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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089349 | Signal process and system A signal process, including processing signal data representing a signal to determine cycles of the signal, the cycles having different lengths; and processing the signal data to generate normalization data for normalizing the cycles to a common length. The process ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8035497 | Multi-face, multi-event, orientation sensor An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in e... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7880598 | Six face, multi-event, orientation sensor An apparatus and a computer implemented method for monitoring and recording the orientation data for an object. The orientation apparatus comprises an outer casing. Inside the outer casing is an orientation device that comprises six chambers, with a ball sensor in e... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7705715 | Vehicle weighing A vehicle weight determination apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver; a persistent memory storing a plurality of sensor identifiers, a like plurality of axle identifiers and a like plurality of correlation information, such that a given sensor identifier ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7667582 | Tool for creating charts Techniques are described for defining, creating, and presenting a chart. When the chart is called, up-to-date information is used to create the chart. This allows the chart to reflect current key performance indicators for a business. A tool can also be provided for... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7573375 | Rollover prediction and warning method A system for determining a rollover property of a vehicle includes sensors capable of sensing lateral acceleration, a first left tire rotational speed, a first right tire rotational speed, and a mass property. The sensors output a lateral acceleration signal, a firs... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7561034 | Vehicle load warning system A load warning system for use with a vehicle having a load-support portion, a frame, and a vehicle-support portion movably coupled to the frame. The system has an engagement portion mountable to the vehicle-support portion or the frame and is movable therewith as a ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7557697 | System to measure wheel liftoff The present invention is directed to a system for determining lift-off or wheel departure of one or more wheels associated with a vehicle from a road. The system includes a sensor that measures the wheel speed of at least one wheel, and a controller that calculates ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7460008 | Programmable temperature compensated tilt switch and method of operation A tilt switch apparatus has an acceleration sensor or sensors, a temperature sensor, an auto-zero function or switch, a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a communication port, a current source circuit, a current sink circuit, an alarm output, an input power c... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7443288 | Tire and suspension warning and monitoring system A tire and suspension monitoring and warning system consisting of a set of multi-function sensors that monitor and warn of a failure mode. The system monitors and warns for tire imbalance, tire tread wear, and shock absorbers for a tire attached to a vehicle. The mo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430468 | System and method for sensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method for sensitizing the roll signal for a rollover control system (18) is provided. A sensitizing method for controlling a vehicle includes when the relative roll angle reaches a threshold, initiating a wheel departure angle determination, boosting contr... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422087 | Method and system for detecting vehicle rollover events The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting a vehicle rollover or near-rollover event that may precede a rollover of a vehicle. The system comprises controller connected to at least one right and at least one left vehicle tire pressure sensor,... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416044 | Tumble sensors for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, includes a first sensor for detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle, a second sensor for detecting an inclination in the front rear direction of the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412314 | Soil trip vehicle rollover detection method Impending rollover events are detected by recognizing a plow phase increase in lateral acceleration, coupled with a significant trip phase roll rate. The plow phase increase is recognized by modeling a typical soil trip lateral acceleration characteristic and comput... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409278 | Anti-rollover device for vehicle A road surface friction coefficient μ is calculated based on a detected lateral acceleration and a front-rear acceleration, and a roll angle is calculated using a roll rate. Further, a maximum engine torque value that can be applied to a drive wheel without causing... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408452 | Wireless wheel speed sensor In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for example. To sense wheel speed, a sensing unit senses changes in magnetic... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400974 | Method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device A method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device is described. In one example, a method for provisioning a mobile device with a model for determining a position of the mobile device in at least one geographic area is provided. The method includes obtaini... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394354 | Trailer presence detection system and method A system and method of detecting a vehicle trailer. The method includes sensing a first vehicle condition that indicates a movement of the vehicle, and sensing a second vehicle condition that indicates an angle of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385491 | Tamper monitor circuit A tamper monitor circuit detects voltage, temperature, and/or clock variations that may be associated with a circuit tampering technique, and triggers an appropriate tamper response. The tamper monitor circuit includes a reference oscillator, a detection oscillator,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378950 | Overload warning means for excavators The present disclosure relates to an overload warning means for excavators, preferably hydraulic excavators or material handling devices, with three or more contact points, the contact forces being determined at the contact points such that they are brought into an ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378988 | Method for warning a driver when parking a motor vehicle on a longitudinally inclined roadway without wheel deflection A method for warning a driver when parking a motor vehicle, in which an inclination variable describing the roadway inclination in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is ascertained, a vehicle standstill is ascertained, a steering angle variable describing the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369042 | Warning device for vehicles A vehicle warning system has an obstacle sensor for detecting approach of an obstacle to a vehicle, tactile information-generating elements for notifying a driver of the obstacle information based on information received from the obstacle sensor, and a controller fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369927 | Active rollover protection utilizing steering angle rate map An apparatus and method for protecting against rollover in a vehicle. The method and apparatus determine a rollover tendency of the vehicle based on the lateral acceleration, the vehicle speed and the change rate of the steering angle. A database of empiric data is ... | 05/06/2008 |
| RE40268 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle A system for detecting wheel lift of an automotive vehicle has a speed sensor (22) coupled to a wheel (12) of automotive vehicle (10). A torque control system (20) is coupled to wheel (12) to change the torque at the wheel. A contr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7336160 | Device for reading out from sensors in the engine compartment of a motor-vehicle In a device for reading out from sensors in a motor vehicle, the sensors can be read out particularly easily if each sensor has a transponder, the motor-vehicle has a coil provided for the energy transmission and the motor-vehicle has at least one reading antenna fo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333883 | Logic and a method for detecting a vehicle rollover A logic for detecting vehicle rollover includes a first main activation path activated by vehicle lateral acceleration and a second main activation path activated by vehicle vertical acceleration. The logic also includes a first additional activation path activated ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333012 | Vehicle monitoring and control using radio frequency identification An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to monitor a vehicle. A radio frequency (RF) identification (RFID) tag is installed in a vehicle to transmit vehicle information to a vehicle monitor. The vehicle monitor transmits a command to the vehicle ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327234 | Driving assistance method and system with haptic notification seat A driving assistance system and method for providing driving condition information to a driver via a seat with a haptic signal. A set of state signals of the vehicle with respect to a lane on the road is generated. The set of state signals include at least a lateral... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323976 | Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll conditio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305863 | Impact sensor and method for testing the same An impact sensor, or a method for testing the impact sensor. The impact sensor has a sensor element and a filter for filtering the signals of the sensor element. This filter is preferably a low-pass filter. Using a test signal, the filter is tested, and if there is ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308351 | Method for coordinating a vehicle dynamics control system with an active normal force adjustment system A vehicle dynamics control system for a motor vehicle having an active normal force adjustment system with which the normal force acting on a wheel may be adjusted is described. For coordinating the vehicle dynamics control system with the active normal force adjust... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302331 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle A roll control system (16) for an automotive vehicle (10) is used to detect if one of the plurality of wheels (12) is lifted. The system generates a pressure request to determine if the wheel has lifted. A roll control pressure request may also ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289898 | Apparatus and method for measuring speed of a moving object An apparatus and method for measuring the speed of a moving object is provided. A first acceleration along the moving direction of the moving object and a second acceleration along the lateral direction of the moving object are measured. A first angular speed along ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7277787 | System and method for desensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269494 | Method and system for recognizing the sign of the velocity of a vehicle and for estimating the road slope A method of estimating the slope of a road surface on which is positioned a motor vehicle. The slope is determined by measuring the velocity and longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle by means of a mathematical model based on the relation Ax={dot over (... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266444 | Driver load measuring method, device, and program for a vehicle accompanied by attitude changes, and storage medium for storing the program A driver load measuring method, device, and program, and a storage medium for storing the program for accurately measuring a load on a driver driving a vehicle accompanied by attitude changes. The driver load measuring device includes a yaw rate detecting section fo... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263436 | Method and device for ascertaining the center-of-gravity height of a vehicle A method and the associated device for ascertaining the center-of-gravity height of a motor vehicle, in which a variable representing the rolling motion of the vehicle about its roll axis oriented in the vehicle longitudinal direct... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256358 | Electronic scale with overload indication on display screen An electronic scale comprising a display screen for digitally displaying the weight of an object, a processing device for controlling the scale and the display screen, wherein the display screen displays an indication of weight relative to overload. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245206 | Method for assigning wheels of a motor vehicle to the respective vehicle axle A method for allocating wheels of a motor vehicle to a respective vehicle axle, each of the wheels includes an inflation tire whose tire pressure is monitored by a tire pressure monitoring device including at least one transmitting module in each wheel, and at least... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
