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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240750 | Method for improving fuel economy in hybrid vehicles The present invention provides a method for improving fuel economy in hybrid vehicles. More precisely, the method of the present invention includes a selectable “learn mode” in which the vehicle can learn a particular driving schedule. After a particular driving... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7024306 | Evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions and evaluation method thereof A calculation unit (3) determines whether or not an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, and if it is determined that an operation which worsens fuel economy has been performed, the calculation unit (3) respectively calculates the a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 4838579 | Method and apparatus for determining mileage A card (20) has a recording surface (36) with three aligned horizontal rows (40,42,44) of boxes. The first row (40) is in the middle with the second row (42) above it and the third row (44) below it. An initial odometer reading of a vehicle is recorded in... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4470035 | Analog fuel consumption signal generator for vehicles A signal proportional to a vehicle speed is applied to one input terminal of a differential amplifier, and the output of the differential amplifier is fed back to the other input terminal of the differential amplifier via a switch the on-time of which is ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4346665 | Apparatus and method for determining vehicular distance per fuel unit Apparatus and method for determining vehicular distance per fuel unit, such as the miles per gallon or liter of fuel consumed in driving a car. The vehicle has a fuel gage, and when stopped on, or operating on level road, a reference mark is made where th... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4247757 | Vehicle fuel economy energy conservation indicating device and process for use A vehicle fuel economy energy conservation indicating device and process for use comprising an integrated instrument cluster functioning basically as a continuous computing mechanism. The speedometer distance traveled indicator mechanism is articulated wi... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4186296 | Vehicle energy conservation indicating device and process for use A vehicle energy conservation indicating device comprising an integrated instrument cluster functioning basically as a nomographic computing mechanism. The odometer distance traveled indicator computing mechanism is linked with the fuel indicating gauge m... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4150431 | Fuel consumption rate indicating system for a vehicle This disclosure deals with a system for indicating to the driver of a vehicle a figure which represents the operating efficiency of the vehicle and which is derived from the fuel consumed and the distance traveled by the vehicle. The system measures the s... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4112492 | Fuel economy measuring circuit employing rate multiplier components In a fuel economy measuring circuit a first train of pulses having a rate which is a function of the velocity of the vehicle or of the fuel consumption rate is fed into one input terminal of an up-down counter for causing the counter to count up or down a... | 09/05/1978 |
| 3983372 | Apparatus and method for a digital readout of distance traveled, fuel consumed and miles per gallon of a moving motor vehicle The apparatus gives a simultaneous readout of the semi-instantaneous rate of fuel consumption, expressed in terms of miles per gallon; the distance traveled; and the total amount of gallons consumed since the apparatus was last reset for a moving vehicle ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3967097 | Vehicle fuel economy calculator and indicator A vehicle fuel economy calculator including a digital circuit for generating a first series of pulse groups with the number of pulses in each group representing a calculation of instantaneous vehicle fuel economy. A digital averaging circuit generates a s... | 06/29/1976 |
