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7168737 Integrated circuit for air bag system  
An integrated circuit for an air bag system is used in an air bag system having an ECU and a module case connected to the ECU and accommodating a gas generator and an air bag. In the air bag...
7167084 Temporary key invalidation for electronic key and locking system  
Methods and apparatus are provided for rendering electronic keys left behind in a vehicle temporarily inactive. The apparatus comprises a vehicle security control module in wireless communication...
7166929 Diagnostic apparatus and diagnostic method for fuel cell  
According to one aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus for a fuel cell installed in a moving object as a power source is characterized by comprising an operation control portion that is...
7167103 Transport node apparatus  
A transit center apparatus is provided having one or more modules attachable to a transit stop pole to provide one or more of the following conveniences to a transit stop patron: information in an...
7167083 Recording and indicating the state of an apparatus remotely  
A system for indicating a past state of an apparatus through the use of a remote device by indicating the state with the remote device whether or not the remote device is still within...
7164213 Theft prevention system for motor vehicles  
For registering or updating the information of second identification codes stored in a theft prevention apparatus when the theft prevention apparatus is replaced, a third identification code sent...
7161261 Door locking control apparatus  
A control method and apparatus for a door-locking mechanism which includes an electrically-released latch, to lock the door closed. A processing unit sources first and second data streams each of a...
7161471 System for an automotive vehicle  
A system for a vehicle for receiving and transmitting wireless transmitted radio data that is emitted from outside a vehicle, the system having an antenna for receiving the radio data, a first...
7155323 On-vehicle electronic control apparatus with timer-based power supply  
An auxiliary circuit continuously executes a timer counting operation under a condition that electric power is directly supplied from a vehicle battery to the auxiliary circuit. A main circuit...
7154414 System and method for remote tire pressure monitoring  
A system and method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a tire pressure...
7148935 On-board entertainment system entertainment display retractor position sensor  
A position sensor for determining the relative physical location of a movable item via a combination of a sensor and an indicator plate affixed to an actuator device.
7148787 Remote keyless entry circuit having transient pulse suppression  
A remote keyless entry (RKE) circuit ( 100 ) and method reduces the amount of current draw by duty cycling the RKE circuit ( 100 ) to ensure that a microcontroller ( 104 ) in the RKE circuit ( 100...
7148584 Lock control apparatus for use in vehicle  
A vehicle lock controller that is easily used. The controller is installed in a vehicle having a plurality of doors and controls locking of the doors through communication with a portable device....
7146287 Resolver signal processing method and processing apparatus  
The electrically-powered steering apparatus obtains a steering torque and a steering angle within an allowable input range of those inputted into a first resolver and a second resolver based on a...
7145299 Power window control system  
A master controller installed in a master controller box and slave controllers installed in car doors to open and close window glasses of a car are connected by a single wire to each of slave...
7145263 Automatic headrest adjustment control system for a vehicle seat assembly  
A control system and method for automatically adjusting the position of a headrest of a seat assembly for a vehicle. The control system includes at least one occupancy sensor disposed within the...
7137724 Independent lighting system and method  
An auxiliary lighting systems for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such auxiliary lighting systems to the...
7137645 Control device for a restraining system in a motor vehicle  
A control device for a restraining system in a motor vehicle is proposed, a safety switch, which also includes a watchdog, performing the function of a safety switch in the control device. The...
7138727 Vehicular accessory control panel  
An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle includes a first accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel and a second accessory control unit disposed in the instrument panel. The...
7132929 Antitheft device and antitheft method  
The present invention teaches an antitheft device whereby an arming mode can be appropriately set when a remote operation for instructing to start an engine is conducted, comprising a section for...
7132761 Universal fleet electrical system  
The universal fleet electrical system is an integrated system for supplying electrical power to aftermarket accessories, particularly to police vehicles and other emergency vehicles. The system...
7129597 Adaptive actuation vehicle locking system and method  
Methods and system are provided for an adaptive vehicle locking system. The system includes a plurality of vehicle door locks, each configured to lock and unlock in response to a first signal, a...
7126238 Method and device for driving an electric actuator unit  
A system for driving an electric actuator unit with a polarity-dependent actuation direction contains a driving unit with a voltage input, at least one polarity control input and two voltage...
7126453 Keyless system for actuating a motor-vehicle door latch  
A keyless actuating system has a switchable electrical device, a coded transponder adapted to be carried by a user, and a vehicle-mounted interrogating unit adapted when enabled to remotely coact...
7126239 Method for tripping at least one restraining means  
A method for triggering at least one restraint means, triggering signals from peripheral acceleration sensors being released by signals from centrally situated acceleration sensors. In this...
7119456 Switch system capable of automatic configuration  
A switch system capable of being automatically configured and used with any electrical system, particularly vehicle electrical systems, having an operator-activated control and an electrical...
