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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069831 | Method and apparatus for start control of a vehicle An accessory switch SWa and an ignition switch SWi are connected to a sub-relay RL1. A starter switch SWs is connected to a sub-relay RL2. The sub-relay RL2 is turned OFF when welding occurs in the starter switch SWs. When welding occurs in the ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7819103 | Straddle-type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle that omits a main switch without requiring a special operation to start the engine when battery power is supplied to engine-related electrical components. An electrical circuit has a pickup sensor that detects that the engine is in a start pr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7650864 | Remote starter for vehicle A vehicle starting system for activating an ignition of a vehicle. The system includes a remote transmitting device operable to communicate a start signal in response to a user input, and a control at a vehicle that receives the start signal. The control processes i... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7647908 | Methods and systems for remotely starting engines of vehicles with bi-directional control A method for remotely starting an engine of a vehicle includes the steps of assessing a state of charge of the vehicle battery, providing a first type of remote start request to the vehicle if the state of charge of the vehicle battery is greater than a predetermine... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7407464 | Engine start control system An engine start control unit enables engine start when a user performs a predetermined normal time push operation on a push switch in a normal mode. The engine start control unit enables the engine start when the user performs a predetermined fail-safe push operatio... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7349798 | Remote control of engine operation in a motor vehicle A set of remote switches (14, 16) located outside the cab of a truck enables service personnel to crank, accelerate, decelerate, and shut off the truck's engine without having to enter the cab. The set of switches are interlocked with controls (12, 13)... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324879 | Start switch system for remote starting manual transmission automobiles A start switch system for autostarting by remote control a manual transmission vehicle having a gear shift lever is provided. The start switch system includes a start switch operatively connected to the gear shift lever and an autostart unit for autostarting the veh... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7280908 | Vehicle controller and vehicle control method A vehicle controller controls an operation of an engine of a vehicle when the engine is started with a remote command. The vehicle controller decreases the number of idle revolutions of the engine, supplies diluted fuel to the engine, uses only a few cylinders of th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261076 | Method and control system for positioning a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a control system for driving an electric motor (4) coupled with a crankshaft (2) of an internal combustion engine, in order to position the crankshaft (2) at a starting angle, wherein the control system comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258092 | Apparatus and method for pre-cycle warm-up via wireless communication A signal is received (201, 301) via a wireless communication channel, which signal requests initiation of pre-cycle warm-up for one or more components of an internal combustion engine. It is determined (203, 303) whether at least one of the one or more... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7235901 | Sensor and interlock on an industrial vehicle A skid steer loader has an interlock system that is responsive to sensor input to lock out such as operation of lift and tilt cylinders of the skid steer loader when the input indicates a condition has not been met. The loader is provided with a cab that has an oper... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216616 | Engine start system and method thereof An engine-starting device for an engine. The device includes a counter that provides a counting value based on an initiation of engine cranking; and a cranking control system that prohibits engine cranking if the counting value of the counter passes a cranking prohi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204221 | Control apparatus of engine operated machine It is an object of the invention to provide the operability of an engine power generator having a remote controller. A starting switch 90 of a remote controller 9 and a starting switch on a power generator body's side can be operated in parallel. A sto... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191053 | Remote starting system for a vehicle A slave controller for a remote vehicle starting system. The slave controller is mounted in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine started by a starter motor. The slave controller has an antenna circuit input for connection to an antenna circuit suitable for... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182055 | Remote car starter shielding apparatus An improved remote car starter shielding apparatus consisting of a hard, durable, quadrangular convexly shaped shielding component with a plurality of holes in it near the top edge thereof through which a key-ring component, also affixable to a remote car starter un... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156772 | Non-contact type engine start switch device A switch device that improves reliability in starting an engine is provided. The switch device includes a push button, a magnetic sensor, and a power supply ECU. The push button is pressed by a driver to start the engine. The magnetic sensor detects that the push bu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156064 | Engine starting control apparatus and starting control method An engine start control apparatus has a power generating circuit that generates power by a starting operation of a starter apparatus that starts an engine, an engine starting circuit that is connected to the power generating circuit and to which various devices requ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150253 | Engine start control system and engine start control method An engine start control system which includes: a switch for turning on/off power supply to a starter of an engine; a sensor for sensing a crank angle of the engine; an engine status judgment unit which determines whether or not the engine is in a cranking state base... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149530 | Device for presenting information to mobile A device for presenting information on a mobile includes mobiles and terminals interconnected intercommunicably through communication means, wherein a terminal transmits, to the mobile concerned, mobile identification data on a mobile to which a request for mobile i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140338 | Snowmobile remote ignition system Herein is disclosed a snowmobile configured to start in response to a remote-start signal. One embodiment of the invention includes a snowmobile outfitted with a remote starting system. The remote starting system, itself, includes a remote starting activation switch... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138908 | Engine starter for remote-control toy car An engine starter adapted to substitute for the traction rope type engine starter of the engine of a remote-control toy car is constructed to include a casing covered with a cover plate to hold a cushion, a driven bevel gear, a driving bevel gear, a locating block a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133758 | Neutral start interlock A neutral start interlock for a hydrostatic drive system that uses potentiometers to electronically monitor at least the position of the hydrostatic displacement control such that the engine will not start unless such control is in the neutral position. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100557 | Engine start control system and control method An engine start control system of the present invention has a power supply controller which includes an ignition power supply relay activating an electric component of a vehicle and a central processing unit controlling the ignition power supply relay, a communicati... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7068153 | Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation transmitter, and a controller connected to the data communications bus for co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069119 | Remote control device for vehicles A request signal transmitted from LF antennas of a vehicle-mounted unit is received by a radio terminal through an LF antenna. In response to the request signal, the radio terminal transmits a response signal from an antenna. The response signal is received by an RF... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046126 | Vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus and associated methods A vehicle window control system for a vehicle having a data communications bus may include at least one vehicle device associated with operating a window of the vehicle, a window operation transmitter, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from the window ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6983726 | Engine exhaust startup monitoring system A method is provided for monitoring and mitigating exhaust gas emitted from a vehicle in a closable structure. A remote monitoring device within the closable structure is trained in response to a training signal transmitted from a remote transmitter device. A remote... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978753 | Automated combustion chamber decarboning squid A device for and method of decarboning a combustion chamber and compression rings in an internal combustion engine. The device is a squid shaped container with a cylindrical body, a screw cap, and conduits depending from the body for transmitting cleaner to the comb... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977576 | Electronic access control device An electronic lock utilizes two microprocessors remote from each other for enhanced security. The first microprocessor is disposed close to an input device such as a keypad, and the second microprocessor is disposed close to the lock mechanism and well protected fro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6918368 | Remote start assembly with confirmation An automotive remote start assembly 10 for use in an automobile 14 is provided. The automotive remote start assembly 10 includes a portable remote device 12 having a remote transmitter element 18 and a remote receiver element 20... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917801 | Communication system for use with a vehicle This invention relates to a communication system for use with a vehicle. The system comprises a first communication unit (1), being positioned within a vehicle (2), and a second portable communication unit (7). The first communication unit (1... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6895175 | Electrical control circuit and method Systems, methods, and apparatus, consistent with principles of the present invention, allow an unmodified device, for example, a dc starter motor, that normally operates at a first voltage to function in an electrical system providing a second voltage, which is diff... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6871624 | Snowmobile remote ignition system Herein is disclosed a snowmobile configured to start in response to a remote-start signal. One embodiment of the invention includes a snowmobile outfitted with a remote starting system. The remote starting system, itself, includes a remote starting activation switch... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873246 | Frequency activated neutralizing generator system The vehicle disabling system includes a vehicle control unit for positioning in a vehicle with a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals to receive an inquiry signal and transmit an identification code upon the receipt of the inquiry signal. A central dat... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6865451 | Engine control for vehicle using electronic key system An engine (1) of a vehicle comprises an identification device (11) which verifies the identification code of an electronic key (12) using a wireless signal. The controller (5) executes an idle stop under predetermined stop conditions (S | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861947 | Method for managing the operating condition of an anti-theft security device for a motor vehicle and device therefor Anti-theft security devices for a motor vehicle, comprise portable transmitting elements, of a receiving module on board the vehicle and of elements controlling a system for interrupting at least one circuit required for operating the vehicle (ignition circuit engin... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860248 | Programmable vehicle starting device A programmable vehicle starting device for starting a vehicle when the user is not in the vehicle. The programmable vehicle starting device includes a housing being designed for being mounted in the vehicle. A processing assembly is positioned within the housing. Th... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6789519 | Remote engine stop/start system with backup motor control Hydraulically actuated aerial lift units for trucks typically have a primary hydraulic pump system driven by the vehicle's engine or by an electric motor. An actuation system accessible to a worker suspended by the aerial lift unit allows the worker to cycle the veh... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 |
