A tire condition sensing apparatus (14) includes a tire condition sensor (78, 84, 88) for sensing a tire condition and providing a sensor signal indicative thereof. A transmitter (44) transmits a data message having a plurality of data locations for accomm...

A system and method for monitoring tread wear, shock absorber performance, balance condition of a vehicle tire, and/or rotational speed of a vehicle wheel use a sensor (2,4) which senses at least one of radial and lateral acceleration of a tire to provide ...

A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) includes an occupant protection device (20), such as an air bag module, that is actuatable for protecting a vehicle occupant (14). The protection device (20) has first and second stages (44 and 46). A first driv...

A microthruster (11) provides a small unit force. The microthruster is useful, for example, as a propellant for a microsatellite. The microthruster includes an aerospike (12) extending outwardly beyond the face of an outer wall of the chamber (14) of the m...

A vehicle (12) has a front seat area (e.g., seat 14) and a rear seat area (e.g., seat 16), wherein the rear seat area is outside of a normal viewing area of a vehicle driver (20) located in the front seat area. A vehicle rear seat area monitoring system (1...