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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5636605 | Composite intake manifold for an internal combustion engine A composite intake manifold includes a first outer member, an inner member fitted within the first outer member, and a second outer member fixed to the first outer member. An intake port of the manifold includes a curved portion. The curved portion is def... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5635925 | Volume control of aural guidance of vehicle route guidance apparatus An apparatus to facilitate volume control for route aural guidance. When supplying a guidance voice to a loudspeaker 34a, a voice control section 30 disconnects the loudspeaker 34a from audio and outputs the guidance voice through the loudspeaker. A volum... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5410486 | Navigation system for guiding vehicle by voice A vehicle navigation system for orally issuing route guidance, capable of changing a point at which the route guidance is issued depending on the moving situation of a vehicle. The moving situation is at least one of a number of lanes in a road being trav... | 04/25/1995 |
| 4406258 | Helically-shaped intake port of an internal combustion engine A helically-shaped intake port comprising a helical portion and an inlet passage portion which is tangentially connected to the helical portion and extends so as to be slightly curved. The intake valve is arranged at the outlet open end of the helical por... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4404942 | Method of controlling the rotational speed of a rotary shaft Speed pulses having a frequency proportional to an actual rotational speed V of a rotary shaft are generated. A period T of time which is necessary for generating a predetermined number of the speed pulses is measured, and then the difference ƊT between ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4402376 | Vehicle speed control apparatus A set switch 28 is connected via a first gate 34 to an analog switch 16, a speed incrementing circuit 36, and a latch circuit 30, but is connected directly to a second gate 22. When set switch 28 is actuated, a setting signal is passed through the first g... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4346837 | Thermostat for controlling the flow of cooling water of an engine A thermostat comprising a valve and a wax container connected to the valve. A drive rod projects from the end face of the wax container and is connected to the casing of the thermostat. The drive rod is actuated by the expanding operation of the wax conta... | 08/31/1982 |
