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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7798935 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7736260 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722009 | Electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve for a vehicle gas cylinder, said valve comprising: a valve body; an external thread section of the valve body, that can be screwed into an internal thread on the gas cylinder; a section of the valve body protruding into the gas cylinder; a s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707905 | Shift mechanism for a manual planetary transmission A shift mechanism for a manual planetary transmission has a plurality of control members. Each control member has a slot configuration for each shift rail defined therein. The slot configurations are aligned among plates and a pin member is inserted in each of the s... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704180 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7503618 | Slidable door A wheeled automotive vehicle including a body structure, including a driver compartment and including an opening into the compartment. A door is cooperatively dimensioned and configured to close the opening, the opening being formed by portions of the body structure... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7461639 | Coated heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a housing with an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet. A plurality of heat exchange conduits has a first surface in fluid communication with the exhaust inlet and the exhaust outlet and has a second surface i... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462122 | Multi-mode electrically variable transmissions with at least one brake and three clutches The electrically variable transmission family of the present invention provides low-content, low-cost electrically variable transmission mechanisms including three differential gear sets, a battery, two electric machines serving interchangeably as motors or generato... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462125 | Multi-speed transmission A multi-speed transmission has three planetary gear sets and six torque-transmitting mechanism packaged in various ones of five zones within a transmission cavity. Each planetary gear set has a ring gear member, a sun gear member and a carrier member that rotatably ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462344 | Methods for reversibly storing hydrogen The invention provides a method of reversibly storing hydrogen at industrially practicable temperature and pressure conditions. A stable hydrogen storage hydride is mixed with a destabilizing hydride. The stable hydride is capable of releasing hydrogen at a first en... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463970 | Torque based engine speed control A method of achieving a desired engine speed of an internal combustion engine includes determining the desired engine speed, calculating a slow response torque value based on the desired engine speed and calculating a fast response torque value based on the desired ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464203 | Method of validating plurality of data during serial communication using a dual path across a single serial link A method and apparatus is provided for validating a plurality of variable data transmitted in an automobile, comprising generating a control copy and a redundant copy of the variable data, calculating a pre-transmittal cross-check measure using the redundant copy of... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461506 | Exhaust gas cooler The invention concerns an exhaust gas cooler employed with a tailpipe of a vehicle exhaust system and a method of cooling exhaust gasses before being emitted from the exhaust system into the atmosphere. The exhaust gas cooler may include a cooler housing having a su... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460951 | System and method of target tracking using sensor fusion A target tracking and sensory fusion system is adapted for use with a vehicle, and configured to observe a condition of at least one object during a cycle. The system includes a plurality of sensors, and a novel controller communicatively coupled to the sensors and ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460948 | Traffic notification system for reporting traffic anomalies based on historical probe vehicle data A system and method for determining and communicating a traffic anomaly at a point to at least one receiving vehicle includes a traffic information center and at least one probe device. Each probe device is configured to determine and store within an on-board databa... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459874 | System and method for controlling electric drive systems Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for regulating the operation of a drive system within a battery voltage and power range. The apparatus includes a PI regulator producing a signal for regulating a torque output of the drive system based on a DC voltage so... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458913 | Power transmission A power transmission, for a vehicle, provides seven forward speeds and a reverse speed. The transmission has three planetary gearsets and has one sun gear member, which is held stationary for six of forward speeds and the reverse speed. The sun gear member is connec... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455713 | Cavitation process for titanium products from precursor halides A titanium halide and, optionally, other precursor halides compound are reduced to a predetermined titanium product, suitably at or near ambient conditions. Titanium tetrachloride, for example, is added to an anhydrous liquid reaction medium containing one or more a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455609 | Electrically variable transmission having three planetary gear sets and clutched motor/generators The electrically variable transmission family of the present invention provides low-content, low-cost electrically variable transmission mechanisms including first, second and third differential gear sets, a battery, two electric machines serving interchangeably as ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455136 | Cooling system for a rearward portion of a vehicle and method of cooling A cooling system dedicated to cooling the vehicle components located in the rearward portion of a vehicle is provided. The rear-dedicated cooling system operates independently of any cooling systems located in a frontward portion of the vehicle. The rear-dedicated c... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454288 | System and method for clustering probe vehicles for real-time traffic application A system and method for forming a cluster of probe vehicles, aggregating and processing (e.g., averaging) data generated by the members of the cluster, and reporting only the processed data to a receiving center, such as a Traffic Management Center, thereby reducing... