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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123235 | Hydraulic system for a vehicle suspension A vehicle hydraulic suspension system has front left (15), front right (16), rear left (18) and rear right (17) wheel ram. There is a mode decoupling device (100) with first (129), second (130), third (132) and... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8075002 | Semi-active suspension system A suspension system for a wheeled vehicle includes hydraulic actuators associated with each of the vehicle's wheels, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic accumulator, a compressible hydraulic fluid, and a hydraulic manifold including control valves that open and close to c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7959163 | Suspension-related systems and methods In some embodiments, the present systems include, consist of, or consist essentially of a roadarm having a first end, a second end, and an opening near the first end; where the second end is configured for attachment to a passive spring (e.g., an air spring, a coil ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7896358 | Magneto-rheological inertial damping system for lift trucks A lift truck includes a magneto-rheological damper coupled between the base frame and a frame holding a vertically sprung suspended wheel. The damper is electrically connected to a vehicle control system, which increases and decreases the damping force as a function... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887064 | Suspension system for vehicle In a system in which an actuator force to be generated by an actuator is controlled based on a component sum that is a sum of a vibration damping component as the actuator force to be generated in a vibration damping control and a posture control component that is t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7770902 | In-arm compressible fluid suspension system An in-arm suspension (12) is provided for actively controlling a suspension arm (20) mounted to a vehicle frame (14). The suspension arm (20) has a housing (60) in which the a compressible fluid strut (32) and a fluid contro... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766343 | Hydraulic spring support system The invention concerns a hydraulic spring support system including a double acting hydraulic cylinder with a piston chamber and a rod chamber, a first accumulator that is connected constantly with the piston chamber, and a second accumulator that is connected consta... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744097 | Rear wheel suspension device for two-wheel vehicle A hydraulic cushion unit (1) is interposed between a frame and a rear wheel axle of a bicycle. A surplus hydraulic oil discharging passage (31a) discharges surplus hydraulic oil from the hydraulic cushion unit (1) to an accumulator (2 | 06/29/2010 |
| 7654540 | Electromechanical transducing An electromagnetic transducer including a stator and an armature, the armature defining a first axis and being driven to ride between first and second couplers back and forth relative to the stator along the first axis. The second coupler is configured to permit mov... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7441789 | Pneumatic suspension system for a vehicle A pneumatic suspension system for a vehicle includes a compressed air accumulator, a compressed air transport device, at least one pneumatic bellows and an electrically controllable reversing valve used to connect the compressed air accumulator to a suction connecti... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438296 | Apparatus and method for shifting the center of gravity in a vehicle An apparatus for shifting the center of gravity of a vehicle includes a master cylinder assembly with motor, gearbox and position sensing encoder; a slave cylinder hydraulically connected with the master cylinder and connected with one or more of the vehicle's shock... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440844 | Vehicle rollover detection and mitigation using rollover index A method and apparatus for determining likelihood of rollover of a vehicle and/or mitigating rollover of the vehicle is responsive to measured vehicle lateral acceleration and a measured one of vehicle roll rate and vehicle suspension displacements to derive estimat... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427072 | Active vehicle suspension An active wheel suspension for suspending a wheel assembly from a sprung body of a wheeled vehicle, and adapted to permit a center of the wheel assembly to move relative to the sprung body through a jounce and rebound travel and defining a wheel center locus path re... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418331 | Method for indicating a faulty strut and vehicle using same Operating a vehicle with a faulty strut can cause serious consequences. The present disclosure includes a method of detecting a fault within a strut during operation of a vehicle. Pressure within the strut is sensed, and a magnitude of asymmetry within a plurality o... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406371 | Suspension control system In a suspension control system, accelerations detected by acceleration sensors are differentiated by a differentiator to calculate acceleration derivative values. Based on these values, a target electrical current calculating section calculates a target electrical c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7370853 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded angular position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an outer, generally cylindrical bushing member, an inner generally cylindrical bushing member arranged concentrically within the outer member. The two bushing members are interconnecte... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360756 | Vibration isolating bushing with embedded speed/position sensor A bushing assembly adapted for application in vehicle suspension systems includes an embedded position sensor and an embedded speed sensor. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357395 | Device for controlling suspension performance of a vehicle having variable axle loads A device for controlling suspension performance in a vehicle having variable loads on an axle, a level control system, and a hydropneumatic suspension apparatus between unsprung and sprung masses. The device includes at least one double-acting hydraulic cylinder hav... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350787 | Vehicles and methods using center of gravity and mass shift control system A center of gravity (C/G) control system for a vehicle includes sensors to measure the center of gravity shift and mass shift of the human body in relation to the vehicle, a controller to determine outputs, a dynamically adjustable vehicle system, and a power supply... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353097 | Control network for vehicle dynamics and ride control systems having distributed electronic control units An electrical control network is laid over one or more vehicle dynamics control and/or ride control systems of a heavy vehicle, which control network controls actuation of components thereof. The invention offers many advantages including reduction of components, si... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334801 | Automated vehicle suspension system An automated vehicle suspension system includes an elongated and linear drive axle having opposed end portions pivotally connected to a selected portion of a vehicle and laterally extending outwardly therefrom respectively. The system further includes a mechanism fo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322580 | Stabilizer control device A stabilizer control device includes a pair of stabilizer bar positioned between right, left wheels of a vehicle, an electric motor, an actuator positioned between said pair of the stabilizer bar, the actuator comprising the electric motor, and a control means for c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321816 | Model free semi-active vehicle suspension system A method for controlling a shock absorber system of a vehicle that includes a plurality of controlled shock absorbers linearizes the system. The method includes transforming original control inputs of the shock absorbers into virtual damper force input signals based... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318408 | Vehicle control apparatus and throttle trouble handling method For setting a predetermined target control amount concerning running of a vehicle according to an operation amount for a predetermined operation member for running the vehicle, an operation amount obtaining part obtaining the operation amount for the operation membe... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314220 | Suspension system for a powered wheelchair A variable stiffness suspension system is provided for a wheelchair. The wheelchair has a frame and at least one wheel coupled to the frame for generally vertical movement relative to the frame. At least one sensor is provided for sensing an operating condition of t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314394 | Amphibious vehicle retractable suspension Amphibious vehicle (1, FIG. 1) has retractable road wheels (2, 2′, FIG. 1). This may allow planing. During marine travel, at least one wheel may droop below the water line. This increases drag, particularly when cornering. Suspension he... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311314 | Vehicular suspension system A vehicular suspension system having a fluid circuit including two fluid cylinders provided on respective front-wheel and rear-wheel sides, and two fluid passage systems one of which connects one of two fluid chambers of the fluid cylinder on the front-wheel side to... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7289893 | Method for evaluating instantaneous frequency of mechanical excitation exerted on a motor vehicle wheel A method for evaluating instantaneous frequency of a mechanical excitation exerted on a motor vehicle wheel by the uneven surface of a road, based on measurements of observable parameters such as those related to the instantaneous height of the chassis and/or the wh... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287760 | Vehicle suspension system and method A control system is operatively associated with a suspension system of a vehicle. The associated suspension system includes an associated fluid spring operating at an associated fluid pressure and an associated variable-rate damper having an associated electronicall... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287761 | Method and an assembly for selectively adjusting the height and load capacity of a motorized assembly and a motorized assembly incorporating the method A motorized assembly 10 having a handlebar control switch assembly 56 which allows the height and load carrying capacity of the motorized assembly 10 to be quickly and easily modified without requiring a user 11 to remove their hands from... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7274981 | Actuators report availabilities A vehicle control configuration and method of controlling a vehicle having a hierarchical control system including an upper hierarchical level and a lower hierarchical level. The upper hierarchical level communicates to the lower hierarchical level by sending downwa... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270335 | Electromagnetic suspension apparatus for automotive vehicles and method for controlling electric motor of the same An electromagnetic suspension apparatus for an automotive vehicle, employs an electromagnetic actuator interleaved between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass and arranged in parallel with a suspension spring element, and an electric motor built in the electromagneti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261303 | System and method for preventing rollover A system and method for preventing a vehicle rollover is disclosed. The system includes a vehicle suspension unit and a programmable control unit. The vehicle suspension unit is located proximate to each of the vehicle road wheels for maintaining a predefined vehicl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240906 | Hydro-pneumatic suspension system A hydro-pneumatic suspension system for a vehicle includes hydraulic struts selectively interconnected, in on-road and off-road configurations, to obviate the need for conventional shocks and springs. In the on-road configuration, the hydraulic struts are linked cro... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239952 | Reduced order parameter identification for vehicle rollover control system A system that detects a lateral acceleration and roll rate of the vehicle and estimates a mass distribution parameter. The system then generates a tuned mass distribution parameter that is based on the the lateral acceleration, the roll rate, and the mass distributi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226064 | Locking anti-motion suspension A skid steer vehicle has a suspension that includes a control arm pivotally coupled to the vehicle chassis that is supported by a hydraulic cylinder connected to an accumulator to provide springing. A hydraulic circuit coupled to the cylinder and accumulator permit ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212896 | Vehicle control A vehicle control system (10) including a vehicle motion control subsystem (12) that has an input receiving an intended driving demand (14) and a plurality of coordinator subsystems (16) for coordinating actuators of the vehicle. The vehi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198125 | Cab support system for an agricultural vehicle An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis and a cab supported on the chassis by means of a support system which maintains the cab level. The support system comprises two pairs of hydraulic actuators. Each pair of actuators is operative to tilt the cab relative to t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178818 | Vibration damping device for use in automotive suspension system and suspension system using the same A vibration damping device for use in a automotive suspension system, adapted to be disposed at a linking portion between a body of the vehicle and a suspension member that connects and supports a wheel on the body is disclosed. The vibration damping device comprise... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134980 | Integrated torque and roll control system An integrated control system for a motor vehicle including at least one drive axle having left and right axle shafts each provided with a wheel mounted thereon. The integrated control system comprises a vehicle torque control system, a vehicle body roll control syst... | 11/14/2006 |
