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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177008 | All-terrain vehicle with improved power steering unit A vehicle is provided with a front hood 33 that covers, from above, the front of the front panel 5, a battery 49 provided below the front hood 33, where at least the top of the battery is positioned above the top 3a of the f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167069 | Changeable battery pack adapter and battery changing system The invention relates to a battery changing system comprising an industrial truck and a battery pack, which is or can inserted into a battery compartment of the industrial truck, wherein the battery pack may be inserted into a lateral access opening of the battery c... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167070 | Battery temperature regulating system and method for an electric vehicle, battery housing box for an electric vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same A battery housing structure, in an electric vehicle, is operable to regulate a temperature of a battery disposed between front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The battery housing structure includes a main housing body for receiving the battery, inlet and outlet port... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8146694 | Swappable modulated battery packs system for electrically driven vehicle A system for swappable battery pack for electric vehicle is disclosed. Each battery pack units is comprising a battery compartment housing, a battery carrier rack which is slidable within the battery compartment housing via at least one linear actuator. The battery ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8122989 | Battery box system and method In the preferred embodiments, a novel system and method is for mounting a battery box within a vehicle is disclosed. The system and method includes, among other things, a novel battery box that is mounted between two chassis frame members that extend lengthwise alon... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118125 | Vehicle body floor structure Vehicle body floor structure has a floor tunnel provided on a laterally central portion of a vehicle body floor panel and extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, a desired stored component being stored in the floor tunnel. The stored component has a p... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113311 | Chassis for a battery-operated industrial truck A chassis for a battery-operated industrial truck has a center chassis section (1) configured to hold a battery block. The center chassis section (1) is open on top, has a forward transverse wall (5), a rear transverse wall (6), an open s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100211 | Electrochemical accumulator and vehicle comprising an electrochemical accumulator An electrochemical accumulator includes a plurality of electrochemical cells, each of which has a casing. The accumulator also includes a cover, a housing which is closed by the cover, an electrolyte in the housing, and at least one connecting pole for making electr... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100210 | Electrically driven industrial vehicle An electrically driven industrial vehicle comprising a revolving body (11) attached to a undercarriage (7) so as to be able to turn horizontally; a power shovel device (20) for receiving a hydraulic drive force and operating, the power shovel de... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091669 | Battery positioning structure for electric vehicle A battery positioning structure reliably positions battery modules on a vehicle chassis even when battery modules have different sizes and heights. The battery positioning structure includes a bracket having at opposite ends not only check plates which are configure... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079435 | Electric vehicle A battery unit is provided under a floor panel. The battery unit is arranged between a pair of right and left side members. The battery unit is provided with a battery case. The battery case includes a tray member and cover member. Electric components are contained ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074757 | Protective housing for a vehicle battery A protective housing for a battery in a motor vehicle includes two transverse walls and two longitudinal walls, which together form a lateral enclosure for a battery receptacle chamber. The protective housing is fastened to at least one longitudinal girder of the ve... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051934 | Structure mounting an electricity storage pack on a vehicle There are included a side member formed to support a battery pack, and a rear bracket securing the battery pack to the side member. The rear bracket has one side pivotably coupled to the battery pack, and the other side pivotably coupled to the side member. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042637 | Vehicle-mounted battery cooling structure A vehicle-mounted battery cooling structure of the present invention includes a battery a cooling fan for cooling the battery, a cooling-medium channel connecting the battery and the cooling fan, and mounting areas located at a front seat side and a rear seat side, ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037960 | Structure for mounting electricity storage pack on vehicle A structure for mounting a battery pack on a vehicle includes a mount for supporting the battery pack. The battery pack is fixed to an upper side of the mount by bolts. The battery pack is disposed on a rear side of a rear seat. The battery pack includes screw holes... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033352 | Battery-fixing device for a battery forklift A battery-fixing device includes a frame member, a stopper and a lock arm. The frame member is formed in a body of the forklift and provided by a battery space where a battery case is placed. The frame member has a through hole. The stopper has a lock portion and a ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025118 | Scalable intelligent power supply system and method A scalable intelligent power-supply system and method capable of powering a defined load for a specified period of time is disclosed and claimed. Multiple external AC and DC inputs supply power to the system if available and required. An internal DC input from a bac... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016062 | Moving body A moving body is equipped with fuel cells structured to have multiple corners. The fuel cells have a fuel gas exhaust port formed to discharge a fuel gas, which is subjected to an electrochemical reaction at anodes of the fuel cells, out of the fuel cells. The fuel ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016063 | Structure for mounting power supply apparatus on vehicle A structure for mounting a power supply apparatus on a vehicle includes a driver's seat and a passenger's seat installed within a vehicle compartment and aligned in the vehicle width direction, an instrument panel provided at the vehicle front inside the vehicle com... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011467 | Vehicle power supply system In a vehicle power supply system including a battery, an inverter unit for converting DC electric power of the battery into AC electric power and supplying it to a rotating electric machine to drive it, an AC wiring line for connecting the rotating electric machine ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006793 | Electric vehicle battery system The electric vehicle includes a battery pack that can be exchanged at a battery exchange station. At the battery exchange station, an at least partially spent battery pack is exchanged for an at least partially charged battery pack. A battery bay is configured to be... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002063 | Motor vehicle with a rear end mounted battery box A motor vehicle includes a frame chassis including two longitudinal beams and at least first and second cross members between the two longitudinal beams, and a battery box arranged at the rear end of the vehicle between the beams with vibration damping mounts, where... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997368 | Battery case for electric vehicle A battery case for containing therein battery modules includes a tray member, cover member, and seal member. The seal member is applied to a joint part between the tray member and cover member. Insert members made of metal are embedded in the resin of the tray membe... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997367 | Assembled battery and vehicle In an assembled battery used as a power source of a vehicle, a negative electrode collector plate and a positive electrode collector plate are arranged at every two bipolar secondary batteries adjacent in a stacking direction among a plurality of bipolar electrodes.... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984779 | Locking mechanism The invention relates to a locking mechanism for securing a battery pack (20) which is accommodated in an electrical vehicle (12), in particular in an electrical industrial truck, comprising a vehicle-side plug element (26) and a battery plug el... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7967093 | High-voltage battery unit mounting structure for vehicle To make even a high-voltage battery with an extraordinarily large capacity, mountable on a vehicle, a high-voltage battery is installed on a rear floor panel in a rear portion of a fuel cell electric vehicle, and a cooling fan unit for cooling the battery is connect... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950482 | Fuel cell system and vehicle using fuel cell In a fuel cell system in which a fuel cell case (14) houses a fuel cell stack (4) composed of a plurality of cells stacked on top of each other and a cell monitor board (11) for monitoring cell voltages of the fuel cell stack (4) and in w... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931105 | Structure for mounting batteries onto electric vehicles A structure for mounting a battery onto an electric vehicle comprising: a body member, which is made from metal, forming a body of the electric vehicle a battery case, which is made from resin, containing the battery charging electric power for driving the electric ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926601 | Vehicle mounting structure for fuel cell system A vehicle mounting structure for a fuel cell system containing a vehicle floor; a vehicle skeletal member positioned under the vehicle floor, having floor frames provided on the sides of the vehicle body along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a pluralit... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926602 | Structure for mounting batteries onto electric vehicles A structure for mounting a battery onto an electric vehicle comprises: a body member forming a body of the electric vehicle; a battery case containing a battery; a supporting member, which is connected to the body member, fixed to a bottom of the battery case; and a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921946 | System and method for cooling a battery A system is provided for cooling an energy storage system of a hybrid electric vehicle. The energy storage system includes at least one energy storage device, including a maximum temperature storage device with a maximum temperature and a minimum temperature storage... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921951 | Mounting structure for storage battery device Two side members are provided so as to be in side portions of a vehicle. Each side member is provided with a kick-up portion curved upward. A cross member is provided so as to interconnect side surfaces of forward portions of the kick-up portions of the two side mem... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913788 | Integrated energy storage and rear suspension assembly An integrated aerodynamic energy storage and rear suspension assembly includes a rear fuel tank/suspension module, a battery support assembly and a structural joining plate. The rear fuel tank/suspension module includes a rear sandwich panel, a fuel tank assembly mo... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913787 | Structure for mounting power source pack A power source pack is arranged on a floor in such a manner that the vehicle front side is positioned higher than the vehicle rear side. Specifically, the front side of the power source pack is placed on a cross member qualified as a structural member that is fixed ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913786 | Battery mounting system A battery mounting system includes a generally planar mounting base having at least one slot. The system further includes a generally planar battery tray containing a battery and having at least one guide extending away from a bottom surface of the battery tray. The... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905308 | Vehicle battery cooling device A vehicle battery cooling device, which includes: a battery case for housing a plurality of batteries to be mounted on a vehicle; a fan for circulating air for cooling the batteries by suctioning air in the battery case; an air inlet disposed on each of a pair of si... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900728 | Vehicle A vehicle includes: rotatable wheels; a rotary electric machine that generates power for driving the wheels; a battery that supplies electric power to the rotary electric machine and that is fixed to the vehicle; and a detachable battery that supplies electric power... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896117 | Battery storage device for vehicles and forklift with the same A battery storage device for forklifts is used in storing a battery. The battery storage device includes a vehicle frame having a battery storage room, a front support plate provided on the vehicle frame for supporting a front surface of the battery received in the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7836990 | Battery boxes having aperture and vehicles including same Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a battery box. The battery box comprises a bottom wall, a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall which together define a battery retention chamber having a front opening configured for passage... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836989 | Battery boxes and vehicles including same Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a battery box. The battery box comprises a bottom wall, a top wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall which together define a battery retention chamber having a front opening configured for passage... | 11/23/2010 |
