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| 7370635 | System and method for resolving electrical leads A control system for controlling a device, the device having at least two functional elements, each functional element being controlled by a control signal, is disclosed in the present disclosure. The control system may include detecting means operatively connected ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373239 | Engine control device of work vehicle An engine control apparatus for a work vehicle having a cooling fan or an auxiliary device driven by an engine. The engine control apparatus is capable of operating the work vehicle with the importance placed either on amount of work or fuel economy depending on the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7305291 | Mobile energy management system A recreational vehicle includes a chassis having a living space, an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space, an air conditioner for cooling the living space, a heater for heating the living space, and a plurality of appliances within the... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286918 | Mobile energy management system A recreational vehicle includes a chassis having a living space, an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space, an air conditioner for cooling the living space, a heater for heating the living space, and a plurality of appliances within the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274987 | Fuel and method for evaluating fuel saving operation When detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving (the parameters may include, for example, the speed of the vehicle, the average engine speed during an upshift, or an idle time), it is determined which... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7246606 | Fuel return device for internal combustion engine The object of the present invention is to provide a fuel return device whereby the residual amounts of fuel in a plurality of fuel tanks can be made approximately equal. According to one preferred mode of the present invention, the fuel return device comprises: resi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237203 | Process and device for visual display of information in motor vehicles In a process and device for visual display of information in motor vehicles with an electronically controllable display, the display is controlled in such a manner that at least two sets of information, having an interrelated effect, are displayed as a comparison by... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231816 | Method and apparatus for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption A method and device for continuous measuring of dynamic fluid consumption, particularly gaseous or liquid motor fuel, employs a continuously operating flow sensor with variable decrease in pressure, preferably a mass flow sensor. The pressure downstream from the flo... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220386 | On-board fuel properties measurement for engine management A narrow test chamber has at least one heater immersed with its major faces parallel to the fuel surface, part way up the chamber. Heater resistance increases non-linearly as a critical temperature is reached. When the heater is energized, fuel begins to evaporate. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219539 | System and method for adjusting the fuel economy range calculation for flex fuel vehicles A flex fuel vehicle mileage range calculating system and method as described herein can effectively be utilized to calculate the mileage range value corresponding to a fuel mixture. The system is suitable for use in all vehicles capable of using various fuel mixture... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7140232 | Method and apparatus for multiple gas sensor A method and apparatus includes filter for removing a non-tracer gas from detection system and control unit for detecting the presence a low concentration tracer gas in the atmosphere. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114379 | Fuel meter for outboard engines An apparatus and method for determining a parameter related to fuel consumption in an engine are disclosed. An electrical sensor senses an electrical control signal used to control fuel introduced into the engine, such as by controlling a valve or fuel injector of t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105358 | Apparatus and method for visually identifying micro-forces with a palette of cantilever array blocks An apparatus to measure micro-forces includes a cantilever palette with a set of cantilever array blocks. Each cantilever array block includes a set of cantilevers, with each cantilever including a set of cantilever fingers surrounded by a frame with frame fingers. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7072762 | Evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions and evaluation method thereof The evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions comprises an automatic control device (10, 27) for setting target vehicle operating conditions and controlling the vehicle so as to achieve the target operating conditions, and a display device (4)... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7017406 | Pump testing system A pump testing apparatus is disclosed for testing output characteristics of a fluid flow exiting a pump. The apparatus includes a flow testing structure for testing characteristics of the fluid flow, a first chamber having an interior for receiving a fluid flow exit... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990402 | Control system and method, and control unit There is provided a control system capable of realizing a highly robust control having a large margin of stability. The ECU of the control system controls the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gases emitted from the first to fourth cylinders. The ECU 2 estimates an e... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6978665 | Hydrogen supply apparatus and hydrogen supply method for measuring fuel consumption of hydrogen fuel vehicle To reduce errors of measurement of fuel consumption resulting from air remaining in piping of a hydrogen supply apparatus, a hydrogen supply method for measuring fuel consumption of a hydrogen fuel vehicle comprises; a step (S02) of prior to supplying hydroge... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6940401 | Customizable low fuel indicator system A customizable low fuel indicator system for a motor vehicle having an engine control unit storing the average fuel economy of the motor vehicle. A fuel tank sensor is in electronic communication with the engine control unit and is adapted to sense the amount of fue... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938466 | Fuel driveability index detection An exemplary embodiment is a method, system and storage medium for fuel driveability index detection. The system includes an engine and an oxygen sensor disposed within the exhaust gas passage of the engine. An engine control module is operatively connected to the e... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931919 | Diagnostic apparatus and method for an evaporative control system including an integrated pressure management apparatus A diagnostic appartus and method for a fuel system that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel system includes a fuel tank that has a headspace and a filler occluded by a removable cap, a charcoal canister in fluid communication with the headspace,... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925861 | Fuel driveability index detection An exemplary embodiment is a method, system and storage medium for fuel driveability index detection. The system includes an engine and an oxygen sensor disposed within the exhaust gas passage of the engine. An engine control module is operatively connected to the e... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925890 | Anchor chain load measurement arrangement Anchor chain load measurement arrangement for measuring the reactive load in structures which support an anchor chain. In one arrangement, standard resistance compression load cells are mounted directly in the load path between a chain retainer and a trunnion block.... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6907340 | System for managing information concerning the fuel consumption of a motor vehicle engine In this system for managing information concerning the fuel consumption of an engine fitted with a purifier of its exhaust gases and operating under the control of a controller adapted to determine a first fuel quantity for injection into the engine during normal op... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880390 | Fuel meter for outboard engines An apparatus and method for determining a parameter related to fuel consumption in an engine are disclosed. An electrical sensor senses an electrical control signal used to control fuel introduced into the engine, such as by controlling a valve or fuel injector of t... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6874359 | Control apparatus and control method of engine In a constitution where, when a cam sensor is failed, a present value of cylinder discrimination value is estimated from a previous value to continue a control for each cylinder, if an engine is rotated in reverse at an engine stop and also fuel is burned during the... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6763713 | Malfunction detecting method for a vehicle fuel level sensor The present invention provides a fuel level sensor malfunction detecting method and system for a vehicle. In the method and system the rate of change in the opening of the throttle valve and the detection of a transmission kick-down are conditions for determining th... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6694806 | Vehicle state analysis system and its analysis method An engine performance map which specifies the relation between running conditions and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) is generated by estimating the BSFC relative to the engine rotation speed and accelerator depression amount, based on the BSFC cha... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6467337 | Device for calculating cruising range and method therefor A remaining fuel Z is calculated by subtracting a fuel injection amount J supplied to an engine 14 from stored fuel F measured by a fuel meter 12. A fuel economy Fm is calculated by dividing a running distance M of a vehicle by a fuel injection amount J. ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6453731 | Fuel consumption display system and method for vehicles A short-term fuel consumption (A) and a longer-term fuel consumption (B) or corrected longer-term fuel consumption (C) are calculated in a common quantitative unit, and comparatively indicated on a display (2), respectively by a bar graph (20) and a level... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6397668 | Fuel level monitor A method is presented for determining whether a fuel sensor in a vehicle having a fuel tank, a fuel delivery system, electronic engine controller, air flow and air/fuel ratio sensors and an instrument panel is stuck in-range. First, the electronic engine ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6367325 | Motor vehicle fuel level sensor Disclosed herein is a fuel sensor suited for sensing the level of fuel in a motor vehicle fuel tank. The fuel tank includes an interior mounting to which the fuel sensor is affixed. The fuel sensor has a cantilever member extending in a substantially hori... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367316 | Real-time mass flow measurement A real-time mass flow measurement system that accurately measures fuel mass delivered to each cylinder per stroke of an injection pump or a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine. In accordance with preferred embodiment of the present invention, t... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6301958 | Process for determining the fuel consumption or the operating status of combustion engines A process for determining the fuel consumption or operating status of combustion engines having a fuel injection pump, a supply line connecting a fuel supply container to the fuel injection pump, and a return line connecting the fuel injection pump to the... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6232566 | Apparatus in a lifting device for reducing error in weight measurements A device for lifting a load includes a carriage supported by one end of a chain. The chain passes over a sprocket wheel (mast roller) atop a hydraulically operated telescoping element and is anchored at a second end. In a first embodiment of the invention... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6092021 | Fuel use efficiency system for a vehicle for assisting the driver to improve fuel economy A fuel efficiency monitoring and display system for a vehicle dynamically evaluates vehicle performance parameters to detect conditions that cause excessive fuel consumption. The conditions include increased aerodynamic drag due to excessive speed, high R... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6038917 | Method for calculating fuel economy using manifold air pressure (MAP) and fuel rail temperature A method for determining an approximate, instantaneous fuel economy of a gasoline powered motor vehicle. The method involves determining a nominal fuel flow through fuel injectors of the vehicle's engine under static pressure conditions and adding to this... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6006596 | Method of determining bad travel distances during travelling of motor vehicle A method of determining bad travel distances during traveling of a motor vehicle having a fuel tank, includes the steps of providing a differential pressure sensor at the fuel tank, determining by the differential pressure sensor a filling level of the fu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5995886 | System for estimating residual service time of work vehicle A system for the estimation of residual service time of a work vehicle includes an arithmetic and logic unit which is inputted with an engine speed and a speed difference from a controller for an engine, with a signal, which indicates whether or not at le... | 11/30/1999 |
