They Invented What? (No. 159)
U.S. Pat. No. 6,784,792: Method and device for recognition of a collision with a pedestrian.
What is claimed is:
1. A method of detecting a pedestrian impact with a vehicle, the method comprising:
providing at least one first sensor on a bumper and at least one second sensor in an area of a front edge of an engine hood;
measuring one of a first pressure and a first deformation caused by the pedestrian impact;
forming a first criterion for deciding whether the pedestrian impact has occurred by comparing at least one first sensor output signal with at least one first reference quantity and by comparing at least one second sensor output signal with at least one second reference quantity;
determining at least one of a change in velocity of the vehicle and a change in acceleration of the vehicle caused by the pedestrian impact;
forming a second…
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They Invented What? (No. 14)
U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,654: Motor vehicle sunshields and sunshield making methods.
I claim:
1. A sun shield for automobiles comprising: a main rod, one end portion of which has a joint fixed thereon, the rod having three runners slidably sleeved thereon, said runners herein being referred to as first runner, second runner and third runner according to their position relative to the joint, between the joint and the second runner having locking means mounted on the rod for detachably locking the first runner; a plurality of main ribs radially extended from the axis of the main rod, each main rib being assembled from at least two sub-units which are slidably and stretchably telescoped on one another, one end of each main rib being hinged in said joint, the other end of the same herein being referred to as free end; a plurality of auxiliary ribs correspondingly mounted…
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