehicle and the tow member of a trailer, the assembly comprising a tow arm pivotally connected to the tow bar at its first end and to the tow member at its second end, a first... Agent:

20110233897 - System for vehicle and trailer connection: The present application is directed to a system and related methods for connecting a vehicle with a trailer. The system includes, but is not limited to, embodiments featuring (a) a docking assembly for securing to the vehicle, the docking assembly being pivotable; and (b) a coupler assembly comprising a first... Agent:

20110233898 - Mechanical connection device between a motorized vehicle and working equipment: The present disclosure relates to a mechanical connection device between a motorized vehicle and working equipment. According to the present disclosure, the device includes a rigid plate mounted by means of axles in the tow rings of the vehicle and bearing adjustable skids that are applied against a transverse surface... Agent:

20110233899 - Coupler assembly with guided ball clamp: A coupler assembly for coupling a trailer to a towing vehicle hitch ball is provided. The assembly includes a housing with a coupler socket adapted to receive a hitch ball. A ball clamp is disposed within the interior of the coupler housing and is movable toward and away from the... Agent: U-haul International, Inc.

20110233900 - Camber adjustment system and method for snow-riding devices: The system comprises a first elongate blade and a second elongate blade. The second elongate blade is substantially in superposition with reference to the first blade. The first and the second blades are affixed together at one end. The system includes a user-actuated mechanism is connected at least to the... Agent:

20110233901 - Snowboard: A snowboard which incorporates a rocker element instead of a camber.... Agent:

20110233902 - Foldable baby carriage: Provided is a foldable baby carriage having a simultaneous brake mechanism enabling the baby carriage to stand upright by itself in a folded state. A simultaneous brake mechanism includes: right and left wheel restricting members capable of switching between a brake position where the right and left wheel restricting members... Agent: Aprica Children's Products, Inc.

20110233903 - easy lock and release mechanism for a safety seat retaining on a stroller frame and a base: An easy lock and release mechanism for a safety seat retaining on a stroller frame and a base, comprising a base, a stroller frame, a safety seat, and a release mechanism. The base has two transversal bars for detachably connecting with the safety seat. The stroller frame has two sides,... Agent: Lerado (zhong Shan) Industrial Co., Ltd

20110233904 - Passenger side airbag door for instrument panel and its manufacturing method: The present invention relates to an airbag door for instrument panel and its manufacturing method. A passenger side airbag (PAB) door for instrument panel includes a substrate with airbag opening, skin layer and foam layer, a PAB door reinforcement board which covers the airbag opening is connected to the instrument... Agent:

20110233905 - Steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle: A steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a steering wheel that can be mounted rotatably about a steering axle on a motor vehicle is provided. The steering wheel assembly comprises an airbag module disposed in a pre-determinable use position on the steering wheel, and an adjusting device disposed... Agent:

20110233906 - Airbag jacket activating system: A human body communications transmitter is provided to a vehicle body, for transmitting an activation signal by using the human body of a rider as a transmission path on the basis of an instruction from an on-vehicle ECU. A human body communications receiver is provided to an airbag jacket for... Agent:

20110233907 - Housing for an electrical circuit: A housing for an electrical circuit, in particular for a sensor, pins projecting from the housing for the electrical contacting of the circuit, additional pins being provided which are not connected electrically to the circuit but instead are used as mechanical arrangement for fastening the housing to a printed circuit... Agent:

20110233908 - Gas generating device: A gas generating device includes a housing and a squib. The housing includes a housing body which accommodates a gas generating agent, a holder which holds a squib, and a connector which connects the housing and the holder to each other. A housing body is connected to the holder so... Agent: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

20110233909 - Tractor: A tractor includes a ROPS frame having right and left leg portions connected to either a transmission case or rear axle cases, a front frame connected to a portion of the transmission case forwardly of the ROPS frame and extending in the right/left direction, a right attaching frame connected to... Agent: Kubota Corporation

20110233910 - Skid wheel accessory for a receiver hitch: The skid wheel accessory for a receiver hitch is removably installed in the receiver hitch receptacle of a vehicle to protect the hitch receptacle and other low and rearward vehicle components from damage when the vehicle negotiates a rising ramp or similar slope change from a level surface. The skid... Agent:

20110233911 - Supplemental automotive restraint for pregnant women: A Supplemental Automotive Restraint System for Pregnant Women has 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 in... Agent: James Research & Development Ltd.

