Quotables
"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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 |
| 8178249 | Fuel cell humidity control system and method A control system for controlling the amount of water in at least one fluid stream that is passed through a fuel cell stack comprises a humidifier arrangement, a sensor and a controller. The humidifier arrangement is operable to humidify the fluid stream. The sensor ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177277 | Vehicle having a body panel A vehicle having a vehicle body component and a body panel. The vehicle body component has a body mating feature. The body panel has a body panel mating feature that engages the body mating feature to secure the body panel to the vehicle body component. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173319 | Fuel cell water management system and method Systems and methods for transporting accumulated water in a fuel cell system are disclosed. Briefly described, in one aspect, a system comprises a fuel cell flow field plate with at least one channel disposed on a surface of the fuel cell flow field plate, and at le... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171641 | Vehicle framing method and frame A method is provided for assembling a vehicle frame from hydro-formed tubular metal components. Each hydro-formed component has a surface feature that is complementary to a surface feature on an adjacent component. The complementary surface features allow the hydro-... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161454 | Software architecture for developing in-vehicle software applications According to one embodiment of the present invention, a software architecture encoded on a computer readable medium is disclosed. The software architecture can be utilized for developing in-vehicle software applications for installation and execution on an in-vehicl... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158291 | Hydrogen recirculation system using integrated motor generator energy A system for delivering a supply fluid stream to a fuel cell stack that discharges an unused fluid stream is provided. A fuel supply is adapted to provide a pressurized supply fluid stream. An expander is in fluid communication with the fuel supply and is configured... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8145589 | Method and system for application support knowledge transfer between information technology organizations A computer network system for implementing a knowledge transfer process includes one or more local computers. The processors of the computers may access a knowledge database stored in local computer memory. The system also includes remote computers. The processors o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138114 | Methods and formulations for enhancing NHadsorption capacity of selective catalytic reduction catalysts A method of providing an automobile exhaust catalyst composition. The method includes acidifying a support composition with a conjugate base oxide of an inorganic acid having a Ka to obtain an acidified support exhaust catalyst composition. The support composition i... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137607 | Process for making reusable tooling A reusable, low investment tool for making parts is made by a process in which a mixture of sand and an activator is applied as a layer onto which a printed resin is deposited to form a base and a pattern. A plurality of sidewalls may also be provided on the base us... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655653 | Vehicle hood | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123284 | Vehicle body component and mating feature A vehicle body component having a body portion and male and female dovetail portions. The male and female dovetail portions have substantially trapezoidal cross sections. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113750 | Face hob hypoid gear tooth cutting by common blades A method includes selecting a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio. A first hypoid gear set defines the first gear ratio and a second hypoid gear set defines the second gear ratio. The first hypoid gear set includes a first ring gear that is formed with at least... | 02/14/2012 |
| D654196 | Vehicle headlight | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111256 | Method of altering a mesh model using model independent dirichlet parametrization A method of altering a computer generated mesh model of a design feature by a computer user to improve a feature design process is provided including providing a mesh model; forming a plane; defining an alteration area of the plane; forming a 2D mesh on the plane in... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8095431 | Online system and method of reporting related to orders for consumer product having specific configurations An online system for generating reports related to consumer product online orders is provided. The system comprises at least one presentation application operable to capture user online session data including a presentation application identifier, session identifier... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092943 | Fuel cell system with improved fuel recirculation A fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell stack, a fuel recirculation line provided with a jet pump and a valve controlled by a control unit based on the anode-cathode pressure differential such that the valve is closed to reduce or stop fuel supply when the anode-c... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651961 | Vehicle wheel | 01/10/2012 |
| D651956 | Vehicle wheel | 01/10/2012 |
| D651953 | Vehicle liftgate | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078443 | Method and system for generating configuration constraints for computer models A bill of material and a design layout are aligned to generate a configuration for a virtual vehicle. The bill of material includes a part number and usage associated with a part. The design layout includes a CAD model of the part. CAD models in vehicle position are... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649504 | Vehicle wheel cover | 11/29/2011 |
| D649503 | Vehicle wheel | 11/29/2011 |
| 8050994 | Method and system for financing acquisition of vehicles In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for financing acquisition of a vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a future interest in a vehicle in consideration for a future interest price upon transfer of a legal title in the vehicle in cons... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046895 | System and method for assembling a vehicle body structure A system and method for assembling a vehicle body structure. The system includes first and second end effectors for positioning first and second body structure components. The second end effector engages the first end effector to position the second body structure c... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038980 | Hydrogen storage materials containing ammonia borane According to at least one aspect of the present invention, an ammonia borane containing hydrogen storage material is provided to be present with substantially reduced formation of borazine or diborane. In at least one embodiment, the hydrogen storage material includ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038205 | Vehicle having a passenger compartment body structure A vehicle having a body structure that defines a front portion of a passenger compartment. The vehicle includes first and second closure frame structures and a roof structure that interlocks with the first and second closure frame structures. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| D647011 | Vehicle front bumper | 10/18/2011 |
| D646607 | Vehicle front bumper splitter | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029344 | Door assembly for climate control system A motor vehicle climate control system that utilizes a door to selectively open and close an inlet formed in a housing of the climate control system. The housing includes a wall having a seal surface. The seal surface is spaced outwardly from an inner surface of the... | 10/04/2011 |
| D645384 | Vehicle hood | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019298 | Satellite radio system and method of activating same A satellite radio system may include at least one computing device configured to receive a transaction date associated with a vehicle, to determine a preactivation duration based on the date, and to determine whether the preactivation duration exceeds a predetermine... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014886 | Method and system for generating an assembly configuration A bill of material and a design layout are aligned to generate a configuration for a virtual vehicle. The bill of material includes a part number and usage associated with a part. The design layout includes a CAD model of the part. CAD models in vehicle position are... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009026 | Vehicle statistical measurement game A vehicle communication system is operable to calculate and compare vehicle statistics based on information received from a vehicle sensor. This statistic information can be used by the vehicle communication system to execute a plurality of statistic based games. Ad... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005587 | Method and system for controlling a motive power system of an automotive vehicle Environment conditions expected to be encountered by a vehicle are used as inputs in determining operating modes of a motive power system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A vehicle operating in charge depleting mode may transition to operate in charge sustainin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003265 | Gas conditioning device and method A humidification device is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the humidification device includes at least one wet gas channel and at least one dry gas channel disposed in adjacent relationship to the at least one wet gas channel. The at least one wet gas chann... | 08/23/2011 |
| D642967 | Vehicle wheel cover | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988212 | Vehicle mounting and alignment bracket A bracket for attaching and aligning a forward-looking radar (FLR) having a front face is disclosed according to one embodiment. The bracket includes a bracket frame having an attachment feature for attaching the FLR to the bracket frame. The bracket also includes a... | 08/02/2011 |
| D642710 | Vehicle lamp | 08/02/2011 |
| D642302 | Vehicle trunk taillight | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982437 | Automotive power supply system and method of operating same A battery control module monitors discharge voltages associated with a traction battery of an automotive vehicle. The battery control module cycles the traction battery at a discharge-voltage dependent charge/discharge profile to generate heat within the traction ba... | 07/19/2011 |
