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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891451 | Power controller and vehicle equipped with power controller An ECU detects an effective value and phase of a voltage from a commercial power supply, based on a voltage from a voltage sensor. Further, ECU generates a command current, which is a command value of current caused to flow through power lines and in-phase with the ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7438366 | Replacement wheel and contact ring therefor A replacement wheel, wheel disc or object is adapted to substantially replicate a mounting pad pattern of a wheel, wheel disc or object to be replaced. An annular arrangement of raised mounting pads provides a pattern of mounting pads proximate a circle of a given d... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7224146 | Dual voltage electrical system A dual voltage supply system supplies high and low voltage electrical power to separate high and low voltage loads. The system includes an AC alternator and first and second rectifier circuits, each connected to the alternator and a corresponding high and low voltag... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7073871 | Three piece automobile wheel The three piece automobile wheel is provided with an inner rim, an outer rim, and a center disc. The center disc is attached to a flange section of the inner rim and outer rim. A trough is established in the inner rim between the flange section and rim flange. The o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6921138 | Multi-piece vehicle wheel assembly A multi-piece vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel center and a lightweight wheel rim. The wheel center defines a center hole and has an outer margin. The wheel rim has opposing inside and outside major surfaces. The outside major surface defines a rim bed for mo... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883569 | Assembly comprising a tire, a collar and a wheel rim A rolling assembly includes a rim and a unit that can be slid axially onto and off the rim. The unit includes the tire and a collar on which the tire is mounted. The collar includes opposite collar hooks interconnected by a reinforced central portion of the collar. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868880 | Wheel assembly and method for installation and removal A wheel assembly comprises a generally frustoconical wheel having an upper wall defining a recessed area and a lateral wall with a tapered outer surface; a generally frustoconical rim having a top wall defining a central hole and a side wall with an outer surface an... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6820942 | Dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks A dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks for providing a tire which cannot be punctured and lasts longer than tires filled with air. The dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks includes a hub assembly including a hub member and further including a boss ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796345 | Wheel with a spring unit A wheel with a spring unit includes a rim, a disc and a plurality of spring units. Each spring unit is directed circumferentially and arranged in an annular space between the rim and the disc. Each spring unit includes at least one metal spring. The metal spring may... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795308 | Mobile computer system, method for operating a mobile computer system and use of a mobile computer system The invention relates to a mobile computer system (10d), a method for operation and a use of such a computer system. The invention provides new functionalities and fields of application for mobile computer systems by taking into account to a lar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6598939 | Wheel Wheel, in particular, for a motor vehicle with a rim and a spider, where a bolted connection is provided in the area of transition from the rim to the spider, in which a bolt head or a nut on the outside acts in conjunction with a contact surface on the s... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6464304 | Wheel rim flange crown A wheel (11) having a rim (12) with a pair of flanges (17, 19) including a peripheral potential roll surface (33) on at least one flange for contacting the ground in the event of tire failure has a convexly contoured roll surface with a finite cross-secti... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6246127 | Transmission control device A control device (1) for a motor vehicle, for an automatic or semi-automatic transmission, is provided on a supporting arm (2). The control device comprises two actuation elements (7, 8), comprising as touch contact switches (5, 6), and a liquid crystal d... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5938291 | Wheels A wheel includes a rim, and a disc by which the wheel is attached to a hub. The disc is attached to the rim by generally axially extending fasteners each of which passes through a respective opening of the disc and is received in a respective generally ax... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5846091 | Circuit and its connecting structure assembly in motorcar door A circuit and its connecting structure assembly provided in a motorcar door includes an inner unit being able to joint to a door panel, and an arm rest unit attached on the inner unit. The inner unit has an inner panel provided with a circuit, a plurality... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5380071 | Vehicle wheel and method of manufacture of the same A multi-piece, non-take-apart vehicle wheel disc and rim assembly and method of making the same. The wheel rim has a disc mounting flange extending radially inwardly of the rim which radially overlaps the disc. The disc and rim are each finish formed prio... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5282673 | Compound resin wheel A compound resin wheel with two or more moldings integrated to form the resin wheel, wherein at least one of the two or more moldings made of a long fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, the other molding or moldings made of metal and/or FRP.... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5275471 | Composite vehicular wheel A composite vehicular wheel having inner and outer sides, having a hub with a peripheral circumference, and a wheel rim having a tire attachment surface, and a recessed base with inner and outer ends and having a flange at its outer end at a substantially... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5135288 | Method and device for reinforcing a solid tire The invention provides a method of reinforcing a solid tire mounted upon a cylindrical hub such as, for example, a solid rubber fork lift truck tire. Tires have a solid flexible outer layer bonded to an inner cylindrical metal band. The hub is press fit w... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4902074 | Spacer block A spacer block for dual inner and outer tire carrying rims having a medial portion with a depending keeper tang for selective positioning within a keeper groove on the spoke ends of a wheel.... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4900095 | Miniature vehicle wheel mounts A wheel assembly (10) designed to enable adaptation of various width wheels and various type tires on any one of a variety of miniature vehicles (12) includes an adapter hub (14) for mounting the wheel on an axle (54) of a specific miniature vehicle (12).... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4838616 | Multipart rim A multipart, extremely low weight tire rim for high-speed vehicles wherein the interior part of the rim or wheel spider is made of titanium for strength purposes, while the exterior rim parts holding the tire and forming the tire bed consist of aluminum o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4426116 | Tire rim and spoke arrangement to discourage tire theft A rim supporting a tire thereon has facing projecting portions along a mounting rim thereon and one of these portions has a recess fitting a raised portion on an outer peripheral face of one of a plurality of spokes on a spoke assembly on which the rim is... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4213654 | Wheel rim with non-slip interlocking device A wheel rim such as used on a mobile home and trailer is provided with a non-slip interlocking device and has on its inner periphery a substantially radial surface which is mountable upon a wheel hub. A plurality of spaced recesses are formed in the radia... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4159832 | Centerline two piece wheel and brake assembly A dirigible wheel of an automotive vehicle has its steering axis on the vertical center line of the wheel, and a brake disc is supported with annular braking surfaces in vertical planes adjacent to the center line and are engaged by caliper type brake sho... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4129474 | Retreading of tires The invention provides for the retreading of tires in which the tire casing is stressed by fluid pressure inside the casing so that the casing is in a stressed condition when a new tread is applied thereto. The tire casing is stressed by positioning it on... | 12/12/1978 |
