Abstract: A retractable assembly for an enclosed storage area comprises a first glider, a second glider, at least one brace member, and a planar member. Each of the first glider and the second glide member has a glide track and a glide member configured to slideably engage with the glide track. Each of the glide tracks is independently configured to connect to a wall of the enclosed storage area. The at least one brace member is configured to connect between one wall of the enclosed storage area and a terminal end of one of the glide tracks. The planar member is connected between the two glide members.

Abstract: An adapter for a vehicle jack comprises a puck, a riser, and an optional nipple. The puck has a puck bottom surface, a puck top surface, and a puck sidewall having a puck first exterior dimension. The riser extends from the puck top surface and has a riser top surface and a riser sidewall having a second exterior dimension. The optional nipple extends from the riser top surface and has a nipple top surface and a nipple sidewall having a third exterior dimension. The puck bottom surface is configured to associate with a top surface of a jack pad of the vehicle jack while the nipple is configured to associate with a portion of a vehicle chassis.

Abstract: A method and related software program for the purchasing,selling and exchanging of motor vehicle parts provides an efficient means to save customers money off the purchase of new parts and to effectively recycle old vehicle parts. In differing embodiments, the program may be software or a mobile application that allows a user to obtain the value of unneeded automobile parts. Further, the user can input a plurality of criteria related to the part in order to obtain the value, wherein third parties can also offer to buy the part.

Abstract: A medical tubing housing device is provided including a housing having a front housing portion, a rear housing portion and a spool of medical tubing rotatably mounted within the housing. A retraction mechanism, including a drive plate and a spiral torsion spring, is mounted within the housing between the spool and the rear housing portion and the drive plate is in engagement with the spool. An inlet is provided on the rear housing portion for receipt of an external fluid source and is in fluid communication with the supply tubing through a collar of the housing and a connecting portion rotatably attached to the collar. The spiral torsion spring is movable between an unstressed condition and a stressed condition when the spool is rotated as the medical tubing is pulled out of the housing. The medical tubing housing device may also include a wall mount to mount the housing to a stable surface.

Abstract: A shifter assembly configurable for multiple automatic vehicle transmissions comprises a housing, a base mounted within the housing, a shift handle pivoted to the base, and first and second gate plates selectively mountable to the base in differing configurations cooperatively forming differing shift gates for differing gear shift patterns adapted to differing automatic vehicle transmissions for reverse or forward shift patterns. The base, handle, and gate plates are selectively mountable as a unit within the housing in differing orientations relative to a cable-receiving opening in the housing to facilitate installation within a vehicle with the cable extending from the housing in either a forward or a rearward direction.

Abstract: A shifter assembly configurable for multiple automatic vehicle transmissions comprises a housing, a base mounted within the housing, a shift handle pivoted to the base, and first and second gate plates selectively mountable to the base in differing configurations cooperatively forming differing shift gates for differing gear shift patterns adapted to differing automatic vehicle transmissions for reverse or forward shift patterns. The base, handle, and gate plates are selectively mountable as a unit within the housing in differing orientations relative to a cable-receiving opening in the housing to facilitate installation within a vehicle with the cable extending from the housing in either a forward or a rearward direction.

Abstract: A torque converter includes an input connected to an engine. An output is connected with a transmission. A lockup clutch is connected with the output and is disposed to engage the input to couple the input with the output via an apply pressure corresponding to a target lockup strategy based on at least one vehicle operating condition. A pressure regulator is configured to modulate the apply pressure. Systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A torque converter includes an input connected to an engine. An output is connected with a transmission. A lockup clutch is connected with the output and is disposed to engage the input to couple the input with the output via an apply pressure corresponding to a target lockup strategy based on at least one vehicle operating condition. A pressure regulator is configured to modulate the apply pressure. Systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: An intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine that has a modular construction and includes a base member, a runner, and a shell, wherein the base member removably attaches to the engine, and the runner and the shell each separately and independently removably attach to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a fastener for attaching the runner to the base member, wherein the shell is formed so as to retain the fastener between the shell and the base member when the shell is attached to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a bumper affixed to a surface of the base member, wherein the bumper abuts a surface of the internal combustion engine. In another aspect, the base member includes a sealing ridge that mates with a sealing groove provided on the shell.

Abstract: A throttle body fuel distribution assembly includes a throttle body assembly having a throttle body housing and a throttle bore for inducting an airflow, a fuel injector coupled to the throttle body assembly, and a fuel dissemination device for dispersing fuel sprayed by the fuel injector into the airflow through the throttle bore. In one variation, a throttle body fuel distribution assembly includes a throttle valve assembly for controlling the airflow through the throttle bore. In some variations, the fuel spray is diverted in a direction resistive to the direction of the airflow through the throttle bore. In yet another aspect, a throttle body injection system for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body assembly having an air conduit, an injector assembly coupled to the throttle body assembly, and a fuel deflector for deflecting fuel into the airflow.

Abstract: Variations of a device for collecting viscous fluid from a fluid containing device. Variations include features that protrude into an interior portion and/or from an exterior portion of the device and maximize the surface area of the device exposed to the collected fluid, to enhance cooling and for other purposes. Other variations include both interior and exterior fins or other features as well as convex, concave or bowed side walls. Further, various aspects of the device may be divided into sections arranged to increase the overall surface area of the device exposed to the collected fluid, to enhance cooling and for other purposes. Methods for using the device are also disclosed, including a method that uses the features to cool the collected viscous fluid.

Abstract: An intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine that has a modular construction and includes a base member, a runner, and a shell, wherein the base member removably attaches to the engine, and the runner and the shell each separately and independently removably attach to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a fastener for attaching the runner to the base member, wherein the shell is formed so as to retain the fastener between the shell and the base member when the shell is attached to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a bumper affixed to a surface of the base member, wherein the bumper abuts a surface of the internal combustion engine. In another aspect, the base member includes a sealing ridge that mates with a sealing groove provided on the shell.