Motor vehicles inventions 03/07

20070068709 - Transmission arrangement, use of said transmission arrangement and a vehicle provided with said transmission arrangement: Transmission method and arrangement for distributing tractive force in a vehicle between a first transmission branch (28a) and a second transmission branch (30). The transmission branches are connected to one another by way of a fork (28b) and one transmission branch (28a) is directly connectable to at least one wheel... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP (volvo Prosecution)

20070068710 - Drive system for a tracked vehicle: A drive system for a tracked vehicle having an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft aligned transversely to a direction of travel includes a steering drive; a differential transmission having traction drive elements, steering drive elements, and a pair of drive outputs for a drive axle aligned parallel to the... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070068711 - De-stroking dual hydrostatic pump: A zero turning radius mower has a dual hydrostatic pump with right and left pump arms. A linkage between the pump arms and a pair of control levers destrokes both sides of the pump simultaneously if engine speed drops below a specified value. The linkage allows each pump arm to... Agent: Deere & Company

20070068712 - Hybrid electric vehicle: A hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine as its primary power source and a turbine engine that is powered by waste heat from the internal combustion engine as an additional power source.... Agent: Eric Scott Carnahan

20070068713 - Automobile driving system and automobile: A highly-efficient and small-sized driving system which is suitable for use in an automobile using hydrogen as fuel, e.g., a hydrogen-engine hybrid vehicle or a fuel cell vehicle. In a hybrid automobile comprising a high-pressure hydrogen tank, a hydrogen engine using hydrogen as fuel, and a rotating device for generating... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070068714 - Method and apparatus for power electronics and control of plug-in hybrid propulsion with fast energy storage: A plug-in hybrid propulsion system includes a fast energy storage device that preserves battery life, where the energy storage elements of the hybrid drive train may be charged with externally supplied electricity as well as energy from the engine or regenerative braking. Electronic switches, passive electronics, an enclosure, controller circuitry,... Agent: Daniel H. Golub

20070068715 - Wheel supporting apparatus improving ride comfort of vehicle: A wheel supporting apparatus includes dampers, ball joints, a knuckle, an upper arm and a lower arm. The dampers are attached to a case of an in-wheel motor in the top-bottom direction of the vehicle's body and are connected respectively to the ball joints. The upper arm and the lower... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070068716 - Front end structure of a vehicle: A front end structure of a vehicle surrounding heat exchangers with ducts to thereby improve the heat exchangers in cooling ability, that is, a front end structure of a vehicle provided with heat exchangers positioned in an engine compartment in which an engine is mounted and exchanging heat between air... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070068717 - Hidden fastening system for motor vehicle instrument panels: An instrument panel is provided comprising a decorative cover attached to the front side of a backing plate. Hidden fasteners are disposed from the rear of the backing plate. Alignment features on the backing plate and the decorative cover maintain the two components in proper registration while manufacturing the instrument... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20070068718 - Integrated hydraulic system for motor vehicles: A hydraulic vehicle power take off system is implemented using modular components and utilizing a vehicle controller area network for integration with vehicle systems. The modular components are preferably in turn adapted from standard industry components.... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070068719 - Device for changing the original engine sound of a vehicle: There is disclosed a device for changing an original engine sound from an exhaust pipe of a vehicle such as a car and a motorcycle. The device includes a control module in which various engine sounds from the exhaust pipes of vehicles are recorded. A selection module is connected to... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070068720 - Capacitive sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat: A capacitive sensing apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a deflectable dielectric mat and a flexible printed circuit that wraps around the major surfaces of the dielectric mat to define upper and lower conductor strips that overlap in a direction perpendicular to the dielectric mat. Overlapping regions of the conductor... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070068721 - Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of use: Hood lift mechanisms for reversibly increasing the energy absorption capability at appropriate force levels of a vehicle closure includes a vehicle closure; an active material in operative communication with the vehicle closure, wherein the active material comprises a shape memory alloy, a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy, a shape memory polymer,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070068722 - Backhoe: An improvement is realized in mutual assembly strength between a swing bearing member and right and left longitudinal ribs, and welds are subjected to a reduced stress concentration. A backhoe comprises a swivel deck (10); a first longitudinal rib (19L) disposed on the swivel deck, the first longitudinal rib extending... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070068723 - Inverted portal axle configuration for a low floor vehicle: An axle system includes an axle shaft offset located within an axle center beam housing. The axle shaft is located in a recess in a top wall of the axle center beam shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels. The pneumatic brake cylinders... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070068724 - Low engine speed steering performance: A hydraulic system for a work vehicle including a manifold assembly configured to prioritize hydraulic fluid flow to priority functions over a wide range of engine speeds.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070068725 - Electric motor power steering system: In an electric power steering system providing steering assist by applying a power of an electric motor to a steering mechanism via a reduction mechanism, the steering mechanism extending from a steering member to dirigible wheels, a grease (viscous material) is applied to a meshing engagement portion between teeth portions... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070068726 - Electrically powered steering apparatus: An electrically powered steering apparatus in which at least one torque selected from a steering torque and a motor torque is transmitted from a torque transmission shaft to a rack-and-pinion mechanism to steer steered wheels. The torque transmission shaft has a torque-side shaft provided with a magnetostrictive film of a... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070068727 - Electric power steering control device: Generation of a steering assist force is allowed to continue by securing an appropriate control power without being affected by the fluctuation of a battery voltage. An electric power steering control device comprising steering torque detection means 17 for detecting a steering torque, an electric motor 5 allowed to generate... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070062740 - Turbojet powered automobile: The “turbojet powered automobile” of this invention is actually powered by an electric motor for locomotion. The electric motor in this automobile provides a much superior acceleration response and smoother cruising control than can be obtained from a turbojet engine directly. The turbojet engine runs an electric generator that powers... Agent: Willard H. Schmidt

