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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349785 | Method of controlling clutch slip during gear shifts of an automatic transmission A method is provided for controlling engagement of a clutch which carries torque before, during and after a shifting event in a transmission which is connected to a throttle-controlled engine. The method includes providing a feed forward input command which increase... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305810 | Method of operating an agricultural vehicle A method is described for operating an agricultural vehicle to reduce the time taken for rotating components of the crop processing machinery driven by the vehicle engine to reach a standstill. The method comprises the steps of sensing when a signal is generated by ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7179199 | Control system for vehicle having an engine capable of performing and stopping combustion in each cylinder A control system for a vehicle includes an engine switch control unit for switching the operating condition of the engine between the all-cylinder operating condition and the partial-cylinder operating condition, a failure determining unit for determining the failur... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7059997 | Engine system with cylinder number variable engine and method for controlling the engine system An engine system includes an engine, continuously variable transmission and a controller. The engine has an engine shaft and plural cylinders. A number of activated cylinders among the plural cylinders is variable. The continuously variable transmission is configure... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6984192 | Throttle ramp rate control system for a vehicle A system and method for controlling a throttle ramp rate of a vehicle. According to an embodiment of the invention, the controlling of a throttle ramp rate of a vehicle is accomplished by determining the target engine speed for a vehicle during a vehicle launch. If ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6942594 | Automatic stop/start controller for an engine An automatic stop/start controller for a vehicle having an engine, an electric motor to drive the engine, and an automatic transmission. The automatic stop/start controller permits the engine to stop or start without operation of an ignition key. The controller star... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6881172 | Method and arrangement for automatically restarting a drive unit A method and an arrangement automatically restarts a drive unit (1) when there is an unintended stalling of the drive unit (1). In the case of stalling, checks are made as to whether the drive unit (1) was already in a steady-state condition dir... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6840888 | Hydraulic-electronic control systems for marine vessels Systems and methods for controlling shift and throttle of an electronically controlled power train are disclosed. The system includes a throttle or shift controller having an operating range. An hydraulic slave is in fluid communication with the controller such that... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6729999 | Drive arrangement With a drive arrangement of a motor vehicle with a drive motor (2) actuated by means of E-gas and a manual gear shift (10), which is operationally connectable electively with the output shaft (4) of the drive motor (2) by a disconnection-... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719663 | Vehicular automatic transmission apparatus A vehicular automatic transmission TM has a torque converter TC connected to the engine E and an automatic transmission mechanism (gear trains 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b) connected to the output side of the torque conv... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695744 | Engine-restart starting control system for transmission A transmission comprises an engine, which is controllable to stop under a predetermined condition, and a speed change mechanism TM, which transmits the output rotation of the engine at different speed ratios. The speed change mechanism TM has a plurality ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6561949 | Coupling assembly and a method for accelerating a vehicle and operating a transmission utilizing the coupling assembly A coupling assembly 10 which selectively causes a primary mass or flywheel 20 be engaged or be coupled to a crankshaft 18 as a transmission gear assembly 23 moves from a first gear position to a second gear position and which further selectively causes th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6505109 | Arrangement and method for a driving unit in a vehicle An arrangement and a method for a drive unit of a vehicle. The drive unit incorporates an engine, a mechanical stepped gearbox and a connecting device which is designed to transmit rotary motion from the engine to the stepped gearbox. An electric rotor ma... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6258009 | Method for controlling a multiple speed axle shifting apparatus An integrated system for automatically controlling the operation of both an automated manual transmission and a multiple speed axle assembly in a vehicle drive train assembly includes a transmission actuator for operating the transmission in any one of a ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5944632 | Electric oil pump control system for vehicular power transmission A vehicular power transmission includes an oil pump that produces an oil pressure for a line pressure to control the applications of frictional engagement elements and for a lubrication pressure to lubricate individual mechanical portions of the transmiss... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5685800 | Control device for engine fuel supply In an engine of an automobile, when fuel injection is restarted by the operation of the accelerator pedal from the state in which fuel supply has been cut off during deceleration, fuel injection is controlled according to one of a plurality of fuel inject... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5490815 | Fuel-cut control system for automobiles with lock-up type automatic transmission A fuel-cut control system for an automobile is equipped with an engine with a fuel-cut device and an automatic transmission with a lock-up torque converter, and includes a step-by-step fuel-recover device which cooperates with the fuel-cut device and is r... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5454768 | Clutch control system A clutch control system for a motor vehicle having an engine (10), a gearbox (12) having a plurality of gear ratios, and a clutch (14) providing a drive connection between the engine and the gearbox. The control system includes a clutch actuation means (2... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5373821 | Engine control system for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine control system retards a fuel ignition time based on a deviation in the intake air quantity from a predetermined target intake air quantity which is necessary to keep an internal combustion engine idling at a predetermined id... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5168975 | Motor vehicle drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine, a transmission on the output side of the engine and at least one drive axle, and an arrangement for shutting off and restarting the engine depending upon the driving condition. The... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5103951 | Operation control system for automotive working vehicles An operation control system of an automotive working vehicle has a self-resetting switch as a switch for stationary operation and a self-holding circuit. The self-holding circuit is set by operating the self-resetting switch to a predetermined set state w... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4488455 | Electronic shifting and ignition control system for motorcycles A circuit and mechanism employing Hall effect devices as sensors disables and enables the ignition of a motorcycle in response to changing position of a shift lever. The ignition circuit is disabled at the start of shift lever transit and enabled as soon ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4290323 | Apparatus for controlling the closing limit of a carburetor throttle valve Apparatus for controlling the closing limit of a carburetor throttle valve in a motor vehicle engine. The apparatus comprises a vacuum-actuated device for varying the closing limit of the throttle valve in dependence upon the vacuum applied thereto; a vac... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4243005 | Ignition system in dual spark plug ignition engine with EGR system A dual spark plug ignition engine with an EGR system is provided with an ignition system which is arranged to achieve single spark plug ignition by sensing a considerably low intake vacuum which represents high power output engine operating range. The eng... | 01/06/1981 |