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453271 | Apparatus and method for sensing water within a fuel-water separator assembly A method of sensing water within a fuel-water separator assembly disposed within a fuel system of an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes the steps of: A) monitoring a single selectively activatable sensor within the fuel-water separator assem... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453226 | Synchronized rear vision system A synchronized rear vision system for a vehicle includes a pair of external side rearview mirrors for attachment to the vehicle and an interior rearview mirror for attachment to the vehicle. The synchronized rear vision system also includes a system master controlle... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452302 | Multi-speed transmissions with three interconnected gearsets The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least six forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mec... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452296 | Electrically variable transmission having three planetary gear sets, two fixed constraints and a stationary member The electrically variable transmission family of the present invention provides low-content, low-cost electrically variable transmission mechanisms including first, second and third differential gear sets, a battery, two electric machines serving interchangeably as ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450378 | Power module having self-contained cooling system A semiconductor module comprises a housing having a cavity therein, and at least one semiconductor device residing within the cavity. A cooling system is contained within the housing and comprises a dielectric fluid disposed within the housing and a flow passageway ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449859 | Reduction of subharmonic oscillation at high frequency operation of a power inverter A control architecture for an electrical inverter includes a synchronous frame current regulator and a stationary frame current regulator. The stationary frame current regulator receives input currents that represent filtered versions of stationary frame currents th... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7449853 | High power, low noise interconnection for an integrated dual wound motor to a dual inverter A high current interconnection system is provided which can be configured to couple a motor to an inverter. A high current interconnection system comprises a bus bar, a motor winding coupled to the bus bar, and a thermal interface. The motor winding is configured to... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448678 | Active material actuated headrest assemblies A headrest assembly including active material drivenly coupled to a headrest component, such as for example, an interior frame member, bag, or gear device ,wherein the material is actuated upon receipt of an activation signal, and configured to morph, reposition, re... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448665 | Pivot and stow seating A method is disclosed for stowing a bench seat or a segment of a bench seat into the floor of a vehicle. The steps include folding the backrest onto the seat base. The seat is then tilted upwards about an axis aligned with one side end of the seat to place the seat ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448648 | Air bag system An air bag system housed within a cavity includes an inflator, an inflatable air bag, and an air bag housing defining a vent. A deployment door movable between a closed position and an open position at least partially covers the cavity. A vent restrictor is movable ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448368 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine An engine including an exhaust system operable to convey exhaust gases from the engine. A turbocharger is in fluid communication with the exhaust system. A diesel particulate filter, disposed in fluid communication with the exhaust system and located in downstream r... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448367 | Evaporative emission control in battery powered vehicle with gasoline engine powered generator A plug-in hybrid vehicle is driven by one or more electric motors powered by a battery system with supplemental electric power provided by a gasoline engine powered generator. A canister, connected by a fuel vapor vent passage, is used to admit and temporarily adsor... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445079 | Automatic calibration of vehicle transmission using load sensing A method for automatically calibrating a transmission of a vehicle using load sensing includes sensing a change in ride height of the vehicle and measuring a magnitude of the change in ride height of the vehicle. The method includes selecting a predefined set of par... | 11/04/2008 |
| D579822 | Automobile | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444241 | Method for detecting or predicting vehicle cut-ins A system for determining the potential for a possible cut-in situation by a cut-in vehicle on a subject vehicle. The subject vehicle may employ various devices, such as cameras, sensors, wireless communications systems, map data bases, navigational systems, etc., fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444236 | Discrete variable valve lift diagnostic control system A diagnostic control system for an internal combustion engine including a discrete variable valve lift (DVVL) system includes a first module that determines a knock threshold value based on engine operating parameters and an engine knock sensor that generates a knoc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444235 | Post catalyst oxygen sensor diagnostic An engine exhaust sensor diagnostic system for an exhaust system including a catalyst and a post-catalyst oxygen sensor includes a first module that calculates a total integrated area based on a signal generated by the post-catalyst oxygen sensor. A second module co... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444234 | Method and apparatus for monitoring an intake air filter There is provided a method and system for monitoring an intake air filter for an internal combustion engine of a hybrid powertrain operative to transmit an output torque to a driveline. The engine has a controllable throttle valve. The method comprises determining a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444222 | Method and apparatus for generating a cornering-corrected eLSD control signal Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a slip control for an active driveline device (such as an electronic limited slip differential (eLSD)) that corrects for longitudinal tire slip in the turning wheels of a vehicle. Indicia of a yaw rate of the vehicle... | 10/28/2008 |
