Vertically adjustable seat with energy absorbing means
I claim as my invention: 1. A vertically adjustable vehicle seat with impact energy-absorbing means, which comprises in combination: a. a unitary seating section for the seat occupant with a cushioned... Read More
Inventors: Hogan, Gerard T.;, Assignee: UOP Inc. (Des Plaines, IL) |
Energy-absorbing seat arrangement
It is an object of the present invention to provide such an energy-absorbing seat arrangement which is simple and reliable in operation and which will not present a hazard in normal use. According to ... Read More
Inventors: Martin, John S.;, Assignee: Engineering Patents and Equipment Limited (St. Peter, GB1) |
Thin profile integrated suspension and seat trim cover
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A seat assembly, such as a vehicle seat assembly, having a seat frame and a low profi... Read More
Inventors: Abu-Isa, Ismat A.; Moran, Susan C.; Roy, Michael A.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Railway car retarder system
The invention provides for a railway car retarder mechanism that employs linear electromagnetic induction to precisely accelerate or decelerate a railcar. The retarder mechanism includes a plurality o... Read More
Inventors: Giras, Theo C.; Profeta, Joseph A.; Romano, Dario; Elm, Joseph P.;, Assignee: Union Switch & Signal Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Homocopter
The Homocopter looks like a combination between a monocycle and a helicopter, being a small and very light vehicle, enableing one to fly, rotating its rotary wing (a propeller composed by a hub on whi... Read More
Inventors: Khachikian, Hariton;, Assignee: |
Servo control system for a co-axial rotary winged aircraft
We claim: 1. A servo control system for a co-axial rotary winged aircraft having an upper and lower rotor comprising: command means for providing electronic command signals indicative of operator cont... Read More
Inventors: Cycon, James P.; Schneider, George S.; Tenerowicz, Gregory P.;, Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) |
Coaxial transmission/center hub subassembly for a rotor assembly having ducted, coaxial counter-rotating rotors
One object of the present invention is to provide a coaxial transmission/center hub subassembly for a rotor assembly having ducted, coaxial counter-rotating rotors that includes a single stage transmi... Read More
Inventors: Cycon, James P.; Kohlhepp, Fred W.; Millea, Vincent F.;, Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) |
Gas bag inflators
An object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective solution to the foregoing problem. Another object of the invention is to provide an improvement for a pyrotechnic gas generator wherein ... Read More
Inventors: Hill, Robert W.;, Assignee: Morton Thiokol, Inc. (Chicago, IL) |
Arrangement for an airbag gas generator
The invention relates to an arrangement for a gas generator of a motor vehicle occupant protection system, the primary charge of which is arranged in a housing which has at least one opening leading t... Read More
Inventors: Geisreiter, Christian;, Assignee: Bayern-Chemie, Gesellschaft fur flugchemische Antriebe mbH GmbH (DE) |
Vented gas passenger side air bag inflator
An object of the invention is to provide an improved solid fuel inflator assembly for air bag restraint systems used on the passenger side of automotive vehicles. Another object of the invention is to... Read More
Inventors: Davis, Terry R.; Bolieau, Donald J.;, Assignee: Morton International, Inc. (Chicago, IL) |
Sensor for vehicle seat belt systems
What is claimed is: 1. A sensor for vehicle seat belt systems comprising a casing, an inertia body having at least a portion received in the casing for displacement axially thereof, an output member r... Read More
Inventors: Hamaue, Tetsuya;, Assignee: Takata Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Plastic air bag cover having an integrated light source
An object of the present invention is to provide an air bag cover having a light source module incorporated therein to project an information-bearing image within a passenger compartment and which is ... Read More
Inventors: Davis, David J.;, Assignee: Winget; Larry J. (Leonard, MI) |
Spread spectrum communications system
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide an improved spread spectrum communications system in which the above described problems are eliminated. Another, more specific o... Read More
Inventors: Nakamura, Masaru;, Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Spread spectrum pulse position modulation system
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems in the background art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a novel spread spectrum communicatio... Read More
Inventors: Nakamura, Masaru;, Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Sequential detection system and method with adaptive bias
This invention relates generally to cellular telephone communications, and more particularly to a system and method for CDMA receivers to adaptively change the bias in the sequential detection of a co... Read More
Inventors: Somayazulu, V. Srinivasa;, Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (Camas, WA) |
Control systems for radar receivers
