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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963560 | Pivoting device for a centrifugal traction assembly of a vehicle The invention discloses an anti-skid mechanism operating device (1) for vehicles comprising an operating unit (2) and an operating arm (3) pivotally supported thereby and intended to carry a rotary anti-skid device (4) and to operate the ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7766387 | Anti-skid tire chain device An anti-skid device for a vehicle for positioning a traction member beneath a vehicle wheel includes a support member that is attached to the vehicle, a pivoting swing arm with a traction wheel with traction members thereon, and a drive assembly attached to the supp... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7364196 | Vehicle control method and vehicle control apparatus When feedback control is carried out to ensure that the drive torque of an electric motor for driving each wheel of a vehicle should be equal to a motor torque instruction value, micro-vibration is applied to each tire by superposing a micro-vibration signal to a dr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7281737 | Truck ride quality improver A unitary ballast device for attachment to the rear portion of a pickup truck cargo bed using mounting pins, chain links, shackles and affixed eyelets in the interior of the vehicle cargo bed. The ballast device is composed of steel or other heavy metal, and the sur... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264273 | Ballast system for use in a cargo bed of a vehicle A ballast system for use in a cargo bed of a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck, provides generally even weight distribution over rear or powered wheels of the vehicle. The ballast system provides additional weight to the cargo bed of the vehicle, thereby improving st... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234730 | Traction control system The present invention provides a traction control system for a vehicle. The traction control system includes an energy radiator positionable in proximal relation to at least one of the vehicle tires. The traction control system further includes a control system havi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210392 | Autonomous weapon system An autonomous weapon system including weapon (9) and weapon mounting system (7, 8) operable to point the weapon (9) in accordance with input control signals. The weapon system includes a sensor (2) to acquire images and other data from a ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7152883 | Ballast assembly for vehicles A ballast assembly for vehicles is mounted on one vehicle portion to balance the vehicle and counterbalance the weight of an implement such as a snowplow assembly on another portion of the vehicle. The ballast assembly includes a ballast member having a predetermine... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7118130 | Anti-skid tire chain device An anti-skid device for use in cooperation with a vehicle wheel for positioning a traction member beneath the vehicle wheel includes a frame assembly constructed and arranged to be attached to the vehicle, a swing arm pivotally connected to the frame, and an electri... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7034257 | Methods for modifying friction between an object and ice or snow A method modifies friction between an object and ice or snow. The method utilizes a heating element to apply a pulse of thermal energy to an interface between the object and the ice or snow; the first pulse is sufficient to melt an interfacial layer of ice at the in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6880854 | Stabilizing weight assemblies for tractors The present invention relates to a stabilizing weight assembly for a vehicle, such as a tractor. The stabilizing weight assembly, in one embodiment, includes a weight holder rotatably connected to a weight holder wheel. The weight holder wheel can make contact with ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6830134 | Snow chain mechanism for a vehicle A snow chain mechanism for easily applying snow chains to the wheels of a vehicle and dismounting the snow chains therefrom. The mechanism includes a chain assembly mounted with a plurality of chains rotated by a chain assembly driving unit mounted to an axle of a v... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6739623 | Traction enhancing system for boat launching and retrieval The invention is of a vehicle traction enhancement system, primarily intended for use with boat towing vehicles for increasing the traction between the vehicles wheels and the driving surface (usually a “boat ramp”) during boat launching and retrieval operations... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6693786 | Modification of ice friction in transportation systems A plurality of electrodes in a solid object are located proximate to the contact interface between an ice layer and the surface of the solid object. A power source provides a potential difference across the electrodes to generate an electric field at the ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679509 | Trailing arm suspension with anti-creep automatic reset A trailing arm suspension (10) with a height control valve (70) in combination with an anti-creep device (12) having an automatic reset mechanism (90) that pressurizes the air spring of the trailing arm suspension until the rotatable arm (60) of the anti-... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6651783 | Adjustable mounting assembly for a rapidly-deployable ice chain system for wheeled vehicles An mounting system for chain traction systems installable on wheeled vehicles having a beam or live axle. Includes four threaded coupling nuts, each of which is threadably secured to a threaded end of one of the U-bolt shackles which secure the axle to ei... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6578648 | Drive axle control system Tandem drive axles include a pair of drive axles interconnected by a thru-shaft. An inter-axle differential allows speed differentiation between the pair of axles. Differences in tire rolling radii and variations in axle load distribution between the pair... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6533319 | Ballast attachment for tractor three-point hitch A ballast attachment for a tractor three-point hitch includes a cubical, rotational molded polyethylene shell filled with steel reinforced concrete. The front side of the attachment includes a forwardly opening receptacle for receiving a transverse hitch ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499552 | Drive axle control system Tandem drive axles include a pair of drive axles interconnected by a thru-shaft. An inter-axle differential allows speed differentiation between the pair of axles. Differences in tire rolling radii and variations in axle load distribution between the pair... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6488217 | Anti-hydroplane system for tires An anti-hydroplane system for tires that includes a blower assembly in front of each of the tires of a vehicle. Each blower assembly discharges a high pressure stream into a water dispersal area in front of a respective one of the vehicle tires.