Land vehicles inventions

20090267310 - Wheelchair lift assist device: This invention relates to a wheelchair lift extension device comprising an extension, a bar, which connects to the bottom frame of a wheelchair and when pressure is applied to the opposite end of the bar, it assists in raising the wheelchair over thresholds and curbs. The extension bar includes a... Agent: Diane Dunn Mckay, Esq. Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

20090267311 - Cylinder apparatus and stabilizer apparatus using the same: There is provided with a cylinder apparatus comprising: a cylinder; a piston; a piston rod, one end of which is connected to the piston and the other end of which is extended outside; an external cylinder provided at an outer periphery of the cylinder so as to form a reservoir... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090267312 - Vehicle suspension device: A suspension device (1) for suspending a wheel (2) with respect to the body (8) of a vehicle. The device allows a substantially vertical suspension movement and allows the wheel carrier (3) to move in terms of camber with respect to the body of the vehicle. The device comprises a... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090267313 - Stackable dolly: A stackable dolly includes a platform having upper and lower surfaces and a peripheral edge. A plurality of legs are generally coextensive with the platform and extend from the platform beyond the peripheral edge and extend radially outwardly from the platform beyond the platform periphery. Each leg includes an upper... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20090267314 - Pushchair: A pushchair for restraining, supporting and transporting a child comprises a ground-engaging frame to support a seat for a child. The frame includes a plurality of ground-engaging wheels to facilitate movement of the frame and one or more handles to allow a carer to control movement of the frame. The... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090267315 - Seat: A seat (14), particularly but not exclusively for a wheelchair, comprises a bottom rest (13, 60), a back rest support (18) rotatable relative to the bottom rest about an axis of rotation (100); and a back rest (22) slidably mounted on the back rest support and moveable therealong to vary... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090267316 - Bicycle shock assemblies: A shock absorber, which is particularly applicable to bicycles, includes a mount body, a first cap portion, a second cap portion, and a fluid cylinder. The fluid cylinder cooperates with a valve assembly that is offset from the mount body. The first and second cap portions enclose a gas cavity... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090267317 - Shock absorbing frame for a bicycle: A shock absorbing frame for a bicycle includes a seat tube extending along a lengthwise axis, a front frame unit, a rear frame unit, and a shock-absorbing member. The front frame unit includes top and bottom tubes extending rearwardly to terminate at upper and bottom ends, respectively. A connecting member... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090267318 - Multi-layer hold down assembly: A low profile hold down assembly is mounted to the exterior surface of a sidewall of a trailer. The hold down assembly includes a cover member formed from the same material from which the sidewall of the trailer is formed and therefore is aesthetically desirable.... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090267319 - Device for pulling bicycle or tricycle: A device to facilitate the pulling of a child's cycle (8) (especially when fitted with stabiliser wheels (9) comprises a substantially horizontal wheeled platform (1) preferably a substantially triangular three-wheeled platform incorporating a slot (5) or other means for holding the front wheel (10) of the child's cycle in a... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090267320 - Container hauling and delivery mechanism: A container transportation system that includes a dolly system that can be mounted underneath the container and then used, optionally in cooperation with a boom or lift, to navigate a container to a desired location. The dolly includes a motor mounted in a swivel bracket that facilitates movement of the... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20090267322 - Cart transporting apparatus: A cart transporting apparatus including a hitch assembly and a cart coupling assembly. The hitch assembly may include an elongated body, at least one catch member, and a hitch stop. The hitch stop may be, for example, a rotating hitch stop or a sliding hitch stop. The rotating hitch stop... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090267321 - Connector bracket for a trailer vehicle of a tractor trailer: A connector bracket for a trailer vehicle of a tractor trailer is described, comprising a support frame which can swivel on a bearing about a coupling means and a connector arranged stationary on the support frame. The problem on which the invention is based was to provide a connector bracket... