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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185302 | Conservational vehicle routing A route-determination method includes gathering road-related data in a vehicle navigation system (VNS) for a plurality of routes between two locations. This may include weighting two or more of the possible routes in the VNS based at least on the road-related data. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184820 | Indirect acoustic transfer control of noise A noise control system is directed to the path along which the noise is transmitted from the source of the noise being generated to the receiver of the noise in the passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle. The noise control system is deployed in a box structu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182238 | Variable displacement transmission pump control A system for controlling fluid flow rates in a transmission includes a pump having variable displacement and providing a pressurized fluid source, a regulating valve communicating with the fluid source and a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor producing a variable ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182017 | Stowable child seat for automotive vehicles A child seat mount assembly, a seat for mounting a child seat, and a passenger vehicle having a stowable child seat are provided. A seat back is connected to the body for closing an access opening to a storage compartment and seating an occupant in an upright positi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181987 | Air bag deployment door with force transmitting hinge An air bag deployment apparatus is provided for use in an air bag deployment system of an automotive vehicle. The apparatus has a support base for attachment to a rear surface of an occupant facing substrate. A door support panel has upper and lower surfaces and fou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181676 | Temporary mobility kit with inadvertant flow prevention techniques The present disclosure relates to temporary mobility kits that repair punctured tires. Some embodiments of the kit include an air compressor; a sealant assembly selectively connected to the pump; a sealant hose in the sealant assembly, configured to connect the air ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181631 | Hydrocarbon storage canister purge system and method A hydrocarbon canister purge system includes a hydrocarbon storage canister, a fuel tank disposed in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon storage canister, an engine disposed in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon storage canister, a hydrocarbon sensor prov... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181629 | Engine and exhaust heating for hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a vehicle engine having a plurality of cylinders and an electric motor configured to rotate the engine is provided. The method includes, during engine idling, advancing spark timing of at least one cylinder to substantially before a peak tor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181457 | Fuel efficient hydraulic power steering A hydraulic power steering system that maintains proportional pressure control between an input side of a gear and assist pressures internal to the steering gear by relying upon a control valve. A pressure differential is maintained between the input side of a gear ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181452 | Particulate filter regeneration during engine shutdown Various systems and method are described for controlling an engine having an exhaust system which includes a particulate filter. One example method comprises, after shutting down the engine and spinning down the engine to rest, operating a vacuum pump to draw fresh ... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660484 | Vehicle taillight | 05/22/2012 |
| D660483 | Vehicle taillight | 05/22/2012 |
| D660482 | Vehicle headlight | 05/22/2012 |
| D660481 | Vehicle headlight | 05/22/2012 |
| D660480 | Vehicle foglight | 05/22/2012 |
| D660479 | Vehicle park lamp | 05/22/2012 |
| D660478 | Vehicle foglight | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180553 | Controlling cylinder mixture and turbocharger operation A method for controlling differences in exhaust gas residual amount for a two cylinder bank engine having at least one turbocharger is presented. In one example, the description includes a method for adjusting valve timing to reduce cylinder exhaust gas residual var... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180547 | Telematics system and method for traction reporting and control in a vehicle In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for detecting a slip condition between a vehicle tire and a road surface, processing contemporaneous vehicle data, such as torque or brake pressure applied, to determine a force of friction, and calculating a coeff... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180538 | Adapting stroke pressure of a transmission control element A method for controlling a transmission includes applying a reference stroke pressure to an oncoming control element while executing a downshift to a target gear, determining a stroke pressure adjustment in response to a turbine speed flare during the downshift, and... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180511 | Hybrid vehicle control apparatus and method A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine 2 and a flywheel 9. Storage and release of energy by the flywheel 9 is enabled by a continuously variable transmission 10 and clutch 11 under the control of an electronic module | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180509 | Tail pipe emissions mode control for hybrid electric vehicles A hybrid electric vehicle has a propulsion system including an internal combustion engine (ICE) and an electric motor each configured to operate in parallel and each configured to propel the vehicle individually. A rechargeable battery is configured to deliver power... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179274 | Child seat monitoring system A vehicle system for communicating with a child seat is provided with a receiver configured for receiving a seat sensor signal from a child seat controller. A controller is configured for communicating with the receiver for analyzing the seat sensor signal and compa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179245 | Plug-in vehicle with recharging port having display and lights A plug-in vehicle includes a vehicle body having an outer panel, a propulsion unit such as an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, a recharging port supported on the outer panel to receive power from an external electric power source, and a display subassembly co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177686 | Transmission torque converter clutch control A method for controlling a vehicle torque converter lockup clutch during a deceleration coasting event includes producing slip across the clutch by reducing the clutch's torque capacity, decreasing said slip by increasing said torque capacity, and maintaining slip a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177674 | Multiple speed automatic transmission A multiple speed transmission includes an input and output; a first, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets, each gear set including a sun gear, a ring gear, a carrier, and pinions supported on the carrier and meshing with the sun gear and the ring gear; a fir... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177648 | Lubricant circuit including a cap plug A circuit for carrying hydraulic lubricant in a transmission includes a shaft including a duct, a second shaft separated by a space from the shaft, and including a second duct, and a cup plug including a leg that extends across the space, the leg and the second shaf... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177498 | Inlet swirl control for turbochargers An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177006 | Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle A vehicle propulsion system and a method of its operation are described. As one example, the vehicle propulsion system includes a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The method may include starting the engine responsive to different criteria, including criteria related... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176903 | System and method for improving exhaust gas recirculation for a turbocharged engine A system and method for delivering EGR to an internal combustion engine is presented. The system can reduce system cost and lower system complexity. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176894 | Vacuum system for an engine Systems and methods for generating a vacuum in an engine are provided. The system includes a first throttle upstream from a plurality of cylinders and a second throttle upstream from one of the cylinders. The system further includes a vacuum reservoir in fluidic com... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176893 | Engine combustion control using ion sense feedback A system and method for operating an engine having at least two spark plugs per cylinder include controlling at least one actuator to alter combustion within a selected cylinder such that the combustion burn rate determined by ion sense current signals associated wi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176888 | Method for starting a mixed fuel engine A method for improving starting of an engine that may be operated with fuels having varying alcohol concentrations is presented. In one embodiment, the method adjusts a compression ratio of an engine in response to a number of combustion events after an engine stop ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172715 | Multiplexed gear actuation system for a dual clutch transmission A gear actuation mechanism for an automatic transmission, comprising: a motor; first and second gear actuation shafts; means of selecting one power path from each of two sets of power paths in response to rotation of the first and second actuation shafts, respective... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172440 | Concealed illuminated center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) A vehicle including a center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). The vehicle includes a vehicle body panel formed of a light emitting material of a predetermined color, including a first surface area, and coated with a paint of a predetermined color. A CHMSL housing may b... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171912 | Method and system for pre-ignition control Methods and systems are provided for addressing cylinder pre-ignition by adjusting a spray angle of fuel injected into a cylinder responsive to an indication of pre-ignition. A spray pattern of fuel injected in the cylinder is varied based on a cylinder pre-ignition... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171724 | Vehicle-based strategy for removing urea deposits from an SCR catalyst A method is provided for controlling regeneration of an SCR catalyst. The method includes coordinating the regeneration duration and temperature (e.g., longer/shorter regenerations and/or lower/higher temperatures) to the urea deposit loading. In this way, improved ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170767 | Vehicle stability control system and method A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for und... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169341 | Vehicle park assist system and method for parking a vehicle using such system A park assist system for parking a vehicle in a target parking space includes a sensing system. The sensing system determines whether there is a sufficient slot length in a target parking space too small to complete a parking maneuver in a single maneuver, but large... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168060 | System and method for improving accuracy of a gas sensor A method is disclosed for operating an electrochemical gas sensor with a measuring electrode pair and a pumping electrode pair. The method includes obtaining a measurement of the interfering species at a location spatially adjacent to a measuring electrode of the me... | 05/01/2012 |
