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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171907 | Push button starting system for outdoor power equipment A starting system for outdoor power equipment that has a controller and a start button to control the activation of an internal combustion engine. The starting system includes a controller that receives a start signal from a start button. The controller monitors for... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166946 | Diesel engine start-up assisting device A diesel engine start-up assisting device includes a plurality of first-and-second switching elements 11a to 11d between a common direct-current power source 1 and a plurality of electrical load 3a to 3d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8001944 | Engine start control system having failsafe arrangement An engine start control system for a vehicle includes a first switch with which a user operates to start the engine, a second switch, a third switch, a brake switch and an engine start control unit for controlling start of the engine. The engine start control unit p... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963264 | Engine cranking system and method A vehicle has an engine, a starter motor, an energy storage system (ESS) for powering an auxiliary system, and a supercapacitor module for powering the starter motor during engine cranking and starting. The supercapacitor module disconnects from the starter motor to... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7891330 | Engine starting method and device An engine starting method for starting an engine by causing first fuel injection when a crankshaft is reversely rotated by a predetermined angle at the start, and then rotating the crankshaft forward to perform first ignition, the method comprising the steps of imme... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7806095 | Vehicle starting assist system An engine starting assist system. A battery is selectably coupled to an ultracapacitor with a contactor. In addition, a controller is configured to perform at least one of: monitor the condition of the battery, monitor the condition of the ultracapacitor, control th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784441 | Method and apparatus for supporting stop-and-go engine functionality A vehicle includes a direct start engine, an automatic transmission having a threshold fluid pressure sufficient for enabling operation of the transmission when the engine is off, a controller, and a fuel delivery system. The controller determines the presence of pr... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7726270 | Engine start control apparatus and engine start control method When cranking is started, a control unit of an ECU determines an advance amount by which an intake valve closing timing is advanced from a fully retarded position toward a bottom dead center, and transmits the determined advance amount to a variable valve timing mec... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717076 | Method for starting an engine of a vehicle A method for starting an engine of a vehicle ensures that a stationary vehicle cannot unintentionally begin to move during the starting operation. In the event of a starting command, a check is made as to whether the vehicle is stationary. If the vehicle is stationa... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690344 | Method and apparatus for supporting stop-and-go engine functionality A vehicle includes a direct-start engine and a fuel rail with a threshold fuel pressure, a transmission having a threshold fluid pressure, and a fuel delivery system. The system has a controller, a motor having a shaft, and an integrated pump assembly including a hi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7681545 | Starting apparatus for internal combustion engine and automobile An idling stop control of the invention attains an auto start and an auto stop of an engine. At a time point t1, pre-set stop conditions are met to cut off a fuel supply to the engine. Preset starting conditions may be met at a time point t2 when the e... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681546 | Device for controlling an automatic start/stop system A device for controlling the operating state of a system for the automatic starting/stopping of a heat engine of a vehicle. The invention is characterized in that the device comprises at least one operating state indicator (F1, F2) which is associated ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677216 | Engine start controller An engine start controller having a starter motor that is driven by battery to start engine, an activation switch that sends to the starter motor a START command for starting the engine, an activation circuit that connects the starter motor to the battery to supply ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677215 | Power management device, control system, and control method A power management device comprises a start management control unit having a starter hold control function for actuating a starter motor and holding the actuation based on an operating signal from a button switch, a first terminating unit for terminating cranking ho... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665438 | Starter device for an internal combustion engine having separate engaging process and starting process A device for starting an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a starter motor having an actuator for engaging a pinion, drivable by the starter motor, with a ring gear, and a control unit which activates a switching output stage associated with the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7631626 | Method to protect starter from overheating The present invention relates to a method to protect a starter from over heating during any cranking operation to start an electronically controlled internal combustion engine having an electronic control unit with a memory. The method includes constraining the time... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7617808 | Engine start detection in a hybrid electric vehicle A method for detecting sustained combustion in the engine of a hybrid electric powertrain that includes a starter/generator driveably connected to the engine, a transmission for driving a load, and an input clutch for opening and closing a drive connection between t... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614377 | Engine control apparatus An engine control apparatus in which, when it is detected by a starter switch that a starter has changed-over from a drive state into a non-drive state, an ECU (engine control unit) predicts a time period in which an engine is completely stopped, on the basis of a r... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7610892 | System and method for starting a vehicle The present invention provides a system and method for starting a vehicle in a cold temperature environment and minimizing the time spent by the vehicle within a resonance frequency zone during operation. The present invention includes a method of starting a vehicle... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607411 | Vehicular power supply apparatus A vehicular power supply apparatus includes a capacitor, an idling stop means for stopping an engine at a halt of the vehicle and restarting the engine at driver's preset driving operation by supplying current to an engine starter with the capacitor, a current detec... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7527030 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that is startable by a motor driven by electric power supplied by an electric storage device, includes: a starting mode selection device for selecting either a first mode or a second mode as starting mode of the ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7516726 | Battery device, internal combustion engine system including battery device, and motor vehicle equipped with internal combustion engine system A battery device of the invention has a high-voltage battery unit, which includes three battery modules C1 through C3, three voltage equalization circuits B1 through B3, and six switches SW1 through SW6. Each of the three ba... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7506625 | Method and apparatus for controlling engine valve timing A method of controlling an engine during an engine startup or shutdown condition includes operating a valve to open a port of a combustion chamber to allow fluid to flow between the combustion chamber and the port for at least one entire engine cycle. The method als... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500458 | Method for operating motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an enabling condition is a function of at least one operating variable, of the motor vehicle and/or of the internal combustion engine. Starting and/or stopping of the internal combustion engine are enabled as ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7425769 | Engine start method of vehicle having starter motor and ISG An engine start method of a vehicle having starter and ISG considers the temperature of an engine coolant and the voltage of a battery. The objective start rpm of the starter is raised and the objective start rpm of the ISG is lowered as the engine temperature is lo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7406937 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine having at least one triggerable intake valve and at least one triggerable discharge valve, in which the internal combustion engine is directly started in a start-up operating mode and, following the start, is oper... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401606 | Multi-stroke cylinder operation in an internal combustion engine A method for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid-electric vehicle having a controller, the engine having a plurality of cylinders, each with at least an intake and exhaust valve, each of which may be held in a position for a cycle of a cylinder, the m... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7370470 | Method for increasing the exhaust gas temperature of internal combustion engines A method for increasing the exhaust gas temperature of internal combustion engines, particularly for driving a motor vehicle under load in order to reach the necessary regeneration temperature of at least one component of an exhaust gas post-treatment system, has th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367415 | Hybrid electric vehicle engine start technique A hybrid powertrain system includes a first prime mover having an output, a second prime mover having an output, a synchronizing clutch selectively coupling the first prime mover output and the second prime mover output, a multi-ratio transmission having an input, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367302 | Method and device for switching on a power switch arranged between capacitive elements The invention relates to a method and a device for switching on a power switch (S1, S2) arranged between capacitive elements (C1, DLC, B36) a choke (L) being connected in parallel to the switching contacts of the still open power switch (... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362001 | Generator-motor A generator-motor includes a control circuit. The control circuit is provided on an end surface of a motor. The control circuit includes a Zener diode, a capacitor, a U-phase arm, a V-phase arm, and a W-phase arm. The Zener diode, the capacitor, the U-phase arm, the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357109 | Internal combustion engine and control method thereof Embodiments are disclosed to reliably carry out engine starting without cranking. Using an internal combustion engine 1, when an idle stop condition is established, a third path switching valve 28 that is provided at the connection of the compressed ai... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357105 | Hydraulic valve driving device and engine including the same and vehicle A hydraulic valve driving device includes a valve actuator operable to drive an engine valve, a hydraulic pump that generates the oil pressure for the valve actuator, a hydraulic pump driving motor that drives the hydraulic pump, and a starter motor. At the time of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7352072 | Method for the closed-loop speed control of an internal combustion engine-generator unit A method for the closed-loop speed control of an internal combustion engine-generator unit with a coupling, in which method, when the engagement of the coupling is detected, a change is made from a first set of parameters to a second set of parameters. In the second... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350602 | System and method for engine start detection for hybrid vehicles A method for operating a hybrid vehicle having a primary power generating system and a secondary power generating system coupled via a power transmission assembly for delivery of tractive force for the vehicle. The method includes determining acceleration of input s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347116 | Automobile, and control unit and driving power train system for the same A gear box for selecting a gear train arranged between input and output shafts and shifting gears is used as a transmission, and furthermore, a motor 2 is connected to a differential device 111 of the input and output shafts, and a plurality of mesh me... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347175 | Method for managing the “stop-and-start” mode in a motor vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine A method for managing the “stop-and-start” mode in a motor vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine; the method provides for the “stop-and-start” mode to be enabled or disabled as a function of a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the motor veh... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341035 | Device and method for controlling an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for controlling an internal combustion engine upon starting, having a detection means (420) which detects operating parameters of the engine, in which a calculation means (410), taking the detec... | 03/11/2008 |