20110227301 - Vehicle height adjusting apparatus: A vehicle height adjusting apparatus of a hydraulic shock absorber has a hydraulic pump carrying out a pumping action by an extending and retracting motion of a piston rod with respect to a damper tube so as to feed a working fluid to a jack chamber of a hydraulic jack,... Agent: Showa Corporation

20110227303 - Creeper with led lights: The invention is directed to a creeper having a plurality of LED lights. The LED lights may be housed in a movable member adjacent the creeper frame or in the creeper frame.... Agent:

20110227302 - Low profile transformable creeper: One transformable creeper includes three portions. The first portion has a frame, four wheels operatively coupled to the frame such that a lower edge of the frame is maintained above a lowermost point of the four wheels by no more than about two thirds the diameter of the four wheels,... Agent: Shinn Fu Company Of America, Inc.

20110227304 - Shock-proof drag wheel: A shock-proof drag wheel is disclosed. Wherein, on its base is provided with a fixed axis and an indentation portion, a connection rod is disposed on said fixed axis and is connected to an elastic body, and it is swayed and vibrated around said fixed axis. A central axis passes... Agent:

20110227305 - Side movement propelled recreational device having extended rear support: A scooter device propelled by side to side movement of a user that includes a frame structure through which at least a front wheel is coupled to two direction biased rear wheels. The biased direction wheels include tilted caster and spring biased caster arrangements. The frame structure may have a... Agent:

20110227306 - Wheel assembly: A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle having an upper end and a lower end. A bracket is mounted to one of the upper end and the lower end of the knuckle by a plurality of fasteners. A ball joint is mounted to the bracket and configured for... Agent: Axletech InternationalIPHoldings, LLC

20110227307 - Torque rod: The present invention is directed to a torque rod comprised of a two piece mating design which increases rigidity and reduces the number of welds. Unlike other designs this design has single piece forged ends which permits the torque rod of the present invention to take greater payloads than other... Agent: Automann Inc

20110227309 - Suspension for a machine: A machine is provided. The machine has a forward direction of travel and includes a frame, at least one lift arm, a first torsion axle assembly, an undercarriage, and an endless track. The lift arm is pivotally attached to the frame. The first torsion axle assembly is attached to the... Agent: Caterpillar Inc.

20110227308 - Wheel axle suspension: A wheel axle suspension for suspending a round hollow axle (10) from a vehicle comprises on both sides of the vehicle a trailing arm (1,41,51) to which the axle (10) is attached. The trailing arm is hingedly connected at the front to a bearing bracket (42) which is arranged on... Agent: Weweler Nederland B.v.

20110227310 - Semi-trailing arm axle for a motor vehicle: A semi-trailing arm axle for a motor vehicle is proposed, which for each wheel (4) of the axle comprises a semi-trailing arm (1) which is flexible about the vertical axis, which is mounted on the body or on a support frame by at least one mounting (2, 3) whereas each... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20110227311 - Front storage compartment with water drainage channel for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same: A front storage compartment for a scooter-type vehicle includes a plate member mounted on a cover member covering a vehicle body of the vehicle. The plate member and the cover member jointly define an upwardly open storage unit therebetween. The cover member has a water drain hole formed therein for... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20110227312 - Bicycle rear suspension system: A bicycle rear suspension system is connected between front and rear triangles. The suspension system includes an eccentric bearing unit disposed within one of the front and rear triangles, a connecting member connected pivotally to the other one of the front and rear triangles, and a pivot. The eccentric bearing... Agent:

