Quotables
"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three."
Alice Kahn
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185266 | Fuel saving driving assistance apparatus It is determined whether a vehicle enters a halting state or a slow moving state. It is detected that an accelerator opening degree of the vehicle is zero during a deceleration duration up to the time to enter the halting state or the slow moving state. Further, an ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8055426 | Tire driving optimization system and control method thereof The tire driving optimization system may include a first tire that is disposed at one side of a vehicle to transmit driving torque from an engine to a road surface, a second tire that is disposed at the other side of the vehicle to transmit driving torque from the e... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7395310 | Method and apparatus to queue a plurality of transaction messages An apparatus for routing a transaction message, such as for example a telephone call, e-mail, web chat request, video conferencing session, or non-call event, includes a queue engine and a transaction message router. The queue engine provides an integrated mechanism... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7305295 | Throttle limiting for an internal combustion engine A throttle limit control for an internal combustion engine throttle control is disclosed. Rate limiting is applied to prevent excessive rates of change in throttle actuation. Throttle pedal authority is continually maintained and throttle headroom is not compromised... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236874 | Torque control apparatus and vehicle control system having the same In an engine torque loss computing section, a pump loss computing section computes a pump torque loss, and a frictional loss computing section computes a frictional torque loss. The pump torque loss and the frictional torque loss are summed to obtain an engine torqu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7174978 | Hybrid drive unit, and front-engine/rear-drive type automobile having the hybrid drive unit mounted thereon A hybrid drive unit including a first motor, a first planetary gear and a second motor, wherein the first planetary gear distributes and transmits a drive force transmitted from an input shaft to the first motor and an output shaft, a power output from the output sh... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7048670 | Engine control method and device for a vehicle An engine speed control that avoid undesirable transmission conditions such as clutch chattering. This is done by sensing actual conditions, which are likely to result in the undesirable transmission conditions such as clutch chattering and only changing the engine ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024298 | Control apparatus for vehicle provided with an automatic transmission, and method of controlling the same A vehicle is provided with an engine (1), an automatic transmission (2) connected to the engine (1), a detection device (21–24, 31) which detects an operating state of the transmission (2), and a torque regulating mechanism (1... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6959242 | Engine fuel injection control device A spark ignition engine (2) has a fuel injector (8) in an intake port (7). An engine rotation speed sensor (9) detects the rotation speed of the engine (2). The controller (1) determines the target fuel injection amount of t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934610 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle for generating an appropriate amount of regeneration energy during deceleration. A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an engine and electric motor for driving the hybrid vehicle wherein the engine comprises cyli... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6904752 | Engine cylinder deactivation to improve the performance of exhaust emission control systems The invention provides a controller and cylinder deactivation system to regenerate an exhaust aftertreatment device for a multicylinder engine that operates primarily at an air/fuel ratio that is lean of stoichiometry. The invention uses the cylinder deactivation sy... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6882921 | Traction control algorithm for vehicle operation upon deformable road surfaces A vehicle traction control system is actuated when driven wheel slip (S1) exceeds a predetermined slip threshold (Ts) to reduce the amount of driven wheel slip (S1) by reducing the driven wheel speed. The traction control system also... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6689015 | Method for influencing the propulsion of a motor vehicle that is driven by a driving motor Method for influencing the propulsive power of a motor vehicle driven by a drive motor. An intervention variable, influencing the torque of the drive motor, is ascertained as a function of the wheel behavior of at least one wheel of the motor vehicle, and... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6687591 | Method of and apparatus for controlling torque-down upon gear changing Torque-down controlling conducted on an engine torque upon gear changing of an automatic transmission is implemented by converting a demand for a rate of torque-down against the engine torque into a down rate of combustion torque (an objective down rate).... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6687580 | Vehicle controller and vehicle control method A vehicle controller includes a plurality of driving power sources for transmitting torque to a wheel, and a starter for starting a first driving power source of the plurality of diving power sources. The first driving power source is stopped when a presc... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6625532 | Solenoid control method and apparatus for automatic transmission In solenoid control method and apparatus for an automatic transmission, a current signal varied in a stepwise manner is caused to pass through a filter having a predetermined transfer function, the current signal being inputted to a solenoid to drive a co... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6604041 | Method and system for limiting the engine torque of vehicles A method and a system for limiting an engine torque of vehicles to a maximum value. In the method, signals representing wheel torques from wheel sensors at the drive train are acquired, the wheel torques, differentiated according to driving situations whi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6591933 | Apparatus and method for metering in a motor vehicle A system and method for fuel metering in a motor vehicle in which the fuel in a reservoir has a definable pressure. A second device for reducing the pressure and a first device for issuing a signal relevant to vehicle safety are provided. The pressure is ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6577909 | Method for automatically shutting down a machine during an operator's absence The present invention provides a method for automatically shutting down an engine on a machine in during an operators absence in order to prevent potential damage to the machine. A determination is made regarding if the machine is running, and an if an op... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571157 | Oil pressure diagnostic strategy for a hybrid electric vehicle A diagnostic system for controlling an engine low oil pressure indicator in a hybrid electric vehicle includes a powertrain having an engine and an electric traction motor, an oil pressure sensor/sending unit mechanically connected to the engine, an engin... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6497298 | Vehicle traction control system and method Driving slip rates SLi of respective wheels are calculated, and if a driving slip is excessively large is judged based on the driving slip rates SLi. Further, if a vehicle is in a predetermined turning state is judged, and if the vehicle is in an accelera... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6442455 | Adaptive fuel strategy for a hybrid electric vehicle This invention is a method and system for a hybrid electric vehicle adaptive fuel strategy to quickly mature an adaptive fuel table. The strategy adaptively alters the amount of fuel delivered to an internal combustion engine to optimize engine efficiency... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434453 | Engine control system for hybrid vehicle An engine control system for a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as driving force sources, for permitting stopping and restarting of the engine in accordance with predetermined drive conditions. The engine control s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401853 | Power-hop responsive engine torque control method An improved engine torque control method uses existing powertrain sensors and controls to reliably detect and suppress power-hop with minimum degradation of vehicle acceleration. Power-hop is detected by identifying a characteristic wheel jerk magnitude a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6349253 | System and method for controlling downhill vehicle operation A system for controlling downhill vehicle operation includes an electronically actuatable engine compression brake unit associated with an internal combustion engine, an electronically controllable turbocharger boost pressure adjustment device, electronic... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338392 | Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit A method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit wherein a quantity, which represents the torque, is limited by a limiting value during the transition from the overrun phase of the drive unit into the traction phase. The limiting value is determin... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6321141 | Method and device for detecting motor vehicle tilt A method and a device are provided for detecting a tendency of a vehicle to tip about a vehicle axis oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. To this end, a variable is ascertained describing the dynamics of the vehicle linear motion. The de... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308124 | System for determining an equivalent throttle valve for controlling automatic transmission shift points A system is disclosed for determining an effective throttle value of an internal combustion engine for controlling automatic transmission shift points. In one embodiment, the system is operable to determine an effective throttle value as a function of com... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6266580 | Control apparatus and method of control system having dead time A deviation between a target value of a quantity of state and an actual value of the quantity of state that is caused to follow the target value or a time-integral of the deviation is filtered. Based on the filtered value, a switching surface ς is calcul... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6240355 | Method and device for controlling the drag torque of an internal combustion engine In a method and a device for controlling the drag torque of an internal combustion engine, a setpoint for the air supply to the internal combustion engine is held substantially constant during control of the drag torque in case of a tendency to instabilit... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233514 | Method for controlling the downhill speed of an off-the-road vehicle A method for controlling the speed of an off-the-road vehicle traveling on a gradient permits a constant downhill speed to be maintained. The vehicle speed can be set to a constant descending speed by an electronic system through active braking interventi... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6182003 | Process and device for setting a driving torque A method and device setting a driving torque in a motor vehicle, in particular setting the torque as a part of an anti-slip regulation. At least two triggerable actuators are available for influencing the driving torque, where the actuators have different... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6128568 | Traction controller In a traction control device for a vehicle which is equipped with a multi-cylinder engine, fuel supply is cut for a specific cylinder when a slip factor of the drive wheels exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The device comprises a sensor for detecti... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6104976 | Vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system comprises a section for calculating a command driving force-required to make a sensed vehicle speed equal to a preset command vehicle speed, a section for calculating a command engine output in accordance with the command dr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079511 | Vehicle drive force control device In a lean burn engine for a vehicle wherein an ordinary air-fuel ratio and a lean air-fuel ratio are selectively applied, an engine output is reduced when a slip of a drive wheel is detected. By controlling the air-fuel ratio when the engine output is red... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6061621 | Traction controller to reduce slip of drive wheels for a vehicle In a traction controller for cutting fuel supply to the cylinders of a multi-cylinder engine based on a slip factor of the drive wheels of a vehicle, an ordinary fuel cut mode in which fuel is cut to only some cylinders and a multi-cylinder fuel cut mode ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6002979 | Traction control system for automotive vehicles An automobile traction control system includes a traction control unit for calculating a slip amount as the difference between a drive-wheel speed and a target drive-wheel speed, an engine control unit cooperating with a fuel-supply system for decreasingl... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5991682 | Apparatus and method for controlling driving force derived from internal combustion engine to road wheel of automotive vehicle In apparatus and method for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a slip condition of a driven road wheel is detected, an opening angle of an engine throttle valve so as to control the slip condition o... | 11/23/1999 |
