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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188481 | Adjustable damper actuator An actuator for controlling the position of a damper. It is an adjustable damper actuator that can actuate a damper to have positions that are other than fully open and fully closed. The actuator has adjustable stops for attaining a partially closed or partially ope... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6969341 | Engine deceleration control system An engine deceleration control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is arranged to prohibit correcting an air quantity supplied to the engine when an elapsed time period from a moment of turning off of an accelerator of the engine is within a first ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6095116 | Apparatus for controlling negative pressure in internal combustion engine An improved apparatus controls negative pressure in a combustion engine. The apparatus has a brake booster that is capable of increasing braking force of a vehicle by means of the negative pressure in the brake booster. A valve disposed in an air intake p... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6065443 | Apparatus and method for controlling combustion in stratified charge combustion engine An apparatus and method for controlling combustion of an engine. The engine has a throttle valve located in an intake duct connected to combustion chambers, and a brake booster actuated by vacuum supplied by the intake duct. During stratified charge combu... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5950595 | Method and apparatus for controlling vacuum pressure in internal combustion engine A method and an apparatus for generating vacuum pressure in an engine is disclosed. The engine includes an intake path, combustion chambers and an exhaust path. Airflow in the intake path is controlled by a throttle valve. An exhaust gas recirculation (EG... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5915357 | Apparatus for controlling negative pressure in internal combustion engine An apparatus for controlling brake force of a vehicle is disclosed. Each cylinders of a vehicle engine has a combustion chamber that receives fuel from a fuel injector and air from an air intake passage. The engine selectively performs a stratified charge... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5863277 | Idle speed control for internal combustion engines A method of controlling the idle speed of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle from a first idle speed to a second idle speed that is higher than the first idle speed in response to a driver originating indication that is independent of the accelera... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5846164 | Apparatus for controlling negative pressure for a brake booster in a diesel engine An improved apparatus for controlling brake force of a vehicle is disclosed. A throttle valve is closed for generating the negative pressure that is supplied to a brake booster. The brake booster is actuated to increase brake force acting on the vehicle w... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5646841 | Determination of full stop in an electronically-controlled automatic transmission A control system for use with an electronically-controlled automatic transmission provides for accurate determination of a full stop of a vehicle. The control system includes a device for computing the vehicle speed on the basis of a signal from a vehicle... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5411452 | Running control apparatus for motor vehicle A running control apparatus for an automobile prevents an abnormal running state by depressing a brake pedal even when a fault takes place in the component(s) of the control apparatus. When a detected brake pedal depression stroke exceeds a predetermined ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 4946012 | Brake activated acceleration override apparatus A brake activated accelerator override apparatus for an engine having a throttle plate pivotal between closed and open positions. First and second throttle levers are connected to the throttle plate. The first throttle lever is connected to the accelerato... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4850250 | Brake-initiated release of an electric motor driven cruise control system In a motor driven automotive cruise control system, the engine throttle is progressively released upon actuation of the vehicle service brakes to avoid objectionable pedal slap noise. The release is initiated by the electric motor, which drives the engine... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4685547 | Wheel slip controlling system A wheel slip controlling system is provided to immediately control the rotation of the drive wheels by controlling the output power of an internal combustion engine as well as by controlling the brake mechanism of the drive wheels when a slippage is detec... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4310078 | Drive system, controlling braking system therefor, and safety lock controlling both Hydrostatic tractor's drive and braking system, particularly one controlled, first, by a tractor safety lock lever which, when put "on," both neutralizes the engine-driven, variable ratio hydrostatic system for positively preventing drive and also sets th... | 01/12/1982 |
