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Vehicle Fenders > Buffer Or Bumper Type Buffer Or Bumper TypeBuffer Or Bumper Type patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/17/08 - 20080012362 - Easily removable external protection system for vehicles Systems and methods for mounting an easily removable, external protective system on a vehicle such as an internal combustion vehicle such as a car, truck, SUV, etc. One function of the system is to allow the occupants to enter and exit the vehicle without removing the system. Certain embodiments of ... 11/22/07 - 20070267876 - On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces A morphable vehicle member utilizing at least one active material to change at least one attribute in response to an activation signal. The change in at least one attribute is a change in a shape dimension, a shape orientation, an expansion, a contraction, a morphing, a yield strength property, a ... 10/11/07 - 20070236024 - Bumper protection system A vehicle bumper protection system comprises a control unit, a pneumatically inflatable protective cover and an air pump. The control unit is configured for selectively outputting an inflation signal and a deflation signal. The pneumatically inflatable protective cover is configured for being attached to a bumper of a vehicle and ... 10/04/07 - 20070228745 - Multi-sectional modular energy absorber and method for configuring same A multi-sectional, modular energy absorber 10 comprising one or more modules, which have one or more energy absorbing units 12. Some have a first section 14 and a second section 16 that are united like a clamshell to form the energy absorbing unit 12. There is a means for locating ... 09/27/07 - 20070222235 - Deployable apparatus for decelerating a vehicle A method for slowing a first vehicle is provided. The method including: deploying a chassis from a second vehicle to protect the second vehicle from a crash with the first vehicle; movably disposing a surface on the chassis; and converting a kinetic energy of the first vehicle traveling over the ... 08/30/07 - 20070200374 - Motor vehicle parts including a low path energy absorber A motor vehicle part including an energy absorber for positioning between a bumper skin and a rigid structure secured to the body of the vehicle, the part being characterized in that it comprises an air inlet grille secured to the energy absorber, said grille being provided with fastener means for ... 08/30/07 - 20070200373 - Pedestrian bumper system and method A pedestrian bumper system and method can include an attachment bumper and an attachment bracket for connecting the attachment bumper to the existing vehicle bumper or existing vehicle frame. The attachment bumper can be configured to conform to the existing vehicle bumper such that the frontal crash mode of the ... 08/16/07 - 20070187958 - Iocally-deformable vehicle bumper shock absorber The invention relates to a shock absorber (6) for the bumper (2) of a vehicle. The inventive absorber comprises: a support (12), and strips (32, 34) which extend forward from the support and which are equipped with a face (38) that is directed toward the interior of the absorber. In ... 08/09/07 - 20070182170 - Vehicle bumper including a tow ring insert A vehicle bumper (2) with a beam (4) comprising at least one synthetic material. The bumper includes a tow ring insert (6). ... 08/02/07 - 20070176439 - Multi-purpose bumper guards What is disclosed is a device directed to protecting surfaces from damage due to low-impact forces. The device is fabricated from resilient plastic material that will absorb such forces and return to its original shape without breaking or permanent deformation. The device disclosed is semi-circular in cross-section and is adhered ... 08/02/07 - 20070176438 - A bumper beam for a vehicle A bumper beam has a bow-formed outer profile (14), that has a central flange (16) and two webs (15, 18) and is fastened in two crash boxes (12, 13) with its central flange face away from the crash boxes. The outer profile has a cover (15) so that the bumper ... 07/05/07 - 20070152456 - Single component automotive bumper and lower frame rail A single component bumper beam and lower frame midrail structure, is formed through a hydroforming process to create a uniform “B-shaped” cross-sectional configuration with internal crash triggers to enhance crash performance. The mounting legs of the integral bumper structure are formed with a reduced cross-section at the terminal ends thereof ... 05/31/07 - 20070120383 - Bumper system The embodiments provide bumper systems, as well as methods of making bumper systems. The bumper systems include an inner panel and an outer panel, each with a first end and a second end. The outer panel can then comprise a substantially uniform cross-section between the first end and the second ... 05/24/07 - 20070114803 - Vehicular bumper structure A vehicular bumper structure includes plural load detection sensors (28, 30, 32, 34, 52) disposed at predetermined intervals in a vehicle body vertical direction between a load transmitting plate (36, 50) disposed with a bumper touch sensor and a front wall portion (20C) of a bumper reinforcement. The load transmitting ... 05/10/07 - 20070102942 - Bumper beam and a vehicle with such a beam A front bumper beam for a vehicle comprises a hat profile (11,15) with a cover (10) and it has its cover facing forwards. The beam has a central portion (22) with lower profile than its side portions (20,21) and, as distinguished from the side portions, this lower central portion (22) ... 04/19/07 - 20070085355 - Arrangement for a vehicle side fairing, and a vehicle comprising such a side fairing A vehicle side underrun protection having at least one load-bearing member that extends between the wheels or sets of wheels of the vehicle in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The member(s) extend basically along the outer contour of the vehicle and serves as side impact protection and/or protection to prevent unprotected ... 