20110227313 - Jiffy stand / kick stand having attached plate: A coaster for a jack stand or kick stand may attach to the jack stand or kick stand of a motorcycle. The coaster may be bolted to the jack stand or kick stand, or, in some embodiments, the coaster may be attached to the jack stand or kick stand with... Agent:

20110227314 - Wheelchair seat assembly: A seat assembly for a conveyance, such as a wheelchair, that allows the user to set the recline angle of the seat back at a seating position, fold the seat back down to a folded position and back up to the seating position, such that the seat back is returned... Agent: Invacare Corporation

20110227315 - Travel trailer having improved turning radius: A travel trailer configured to be coupled to and towed by a vehicle is provided. The travel trailer has a compartment that is attached to a chassis which includes a front end and a rear end. A plurality of wheels are attached to the chassis adjacent the rear end, and... Agent: Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC

20110227316 - Hitch: The invention refers to a trailer coupling (10) for a towing vehicle (26), comprising a base body (12), a coupling unit (14) with a coupling element (16), that works with a counter-coupling element (18) of a trailing towing vehicle (22), whereby the coupling unit (14) relative to the base body... Agent: Jost-werke Gmbh

20110227317 - Adapter for mounting snowboard bindings to alpine snow skis: An adapter 14 connects snowboard bindings 12 to snow skis 16 to allow the sportsperson to use light weight and smaller snowboard boots 10 to ski in. The adapter platform 30 mounts at its ends in the bindings 18, 20 of the ski and is rigidly fastened to the snowboard... Agent:

20110227318 - Airbag housing: An example airbag housing assembly includes a base and an end cap. The end cap is positioned at a lateral end of the base. The end cap is configured to be fastened directly to a vehicle.... Agent:

20110227319 - Covering of an interior element of a motor vehicle equipped with an airbag and method for producing such a covering: A covering is provided for an interior element of a motor vehicle equipped with an airbag and method is provided for producing such a covering. The covering includes, but is not limited to two covering parts arranged in an overlapping manner. The outer covering part in the region of an... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations LLC

20110227320 - Airbag device: An airbag device having an airbag that can be inflated and deployed by inflating gas; a gas generator that supplies the inflating gas to the inside of the airbag; a housing that accommodates the airbag in a folded state; and a cloth-like deployment restricting member that is fixed at one... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20110227321 - Air-bag: An air-bag includes a rear panel and a front panel secured to one another to define an inflatable volume. A tether interconnects the panels and has an area of mechanical weakness provided by at least one line of slits or perforations. The tether has a first configuration in which the... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20110227322 - Steering apparatus: In a steering apparatus, an upper bracket that supports a steering column is configured as a breakaway bracket, and has a telescopic adjustment function that allows the steering wheel position to be adjusted in the axial direction of the steering column. The upper bracket has a first through-hole extending through... Agent: Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.

20110227323 - Steering device: A steering device has a guide rail and a holding rubber. The guide rail is mounted on a mounting stay of a vehicle by way of an upper bracket, and the holding rubber restricts movement of the guide rail relative to the upper bracket. The guide rail has a fixed... Agent: Jtekt Corporation

20110227324 - Paratransit lift with safety belts: A paratransit lift is provided with safety belts with separable components. The components are configured for attachment of the lift without any alteration of the lift structure.... Agent:

20110221146 - Convertible transport apparatus: An apparatus (10) for transporting items includes a base (12), a handle element (16) extending from the base (12), a pair of rollers or wheels (20) mounted to the base (12) and a platform (14) mounted to the base (12) and adapted for movement between a stored condition and an... Agent: Conair Corporation

20110221147 - Triangular loop handle with three grips: A handle for a wheelbarrow is provided. The handle has a body with a handle portion and a coupling device. The handle portion has three grips. The handle body forms a loop having arcuate transition portions between the grips. The grips are angled relative to the wheelbarrow frame assembly handle... Agent: Ames True Temper, Inc.

