Patents Examined by Timothy D. Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 7226077
    Abstract: An airbag includes an airbag body, and a support sheet attached to the airbag body. Each of the airbag body and the support sheet has a gas-generator insertion hole. The insertion holes are disposed separately, wherein the support sheet faces the insertion hole of the airbag body and the airbag body faces the insertion hole of the support sheet. A space between the insertion holes of the airbag body and the support sheet serves as a gas-generator insertion space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Abe
  • Patent number: 7195092
    Abstract: An occupant restraint system (11) for an automotive vehicle (10) includes a rollover sensor (30) that generates a rollover signal. A seat (12) having a seat base (16) rotatably coupled to a seat back (18) may be included in the occupant restraint system (11). A controller (26) is coupled to the rollover sensor (30) and seat base (16). The controller (26) controls the seat back (18) to move relative to the seat base in response to the rollover signal. The rollover control module (26) may also control the operation of an inflatable seat belt (36) to maintain the occupant's position relative to the seat back (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fubang Wu, Clifford C. Chou, Brian Robert Spahn, Shane A. Goodhall
  • Patent number: 7188865
    Abstract: A counterweight for a hydraulic shovel, which is applicable to a compact to large-sized hydraulic shovels, and is capable of realizing favorable engine maintainability and assurance of sufficient mass, is provided. For this purpose, supporting column portions (12b, 12c) are vertically provided at left and right of a counterweight (12). The left and right supporting column portions are constituted as an increase amount of mass of the counterweight. At least one of a floor frame (30), a canopy (40), outer casings (14, 16) and engine partition walls (33a, 33b) is supported at the left and right supporting column portions. Further, an engine (13) is placed at a position fronting to between the left and right supporting column portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Sugiyama, Junichi Ohmura, Takenobu Andou