Patents Examined by Bihn Tran
  • Patent number: 10101584
    Abstract: A head up display unit can be provided in an inner portion of an instrument panel. A column bracket for mounting a steering column is at a lower portion of a vehicle body strength member and extends in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle rear side of a front wall panel of a vehicle interior. The head up display unit is mounted on the column bracket so as to be movable to a vehicle upward direction by an emergency input load from a vehicle front direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Satou
  • Patent number: 5941068
    Abstract: The invention is directed at an engine exhaust system comprising: (1) a main catalyst located downstream from engine; (2) a honeycomb adsorber structure having an inlet and outlet end disposed in a housing and located downstream from the main catalyst, the honeycomb structure having a first substantially unobstructed flow region (a by-pass port) having an inlet face, and a second more obstructed flow region adjacent the first region (plurality of channels) having a second inlet face, the inlet face of the first region located upstream that of the inlet face of the second region; (3) a fluidics apparatus disposed in the housing and comprising a diverter body located upstream and proximate to the inlet face of the first region, a diversion fluid source conduit for directing the diversion fluid, proximate the diverter body; and, (4) a burn-off catalyst located downstream of the honeycomb adsorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Brown, Thomas D. Ketcham