20110221148 - Apparatus for inducing sleep in babies: An apparatus for inducing a baby to sleep is described. A baby is placed on the apparatus. The apparatus is moved back and forth by a parent or a caregiver. The rhythmic movement, the vibration induced from the contact of the apparatus with the floor, and the sound of the... Agent:

20110221149 - Shopping cart device: A display mounted on a shopping cart handle allows shoppers to, inter alia, find information, to obtain coupons, to refer to in-store audio or video programs, and/or to obtain additional targeted shopper related information.... Agent:

20110221150 - Skateboard deck having adjustable truck mounting system: A skateboard deck includes an adjustment attachment mechanism which allows one or more trucks to be attached to the skateboard deck at a variety of positions to thereby change the use dynamics of a resulting skateboard.... Agent:

20110221151 - Automobile suspension part and manufacturing of the same: A lightweight automobile suspension part having high strength is an aluminum alloy automobile suspension part having a through-hole, which has a yield strength of a normal section as a region where a crystal grain is not coarsened being 270 MPa or larger, and a minimum length between a rib end... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (kobe Steel, Ltd.)

20110221153 - Coupling bar for a vehicle: A linking rod for a vehicle comprising a basic body (2). The basic body (2) comprises a bearing housing (3) and a joint housing (4) which are spaced apart from one another by a coupling piece (9) of the basic body (2). The bearing housing (3), of the basic body... Agent: Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

20110221154 - Independent suspension with adjustable sub-frame: A carrier housing for receiving a drive shaft that is drivingly coupled to a drive axle is provided, where the carrier housing is also connected to a sub-frame. To provide an adjustable relationship between the carrier housing and the sub-frame, the carrier housing further comprises a cover gear that may... Agent: Axletech InternationalIPHoldings, LLC

20110221152 - Integral light weight spring brake actuator and mount: An improved integral spring brake actuator and mount is provided in which a portion of the spring brake actuator is integrally formed with a connecting flange and a brake cam shaft support tube. The improved integral spring brake actuator and mount is significantly lighter than previous multi-part built-up spring brake... Agent: Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC

20110221156 - Heavy-duty axle/suspension system: An air-ride beam-type axle/suspension system for a heavy-duty vehicle with a gross axle weight rating of greater than 23,000 lbs./axle includes a pair of transversely spaced beams. Each one of the beams includes inboard and outboard sidewalls. A large diameter axle extends between and is rigidly connected to the beams... Agent: Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C.

20110221155 - Rear axle of motor vehicle: A rear axle, specifically a steerable rear axle, of a motor vehicle, has wheel carriers for holding in each case one rear wheel, with in each case one upper transverse link, one lower transverse link and one track rod interacting with each rear wheel, and with the track rods being... Agent: Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

20110221157 - Vehicle independent suspension: An independent suspension (10) of a vehicle includes a strut (22) intended to carry a wheel (W), a damper (12) connected at a bottom end thereof to the strut (22), and a plurality of arms (14, 24) connected to a body (B) of the vehicle and the strut (22). A... Agent:

20110221158 - Suspension strut support bearing with a spring retainer and a retainer for a limit bumper: A suspension strut support bearing with a spring retainer on a housing part made from plastic and a cup-shaped retainer for a limit bumper is provided. The cup-shaped retainer fits at least partially into the housing part in the axial direction and is held on the housing part guided in... Agent: Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg

20110221159 - Assembly and method for vehicle suspension: Truck assemblies, systems and methods are provided for transferring weight supported by various wheels, and axles. The vehicle suspension method includes operating the suspension in a first mode with a first effective suspension spring rate; and operating the suspension in a second mode with a second, different, effective suspension spring... Agent: General Electric Company

20110221160 - Human powered and electricity balanced personal vehicle: The present invention discloses a human powered and electricity balanced personal vehicle, which comprises: a main body for bearing a driver; a set of powered wheels being two coaxial wheels; a manpower inputting device being provided for the driver to input manpower into the personal vehicle; an electricity converting device... Agent: National Tsing Hua University (taiwan)

20110221161 - Adjustable front caster mount assembly for a wheelchair: A caster mount assembly for a front caster of a wheelchair. The assembly includes a first rotatable body having a first plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures and a second rotatable body having a second plurality of non-uniformly spaced apart apertures. The first and second rotatable bodies may be rotated... Agent: Tisport LLC