What is claimed is: 1. In a return echo ranging system, comprising: means for transmitting a ranging signal; a receiver for receiving one or more echo signals from said ranging signal; means for sampl... Read More
Inventors: Lucchi, George A.;, Assignee: Sperry Corporation (New York, NY) |
Power factor correction system
Briefly, a power factor correction (PFC) system in accordance with the present invention is coupled to at least n power lines of an n phase power distribution system. The PFC system includes an N-stag... Read More
Inventors: Curtiss, William P.; Colley, III, William C.;, Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Concentric ring antenna
To overcome the limitations of the prior art, a method and apparatus is provided to permit exciting a single antenna to emit or receive either left-hand or right-hand circularly polarized radiation. T... Read More
Inventors: Shea, Donald F.;, Assignee: E-Systems, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Doppler frequency impulse radar system with displaced pulse sequence
I claim: 1. A doppler frequency impulse radar system, comprising a transmitting circuit for transmitting an impulse modulated carrier wave and a receiving circuit for receiving reflected echo impulses... Read More
Inventors: Wiedemann, Kurt;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (DT) |
Method of screening infra-red radiation
I claim: 1. A method of screening infra-red radiation which comprises forming between the source of said radiation and the point of reception, an aerosol of finely divided, thin, flat, particles of al... Read More
Inventors: Shaffer, Roy E.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC) |
Electrical noise detector for detecting power line gap defects
In accordance with the present invention, a device for identifying a defect in power line equipment includes an antenna coupled to a radio frequency receiving means to detect broadband radio frequency... Read More
Inventors: Perkins, Mark D.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Test bench for wideband radio link
What we claim is: 1. A radio link test bench system, comprising: (1) transmission station means, including: (a) means including a measurement oscillator (2) for supplying a pulse signal (e.sub.1) havi... Read More
Inventors: Delahaye, Jean-Yves; Vinson, Jean-Paul;, Assignee: |
Apparatus for accomplishing autoport selection
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to reduce the need for technicians to make correct connections when one of two networks to which individual computers are connected fails. It is an... Read More
Inventors: Taha, Bassem;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Method of generating an RF signal modulated by a message signal and distorted by a predetermined fading profile for testing RF receivers, and apparatus for carrying out the method including a fading simulator
We claim: 1. In a method of generating an RF signal modulated by a message signal and distorted by a predetermined fading profile for testing RF receivers, the improvement comprising the steps of: ari... Read More
Inventors: Maucksch, Thomas; Holzmann, Gottfried; Korber, Frank;, Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. (DE) |
Refuse compacting and transporting system
Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals designate like parts, a refuse compacting and transporting system in its entirety is shown in FIG. 1. The system includes a large volume ref... Read More
Inventors: Heinrich, Richard J.;, Assignee: |
Humane animal trap
What I claim is: 1. An animal trap comprising a casing, said casing including opposed upper and lower sections open at their bottom and top ends, respectively, whereby the section can be telescoped to... Read More
Inventors: Cesar, Edward;, Assignee: |
Dust bag for animal insecticide
OF THE INVENTION In the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification and are to be read in conjunction therewith and in which like reference numerals are used to indicate like parts i... Read More
Inventors: Eshnaur, W. Scott; Eshnaur, Helen E.;, Assignee: |
Heater
I claim: 1. A heater for heating a process fluid, said heater comprising, in combination: (a) an elongated main chamber; (b) a cylindrical wall extending axially of said chamber; (c) end walls of said... Read More
Inventors: Markus, Gerardus A.;, Assignee: BS&B Engineering Company Inc. (Houston, TX) |
Two stage circulating fluidized bed reactor and method of operating the reactor
The present invention, in a radical departure from the conventional circulating fluidized bed reactors discussed above, has overcome the above-enumerated problems and disadvantages of the prior art by... Read More
Inventors: Korenberg, Jacob;, Assignee: Donlee Technologies Inc. (York, PA) |
Imaging apparatus with bidirectionally transferrable identical charge transfer devices for converting mirror images
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the prior art shortcomings. In accordance with the present invention, an incident optical image is split by a single semi-transparent mirr... Read More
Inventors: Takanashi, Itsuo; Nakagaki, Shintaro; Nishiyama, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (Yokohama, JP) |
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