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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793502 | Apparatus and method for liquefied natural gas carrier propulsion Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier propulsion. In the apparatus and method, the propulsion of an LNG carrier is done by only a single main diesel engine and has construction to promptly cope with emergencies caused by... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7726130 | Stirling-electric hybrid automobile The Stirling-Electric Hybrid automobile herein disclosed utilizes an electric drive motor which is powered by electric storage device. The electric storage device is kept at suitable charge by electric generator mechanically driven by external combustion of Stirling... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7600381 | Electric hybrid powertrain system having a magnetorheological fluid clutch A powertrain includes an engine, a multi-speed transmission connected to a final drive, and a selectively engageable magnetorheological fluid clutch drivingly connected between the engine and multi-speed transmission. A motor/generator is operatively connected to th... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7398841 | Vehicle power assist by brake, shock, solar, and wind energy recovery An energy conversion apparatus and method using recovered energy sources including motor vehicle kinetic energy (deceleration and shock) and wind resistance, supplemented by liquefied air transferred to the vehicle and by solar radiation thereto. The energy sources ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7372182 | Axial gap alternator associated with a flywheel An axial gap alternator comprises a first carrier associated with or secured to an output shaft of an internal combustion engine. A first carrier carries a first set of magnets arranged radially about a rotational axis. A second carrier carries a second set of magne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7316218 | Control system for hydrogen addition internal combustion engine Disclosed is a control system for a hydrogen addition internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen gas as combustion fuel. The control system includes fuel property judgment means for judging the property of hydrocarbon fuel; and addition ratio... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7292009 | Hybrid type working machine Simplifying the controller of hybrid type drive unit. The output of a generator driven by engine is connected directly to a motor 7 through a converter or switching circuit 10 without being charged on any battery. The output of each phase of the genera... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270203 | Electric machine for hybrid motor vehicle A power system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric machine is disclosed. The electric machine has a stator, a permanent magnet rotor, an uncluttered rotor spaced from the permanent magnet rotor, and at least one secondary core as... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261661 | Parallel hybrid transmission having a single motor/generator A reduced cost, compact parallel hybrid transmission having only a single motor/generator is provided. The transmission utilizes a reduced number of components, preferably only three interconnecting members and four torque-transmitting mechanisms, to provide a rever... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261076 | Method and control system for positioning a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method and a control system for driving an electric motor (4) coupled with a crankshaft (2) of an internal combustion engine, in order to position the crankshaft (2) at a starting angle, wherein the control system comp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256510 | Hybrid electro-mechanical transmission with single motor/generator and method of control An electro-mechanical transmission is provided having only a single motor/generator, at least one differential gear set and two torque-transmitting mechanisms. A first of the torque-transmitting mechanisms is selectively engageable to establish a first continuously ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228925 | Electrical systems for electric powered vehicles Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to electric motor applications. The systems and techniques are described in the context of an electric powered vehicle. The electric powered vehicle includes a drive wheel, an electric motor configured to rotate the driv... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219781 | Electromagnetic suspension system An electromagnetic suspension system comprises a universal joint mechanism for permitting radial movement of a cylinder relative to a center yoke while preventing axial movement of the cylinder relative to the center yoke. Since the cylinder is capable of radial mov... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207177 | Position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive and a method of positioning A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point. The invention contemplates the following steps: of derivation of a target overall drive force, to be prov... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178324 | External combustion engine An external combustion engine comprises a compressor assembly, a heater assembly, an expander assembly, a cooler assembly, and auxiliary systems. The preferred embodiment of this invention uses fossil fuel as the main source of energy, and water substance for the wo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127896 | Engine cogeneration system In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at the same time, heat produced by cooling each... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128191 | Actuator assembly An actuator assembly includes an actuator, an output member, and a spring arrangement having at least one spiral return spring. The output member has a neutral position, a first actuated position, and a second actuated position. The neutral position is between the f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117683 | Main engine electric start system A main engine electric start system for gas turbine propelled aircraft that employs a low-power AC electrical power system to serve as an independent grid to control the functions of induction-type dynamoelectric machines coupled to the main propulsion engines and A... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111594 | Method of operating internal combustion engine including electromagnetically driven intake valves A method of operating an internal combustion engine having an; electromagnetically driven intake valves for a vehicle. With the method, deviation of an opening operation of the electromagnetically driven intake valve in response to a command signal for opening the i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104072 | Combined power main engine start system A starting system for starting the propulsion engines of gas turbine powered aircraft that combines power sources delivered by the APU so that essentially then entire power delivered by the APU for pneumatic, hydraulic and electric power is applied to corresponding ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066121 | Cylinder and valve mode control for an engine with valves that may be deactivated A method to select cylinder and valve operational modes in an internal combustion engine with valves that may be deactivated. A simplified method to select cylinder and valve modes is presented. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062916 | Power output apparatus and control method of the same When an actual output power level of an engine is greater than a preset engine power demand due to the higher density of intake air in a cold environment, the control procedure of the invention controls a motor to raise a rotation speed of the engine with a throttle... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056251 | Hybrid vehicle A Rankine cycle system for recovering a heat energy of an exhaust gas is mounted on a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine as a drive source for the vehicle and an electric generator motor. An output from the Rankine cycle system is input to a tran... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047745 | Method for operating a hybrid engine According to a prepared program and the signal from a crank angle sensor, a computer switches two operation modes A and B in which an electric motor operates, and the computer creates a pair or pairs of different operation mode phases during the period from an ignit... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044255 | Electric generating system for automobiles and its control method An electric generating system for automobiles has a primary generator which is driven by an internal combustion engine of an automobile and supplies power to an electric load of the automobile and an electric motor for driving wheels of the automobile which are not ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043920 | Hydrocarbon combustion power generation system with CO2 sequestration A low or no pollution engine is provided for delivering power for vehicles or other power applications. The engine has an air inlet which collects air from a surrounding environment. At least a portion of the nitrogen in the air is removed. The remaining gas is prim... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036313 | Co-generation turbocharged turbine system A co-generation turbocharged turbine system that utilizes a gas turbine (10) connecting the exhaust to a turbocharger (24) to introduce pressurized air into the inlet of the turbine for improving power and efficiency. A second embodiment places a work ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032385 | Multi-crankshaft, variable-displacement engine An internal combustion engine for a vehicle provides variable displacement by selectively driving one or more engine crankshafts mounted within a single unitary engine block. In several embodiments the crankshafts are connected to a common output shaft with a one-wa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028482 | Phev (pneumatic hybrid electric vehicle) A pneumatic hybrid electric engine includes an electric source, an air supply part for compressing air and storing the compressed air, a pneumatic engine part for generating power using air supplied from the air supply part, an electric engine part for generating po... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024859 | Combustion engine acceleration support using an integrated starter/alternator A method of providing acceleration support to a combustion engine using an integrated starter/alternator. The integrated starter/alternator is in rotational combination with the crankshaft and connected to a battery system. The integrated starter/alternator is adapt... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024858 | Multi-crankshaft, variable-displacement engine An internal combustion engine for a vehicle provides variable displacement by selectively driving one or more engine crankshafts mounted within a single unitary engine block. In several embodiments the crankshafts are connected to a common output shaft with a one-wa... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022168 | Device for removing carbon dioxide from exhaust gas In a method for removing carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas from a gas turbine plant (11), which exhaust gas is subjected to a downstream heat recovery process (12, 33), preferably in the heat recovery steam generator (33) of a water/steam cycl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017348 | Control device for a hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including a motor, connected to an engine output shaft, to which an engine output is transmitted, and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission including an input shaft, connected to the engine ou... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998727 | Methods of operating a parallel hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a secondary power source The invention is directed toward methods for operating a parallel hybrid vehicle in a manner that responds to the operator's demand for power output, while maximizing engine efficiency and minimizing disruptions in vehicle drivability. According to principles of the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978617 | Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell A regenerative fuel cell is combined with a combustion engine such as a Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) to create a closed-loop power generation system. Stored hydrogen and oxygen are used by the regenerative fuel cell, and by the combustion engine, in which the react... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966185 | Engine cogeneration system In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at the same time, heat produced by cooling each... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6949898 | Hybrid type working machine The output of an engine driven generator G is directly supplied to a motor 7 for travel without the intermediary of a battery. The output capacity of each of the generator G and motor 7 is determined so that the maximum output of the generator G may su... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935115 | Controlling airflow to multiple engine modules with a single throttle body A multi-engine power plant, includes a first internal combustion engine module having an air intake and an output shaft for delivering power, a second internal combustion engine module having an air intake and an output shaft for delivering power, and a single throt... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912451 | Control system for a redundant prime mover system The present invention provides a control system for a redundant prime mover system to drive a machine having an engine coupled to the machine, and a motor/generator coupled to the machine and an electrical network connection. The controller operates the engine and t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907948 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicles A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle is provided, capable of charging the battery device when the state of charge of the battery device tends to decrease and the initial state of charge of the battery device is reduced by a predetermined amount. The present devic... | 06/21/2005 |
