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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140213 | Detection of vehicle operation under adverse conditions Details relating to the operation of a vehicle under adverse conditions are recorded and collected. This data is particularly useful to forestall catastrophic failures, and to provide valuable information for potential buyers of used vehicles. Among the operating co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131420 | Vehicle health and usage monitoring system and method A health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) and method for monitoring the health and/or usage of one or more components of a vehicle. In various embodiments, the present invention uses a plurality of wireless sensors configured, when activated by a vibration of the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131419 | Web-enabled configurable quality data collection tool A method and system for configuring trigger parameters for captured test fleet vehicle data collection. The method includes selecting at least one vehicle identifier from a captured test fleet database, associating at least one trigger condition with the at least on... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8090494 | Electronic apparatus and program storage medium An electronic control unit executes a program to perform a failure diagnosis as well as a vehicle control. On boot-up, diagnosis associated data is read from a backup memory and written in a RAM. The diagnosis associated data represents a failure diagnosis result pr... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8060274 | Location-based vehicle maintenance scheduling Systems, methods, and program products are provided for scheduling vehicle maintenance by identifying a future location at which a vehicle is available for a service and electronically providing at least the future location, a time and time duration that the vehicle... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050814 | Apparatus and method for determining remaining transmission oil life An improved method for predicting the remaining useful life of transmission oil and an apparatus for practicing the same are provided. The method includes: detecting if the transmission has completed a new shift; if yes, determining a total shift count; determining ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036788 | Vehicle diagnostic or prognostic message transmission systems and methods System and method for monitoring the condition of a vehicle includes a communications unit arranged to interface with a wireless communications network, at least one sensor for monitoring at least one component or subsystem of the vehicle and which is coupled to the... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8000854 | System and method for transitioning maps on aeronautical display A system for transitioning navigation data on a mobile platform (such as a train, ship, aircraft or automobile) is provided. The system includes a source of navigation display data and an image control module. The image control module generates image data from the n... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996127 | Display system for a trailer vehicle A display system is provided for a trailer equipped with an electronic braking system (EBS) and/or an anti-lock braking system (ABS). A separate display device having a display is provided for indicating at least the mileage on the trailer vehicle. In order to reduc... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7899591 | Predictive monitoring for vehicle efficiency and maintenance A system and method for monitoring fuel efficiency of a vehicle is provided. Fuel efficiency of a vehicle may be monitored in real-time using telemetry transmitted from the vehicle. The telemetry may be analyzed in combination with a fuel efficiency model in order t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7813850 | System and method for shock absorber diagnostic System and method to diagnose shock absorbers (7) on a vehicle (2) and where at least one of the vehicle's wheel axles are air suspended. A control unit (5) with at least one measuring device (4) connected thereto is provided and in which... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7761202 | Indicating a low volume of fluid in a transmission sump A method for sensing a volume of fluid located in an oil sump of a motor vehicle transmission includes repetitively determining a rate of change of a temperature of the oil, repetitively determining an acceleration of the vehicle, counting the number of occurrences ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7729823 | Method and system for monitoring tyres A method for monitoring a tire fitted to a vehicle includes detecting data from the tire, sending the data to a central processing unit using a predetermined telecommunications protocol, causing automatic processing of the data by the central processing unit to obta... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7693627 | Tire condition notification apparatus A tire steer condition detection and notification apparatus calculates a tire steer angle based on a steering wheel operation when a parked condition of a vehicle is detected, and provides a notification (i.e., warning) regarding a tire steer condition when the tire... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7636623 | Method and system of managing service reminders and scheduling service appointments using mileage estimates and recommended recall bulletins The present invention provides a method and system for sending recall bulletins and mileage based service reminders. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of the vehicle, or it can be based on the last known mileage of the vehicle and estimati... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7617028 | Method and system of managing service reminders and promotions using mileage estimates The present invention provides a method and system for screening and sending appropriate promotions with a system for generating and sending service reminders based on the estimated mileage the vehicle. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7555375 | Sensor system The present invention concerns a sensor system for monitoring at least the wear of lining material of a disc brake. It may also be used to monitor the stroke of the brake actuator. The sensor system receives signals from a first external and/or internal means and a ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7542833 | Method and system of managing service reminders and scheduling service appointments using mileage estimates The present invention provides a method and system for scheduling service appointments based on service reminders sent based on the estimated mileage the vehicle. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of the vehicle, or it can be based on the ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7499778 | Technique for informing a user of a service provider for servicing a vehicle In a multimedia information and control system for use in an automobile, at least one interface is employed which enables a user to access information concerning the automobile and control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. The user may select one of a plural... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7436295 | Method and apparatus for analyzing surveillance systems using a total surveillance time metric A method comprises the steps of receiving information concerning the operation of surveillance assets, and using the information in a Monte Carlo simulation to produce an estimate of total surveillance time. An apparatus that is used to perform the method is also pr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430463 | Method for monitoring components of the drive train of a motor vehicle and for diagnosing errors in the same A method for monitoring and diagnosing errors of drive train components of a motor vehicle by monitoring a transmission route of a drive train control signal by reading an actual value of a monitored output signal at an output of the transmission route of the drive ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7373225 | Method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates A method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates is provided. Diagnostic trees may be modified to include diagnostic code tips or further suggestions or instructions indicating what tool to use or how to use the tool. The diagnosti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373226 | System and method for optimizing vehicle diagnostic tress using similar templates A system and method for evaluating and applying edits from one diagnostic tree to another matching or similar diagnostic tree is described. The system includes a diagnostic tree editor, a library, and a comparison engine. These elements work together to convert an O... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369925 | Vehicle failure diagnosis apparatus and in-vehicle terminal for vehicle failure diagnosis In order to estimate failure times of vehicles, the invention provides a vehicle failure diagnosis apparatus which receives records of learned values actually used in the past in vehicle control systems of vehicles as diagnosis targets from in-vehicle terminals via ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360529 | Fuel level measurement and run time interpolation At least one aspect of the invention provides an improved fuel sensing system for a generator, in addition, one or more other aspects of the invention provide improved systems and methods for determining remaining run-time of a generator system. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356336 | Systems and methods of recording events onboard a vehicle A system is provided that comprises a vehicle (e.g., aircraft) including a plurality of modules (e.g., line-replaceable units—LRU's) capable of communicating over a plurality of buses (e.g., Mil-Std-1553 buses). The system also includes an advanced wireless open d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356393 | Integrated system for routine maintenance of mechanized equipment An apparatus and method for managing the preventative maintenance requirements and unscheduled repairs on a fleet of vehicles. The apparatus includes a computer system having a host processor and a database accessible by the host processor, and at least one maintena... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349825 | System health operations analysis model Methods and systems for health operations analysis models to compare a first and second fleet of vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for providing a system health operations analysis model including determining a first system health operations analys... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7333881 | Device for displaying maintenance procedure requirements In a device for displaying maintenance procedures for motor vehicles with a display that has surface sections separate from one another on which information on the type of procedure and information on the due date of the procedure is displayed for each maintenance p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330819 | Method and system for dynamic management of part reliability data A system for recording and analyzing reliability data during a dynamically-planned maintenance check includes means for obtaining and logging warranty-based reliability data from maintenance records generated during the performance of any routine or non-routine task... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319848 | Technique for collecting data from vehicles for analysis thereof In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a destination or origination address which includes an identifier, e.g., ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319925 | Device for controlling electrical systems with a test module A device for controlling electrical systems of a means of transportation that is encapsulated within a housing provided with an external interface and that has a microcomputer for executing control programs and storage means on which control programs for actuating a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313534 | System and method for predictive maintenance and service parts fulfillment in a supply chain A supply chain transaction network. The network includes a customer agent server hosting a collection of intelligent customer agents for interfacing with and extracting information from one or more of a condition monitoring system, a computer maintenance management ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313471 | Method and system for extending the life of a vehicle The present invention provides a system, a computer program and a method of increasing the usable life of a new vehicle including providing a warranty for the life of the new vehicle to a user, providing a maintenance schedule for the new vehicle to the user and rep... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308344 | Tire rotation assisting apparatus Tire-side transmitters, attached to respective tires, have inherent ID numbers. On-vehicle receivers, disposed on an automotive vehicle, receive signals containing ID numbers. A control unit, disposed on the automotive vehicle, can identify tire mounting positions o... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286916 | Method for determining the time and extent of maintenance operations In a method for defining the time and scope of maintenance operations for a system having a plurality of maintenance items, each of which should be carried out within an assigned tolerance range, a minimum maintenance interval between successive maintenance operatio... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286966 | Rotation planning apparatus and rotation planning system An apparatus or system is used for planning the rotation of part usage between shafts or plants based at least on schedule information relating to operation and inspection-purpose shutdown, attribute information relating to part life, part maintenance periods, and o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281414 | Apparatus, a method, and measuring sensors for scanning states of engine oil The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, and a sensor for scanning engine oil of a vehicle. An apparatus for scanning engine oil according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an oil property measuring part for measuring physi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274987 | Fuel and method for evaluating fuel saving operation When detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving (the parameters may include, for example, the speed of the vehicle, the average engine speed during an upshift, or an idle time), it is determined which... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272469 | Immobilizer system for vehicles The invention relates to an improved immobilizer system for automotive vehicles that enables a running vehicle to be effectively immobilized while an authorized driver is absent from the vehicle. The immobilizer may be operated in a number of modes that provide effe... | 09/18/2007 |
