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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100104 | Torsion lock encoder device for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine crankshaft assembly includes a crankshaft having an output device, such as a flywheel or crankshaft damper, fastened to the crankshaft. An electronic engine control device is positioned between the crankshaft and the output device. The ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8015960 | Vibration-damping control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine An apparatus and method of controlling vibration-damping for a vehicular internal combustion engine. The combustion is temporarily stopped in some cylinders among a plurality of cylinders, and the engine is operated by the remaining cylinders. Then, a variable valve... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7905210 | Engine vibration elimination system and variable stroke characteristic engine Secondary vibration generated accompanying reciprocation of a piston (21) of a multi-link variable compression ratio engine (E) can be eliminated effectively, even when the direction of the secondary vibration is inclined relative to a cylinder axis (L1 | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891332 | Method and apparatus for generating crankshaft synchronized sine wave A method of generating a crankshaft synchronized sine wave signal for an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes the steps of: A) sensing an observed crankshaft angle of the crankshaft; B) using a dynamic observer to generate an estimated cranksh... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7523734 | System to reduce crankshaft speed variations A system to reduce rotational speed variations of a crankshaft includes a controller, a braking device, and a control module. The controller deactivates at least one cylinder in an internal combustion engine. The braking device applies a braking torque to the cranks... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7437808 | Method of forming a metal matrix component A method of forming a metal matrix component and product that comprises forming scrap sheet metal material, shredding the scrap sheet metal material to a predetermined size range, filling the shredded scrap sheet metal material into a compacting die, adding an adhes... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7406939 | Engine vibration suppression device and suppression method thereof A controller (20) estimates an internal cylinder pressure of an engine (1) on the basis of the operating conditions of the engine (1), torque variation in the engine (1) is calculated on the basis of the estimated internal cylinder pressu... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395796 | Rotational balance adjusting structure and method for engine A rotational balance adjustment structure for an engine includes; a damper pulley having an elastic member provided on the outer periphery of a hub and a damper mass provided on the outer periphery of the elastic member; and an engine assembly having an engine body ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377250 | System and method for balancing an engine during cylinder cutout The method includes reducing output of one or more cylinders of an engine system without reducing output of the remaining cylinders of the engine system. The method also includes reducing imbalance of the engine system by supplementing the engine system with power i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370624 | Piston engine with integrated balance shafts A piston engine with a compensation shaft unit, wherein a window surrounded by a flange is provided on the crankcase thereof. The flange forms a separating surface to which the housing of the compensation shaft unit is fixed by means of screws. In order to ensure cl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367303 | Crankshaft of in-line four-cylinder engine In a crankshaft of an in-line four-cylinder engine, an arm that is closest to a flywheel has a greater average thickness in a direction of the rotation axis of the crankshaft than those of other arms. Two of the arms that are coupled to both sides of the third journ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347309 | Device for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine In a device for damping rotary oscillations in a traction mechanism drive for auxiliary units of an internal combustion engine, having an overrunning clutch (27), which is arranged between a pulley (25) and a hub (26), according to the invention... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334552 | Internal viscous damper monitoring system and method A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a vehicle traveling on the road, the method comprising of damping engine vibration with a damper coupled to the engine, and when said damping is reduced, preventing engine speed from falling below a threshold v... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325528 | Method of operating a single cylinder two-stroke engine The invention is directed to a method for operating a two-stroke engine having a cylinder in which a combustion chamber is formed and which includes devices for metering fuel and supplying combustion air as well as an ignition device for igniting a mixture in the co... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318404 | Piston engine A piston engine has a crank assembly, a piston assembly, a crank case assembly and a cylinder head assembly. The crank assembly has a central axle, two counterweight blocks and a crank axle. The central axle has two connecting segments and two flanges. The flanges a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| RE39965 | Cranking-caused vibration suppressing apparatus and method for internal combustion engine At the time of (i.e., during) cranking of an internal combustion engine, an engine cranking-caused vibration suppressing apparatus and method controls the operation of an electric motor that cranks the internal combustion engine based on the rotational phase of the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311300 | Actuator drive control device for active vibration isolation support system, and method of using the same An actuator of an active engine vibration isolation support system is driven based on the first, second, third . . . duty groups calculated corresponding to the vibration periods t1, t2, t3 . . . of the engine. When the engine rotational speed v... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293756 | Engine fastening structure An engine fastening structure in which a crankcase and a cylinder body are provided as separate units, so that the crankcase and the cylinder body are connected together with connecting bolts, characterized in that the crankcase 2 is constructed in such a man... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283923 | Method of speed measure on turbo superchargers of internal combustion engines by means of vibrations analysis and equipment to perform it A method of determining speed of rotation of a motor is provided. The method involves collecting samples with a measuring sensor at a sampling frequency, set on the basis of mechanical vibration of the motor, for the duration of a measurement period and storing the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278391 | Cylinder deactivation torque limit for noise, vibration, and harshness An engine control system for controlling the engine to transition between an activated mode where all cylinders are active and a deactivated mode where less than all cylinders are active is provided. The system includes: a noise vibration and harshness (NVH) limit m... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261632 | Self-propelled harvesting machine A self-propelled harvesting machine having an internal combustion engine, a propulsion system that can be operated to cause the harvesting machine to move across a field with a propulsion speed, a crop material pick-up device for picking up the crop material from a ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255637 | Carrier head vibration damping A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing that has a base having at least a portion formed of a polymer, a mounting assembly connected to the base having a surface for contacting a substrate, a retainer secured to the portion of the base to prevent the substr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246600 | Control device for internal combustion engine An ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a base timing of injection (INJB); determining whether an engine knocks; if the engine knocks, increasing a correction value INJK(I) applied to correct a timing of injection; and calculating the base timi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243575 | Braking mechanism for a gear An indexing and braking mechanism for a manual transmission having a shifting mechanism and at least one rotatable drive shaft is disclosed. The mechanism includes an indexing mechanism for controlling movement of the shifting mechanism between at least a first posi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231994 | Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployab... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231959 | Vehicle energy management system A vehicle energy management system relying on the principle of reallocation of existing resources provided by the vehicle manufacture. Engine belt or engine direct driven components are replaced with electrical motors. Since replacement of the main fan unit would in... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232401 | Method of compensating torque at cylinder switching on a DOD engine with electric parallel hybrid A method for managing torque in a hybrid electric vehicle uses a displacement on demand (DOD) internal combustion engine (ICE), an electric machine and a battery. The method includes smoothing disturbances in ICE torque during a DOD transition using the electric mac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225783 | Engine motion active control An engine active motion control system for controlling engine dynamic torque includes an engine that generates a first dynamic torque. A first module selectively initiates generation of a second dynamic torque about an axis of rotation of a crankshaft of the engine ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225782 | System and method to control transitions in the number of cylinders in a hybrid vehicle A vehicle system is disclosed. The system include a engine capable of disabling and enabling at least one cylinder; a motor coupled to said engine capable of absorbing torque and providing torque; and a controller for disabling and enabling said at least one cylinde... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224145 | Control and power module for integrated alternator-starter The invention relates to a control and power module for an alternator-starter for a motor vehicle, connected between the alternator-starter (3), an on-board wiring network (Ua) and a ground line (GND) of the vehicle, and comprising: ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222011 | Engine and driveline torque transfer device control A starting clutch control includes an engine control state and a slip control state. The engine and slip control states include feedforward and driveline damping control terms. The engine state control may further include an engine speed control term. The slip contr... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216618 | Control apparatus for driving vehicle and control method for driving vehicle A control apparatus for driving a vehicle and a control method for driving a vehicle. A control apparatus for driving a vehicle has an engine start permission output control processing module which reads engine rotational speed; determines whether the engine rotatio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207304 | Control apparatus for driving vehicle and control method for driving vehicle Large vibrations can be prevented from being generated during engine rotation. A control apparatus for driving a vehicle has an engine stop permission output control processing module which: reads engine rotational speed; determines whether the engine rotational spe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201263 | Viscous damper A viscous damper for driving accessories by a crankshaft though a viscous coupler of the viscous damper. The rotational driving force of the crankshaft is transmitted to the viscous damper hub through the meshing of a large diameter gear and a driven gear, the visco... | 04/10/2007 |
