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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7589621 | Information delivery system, vehicle and broadcasting apparatus for an information delivery system, and method of outputting related information therefor A comparator is supplied with a hold visit code and a visit guidance message, which are received by a receiver from a broadcasting device via radio waves. Alternatively, the comparator is supplied with a hold visit code and a visit guidance message, which are receiv... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7535347 | Automated synchronized service intervals for vehicles A system and process for optimizing vehicle service intervals for a plurality of vehicle service items begins with determination of a minimum service interval. The minimum service interval is set by the need to provide critical, though routine services such as engin... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7352081 | Control method and device for activating and deactivating the child safety lock function of vehicle doors A control device is provided for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle. The control device includes a safety lock device connected to rear inside door handles of the rear doors. The control device also includes a c... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333881 | Device for displaying maintenance procedure requirements In a device for displaying maintenance procedures for motor vehicles with a display that has surface sections separate from one another on which information on the type of procedure and information on the due date of the procedure is displayed for each maintenance p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7308344 | Tire rotation assisting apparatus Tire-side transmitters, attached to respective tires, have inherent ID numbers. On-vehicle receivers, disposed on an automotive vehicle, receive signals containing ID numbers. A control unit, disposed on the automotive vehicle, can identify tire mounting positions o... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7289016 | Portable timer apparatus, home system and method of timing for an object A home system includes a server having a first wireless communication port, and a plurality of devices, such as sensors. Each one of the devices includes a corresponding second wireless communication port. One or more of the devices is a timer/reminder sensor device... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286916 | Method for determining the time and extent of maintenance operations In a method for defining the time and scope of maintenance operations for a system having a plurality of maintenance items, each of which should be carried out within an assigned tolerance range, a minimum maintenance interval between successive maintenance operatio... | 10/23/2007 |
| RE39845 | Maintenance alert system for heavy-duty trucks A real-time maintenance alert system and method for use in a heavy-duty truck having an engine controller with memory are provided. The system includes a sensor operative to indicate an engine condition from the group consisting of: oil filter restriction, air filte... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266472 | Method for determinating of an oil condition A method for determining an oil condition, namely, an oil condition corresponding to the oil age or oil damage, with the following steps: a) measuring a temperature of the oil or of the part through which the oil flows, coordinating each temperature measured with on... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266434 | Interactive system and method for customization of an adjustable vehicular feature An interactive system for customizing at least one operational feature on a vehicle by an operator comprises an input device for receiving operator selection data and a message generating device. To assist an operator during the customization process, the message ge... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7236428 | Multifunction timer device A multifunction timer device for providing a time/date stamp on objects includes a housing, a controller with a timer circuit contained in the housing, a display for displaying information from the timer circuit, and a multifunction input button. The input button is... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233235 | Apparatus and method for using vehicle status information in safety restraint systems Method and devices for disabling detection of a safety system activation condition. One embodiment of the invention provides a method that includes disregarding information from a first set of sensors when detection of a safety system activation condition is disable... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7138585 | Scale with message display Disclosed is a bath scale for measuring a user's weight having a weight display and a message display driven by a detection-and-display system adapted to provide through the message display one or more substantially non-deductive messages to the user of the bath sca... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129827 | Resettable motor vehicle maintenance interval monitor by operating time A vehicle maintenance interval monitoring system designed to alert the motor vehicle's operator of performing preventive maintenances. The system uses operation time of the vehicle as maintenance scheduling interval. The system includes a device that includes a inpu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127371 | Customized medical equipment preventative maintenance method and system A technique is provided for determining service intervals for devices, such as medical equipment. Data related to a device is collected and compared to data from a population of like devices. A service interval may be calculated based on the comparison. The data reg... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124004 | Technique for suggesting a service provider to service a vehicle In a multimedia information and control system for use in an automobile, at least one interface is employed which enables a user to access information concerning the automobile and control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. The user may select one of a plural... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7079019 | Registration and inspection alarm apparatus An alarm mechanism includes a first programming for programming an expiration date signifying that an event must be performed. A second programming is included for programming a notification date for notifying a user that the event must be performed. A display devic... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076348 | Data collection apparatus and method A monitoring system for an outdoor power implement. The monitoring system comprises an accelerometer, a GPS receiver, a processing module, and a storage device. The accelerometer collects impact force data of the outdoor power implement. The GPS receiver collects po... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7054736 | Method for computing the quantity of injected fuel for an automobile engine equipped with an electrically controlled fuel injection system and an apparatus for detecting an exchange period for lubricating oils and constitutional parts A method for computing the quantity of injected fuel for an automobile engine equipped with an electronically controlled fuel injection system and an apparatus for detecting an exchange period for lubricating oils and constitutional parts are capable of informing a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038578 | Fault reporting system for a motor vehicle A defect reporting system for a vehicle having at least one electronic control unit, includes a check-control module that is connected with the at least one control unit and receives a report from the latter. An indicating device is connected with the check-control ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034674 | Hour meter with incremental service indicator An hour meter having a display that provides a visual indication of a total time an engine has operated and a visual indication of engine operation time remaining in a predetermined service time interval. A plurality of segments on the display are selectively displa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7005975 | Missing fuel cap detection system A method for detecting a missing or improperly installed fuel cap on a vehicle includes a first leak test that detects a leak in an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle. A refueling test detects a refueling of the vehicle when the first leak test detects the le... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6982657 | Method and apparatus for displaying operation status of construction machine, and construction machine therefor The present invention provides a method for displaying an operation status of a construction machine by sensing operating information of the construction machine by means of a coolant water sensor and the like, sending the operating information to a control computer... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977583 | Automatic reset of lubricating fluid life monitoring system The fluid life monitoring system of the present invention includes a pressure monitor coupled to an engine. The pressure monitor is configured to detect a change in the amount of time it takes the engine's lubricating fluid to reach a pre-determined fluid pressure a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968259 | Monitoring and annunciation device for equipment maintenance A system (10) that can be used to retrofit any machine (15) for indicating when to perform maintenance service tasks for the machine (15). It includes a service tracker (12) connected to the machine (15), and also a maintenance man... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965323 | Communal vehicle system In a motor vehicle sharing system for managing motor vehicles parked in a parking area and renting the motor vehicles to users, the motor vehicle is provided with a detector for detecting the start and end of motor vehicle rental, and a usage data measuring section ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6933834 | Due-date alarm for rented items such as video cassettes and DVDs An electronic device such as an alarm that reminds a user when rented items or products such as video cassettes or digital versatile discs (DVDs) are due back to the rental store, or when a library book is due back at a library. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927682 | Digital vehicle service indicator A vehicle service indicator releasable secured within a vehicle. The vehicle service indicator includes a microprocessor able to monitor a distance traveled by the vehicle. A service task indicator is controlled by the microprocessor and includes a display indicatin... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922154 | Infant safety device An apparatus is provided for warning when a person such as an infant has been left in an infant seat in a vehicle and the operator of the vehicle has departed from the vehicle. The apparatus includes an occupant detection mechanism for detecting the presence of an o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6922616 | Technique for effectively maintaining components of a vehicle A multimedia information and control system in a vehicle enables a user to access information concerning the vehicle and to control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. In addition, the system monitors usage of vehicle components, and alerts a user when it is t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920779 | Method of estimating engine lubricant condition A motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a lubricating oil circulation system provides estimates of the distance remaining before an oil change becomes imperative. An indirect estimate of the depletion of various additives and the deterioration of oi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6914524 | Apparatus and method for detecting ignition and engine conditions A sensor system is provided configured to communicate data to a processing module of a vehicle, the processing module configured to perform computational analysis based on the data received from the sensor system, the sensor system including a means for determining ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6901788 | Apparatus and method for determining oil change based upon oil viscosity An oil change sensing system for an internal combustion engine, having an oil pressure sensor adapted to provide an oil pressure signal to an engine control module; an oil temperature sensor adapted to provide an oil temperature signal to the engine control module; ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6822557 | Action recommendation system for a mobile vehicle Specific advertisements and other information can be communicated to the user of a mobile vehicle depending on the vehicle's position, vehicle or user characteristics, or other vehicle-specific data. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6819232 | Method of changing an air filter of vehicle air conditioning system A method of signaling for a change of an air filter of a vehicle air conditioning system is disclosed. The present invention uses a sensor installed in a conventional air conditioner and the appropriate time for changing the air filter is determined by checking comp... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812825 | Timed alert device for vehicles A timed alert device for vehicles having an electronic timer that counts down a specified time period. An audible alert coupled to the electronic timer projects a sound when the electronic timer has reached a prescribed time. A first actuating element is coupled to ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6677854 | Remote vehicle diagnostic system A method for determining whether vehicle servicing or maintenance is required is disclosed. Vehicle information is downloaded to a remote maintenance computer via a wireless link. The information includes sensor data such as temperatures and pressures of ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6637218 | Gas heat pump-type air conditioner The present invention provides a gas heat pump-type air conditioner that can reliably notify a user that the time for changing the engine oil of the gas engine that drives the compressor has arrived without stopping the operation of the gas engine. In a g... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6580366 | System and method for evaluating automotive vehicle oil deterioration A method and system is provided for evaluating the chemical deterioration of automotive engine oil over time. A change in oil quantity is detected and measured by an oil quantity sensor. Based on the change in quantity of oil, the level of chemical deteri... | 06/17/2003 |