03/22/07 - 20070063521 - Method and apparatus for plating automotive bumpers A method of plating an article such as an automotive bumper includes providing a bath of electroplating solution, the bath having at least two spaced apart anodes; immersing at least one pair of articles in the bath between the anodes, the articles having respective first surfaces directed towards the anodes ... 03/01/07 - 20070046042 - Integrated bumper and upper fascia components of a motor vehicle An integrated, single piece upper fascia support member and bumper energy absorber, wherein the upper fascia support member is structured to provide attachments for various attached parts of a motor vehicle, and wherein the upper fascia support member is integrally connected to the bumper energy absorber of the motor vehicle ... 03/01/07 - 20070046041 - Impact energizable structure An impact energy management system comprises at least a portion of vehicle structure with an impact energizable structure attached thereto. The impact energizable structure receives impact energy from an obstacle and transfers the impact energy to the vehicle structure, and has a reconfigurable engagement area extending generally vertically with respect ... 02/22/07 - 20070040398 - Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to side rails of a motor vehicle frame and connected to the side rails via crash boxes. The cross member has a C-shaped cross section and includes an outer shell member and an inner shell member. ... 02/08/07 - 20070029824 - Bumper reinforcement for vehicle A bumper reinforcement for a vehicle includes a main body formed from a steel plate and including a front surface of which each end has an inclined surface inclined rearward and outwardly in a side direction and a cover welded to the main body at the both ends of the ... 02/01/07 - 20070024069 - Bumper beam for vehicle A vehicle bumper beam which has an elongated shape and which is to be attached at longitudinally opposite end portions thereof to respective side members of a vehicle through respective impact absorbing members, the bumper beam being characterized in that: (a) the bumper beam is formed of a flat-sheet-shaped metallic ... 11/30/06 - 20060267358 - Shock and vibration absorbing device and method A resilient device for absorbing at least one of shock and vibration includes a first portion, and a second portion which extends outwardly from the first portion and curves in a first direction away from the first portion and then recurves in a second direction towards the first portion. The ... 11/16/06 - 20060255601 - Shock absorber of car An impact absorbing member (1, 11) of a motor vehicle is interposed between a bumper facia (2, 12) and a vehicle body so as to absorb an impact, and is constituted by a bumper beam (3, 13) arranged in a side of the vehicle body, and a hollow body (4, ... 11/02/06 - 20060244273 - Bumper for reducing pedestrian injury A vehicle bumper system includes a beam, and an energy absorber with top and bottom horizontal sections and a mid-horizontal section. The horizontal sections form top and bottom nose portions that are semi-rigid but initially collapsible with a parallelogram motion that shifts the top and bottom portions vertically up (or ... 10/05/06 - 20060220399 - Bumper with an override feature A bumper with an override feature for a vehicle has at least one impact resisting member having at least one bumper beam with a bumper face and at least one override member having at least one override face extending from the bumper beam to increase an effective face area of ... 09/21/06 - 20060208510 - Collision detecting apparatus for vehicle A collision detecting apparatus has a plurality of collision detecting means and a determination means for determining a collision based on at least one of outputs of the plurality of collision detecting means. Each of the collision detecting means has a crank member and a deformation detecting member disposed at ... 09/07/06 - 20060197347 - Front bumper with swinging ends A front bumper for a mobile vehicle having separate swinging end assemblies to provide additional access to the vehicle engine. The front bumper and separate swinging end assemblies are provided in various embodiments, exemplifying possible modes of configuration and operation thereof. Specifically, methods of retaining the separate swinging end assemblies ... 08/31/06 - 20060192398 - Modular bumper shell The present invention provides a modular bumper shell comprising an attachment member adapted for attachment to an energy-absorbing vehicle bumper substructure, and at least one outer member affixed to and at least partially covering the attachment member. The outer member is at least partially visible to an observer following vehicle ... 06/29/06 - 20060138790 - Bumper beam structure having support walls for center gusset, which are laid over walls of bumper beam A bumper beam structure has a metal and molded bumper beam main body extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a rear face of the main body is joined to side frames of the vehicle; and a center gusset joined to a center portion of the bumper beam ... 06/01/06 - 20060113805 - Fluid forming of oriented thermoplastics The invention provides a method of forming structural components for automotive vehicles from elongated tubular blanks. A longitudinally oriented tubular blank comprised of a thermoplastic material is provided. The tubular blank is fluidformed in a fluid forming cavity by orienting in a hoop direction of the tubular blank to conform ... 04/20/06 - 20060082170 - Bumper beam having face with supported angled wall A vehicle bumper beam includes front, rear, top and bottom walls and parallel reinforcement walls that define upper and lower tubes. The front wall includes a vertical section, an angled section, and a bent section on the upper tube. The reinforcement wall supports the angled section below the bent section ... 04/20/06 - 20060082169 - Bumper system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a bumper system with which the requirements for compatibility between motor vehicles can be accommodated. In particular the invention relates to a bumper system for a motor vehicle which has a force distributing element (10) and which is characterized in that in at least two planes ... 