7111870 Airbag system having multiple collision determining circuits  
An airbag system comprises an airbag, an inflator, a squib, a high-side switch, a low-side switch, a firing circuit for switching the two switches, a first motion detecting circuit including an...
7112894 Method, programming interface and mechanism for changing vehicle personalization settings/features  
Methods and apparatus are provided for changing vehicle personalization features. The apparatus comprises a multifunction switch coupled to a multifunction display. The display includes a main menu...
7113856 Method for the classification of an occupancy status of a vehicle seat  
A method for classifying an occupancy status of a vehicle seat includes associating a filtered class to a specific seat occupancy status based on a plurality of successive readings of at least one...
7109604 Device for distributing electrical energy and method for monitoring the distribution of energy  
A device having an energy-generating unit and a distributor unit for distributing electrical energy to electrical loads. The electrical loads are connected to connector part halves of the...
7106182 Simplified truck tractor socket wiring  
A power distribution unit useful in a truck tractor to apply electrical power to a selected one or more of a plurality of signal terminals of a tractor-mounted connector in a tractor-to-trailer...
7107130 Vehicle-mounted meter system  
A vehicle-mounted meter system includes: an inputting and outputting circuit for data measured to show a condition of the vehicle, a control circuit for controlling the system as a whole and for...
7105943 Inside door release mechanism  
An inside door release mechanism for a vehicle comprises first and second inputs arranged to be mounted in a mutually spaced relationship on a door inner face and an output to a latch wherein the...
7102250 Three-phase generator having increased output  
A three-phase generator that has a plurality of stator windings, a rectifier system connected with the stator windings, an exciter winding, a generator controller, and an additional circuit that...
7098554 Steering shaft locking device  
A steering shaft locking device capable of performing a locking operation in an optimum manner. The steering shaft locking device includes a motor to which voltage is applied to generate a drive...
7096104 Control unit for a load  
Control unit for a load, in particular for a sliding sunroof control of a vehicle, having a microprocessor and having an integrated voltage regulator for generating the supply voltage of the...
7095137 Method and arrangement for supplying quiescent current to a vehicle having a multi-voltage on-board electrical system  
A method and arrangement for supplying quiescent current to a vehicle having a multi-voltage on-board electrical system with at least two on-board electrical subsystems having different voltage...
7095134 Error recognition for power ring  
A power ring device that includes: a ring conductor; a plurality of controllers, each controller being connected to the ring conductor and includes a first control unit; a plurality of paired pick...
7095315 Collision avoidance system for snowmobiles  
A collision avoidance system for snowmobiles includes an array of sensors positioned on a front side of the snowmobile for detecting the presence and location of an approaching obstacle. The...
7091836 Motor vehicle door locking system and door handle  
A motor vehicle door locking system and a door handle are proposed. In order to prevent unlocking or opening of an electrically triggered motor vehicle door lock by unintentional actuation of a...
7092007 Vehicular forward-vision display system decreasing luminance with decreasing vehicle speed  
A vehicular forward-vision display system includes a night-vision camera for scanning a nighttime image ahead of a vehicle and a head-up display for displaying the scanned nighttime image as a...
7086308 Automatic transmission for vehicle  
A main body unit includes a wire cabling circuit body which is formed by bending rigid wires into predetermined cabling pattern shapes, a base member allowing the wire cabling circuit body to be...
7083193 Igniter for air bag system  
The present invention provides an igniter for an air bag system which has an excellent operation performance and can be reduced in weight. A capacitor and an integrated circuit are provided in an...
7084748 Wireless communication in vehicles  
In a device for communication on a communication path between control elements ( 18, 20, 22, 24 ) which are actuated by a driver of a vehicle and emit control signals and devices ( 4, 8 ) of the...
7081692 Airbag deployment monitor and sensing electronics  
An airbag deployment sensor has a cartridge containing a quantity of tape one end of which is attached to the inside surface of an airbag cushion. Deployment of the cushion pulls tape from the...
7078718 Steering device using optical signal transmission  
The invention relates to a steering device, especially for vehicles, comprising a rotatable steering wheel and a base that cannot be rotated relative to the steering wheel, and means for...
7078829 Self-powering input buffer  
A self-powering input buffer includes a first circuit leg that stores a charge, such as in a capacitor and a second circuit leg with a buffer powered by the first circuit leg that detects a state...
7075237 Illumination control apparatus and failure detecting apparatus  
In an illumination control apparatus which drives headlamps in a PWM mode and automatically lights them at low power in a vehicle when the DRL executing condition is held, failure in a PWM-drive...
7067938 Vehicle-mounted electronic component security assembly  
A vehicle-mounted electronic component security assembly for enabling and disabling the electronic components in a vehicle as desired. The vehicle-mounted electronic component security assembly...
7068153 Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods  
A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation...