Quotables
"The radio craze will die out in time."
Thomas Edison ; 1922
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7949467 | Road map data structure, road map data structure creating method, road map data storage medium, and navigation device Systems, methods, and programs create a road map data structure, the data structure including road network data in which a road is represented by a plurality of links connected in a link string. The systems, methods, and programs assign a link ID to each of the link... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931555 | Hybrid drive device A hybrid drive apparatus includes an engine; an input shaft that is connected to the engine; an output shaft that is connected to wheels; a rotary electric machine; a first planetary gear apparatus; and a second planetary gear apparatus. In an electric torque conver... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930096 | Navigation systems, methods, and programs Navigation systems, methods, and programs provide appropriate driving guidance to a driver according to the level of the driving skills of the driver. The navigation systems, methods, and programs identify that the vehicle is in a predetermined specified condition b... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928686 | Electric motor control device, electric vehicle, and hybrid electric vehicle An electric motor control device includes a direct current power source; an inverter interposed between an electric motor and the direct current power source, the inverter device controlling an exchange of electric power therebetween; an inverter control unit that g... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928675 | Feedback control method and apparatus for electric motor A feedback control method and apparatus for detecting phase currents of three or more phases on fixed coordinates of a polyphase electric motor with current sensors so as to be transformed into detection currents on rotating coordinates by fixed/rotating coordinate ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927244 | Hybrid drive apparatus A hybrid drive apparatus that includes an input shaft that is connected to an engine; an output shaft that is connected to wheels; a first rotary electric machine; a second rotary electric machine; a first planetary gear apparatus that has at least three rotating el... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925425 | Navigation information distribution systems, methods, and programs Navigation information distribution systems, methods, and programs transfer a piece of vehicle position information to an information distribution center every predetermined time period, the piece of vehicle information including a vehicle position and a time when t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920966 | Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs set a first reference point on a driving route, set a second reference point on the driving route, the second reference point being prior to the first reference point along the driving route, and set a third reference po... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914413 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission that is structured such that the first clutch, the third clutch, and the fourth clutch are disposed in an axial direction more toward the speed-reduction planetary gear than the planetary gear unit; friction plates of the first clutch are d... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911167 | Control device for a vehicle motor A control device of a vehicle motor includes a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of each coil, each coil supplying an alternating current to a corresponding phase of the motor and a controller that controls a torque of the vehicle motor; detects a stalle... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911091 | Cooling structure and cooling method of rotating electrical machine A cooling structure of a rotating electrical machine including a stator and a rotor, the cooling structure including magnet accommodating holes provided in a rotor core of the rotor, the magnet accommodating holes extend between axial core end faces of the rotor cor... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905807 | Hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmission, and hybrid drive system provided with the same A hydraulic control apparatus includes a switching device that switches between a hydraulic servo of the plurality of hydraulic servos of the first friction engaging element and a hydraulic servo of the plurality of hydraulic servos of the second friction engaging e... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901320 | Control device and control method for powertrain, program for implementing the control method, and recording medium containing the program A shock caused due to a change in the direction of torque transferred to an output shaft is reduced. There is provided a control device for a powertrain including a drive power source that transfers torque to an output shaft connected to a wheel of a vehicle, and a ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899588 | Externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle An object is to take measures to reduce engine exhaust gas of an externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle. An externally chargeable electric/hybrid vehicle comprises a battery for supplying electrical power to the motor, a generator that charges the battery wit... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891449 | Hybrid drive apparatus A hybrid drive apparatus includes a drive apparatus input shaft that is connected to an engine; a rotary electric machine; a transmission that is capable of changing a speed of rotation from a transmission input shaft and outputting a resulting rotation to a transmi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890246 | Method of interpolating traffic information data, apparatus for interpolating, and traffic information data structure Systems and methods of interpolating traffic information data may accumulate, for each link, a link travel time and a congestion degree at a plurality of trip times. The systems and methods may determine, for each link, whether at least one of the link travel time a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885749 | Drive system, power output system incorporating the drive system, a vehicle equipped with the power output system, and control method for a drive system In a drive system, where power from a motor is transmitted to a drive shaft and a transmission ratio is changed by a transmission, if the absolute value of the difference between the reference torque Tm2r0, which is the drive shaft side torque Tm2 | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847450 | Hybrid drive unit A hybrid drive unit includes a main body case having a connection portion connected to an engine, the main body case accommodating therein a rotating electric machine; and an inverter case integrated with the main body case, the inverter case accommodating therein a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7873597 | Data management system, update file generating system, and data updating method Systems and methods store data in records, each record comprising a plurality of fields. The systems and methods receive an update file that contains a stored field specifying structure that specifies a field that is to be updated in a particular record and that con... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866027 | Motor driving device manufacturing method A motor driving device manufacturing method for manufacturing a motor driving device including a motor case, a rotor, and a stator disposed concentrically with the rotor on the outer periphery of the rotor, includes a measuring step for measuring a position of the s... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862465 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission that includes two clutches that are provided in mutually different positions in a radial direction while overlapping each other in an axial direction. The two clutches each include a clutch drum; a piston that structures a operating oil cha... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862461 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission that includes one clutch that includes a clutch drum; a piston that forms a hydraulic oil chamber using a part of the clutch drum as a cylinder; a plurality of friction plates that engage with the clutch drum; and a cancel oil chamber that ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859103 | Semiconductor module and inverter device A semiconductor module includes a base plate; a plurality of substrates placed on one surface of the base plate, with each substrate of the plurality of substrates including a switching element, a diode element, and a connection terminal area; and a parallel flow fo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855887 | Inverter unit An inverter unit includes a reactor and switching elements that form a voltage boost circuit that boosts a power supply voltage; a switching element for an inverter that forms an inverter circuit to be supplied with the power supply voltage boosted by the voltage bo... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843310 | Power management systems, methods, and programs for in-vehicle devices An in vehicle device transfers connection information to a power management device, the connection information indicating whether the in-vehicle device can communicate with the power management device. The in-vehicle device either transfers condition information to ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835861 | Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs for generation of a 3D movie Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs set a reference point on a route, set at least one point on the route on the basis of the reference point, and set a region along the route, the region being set on the basis of the set at least one point and the region ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822540 | Systems, methods, and programs for determining a travel-related time Systems, methods, and programs obtain a start position and obtain map information including link information and mesh information, the mesh information dividing an area covered by the map information in a mesh grid having a plurality of adjacent meshes. The systems,... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819768 | Hydraulic control apparatus of transmission A hydraulic control apparatus for a transmission includes a line pressure regulating device that enables control in which an oil pressure from an oil pump is regulated so as to attain a line pressure, and that enables control in which the line pressure is switched s... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819707 | Electrical connection structure An electrical connection structure that includes a first connection portion of the connection member that is fixedly fastened to the first terminal by a fastening bolt, and a second connection portion of the connection member that is connected to the second terminal... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816821 | Method for judging a status of varnish impregnation A varnish impregnation state determination method for determining a varnish impregnation state of a core assembly that is formed by disposing a coil inside a slot of a motor core and impregnating the coil and an interior of the slot with a varnish, including applyin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814353 | Power management system for a communication device A power management system for a communication device, including an accessory-signal generating device; the communication device; and a power management device for supplying electric power to the communication device if the accessory-signal generating device is not g... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7812741 | Parking support method and parking support apparatus Parking support systems and methods for use with a vehicle obtain image data from an imaging device provided on the vehicle. The systems and methods output an image on a display on the basis of the image data, generate a predicted course line on the basis of a steer... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811191 | Control apparatus for vehicular drive system A vehicular power transmitting system including a transmission portion constituting a part of a power transmitting path, an electric motor connected to the power transmitting path, an electrically controlled differential portion connected to the electric motor and h... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809503 | Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus is obtained that can reduce as much as possible to blank interval during the navigation even when a route deviation has occurred. In order to structure a navigation apparatus that includes a guided vehicle position determining portion 3... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809497 | Navigation systems, methods, and programs Navigation systems, methods, and programs provide appropriate driving guidance to a driver according to the level of the driving skills of the driver. The navigation systems, methods, and programs identify that the vehicle is in a predetermined specified condition b... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7797100 | Navigation systems, methods, and programs Systems, methods, and programs determine whether it is possible to generate statistical values based on a number of pieces of travel history information and a degree of contingency of traffic information in the travel history information. Systems, methods, and progr... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789799 | Parking control system for vehicle A parking control system includes a range-switching device that operates in conjunction with the range selection device and that switches the lock mechanism to an engaged state and a released state in conjunction with a switching of one of the driving range and the ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788029 | Traveled link identifying systems, methods, and programs Traveled link identifying system systems, methods, and programs receive information representing current positions of probe vehicles, the information acquired from each probe vehicle at predetermined distance intervals or at predetermined time intervals. The systems... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786640 | Drive device A drive device includes an input shaft connected to an engine; a first rotating electrical machine and a second rotating electrical machine; a differential gear unit including a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element; and a c... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783420 | Route guidance systems, methods, and programs A route guidance systems, methods, and programs detect a current position of a vehicle and search for a route to a destination based on the vehicle position. The systems, methods, and programs set a recommended travel lane based on the searched route and determine w... | 08/24/2010 |
