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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7383916 | All wheel steering with torque shaft linkage The entire right, title and interest in and to this application and all subject matter disclosed and/or claimed therein, including any and all divisions, continuations, reissues, etc., thereof are, effective as of the date of execution of this application, assigned,... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357401 | Steering system for automotive vehicles A steering system for a vehicle having a body supported on at least two sets of steerable wheels, generally consisting of a steering shaft provided with a wheel, supported on such body; a torque transmitting main shaft supported longitudinally on the body; means ope... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347434 | Four-wheel steering assembly A steering assembly for a vehicle includes a forward apparatus positioned toward the front of the vehicle and having a first front wheel assembly and a second front wheel assembly. The steering assembly includes a gear having teeth and being pivotable about a pivot ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316288 | All terrain vehicle with multiple steering modes Methods and apparatus for steering a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of operating in a first steering mode and a second steering mode. The vehicle may comprise an input device capable of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7278511 | Controller for steering a vehicle Methods and apparatus for steering a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of operating in a first steering mode and a second steering mode. The vehicle may comprise an input device capable of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258194 | Vehicle steering system having a rear steering control mechanism A vehicle steering system includes a steering input device, a front steering subsystem, a rear steering subsystem, a first force transmission route, a steering control mechanism, a second force transmission route, and a third force transmission route. The front stee... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255194 | Steering system for a zero-steer vehicle A vehicle is provided having a steering system for selectively operating the vehicle in a zero-steer configuration. The system includes a forward steering assembly coupled to a steering wheel and a forward set of wheels. The forward steering assembly is arranged to ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249774 | Front and rear wheel steering for a vehicle A steering and transmission mechanism interconnects the front and rear wheels of an in-line vehicle which includes rigid steering members or links operable by manual control for selectively determining rear wheel positioning from a normal turn or straight position t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241197 | Steering system for movable toy vehicles A wheeled vehicle for small children with a steering wheel on a long steering column that extends upward and backward to about waist level of a child walking behind the vehicle. The child propels and steers the vehicle by pushing on the steering wheel and turning th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7207403 | Transportable power wheelchair A transportable power wheelchair is provided which employs a variety of detachable modules to facilitate transportation and storage. The wheelchair may be readily disassembled/reassembled by a single individual without assistance and/or the need for special tools. T... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188011 | Automatic braking-enhanced steering system A system for enabling a vehicle with a conventional steering system to make tighter right and left turns. The vehicle has one or more computers that monitor the steering angle and that are also capable of independently controlling a right braking unit and a left bra... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7142963 | Driver control input device for drive-by-wire system A driver control input device includes a support post and a steering ring rotatably supported with respect to the support post. A steering transducer is operatively connected between the steering ring and support post to convert mechanical rotation of the steering r... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121566 | Skateboard suspension system A truck assembly for use on a skateboard. The truck assembly includes a housing that is configured for attachment to a board of the skateboard. The housing has a longitudinal axis. A resilient member may be retained by the housing. A mounting member may engage the r... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114591 | Steering system for working truck One of the mode lamps 38a, 38b and 38c of the mode indicator 38 corresponding to the current steering mode is turned on yellow and the other mode lamps are turned on green or turned off, thereby indicating whether fro... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108096 | Vehicle control system with slow-in-turn capabilities and related method A control system with slow-in-turn capabilities for use with a self-propelled, steerable vehicle, such as a lawn mower, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system slows the vehicle speed when turns are made beyond a predetermined range and the speed is at or above ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073620 | Vehicle steering system having a rear steering control mechanism The vehicle steering system includes front vehicle motive members, rear vehicle motive members, a steering input device, a front steering subsystem, a rear steering subsystem and a rear steering control mechanism. The front steering subsystem is operably coupled to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7017941 | Walking beam assembly A walking beam assembly includes a pair of axles in parallel spaced relation. At least one of the pair of axles being a drop axles having end portions and an intermediate portion that extends between the end portions. The intermediate portion drops down and has a se... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6968913 | Skid steer vehicle including steering actuators to simultaneously steer one side's wheels A skid steer vehicle includes a left side steering actuator that is coupled to left front and left rear drive wheels to steer the wheels with respect to the chassis, a right side steering actuator that is coupled to right front and right rear drive wheels to steer t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968919 | Cable type steering system A cable type steering system includes an operation cable having an outer tube and inner cable slidably received in the outer tube. A drive pulley coupled to a steering wheel for rotation and a driven pulley coupled to a steering gear box for steering wheels for rota... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6904985 | Transmission control device for vehicles and steering assembly for vehicles A transmission control device which receives steering inputs and speed inputs, and produces an input for a steer transmission and an input for a drive transmission in order to control the direction and speed of a vehicle. The transmission control device, coupled to ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6898496 | Pivoting arm driver control input device A driver control input device includes first and second base members with first and second control members each configured to support an arm of a driver and each pivotally movable with respect to the base members in a generally horizontal plane. The control members ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6874800 | Hospital bed wheel linkage apparatus A patient support including a linkage assembly providing communication between at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6863149 | Steering mechanism of electric car A steering device for an electric car includes tandem wheel suspensions for at least two sets of tandem wheels and a steering mechanism for each set of tandem wheels and provides a smooth turning motion. The steering mechanism for one tandem set of wheels is formed ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6721638 | AGV position and heading controller A method and apparatus for controlling the steering of an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) includes simultaneously correcting the vehicle's heading and position errors. The vehicle may include first and second steering control loops that determine the vehicle's positi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6464030 | Three wheel steering assembly A vehicle has a chassis with at least one front wheel pivotable about a first vertical axis to control the direction of the vehicle. A rigid swing arm is pivotally mounted on the rear end of the chassis for pivoting about a horizontal axis. On the rear en... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6354394 | Steering gear for pivoted wheels on a vehicle A steering mechanism for steering angular deflections carried out on a vehicle's/carriage's pivoted steering travelling wheels (10a, 12a; 10b, 12b) positioned in a row at each side of the carriage (16). During turning, the mechanism allots to each of the ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6186266 | Steerable tag axle system A steering system (11) reduces the steering radius and minimizes tire scuffing is used with vehicles which include a front steering assembly having first and second wheels (20a, 20b) and a tag axle steering assembly having third and fourth wheels (21a, 21... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6131689 | All-wheel-steer biasing mechanism An all-wheel-steer biasing mechanism having a torsion biasing spring which engages a rear wheel pivot plate between the rear wheel tie rods for biasing the rear wheel steering linkage back to a position corresponding to straight forward travel.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5964471 | Steerable trolley A steerable trolley, typically a shopping trolley, comprises two or more pivotable wheels and the steering mechanism comprising communication elements between a driving wheel and corresponding driven wheel, the communication elements being operable such t... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5890558 | All-wheel steering mechanism for a cleaning vehicle A cleaning vehicle including an all-wheel steering mechanism. First, second and third wheels are mounted to the vehicle for rotation about respective first, second and third rotational axes and for pivotal movement about respective first, second and third... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5788276 | Utility vehicle In a utility vehicle, a muffler accommodating chamber is defined in front of and below an engine mounted at a front portion of a vehicle frame. A rear wall of the muffler accommodating chamber is formed by a front axle frame which is mounted to extend bet... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5727644 | Parallel-aligned all-wheel steered vehicle II An all-wheel steered vehicle in which all wheels are always parallel and have an equal role in steering the vehicle. It consists of a plurality of wheel assemblies capable of wheel rotation about the wheel's axis. The shaft of each wheel assembly (14) pas... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5531466 | Vehicle having a four-wheel steering device A four-wheel steering vehicle having a body frame, front and rear wheels steerable by a steering wheel, and a connecting mechanism for transmitting movement of the steering wheel to the front and wheels. The connecting mechanism includes a pitman arm over... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5305844 | Remote steering of on-highway vehicles Motor vehicles in which steerable wheels aft of the front wheels are steered by the same steering wheel which steers the front wheels. In one aspect the present invention provides an extended motor vehicle thus steered, and in a second aspect a tractor-tr... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5288091 | Four wheel steering apparatus A four wheel steering system for a vehicle which significantly reduces or eliminates scrubbing of the outside tires. A preferred embodiment is specially adapted for use on riding lawn mowers, and includes a longitudinally moveable cam plate having a pair ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5238257 | Rear wheel steering device A rear wheel steering device comprising an input shaft which rotates about an axis oriented from front to rear in response to a steering angle of front wheels, a screw shaft which is united with the input shaft and has an axis eccentrically arranged with ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5139279 | Parallel-aligned all-wheel steered vehicle An all-wheel steered vehicle in which all wheels are always parallel and have an equal role in steering the vehicle. It consists of a plurality of wheel assemblies capable of wheel rotation about the wheel's axis and wheel assembly rotation about the whee... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5076597 | Four-wheel steering system for vehicle The present invention provides a four-wheel steering system for a vehicle comprising a front wheel steering mechanism and a rear wheel steering mechanism. The rear wheel steering mechanism is capable of pivoting the rear wheels in a same phase direction r... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5020812 | Four-wheel steering system in wheeled vehicle In a four-wheel steering system for a wheeled vehicle, a rear-wheel steering mechanism includes an input shaft drivingly connected at its front end to a front-steering wheel mechanism through a mechanical linkage, a lateral relay rod arranged perpendicula... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4993730 | Rear-steering control device for automotive vehicle with four-wheel steering A rear steering control device for an automotive vehicle, wherein the finger carrying the roller portion is secured to a hub rigidly secured in coaxial relationship to both adjacent ends of both rear steering drag rods, respectively, and the drive shaft i... | 02/19/1991 |