20110221162 - Mono-fork for a front caster of a wheelchair: A mono-fork assembly for a front wheel of a wheelchair. The assembly includes a mono-fork member, an axle, and a retaining member. The mono-fork member has a single tine with a threaded aperture formed therein. The front wheel is rotatable on the axle. The axle has a distal end and... Agent: Tisport LLC

20110221163 - Standing bike: A standing bike is provided. The standing bike comprises a body part, a handle part and a power generating part. The body part includes a driving wheel rollably coupled to the rear thereof. The handle part includes a steering wheel provided in the front of the body part to determine... Agent:

20110221165 - Connector bracket for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck: The invention relates, inter alia, to a connector bracket for a semitrailer of a semitrailer truck. Said connector bracket comprises a support element which can be swiveled about a bearing and a connector arranged inside the support element, the support element having a casing frame with a section that is... Agent: Jost-werke Gmbh

20110221164 - Hitch apparatus for vehicles: A hitch apparatus includes a housing and a tow bar movably disposed within the housing. The housing includes spaced-apart first and second sections. The first section includes an elongated slot formed through a portion thereof. A tow bar guide is attached to an interior side of the first section and... Agent:

20110221166 - Hitch apparatus for vehicles: A hitch apparatus includes a housing and a tow bar movably disposed within the housing. The housing includes spaced-apart first and second sections. At least one of the sections includes an elongated slot. The tow bar includes a guide member that extends outwardly from the tow bar at the proximal... Agent:

20110221167 - Hitch: A hitch includes a vertically extending trunk portion, a first limb horizontally extending from the trunk portion and a second limb horizontally extending from the trunk portion below the first limb.... Agent:

20110221168 - Foldable trailer: A foldable trailer includes a substantially horizontal, substantially planar center section joined to at least one main axle and wheels assembly, at least one substantially planar rear section attached to the center section by a first hinged interface, such that the rear sections may be folded from a substantially horizontal... Agent:

20110221169 - Stroller: A juvenile stroller includes a foldable frame, wheels coupled to the foldable frame, and a seat coupled to the foldable frame. The frame can be folded to assume a compact size and unfolded to position the seat relative to the wheels to transport a child sitting in the juvenile seat.... Agent: Cosco Management, Inc.

20110221170 - Vehicle interior trim panel: A vehicle interior trim panel is provided with a rigid trim portion and a first flexible trim portion. The rigid trim portion includes a first assist grip opening. The first flexible trim portion is attached to the rigid trim portion along an edge of the first assist grip opening with... Agent: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.

20110221171 - Airbag assembly: An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag, an inflator configured to provide a gas to inflate the airbag and a housing with an inflator receiving portion and an upper mounting portion. The inflator receiving portion includes a cavity in which the inflator and... Agent: Tk Holdings Inc.

20110221172 - Vehicle interior trim panel: A vehicle interior trim panel is provided with a rigid trim portion and a flexible trim portion. The rigid trim portion includes an assist grip opening. The flexible trim portion is attached to the rigid trim portion along an edge of the assist grip opening with the flexible trim portion... Agent: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.

20110221173 - Multi-stage inflator: A multi-stage inflator including a housing at least in part defining first and second combustion chambers each containing a quantity of gas generant reactable to form respective product gases. The inflator includes first and second initiators each operatively associated with a respective one of the combustion chambers in reaction initiating... Agent: Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20110221174 - Additives for liquid-cooled inflators: An inflator that includes a quantity of gas generant housed within a chamber. A liquid including at least one of a fuel soluble in the liquid or an oxidizer soluble in the liquid and a piston are housed within another chamber of the inflator. This chamber is sealed. Upon actuation,... Agent: Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20110221176 - Gas generator: A gas generator (10) comprises an outer housing, which has at least two housing parts (12), which are connected to each other, in the form of a diffuser bowl (14) with outflow openings (16) towards the outside and a cover (20) directly connected to the diffuser bowl (14). Inside the... Agent:

20110221175 - Gas generator for restraining device of vehicle: g

20110221177 - Integral protection removable system for motor vehicles without body shell: An integral protection removable system for motor vehicles without body shell, which comprises a plurality of longitudinal, transversal and diagonal bars, both removable and combinable to each other, which cover the sides below and above the height of the seat of the vehicle and which define, as a whole, a... Agent:

20110221178 - Stamped housing linear pretensioner: A linear pretensioner device for motor vehicle belt restraint systems. In one embodiment, the linear pretensioner is formed by a pair of stamped sheet metal housing components joined along a plane which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the internal piston bore. After the sheet metal housing half members... Agent:

20110221179 - Edge protecting device: An edge protecting device for a variety of sports equipment, such as snow board, surf board and skate board, has been described. The edge protecting device includes multiple connecting elements and multiple edge covers. Further, the edge covers are connected to each other using the connecting elements. The connecting elements... Agent:

20110221180 - Skate shoe apparatus and method of manufacture: A skate shoe apparatus may be used with a skate (e.g., an ice skate, a traditional roller skate or an inline skate) to provide a walking surface for a skater resembling that of a shoe or boot. The skate shoe apparatus includes a channel to receive a lower travel surface... Agent:

20110215540 - Vehicle with central wheel drive, in particular a wheelchair or stand-up wheelchair: The vehicle, for example a stand-up wheelchair, comprises a frame (11) and, arranged on the latter, a seat device (19). On each side of the frame (11), the central wheel (13), which can be driven by a motor (27), and the front wheel (15) are operatively connected to each other... Agent: Levo Ag Wohlen

20110215541 - Upright seated snowboard: A riding apparatus is provided. The riding apparatus includes a seat portion configured to be mounted to a board at a location between a head and a tail of the board, the seat portion including a top surface and opposite lateral sides, wherein the top surface is configured for seated... Agent:

20110215542 - Folding golf cart: An apparatus comprises a chassis comprising a front portion and a rear portion. A main member is joined to the chassis between the front portion and the rear portion for rotation in a generally vertical plane. A folding member is joined to the rear portion of the chassis for rotation... Agent:

20110215543 - Symmetric steer linkage: An assembly is provided comprising a twin I-beam front suspension system and a parallelogram steering linkage operatively coupled to the suspension system. A vehicle incorporating the assembly is also disclosed.... Agent:

20110215544 - Vehicles, systems for vehicles, and methods for vehicles all to improve cornering capability: A land vehicle, according to various aspects of the present invention allows the driver to lean with a frame that supports the driver and that pivots on a base. Motion of the frame is coupled to the wheels to adjust a camber of the wheels. The wheels are coupled to... Agent:

20110215545 - Front axle bracket for a motor vehicle and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a front axle bracket for a motor vehicle.... Agent: Ksm Castings Gmbh

20110215546 - Self-propelled vehicle propelled by an elliptical drive train with improved stride length: An apparatus including a frame with a pivot axis defined thereupon, a crank arm bearing at the pivot axis; a first and a second crank arm coupled to the crank arm bearing; at least two wheels coupled to the frame, at least one of which is a drive wheel; a... Agent: Pt Motion Works, Inc

20110215547 - Ergonomical multi-speed wheelchair: This invention relates generally to mechanics, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing an ergonomical multi-speed wheelchair. In one embodiment, the invention includes a vehicle for providing ergonomical operation, the vehicle including a frame, the frame having a rear wheel and a front wheel, the rear wheel being... Agent:

20110215548 - Bicycle drive system: The modified gear configuration of the bicycle drive system ultimately allows the rider to operate the bicycle in a very efficient manner. The gears allow for increased torque and power distribution to the bike's rear wheel. In turn, this reduces the amount of effort required to power the bicycle. This... Agent:

20110215549 - Handlebar extensions: Embodiments provide one or more handlebar extensions which may be removably mounted to a handlebar of a bicycle. The handlebar extensions may include a cylindrical member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The handlebar extensions may further include a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the second... Agent:

20110215550 - Bicycle suspension adjustor: A bicycle suspension adjustor is provided with a rotational input member, an axial output member and a rotation-to-axial movement converting structure. The rotation-to-axial movement converting structure includes a first converting member operatively coupled to a rotational input member and a second converting member facing the first converting member. At least... Agent: Shimano Inc.