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6447009 | Emergency vehicle braking system employing adhesive substances An emergency braking system employing viscous or adhesive substances is disclosed for use with a vehicle operated on a road surface. The braking system produces at the rear wheels of a moving vehicle a molten substance that will effectively increase the c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6409215 | Operating device for anti-skid devices for vehicles An anti-skid mechanism operating device includes an operating unit and an operating arm pivotally supported thereby and intended to carry a rotary anti-skid and to operate the latter between an active position and a passive position. The operating unit is... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408971 | Tracked vehicle with load balancing system A tracked vehicle that includes a mechanism for positioning the cab assembly and any loads supported by the cab assembly forward or rearward along the tracked chassis so that the weight of the cab assembly and load is more evenly distributed onto the eart... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6270118 | Slip prevention apparatus and vehicle equipped with the apparatus An apparatus and a vehicle equipped with the apparatus for preventing slip and keeping a good running on the ground including a road covered with frozen water such as ice and/or snow by cooling a wheel surface of the vehicle and/or a ground surface just i... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6253142 | Traction control system for motor vehicles The coefficient of friction μs between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface is identified as a function of the slip, and the maximum drive torque MAmax which can be transmitted is determined as a function of this slip-dependent coeff... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6246946 | Automotive brake control system with skid control unit An automotive brake control system with an ABS system employing a hydraulic modulator, wheel-speed sensors, and a skid control unit. A vehicle deceleration ƊVi is calculated on the basis of a first speed V0 corresponding to the pseudo vehicle speed calcu... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6209898 | Traction weights for light trucks and utility vehicles A traction weight assembly, for mounting traction weights on a utility vehicle, has a weight bar that is inserted into a tubular receptacle. The tubular receptacle is secured to the vehicle frame. A retainer pin is inserted through a retainer pin passage ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6062348 | Rapidly-deployable vehicle snow chain system having individually-replaceable interlocking chain attachment plates An improved snow chain system for wheeled vehicles that can be rapidly deployed and rapidly retracted, includes a rotatably-mounted friction drive disc having a circumferential edge that is pressure biased against the sidewall of a tire. Multiple arcuate ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5941565 | Vehicle traction enhancing apparatus A vehicle traction enhancing apparatus is provided having a rectangular base designed to fit between the wheel wells of a vehicle cargo area with extensions in juxtaposition with the front and rear faces of the wheel wells. The base is constructed of four... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5887895 | Wheel lubricating device A mechanism adapted for reducing damage to a tire of a vehicle caused by execution of sharp turns, the tire being adapted to roll across the ground surface during forward vehicle travel, and said tire slides across the surface of the ground laterally with... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5785351 | Traction device for wheeled vehicle A traction device for a wheeled vehicle comprises a rotor mounted to a supported component of the vehicle and displaceable between a deployed position, in which the rotor is close to the ground and in contact with the tire of a driven wheel of the vehicle... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5723768 | Process for the early recognition of hydroplaning of a vehicle tire on a wet road The invention provides a process for the advance recognition of the hydroplaning of a vehicle tire on a wet road, in which the rotational speed of the wheel carrying the tire is sensed by a rotational speed sensor and the frequency spectrum of the rotatio... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5657916 | Storage unit having ballast capability for use in pick-up trucks A molded shell with a hinged cover for carrying ballast or other items in pick-up truck beds. The shell is designed to fit into the bed of a truck and is formed to fit around the wheel wells. The shell is designed to be half the height of the side walls. ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5582441 | Device for applying sand to roads for use in vehicles A sand delivery system for use in automobiles, or other vehicles. The device uses the hollow front bumpers found on most modern vehicles today to store bags of sand, which is delivered through a number of nozzles located in the front of the vehicle. A blo... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5502433 | Method and device for detecting hydroplaning conditions for vehicle tires In a method for detecting a hydroplaning risk for vehicle tires the sequential deformations of tread elements of the vehicle tire in the circumferential direction during contacting the road surface are measured. A sequence of corresponding signals is gene... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5377735 | Anti-skid device for motor vehicles In an anti-skid device for motor vehicles, having a plurality of chain strands (10) distributed over the periphery of a holder (4), which holder can be set into a rotational motion, the holder exhibits a hub (6) having a ring collar (11). The ring collar ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5350035 | Antihydroplaning system for a motor vehicle This invention relates to a vehicle comprising an antihydroplaning system, particularly for improving the wheel adhesion despite the presence of a sheet of water on the road. Output signals from sensors for detecting body and chassis vibrations, ambient t... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5172953 | Pickup truck bed liner and ballast A bed liner for a pickup truck cargo area is disclosed wherein a ballast means is disposed about said liner in advantageous positions. An upper bed liner is mounted on the side wall of the pickup truck and compatibly retains a ballast media. Further, a fl... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5100175 | Tire traction enhancing kit An apparatus for enhancing traction for two drive wheels of a self-propelled vehicle, wherein the kit includes a reservoir coupled to a primary conduit through selective actuation of a solenoid valve. The primary conduit is in fluid communication with a s... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5080418 | Pickup truck stabilizing insert An insert arranged for complementarily mounting within a pickup truck bed, wherein the insert includes planar wall construction, with a ribbed top wall to enhance strength and traction of the top wall. The organization defines a central cavity coextensive... | 01/14/1992 |