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20090267323 - Interchangeable hitch ball assembly: An interchangeable hitch ball assembly that may be easily interchangeable with the hitch of a towing vehicle and that may prevent a trailer socket from being connected to the hitch ball prior to securing the hitch ball to the hitch bar. The hitch ball assembly may include a ball member,... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20090267324 - Supporting plate incorporating an adjustable asymmetry function for shaped skis: The invention relates to a supporting plate incorporating an adjustable asymmetry function enables the carving turns to be performed in such a way, that the skis run along two parallel curves, which in ideal circumstances match closely the arcs of two concentric circles, that no additional energy is needed to... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090267325 - Collapsible stroller: A collapsible stroller having a frame including a pair of S-shaped members pivotably joined together at their inflection points, a lower frame assembly suspended by L-shaped brackets, a handle extension mechanism, and a soft goods storage console. The S-shaped frame members and L-shaped bracket mounting of the lower frame assembly... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20090267326 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes: a bag body; a linkage member whose an end portion is provided with a latch stopper hole; and a retention device that has a retention member capable of penetrating the latch stopper hole, and that retains the linkage member while the latch stopper hole is penetrated... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090267327 - Airbag device: An airbag device includes a door (16), an inflator (18), and an airbag (20). The door (16), provided in a vehicle-body outer panel (12), is opened to open an opening (12A) in the vehicle-body outer panel (12) when a predetermined situation occurs. The inflator (18) is disposed inside the door... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267328 - Bracket for use in curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus: A curtain airbag having an attaching piece at an edge portion is attached to a vehicle body through a bracket. The bracket includes a plate portion, and a plurality of airbag-attaching portions attached to the plate portion for attaching the attaching piece. The attaching piece of the curtain airbag is... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090267329 - Invisible pre-weakened seam for an air bag deployment cover: A cover panel for the air bag in an automotive vehicle with a pre-weakened tear seam being formed by a series of voids formed in a predetermined repeat pattern of varying depths. The voids are formed by ablating the cover panel base substrate from its under side at varying depths... Agent: Automotive Components Holdings LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090267330 - Motor vehicle with an a-column and airbag incorporated therein: A motor vehicle with a passenger compartment is provided with an A-column, which is arranged to the side of a windshield of the motor vehicle, as well as a cross strut joined with the A-column. The A-column and cross strut are spaced apart from each other and joined with a... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090267331 - Vehicle occupant restraint apparatus: A vehicle occupant restraint apparatus is provided that can restrict the movement of the rear end side of an airbag to the outside of a vehicle. A folded body of the airbag 1 is installed along a roof side rail 3 and is inflatable by means of at least one... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090267332 - Dual spool retractor in belt-in-seat: A restraint assembly of a type including a seat belt assembly and a side impact air bag assembly. The seat belt assembly and side impact assembly are preferably mounted to a motor vehicle seat. The seat belt assembly includes one or two retractors, preferably each having roto pretensioners. A single... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20090267333 - Air-bag and a method of controlling pressure within an air-bag: An air-bag (1) is provided with a vent aperture (2). A membrane (3) extends across the vent aperture, the membrane defining a smaller aperture (4) than the vent aperture (2). The periphery of the aperture is defined by a thickened part of the membrane. The membrane is formed of an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090267334 - Airbag inflator with adaptive valve: An adaptive valve for an airbag inflator having a manifold with an exhaust opening for fluid communication with an airbag. The adaptive valve is constructed for connection to a manifold so that it is in fluid communication therewith. The adaptive valve has an exhaust orifice and is constructed to selectively... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090267335 - Atv roll bar system: An ATV safety roll bar system including a safety belt, a seat back, and a collapsible emergency shelter adapted to secure to the roll bar and ATV. The roll bar may prevent injury or death in cases of ATV rollover accidents or crashes by absorbing the brunt of the force... Agent: Zarian Midgley & Johnson PLLC

