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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138906 | Vehicular display device and method of operation An information presentation system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states. The system comprises a sensor adapted to detect a gear state of the transmission, an electronic control system adapted to opera... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8044787 | Discrete sensor inputs A set of inputs each selectively provides a discrete signal, whereby the sensor inputs together provide a plurality of discrete signals. A memory includes instructions executable by a processor for receiving the discrete signals, identifying a bit pattern from the d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7859394 | Shift light system and method A shift light system and method are described. The shift light system has an RGB illumination device that has configurable illumination states with one or more illumination states coupled to a processing unit wherein the one or more illumination states having one of... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7847680 | Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display Motor vehicle gear selectors, methods for integrating a variable display on the gear selector, and motor vehicles including a gear selector with an integrated display are provided. One gear selector includes a body and a variable display integral with the body and c... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7616107 | Combination horn and gear selection indicator system The invention is a combination horn button and gear position indicator system for an automobile, the automobile having wire having a first end terminating at the steering wheel and a second end terminating at least partially down the steering column. In detail, the ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7522034 | Gear availability and synchronization indicator system with selectively maskable display A gear availability indicator for multi-gear transmissions of motor vehicles capable of generating output signals for operation of a display, including a display having at least: a first section displaying a range of acceptable engine speeds; and a second section di... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522033 | Signal generating apparatus for a bicycle control device A bicycle signal generating apparatus comprises an input unit and a signal generating unit. The input unit receives a first input signal and a second input signal, wherein the first input signal corresponds to a first operation of a bicycle device and the second inp... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7441474 | Sensor system for the control of an automatic transmission A sensor system is provided for a control device of an automatically shiftable transmission and/or with automatic manually shifted transmission. The system includes a shift selector lever movable in at least one shift gate for setting at least the positions Forward,... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7412907 | Range recognition apparatus for automatic transmission A range recognition apparatus for an automatic transmission. A first contact is configured to generate a first range signal during a state of a range selector being within a first region. A second contact is configured to generate a second range signal during the st... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7378946 | Post-trip bus inspection alert system A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when the bus is parked and the motor shut off at the end of the trip. The ig... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367244 | Operating position select device for automatic transmission An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a mechanically connecting means connecting them, and an assist actuator to assist a select lever. A control unit that controls the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362216 | Reversing sensor without a control box A reversing sensor device applies a master-slave type of sensor architecture. The reversing sensor device includes at least one master-sensor and more than one slave-sensor. The master-sensor includes a microprocessor, an ultrasonic emission circuit, a reflective wa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339462 | Reverse gear volume reducer An apparatus for modifying sound audibilized from an audio component in a vehicle comprising a processor connected to the audio component and for controlling the operation thereof. A sensor is connected to a gear box of the vehicle for sensing a position of a gear i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327225 | Activation control of a vehicular rear view video display The activation of a rear view video display in a vehicle is interrupted under specified operating conditions to discourage inappropriate driver reliance on the video display. The video display is automatically activated when the reverse transmission range of the veh... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327241 | Indicator device for vehicle with automatic transmission Disclosed is an indicator device for a vehicle with an automatic transmission, which comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements 52a each adapted to be lighted up when one of P, R and N gear ranges corresponding thereto is selected, and a digital ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7303043 | Actuation device The invention relates to an actuating apparatus that can be used, for example, as an actuating apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission, the select function and the shift function being guaranteed by this actuating apparatus and it being possible to effect this us... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278526 | Integrated position switch/brake transmission shift interlock for electronic gear indication The invention provides a brake-transmission interlock system for a vehicle. The brake-transmission interlock system prevents the driver from shifting out of a park transmission position with a selector lever unless at least one brake of the vehicle is engaged. The b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7219001 | Transmission shift indicator apparatus and method A transmission system for a vehicle includes an automatic transmission configured to automatically change speed ratios between an input member and an output member. An indicator is configured to provide an indication of predetermined speed ratio changes to a driver ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214164 | Shift operation control system A shift operation control system for an outboard motor, which is capable of reducing a load acting on a shift operation lever during a shift operation and a shock occurring during the shift operation, to thereby facilitate the shift operation. The shift operation by... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7176790 | Display device and vehicle A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175291 | Automobile rearview mirror with LCD display An automobile rearview mirror with an LCD display comprises a front panel, a mount, a display unit housed between the front panel and the mount, a front frame, a rear shell, and a mirror. The display unit, the front panel, the mount and the mirror are contained betw... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177729 | Meter for vehicle A meter for a vehicle has a transmission display part for displaying the gear position of a transmission and a driving mode, a speed display part for displaying vehicle speed, and a drive distance display part for displaying drive distance. A display area for select... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167085 | Optical display device for a selector lever arrangement An optical display device of a selector lever arrangement with a selector lever mounted in the motor vehicle for shifting between different shifting states of a motor vehicle transmission. The selector lever can be pivoted along at least one shift gate from a first ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164350 | Back up alarm system A back up alarm system for a vehicle including a sensor for generating a vehicle motion status signal with a vehicle reverse gear engaged. The vehicle motion status signal includes a base electrical signal when the vehicle is stationary and the vehicle motion status... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158014 | Post-trip bus inspection alert system A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when the bus is parked and the motor shut off at the end of the trip. The ig... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7148794 | Vehicle back-up alarm system, vehicle, transmitter module, and method A vehicle back-up alarm system includes a sensor capable of determining when a vehicle is at least one of in a reverse gear and moving backwards. The vehicle back-up alarm system also includes a transmitter module capable of transmitting a warning signal in response... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142967 | Features of main control computer for a power machine The present invention is directed to a computer based control system for controlling hydraulic and electromechanical actuators on a power machine, such as a skid steer loader. The computer based control system is configured to implement a number of features to enhan... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135964 | Data link connector (DLC) driven display An automotive device for displaying one or more vehicle parameters is provided. The vehicle parameters are retrieved from one or more computers that are on board a vehicle and are connected to the vehicle data bus. The automotive device includes a processor, a displ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104150 | Shift position detection apparatus for variable speed gear A shift position detection apparatus for a variable speed gear wherein a shift shaft is moved in an axial direction to perform a speed changing operation. A variable speed gear includes a clutch sleeve disposed for movement in an axial direction on a counter shaft w... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094177 | Shift device of transmission A shift control ECU includes the steps of storing a position of a shift lever; starting a count-up timer when the shift lever comes to a neutral position; and recognizing a driver's request for the neutral position when a count-up timer value attains TN(1) if... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091842 | Four wheel drive alert An apparatus is disclosed comprising an audio alert device, a timer, a processor; and a four-wheel drive device for a subject vehicle. The processor may activate the timer when the four-wheel drive device indicates that the subject vehicle has been placed in a four-... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092807 | Device for inclination determination and arrangement for the setting of a driver command The invention relates to a device for the determination of the inclination of the roadway in a vehicle, with an arrangement (4), for at least the indirect determination of parameters, which at least indirectly characterize the inclination of the roadway. Said... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081812 | Audible warning system for vehicles outfitted with extensible structures A simple and easily-installed system for vehicles equipped with an extensible pole, mast, boom, or other structure, providing an audible alarm when the operator attempts to drive away without first completely retracting the pole, mast, boom, or other extensible stru... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078638 | Inhibitor switch An inhibitor switch is joined to a manual shaft inside a mission case which can be readily positioned. The inhibitor switch in which a movable base is interlocked and linked to a manual shaft of an automatic transmission inside a mission case of the automatic transm... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064656 | Access control for vehicle mounted communications devices Disclosed is a controller to prevent access or utilization by a vehicle operator to communications devices installed on the vehicle when the vehicle is in motion thereby reducing distractions of the operator. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057643 | Image capturing system, image capturing apparatus, and manual operating apparatus A portable phone which is a manual operating apparatus of an image capturing system has an image processing section 340, an operation control section 341 and a communication section 342. The image processing section 340 acquires informati... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7012514 | System for facilitating the launch of a drag racing vehicle A performance enhancement system incorporating a controller, an engine tachometer and a visual indicator light which illuminates within a predetermined range of engine RPMs and which may be separately mounted as required in the driver's visual focal plane to reduce ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005973 | Electrical actuator assembly for hinged vehicle safety devices A school bus has a stop sign hinged on an electrical actuator assembly that is attached to the side of the bus. The actuator assembly includes an electric motor that pivots the hinged stop sign from a stored position adjacent the bus to an operative position extendi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6984191 | Range determination apparatus, range determination method, and program therefor A sensor generates a continuous signal in response to operation of a shift lever, and a range is determined for each of the various control operations by comparing the output value of the signal with a range determination pattern set arbitrarily for each of the cont... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6950197 | Calibration method, information processing apparatus and information processing system A calibration process that manages calibration execution timings for a plurality of printers uniformly to keep the print characteristics of individual printers constant. More, specifically, in the printer, the calibration record information representing the time tha... | 09/27/2005 |
