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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1094240 · 6 Aug 2003
A coat hook assembly (10) includes a hook member (80) for connection with a structure (12). The hook member (80) is supported for pivotal movement from an opening (40) and from a stored position to an operative position. The hook member (80) has a hook por...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1096082 · 14 May 2003
An apparatus (10) for sensing when a rail member (48) of a vehicle seat (12) is located in a reference position relative to a seat bracket (30) of the vehicle seat (12) comprises a magnetic sensor (76) for generating a magnetic field and for sensing a flux...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1096334 · 2 May 2003
An apparatus (10) for connection with a vehicle portion (8) comprises a grab handle (40) and a grab handle hinge (60). The grab handle hinge (60) supports the grab handle (40) for pivotal movement relative to the vehicle portion (8) between a grab handle s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1096756 · 16 Apr 2003
A ball joint (10) connects a first vehicle part (12) to a second vehicle part (14) and enables relative movement between the first and second vehicle parts. The ball joint (10) includes a housing (30) that defines a chamber (40). A first stud (80) has a fi...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1096956 · 9 Apr 2003
Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12), said apparatus comprising: an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device that is inflatable into a position between a vehicle part (16) and a vehicle occupant; and an inflation fluid s...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1097330 · 26 Mar 2003
An apparatus (10) for directing a flow of air to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprises a housing (12) including at least one passage (24) for conveying the flow of air to the passenger compartment. At least one door (26) has a first position...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1098579 · 5 Feb 2003
A tire monitoring method and apparatus is provided to predict tire tread separation for a tire on a wheel of a vehicle. This may involve monitoring a parameter of a tire of a vehicle over time and comparing information regarding the monitored parameter (ov...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1099664 · 18 Dec 2002
An apparatus (24) and an associated method provide for monitoring of a condition of a tire (18) of a vehicle (12). A transmitter (34) is rotatable with the tire (18) and is operable to transmit a signal indicative of the tire condition. Amplitude variation...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101379 · 2 Oct 2002
An apparatus (210) includes seat belt webbing (12), a parallelogram linkage (220), a sensor lever (370), and a sensor (379). The seat belt webbing (12) helps to protect the occupant (14) of the vehicle (18). The parallelogram linkage (220) includes a first...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101516 · 25 Sep 2002
The present invention provides a rocket engine (10) that is self-compensating on nozzle thrust coefficient for varying ambient backpressures. The rocket engine (10) includes a combustion chamber (12) having an injector end (14) and a nozzle end (16). A pro...