20090267336 - Over-center locking mechanism for steering column assembly: A steering column assembly includes a column jacket extending along a longitudinal axis. A mounting bracket is coupled to the column jacket and includes a first plate disposed adjacent the column jacket and a second plate disposed opposite the column jacket from the first plate. A first clamp shaft is... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090267337 - Motor vehicle frame: A vehicle frame for a motor vehicle, configured as ladder frame, includes two side rails which are connected by cross members. Each side rail is made of at least one longitudinally welded hollow section, wherein the hollow section has a cross section in the shape of a rectangle with wall... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090267338 - Vehicle trailer integral cross tubes: A suspension system for use with a vehicle having a frame, two rails longitudinally spaced and secured to the vehicle frame, a hanger bracket depending from each rail, a beam pivotally mounted to each hanger bracket, an axle secured to and intermediate the beams, a support plate secured to each... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20090267339 - Belt retractor utilizing active material actuation: A seat belt retractor utilizing active material actuation for selectively modifying the tension in a seat belt.... Agent: Slj, LLC

20090261540 - 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: Sheridan Ross PC

20090261541 - Hydropneumatic axle suspension for vehicles: The invention relates to a hydropneumatic axle suspension for vehicles, especially the front axle thereof, which cooperates with at least one suspension cylinder (10) that is connected to a hydraulic accumulator (26; 24) on both the ring side (14) and the piston side (12) thereof, said hydraulic accumulator (26; 24)... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090261543 - Compressor unit for a vehicle air suspension system: A compressor unit for an air suspension system of a motor vehicle, having a compressor, an air dryer and a compressed-air port for delivering compressed air from the compressor to the air suspension system and for introducing compressed air from the air suspension system into the air dryer. A ventilation... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090261542 - Suspension height adjustment mechanism: This disclosure relates to a suspension height adjustment mechanism comprising a main body, a rotatable assembly being rotatably mounted to the main body and having a first threaded portion, a tool engagement portion for rotating the rotatable assembly, a spring support having a second threaded portion engaging the first threaded... Agent: Kevin Mcintyre

20090261544 - End piece for the front or rear end of a ski or snowboard and a ski fitted therewith or a snowboard fitted therewith: The invention relates to an end piece (2, 2′) for the front or rear end of a ski (1) or snow-board, which end piece (2, 2′) has at least a first and a second portion (6, 7). A distance (10, 10′) between mutually adjacent zones (8, 9) of the first... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090261545 - Security device: A security device for attachment to a shopping cart includes a generally hollow cage member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined size and a predetermined shape for enclosing at least one predetermined item therein. A first access mechanism is engaged with such cage member for enabling a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090261546 - Stackable trailers for transporting containers: Stackable trailers for transporting both forty and twenty foot trailers and when not in use can be stacked at ports or on ships.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090261547 - Ross dolly trolley: The Ross Dolly Trolley is a modified hand truck or furniture cart. It is modified by adding four keel or thimble wheels (guide wheels) to the inside of the frame that will allow it to track the rails of an extension ladder. A pivot pin is inserted through the step... Agent: Albert Ross

20090261548 - Trash bin with detachable cart: The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from a... Agent: Leo G. Lenna

20090261549 - Mobile device for transporting, tracking, and processing medical instruments: A mobile device for transporting, tracking and processing medical instruments. The device comprises a cart including at least one receptacle for receiving an instrument container having instruments stored therein. The cart also includes plumbing for circulating processing fluids through the instrument container and a communications system for communicating tracking data... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20090261550 - Steering knuckle for a vehicle: A steering knuckle for a wheel of a vehicle is provided, particularly a motor vehicle, with a wheel bearing mounting section that serves for mounting the wheel bearing and with a control arm mounting section that serves for mounting control arms. The wheel bearing mounting section can be elastically pivoted... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090261551 - Air suspension adapter kit: A kit for providing an air suspension as a retrofit to an existing trailer using a leaf spring suspension makes use of hanging brackets, support arms and air bladders connected to a control system that determines whether the bladders require inflation or deflation to level the bed of the trailer.... Agent: Perley-robertson, Hill & Mcdougall LLP

20090261552 - Bicycle propulsion assembly having elongate members: The present invention provides a propulsion assembly for a bicycle. The propulsion assembly includes a support member that at least extends from the bicycle frame to a distal end spaced-apart from the rear wheel. The assembly includes a first drive mechanism rotatably mounted on the frame and axially connected to... Agent: Cameron Ip

20090261553 - Assembly of bicycle components in mutual rotation and bicycle comprising such an assembly: The invention relates to an assembly (1) of bicycle components in mutual rotation, like for example a bottom bracket assembly. The assembly of the present invention comprises a support element (15), a rotary element (5) rotatably coupled with the support element (15) and at least one bearing (20) arranged between... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090261555 - Front fork: A suspension spring (S) and a double-rod damper (D) are installed in the interior of a front fork which comprises a body-side tube (1) and a wheel-side tube (2). The double-rod damper (D) comprises a piston (5) housed in a cylinder (3), and an upper rod (41) and a lower... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090261554 - Rotator for a head tube of a bicycle: A rotator for a head tube of a bicycle has a mounting bracket, a rotating collar and a holding ring. The mounting bracket is mounted around the head tube and has a mounting ring and two legs. The mounting ring is mounted around the head tube and has a mounting... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090261557 - Bicycle rear suspension system: A bicycle comprising a front triangle, a rear wheel suspension system and a rear wheel in articulating relation thereto, wherein said rear wheel suspension system articulates said rear wheel along a non-arcuate travel path such that said rear wheel suspension system compression causes a shock rate, as defined by a... Agent: Mathew J. Temmerman

20090261556 - Bicycle rear suspension system linkage: A bicycle rear suspension system includes a main frame and a rear wheel suspension system. The main frame generally comprises a seat tube, a down tube, a top tube, and a head tube. The rear wheel suspension system comprises a first linkage member, a rear wheel swingarm, and a second... Agent: Mathew J. Temmerman

20090261558 - Tow behind steerable caddy trailer: A steerable caddy trailer is provided that has an improved structure including a main frame assembly, spindle assemblies attached to each end of the main frame for attachment of a wheel, a pair of swinging arms forwardly extending from the main frame and pivotally attached to the main frame, and... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090261559 - Dual trailer with lifting wheels for transport when empty: A dual trailer has a first trailer with a king pin for a tractor and a rear fifth wheel for the king pin of a second trailer. The rear end of the first trailer and the front end of the second trailer is lifted into an empty transport position so... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090261560 - Airbag device and steering wheel: An airbag device comprises: an airbag unit 2 having an airbag, an inflator 12 for inflating the airbag, and a cover 13 which is disposed to cover said airbag in the folded state, wherein as the cover 13 is pressed, the airbag unit 2 is moved in the pressing direction;... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090261561 - Method and apparatus for pre-impact deployment of air bag: An air bag deployment system includes a pre-impact sensor operative to detect an imminent impact and at least one post-impact sensor operative to detect an impact. An air bag has a non-deployed volume, a pre-impact deployed volume, and a post-impact deployed volume smaller than the pre-impact deployed volume. The air... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090261562 - External filter for cushion damage prevention: An inflator includes a generant chamber that houses a quantity of gas generant. The chamber has a plurality of gas exit holes that are positioned along the length of the generant chamber. A filter is added exterior of the chamber. In fact, the filter may be positioned on the exterior... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp. Inc.

20090261563 - External and internal airbag tether arrangement: An example tethered airbag arrangement includes an airbag movable to an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. An internal tether constrains expansion of the contact face. An external tether also constrains expansion of the contact face.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090261564 - External and internal airbag tether arrangement: An example tethered airbag arrangement includes an airbag movable to an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. An internal tether constrains expansion of the contact face. An external tether system includes tether portions and at least one bridge portion. The tether portions constrain expansion of the contact face.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090261565 - Booster seat equipped with a seatbelt adaptor: A seatbelt adaptor, a system, and a method for enabling a user to improve the buckling and unbuckling of a child in a child booster safety seat in a vehicle, for use in conjunction with a conventional seatbelt restraint system, the seatbelt adaptor comprising a central lengthening device, an adaptor... Agent: Yair David

