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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171824 | Vehicular power transmission control apparatus An apparatus comprises a changeover mechanism which is able to change a connection state to any one of three states, i.e., “an IN-Connection State” in which a power transmission path is provided between a transmission input shaft and the electric motor output sh... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161843 | Damping motor and control approach for mitigating torsional backlash, damping critical geartrain speeds, and providing improved torque control in mechanical gears A torque damper motor connected to the output side of a mechanical gear system. The damper motor, along with its associated control system, mitigates backlash problems, reduced torsional resonance, and provides improved output torque control. In the preferred embodi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8037784 | Drive train comprising an auxiliary engine which is connected to a countershaft of the transmission A drive train for a motor vehicle including a main engine, an auxiliary engine, and a parallel shaft transmission. The transmission includes: at least one input shaft connected to the main engine by a clutch device, at least one output shaft including a drive pinion... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7975571 | Hybrid drive device An output shaft of a rotating electrical machine and a drive device input shaft are disposed at different shaft center positions. A first gear meshing with a second gear provided on the output shaft of the rotating electrical machine for reducing rotation and transm... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963191 | Hybrid powertrain and dual clutch transmission An automatic dual clutch transmission includes an input clutch which selectively connects a prime mover to an electric motor. The electric motor output, in turn, drives a pair of gears, one of which is in constant mesh with a first gear on a first quill and a second... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7690280 | Transmission element for parallel hybrid traction chain An element comprises a rotary input member (15), a motion output member (19), an electrical machine (14) including a stator (27) and a rotor (26), a first connecting clutch (89A) between the input member (15) and an i... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677135 | Electromechanical power transfer system with multiple dynamoelectric machines An electromechanical power transfer system for a vehicle, comprises: an electrical power source; a system controller; at least two dynamoelectric machines; an electrically engageable clutch for each machine; an input shaft coupled to the jack shaft; an output shaft ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7395735 | Change-speed gearbox A change-speed gearbox, in particular for motor vehicles such as hybrid passenger cars and small trucks, comprising input and output shafts, clutches, and gear wheel pairs with fixed and loose wheels. The gearbox provides at least one forward gear by means of the ge... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7370549 | Reduction gear for geared motor, geared motor, and product group thereof A reduction gear for forming a geared motor having a motor and a reduction gear is provided. The reduction gear for a geared motor includes an intermediate orthogonal gear head having an orthogonal transfer mechanism for changing a rotational direction of power deli... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370715 | Vehicle and method for controlling engine start in a vehicle A vehicle includes a motor/generator, a disconnect clutch disposed between the engine and the motor/generator, and a transmission disposed between the motor/generator and the vehicle drive wheels. The transmission includes an input clutch which is selectively engaga... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367416 | Drive train for a motor vehicle and method for starting an internal combustion engine and method for generating electric current A drive train is proposed for a motor vehicle which is driven by an internal combustion engine, having a single friction clutch which has an input element and an output element, wherein the input element is to be connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367917 | Shift change control system and automatic transmission system of automobile An automotive shift change control system and automatic transmission system is provided to give passengers a comfortable feeling of shift changing or of driving. A transmission connects a vehicle-driving engine, an electrical rotary machine, and axles via a differen... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353895 | Vehicle transmission with selectively-engageable electric motor A vehicle having a transmission for transmitting a torque from a drive machine to drive wheels, with the transmission having an transmission output shaft and a transmission input shaft, in which the torque can be transmitted from the drive machine to the transmissio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331897 | Active shift transmission, transmission control unit and automobile The object of the invention is to provide a less expensive active transmission control system for an automobile, capable of disconnecting an engine, without increasing the number of dog clutches. In an active shift transmission, a second intermediate shaft is... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329084 | Turbomachine Suitable means for driving a flow are arranged in annular or ring-segment-shaped cavities that are formed in particular in multi-shell casings of turbomachines. Arranged inside the cavity are ejectors that are supplied via suitable means with a motive-fluid flow whi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328870 | Aircraft propulsion system comprising four engines with pusher propellers An aircraft propulsion system includes four engines with pusher propellers. The engines are mounted in pairs on the wings of the aircraft and the respective directions of rotation thereof, when viewing the engines from the rear of the aircraft from left to right, ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325638 | Motor vehicle with a primary engine for acceleration and secondary engine augmented by an electric motor for cruising A motor vehicle having a primary internal combustion engine is equipped with a secondary engine and an electric motor to supplement the power produced by the primary engine. The primary engine provides power for acceleration and hill climbing. When in a cruising mod... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326141 | Compact fault tolerant variable cross-drive electromechanical transmission A transmission drive system (TDS) has two AC induction traction motors, each operatively coupled to two semi-independent coaxial traction shafts, and two AC induction steer motors coaxially mounted on a common steer axis parallel to the coaxial traction shafts. A st... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316628 | Two speed transmission and belt drive system A two speed transmission comprising a planetary gear train comprising an input member connected to an input carrier, the input carrier connected to an input shaft, a sun gear and a ring gear, the input carrier comprising a plurality of planetary members each in mesh... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317259 | Power output apparatus and motor vehicle equipped with power output apparatus A motor (MG1) is connected to a sun gear (31) of a first planetary gear (P1) of a power distribution/unification mechanism (30), an engine (EG1) is connected to a carrier (34) of the first planetary gear (P1) and a ri... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312591 | Powered panel moving system A powered panel moving system includes a motor, electronic drive circuitry, a mechanism, a coupler, and electronic function circuitry. The drive circuitry drives a rotor of the motor. The coupler couples rotational output of the rotor to the mechanism to drive the m... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308841 | Speed adjuster devices, systems, and methods Speed adjuster devices, systems, and methods are provided. In an embodiment of the present invention, a speed adjustor device comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, and a housing. The input shaft can receive a first rotational velocity input in a first direction... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302873 | Angle drive with power distribution An angle drive having a housing (11) with a first axis (A1) for bearing means and a second axis (A2) for bearing means, which latter axis (A2) intersects the first axis (A1) at right angles, having an input shaft | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300385 | Control strategy for a dual crankshaft engine coupling arrangement A control method for coupling a first engine to a second engine in a vehicle includes determining a current position of a throttle body that regulates power output from the first and second engines. Determining a set speed for the first and second engines that corre... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282826 | Driving device for sprocket wheels of chain drives A drive system for chain sprockets 1 of chain drives, more particularly for driving chain scraper conveyors or chain-drawn ploughs for underground mining, with a drive assembly formed of an asynchronous motor and a gear mechanism 4, the gear mechanism ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276008 | Drive system A drive system includes an output shaft of an engine connected to a sun gear of a planetary gear assembly. An electric motor is connected, via gears, to a carrier rotatably supporting a planetary pinion gear that rotates around the outer circumference of the sun gea... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270030 | Transmission with multiple input ports for multiple-engine vehicles An improved transmission system is provided for an automotive vehicle having multiple engines for reason of fuel economy, including primary and secondary internal combustion engines separately supplied with fuel and having crankshafts in parallel orientation and ter... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258879 | Food product and process for manufacturing same This invention is concerned with packaged food products which contain specific combinations of functional additives aimed at addressing specific health indicators, in particular flatulence, gastro-intestinal health, stress and immune system responsiveness, in pet an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252020 | Vehicle drive-train including a clutchless transmission, and method of operation A vehicle drive-train includes a drive-motor having an output shaft and a transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, a plurality of discrete forward gear ratios and a corresponding plurality of synchronizers. Each of the synchronizers is configured to mech... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249537 | Double clutch transmission for a hybrid electric vehicle and method for operating the same A double clutch transmission is described that ideally changes torque received from an engine and a motor by providing an optimal layout in power transmission scheme and motor location. Such a double clutch transmission is optimally adapted to a hybrid electric vehi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244154 | Single and multi-engine drive system for a twin screw vessel In a twin screw marine vessel that has two engines arranged in tandem along the vessel's centerline, a drive system allows both engines to drive the propellers or, alternatively, either engine to drive both propellers independently (e.g. one in forward, the other in... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231313 | Method of calculating compensation value for angle detecting sensor and angle detecting sensor using the method A method of calculating a compensation value for an angle detecting sensor including a sensor unit, a signal converting section, a signal adjusting section, an arithmetic operation section, a memory section, and a compensator includes a first step of generating two ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226383 | Control device for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle is driven by one or both of an engine and a drive motor. The engine is started by a power generating motor, and power generated by the engine is supplied to a battery. An engine-power transmission path is provided with a coupling for being shifted t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226379 | Active shift transmission, transmission control unit and automobile The object of the invention is to provide a less expensive active transmission control system for an automobile, capable of disconnecting an engine, without increasing the number of dog clutches. In an active shift transmission, a second intermediate shaft is... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201702 | Drive mechanism for a mobile vehicle A drive mechanism for a mobile vehicle having two motors, the torque of which is added up on a common output shaft (30), one motor being connectable with the output shaft (30) via a first reduction gear step (28) or a second reduction gear step ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198130 | V-drive motor arrangement A V-drive motor arrangement for a motor vehicle, with the motor vehicle including a pair of frame members maintained in a spaced apart relationship. The V-drive motor arrangement includes a first motor mounted between the two frame members and coupled to a first gea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179194 | Dynamo-electric drive unit controlled compound power system A dynamo-electric drive unit controlled compound system includes one dynamo-electric unit, a primary and a secondary dynamo-electric unit, or more than two dynamo-electric units incorporated with an engine or other rotating device, and one or more control units incl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171870 | Geared fluid drive with parallel start-up capability In a system in which a large motor, to be energized from a power grid, is connected to drive a main fluid drive through a main impeller shaft that has a main impeller shaft gear mounted on it, a relatively small start-up motor is provided, driving a start-up fluid d... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166059 | Method for upshifting of a parallel shaft gear In a method for upshifting a parallel shift transmission having two input shafts, each of which is coupleable via a clutch to the drive shaft of a driving engine, an output shaft, which may be brought into rotationally fixed engagement with the input shafts via diff... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152503 | Device for compensating a torque produced by a gyrostatic effect A device for compensating a torque produced on a movable axle in a machine tool or production machine by a gyrostatic effect includes a rotating useful machine system attached to the movable axle and producing a useful angular momentum, and a rotating machine counte... | 12/26/2006 |
