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| 20090294140 | Fire Protection Sprinkler With Plastic Pip Cap - A sprinkler assembly includes a sprinkler body having a base and a frame extending from the base. The base has a passage extending therethrough defining an inlet and an outlet. A deflector is mounted to the frame and spaced from the outlet, which is configured to deflect fluid flowing from the outlet in a radial pattern. A trigger assembly extends between the frame and the base and is adapted to support a plug in the outlet and release the plug when a temperature associated with a fire condition is detected. The plug is made from plastic and can include a reinforcing insert. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100181082 | System For Improving Water Delivery Time In Dry Pipe Sprinkler System - A dry sprinkler system, includes a fire extinguishing fluid supply line connected to a pressurized fire extinguishing fluid source. A plurality of fire protection sprinklers are connected to the fire extinguishing fluid supply line, each of the plurality of fire protection sprinklers including a sprinkler body having a stepped orifice. A control system is operably connected to the pressurized fire extinguishing fluid source and the fire extinguishing fluid supply line. The control system is configured to maintain the fire extinguishing fluid supply line dry during a non-activated condition and to forward a fire extinguishing fluid to the fire extinguishing fluid supply line from the pressurized fire extinguishing fluid source upon activation of one of the plurality of fire protection sprinklers. The use of stepped orifice sprinklers allows for a quicker discharge of air from the fluid supply line as compared to typical tapered orifice sprinklers, thereby providing improved water delivery time. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100243283 | Sprinkler Skipping Shield With Improved Airflow - A fire protection sprinkler is provided with a skipping shield having air flow passages therethrough to reduce the negative impact that the shield has on the thermal response of the sprinkler. By providing holes, slots, louvers, or mesh to the skipping shield, water from adjacent flowing sprinklers can still be blocked from impinging on the thermal element. The shield will block water but allow hot gas from the fire to flow through the shield thereby improving the response time of the thermal element. | 09-30-2010 |
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| 20080234907 | Override of Automatic Braking in a Collision Mitigation and/or Avoidance System - A method for returning driver control in a vehicle during automatic braking includes the steps of determining a minimum value of accelerator pedal position during the automatic braking, determining a current value of accelerator pedal position, and disengaging the automatic braking, if the current value is greater than the minimum value by at least a predetermined value. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090138168 | Method for Operating A Cruise Control System for A Vehicle - A method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle. The method can identify certain low speed environments, like parking lots, where usage of the cruise control system is usually inappropriate and can disable the system accordingly. According to one embodiment, a full speed range adaptive (FSRA) cruise control system compares a steering wheel position to a steering wheel threshold to determine if the vehicle is operating in an inappropriate low speed environment and, if so, disables the cruise control system accordingly. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100201508 | CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND RELATED ALERT DISPLAY METHOD - A rear cross traffic alert system for a vehicle is utilized to generate and display rear cross traffic warning symbols to the driver during reverse gear maneuvers. The system includes a sensing subsystem configured to monitor for cross traffic behind the vehicle, a processor architecture, and a rear vision display element. The processor architecture is configured to receive sensor data from the sensing subsystem and, when the sensor data indicates a warning condition caused by an object detected by the sensing subsystem, generate image rendering display commands associated with a cross traffic warning symbol. The rear vision display element is configured to receive the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, render the cross traffic warning symbol in a manner that visually indicates presence of the object. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110090093 | Vehicle to Entity Communication - A vehicle to pedestrian communication system includes a vehicle-based device having a transmitter and receiver for communicating global positioning of the vehicle. The transmitter broadcasts a global position of the vehicle as part of a vehicle periodic beacon message. A pedestrian-based device is carried by a pedestrian. The pedestrian-based device has a transmitter and receiver for communicating a global position of the pedestrian as part of a pedestrian periodic beacon message. A positional awareness of the vehicle in relation to the pedestrian is assessed by at least one of the vehicle-based device or the pedestrian-based device based on the positioning of the vehicle in relation to the pedestrian. An alert is provided to at least one of the vehicle or the pedestrian indicating a presence of the vehicle or pedestrian based on the respective global positions of the pedestrian and the vehicle. | 04-21-2011 |
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| 20080216910 | QUICK CONNECT PRESSURE TEST CAP MOUNTED ON A STUBOUT TUBE - A pressure cap assembly snaps onto a stubout tube in a plumbing supply system through a quick connect coupling. The pressure cap assembly may include two parts, with the first part snap fitting to the stubout tube and a second part snap fitting to the first part. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080289231 | OVERMOLDED END FORM FOR FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR - An overmolded end form for flexible tubing includes windows that are formed to reduce the thickness of the end form, and increase its flexibility. The windows are spaced from each other to provide an area for display of information, such as a logo or part number. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090058082 | TWO-PART QUICK CONNECT RETENTION ATTACHMENT FOR FLEXIBLE TUBING IN A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A flexible tube for use in a water supply system is formed of a material, such as cross-link polyethylene, which bonds best with a relatively flexible plastic. Thus, an end form that is molded or otherwise attached to the flexible tube is typically formed of a relatively flexible plastic; often also cross-link polyethylene. The flexible tubing and its end form is then connected to a housing formed of a second plastic, which is more rigid than the plastic of the end form. A water supply connection is then connected to the second housing through a quick connect fluid connection. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090058084 | ADAPTOR FOR QUICK CONNECT COUPLING IN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An adaptor is threaded to a threaded nipple on a water shutoff valve in a water supply system. The adaptor has a surface for being captured by a quick connect fluid coupling. The quick connect fluid coupling is in turn connected to a flexible tubing. In this manner, the adaptor can connect the flexible tubing to the threaded surface on the nipple of the shutoff valve, such that the existing shutoff valve design can be utilized with flexible tubing having quick connect fluid couplings. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090145503 | QUICK CONNECT FEATURE FOR A FLUID CONNECTION - A stub-out assembly includes a stub-out conduit that defines a major diameter and a minor diameter. The minor diameter defines an attachment groove for receipt of a mount housing and a valve housing. An internal structure such as a multitude of splines, are engageable with an anti-rotation disc within the valve assembly to rotationally fix the valve housing on the stub-out conduit. Another external anti-rotation structure may be achieved through the use of various geometric shapes that interlock or interface with mating geometry located within the quick connect fitting. | 06-11-2009 |