20090261566 - Locking height adjuster for a seat belt: A seat belt system for a vehicle may include a tongue configured to slidably engage a seat belt; a retractor coupled to a portion of the vehicle, the retractor configured to receive the seat belt; and a height adjuster. The height adjuster may include a guide webbing configured to be... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090261567 - Belt tensioner for a seatbelt system: A belt tensioner for a safety belt system includes a pinion (16) rotatably mounted in a housing (12), a drive unit (26), and a toothed rack (18) whose toothing (20) is directly engaged or enters into direct engagement with the pinion (16) and which can be driven by means of... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090261569 - Seat belt tensioner: A seat belt tensioner includes a guide, which has a pair of opposing plates connected by a connector, a wire, a first end of which extends upward to be connected to a seat belt, a central portion of which is curved to extend around the connector, and a retracting mechanism,... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090261568 - Vehicular seatbelt restraint with selectively disabled inertia reel assembly: A locking mechanism of an inertia reel assembly of a vehicular seatbelt restraint system is selectively disabled based on a latch status of a seatbelt buckle of the seatbelt restraint system. In one embodiment, a sensor at a latch assembly determines whether the seatbelt buckle is engaged with the latch... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090256321 - Suspension device for vehicle: [Means for solution] A suspension device includes a link mechanism replaceable by a first virtual link 11 which, when a lateral force acts at a tire ground contact point, inclines a wheel in a camber angle direction with respect to a vehicle body so as to increase the lateral force,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090256322 - Roller skate frame: The present invention relates to a roller skate frame. The roller skate frame includes a plate being pressing molded into a main frame of the roller skate comprising two wheel-mounting plates corresponding to each other, and a front bottom connecting face and a shoe-mounting plate connecting thereto. The front bottom... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090256323 - Assembly comprising a chassis and a child seat being detachably connectable to the chassis, such a chassis as well as such a child seat: The assembly comprises a chassis and a child seat being detachably connectable to the chassis. The child seat is provided with at least one first connecting element, which is detachably connectable to a second connecting element provided in the chassis. The connecting elements are provided with a locking mechanism for... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090256325 - Skateboard truck assembly: A skateboard truck assembly providing improved speed reduction or braking response when the rider places the skateboard in a rear tilt or tail drag position without sacrificing the skateboard's turning responsiveness. The truck assembly comprises a pair of axle distal sections, the portion of the axle extending beyond the ends... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20090256324 - Suspension skateboard truck: A shock absorbing mechanism for a suspension skateboard truck and skateboard is disclosed. A suspension skateboard truck includes a hangar. The hangar has opposing axle sleeves that extend to opposite distal ends along a lateral axis defined by an axle channel formed by each axle sleeve. The distal end of... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090256326 - Suspension system providing two degrees of freedom: A combination of existing suspension designs is provided to suspend moving vehicles such as cars, trucks, planes, and snowmobiles and provide two degrees of freedom in the wheels or skis. The design combines a dive suspension with a roll suspension, including a locking linkage. The locking linkage locks out the... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090256327 - Method of retaining structural transmission members: A track driven vehicle comprises a structural member underneath the vehicle. The structural member includes a plurality of structural member apertures for receiving fasteners inserted therethrough. The vehicle also includes a first track carrier and a first mounting strut attached to the first track carrier. The first mounting strut, which... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090256328 - Isolated spring clamp group: A clamp assembly of a vehicle leaf spring suspension is disclosed. The clamp assembly has an axle bracket secured to a vehicle axle and a top cap secured to the axle bracket by mechanical fasteners to define an axle seat. The axle bracket and top cap may include interlocking keys... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090256329 - Trailing cycle: A trailing or tow cycle having a tubular frame member, at least two wheels in parallel alignment, a seat member, an independent propulsion system and a journaled connection to a front cycle to provide a stable cycling system for individuals with special needs.... Agent: Reilly Intellectual Property Law Firm

20090256330 - Detachable bicycle frame: According to one embodiment, a connector assembly for assembling at least two portions of a bicycle frame has first and second connectors (28,30), adapted to be mounted to the frame. The first connector (28) has a body (66) with an inner aperture (68), a peripheral region (70), a threaded exterior... Agent: Kenneth Marvin Daniels

20090256331 - Vehicle: By bending and stretching a link mechanism, both left and right wheels of a vehicle can be inclined toward inside of cornering to generate a camber thrust as a lateral force, i.e. an increase in cornering force. Further, by bending and stretching the link mechanism, the passenger compartment can be... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090256332 - Apparatus, system, and method for folding, stowing, and deploying skis: A foldable ski is part of a system for traversing over snow and ice covered terrain. The ski is configured to be moved from a deployed condition and shortened in length to a stowed condition. Thus, stowing the ski enables it to fit in small spaces such as in a... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090256333 - 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.