04/20/06 - 20060082168 - Impact beam comprising elongated metal elements An impact beam (101, 102, 103) comprises a polymer matrix, preferably a GMT and a metal reinforcing structure (106), which comprises at least one elongated metal element such as a wire, cord or metal plate. The elongated metal element has a plastic elongation at rupture of more than 3%. ... 04/06/06 - 20060071485 - Bumper beam for a vehicle A bumper beam for a vehicle in the form of a hat beam is adapted to be mounted with its opening facing outwards from the vehicle. The beam has a web height that varies along the beam. The web height in portions (25, 26) between a central portion (24) and ... 03/23/06 - 20060061111 - Bumper with face-mounted reinforcer A bumper includes a tubular primary beam, such as a rollformed D-shaped beam made of high-strength steel, with at least one longitudinal channel formed in its face surface. One or more mild steel thin-wall tube sections are positioned in the channel(s) and welded in place for increased strength in selected ... 03/09/06 - 20060049649 - Process to manufacture a coated bumper This invention relates to a process for the manufacture a coated bumper, which steps are practical and simple, but at the same time, highly efficient for manufacturing coated bumpers, that permits the use of same equipment as those used to manufacture conventional fences. Likewise, this invention relates to a bumper ... 02/09/06 - 20060028034 - Bumper reinforcement for an automobile The present invention provides a bumper reinforcement comprising a body having a upper plate, a front plate connected with a front end of the upper plate and extended downward, and a lower plate connected with a lower end of the front plate; towers, each of which including a base plate ... 02/09/06 - 20060028033 - Bumper beam structure for vehicles A bumper beam includes a metallic center beam mounted with a plurality of vertical members each integrally crossed by a horizontal member. A plastic outer beam encompasses an external side of the center beam and a plurality of ribs are mounted at the outside of the plastic outer beam. The ... 02/09/06 - 20060028032 - Vehicle bumper and method of making same Accordingly, the present invention is a vehicle bumper and a method for making a vehicle bumper formed from first and second members wherein the second member is nested within the first member. Each of the first and second members has a front wall, an upper wall and a lower wall. ... 01/19/06 - 20060012193 - Underrun protection arrangement for a vehicle and method of assembling such an arrangement Underrun protection method and arrangement for a vehicle (1) including a frame (3), an impact element (7) arranged in a position corresponding to an anticipated stress from a force (F) in the event of a possible collision with another vehicle (2). At least one connecting element (8) is fixed by ... 12/29/05 - 20050285417 - Vehicle bumper beam A bumper beam includes an open front section made from a high-strength material such as ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) material, and further includes a mating back section made of lower-strength material attached to a rear side of the front section along abutting flanges. The front and back sections combine to define ... 12/29/05 - 20050285416 - Vehicle bumper beam A bumper beam includes an open front section made from a high-strength material such as ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS) material, and further includes a mating back section made of lower strength material attached to a rear side of the front section along abutting flanges. The front and back sections combine to ... 12/29/05 - 20050285415 - Soft top for vehicles A fabric vehicle roof is made up of a panel of translucent material. Indicia is printed onto one or both sides of the fabric, with the indicia comprised of non-opaque dyes. The roof is further coated with a water resistant coating and, alternatively, ultraviolet light protectants and other additives. ... 12/29/05 - 20050285414 - Vehicle bumper beam having non-uniform cross sections A bumper for a vehicle comprises a hollow tubular beam, and has two side rail mounting portions and a front impact portion disposed between and formed continuously with the side rail mounting portions. The front impact portion includes an initial impact region and two additional deforming regions, with the initial ... 12/08/05 - 20050269823 - Structural beam incorporating wire reinforcement A structural beam includes a polymeric beam section and a reinforcer comprising a pattern of stranded wires of high strength steel that selectively reinforces and stiffens the beam section for increased strength. The reinforcer can be positioned integrally within the beam, or attached to a rear of the beam where ... 10/27/05 - 20050236850 - Bumper with nesting energy-absorbing end piece A bumper system includes a high-strength metal B-shaped beam with miter-cut end sections, a front center energy absorber, and a pair of energy-absorbing end pieces that nestingly engage front outer ends of the beam. By this arrangement, the bumper system with energy absorbers forms an impact system capable of providing ... 10/13/05 - 20050225102 - Bumper device for a vehicle A bumper device for use with a vehicle, which bumper device provides a contact zone between the bumper device and a foreign body during impact between a vehicle and such a foreign body. The bumper device comprises a housing, and the housing accommodates an elongated free body arranged to build ... 10/13/05 - 20050225101 - Crushed profile bumper and method for producing A formed beam for use as a vehicle bumper having an elongated body exhibiting front and rear opposing surfaces and top and bottom surfaces interconnecting the front and rear surfaces, such that the beam defines a swept shape between first and second opposite ends. A plurality of spaced apart and ... 09/29/05 - 20050212310 - Device for protecting the front chin spoiler of an automobile A device for protecting the front chin spoiler of an automobile from damage resulting from contact with the road surface by clamping a guard to the underside and front of the automobile's chin spoiler. The invention contains a metal plate base unit which is composed of a sheet of metal ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |