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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152690 | Engine revolutions control device of working vehicle and method To provide an engine revolutions control device of a working vehicle that the braking effect can be obtained by the low-speed speed gear as expected by the operator at the time of forward/reverse changeover and the durability of the clutch can be enhanced without in... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142331 | Vehicle engine shutdown prevention system A vehicle engine shutdown prevention system with a position determination module and a blocking unit. The module is adapted to be connected to the transmission for determining if it is engaged in a position included in a first or a second group of positions, the sec... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8088038 | Control device of a vehicle, control method and recording medium bearing a program implementing the method An ECU executes a program including a step of determining whether a manual shift mode is active or not, a step of calculating a lower limit revolution speed based on a vehicle speed and a gear selected by a driver when the manual shift mode is active, a step of chan... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7946957 | Shift range change system A motor needs to provide a first torque at the time of releasing a shift range from a parking range and needs to provide a second torque smaller than the first torque at the time of placing the shift range into the parking range. Also, the motor needs to provide a t... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931560 | Method and arrangement for adapting shifting strategies in a heavy vehicle including an automated transmission and experiencing a PTO load Method and arrangement for adjusting shift characteristics of a transmission of a heavy vehicle. A heavy vehicle is operated and that is powered by an internal combustion engine equipped with an automated manual transmission and a power take off. The power take off,... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7878943 | Drive train of a motor vehicle The invention is based on a drive train (10) of a motor vehicle in which a control device (16) limits an output torque of a drive machine (14) to a first maximum value or a second, higher maximum value. The object of the invention is to propose ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7803088 | Golf car with fuel injected engine and method for starting same A system and method of operation for golf cars or the like employing electrically operated fuel injected engines for that can be operated in substantially the same manner as electrically powered cars to effect rapid restarting of the engine after stopped and with th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7736267 | Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle In response to a downshift operation (step S160) in a moving motor vehicle under an accelerator released state, a torque demand correction value Tα(T) is set to give the greater torque variation against the lower speed in a downshifting gear position and aga... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7713168 | Control apparatus for shift range changeover device A control apparatus for a range changeover device checks whether an actual range agrees with a target range. If the actual range differs from the target range, the control apparatus performs vehicle driving force restriction control irrespective of a presence/absenc... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7651439 | Method for controlling skip down shift of automatic transmission for vehicle Disclosed is a method for controlling a skip down shift of an automatic transmission including a clutch to one-way clutch mechanism, a primary shift portion and a secondary shift portion by synchronizing the secondary shift portion to a target shift-speed through an... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7591758 | System and method to improve drivability with deceleration fuel shut off A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle having an all wheel drive or 4×4 system comprises restricting deactivation of the fuel injection during some deceleration conditions when the vehicle is in an all wheel drive, or 4×4, low gear. Accor... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588515 | Fuel injection controller of internal combustion engine A crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is connected to an automatic transmission mechanism through a torque converter. A difference in a load applied to the crankshaft between a D range and a P range is sensed based on a difference in a command fuel injection... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7470212 | Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission An engine output controller includes a delay timer which measures the period of time elapsed from a timing of a target hydraulic pressure of a release side hydraulic pressure, and control starts a predetermined period of time after a predetermined amount of torque i... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7458916 | Control method and device for the propulsion motor unit of a motor vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine A control for a vehicle including a controller for a propulsion motor unit, which generates a signal representative of the depression of an accelerator pedal operated by the vehicle driver and detects a degradation of the signal. On detection of such a degradation t... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440832 | Method and arrangement for controlling actual torque in a land vehicle driveline Method and arrangement for controlling actual torque in a driveline of a land-based motor vehicle. Taking a direct, non-predictive measure of actual torque induced in the driveline of the motor vehicle and ascertaining a magnitude thereof. Ascertaining a magnitude o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426915 | System and method for reducing vehicle acceleration during engine transitions A method for controlling an engine to reduce vehicle shuffle mode vibration during mode transition. The engine includes multiple cylinders, each with at least one electrically actuated valve, and the engine operates in a first mode having a first number of firing cy... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422545 | All-terrain vehicle reverse gear protection A reverse system for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) having an engine and an engine drive shaft, a reverse activator, an engine speed limiter, and an override switch. The reverse activator is coupled to the drive shaft. The reverse activator activates operation of the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422544 | Engine driven vehicle with exhaust emission cleaning A method of producing lower emissions in the operation of a vehicle includes an internal combustion engine which gives off exhaust gases to an exhaust system comprising a catalytic converter, injectors which are designed to inject hydrocarbon into at least one of th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418334 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust gas purification system A method for operating an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas purification system. Intake air throttling is carried out in order to raise an exhaust gas temperature in a low-load mode and in a traction mode. The amount of intake air throttling is determ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7389176 | Engine output control apparatus of power train In an engine output control apparatus of a power train employing an engine and an automatic transmission, capable of executing engine output control for excessive torque input prevention engine torque limiting action and for a shift speed control of the transmission... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381149 | Method and device for operating a drive unit A method and a device for operating a drive unit provide a switch between half-engine operation and full-engine operation. A switch takes place between two operating states of a first component of the drive unit as a function of a first performance quantity of the d... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373239 | Engine control device of work vehicle An engine control apparatus for a work vehicle having a cooling fan or an auxiliary device driven by an engine. The engine control apparatus is capable of operating the work vehicle with the importance placed either on amount of work or fuel economy depending on the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367244 | Operating position select device for automatic transmission An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a mechanically connecting means connecting them, and an assist actuator to assist a select lever. A control unit that controls the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367921 | Electromechanically actuated valve control for an internal combustion engine A system and method to control engine valve operation in an internal combustion engine. Valves are controlled to improve vehicle drivability and reduce vehicle noise. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357205 | Motorcycle A motorcycle can include an air cleaner in communication with intake ports of its engine, and a wind introduction duct for introducing a wind into a primary chamber of the air cleaner. The wind introduction duct can extend from an outside air introduction port locat... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354379 | Engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, vehicle equipped with engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, and engine automatic stop restart method In a vehicle having idle stop functions and low vehicle speed-following drive functions, when a vehicle automatic stop flag F2 is identified as 1 at step S220, determines whether all engine stop conditions except depression of brake pedal are satisfied... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350430 | Transmission having direct gear A transmission for a motor vehicle comprising an input shaft (1), an output shaft (2) and at least one countershaft (3). The transmission comprises at least one direct gear and the parts of the transmission that are not involved in the power flo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351185 | Transmission control device of motorcycle A transmission control device for a vehicle for smoothly performing a transmission manipulation without a clutch manipulation. The device includes a control unit which determines a shift operation starting time based on a detection signal of a shift operation detect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344476 | System for starting automatic car in safety and a method thereof A system for staring an automatic car in safety and a method thereof, comprises: an engine speed detecting unit; a foot brake input detecting unit; a gear position detecting unit detecting whether a gear shift lever is in the neutral (N) position; a vehicle speed se... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326869 | Tactile feedback plunger switch A tactile feedback switching mechanism having a plurality of switching states. The tactile feedback switching mechanism includes a plunger switch having a plunger. When the plunger is displaced a given distance the switch changes state. A covering lies at least over... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318788 | Gearshift procedure for vehicles with engaged clutch-dependent power take-off Method and arrangement for providing an automatic gearshift procedure for a vehicle with engaged clutch-dependent power take-off (32) when the vehicle is in motion. The power take-off (32) is driven by an engine (1) via an automated disk clutch ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313472 | Tractor power hop control system and method A control system performs a method for controlling pitching and bouncing of a vehicle having an engine driving wheels through a transmission, and having a fuel control unit for supplying a variable amount of fuel to the engine in response to fuel control signals gen... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293397 | Apparatuses and methods for controlling self-propelled machines Apparatuses and methods are provided for controlling a self-propelled machine wherein the apparatuses and methods include a handle and a control device and can utilize first and second linking members. The control device is pivotably coupled to the handle, and inclu... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285071 | Downshift control for automotive automatic transmission An automotive automatic transmission control apparatus is provided which works to increase the power of an engine in response to a request to down-shift the gear of an automatic transmission for developing the engine braking. The control apparatus includes a fail-sa... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285073 | Engine fuel supply control device An engine fuel supply control device is configured to stop supplying fuel to an engine when specific fuel cut-off condition has been met. The timing of the fuel cut-off is delayed depending on an operating state of the vehicle. Preferably, the engine fuel supply con... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273439 | Strategy for mapping motor speed to calculate driver power demand in a hybrid electric vehicle A controller and a control method is disclosed for determining a power demand for an engine in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain. In computing engine power demand, a modified motor speed is used at zero and near-zero actual motor speeds to satisfy a driver demand... | 09/25/2007 |
