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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185281 | Method and controller for controlling a power train of a vehicle A method and controller are provided for controlling a power train of a vehicle having a number of modes of operation. A first controller is provided for controlling of a first function of the vehicle. At least one second controller is provided for controlling of a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660217 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180908 | Platform for standardizing vehicle communications with third-party applications A business-to-vehicle platform functions as an information technology (IT) integration platform to support secure communication between a vehicle's onboard IT system and any offboard third-party IT system. In one embodiment, the a vehicle's communication hub is deco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179127 | Method and apparatus to monitor position of a rotatable shaft A rotatable shaft is equipped with a measurement device that generates output signals corresponding to discrete angular positions of the shaft. Rotational angles of the shaft are measured for a complete rotational period. A true angular velocity of the shaft is dete... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177467 | Fastening device having fastening element A fastening device having a fastening element includes a plug-in region and a contact area at a distance therefrom, and a shaft between the plug-in region and the contact area. The plug-in region is axially pressable through a through opening in a wall area in a plu... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659628 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174376 | Device for state dependent output of tone sequences in a motor vehicle A device for state-dependent output of tone sequences in a motor vehicle, which is capable of outputting tone sequences assigned to specific vehicle states and determinable from tone data stored in a memory unit assigned to the motor vehicle, is also capable of dire... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172333 | Air-conditioned vehicle seat An air-conditioned vehicle seat is provided having an air impermeable lower upholstered seat or backrest part, an intermediate layer through which air flows, and an upholstery cover through which air flows on the side of the intermediate layer. By way of stitches an... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659059 | Decorative element for a vehicle | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170764 | Method and apparatus to reprofile input speed during speed during speed phase during constrained conditions for a hybrid powertrain system A method to control a powertrain including a transmission, an engine, and an electric machine includes monitoring an input speed, monitoring an output speed, upon initiation of a transmission shift, determining a plurality of input acceleration profiles for controll... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170763 | Method for controlling a drive system and/or wheel braking system A method is provided for controlling a drive system and/or a wheel braking system of a vehicle, in which a total braking power to be exerted on the wheels of a motor vehicle is composed of a drive braking power and/or a wheel braking power. The instantaneously set d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170762 | Method and apparatus to control operation of a hydraulic pump for an electro-mechanical transmission A method for controlling a hydraulic flow within a powertrain comprising an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an engine adapted to selectively transmit power to an output, wherein the transmission utilizes a hydraulic control system ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167773 | Method and apparatus to control motor cooling in an electro-mechanical transmission A method for controlling a powertrain including an transmission coupled to an engine and an electric machine and a hydraulic control system providing hydraulic flow to a cooling circuit of the electric machine, wherein the transmission is adapted to selectively tran... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658562 | Wheel or wheel cover | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165805 | System and method for marking a region of a road map displayed by a vehicle navigation system In the case of a system for marking a region within an image of a road map detail displayed on a vehicle video screen, a regional location can first be selected by a control element. The region, which represents one of several administrative levels, can be constantl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165777 | Method to compensate for transmission spin loss for a hybrid powertrain system A powertrain system includes an engine coupled to an input member of a hybrid transmission. The hybrid transmission is operative to transmit torque between the input member and a torque generating machine and an output member. A method for controlling the powertrain... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164627 | Camera system for vehicles The invention relates to a camera system for vehicles comprising a camera with variable orientation for capturing the course of the road in front of a vehicle. The control of the camera by a controller is disclosed, which guarantees a good spatial resolution when tr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162095 | Vehicle steering system of the by-wire design type A vehicle by-wire steering system includes a hydraulic default level. A hydraulic feed unit and a hydraulic actuating unit can be connected together by two hydraulic lines such that when an actuator is non-functional, a steering wheel rotational angle is transformed... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658320 | Headlight for a vehicle | 04/24/2012 |
| D658107 | Wheel or wheel cover | 04/24/2012 |
| D658106 | Wheel or wheel cover | 04/24/2012 |
| D658102 | Wheel or wheel cover | 04/24/2012 |
| D658101 | Wheel or wheel cover | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160761 | Method for predicting an operator torque request of a hybrid powertrain system A method for controlling a hybrid powertrain system based upon a predicted speed of an output member, a predicted operator torque request, and a predicted accelerator pedal position is disclosed. The method comprises predicting the accelerator pedal position based u... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159475 | Device for providing a vehicle user with information In a device for providing information to a vehicle user about various functional elements using a display screen system, having an overview image to display the functional elements, having a rotating actuator, which is assigned to the functional elements, rotatable ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155815 | Method and apparatus for securing output torque in a distributed control module system for a powertrain system A method to monitor integrity of a motor torque command for a transmission in a hybrid powertrain system includes calculating motor torque commands for the torque generating machines. Torque corrections for the motor torque commands are determined. The motor torque ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149135 | Data exchange system and method between two or more vehicles to which identification information is assigned A system and method are provided for direct data exchange between two or more vehicles for transmission of data relating to events having a negative effect on driving safety, via wireless communication such as WLAN in particular. Unambiguous identification informati... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148955 | Motor vehicle A motor vehicle includes an on-board vehicle electric system, an electric consumer, whose resistance decreases with the decreasing voltage dropping at the consumer, an electric energy accumulator, and a switching arrangement. The switching arrangement is designed an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145397 | Optimal selection of blended braking capacity for a hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid powertrain system includes a transmission operative to transfer power between an input member and a torque machine and an output member coupled to a driveline coupled to a wheel including an actuable friction brake. The torque machine is operative to react ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145375 | System constraints method of determining minimum and maximum torque limits for an electro-mechanical powertrain system A powertrain including an electro-mechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and first and second electric machines to transmit power to an output member is disclosed. A method for controlling the electro-mechanical tra... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144032 | Method of checking the quality of traffic disturbance reporting processes A method of checking the quality of traffic disturbance reporting processes records a total number of traffic disturbance reports generated by a traffic disturbance reporting process, which traffic disturbance reports each relate to at least one defined reporting ti... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139631 | Method for transmitting data In a method for transmitting data using a predetermined data protocol between a first electronic control unit and a second electronic control unit in a motor vehicle, in which a data protocol is transmitted in the form of a pulse-pause sequence via a single electric... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138703 | Method and apparatus for constraining output torque in a hybrid powertrain system A powertrain system includes a transmission operative to transfer power between an engine coupled to an input member and a plurality of torque machines and an output member, A method for controlling the powertrain system includes monitoring system operation and dete... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135526 | Method for controlling regenerative braking and friction braking A vehicle includes a powertrain system and a friction braking system communicating tractive torque with a driveline, the powertrain system including a torque machine, and an energy storage device connected to the torque machine, said torque machine communicating tra... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135519 | Method and apparatus to determine a preferred output torque for operating a hybrid transmission in a fixed gear operating range state A hybrid transmission includes a torque machine and an energy storage device connected thereto. The hybrid transmission is operative to transfer power between an input member and an output member and the torque machines in a fixed gear operating range state. A metho... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133151 | System constraints method of controlling operation of an electro-mechanical transmission with an additional constraint Operation of an electro-mechanical transmission includes determining motor torque constraints and battery power constraints. An additional constraint on the electro-mechanical transmission is determined. A preferred output torque is determined that is achievable wit... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655661 | Wheel or wheel cover | 03/13/2012 |
| D655657 | Wheel or wheel cover | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131437 | Method for operating a powertrain system to transition between engine states A powertrain system includes a multi-cylinder engine coupled to a hybrid transmission. The engine is selectively operative in one of a plurality of main engine states to transfer engine torque to the hybrid transmission. A method for operating a powertrain system in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126624 | Method for selection of optimal mode and gear and input speed for preselect or tap up/down operation A powertrain system includes an engine mechanically coupled to an electro-mechanical transmission at an input thereto selectively operative in one of a plurality of transmission operating range states and one of a plurality of engine states. A method for controlling... | 02/28/2012 |