20090256334 - Temporary snowboard fastener: A fastening system that quickly and temporarily fastens a boot to the side of a binding of a snowboard, comprising a first fastening element on an outer side surface of a binding of a snowboard, and a second fastening element on an outer side surface of a snowboarding boot configured... Agent: Lynn Handel

20090256335 - Motor vehicle interior trim part with an airbag device: An interior trim part with an airbag device has an airbag module (1) with a pot-shaped housing (11) for accommodating an airbag (12) which is attached at the protruding end of a firing passage (24) to a dimensionally stable support (2). An opening section (23) for the deployment of the... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090256336 - Vehicle occupant protection apparatus: A vehicle occupant protection apparatus for use in a vehicle includes an occupant-protecting expansion part caused to expand in the form of a curtain in the vehicle cabin along windows. The expansion part is attached to the vehicle body at two attachment points positioned forward and rearward of the windows.... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090256337 - Seat belt airbag module: A seat belt airbag module, which is an independent device, comprises a pouch which is designed to attach the seat belt by sliding the seat belt through a seatbelt channel and secure it by a fastener; a connector to connect the pouch and an inflator; an inflator which is installed... Agent: Chih Feng Yeh Brian M. Mcinnis

20090256338 - Dynamic safety vent: An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device, at least one vehicle sensor, at least one vent strap, and at lest one dynamic vent. The vent strap, release device, and dynamic vent operate together such that the vent can adopt at least two configurations, with one of the configurations... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090256339 - Vehicle supplemental restraint system configuration and method: A vehicle supplemental restraint system (SRS) can include an SRS control unit located rearward of the instrument panel in the vehicle. The SRS control unit can be located at or connected to a cross member of the vehicle frame that is located rearward of the instrument panel in the vehicle... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090256340 - Airbag assembly and method of packing: Embodiments herein include inflatable cushion airbag assemblies and methods for folding, rolling, and packing an airbag cushion within a housing such that the cushion deploys with predetermined characteristics.... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090256341 - Fastener: A fastener (1) for joining together two members (5, 6) includes a ring main body (3), a plurality of projecting portions (4) which are provided on the ring main body in a circumferential direction at intervals, and a plurality of recessed portions (10) which are provided on the projecting portions,... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090256342 - Collapsible steering column assembly: A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket and a lower jacket partially disposed within said upper jacket. A bushing is disposed between the upper jacket and the lower jacket. The upper jacket and the lower jacket are collapsible along a longitudinal axis in response to a collision event. A... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090256343 - Modular rear axle assembly of a motor vehicle: A rear axle/suspension module (18) is associated with a chassis frame (10) in a way that facilitates installation and removal to provide more efficient assembly plant operations with fewer parts and less floor space. Also provided is a method of re-equipping a truck that has one particular model of drive... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090256344 - Recycled tire vehicle mud flap: A recycled tire vehicle mud flap includes a substantially flat structure having a predetermined shape and thickness for use as a mud flap, composed of fused shredded rubber from used tires and including at least one sidewall, a front, a back, and a connection mechanism adapted for connection to an... Agent: Deirdra M. Meagher Glynntech, Inc.

20090256345 - Fender liner and method for producing the same: The present invention provides a fender liner and a method for producing the same that allows reduction of noise caused by collision with pebbles etc. kicked by tires, that has sufficient rigidity, and that allows easier separation of attached ice. The fender liner comprises a low density nonwoven fabric layer,... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250888 - Sledge hockey device: A sledge hockey device comprises a seat portion and an undercarriage portion. The undercarriage portion includes a pair of elongate blade support portions. Each elongate blade support portion has a first upper contact surface region, and a pair of transverse support portions, while each transverse support portions has a second... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090250889 - Hand truck: A hand truck is used for moving large objects. The hand truck includes a frame that has a pair of rails and several cross members that extend between the rails. A bracket is mounted to the frame and a first set of wheels are coupled to the frame. A second... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates

20090250890 - Dolly assembly: A dolly assembly for use in towing a disabled vehicle, preferably including a main tube with a dolly wheel mounted at each end, and a method of using same. In one preferred embodiment, the main tube is capable of selective expansion or contraction along its longitudinal axis, to facilitate adjustment... Agent: Michael P. Mazza, LLC

20090250891 - Skateboard truck with an offset axle: A skateboard truck with an offset axle is described. The skateboard truck includes a base plate and a kingpin attached with the base plate. A hanger is also attached with the base plate by the kingpin. The hanger includes an axle pin cast therein. The axle pin has a center... Agent: Tope-mckay & Associates

20090250892 - Streetboard: A skateboard is used for local transportation as well as sporting entertainment. These boards exceed sixty (60) inches in length and exceed three (3) inches in height from ground to bottom of board. A minimum height is achieved by securing risers ranging from three-quarters of (¾) an inches to ten... Agent: Eric Phillip Schoenborn

20090250893 - Steering dampers and vehicles including same: A steering damper includes a cylinder housing, a piston, a piston rod, and a valve member. The cylinder housing includes an inner surface and the inner surface defines an inner area. The piston is at least partially disposed within the inner area and is movably engaged with the inner surface... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090250894 - Steering apparatus: Even when bending stress acts on a steering gearbox 1 about attachment holes 161 and 171 of vehicle attachment boss portions 16 and 17, deformation of the vehicle attachment boss portions 16 and 17 in both the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle becomes small since rigidity... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090250895 - Low profile chassis and suspension: A low profile chassis and suspension system for a road vehicle. The chassis supports a payload section or cargo compartment, such as for a delivery truck, ambulance, or shuttle bus. The chassis includes a largely planar frame having a top surface which is located beneath the rotational axes of the... Agent: Bingham Mchale LLP

20090250896 - Push to release retractable side step: A step assembly includes a mounting bracket assembly adapted to be fixedly secured to a motor vehicle. A first arm includes one end pivotal with respect to the mounting bracket assembly and an opposing end. A second arm includes one end pivotal with respect to the mounting bracket assembly and... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090250897 - Force channeling mountain bike rear suspension: An innovated rear suspension system for mountain bikes that includes five structural tubes—a force channeling tube, a front stabilizing tube, a rear stabilizing tube, a top tube, and a seat tube—connected to form an irregular polygon; reinforced with gussets, a torque conversion device pivotally connected to a compression strut, a... Agent: Law Offices Of Alan Kang Alan Esq.

20090250898 - Motorcycle low-profile positioning creeper: A motorcycle low-profile positioning creeper allows a medium to large motorcycle to be easily mounted on the positioning creeper and easily moved to any desired position on a horizontal surface such as a showroom floor or storage area. The positioning creeper comprises a low slung H-frame body and four rotatable... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20090250899 - Method and apparatus for stabilizing a motorcycle: A method and apparatus suitable for stabilizing a two-wheeled motorcycle during operation. The apparatus is securable to a location near the front of the motorcycle engine. At least one arm assembly extends in a rearward direction relative to the motorcycle and outboard of the motorcycle's engine and operator's seat. A... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20090250900 - Hitch system for use with a ball hitch and methods therefore: A hitch system for interconnecting a trailer to a tow vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle includes a hitch ball centered about a medial axis. The hitch system includes an elongate extension coupling having a proximal end portion rotatably mountable to the trailer and extending toward a distal end portion that... Agent: Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

20090250901 - Converter dolly for a tandem trailer: A converter dolly is disclosed for use with a tandem trailer arrangement. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the converter dolly is multi-functional and is user configurable. In particular, the converter dolly in accordance with the present invention includes an adjustable saddle can be adjusted to fit... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090250902 - Lifting device: The invention relates to a lifting device (10), in particular a semitrailer support or the like, comprising a shank tube (11) and a support tube (12) which is movable with respect to the shank tube, wherein on the shank tube, a lifting gear mechanism (26) is arranged which comprises an... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090250903 - Nesting stabilizer: A nesting stabilizing device for limiting the rotation of accessories connecting to a hitch receiver with an outward end defining an opening. The outward end of the hitch receiver has a protruding ring about the outward surface, fully encompassing the outward end. The nesting stabilizer has a base with a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090250904 - Trailer locking system and apparatus: The present invention is directed towards, in one embodiment, a process, apparatus or assembly to prevent the theft of or movement of a towable trailer while the trailer is un-hitched from its corresponding original tow vehicle. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a support strip coupled to a support... Agent: Southwest Intellectual Property Services, LLC

