| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 293107000 | Having fluid means within impact means to absorb energy | 14 |
| 20090058110 | Trailer mounted crash attenuation system - A trailer crash attenuation assembly includes a longitudinal hollow member adapted to act as a hydraulic cylinder at one end, hydraulic fluid disposed in the hydraulic cylinder and a tank connected to the hydraulic cylinder to receive and store said hydraulic fluid expressed from the hydraulic cylinder. A first longitudinal telescopic member is adapted to slide into and out of the longitudinal hollow member and is adapted to act a piston. Two other longitudinal hollow members are positioned substantially parallel to and on either side of the first longitudinal hollow member and are connected to the first longitudinal hollow member. Two telescopic members are adapted to slide into and out of the two other longitudinal hollow members respectively. A casing is connected at its proximal end to all three longitudinal hollow members, is adapted at its distal end to receive a crash cushion; and has a pair of wheels. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090108598 | Vehicular Front Bumper Structure - In a vehicular front bumper structure having the function of detecting the collision of an object against the front bumper of a vehicle in the vehicle, the length of a front bumper area in widthwise directions of the vehicle, in which area a load applied to the front bumper is detected with a collision detection sensor ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20130033047 | COLLISION ENERGY DISSIPATING BUMPER - A bumper has a ram ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130119681 | INFLATABLE DEVICE AND DEPLOYABLE SOFTNOSE WITH INFLATABLE DEVICE - An inflatable, energy-absorbing device for positioning behind a deployable front surface of a vehicle includes at least one air bag. Each of the at least one air bag is made of a drop stitch material comprising at least an outer and an inner layer of fabric and an internal reinforcement in the form of one or more internal stitchings which extends/extend around the airbag between opposing surfaces of the outer and inner layers of fabric. The inflatable, energy-absorbing device is configured to, upon actuation thereof by means of a sensor system for detecting approaching or actual impacts, inflate and thereby deploy the front surface of the vehicle in the driving direction of the vehicle. A deployable soft nose structure is also disclosed. The deployable soft nose structure comprises a deployable front surface and at least one inflatable, energy-absorbing device as defined above, positioned behind deployable the front surface. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20140117684 | FRONT BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A front body structure of a vehicle in which rigidity of a back beam may be significantly improved through being coupled with an energy absorber, an airbag cushion is extended to protrude forward while tearing only a front bumper, and the energy absorber is made of steel in order to improve rigidity. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140292006 | VEHICLE FASCIA WITH INTEGRAL ENERGY ABSORBER - A bumper system for a vehicle includes a fascia having an integral energy absorber portion configured to dissipate an amount of energy due to an impact upon the fascia. The energy absorber portion includes multiple spaced formations configured to extend rearward and forward when the bumper system is installed on the vehicle. The bumper system may also include an impact beam. The fascia can be secured to the vehicle so that the fascia is positioned immediately adjacent the impact beam. The bumper system can also include a valence that covers the energy absorber portion from view, so that only a remaining display portion of the bumper system is visible from outside of the vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
| 293108000 | Bumper guard | 4 |
| 20090039661 | HYBRID ENERGY ABSORBER FOR AUTOMOBILE BUMPER - An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly engaged with an upper surface of the cross beam and a lower extension fixedly engaged with a frontal surface of the cross beam, with the upper extension having a length greater than the lower extension for distributing impact energy in a predetermined manner. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090315344 | SUPPORT FOR THE FRONT UNIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A mounting for the front unit of a motor vehicle has a container integrated in the mounting for holding an operating fluid. The container is arranged in an installation position of the mounting in the motor vehicle at the height of an impact region of a leg or hip of a pedestrian. A front surface of the mounting is formed by a front side of the container. The container acts as an energy absorption body in the case of an impact with a pedestrian on the front of the vehicle. A method for producing the mounting producing the container or one or more container parts and integrating the container or one or more container parts into the mounting. The mounting can be used as a component of a motor vehicle front. The mounting can be part of a device for protecting pedestrians in the case of an impact with a pedestrian on the front of a motor vehicle. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20130168982 | VEHICLE BUMPER - A bumper absorber ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160068124 | Vehicle Bumper Protection Device - A vehicle bumper protection device reduces the force of impact in the event of collision. The device includes a chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall and a rear wall. The first and second side walls are coupled to and extend between the top and bottom walls and the front and rear walls. The chamber is configured for attaching to a vehicle bumper. An inflatable bladder is positioned in the chamber. A compression assembly is positioned within the bladder and is configured to absorb shock upon impact of the chamber. | 03-10-2016 |
| 293109000 | Foam filled impact means | 2 |
| 20090140533 | Detachable Magnetic Guard For Automobile Body Panels - A removable device magnetically attached to a vehicle exterior to guard against dings, dents and scuffs imposed by doors of adjacent vehicles in parking lot environments. The guard incorporates a vinyl covering for added durability and customization potential as well as beveled, ergonomic end caps for improved design aesthetics and efficient placement of the device on the vehicle body. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20150367796 | ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER FOR A BUMPER ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE - An energy absorbing member for a bumper assembly of a vehicle includes an open-celled foam. A magnetorheological fluid is disposed in the open-celled foam. A magnetic field source selectively controls a magnetic field in the open-celled foam. The open-celled foam includes cell walls and the magnetorheological fluid coats the cell walls and defines open cells unfilled by magnetorheological fluid. | 12-24-2015 |
| 293110000 | Compartmented impact means | 2 |
| 20080296918 | Safety Device for a Shell Structure of a Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle shell structure has longitudinal side members which extend from a wheel arch along the outer shell structure in the direction of travel and a bumper arrangement arranged in front of the wheel arch in the direction of travel and having a cross member and an energy absorbing element. A safety device for a motor vehicle shell structure which increases the safety of vehicle occupants is achieved by arranging the energy absorbing element is arranged on the cross member at the height of the wheel arch so that it extends between the cross member and the wheel arch. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090134641 | SHOCK ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle including a top wall to which a shock is to be applied and two side walls integrally formed with the top wall and extending from the top wall such that the side walls are opposed to each other, thereby forming an angular U-shaped cross section. The side walls have a waveform in which convex portions and concave portions are alternately and continuously provided. In addition, a bottom plate is integrally formed with an end portion of the respective side walls. The shock absorbing structure further includes a first window portion that is formed over a portion of the each side wall including a part of a bottom portion and parts of opposite side portions of the concave portions and a portion of the bottom plates that is connected to the bottom portion and that is positioned between the opposite side portions. | 05-28-2009 |
