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Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/10

20100022346 - Control device for vehicular drive system: A control device for a vehicular drive system having (i) an engine, (ii) an electrically controlled differential portion operative to control an operating state of an electric motor connected to a rotary element of a differential mechanism for power-transmissive state for thereby controlling a differential state between a rotation speed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100022347 - Driving force control apparatus for hybrid vehicle: In a driving force control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, it is configured that an engine ECU (22) can set a target engine rotational number by using a fuel consumption optimal operation-line based on an operating state of the hybrid vehicle, a main ECU (28) can set target output torque... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100022348 - Method for adapting vehicle drivetrain control based on a measured pto load: A method for adapting a drive train based upon a PTO load is provided. The method includes continually during vehicle driving determining a torque magnitude indicative of said power take off unit's torque consumption by sensing a fluid pressure produced by a power take off fluid pump. The sensed power... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20100022349 - Key interlock system of vehicle equipped with automatic transmission: A key interlock system of a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission satisfies a condition of a key interlock system that allows a shift lever 3 inserted in a P-range groove (Parking) 2a to be shifted to other ranges (R-range, N-range, and D-range) only by turning a key inserted in... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20100022350 - Vehicle with an engine and an automatic transmission: A vehicle is provided with an engine and an automatic transmission and a process for controlling an automatic transmission. In order to reduce the reaction time after a slight tip in of less than 50% during a closed throttle downshift, it is proposed to send a positive torque request to... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20100016118 - Servo assistance device for motor vehicle variable-speed transmission: A servo-assistance device (10) for a shift mechanism of a motor vehicle transmission, with which a characteristic curve can be produced which, as a function of a manual shifting force or a shift phase, has ranges of different gradients or proportionality to the manual shifting force. The servo-assistance device (10)... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20100016119 - Clutch system: A clutch system for producing and interrupting a force flow between the engine and transmission of a motor vehicle, with a clutch, which is disengaged unless actuated, and one or more valves, which regulate the flow of pressure medium and which are electrically actuated by a control and regulation unit.... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20100016120 - Manual downshift control method for automatic transmission: A control system and a method for controlling an automatic transmission that determines the disengagement of an off-going clutch and the engagement of an on-coming clutch by monitoring the corresponding hydraulic clutch pressures, and/or the calculated gear ratios with or without the assistance of off-pressure timer controls, or both.... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20100016121 - Transmission for motor and controlling device thereof: Disclosed therein is a transmission, which is adapted to have a deceleration structure while generating an output in the same direction as when a motive power is rotated forwardly when the motive power is rotated reversely. The transmission includes: a motor having a driving shaft; an output cover adapted to... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20100016122 - Safety control for releasable backstopping clutch: A releasable backstopping clutch is provided with a safety mechanism to prevent uncontrolled release of the clutch. A support structure is fixed against rotation and releaseably coupled to the one of the inner or outer members of the backstopping clutch. The support structure inhibits rotation of the member when coupled... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20100016123 - Control system for work vehicle: A control system for a work vehicle includes; a negative-type parking brake device that starts operating in response to a parking brake instruction; an output device that outputs the parking brake instruction; a service brake device that operates in response to an operation of a brake pedal by an operator;... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100009805 - Hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle: A hybrid gear train of a motor vehicle that has an internal combustion engine with a drive shaft, an electric motor with a rotor that operate as a motor and a generator, a transmission with two input shafts and an output shaft, as well as a differential transmission. At least... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20100009804 - Variable speed drivetrain for electronic throttle body: A variable speed drivetrain for an electronic throttle body is disclosed. The system includes a gear arrangement for the drivetrain of the electronic throttle body that includes a driving gear, a set of driven gears and a set of intermediate gears. The system also includes a clutch that is configured... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20100009806 - Construction vehicle: A construction vehicle includes an engine, a hydraulic pump driven by the engine, a travel hydraulic motor driven by pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump, travel wheels driven by the drive force of the travel hydraulic motor, and a controller. The controller is configured to control an engine speed,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20100009807 - Vehicle control device: In a vehicle control device, a brake feedback control unit calculates a brake feedback torque Tfb-BK using a PID control model when a current state is a brake feedback use state. The brake feedback control unit stops the calculation of the brake feedback torque Tfb-BK when the current state is... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20100009808 - Braking/driving force control apparatus for vehicle: A braking/driving force control apparatus for a vehicle includes a drive wheel configured to be driven by an output of a drive source; a brake unit configured to control a braking force to be applied to the drive wheel, in accordance with a state of the vehicle; and a brake... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100004089 - Control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus: A control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus is disclosed. Upon receipt of a start-up request on an engine (8), if a determination is made that a rattling gear noise in a power distributing mechanism (16) exceeds a given value, first and second clutches (C1 and C2) are disengaged to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100004090 - Driving force control apparatus for a vehicle that drives wheel units independently: Right front wheel units (FL, FR) are driven independently by motor generators (MGL, MGR). A power control unit (1) is provided common to the motor generators (MGL, MGR) and integrally controls driving them. Each motor generator (MGL, MGR) and the power control unit (1) are selectively connected by switch circuits... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20100004091 - Lockup clutch control device for vehicle: In a vehicle mounting an engine equipped with an exhaust turbocharger and a fluid transmission device as the power transmission device, occurrence of surging in the exhaust turbocharger is prevented at the time of connecting a lockup clutch in the fluid transmission device. When a condition for connecting the lockup... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20100004092 - Method for activating a clutch arrangement: A method for opening a closed clutch arrangement of a drivetrain for a motor vehicle. The clutch arrangement is activated in such a way that the torque which it can transmit is reduced up to an opening point at which torque can no longer be transmitted via the clutch arrangement.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100004093 - Automatic engine speed adjustment: An apparatus and method move a speed control lever of an engine automatically in response to movement of a manual actuator to engage a driven member.... Agent: Rathe Patent &IPLaw

20100004094 - Control device for automatic transmission: A controller (30) of an automatic transmission (13) can be set to be in a first control mode and a second control mode for controlling a transmission gear ratio (SR) of the automatic transmission (13). The controller (30) in the second control mode automatically changes the transmission gear ratio (SR).... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100004095 - Brake regulation system for motor vehicles: A brake regulation system for motor vehicles is provided with an electronic control unit, by which an automatic parking brake function can be activated in the stationary phase of the motor vehicle and can be deactivated upon reaching a predetermined triggering condition. The control unit can determine in a wheel... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group