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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7162040 | Mounting assembly for active noise attenuation system An active noise attenuation system includes a speaker housing for a speaker assembly that attenuates noise generated by an air induction system for a vehicle engine. The speaker housing is a generic housing formed from plastic that can be utilized with many differen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156615 | Fan shroud structure for reducing resonance, improving stiffness and manufacturability A fan shroud structure 10 is constructed and arranged to carry a fan. The fan shroud structure includes a body 12 having a periphery, a main surface, and an annular rim 26 defining a generally central opening 28. The opening 28 is ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146970 | Integrated vapor control valve and sensor An evaporative fuel vapor control system, purge valve and methods are described. The system includes a fuel supply, internal combustion engine, vapor canister, a bypass passage, and a purge valve. The bypass passage includes a sensor disposed in the bypass passage a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143993 | Exhaust gas recirculation valve having a rotary motor An exhaust gas recirculation valve is provided. The exhaust gas recirculation valve has a base, a spring biasing the valve closed, and an actuator including a rotary motor and a linearly displaceable shaft that is coupled to the motor's rotor. The valve includes a v... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139400 | Microphone calibration for active noise control system An active noise control system (100) and method compensates for changes in a microphone output to maintain accurate noise control. A calibration signal reflecting a desired microphone output is generated and stored in an active noise control module (106 | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124750 | Relative position sensing for an exhaust gas recirculation valve An exhaust gas recirculating valve includes a body, a closure member, a magnet, and a magneto-resistive sensor. The body defines a passage through which exhaust gas flows. The body includes a seat and the passage includes an aperture defined by the seat. The closure... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121267 | Poppet for an integrated pressure management apparatus and fuel system and method of minimizing resonance An integrated pressure management apparatus, system and method for minimizing resonance of a poppet. A housing defines a fluid communication passage between ports. The housing includes a first portion, which extends along an axis, and has a first surface parallel to... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119473 | Brush card assembly with RFI suppression for two or three speed permanent magnet brush motor with link wound dual commutator and dual armature winding configuration A brush card assembly 30 is provided for a permanent magnet brush motor 50. The motor includes a link wound, high speed side commutator 46 and an associated high speed side armature winding 44, and a link wound low speed side commutator | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117880 | Apparatus and method of changing printed circuit boards in a fuel vapor pressure management apparatus An apparatus and a method for managing fuel vapor pressure in a fuel system that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel vapor pressure management apparatus performs leak detection on a headspace of the fuel system, performs excess negative pressure... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114475 | Air cleaner, valve cover and intake manifold assembly An air cleaner, intake manifold, and valve cover are integrated together for attachment to a vehicle engine. The air cleaner is positioned directly between the intake manifold and valve cover to provide a compact induction module. The induction module is mounted to ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112907 | Flux modifier for a permanent magnet brush-type motor using wound field coils combined with permanent magnets A stator and armature assembly 12 is provided for a permanent magnet DC motor. The assembly includes an armature 13 having a lamination core 14 and windings 15, and a stator structure 16 associated with the armature. The armature i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105969 | Two speed electric motor with link wound dual-commutator and dual-armature winding A permanent magnet D.C. electric motor includes a stator housing, permanent magnet structure, and an armature assembly. The armature assembly includes a shaft rotatably mounted in the stator housing, lamination structure, first and second coil windings associated wi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106867 | Active noise cancellation for a vehicle induction system having selectable engine noise profile An active noise cancellation system (26) for controlling engine noise propagation through a vehicle induction system (32) is customizable to achieve a desired engine noise profile. A controller (34) of the active noise cancellation system drives... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106866 | Active noise cancellation stability solution The method of noise attenuation comprises the steps of generating a noise canceling signal, sensing for an system condition, and ceasing the generation of the noise canceling based upon the system condition. This method is embodied in a system that includes an air i... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106868 | Active noise control for vehicle door noise An active noise control system (100) and method modifies a noise made when a vehicle closure, such as a door, hood, or trunk, closes by detecting the closure's velocity and selecting a delay time and control noise amplitude appropriate for the velocity. By mo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095151 | Segmented brush tube structure for acoustic energy dissipation A brush tube structure 10 is provided for holding a brush 14 of a motor. The brush tube structure includes a base 15 and a plurality of fingers 12 extending from the base in a cantilevered manner and in direction of travel of the brush. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091685 | Overload protection for DC motors A closed-loop system 10 is provided for controlling a DC motor. The system includes a DC motor 12, a controller 18 associated with the motor and constructed and arranged to control operation of the motor, a voltage sensor 14 constructed a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089919 | Automotive vapor purge valve using shape memory alloy wire A purge valve is provided for a vehicle. The purge valve 10 includes a body 12 to be coupled to an intake manifold 40 of the vehicle and to a canister 33. The body has an orifice 20 for communicating vapor from the canister 33 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086271 | Vacuum generating method and device A test device and method for drawing a vacuum relative to an ambient environment. The device includes a member defining a passage, a valve, and a fluid communication conduit. The passage extends between a first end and a second end, and includes a constriction defin... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086384 | Intake manifold having integrated features A vehicle fuel intake system (10) includes an intake manifold (14), an injector pack assembly (18) and an air cleaner assembly (16). The injector pack assembly (18) includes an encapsulated lead frame (36) that provides elec... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086497 | Induction system with low pass filter for turbo charger applications A flow tube for an induction system with a turbo charger includes a first tube half and a second tube half with a noise attenuation plate positioned between the halves. The noise attenuation plate includes a plurality of holes having varying diameters and depths. Th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086383 | Permanent magnet digital purge valve A purge valve is in fluid communication between a fuel vapor collection canister and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The purge valve includes a body, a seat, a head, and a solenoid. The body defines a fuel vapor flow path between a first port is... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088062 | Electronic variable speed control of dual motor configuration A dual motor configuration 10 includes a primary brushless motor 18 electronically controlled to be driven at various speeds throughout a range of motor speeds. A secondary brush motor 24 electronically controlled be driven at various speeds thr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086276 | Temperature correction method and subsystem for automotive evaporative leak detection systems A method and sensor or sensor subsystem permit improved evaporative leak detection in an automotive fuel system. The sensor or sensor subsystem computes temperature-compensated pressure values, thereby eliminating or reducing false positive or other adverse results ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066154 | Purge valve including a dual coil permanent magnet linear actuator A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intak... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063060 | Air induction system having an intake manifold including a throttle body An air induction system for an internal combustion engine. The system includes an air cleaner having an air intake and an intake manifold for distributing air to cylinders of the engine. A throttle body installed in a neck portion of the manifold is also provided, w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044111 | Purge valve having permanent magnet armature A purge valve for an evaporative emission control system. The purge valve includes an actuator, a valve body, and a valve closure member disposed in the valve body. The actuator is disposed along a longitudinal axis, and includes an electromagnetic coil having a hol... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040301 | Fuel system with integrated pressure management A fuel system supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The fuel system includes an integrated pressure management system managing pressure and detecting leaks in the fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak dia... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036490 | Elastomeric vapor flow control actuator A canister purge valve for regulating fuel vapor flow between a fuel vapor collection canister and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The canister purge valve includes a body defining a passage extending between a first port and a second port. The ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035414 | Active noise attenuation system An active noise attenuation system for an air induction assembly includes a housing that is mounted to a vehicle structure and a speaker assembly that is mounted within the housing to generate a sound field for attenuating noise. The housing defines an air inlet duc... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028674 | Flow sensor integrated with leak detection for purge valve diagnostic An apparatus and a method for managing fuel vapor pressure in a fuel system that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel vapor pressure management apparatus performs leak detection on a headspace of the fuel system, performs excess negative pressure... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028722 | Rationality testing for a fuel vapor pressure management apparatus A method of rationalizing the functioning of a fuel vapor pressure management system. The fuel vapor pressure management system is in fluid communication with a headspace of a fuel system, and the fuel system supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine of a vehic... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025084 | Integrated pressure management system for a fuel system An integrated pressure management system manages pressure and detects leaks in a fuel system. The integrated pressure management system also performs a leak diagnostic for the head space in a fuel tank, a canister that collects volatile fuel vapors from the head spa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017707 | Herschel-Quincke tube for vehicle applications An HQ tube arrangement suitable for packaging within a vehicle may be designed by creating a mathematical model representing a tube arrangement having a first passageway and a second passageway fluidly connected to the first passageway at first and second junctions.... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018240 | Motor assembly of X2Y RFI attenuation capacitors for motor radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) suppression A connector structure for a brush motor includes a connector body 10 associated with the motor, an X2Y capacitor structure 20, a positive power terminal connection structure 14 associated, a negative power terminal connection structure 14... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016506 | Modular active noise air filter speaker and microphone assembly An air induction system comprises an air induction body and air filter to provide filtered air to a vehicle engine. A microphone is disposed within the air filter. A control unit may receive signals from the microphone. The control unit may further control a speaker... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014425 | Low pressure fan with Y-shaped blades A fan 10 includes a central hub 14, an outer ring structure 18, and a plurality of fan blades 12. Each blade is of generally Y-shaped configuration having first and second separate branches 12a, 12b, respective... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011077 | Fuel system and method for managing fuel vapor pressure with a flow-through diaphragm A fuel system and a method of method of managing fuel vapor pressure in the fuel system. The fuel system a fuel tank having a headspace, a fuel vapor collection canister in fluid communication with the headspace, a purge valve, and a fuel vapor pressure management a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011076 | Bipolar valve having permanent magnet A solenoid for use in valves used in evaporative emission control systems, such as canister purge valves or vent solenoid valves. The solenoid includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port. The housing further includes a guide element having a bobbin se... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011081 | Double-pintle emission control valve having a one-piece double-seat element A cylindrical-walled seat element (50) in a double-pintle (42) EEGR valve (20) is a machined metal part in which two substantially identical apertures (62, 64) collectively span essentially a semi-circumference of the seat element wall ( | 03/14/2006 |
