Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806241 | Electric brake Pistons 3 and 7 are pressed to a friction member 11 at two points that are positioned at a rotating-in side and a rotating-out side in a rotating direction of a brake rotor 10. An axial force control is performed for the piston 3 o... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7303054 | Popular amusement device with switchable eddy-current brake The invention relates to a popular amusement device with a personal transportation device, moving along a guide track arrangement (14), and eddy-current braking device (10, 70), comprising a magnet arrangement (10) and an induction body (70 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7168770 | Wind-powered brake system A wind-powered brake system which is operated to brake a movable body when a driving force of a driving source for moving the movable body should be decreased, is described. The object of the present invention is to assist normal braking, to reduce a heat energy los... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6970761 | Method for actuating a holding brake Based on the realization that, at the instant a holding brake in the drive of a machine tool is actuated, it may not be necessary to precisely observe the setpoint values, it may be provided to adapt control parameters in the controller of the drive such that, given... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6902241 | Vehicle brake control apparatus for controlling normal wheel brakes upon detection of defective wheel brake or brakes A brake control apparatus for controlling at least three brake devices provided for braking respective at least three wheels of an automotive vehicle which includes two wheels located on respective left and right sides of the vehicle, wherein an emergency brake cont... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6739675 | Brake effort monitor A brake effort monitor for railcar braking systems includes means connected to receive a brake effort request signal and a vehicle speed signal for generating an energy requested signal. Another device is connected to receive a brake effort actual signal and a vehic... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6619760 | Closed-loop control algorithm for an eddy current braking system A method and system for controlling an eddy current braking system in a motor vehicle is provided. The motor vehicle includes a prime mover linked to the eddy current braking system to provide torque thereto, and the eddy current braking system has a reta... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6578681 | Integrated retarder and accessory device The invention comprises a retarder system for use with road vehicles. The retarder system discloses two improvements. The first is a system incorporating a self-excited electromagnetic and hydraulic retarder combination. The second is a retarder system in... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6502029 | System and method for ABS stability control A system and method for ABS stability control is provided, the method comprising the steps of determining whether a first wheel is in an ABS mode; determining whether the first wheel is in an apply mode; determining whether a second parallel wheel is in t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6076899 | Method and apparatus for controlling the brake system of electric drive vehicles A method and an apparatus for controlling the brake system of electric drive vehicles are proposed, in which the control of a friction brake and of an electric regenerative brake is divided between two pedals. The regenerative brake is controlled as a fun... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6033041 | Regenerative braking control system for electric vehicle A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle which can be driven by operating an electric motor with electric energy supplied from an electric energy supply source mounted on the vehicle. A control unit (7) is designed so that regenerativ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5961190 | Brake system for a motor vehicle A brake system for a motor vehicle with four wheels has four electrically controlled wheel brake devices. Each of the wheel brake devices has a control part and an actuator, with which the various wheel brakes are activated independently of one another in... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5821712 | Electro-magnetic braking system A braking system consisting of coil assemblies (6) which move in relation to a rotor magnet assembly (9) by using an actuator assembly (2). As the coil assemblies (6) are moved closer to the rotor magnet assembly (9), a current will develop in the coil as... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5542754 | Brake system in electric vehicle In an electric vehicle capable of being regeneratively braked, driven wheels connected to and driven by a motor are connected to and capable of being regeneratively braked by a brake control unit. When the regenerative braking of the driven wheels is bein... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5511859 | Regenerative and friction brake blend control A regenerative and friction brake blend control method for use in a vehicle with at least one positionable hydraulic brake actuator for achieving friction braking and an electric propulsion motor with regenerative braking capability wherein an amount of r... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507153 | Electric motor vehicle The electric motor vehicle of this invention is an electric motor vehicle which is provided with a drive motor (13) driven by electric power from a storage battery (11), an air conditioner (1), and a regenerative brake means which temporarily uses the mot... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5433512 | Braking system for electric vehicle In an electric vehicle capable of regenerative braking of wheels, a differential pressure regulating valve is interposed between a master cylinder for generating a hydraulic braking pressure by operation of a brake operating element and a brake cylinder f... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5399000 | Brake system in electric vehicle In a brake system in an electric vehicle comprising a follower wheel capable of being hydraulically braked by the operation of a brake operating element, and a driving wheel connected to and driven by a motor using a battery as an energy source and capabl... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5378053 | Maximized regenerative braking vehicle braking controller A vehicle powered by an electric motor which may be operated as a generator to effect regenerative braking of certain vehicle wheels in combination with individual friction brakes associated with other wheels. A commanded vehicle deceleration is apportion... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377791 | Regenerative brake device and a power transmission device for electric motor vehicles A regenerative brake device increases its regenerative brake power during high-speed driving, without impairing driveability. A regenerative brake device includes a driving wheel linked with a rotary shaft of an electric motor through a power transmission... