Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748482 | Accessory drive system for a hybrid vehicle The present invention provides an accessory drive system for a hybrid vehicle. The accessory drive system includes an inverter operatively connected to a direct current battery. The inverter is configured to convert the direct current from the battery into three-pha... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7690451 | System and method for powering accessories in a hybrid vehicle A heavy-duty vehicle accessory assembly includes a vehicle accessory having an input shaft; an electric accessory motor having an output shaft, the electric accessory motor configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory; and a mechanical coupling configured to ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7392869 | Modular power source for riding mower A riding mower includes a frame adapted to support a passenger and a cutting unit connected to the frame having at least one rotatably mounted blade. Interchangeable power unit support assemblies each support either an engine connected to a generator or a battery un... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387348 | Pump and roll system for a vehicle A system is provided for permitting movement of a vehicle having brakes while an auxiliary component of the vehicle is operated by the vehicle. The system includes a pressurized fluid source. A control device is coupled to the pressurized fluid source and the brakes... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7213664 | Cogeneration vehicle system utilizing a fuel cell car, and a mobile unit as a component of the system There is provided a vehicle system, including an electromobile having a fuel cell power generator mounted therein, and a predetermined mobile unit jointable to the electromobile, such that cogeneration within the mobile unit can be realized even during the travel of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7040430 | Cogeneration vehicle system utilizing a fuel cell car and a mobile unit as a component of the system There is provided a vehicle system, including an electromobile having a fuel cell power generator mounted therein, and a predetermined mobile unit jointable to the electromobile, such that cogeneration within the mobile unit can be realized even during the travel of... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6949041 | Vehicle driving system A vehicle driving system includes a pulley shaft synchronously rotating with a crankshaft of an engine, an auxiliary unit drive shaft driving an auxiliary unit, a planetary gear mechanism portion having elements such as a sun gear, a pinion carrier and a ring gear. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935449 | Vehicle electrical distribution system and method of use therefor An electrical distribution system for a vehicle having electrical devices includes at least one junction box and a plurality of terminals interconnected by at least one conductive path. The electrical distribution system operatively interconnects the electrical devi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6543560 | Hydrostatic transmission with integral actuator A hydrostatic transmission with an integral actuator for a vehicle having an engine and a frame. The assembly includes a transmission housing for connection to a vehicle frame, a shaft for coupling the hydrostatic transmission to an output of a vehicle en... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6484831 | Hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid vehicle 10 including a power take off assembly 20 which is selectively and solely operated by the cooperative combination of a battery 22 and a motor 16 with the amount of electrical charge which is resident within the battery 22 is depleted by a... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6360834 | Hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid vehicle 10 including a power take off assembly 20 which is selectively operated by a source of energy which may comprise the cooperative combination of a battery 22 and a motor 16 while the internal combustion engine 12 is deactivated, thereby al... | 03/26/2002 |
| 4865389 | Control system for vehicles In a motor vehicle such as a truck or the like having a battery-operated low voltage electrical system, an hydraulically powered system for operating one or more high power hydraulic rams or the like and a pneumatic system for regulating the operation of ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4782938 | Hydraulic and electrical system for aircraft belt loader This invention relates generally to hydraulic and electrical systems for aircraft belt loaders and more particularly to such systems with interlocks to facilitate efficient and safe operation. The present invention provides a hydraulic and electrical syst... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4662472 | Electric tractor An articulated battery-powered electric tractor includes front and rear frame members which are pivotally connected for movement about a substantially vertical axis. A hydraulically-actuated articulation apparatus pivots the front and rear frame members w... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4618019 | Motorcycle A motorcycle having an engine with a built-in dynamo therein is provided with a second dynamo in addition to the first dynamo. This second dynamo is used for purposes other than that for the driving of a vehicle. This second dynamo is installed outside of... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4535861 | Power source from generating caused by braking electric powered vehicles This power source is created by the motors of an electric vehicle, such as a subway train, because when being braked, its motors become generators, and the current created may be used to heat and pump hot and cold water into tall building structures. Prim... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4008779 | Power steering control system for industrial trucks A power steering control system for an industrial truck, in which there is provided an improved switching circuit for the electric steering motor. The switching circuit is so operable by the accelerator pedal of the industrial truck that when the pedal is... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3979915 | Power plant for a crawler vehicle The power plant of a crawler vehicle is a gas turbine having at least two turbine rotors interconnected by a variable transmission. One of the rotors is primarily intended for driving the tracks while the other rotor is intended primarily for auxiliary pu... | 09/14/1976 |
