Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146728 | Actuating element for the parking lock of a transmission and parking lock for a transmission A transmission parking lock and an actuating element (1) for the parking lock. The actuating element includes a pull rod (2) and a roller carrier (3) on which are arranged a first roller (13) for rolling on a first rolling surface on the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7987959 | Actuator, range changeover device for automatic transmission, and parking device An actuator for a state changeover element that is actuated in a manner interlocking with the tilting of a tilt member is provided. The actuator is equipped with a rotational power generating portion, an output shaft coaxially and integrally rotatably coupled to a t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7958985 | Parking lock gear for a parking lock arrangement A parking lock gear (1) for a parking lock arrangement for locking an output shaft of a transmission of a vehicle has teeth (5). An annular element (2) is fixed to the parking lock gear (1) and has outer teeth (3) which engage an a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7934590 | Park-by-wire subsystem for a control system for an electrically variable hybrid transmission A park-by-wire subsystem which is internally mounted within an electrically variable hybrid transmission is provided. The park-by-wire subsystem provides a means of selectively placing the electrically variable hybrid transmission in a park condition by the selectiv... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7874416 | Self-aligning detent spring assembly An automatic transmission has a park system with a shaft and a parking pawl. The shaft rotates in response to a gear shift lever, and a detent lever positions the parking pawl in response to rotation of the shaft. A detent spring assembly biases the detent lever and... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810627 | Drive force transmitting apparatus for vehicle A drive force transmitting apparatus for a vehicle including a drive source, a drive force transmitting path adapted to be connected to a drive shaft to transmit a drive force from the drive source to the drive shaft, and a clutch mechanism capable of connecting and... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7757832 | Parking lock for a motor vehicle A parking lock for a motor vehicle with an automatic or manual automatic transmission includes a parking lock wheel connected with the transmission output, a locking pawl pivotably attached by a parking lock bolt to a transmission housing. The locking pawl engages a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753187 | Locking transmission for a vehicle, and vehicle including same A transmission for an internal combustion apparatus is provided in which a parking lock mechanism is commonly formed with an upstream side portion of a power transmission system of a shift change mechanism, whereby the number of parts is reduced and the parking lock... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735619 | Control apparatus for vehicle and parking mechanism When it is predicted that a request for a parking lock operation is likely to be received, an actuator of a parking mechanism is controlled to perform standby processing for bringing the parking mechanism into a standby state immediately preceding a lock state to wa... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731007 | Parking lock mechanism of automatic transmission A parking lock mechanism of an automatic transmission includes a casing, a parking gear provided in the casing, a parking pawl engaged with the parking gear to achieve a parking lock state, and a “parking pawl holding portion” suppressing inclination of the park... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7694795 | Device for actuating a parking lock A device is provided for actuation of a parking lock of a vehicle transmission that is automatically operated in particular, whereby the parking lock can be brought into a locked position by means of a spring mechanism and can be brought out of the locked position a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677378 | Vehicular transmission A vehicular transmission, includes: an input shaft; a drive gear, fixed to the input shaft; an output shaft; a driven gear, brought in mesh with the drive gear, and provided at the output shaft; a hub configured to rotate along with the output shaft; a sleeve config... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7631742 | Parking lock device for automatic transmission A parking lock device for an automatic transmission includes: a parking gear externally fixed to the output shaft; a parking lock pole displaced between a lock position, where the parking lock pole latches onto the parking gear to disable rotation of the parking gea... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7556135 | Parking mechanism for a transmission A parking mechanism of a transmission includes a parking sprocket plug having a pawl portion to be engaged with a parking gear, a parking rod which has a bulge portion and causes the parking sprocket plug to operate, and a bracket which has a rod support member supp... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7493999 | Hybrid electro-mechanical transmission park system and method of assembly This invention relates to the housing of a hybrid electro-mechanical transmission consisting of park pawl system located in the end cover portion of the transmission housing. The end cover portion is configured to cover the park pawl system and allow access to the c... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484613 | Parking brake apparatus for automatic transmission vehicle and method for controlling operation thereof A parking brake apparatus for an automatic transmission vehicle in one embodiment includes a parking shaft connected to a shift lever, a cam plate secured to the parking shaft, a parking rod assembly operated when the cam plate secured to the parking shaft rotates t... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7383933 | Hybrid electro-mechanical transmission with secured hub for park pawl loading and method This invention relates to grounding the mechanical loads of an electrically variable transmission with a park pawl system located in the end cover portion of the transmission housing. The end cover portion is configured to cover the park pawl system and engagement g... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364027 | Belt-type continuously-variable transmission A belt-type continuously-variable transmission includes a casing enclosing a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, a belt connecting the pulleys and a parking gear; and a side cover subassembly including a side cover joined to the casing. The side cover assembly furth... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7311639 | Method for improving a drive-to-park shift According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a clutch is applied when the vehicle comes to a stop. The application of this clutch locks the output shaft with energy stored therein. When the shift selector is then moved to the park position, the clut... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284648 | Non-sealed park actuator guide for hybrid transmission and method This invention relates to an actuable park pawl system for a hybrid electro-mechanical transmission located in the end cover portion of the transmission housing. The end cover portion is configured to cover the park pawl system and ancillary components such as the a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270027 | Detent lever assembly for an internal electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system A detent lever assembly for implementation with an electronic transmission range selection (ETRS) system that shifts a transmission range between a park position and an out-of-park position. The detent lever assembly includes a shaft rotatably supported by a housing... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7210370 | Shifting device for an automatic transmission A shifting device (4) is provided for an automatic transmission and has an additional manual shifting function. The device includes a selector lever (6), which is mounted pivotably on a gear shift lever (10) such that different, automatically sh... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204785 | Method and device for operating especially an automatic or automated gearbox comprising a parking brake and a runaway locking mechanism The methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out by means of at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by means of a selector device, and... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182195 | Parking lock of an automatic transmission A parking lock of an automatic transmission avoiding an undesirable engagement of a lock member (2) in a parking lock gear, during occurring extreme accelerations in normal driving of a motor vehicle. An arrester (7) is provided which, in the driving g... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175002 | Luggage A luggage has a case with a plurality of wheels on a bottom side thereof. A brake apparatus is provided in the case to brake the wheels. A switch is provided on the case for manipulation. A linkage device is provided in the case to connect the switch and the brake a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152724 | Hybrid electro-mechanical transmission park system access cover and method This invention relates to the housing of a hybrid electro-mechanical transmission consisting of park pawl system located in the end cover portion of the transmission housing. The end cover portion is configured to cover the park pawl system and allow access to the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143857 | Vehicle drive system operation apparatus and vehicle drive control system A drive system operation apparatus that is easy to operate and improves the level of security in a vehicle. A gearshift operator and an engine switch are located near each other. A cover covers the gearshift operator and the engine switch. The cover is opened when p... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7097260 | Parking brake for a tractor A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes: a manual operating lever; a braking device designed to act on brake disks applied on a bevel pinion for transmission of the motion to the wheels of the motor vehicle; and a cable for transmission of the command imposed v... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092809 | Method and system for controlling braking equipment The present invention provides a method and a system for controlling braking equipment with a function for the driveaway assistance of a motor vehicle. After setting an initial operating state of the braking equipment in which the function for the driveaway assistan... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7046644 | Adaptive transmission channel allocation method and system for ISM and unlicensed frequency bands A method and system for establishing a non-frequency-hopping connection link between a slave device with another slave device in a communications network having a plurality of frequency channels within a radio frequency band known as the unlicensed ISM band, wherein... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040187 | Shift control system and shift control method A P-ECU determines whether or not energization to an actuator is shut off when a shift-range switch instruction is unissued. If energization to the actuator is shut off, the P-ECU obtains a current rotational position of the actuator according to a count value obtai... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025188 | Parking lock for an automated transmission of a motor vehicle A parking lock for an automated transmission of a motor vehicle includes a first spring-type actuator for engaging the parking lock, a transmission actuator, a release device operable using the transmission actuator for disengaging the parking lock, and a retaining ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993994 | Gear input unit A blocking and releasing of actuating elements especially used in a manually shifted automatic transmission in vehicles for a manual gear input unit with a plurality of actuating elements, e.g., a selector lever and a button. A manual gear input unit (1) is s... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978857 | Parking gear assembly for an all terrain vehicle A straddle-type vehicle includes a frame supporting front and rear wheels, a seat supported above the frame, and an engine having an output shaft. The engine is supported by the frame below the seat. A transmission is coupled to the output shaft. The transmission in... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964213 | Low power, high torque actuator retention A smart actuator and method includes an actuating device adapted to deliver a selected driving torque to a geartrain that is coupled to an output shaft and adapted to selectively convey the driving torque from the actuating device to the output shaft to achieve a se... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6905004 | Parking gear for a motor vehicle An engagement wheel is mounted so that it can rotate relative to the drive shaft of a drive train in a motor vehicle. To allow rotational driving, the engagement wheel is operatively connected with an element that cannot be rotated relative to the drive shaft by at ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6823976 | Parking brake, especially for an automotive gearbox A parking brake especially for an automotive automatic gearbox or an automotive automated manual gearbox. The parking brake comprises a blocking device that blocks or unblocks the gearbox in response to an actuation signal triggered by an actuation device. The block... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6725962 | Transmission lock for all-terrain vehicle All all-terrain vehicle has a shiftable transmission that is coupled to a variable speed V-belt transmission. The variable speed V-belt transmission is joined to a crankshaft through a centrifugal clutching arrangement. The shiftable transmission enables an operator... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6701797 | Parking assembly A parking assembly 10 is provided for use in combination with a vehicle of the type having a park gear 12 and a shifter or shifting assembly 14 which is operatively used to select between several "gears" or vehicle operating modes. The parking assembly 10... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6692394 | Hybrid driving device A hybrid driving device including an engine shaft, a motor shaft, and a countershaft. A parking gear, which has been conventionally placed on the countershaft, is placed on the engine shaft to reduce torque loads applied to parts associated with a parking... | 02/17/2004 |
