Allied Corporation

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Allied Chemical Corporation

Alliedsignal Inc.

Bendix Atlantic Inflator Co.

New Boundary Technologies Inc.

David A Pickett

James Russell Lusk

Richard L Frantom

Richard L Morgan

Rudy V Thomas

Robert M Kremer

James Michael Rose

William E Rogerson

James B Hove

Steven N Acs

Terry R Harrell

Emily J D Harris

Robert Schubert

An external counterpulsation apparatus has an efficient cuff and bladder system. Embodiments of this system generally allow effective treatment at lower pressures and a reduced total body surface area being compressed. An accurate and reliable combination of automatic and preset timing for inflation and deflation of the bladder system is used to simplify use of the apparatus.

Suprapatellar external counterpulsation apparatus

The present inventive subject matter relates to networked computing environments and more specifically to dynamic identification and administration of networked clients. Various embodiments of the present inventive subject matter include systems and methods for defining, on a server, a configuration of interest comprising one or more potential properties of a client, communicating the configurations of interest over a network to one or more clients, dynamically evaluating a client state relative to the configurations of interest, and communicating a representation of the client state in relation to the configuration of interest to the server. Further embodiments include automatically creating and displaying associations of clients based on configurations of interest. Yet further embodiments include clients requesting and receiving updates to the configurations of interest. Still further embodiments include actions associated with configurations of interest. Such actions, in various embodiments, include performing administrative actions on various networked clients.

Dynamic identification and administration of networked clients

High-efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus and method for performing the same

A device (60) for inflating an air bag (36) adapted within a steering wheel comprising: a pressure vessel (66; 166; 210) formed of a length of narrow tubing for storing a quantity of inert gas under pressure and a rupturable disk (80) for enclosing a first end of the tubing; an activator or initiator such as a squib (120) responsive to a control signal indicative of a vehicular crash situation for opening the seal means to permit the pressurized gas to inflate the air bag and a manifold (50) for communicating released gas to an air bag.

Driver side hybrid inflator and air bag module

A hybrid inflator (10) for a cushion or air bag comprising: a pressure vessel means (16) for storing a volume of stored gas at an elevated pressure, including at least one opening (22) adapted to communicate gas within the pressure vessel to a cushion (84), a mixing chamber (60) defining a volume significantly smaller than the remaining volume of the pressure vessel; a disk (70) for providing a rupturable seal in the pressure vessel; a heat and gas generator (30,32,40,42,52,54) responsive to a control signal, for generating heated media for increasing the temperature of the stored gas at least in the mixing chamber (60), and for directing the heated media into the mixing chamber (60) and onto the disk for opening same.

Hybrid inflator

An electrical lock-out mechanism for a door mounted, vehicle-sensitive, seat belt retractor to prevent the retractor from locking up in response to the normal opening of the vehicle's door. The lock-out mechanism has a lock-out finger attached to either the retractor's lock-bar or top to the pawl of a piloted pawl type retractor. A solenoid is positioned adjacent to the free end of the lock-out finger and has a plunger which is displaceable between a retracted and an extended position. An electrical switch responsive to the unlatching of the door's locking mechanism energizes the solenoid to displace the plunger to its extended position to inhibit the displacement of the lock-out finger and the lock-up of the retractor with acceleration below two G's experienced by the retractor's crash sensor when the vehicle's door is normally opened. The lock-out finger is a formed leaf spring permitting the crash sensor to override the lock-out at higher levels of acceleration or decelerations, greater than two G's, indicative of actual vehicle crash conditions.

Electrical lock-out mechanism for door mounted seat belt retractors

The instant invention provides a simplified glow plug controller for energizing glow plugs to start a diesel engine, in a single, easy-to-mount enclosure including a first chamber and a second chamber, one chamber containing control circuitry and the second chamber containing a power relay.

Method of making a control device for diesel engines

A glow plug controller for diesel engines includes a two-chamber housing, with a low-level control circuit module in a first chamber and a high-level switching means in the form of a relay or contactor in a second chamber, so that the controller can be repaired or modified by replacement of a single module, and heat generated in one chamber has no effect on the other chamber. The controller is adapted for use with positive-temperature-coefficient glow plugs, and includes at least one temperature-actuated switch means and a second relay means, functioning respectively as timer means and lockout means. An overvoltage switch and a wait-lamp switch may also be provided. The low-level control circuit includes a connector insert portion molded into an insulating block, which is severed through apertures in the insulating block to define appropriate circuit elements for mounting series-connected switch means to the circuit elements.

Glow plug controller for diesel engines

An improved safety belt retractor assembly is provided wherein the support shaft for the retractor spool having a belt wound thereon is directly mounted on a pair of integral raised flanges on a vehicle structural support member. The ends of the shaft engage the flange by a J-shaped anchor and the load caused by the restraining force of the belt is thus transmitted directly to the structural support member. In addition, the lock dog is directly supported in a V-shaped cutout for direct transmission of the force to the structural support. A plastic cover having openings in the sides locate the ends of the shaft and the lock dog during pre-assembly. A crosspiece for the pendulum actuator is also pre-located in the cover.

Safety belt retractor assembly utilizing vehicle structure

A belt clamping apparatus is disclosed including a pivotal lever over which the belt is directed. A universal mounting bracket assembly is provided for the lever. A clamp bar is carried by the lever including a first clamping area for contacting the belt and clamping the belt against a corresponding second clamping area substantially fixed relative to the mounting bracket. The clamping bar is retained within an open channel and is provided with a centrally located spherical dome on its back side to provide point contact with the internal flat surface of the retainer channel on the mounting lever. The point contact assures multi-directional rocking or floating movement of the bar when the lever is actuated by a predetermined force on the belt assuring maximum restraining action.

Belt clamping apparatus with self-aligning feature

Energy absorbing seat belt restraint comprising a thin, flexible elongated element having a length substantially greater than its width and adapted for securing a wearer in a vehicle, the element being provided with at least one integral discontinuity along its length, whereby said element is capable of absorbing kinetic energy imparted thereto by movement of the wearer thereagainst.

Energy absorbing seat belt webbing

An electrically-operated pressure control apparatus is adapted to perform switching and actuating functions and is capable of operating in response to high pressure or in response to an absence of pressure, that is, a vacuum. The apparatus includes: a first pressure conduit, a second pressure conduit, a third pressure conduit, a coil assembly and an armature assembly. The armature assembly is adapted to be operated electromagnetically when the coil assembly is energized. The armature assembly includes a sealing lever, an armature lever, a return spring, and a pivot means. The sealing lever has sealing means, preferably at one end thereof, adapted to open and close a first passageway in the first pressure conduit, and adapted to close and open a second passageway in the second pressure conduit. The effective, operating length of the armature lever is greater than the effective, operating length of the sealing lever. As a result, the armature assembly has a mechanical advantage resulting from the ratio of the length of the armature lever to the length of the sealing lever.

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Warren, MI, United States of America

David A Pickett