20110215551 - Methods and apparatus for vehicle suspension having multiple gas volumes: A method and apparatus for a vehicle suspension system gas spring. In one embodiment, a vehicle suspension system gas spring includes a compressible main gas chamber and an additional volume combinable with the main chamber to change a gas spring rate of the system. In one embodiment, a low friction... Agent:

20110215553 - Power folding stroller having multiple motors: A stroller includes: a first stroller component and a second stroller component. At least one of the first and second stroller components is movable from a first position to a second position. The stroller also includes: a drive mechanism operatively engaged with the at least one of the first and... Agent: Thorley Industries, LLC

20110215552 - Stroller and basket frame of the same: The present invention relates to a stroller and a basket frame of the stroller. The basket frame comprises a connecting device connected between a front frame and a rear frame. The connecting device comprises a first connector having a first pivot part, a second connector having a second pivot part,... Agent: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited

20110215554 - Gas generating system: A housing assembly for a gas generating system includes a housing and a shim welded to the housing to provide a substantially gas-tight seal between the shim and the housing. A method for attaching a shim to a housing is also described.... Agent:

20110215555 - Rear structure of vehicle: A seat is arranged in front of a back door. An airbag is configured to inflate into a space between the seat and the back door in a rear collision of a vehicle. Herein, when a lower frame portion of a headrest support structure body receives a rearward load in... Agent: Mazda Motor Corporation

20110215557 - Asymmetric side airbag for improved head and neck protection: A side airbag for an automotive vehicle includes an outboard panel having a perimeter edge and a first vertical length, and an inboard panel having a perimeter edge and a second vertical length shorter than the first vertical length, the inboard and outboard panels joined to one another around their... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20110215556 - Curtain airbag device and method of manufacturing the same: The curtain airbag device of the invention has a bag body accommodated to a window upper edge of a vehicle for expanding and inflating toward inside of the vehicle in a compressed state when it is operated, a plurality of strip-shaped coupling members coupled with the bag body, and a... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20110215558 - Inflatable safety belt: An inflatable safety belt has a belt webbing (3) with at least two belt webbing layers (3a, 3b) put on top of each other and forming a hollow space in between, a gas generator (12) having a flow connection to the hollow space, and an anchor fitting (6) for fastening... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20110215559 - Airbag configuration for a motor vehicle: An airbag configuration is provided for a motor vehicle, having an airbag and a filling device for filling the airbag, the airbag configuration being provided for an installed location in the motor vehicle, in which an airbag reserve is situated in an unfilled storage position above a lower edge of... Agent: Gm Global Technology Operations LLC

20110215560 - Motor vehicle steering column: A motor vehicle steering column includes a bracket fixed to the vehicle and a steering column tube. The steering column tube may be adjusted in inclination relative to the bracket fixed to the vehicle via an adjusting device. The adjusting device includes a lever which is mounted pivotably on the... Agent:

20110210524 - Carriage and incorporated harness with damping mechanisms for improved towing and stability of the carriage: A carriage and incorporated harness and towing assembly which allows for significant freedom of movement for a user and a safe and comfortable ride for a passenger is disclosed. The towing assembly comprises a flexible, semi-resilient member surrounded by a plurality of rigid linkages, a fixed towing member and a... Agent:

20110210525 - Wheel suspension for motor vehicles: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for motor vehicles with level adjustment of the body, having a vertical adjusting device (22; 80) which is disposed between a wheel guide element and the superstructure of the motor vehicle and which is particularly designed as a ball screw mechanism driven by... Agent: Audi Ag

20110210526 - Skateboard truck with rotateable wing shaped bushing: A skateboard truck is fabricated utilizing one, or more, elongated, generally ‘wing’ shaped, elastomeric bushings which have the ability of being controllably rotated both from within, as well as from around, the perimeters of one or more bushing seats formed into the main body of the hanger of the skateboard... Agent:

20110210527 - Mounting arrangement for a v-rod in a vehicle suspension: A mounting arrangement for a V-rod in a vehicle suspension includes an axle housing having a mounting cavity formed thereon and a joint member installed in the mounting cavity so that a joint coupling extends outward from the axle housing. The joint member may include a ball joint mounted on... Agent: Mack Trucks, Inc.

20110210528 - Stabilizing strut for a chassis of a vehicle: A stabilizing strut for a chassis of a vehicle has an elongated strut body made of sheet metal which has at least one first eye at a first longitudinal end and at least one second eye at a second longitudinal end. The strut body has a curvature at least such... Agent:

20110210529 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the gap of a fifth wheel of a vehicle: A fifth wheel is movable in fore and aft directions toward and away from the rear wall of a vehicle cab to change the gap between the rear wall and the front wall of a towed trailer. A fifth wheel drive moves the fifth wheel in the respective fore and... Agent: Daimler Trucks North America LLC.

20110210530 - Tow hitch: A tow hitch for connecting a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle or other towed object including a receiving member to receive an insert member. The insert member has multiple connectors for selected use in securing a towed vehicle or other towed object, and a wedge secured to the insert... Agent:

20110210531 - Detachable tray accessory for stroller: A detachable tray accessory for a stroller secured by a left and right side member or lock housing member each containing a detachable attaching means that attaches to and releases from a corresponding lock receiver on the stroller assembly or stroller seat. The detachable tray accessory of the present invention... Agent: Tray Vous LLC

20110210532 - Woven airbag fabric: A woven airbag fabric includes a first type of filament yarn, at least a second type of filament yarn and a silicone-based coating. The first type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyolefin filament yarns. The at least a second type of filament yarn is chosen from... Agent: Autoliv Development Ab

20110210534 - Air bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system: An airbag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The airbag module comprising an airbag, a gas generator and an gas generator support and comprises a visible surface facing the vehicle interior in the installed state formed by different segments of the airbag module. At least two of... Agent: Takata-petri Ag

20110210533 - Airbag apparatus: An airbag apparatus including an airbag is disclosed. The airbag includes a temporary joint that joins parts of the outer circumferential wall together in an disjointable fashion. The temporary joint includes a leading end that is so figured as to trigger disjointing. The airbag further includes a connecting element that... Agent: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

20110210535 - Ignition system, gas generating device for airbag, and gas generating device for seatbelt pretensioner: An ignition system comprises an igniter, which includes a cup body having an opening at one end, a closure plug for sealing the opening of the cup body, an ignition powder filled in the inside of the cup body and an SCB chip mounted on the closure plug and electrically... Agent: Nipponkayaku Kabushikikaisha

20110210536 - Adjustable steering column for motor vehicles: An adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle has a support assembly intended to be fixed to a chassis of a vehicle, a tubular body slidably mounted in the support assembly, adjustment and locking devices able to switch from a state of a adjusting the position of the tubular body... Agent: Zf Systemes De Direction Nacam Sas

20110210537 - Steering column device: A steering column device includes a fixed member and a movable member disposed between a jacket and a mount bracket. The fix member is located on a mount bracket side, and the movable member is located on a jacket side. The fixed member and the movable member include a lock... Agent: Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.

20110210538 - Steering column device: A steering column device includes a mount bracket including a suspended portion hanging from a fixation portion. The suspended portion includes: a first wall extending along and adjacent to the jacket guide, a second wall located on an outside of the first wall in a vehicle width direction; and a... Agent: Fuji Kiko Co., Ltd.

20110210539 - Vehicle frame assembly and method: A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a subframe, a collar assembly with a collar member and a mounting pin, and a main frame with a saddle. The main frame has a contact side that faces toward the collar assembly and the saddle is located on the contact side. The... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.