Bizarre Patents
Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165764 | Method for controlling an automatic multi-step shift transmission A method of controlling an automatic transmission arranged in a vehicle between a drive motor and an axle drive of a drive axle or a transfer box such that the current road inclination is determined and, after driving onto a downhill stretch of road, to increase a b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165763 | Method for controlling shifting of a stepped automatic transmission A method for controlling gear shifts in an automated stepped gear transmission of a motor vehicle in which operating parameters of the motor vehicle are continuously determined and evaluated for initiating and carrying out a shift from a currently engaged gear to a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165765 | Variator pressure-set torque control A method and system for configuring a hydromechanical transmission having a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor driven by the hydraulic pump and a pressure-driven actuator employs a particular torque-pressure curve configuration to maximize torque resolution with r... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8140232 | Method for controlling and/or regulating an automatic gearbox A process of controlling and/or regulating an automatic transmission in which a predetermined shifting speed of the gear shift is carried out and adjusted during a shift program, and in which the detection of a constant-speed driving of the vehicle is carried out at... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8055417 | Transmission gear selection and engine torque control method and system A method and control system for a transmission in communication with an engine includes a pedal input interpreter module determining a power demand signal from a pedal position and a vehicle speed. The system also includes a real time gear selection module determini... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041488 | Method and apparatus for determining the security of transmission between two frictionally engaged motion transmitting components A method and apparatus for determining a motion transmission value that provides security of motion transmission between two components that transfer motion through frictional engagement. The motion transmission value provides security of motion transmission through... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024096 | Control device and control method for vehicle When an automatic transmission is shifted from neutral to a forward gear, an ECU calculates the appropriate target gear. If the target gear speed is the second forward gear or higher, a target command pressure of a first engagement element is immediately increased t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8000867 | System for automatically landing aircraft using image signals and method of controlling the same Disclosed herein are a system for automatically landing an aircraft using image signals and a method of controlling the system. The system includes an altimeter installed on the aircraft; a landing mark placed at a landing location on a landing runway; a camera inst... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7894965 | Swap shift control scheme for an automatic transmission A transmission for a vehicle includes a first gear set and a second gear set. A first plurality of elements are operable in an applied state and a released state and a second plurality of elements are operable in an applied state and a released state. A controller t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885748 | Virtual accelerometer A vehicle control system for regulating operation of a vehicle having a transmission includes a first module that processes an output shaft signal which is based on rotation of an output shaft of the transmission through a third order Kalman filter to determine an a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877185 | Method for producing a control setpoint adapted to a slope and/or load situation for a motor vehicle engine-transmission unit transmission device and corresponding device A device for controlling an automated transmission of a motor vehicle engine-transmission unit adapted to deliver a torque setpoint signal to be applied to wheels of the motor vehicle including two static and dynamic components produced based on input data delivered... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7831365 | Ratio control method for a continuously variable transmission A method for adjusting a ratio of a continuously variable automatic transmission where a nominal ratio is determined according to an accelerator pedal signal value. The nominal ratio is determined according to a modified accelerator pedal signal. When the periodic c... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7788009 | Transmission control system and method for compensating plant changes in a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle transmission A method for compensating roadway changes in a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle transmission, according to which each change in the roadway is recognized and compensated. Also disclosed is a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle tran... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7739018 | Stopping position control apparatus and stopping position control method of internal combustion engine A stopping position control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes an engine friction model for calculating the friction around a crankshaft, which calculates friction in the internal combustion engine, and a transmission friction model for calculating ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7374513 | Method and apparatus for adaptive control of closed throttle downshifts in an automatic transmission The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adaptively controlling a closed throttle downshift in an automatic transmission wherein a transmission aberration during a shift is diagnosed and corrected during subsequent closed throttle downshifts. The in... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367414 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same In a constant speed drive (in an auto cruise), the procedure of the invention executes proportional control to set an accelerator opening Acc corresponding to an observed vehicle speed and a target vehicle speed. When the accelerator opening Acc is less than a prese... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7343236 | Electronic control system The present invention provides a universal power control module for automatic transmissions. The power control module includes a processor and at least two sensor inputs that convey engine and vehicle data to the processor. This data may include vehicle speed, engin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324885 | Shift through neutral control in an electrically variable transmission A shift control for an electrically variable transmission shifts between modes through a neutral mode wherein the output is decoupled from the transmission. Normally, shifts between modes are accomplished synchronously through a duration of fixed-ratio operation. Ex... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318789 | Hydraulic control system for automatic transmission An automatic transmission has an electronic control unit and a hydraulic control unit. The electronic control unit outputs an engagement command pressure to a solenoid disposed in a hydraulic control unit to generate a shelf pressure to upshift the automatic transmi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317978 | Driving force control apparatus for vehicle A driving force control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first sensor that detects an output command supplied to a power source, a second sensor that detects an operating condition amount of a vehicle and a controller. The controller calculates a basic command val... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7292152 | Method and apparatus for classifying vehicle operator activity state An apparatus and method for classifying a driver's activity state use sensor data relating to at least one vehicle operating condition to determine driver activity and classify into one of at least two states. A two state classifier (200) uses inputs related ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282012 | Electronic adaptive swap-shift control for an automatic transmission for automotive vehicles A control system and control method for a swap-shift transmission having auxiliary and main gearsets wherein precise synchronization control of ratio changes of each gearset at the start and at the end of a swap-upshift progression is achieved using an adaptive cont... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243014 | Vehicle integrated control system An integrated control system includes a main control system (accelerator) controlling a driving system, a main control system (brake) controlling a brake system, a main control system (steering) controlling a steering system, an adviser unit generating and providing... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243016 | Single wire dual speed signal system A control system and method for communicating with a transmission includes a transmission input speed sensor that generates an input speed signal. A transmission output speed sensor generates an output speed signal. A power supply supplies a total current to the tra... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218973 | Adaptive control system having hedge unit and related apparatus and methods The invention includes an adaptive control system used to control a plant. The adaptive control system includes a hedge unit that receives at least one control signal and a plant state signal. The hedge unit generates a hedge signal based on the control signal, the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216025 | Adaptive pressure control method for synchronous downshifts in a multiple-ratio transmission An adaptive pressure control method for synchronous downshifts in an automatic transmission that uses pressure actuated friction elements. The method uses characteristic parameters that determine downshift quality for both power-on downshifts and power-off downshift... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212898 | Method and apparatus for adaptive control of power-on skip through neutral downshifts The present invention provides a method and apparatus for mathematically calculating an optimal transmission input torque value for the inertia phase and the torque phase of a ratio change. Engine output is then altered by an amount necessary to change the actual va... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203586 | Controller for contact mechanism A controller for a contact mechanism for preventing a lack of a pressing force applied from a contacting member to a contacted member when determining a control input to an actuator moving the contacting member by a position control. The controller sets a target pos... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194349 | Closed-loop, valve-based transmission control algorithum A system for controlling pressure in a transmission comprises a transmission control unit, a valve controller that receives a desired pressure as input from the transmission control unit, a valve driver, a valve that regulates an amount of fluid in a transmission cl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194398 | Method and apparatus for designing and developing a vehicular damper An assembly 10 which allows a vehicular damper to be virtually created and evaluated. Particularly, the assembly 10 includes a torque producer 31, a frequency filter generator 50, and analyzers 32, 34, 36 and 38. The torque ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177710 | System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control of the nonlinear physical process and a measured output signal from th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177743 | Vehicle control system having an adaptive controller The vehicle control system having an adaptive controller is provided that accomplishes unsupervised learning such that no prior extensive training is needed for every situation. The inventive controller system is based on a neural network evolved with genetic algori... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146264 | Method and system for controlling an automatic transmission using a GPS assist having a learn mode A method and system for controlling an automatic transmission is disclosed. The method and system include obtaining positioning data using a global positioning satellite (GPS) and monitoring the automatic transmission to obtain transmission data. The method and syst... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131931 | Gearbox control system In a gearbox control system (8) for detecting systematic errors and long-term changes, the behavior of a real gearbox (1) is compared to the behavior of an ideal gearbox (7), which is implemented in the form of a gearbox model in the gearbox con... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130733 | Control method for an automatic transmission Control method for effecting a gear shift in a stepped automatic transmission with an input shaft and an output shaft for transmitting power between two inertia components at distinct speed ratios with a first power transmission path and a second power transmission ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121390 | Method and apparatus for adapting a clutch torque Method for adapting a relationship stored in an electronic control unit, between a moment transmittable by a clutch, and a control variable for controlling an actuation unit of the clutch, which clutch is arranged in an automated motor vehicle drive train with a tor... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120531 | Method of determining a default transmission input speed A default value of transmission input speed in a motor vehicle powertrain having an automatic-shift multi-gear ratio power transmission is continuously updated based on a measured value of the input speed and other reliable speed data including transmission output s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107134 | Method of determining a default transmission output speed A default value of transmission output speed in a motor vehicle powertrain having an automatic-shift multi-gear ratio power transmission is continuously updated based on a measured value of the output speed and other reliable speed data including transmission input ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099722 | Work machine attachment control system A control system is provided for a work machine having a plurality of removably attachable work tools. The control system has at least one operator input device that is configured to control a movement speed of the work machine. The control system also has a tool re... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094178 | Drive control A drive control for controlling a gear system which is connected to a motor. The drive control comprises one or several sensors for detecting operationally specific parameters of the gear system, and a decentralized sensor evaluation unit. The sensor or each sensor ... | 08/22/2006 |
