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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133157 | System and method to reduce stall during deceleration fuel shut off A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprising of deactivating a fuel injector of the engine during a deceleration condition of the vehicle; and reactivating the fuel injector when a rate of change of a powertrain shaft deceleration is g... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7998027 | System and method to reduce stall during deceleration fuel shut off A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprising of deactivating a fuel injector of the engine during a deceleration condition of the vehicle; and reactivating the fuel injector when a rate of change of a powertrain shaft deceleration is g... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7678021 | Method and device for controlling an internal-combustion engine before a starting operation A method and device are provided for limiting, in a first operating condition, a motor vehicle internal-combustion engine torque. The operating condition, resulting from an operation of a motor vehicle brake, when the engine torque is simultaneously demanded by a dr... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7448983 | System and method for utilizing estimated driver braking effort A method for controlling an engine of a vehicle operated by a driver may comprise detecting actuation of a braking device of the vehicle by the driver; calculating a parameter indicative of an actual amount of braking effort by said driver based on vehicle condition... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7374509 | Method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle is described, the hybrid drive including as propulsion motors an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor/generator, and the output shafts of the propulsion motors being operatively linkable to a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363127 | Air brake system monitoring for pre-trip inspection Vehicles equipped with air brake systems and compressed air systems for supporting operation of the brakes provide for automated inspection of the air compressor system using an onboard vehicle or engine management computers. During vehicle operation, the system con... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343233 | Method and system for preventing erroneous starting of a vehicle having a manual transmission A safety system and method for a manual transmission vehicle with a remote starter is provided. The system includes a motion transducer module detecting motion of the vehicle and a controller module deciding erroneous starting of the vehicle and stopping the vehicle... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7241249 | Driving condition control method and system In a driving condition control system, a sensing unit is configured to sense a first physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the first rotatable axle assembly and a second physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the second rotatable axle assembly. A corr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7224263 | Security apparatus An IG key monitor sends out an anti-theft instruction to a GAIN switching part, in case that an IG key SW (ignition key switch) was turned to an OFF state. The GAIN switching part receives the anti-theft instruction from the IG key monitor, and then, switches detect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221263 | Helmet lighting system A lighting system adapted to mount on a motorcycle or bicycle helmet. The lighting system includes a one or more accelerometers coupled to the helmet and a processor adapted to process the signals from the accelerometers. The accelerometers may be mounted to the hel... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220217 | Engine spin-up control with natural torque smoothing A hybrid vehicle includes an engine having at least one cylinder and an electric machine that drives the engine during a start-up period. A control module monitors a rotational speed of the engine and regulates torque generated by the electric machine based on the r... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7169083 | Driving condition control method and system In a driving condition control system, a sensing unit senses a first physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the first rotatable axle assembly and a second physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the second rotatable axle assembly. A determining unit com... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165530 | Method for controlling a variable-speed engine A method for controlling a variable-speed engine of a machine is provided. The machine may include a park-brake. The method may include receiving a signal indicating an engagement status of the park-brake. The method may also include operating the variable-speed eng... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7103454 | Process for recognizing the movement of a motor vehicle A process and system are provided for recognizing the movement of a motor vehicle as well as a process for using an acceleration sensor in a device for blocking the starting of a motor vehicle. Reliable information is obtained on whether or not the motor vehicle was... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7062366 | Method of controlling a compressor driven by the engine of a vehicle The invention relates to a method of controlling a compressor which is driven by the engine of a vehicle and which supplies at least one compressed air tank. The compressor is activated or de-activated according to a comparison which is made between the value of the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043412 | Method and apparatus for predicting vehicle air system performance and recommending air system components A method of designing a vehicle air system is provided. This method includes the use of a computer to simulate operation of a proposed vehicle air system over a time period, wherein the proposed vehicle air system comprises an air compressor and a pneumatically oper... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7001306 | Brake control apparatus A brake control apparatus is provided that distributes an engine braking torque Tbe to the front and rear wheels in accordance with an ideal braking torque distribution to suppress and prevent the tendency for one of either the front or rear wheels to lock when the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6969341 | Engine deceleration control system An engine deceleration control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is arranged to prohibit correcting an air quantity supplied to the engine when an elapsed time period from a moment of turning off of an accelerator of the engine is within a first ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6941206 | Tip-over detection device for motor vehicle A vehicle includes a tip over detection device that uses a vertically oriented sensor to improve the accuracy of detecting when the vehicle has tipped over. An ECU communicates with the accelerometer and controls engine operation. The ECU stops the engine, preferabl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6893380 | Traction control system including converter protection function A method and a device for protecting a torque converter of an automatic transmission from overheating during standing-start of a motor vehicle, a slipping wheel being decelerated by a traction control system by a braking intervention. To improve the protective funct... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6786846 | Safety device for a remotely-activated power supplying system of a manual transmission vehicle A safety device for a remotely-activated power supplying system of a manual transmission vehicle includes a starting safety unit connected to a main controller for detecting the presence of a safety condition, and an ignition key detector connected to the main contr... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6773374 | Brake negative pressure control apparatus and method, and engine control unit for internal combustion engine A brake negative pressure control apparatus and method, and an engine control unit for an internal combustion engine are provided for ensuring a negative pressure within a brake booster and a stable combustion while avoiding a complicated control. The brake negative... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6690260 | Driver authentication apparatus and method for identifying automatically-extracted driver's operation feature data with already-registered feature data A driver authentication apparatus and method permits a vehicle driver to be identified using a simpler method without using an ID card or the like, and without performing any special operation. The apparatus has a feature amount storing section for storin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682459 | Electronic air charge controller for vehicular compressed air system An electronic air charge controller for a tractor trailer vehicle air brake system includes a micro controller, a first pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, a second pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, and a ve... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6626798 | Device and method for operating an internal combustion engine provided with a butterfly valve in overrun mode A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle with a butterfly valve, where the butterfly valve is opened and a fuel supply is cut off when the vehicle is in an overrun phase, the method including the steps of determining a first... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6561324 | Drive unit including a motor and a retarder A drive unit includes a motor, a hydrodynamic retarder, at least one pump, at least one feed line for feeding operating medium to the retarder, and at least one bypass line which conveys operating medium past the retarder. A device for directing the flow ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6504259 | Engine automatic start stop control apparatus An engine automatic start stop control apparatus controls an engine of a vehicle to be automatically stopped or started in response to driving conditions of a vehicle. Particularly, the apparatus is applied to the vehicle that performs idle stop control f... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6485394 | Geared motor and geared motor series A geared motor in which user needs for change gear ratios are met with flexibility and reliability, and an increase in noise is suppressed. The geared motor comprises a motor unit and a change gear unit for transmitting rotational power from this motor un... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6358180 | Engine control system and method An engine control system and method is disclosed, which reduces driver's feeling of unease relating to the operation of driving a vehicle which is idle-controlled so as to reduce the exhaust gas discharge, thereby improving the driving operability. The me... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350217 | Method for establishing a defined active relationship between the operation of the accelerator pedal and the resulting braking torque of a vehicle A method for establishing a defined active relationship between the operation of the accelerator pedal and the resulting braking torque of a vehicle is provided, in which the possible adjusting range of the accelerator pedal is divided into at least two c... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6282954 | System for changing a rotational speed signal The invention is based on a system for changing a signal representing rotational motion in a motor vehicle with first means for generating a first signal representing the rotational motion and a second means for generating at least one second signal repre... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6249733 | Automatic engine retarder and transmission control in off highway earth moving equipment An automatic control for operating an engine retarder, service brakes, and an automatic transmission associated with earth moving equipment is provided. The automatic control monitors engine speed and responsively produces control signals to maintain engi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5884208 | Method for fast accelerating a vehicle and an apparatus for performing the same An apparatus and a method for fast accelerating a vehicle which converts to a fast acceleration mode, wide-opens a throttle valve, increases the torque of a transmission, locks up a transmission after gearshifting a transmission to a high gear position if... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5771997 | Braking system in conjunction with a hydrodynamic retarder, specifically for motor vehicles The invention relates to a braking system, specifically for a motor vehicle, with a hydrodynamic retarder featuring a stator impeller wheel and a rotor impeller wheel, a working medium sump, and a control device for controlling the degree of working space... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5411452 | Running control apparatus for motor vehicle A running control apparatus for an automobile prevents an abnormal running state by depressing a brake pedal even when a fault takes place in the component(s) of the control apparatus. When a detected brake pedal depression stroke exceeds a predetermined ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5193640 | Vehicle safety system for driver pedal misapplication A vehicle safety system for preventing unintended acceleration of motor vehicles due to the driver's pedal misapplication of depressing an accelerator instead of brakes against the driver's intention of stopping the vehicle. The system exploits the excess... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5145041 | Motion converting mechanism A motion converting mechanism comprising a feed member provided with a screwed portion, a screw nut member engaging with the screwed portion of the feed member, a support member rotatably supporting the feed member and the screw nut member, a single drive... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4750598 | Control system for the throttle valve of a vehicle engine A vehicle engine control device includes an operation-degree detecting device for detecting the degree of each operation of a manually operated member effected to control the output of the engine via a throttle valve actuator and a throttle valve; a targe... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4733148 | Method and device for brake control for a motion-monitored and controlled drive motor for a printing machine A method and device for checking the brake of a motion-controlled and monitored printing press drive motor includes a processor unit which is connected on its input side to a motion signal generator and a motion control panel, and is connected on its outp... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730513 | Electromechanical device for activating a rotating post that moves the leaf of a swinging door on a vehicle An electromechanical device for activating a rotating post that moves the leaf of a swinging door on a vehicle, especially a mass-transit vehicle. An electric motor activates the column by means of an intermediate worm gear. The motor outtake shaft is cou... | 03/15/1988 |
