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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047102 | VEHICLE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD A vehicle may include at least one controller and a battery configured to be selectively charged with energy from an off-board energy source. The at least one controller may be configured to receive user input specifying a cost minimization mode of battery charging. The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046883 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TESTING NAVIGATION ROUTES Various embodiments may include a method and system for testing data defining one or more navigation routes. A starting location may be input at a computer remote from the starting location. A destination location may also be input. Map data including GPS information ba... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046834 | Method And System For Determining A Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Expected Drive Range A vehicle may include an engine and electric machine each configured to generate motive power for the vehicle, a battery configured to store energy for the electric machine, and a tank configured to store fuel for the engine. The vehicle may further include one or more ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046828 | System And Method For Controlling Electric Power In A Plug-In Vehicle From An External Power Source A system and method is provided for controlling electric power in a plug-in vehicle, such as a pure electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle. The electric power is controlled from an external power source to one or more predetermined components in the plug-in vehicle... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045842 | Method and System For Updating A Social Networking System Based On Vehicle Events A computer-implemented method for automatically updating a social networking system based on vehicle events may include receiving login information at a nomadic device to permit network access to a social networking system. The method may also include wirelessly determi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043355 | Plug-In Vehicle A plug-in vehicle includes a vehicle body having an outer panel, a propulsion unit such as an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, a recharging port supported on the outer panel to receive power from an external electric power source, and a display subassembly connec... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043307 | Vehicle Power System And Electrical Contactor For Use With Same A vehicle power system includes an electrical power source, an electrical bus, and a contactor electrically connected with the electrical power source and electrical bus. The contactor includes first and second poles, dual plungers each operatively associated with one o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041803 | Ignition Coil With Ionization And Digital Feedback For An Internal Combustion Engine Systems and methods for controlling an internal combustion engine include an ignition coil that generates a pre-discharge ionization signal during charging of the ignition coil after reaching a first threshold charge level and prior to spark discharge and a controller t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041498 | EXHAUST GAS SYSTEM An exhaust gas system configured for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head having at least two cylinders, a single exhaust duct emerging from the cylinder head, an individual exhaust duct provided between each cylinder and the single exhaust duct, and a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040707 | INTELLIGENT MUSIC SELECTION IN VEHICLES A method of intelligent music selection in a vehicle includes learning user preferences for music selection in the vehicle corresponding to a plurality of driving conditions of the vehicle. Input is received that is indicative of a current driving condition of the vehic... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040481 | FALSE EVENT SUPPRESSION FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS A collision warning apparatus includes sensors, output devices, memory locations, a GPS device, and a processor. The processor may receive information from the sensors. The processor may also process the information to identify a detected object as a present potential c... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037582 | System And Method For Indicating A Vehicle Driving Mode A display system for a vehicle is provided. The display system includes an information display that changes color based upon an operating state of a vehicle. The information display includes display lighting that illuminates at least a portion of the display in a color ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037581 | User Definable Vehicle System Sounds A method of vehicle system sound playback includes uploading a user-selected sound to be associated with a vehicle system to a persistent memory within a vehicle. The method includes associating the sound with the vehicle system based on a pre-selection made by the user... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035941 | Exhaust Treatment device Facilitating Through-Wall Flow A method of manufacturing an emissions treatment device for an internal combustion engine includes disposing washcoated fibers between layers of a porous substrate to form multiple substantially parallel layers with a first group of layers at least partially open along ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035133 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A system and method are disclosed for controlling an internal combustion engine in which actual concentration of combusted gas in the intake is compared with desired concentration of combusted gas in the intake. When a difference is detected, at least one of start of in... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033764 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH WETNESS SENSOR A fuel cell system may have at least one sensor including a pair of electrodes disposed on a substrate. The sensor may be configured to produce an output signal having a magnitude that is proportional to a relative humidity in a vicinity of the sensor and, if liquid wat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING AUDIO TRANSMISSION BASED ON DRIVER STATUS In at least one embodiment, a method and a apparatus for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a control module. The control module is configured to receive an audio feed signal including audio content and a content advisory in... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALCOHOL MONITOR BASED ON DRIVER STATUS In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises an electronic device that is positioned within the vehicle. The electronic... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING A SPEED ALERT BASED ON DRIVER STATUS In at least one embodiment, a method for generating a speed alert with an electronic device in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating the speed at which the vehicle is traveling on a road and receiving a speed limit signa... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031843 | Permanent Magnet Machine with Different Pole Arc Angles An internal permanent magnet machine has multiple rotor sections, each section having multiple rotor laminations. Permanent magnets are placed asymmetrically in lamination openings to attenuate oscillations in torque caused by harmonic components of magnetic flux. Asymm... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031049 | System For Using Mechanical Power To Operate A Hybrid Electric Vehicle An automotive transmission transitions from a drive gear to a neutral gear when an engine is shutdown. During a rolling pull-up, a crankshaft of the engine will be spun up to a desired speed and the transmission will transition from the neutral gear to an appropriate ge... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030663 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A SURFACE FOR APPLYING A THERMALLY SPRAYED LAYER A method for preparing a surface, previously roughed in a mechanical manner and comprising sharp-edged ridges and recesses, on metal workpieces for applying a thermally sprayed layer. The roughened layer is machined by hammer or percussion brushes with a rapidly rotatin... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRATING A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL A fuel cell hydration system comprising a first reservoir is provided. The first reservoir is positioned between a cathode supply and a fuel cell stack. The first reservoir includes corrugated regions positioned axially along the first reservoir to accumulate water disc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024941 | MOLDED-IN-COLOR VEHICLE PANEL AND MOLD In one embodiment a method for creating a molded-in-color vehicle panel is provided. The mold may have at least first and second mold members, each having a forming surface for forming a portion of the vehicle panel. One mold member may translate relative to the other t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023847 | ADAPTIVE EGR CONTROL FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES A system and method for controlling an internal combustion engine having an EGR valve determine a base valve position to deliver a target flow using a stored map and adjust the base position in response to differential pressure across an orifice in the EGR flow to move ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023843 | EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER An exhaust gas recirculation assembly for an engine is disclosed in which an EGR cooler 10 and a bypass passage 11 are combined in a single housing 7. Two EGR valves 13, 14 are used to control exhaust gas flow through the EGR cooler 10... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023839 | EGR COOLER BYPASS STRATEGY A system and method for controlling an engine control an EGR cooler bypass valve to divert at least a portion of EGR flow around an EGR cooler when operating under cooler fouling/plugging conditions, such as during idle, off-idle, exhaust system warm up and DPF regenera... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023832 | FUEL SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A fuel system for a diesel engine has both a low pressure pump, which extracts fuel from the fuel tank, and a high pressure pump, which is fed by the low pressure pump and supplies fuel to fuel injectors. The fuel injectors supply fuel to the engine cylinders, with a sm... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023819 | GLOW PLUG PLACEMENT IN A DIESEL ENGINE A four-valve per cylinder engine has two intake valves, two exhaust valves and a centrally located fuel injector. Between each adjacent pair of valves is a valve bridge with a point of minimum separation between adjacent valves. In the present disclosure, the glow plug ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023818 | COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIVERTER An internal combustion engine includes a fuel system having a first fuel rail with an integrated diverter portion coupled to a high-pressure pump and separated from a common rail portion by a flow restriction device. The first fuel rail includes a pressure sensor couple... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023800 | MIRROR-IMAGE CYLINDER HEADS A vee-engine has left and right cylinder banks have valve configurations that are mirror images of each other. The exhaust valves and associated exhaust ports are situated more toward the rear of the engine than the intake valves in any particular cylinder. With all the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023799 | COOLING SYSTEM An internal combustion engine is disclosed that has a cylinder block with multiple cylinders, a bridge between adjacent cylinders, a cooling slot in the bridge, and a water jacket portion in the cylinder block. A cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block which has ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023797 | COOLING SYSTEM The disclosure relates to an internal combustion engine with a cooling circuit having a water jacket portion in the cylinder block and a water jacket portion in the cylinder head which has an intake portion and an exhaust portion. Flow from the intake and exhaust portio... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING RECOVERED ENERGY FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE An information display configured to display one or more energy efficiency values of a vehicle. The information display system may comprise an information display configured to display an energy recovered indicator corresponding to a ratio of the braking energy recovere... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023706 | PISTON FOR AN ENGINE A piston 10 for an engine has a number of elongate pockets 21, 22, 23, 24 each of which is arranged at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis HP2 of a contact zone 15 on the thrust and anti-thrust sides of the piston 10. The pockets ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023482 | EGR EXTRACTION IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM PRE-TURBO CATALYST A turbocharged, diesel engine has a small catalyst provided upstream of the turbocharger with EGR collected from the exhaust stream downstream of the catalyst and upstream of the turbocharger. By making the catalyst small, it packages into a pipe coupling the manifold t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023478 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM TO CONTROL TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE A method and system to control an engine to maintain turbine inlet temperature utilizes two temperature thresholds: a control initiation temperature and a maximum hardware temperature. An engine parameter is adjusted in a closed-loop manner based on an error, which is a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020735 | Fuel Cell Catalysts with Enhanced Catalytic Surface Area and Method of Making the Same According to at least one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fuel cell catalyst formed from a metallic alloy of one or more catalyst metals and one or more leachable metals through potential cycling to remove at least a portion of the leachable metals ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020596 | POLYCARBONATE PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE A vehicle glazing panel assembly has a polycarbonate panel supported by a vehicle body, and has a plurality of peripheral regions. A reinforcement member is mounted to the polycarbonate panel proximate at least one of the plurality of peripheral regions to stiffen the p... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018247 | AUTOMOTIVE KNEE BOLSTER SYSTEM An automotive knee bolster system includes a cross-car beam, and a variable stiffness member attached to the cross-car beam and configured to absorb occupant knee impact energy. The member includes a plurality of nested panels each having a different length and substant... | 01/27/2011 |
