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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161939 | Vehicle with contactless throttle control A vehicle power control that includes a throttle mounting portion and a throttle that is movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider. The power control also includes a sensor in contactless association wi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156922 | Electrical actuating arrangement for an internal combustion engine An electrical actuating arrangement for an internal combustion engine includes an electric drive motor disposed in a housing body. The electric drive motor includes a motor housing with a drive side closed by a plastic front plate. A mounting flange is disposed on a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151766 | Combustion engine and vehicle equipped with such engine A combustion engine includes an cylinder block having a combustion chamber formed therein, a throttle body forming a part of an air intake passage for introducing an air therethrough into the combustion chamber, a throttle valve accommodated in the throttle body for... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113171 | Engine intake system An engine intake system is provided that includes a sensor unit (16) formed by mounting a throttle sensor (18) and a negative pressure sensor (20) on a sensor housing (17) mounted on a mounting face (15) on one side of a throttle b... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8074622 | Control and interconnection system for an apparatus Many devices, such as a turbocharger, use an apparatus to control their functions. For example, pneumatic and electric actuators are used to provide positional control of a mechanism on the turbocharger. The actuator must connect to the vehicles electrical system to... | 12/13/2011 |
| RE42940 | Air flow rate control apparatus A throttle control apparatus for an engine on a vehicle is provided, in which the number of component parts in the position detection means and the driven means is reduced to improve the accuracy in its position control and at the same time an integrated wiring is a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051832 | Air intake control system for internal combustion engine of a vehicle An air intake control system is provided for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The control system includes an intake port of a cylinder head for an engine main body, a throttle body having a throttle valve and connected to the intake port, an electric actu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037866 | Method and device for controlling a suction pressure of an internal combustion engine A method device for controlling a suction pressure of an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine having an exhaust gas turbocharger. The compressor is connected to a suction line of the internal combustion engine via an actuating section having an a... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8020531 | Electronic throttle control device in V-type internal combustion engine for vehicle An electronic throttle control device in a internal combustion engine for a vehicle can be improved in maintainability and can be reduced in size. An electronic throttle control device in a V-type internal combustion engine for a vehicle has a fuel injection valve a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7997251 | Systems and methods for electronic throttle control An engine control system includes a status determination module that determines states of first and second throttle position sensors (TPSs), wherein a fault state includes when one of the first and second TPSs is one of outside of a predetermined range and out of co... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7958867 | Accelerator position sensor arrangement structure for motorcycle To provide an accelerator position sensor arrangement structure for a motorcycle that can prevent an increased vehicle-width without change of operational feeling of a throttle. An accelerator position sensor is connected to a throttle grip via a pair of throttle ca... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7950367 | Accelerator position sensor arrangement structure for motorcycle To provide an accelerator position sensor arrangement structure for a motorcycle that can prevent an increased vehicle-width without change of operational feeling of a throttle. An accelerator position sensor is connected to a throttle grip via a pair of throttle ca... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7891335 | Control system for internal combustion engine A control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and a cylinder halting mechanism for halting operation of at least one of the plurality of cylinders by stopping operation of at lease one intake valve of the at least one cylinder. T... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874279 | Vehicle and motor controller for vehicle A motorcycle includes an engine in which angle intervals of crank angles respectively corresponding to expansion strokes of a plurality of cylinders are unequal, a motor configured to generate a torque applied to a driving power transmission system including a crank... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7823560 | Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle includes an engine, an air intake pipe, a throttle valve being controlled in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator grip, an engine rotating speed detector or a vehicle speed detector, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7798122 | Drive-by-wire throttle control apparatus A drive-by-wire throttle control apparatus and method includes a variable resistance sensor. A contact arm can be mechanically connected between a thumb lever and a variable resistance sensor. The variable resistance sensor possesses a resistive film that includes a... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789067 | Control method in the case of a fault in an internal combustion engine fitted with a servo-assisted butterfly valve Control method in the case of a fault in an internal combustion engine; the control method provides for the phases of: cyclically checking the correct functioning of a connection between an electronic control unit and an electric drive of an electric actuator couple... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7779811 | Thermoelectrically cooled components for distributed electronics control system for gas turbine engines A gas turbine engine control component includes at least one electronic device, electronics such as an integrated circuit associated with the device, and a thermoelectric cooler for cooling the electronics mounted in a compartment. The thermoelectric cooler may be d... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7762231 | Vehicle with contactless throttle control A vehicle power control that includes a throttle mounting portion and a throttle that is movably mounted to the throttle mounting portion and configured for manipulation and operation by a rider. The power control also includes a sensor in contactless association wi... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7735469 | Internal combustion engine controller A controller of an internal combustion engine operable by an alcohol-containing fuel includes: an alcohol concentration detecting unit, operable to detect an alcohol concentration of the alcohol-containing fuel; and a suppressing unit, operable to suppress a degree ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726280 | Intake charge-regulating apparatus for an internal combustion engine, and engine incorporating same An intake charge regulating apparatus for an engine includes a throttle body having a throttle bore formed therein for communicating with an intake port, and a throttle valve for controlling flow through the throttle bore. A throttle-driving mechanism includes an el... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717085 | Virtual throttle position sensor diagnostics with a single channel throttle position sensor A method and system for operating a throttle system includes a throttle body generating a throttle position sensor signal and encoding the throttle position sensor signal to form an encoded throttle position sensor signal. The system also includes an electronic cont... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699038 | Method for controlling the opening of a throttle valve body assembly The invention concerns a method for controlling the opening of an internal combustion engine throttle valve body assembly, characterized in that it includes the following steps: specifically mapping the engine, limiting the opening angle of the throttle valve body a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7673613 | Controller for internal combustion engine An ignition timing is established according to alcohol concentration of fuel detected by an alcohol concentration sensor. In a torque control where a throttle opening is controlled in such a manner that an estimated torque follows an target torque, when obtaining th... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669581 | Throttle control apparatus and method for throttle control A throttle control apparatus includes a valve. A motor is provided for generating driving force to rotate the valve. Gears transmit the driving force to the valve. A biasing unit generates biasing force to bias the valve in a close rotative direction. A control unit... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661406 | Internal combustion engine fail-safe control device and method To prevent an increase in torque when the fixed state of a throttle valve is released. When diagnostics reads fixed diagnostics flag 1 indicating that the throttle valve is in a fixed state, control value ATVO that can maintain throttle aperture RTVO is set (... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658177 | Air valve and method of use An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor assembly in connection via a pinion with the driven gear; an integrated e... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7614384 | Engine torque control with desired state estimation An engine control system comprises a predicted airflow module, a first actuator determination module, a first desired air module, and an actuator position module. The predicted airflow module determines a predicted engine airflow based on a desired torque. The first... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7603980 | Sensor abnormality detecting method and electronic throttle control apparatus An electronic throttle control apparatus includes first and second throttle position sensors that detect an opening of a throttle valve for adjusting an amount of supply air to an internal combustion engine, a throttle control unit that controls to drive the throttl... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7594495 | Electronic throttle valve control system and two-wheeled motor vehicle An electronic throttle valve control system prevents rapid rotation of a throttle valve when the control system has a failure. A throttle valve controls the amount of intake air to an internal combustion engine, an electric motor drives the throttle valve, and a con... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591245 | Air valve and method of use An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor assembly in connection via a pinion with the driven gear; an integrated e... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588014 | Electronically-controlled throttle body An electronically-controlled throttle body includes a throttle valve having a valve disc, fixed on a valve shaft rotatably supported in a body inside which an air-intake passage is formed, for varying an opening area of the air-intake passage; a reduction gear mecha... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7584743 | Noise reduction for an internal combustion engine A method and system for reducing noise associated with an internal combustion engine comprises operating an engine at an initial speed. An exhaust system has a resonant cavity to attenuate exhaust noise. A microphone detects a sound level at or near an exhaust syste... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7549407 | Method and system for controlling a valve device A system and method are disclosed for controlling the positioning of a movable member of a valve device by an electric actuator. A model is used to generate estimates for the position and velocity of the movable valve member that result from an actuator control sign... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546829 | Straddle type vehicle A straddle type vehicle includes a protrusion which is displaced together with a throttle valve, a lever pulley which is displaced in response to the rotation of a throttle grip, a spring and a control device. The spring generates elastic force to return the protrus... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543563 | High flow dual throttle body for small displacement engines A throttle body for an internal combustion engine of an automobile includes a housing defining a plurality of spaced apart, separated intake passages, a plurality of throttle valves, a plurality of throttle shafts and a drive mechanism. The plurality of throttle val... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7536993 | Throttle devices for internal combustion engines A throttle device for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body, a transmission mechanism and an opener. A relief spring is interleaved between the throttle body and the opener. A back spring is interleaved between a final stage gear of the transmission... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530346 | Intake structure of V-type internal combustion engine In an internal combustion engine wherein an intake manifold for performing intake for the front and rear cylinders is placed in a narrow and high-temperature V-bank, to provide a structure of an intake device that does not allow an overall height of the internal com... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7509939 | Throttle control apparatus for internal combustion engine A throttle control apparatus comprises a throttle valve placed in an intake passage, a motor for driving the throttle valve, an electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling the motor, and a throttle sensor for detecting an actual opening degree of the throttle valv... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506633 | Press-fit of sensor assembly in electronic throttle control application An electronic throttle control housing structure (10) for a vehicle includes an upper housing (12), a lower housing (14) mating with the upper housing, and a sensor assembly (20) clamped between the upper housing and the lower housing. On... | 03/24/2009 |
