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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448469 | Silencer The invention relates to a silencer comprising an inner component and an outer component surrounding said inner component, said inner component defining an inner wall provided with openings and said outer component defining an outer wall extending along said inner w... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435199 | Transfer case with forward hydraulic clutch A two-speed segmented transfer case includes an automatic transmission side, and a transfer case side. The transfer case side having a gear reduction set, and a shift sleeve for selecting between the high, or direct drive speed, and the low, or reduced gear speed. T... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431043 | Automatic transmission having a pressure regulator with flow force compensation An automatic transmission having a pressure regulator with flow force compensation. The pressure regulator includes a valve body having a valve bore and at least one inlet and at least one outlet adapted to provide fluid communication with a source of pressurized hy... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429418 | Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are subs... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425183 | Transfer case for regenerative hydraulic drive A regenerative drive system for heavy duty vehicles such as truck tractors having a conventional internal combustion engine and transmission includes a regenerative hydraulic motor and a transfer case. The transfer case has a chain drive coupling the output of the h... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7322791 | Turbine unit and VTG mechanism therefor A turbine unit having a rotor housing (2) having at least one admission channel (9) for a fluid, as well as a turbine rotor (4) which is supported in a turbine space (23) of the rotor housing (2) and wherein fluid is led into the t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306545 | Transfer case clutch calibration method A method of improving performance of secondary driveline clutches in motor vehicle transfer cases includes the steps of testing each manufactured transfer case to determine the clutch drive current versus torque transfer function, fitting such determined function to... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302800 | Turbocharger for an internal combustion engine The invention concerns a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, which is at least two-stage, wherein each respective stage of the turbocharger system is respectively a turbine and respectively a compressor, which via a common shaft are coupled with each oth... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303370 | Fluid flow engine and method of producing a guiding grid A fluid flow engine comprises: a turbine housing including at least one supply channel for supplying a driving fluid; at least one turbine rotor rotatably supported in the turbine housing about an axis of rotation; and a guiding grid of variable turbine geometry rad... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301446 | Method of detecting undersized, oversized, underinflated or overinflated tires A method of detecting the presence of an undersized, e.g., mini-spare, or an underinflated, oversized or overinflated tire or tires on a passenger motor vehicle improves operation of traction control, stability and anti-lock brake systems by compensating for such op... | 11/27/2007 |
| RE39765 | Coolant motor fan drive The control of the coolant flow is accomplished through valving or by adjusting the pumping speed of a water pump and a water motor, or a combination of all three elements. During normal operation, where engine cooling is not required, the speed control coupling mai... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241416 | Metal injection molded turbine rotor and metal injection molded shaft connection attachment thereto A rotor shaft assembly (101) of a type used in a turbocharger, manufactured by mounting a powder compact of a titanium aluminide rotor (203) to a powder compact of a steel shaft (207), with a metal powder admixed with a binder (211) inter... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238112 | Torsional-vibration damper A torsional-vibration damper includes a primary element operatively connected for rotation with a prime mover and a secondary element operatively connected with the input to a transmission. A spring mechanism is operatively disposed between and adapted to control th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219571 | Transmission having an electro-mechanical gear actuation system A transmission having an electromechanical gear actuation system includes an input shaft, a counter shaft, and a plurality of gear sets that are adapted to be operatively engaged to and disengaged from their shafts. A plurality of synchronizers operatively engage an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7189058 | Fluid flow engine and support ring for it A fluid flow engine comprises a guiding grid in a housing arrangement for housing a turbine wheel. The housing arrangement has a central discharge channel for the fluid driving the turbine wheel. A ring of guiding vanes located around a central axis is mounted to a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6616557 | Clip for blade tensioner and blade tensioner with clip A blade tensioner includes a blade shoe having a chain sliding face and a plurality of blade springs disposed and stacked at the opposite side to the chain sliding face. A clip is provided on the blade springs. The clip includes a clip body encompassing t... | 09/09/2003 |
