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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661499 | Construction machine A construction machine capable of increasing a frictional force and an acceleration performance without causing unwanted slip and an excessive load to a transmission by a driving force. The construction machine comprises a first mode to set the maximum output of an ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7269904 | Portable handheld work apparatus A portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw (1) includes a housing (2) wherein an internal combustion engine (10) and a carburetor (11) are mounted. A throttle lever (6) is provided which is pivotally journa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7234556 | One-touch cruise control system A vehicle cruise control system comprises a plurality of pre-set cruise control speed buttons and cruise control logic circuitry coupled to the pre-set cruise control speed buttons. Each one of the pre-set cruise control speed buttons corresponds to a respective pre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228220 | Device for adaptive distance and speed control with having torque dampening A device for adaptive distance and speed control in motor vehicles, comprising a sensor device for measuring the distance and relative speed of a target object located in front of the vehicle; a regulating device, which has a distance control function to regulate to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7051827 | Cruise control safety disengagement system A cruise control swerve release system effective for automatically disengaging a cruise control system when a vehicle experiences a lateral acceleration indicative of a loss or impending loss of driver control. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6902021 | Auto-cruise apparatus An auto-cruise apparatus having a constant vehicle speed controller and a mode selector is provided. The constant vehicle speed controller controls the vehicle speed such that the vehicle speed is maintained at the set vehicle speed whether a preceding vehicle may e... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6681877 | Working vehicle A working vehicle is provided for improving safety and work efficiency by changing a travel speed limit appropriately depending on forms and conditions of work. The working vehicle is driven with an engine, and a working machine such as a working pump is ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6460645 | Vehicular velocity controlling apparatus for automotive vehicle In a vehicular velocity controlling apparatus for an automotive vehicle, a vehicular velocity detector is provided to detect a vehicular velocity of the vehicle, a vehicular velocity controlling section is provided that controls a vehicular driving force ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6292737 | Preceding vehicle follow-up control system A vehicle follow-up control apparatus includes a distance sensor sensing an actual vehicle-to-vehicle distance from a controlled vehicle to a preceding vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor sensing an actual vehicle speed of the controlled vehicle, and a contro... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6236929 | Auto-cruise controller An auto-cruise controller to control the throttle angle of an engine so that the actual vehicle speed is equal to the target vehicle speed. In the controller, the pressure control of a lock-up clutch of an automatic transmission is conducted based on an a... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5697469 | Automatic braking termination arrangement having a switching element disposed on driver's side belt lock In an automatic braking procedure which can be terminated whenever the brake pedal is moved in the direction of its rest position, a braking pressure which is higher than would correspond to the pedal position of the brake pedal is generated where it is e... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5014201 | Automatic car-speed controller with detection of abnormality of the electromagnetic clutch An automatic car-speed controller is provided with a car-speed sensor, a command switch, a car-speed memory, an actuator, a driving motor, an abnormality detector for detecting an abnormality in an electromagnetic clutch of the actuator by detecting the t... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4997976 | Use of 1,3-butanediol acetoacetate in parenteral oral nutrition Compositions for parenteral nutrition comprising a nutritionally effective amount of a compound of the following formula: ##STR1## R2 is methyl or ethyl, and R3 and R4 are ##STR2## or H, and X is --C.dbd.O or --H... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4372265 | Control circuit for engine speed governor with power take off A control circuit for a speed governor is disclosed which provides governing action of one type for operation in a normal engine speed governing mode and governing action of a different type for engine operation in a power take off (PTO) mode. In the norm... | 02/08/1983 |