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5326158 | Brake controlling apparatus for electric vehicle A brake controlling apparatus in an electric vehicle comprising a hydraulic brake including a fluid pressure generating and applying device having a characteristic in which the fluid consumption rises in the fluid-pressure range of 0 to P0, and... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5253929 | Brake control system of electric vehicle A brake control system mounted in an electrical vehicle for controlling a hydraulic brake and a regenerative brake. The hydraulic brake generates a hydraulic pressure depending on an amount of depression of a brake pedal so as to mechanically brake at lea... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5234083 | Magnetic brake A magnetic brake is provided having a combined collar and flywheel with a braking disc and a fan which are all rotatably mounted on a shaft fixed between a pair of frames. The magnetic brake further includes an electromagnetic coil wound on an electromagn... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5045739 | Coated rotor for eddy current type retarder A rotor for an eddy current type retarder produces a brake force by producing eddy current using magnets mounted on a stationary member of the retarder. The rotor is mounted on a rotatable shaft and faces the magnets. The base member is made from a materi... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4993780 | Regenerative braking system for car A regenerative braking system for a car in which when a hydraulic circuit is not operated, effective maximum displacement controlling current and minimum displacement controlling current for a pump/motor in the hydraulic circuit are studied on the basis o... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4954759 | Control circuit for an electromagnetic breaking arrangement The electromagnetic braking arrangement comprises an exciting winding which is supplied from a generator winding which on the one hand excites the generator winding and on the other hand induces a braking torque in a short-circuited winding moved with the... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4880223 | Sorter having a mechanism for driving bins stepwise A sorter in which a stepwise bin driving mechanism which includes helical cams moves bins, which are arranged in multiple steps, sequentially and intermittently to a sheet delivery position for loading the respective bins with sheets. The sorter includes ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4703186 | Hand-held scanner with a speed control device A hand-held scanner, namely, a hand-operated optical reader, capable of selectively and partially reading a necessary portion of a document. The hand-held scanner is equipped with a speed control device capable of producing a load for controlling the movi... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4671577 | Combined regenerative and friction braking system for a vehicle A vehicle supported for rolling movement on a track by a first set of wheels driven by an electric motor and a second unpowered set of wheels is provided with an improved braking system. The braking system includes a brake pedal which can be depressed to ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4659149 | Cross blending electro-dynamic/friction brake system for multi-car train consist having mixed power and non-power cars A cross blending brake system for a multi-car train having power cars that provide regenerative braking through the electro-dynamic action of the car's traction motors, as well as friction braking through an electric/friction brake blending valve, and non... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4572311 | Walking beam arrangement for adverse terrain vehicle An undercarriage (250) is provided for supporting and propelling a mechanism (252). The undercarriage (250) includes a main frame (256) and side frames (258) pivotally mounted at the fore and aft ends of the main frame and on either side thereof. Two axle... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4536697 | Vehicle electrical energy management system In a charge/float vehicle electrical system, heavy battery charging is effected during periods of engine deceleration and the float voltage is adjusted so as to maintain the battery state of charge at the level in existence at the initiation of the float ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533185 | Control system for electro-pneumatic compressed air brakes for rail vehicles Control system for electro-pneumatic compressed air brakes for rail vehicles with a servo valve (1) for control of a pilot pressure and for actuation of electrical contacts (40, 41) operable over a coupling (4) such that, at the beginning of an adjustment... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4475611 | Scaffold propulsion unit A propulsion unit for span scaffolds having vertical castered columns at the four corners thereof. The propulsion unit includes a first elongated frame member extending between the columns on one side of the scaffold, a second elongated frame member exten... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4475075 | Electric power generator and system A generator adapted to be driven by rotational forces applied to the wheel of an automotive vehicle or the like comprising a stator coupled to the vehicle frame and a rotor which includes wheel mounting structure so that the rotor is adapted to be effecti... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4425005 | Vehicle braking system and method of braking A vehicle braking system having one brake circuit actuated directly by pressure generated in a master cylinder and a second brake circuit actuated, by pressure generated by actuation of the master cylinder, to the extent that regenerative braking effort a... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4300088 | Electric charging apparatus for ground vehicles An electrical generating system for land vehicles comprising an electrical generator operatively connected to the vehicle drive train, a battery and a system interconnecting the brake pedal to a switching arrangement which connects the generator output in... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4270806 | Combined hydraulic and regenerative braking system A combined hydraulic and regenerative braking system and method for an electric vehicle, with the braking system being responsive to the applied hydraulic pressure in a brake line to control the braking of the vehicle to be completely hydraulic up to a fi... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4084810 | Energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices An energy absorbing unit for physical exercising devices is arranged as an asynchronous motor the stator of which has windings to be connected to an AC supply and cooperates with the rotor of ferromagnetic material having a circular circumference, and an ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3962595 | Magnetic particle brake A magnetic particle device such as a magnetic particle brake in which the flux producing means are mounted in a stationary member, said device having improved means for dissipating heat, improved means for locating the heat sensitive members including the... | 06/08/1976 |
