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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186477 | Rear-wheel steering vehicle The present invention provides a rear wheel toe angle variable control system-equipped vehicle that is capable of assisting the steering of the front wheels by a power steering system mounted therein without deteriorating the steering feeling experienced by the vehi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8180509 | Tail pipe emissions mode control for hybrid electric vehicles A hybrid electric vehicle has a propulsion system including an internal combustion engine (ICE) and an electric motor each configured to operate in parallel and each configured to propel the vehicle individually. A rechargeable battery is configured to deliver power... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180542 | Vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system starts an automatic decelerating operation with a maximum permissible decelerating physical amount “Gmax”, when an electronic control unit determines that a necessary decelerating physical amount for decreasing a vehicle... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172249 | Tow bar protection device A tow bar protection device for a tow bar assembly having a hitch bar portion with a ball mount and mounting a bail, the hitch bar portion extending rearwardly from the vehicle to which the assembly is attached, the protection device including a resilient pouch havi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175771 | Control apparatus for electric power steering system There is provided a control apparatus that controls a motor of an electric power steering system to assist a steering effort of an operator. The control apparatus includes a sensor, a parameter computer, a difference computer, a target torque computer, and a motor d... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170751 | Detection of driver intervention during a torque overlay operation in an electric power steering system A method for controlling an assisted steering maneuver in an electric power steering (EPS) system includes modeling steering dynamics during a torque overlay operation to generate a dynamic steering model (DSM), measuring vehicle operating values, and detecting a dr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162345 | Foldable bicycle A foldable bicycle includes a frame, gears and two wheels. The frame includes a front vertical tubular portion, a front horizontal tubular portion, a hinge, a rear horizontal tubular portion and a seat-supporting tubular portion. A lopsided portion is disposed above... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165754 | Steering control system A steering control system is connectable to a motor configured to control a steering and a LAN (Local Area Network) and is allowed to receive a control signal for controlling said motor from the LAN is received. The steering control system includes: a motor configur... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162347 | Adjustable height fifth wheel hitch An adjustable height fifth wheel hitch is provided. The fifth wheel hitch comprises a pedestal and a fifth wheel hitch assembly. The fifth wheel hitch assembly includes journal bearings which pivotally connect with risers of the pedestal. The risers of the pedestal ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160778 | Steering system for engineering vehicle A hydraulic steering unit 5 generates a control pressure corresponding to the rotational quantity and rotational direction of the steering wheel 109 on the basis of pressurized oil of a pilot pump 13. Signals of pressure sensors 6a | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157044 | Drivetrain for an all terrain vehicle An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157030 | Driving and steering of motor vehicles An arrangement and a method are disclosed for driving and steering an engine driven vehicle of the type m which left and right hand wheels 120L, 120R are respectively driven from the engine through left and right hand transmissions 122L, 122 | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152189 | Bicycle frame and drive link case therefore A bicycle frame includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes a front frame portion having a front coupling configured to receive a front wheel support member and to allow rotation between the front coupling and the front wheel support memb... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152193 | Watercraft trailer A method of securing a watercraft to a watercraft trailer is disclosed. The method includes driving the watercraft in a watercraft receiving portion of the trailer, moving a lever towards a front of the trailer in response to a hull of the watercraft coming into con... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150585 | Control system for automatic transmission A control system including a friction engagement element, a solenoid valve, an engagement pressure control valve and an electronic control unit, wherein a learning correction amount is divided into an initial learning amount that has no dependence upon an engagement... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150579 | Pump speed command generation algorithm for magnetorheological power steering coupling A method for determining a speed of a power steering pump used in a power steering assembly of a vehicle that has particular application in a vehicle using a magneto-rheological hydraulic power steering (MRHPS) system for improving the fuel efficiency and ride comfo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146939 | Roll-stabilizing fifth wheel apparatus A fifth wheel apparatus for detachably coupling a trailing vehicle to a towing vehicle is disclosed. An equalizer bridge is supported on a towing vehicle and is pivotable about a roll axis that extends in a direction of towing motion. The equalizer bridge includes f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141667 | Hybrid dinghy pusher A hybrid dinghy pusher for pushing motorhomes is provided. A hybrid vehicle can be connected to a motorhome by a tow bar for towing the hybrid vehicle. When being towed behind a motorhome, the hybrid vehicle can be switched into hybrid dinghy pusher mode. In this mo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141893 | Folding apparatus for a bicycle frame A folding apparatus for a bicycle frame includes a bicycle frame and at least one engaging device assembled on the bicycle frame. The bicycle frame includes at least one first tube and at least one second tube. Each of the at least one engaging device includes a sta... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136830 | Towable impact attenuator A crash attenuator includes a crash cushion having a front end and a rear end, and a restraint element disposed adjacent the front end and capable of being coupled to a towing vehicle. The crash attenuator further includes at least one wheel supporting the crash cus... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136829 | Force channelling centralization mountain bike and frame Disclosed are various embodiments of a mountain bike frame and method of making a mountain bike frame where a rear suspension shock absorber is configured to compress when a rear triangle moves upwardly with respect to a force channelling top tube and a seat tube. A... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132823 | Reconfigurable tilt wheelchair A modular wheelchair assembly is adapted to be reconfigured between a fixed angle of tilt, a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis being near the user's knees and a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127870 | Lifting and transportation device An improved lifting and transportation device including an attachment means adapted to engage a wheeled device to be transported; and one or more driving wheels adapted to engage the ground to propel said lifting and a transportation device, whereby, said lifting an... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131442 | Method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle A method for operating a cruise control system for a vehicle. The method can identify certain low speed environments, like parking lots, where usage of the cruise control system is usually inappropriate and can disable the system accordingly. According to one embodi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128116 | Tow bar and releasable lock for tow bar leg A tow bar includes a towing hitch member including a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a vehicle to the towed; a head member with a lunette ring; a pair of tow bar legs, each including a proximal end including an outer mem... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131432 | Method and system for managing the turning of a vehicle A method and system for managing the turning of a vehicle comprises establishing a boundary of a work area. A location-determining receiver determines an observed position and velocity of the vehicle in the work area. An estimator estimates a first duration from an ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126622 | Control device for vehicular power transmitting apparatus A control device is disclosed which can obtain increased fuel economy performance depending on a kind of fuel in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor when the kind of fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine is altered. A deter... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116946 | Electric power steering device An electric power steering (EPS) device including a rack actuator that applies assist force to a rack shaft, a column actuator that applies assist force to a column shaft, and an ECU that controls operation of the actuators by supplying drive power to motors, each o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109351 | Multi-link bridge in undercarriage system The present invention employs a multi-link to an excavator for the first, and restricts a relative movement of the center frame (10) and the roller frame (20) using a multi-link bridge (30) in relation to an undercarriage system of vehicle body ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104553 | Bimodal conveyance mechanism A virtual wheel provides a leg pair as a conveyance mechanism for a land vehicle. The virtual wheel propels the vehicle across a surface using a repetitive motion of the legs that contact the ground as would a wheel, due to their geometry. Vehicle embodiments includ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100425 | Bicycle having independent rear wheel steering A wheeled vehicle, which may be a bicycle, having independent front and rear wheel steering, and rear wheel propulsion from a pedal assembly. The rear wheel is pivotally mounted to enable steering. The rear sprocket transmits torque to a jointed drive shaft which dr... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100213 | Parking device for motor vehicles A parking device for motor vehicles to facilitate and expedite the parallel parking operation especially when the space available between two parked vehicles is not abundant. The device is typically operated after the car has entered the parking spot diagonally so t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096572 | Gooseneck trailer hitch alignment system A gooseneck trailer alignment system includes a hitch receptacle having a receptacle opening, a trailer guide plate positional beneath the receptacle opening and a plate notch provided in the trailer guide plate. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099214 | Path planning for autonomous parking A method is provided for determining a vehicle path for autonomously parallel parking a vehicle in a space between a first object and a second object. A distance is remotely sensed between the first object and the second object. A determination is made whether the d... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096381 | Simplified motorcycle A motorcycle including a propelling group or engine, a saddle support, a support for the rear wheel and a front directional group including a handlebar integral to a steering headstock functionally associated to a supporting organ of the vehicle front wheel. The fro... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091899 | Carriage and incorporated harness with damping mechanisms for improved towing and stability of the carriage A carriage and incorporated harness and towing assembly which allows for significant freedom of movement for a user and a safe and comfortable ride for a passenger is disclosed. The towing assembly comprises a flexible, semi-resilient member surrounded by a pluralit... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095271 | Method and device for protecting the driver during driver-independent superposition of steering moments In a method for deactivating a driver assistance system that influences the steering, a driver-independent system steering variable is applied to the steering wheel by the driver assistance system, the value of a driver steering variable applied to the steering whee... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083169 | Collapsible storage and transportation system A flexible fluid storage system for holding large volumes of fluid and a process and apparatus for the handling and transportation of the flexible storage system is provided. The flexible storage system includes a main storage bag with an attachment apron with finge... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086374 | Steering system There is provided a steering system allowing a comfortable steering operation even if a driver quickly turns a steering wheel when a transfer ratio is quickened in a low vehicle speed range. In the steering system that changes the transfer ratio of a steering angle ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083250 | Coupler for towed vehicles Apparatus, methods, and other examples associated with a hitch ball coupler are described herein. In one example, a coupler includes a body and a cap. The body and cap are pivotally connected on a first end. The body includes a first recess and a shoulder. The cap i... | 12/27/2011 |