20090250905 - Assembly including a gliding board and a device for retaining an article of footwear: An assembly including a gliding board and a device for retaining an article of footwear on the board, the device extending longitudinally from a rear end to a front end, the board having a receiving zone provided to receive the retaining device longitudinally in relation to the board. The assembly... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250906 - Splitboard bindings: Improved splitboard boot bindings for backcountry splitboarding are disclosed. Each of a pair of soft-boot bindings is provided with an integral boot binding lower that conjoins the two halves of a splitboard without the additional weight or height of an adaptor mounting plate, upper binding baseplate or “tray”, and extra... Agent: K. Karel Lambert

20090250907 - Vehicle suspension levelling control: A front wheel suspension system is arranged to support a vehicle chassis suspended for movement relative to its wheels. The suspension system includes a double leaf spring arrangement on each side of the chassis. A first leaf spring connection arrangement pivotably connects each leaf spring to the chassis at a... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090250909 - Air-bag housing: An air-bag housing comprising a rectangular frame (1) defining an opening and having a mounting arrangement in the form of flanges (7) to mount the frame in position within a motor vehicle. The frame supports a housing-forming element (21) formed, for example, of fabric. This forms a housing having walls... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090250910 - Airbag device and motorcycle with airbag device: A technique is provided that is effective to facilitate improving sealing ability against a gas and a remaining residue in a built-in portion between an airbag and an inflator in an airbag device mounted on a vehicle, on which an occupant carries out a vehicle operation in a state of... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090250908 - Cover to wheel attachment method for improved gap control: A steering wheel assembly that receives an airbag may include a steering wheel framework. This framework may include a back cover and a first attachment feature. The steering wheel assembly may include an airbag cover having a second attachment feature for engaging the first attachment feature to directly attach the... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090250911 - Rear pillar garnish assembly: A rear pillar garnish assembly to cover an air bag in a rear pillar for an automotive vehicle is provided and includes a base attached to the rear pillar, a flexible cover attached to a front portion of the base, a stiffener attached to the flexible lid and to the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090250913 - Airbag and airbag system: An airbag includes a front portion having an upper part for receiving a head of the occupant, a middle part and a lower part. The upper part has an upwardly protruding curved edge without a linear portion, and two laterally protruding upper curved edges. The middle part has two laterally... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090250912 - Airbag systems with a split pocket: The airbag assembly features an inflatable cushion having a split pocket at its lower portion and may also include a recess in its lower portion. The split pocket and recess allows the cushion to receive a rear-facing child car seat during deployment. The airbag assembly may further include a tethering... Agent: Autoliv Asp Inc

20090250914 - Module housing inflator flange: A fastener-less inflator apparatus may be used with an airbag. This apparatus includes an inflator. The inflator has a cap, a body, and a lip. An encompassing filter is also used. The filter may circumscribe the body of the inflator. Neither the inflator nor the encompassing filter has an inflator... Agent: Sally J. Brown Autoliv Asp, Inc.

20090250915 - Inflatable bolster: This invention is in the field of safety devices to lessen injuries arising from impact in vehicles, particularly automobiles. A bolster which may be employed to reduce impact severity to passengers from either frontal or side impacts is activated by impact sensing devices. The housing of the bolster has a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090250916 - Adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle: The present invention provides for a steering column assembly having a column jacket defining a longitudinal axis. A first clamping member and a second clamping member are disposed along the longitudinal axis about the column jacket. A lever is coupled to one of the first and second clamping members and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090250917 - Pole grip which can be adapted to different hand sizes: A stick handle is described, in particular for a ski stick, cross-country skiing stick, hiking stick or Nordic walking stick, with a handle body (10, 11), the head region (3) of which has, on the side (4) directed forwards in the direction of movement and/or on the side (5) directed... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC