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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124286 | Fuel cell system with a metering unit The invention relates to a fuel cell installation comprising a fuel cell unit (6). Said installation is also provided with a dosing unit (8) which comprises at least one dosing valve (7) and is used to dose a fuel (10) for at least one an... | 02/28/2012 |
| D652352 | Whole body of car | 01/17/2012 |
| D651943 | Whole body of car | 01/10/2012 |
| D651942 | Whole body of car | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089690 | Multistage fiber amplifier and method for adapting a pump power of a multistage fiber amplifier The invention relates to a multistage fiber amplifier having a first amplifying fiber, at least one further amplifying fiber connected in series with the first amplifying fiber, a pump source, a first pump signal fed to the first amplifying fiber, and a further pump... | 01/03/2012 |
| D642496 | Automobile | 08/02/2011 |
| D642494 | Automobile | 08/02/2011 |
| D639710 | Whole body of car | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946781 | Assembly and method for retaining a fastener An assembly for connecting a component having a base to a surface includes a fastener and a retainer having a clamp portion for capturing a shank of the fastener, and for aligning the fastener and an optional gasket with the base. The retainer automatically separate... | 05/24/2011 |
| D637109 | Automobile | 05/03/2011 |
| D636706 | Automobile | 04/26/2011 |
| D636705 | Automobile | 04/26/2011 |
| 7920969 | System for and method of determining a host vehicle lane change A tracking system adapted for use with communicatively coupled traveling host and remote vehicles, includes a locator device configured to determine sets of current position, and trail coordinates for each of the vehicles. The preferred system further includes senso... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913242 | Low cost, open approach for vehicle software installation/updating and on-board diagnostics A vehicle software installation, upgrade, and diagnostic system for use in vehicle assembly, upgrade, and repair, includes a portable memory device, such as a USB flash disk. The device receives diagnostic information via an open architecture communications port of ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909026 | Servo-actuated supercharger operating mechanism The present invention provides a servo actuated operating mechanism for a coacting lobed rotor positive displacement supercharger combining a low cost and capacity electromagnetic clutch with a small oil pump internal to the supercharger unit. The oil pump supplies ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908064 | Optimal selection of input torque considering battery utilization for a hybrid electric vehicle A preferred input torque for a hybrid powertrain is determined within a solution space of feasible input torques in accordance with a plurality of powertrain system constraints that results in a minimum overall powertrain system loss. System power losses and battery... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905538 | Active material based concealment devices for seams A device for concealing a seam between a first surface and a second surface includes a moveable body fixedly attached to a selected one of the first surface and the second surface, wherein the moveable body is configured to transition between a first position and a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900986 | Active material based concealment assemblies A concealment assembly includes a component, a member configured to have a first form and a second form, wherein the first form is configured to conceal the component and the second form is configured to expose the component, thereby making the component accessible ... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633838 | Side panel for automobile | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897693 | Proton conductive polymer electrolytes and fuel cells In one embodiment, a copolymer comprises a sulfonatable segment covalently linked to an un-sulfonatable segment through an organic linking group. The sulfonatable group segment may be sulfonated through direction sulfonation or sulfonation through a spacer molecule.... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897692 | Sulfonated perfluorocyclobutane block copolymers and proton conductive polymer membranes A sulfonated aromatic perfluorocyclobutane block copolymer comprises a hydrophobic perfluorocyclobutane ether chain segment and a hydrophilic sulfonated perfluorocyclobutane ether chain segment. The sulfonated perfluorocyclobutane copolymer may be used to make proto... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897691 | Proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications A proton conductive graft polymer comprises at least a structure unit of a sulfonated polymer side chain covalently attached to a hydrophobic perfluorocyclobutane polymer main chain. The sulfonated condensation polymer side chain has a high local ion exchange capaci... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895917 | Conformal grasp handle A conformal grasp handle that molds itself to an applied load of an object, e.g., an end user's hands as they grip the conformal grasp handles. The conformal grasp handle retains the shape of the local deformation caused by the applied load until the handle is inten... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891075 | Reconfigurable fixture device and method for controlling A reconfigurable fixture device system, including: a base member; a reconfigurable pad disposed on the base member, wherein the reconfigurable pad comprises a shape memory material configured to selectively conform to a surface contour of a workpiece; an activation ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888433 | Sulfonated-polyperfluoro-cyclobutane-polyphenylene polymers for PEM fuel cell applications A polymer for ion conductor applications includes a polymer segment having a perfluorocyclobutyl moiety and a polymer segment not having such a moiety. One of these polymer segments is sulfonated to improve ionic conductivity. Fuel cells incorporating the ion conduc... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632223 | Automobile | 02/08/2011 |
| 7849224 | Method and apparatus for implementing a mobile server Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting data from remote server device to a computer module in a vehicle. A request for data is transmitted from the computer module over an in-vehicle network to an in-vehicle communications gateway module. The request fo... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848902 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a thermal management system of an electro-mechanical transmission Temperature of an electric power device of a hybrid transmission is managed based upon device temperatures and power flow, ambient temperature, and a cooling circuit flow rate. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848872 | Method and apparatus for monitoring recirculated exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine A method for controlling EGR gas flow in an internal combustion engine during ongoing operation includes determining an engine operating point and a preferred EGR fraction for a cylinder charge based upon the engine operating point. A feed-forward command for contro... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848864 | System for estimating vehicle states for rollover reduction A system and method for estimating vehicle states, such as vehicle roll-rate, vehicle roll angle, vehicle lateral velocity and vehicle yaw-rate, for use in rollover reduction. The system includes an extended Kalman filter observer responsive to a steering angle sign... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848834 | Computerized system for network-based management of engineering projects A computer system used for carrying out engineering tasks as a part of an engineering project. The system includes a plurality of client computers and one or more server computers accessible by the client computers via a communications network. Distributed across th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848707 | Systems and methods for suppressing radio interference from a noise source via active filtering Systems and methods are provided for suppressing radio interference from a noise source having an operating frequency. One system includes memory for storing a threshold signal strength, a re-configurable filter for selectively filtering signals of a harmonic of the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847709 | Multimode vehicle location device and method A user carried electronic device and method therefore is provided for directing the user to a parked vehicle using several modes of operation. The device includes a display, a memory, an interface for receiving information downloads from the vehicle and a controller... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847680 | Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display Motor vehicle gear selectors, methods for integrating a variable display on the gear selector, and motor vehicles including a gear selector with an integrated display are provided. One gear selector includes a body and a variable display integral with the body and c... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847579 | Systems and methods to evaluate permanent magnet motors Methods and systems for evaluating a permanent magnet motor are provided. The method includes the steps of spinning a rotor of the permanent magnet motor; determining a total harmonic distortion of the permanent magnet motor; and comparing the determined total harmo... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847513 | System for controlling the power output of a fuel cell stack and battery A system for controlling the power output of a fuel cell stack and a battery in a hybrid fuel cell system. The system includes a power damping filter that receives a power request signal, and damps the request to reduce large changes in the power request. A battery ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847461 | Multi-layer magnet arrangement in a permanent magnet machine for a motorized vehicle A permanent magnet machine includes a stator having a hollow core, a rotor rotatably disposed inside the hollow core, and a plurality of multilayered permanent magnets embedded in the rotor. Each multilayered permanent magnet has opposite first and second ends, and ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847444 | Electric motor assembly with stator mounted in vehicle powertrain housing and method An electric motor assembly in a vehicle powertrain is provided with a generally annular stator fit within an interior cavity of the powertrain defined by a housing. Roll pins are fit between the housing and the stator. The stator may have a plurality of first geomet... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847437 | Efficient operating point for double-ended inverter system Systems and methods are provided for controlling a double-ended inverter system coupled to a first energy source and a second energy source. The method comprises determining a constant power line associated with operation of the double-ended inverter system, the con... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847256 | Secure enclosure A system is provided for detecting when an enclosure having a body and a removable cover is opened. The system comprises a light source for generating a light beam, a light detector for detecting the light beam, and at least one reflector all mounted inside the encl... | 12/07/2010 |