20070062741 - Hydraulic-drive work vehicle: A hydraulic-drive work vehicle includes a plurality of variable capacity hydraulic motors which are rotated by receiving pressure oil from a variable capacity hydraulic pump. Wheels provided at two or more axles are rotated due to torques of the hydraulic motors. The work vehicle is provided with a traveling stabilizer,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070062742 - Structure of main frame for construction machines and method of manufacturing the same: A structure of a main frame of a construction machine and a method for manufacturing the same are invented. Portions of the main frame to which an external force is applied by traveling units and working machines are formed into unitary casting modules, and the other portions of the main... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070062743 - Modular wheel chair: The invention relates to a small vehicle, particularly a wheel chair, having a modular structure including a main component, at least one pivotable wheel which is adapted to be detachably mounted at said main component via a quick release device, at least one driving wheel adapted to be detachably mounted... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070062745 - Method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle, which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric machine as the propulsive drive, the electric machine operates in both motor and generator modes. Furthermore, there is an accumulator device, such as a capacitor assembly, for storing electric energy. The aim is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070062744 - Modular electronically reconfigurable battery system: An electronically reconfigurable battery includes a number of battery modules selectively interconnected by a number of electronic switches, wherein a selectable number of battery modules may be connected either in a series configuration or in a parallel configuration, as a result of placing selected switches of said plurality of switches... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070062746 - Vehicle mounted with electric storage apparatus: At least two or more energy storage units are disposed on the right and left sides, in a traveling direction, of a vehicle, and a drive unit for controlling these energy storage units is located between the two or more energy storage units. The drive unit is lower in height... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070062747 - Hood hinge assembly for vehicle: A hood hinge assembly for operatively attaching a hood to a vehicle includes a base adapted to be operatively fixed to the vehicle. The hood hinge assembly also includes a mount bar adapted for pivotal attachment to the hood at a first pivot point. The hood hinge assembly includes a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070062748 - Hood hinge assembly for vehicle: A hood hinge assembly for operatively attaching a hood to a vehicle body of a vehicle including a base adapted to be operatively fixed to the vehicle. The hood hinge assembly also includes an actuator link adapted for pivotal attachment to the hood at a first pivot point and a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070062749 - Vehicle engine compartment hood: A vehicle engine compartment hood is provided for a vehicle body having a hood opening. A hood panel normally closes the engine compartment. A hood base panel underlies the hood panel and is pivotally mounted on the vehicle body for pivotal opening movement to lift the hood panel and allow... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070062750 - Air-cushion vehicle: The invention relates to transport means, in particular to light aircushion vehicles. The aim of said invention is to design a better-controlled light aircushion vehicle. The aim of said invention is to design a better-controlled light aircushion vehicle. The inventive air-cushion vehicle comprises a body, an elastic enclosure (2) forming... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070062751 - Modular snowmobile platform: The present invention concerns a method for designing and manufacturing a snowmobile platform. The method entails designing and manufacturing a group of tunnel subassemblies, designing and manufacturing a group of engine cradle subassemblies, and designing and manufacturing a group of front suspension subassemblies. Next, one tunnel subassembly, one engine cradle... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070062752 - Low floor type motorcycle: A motorcycle with a low floor is configured such that secondary vibration of an engine can be largely reduced and an increase in engine width can be suppressed. The motorcycle with a low floor includes step floors on which to put a rider's feet on left and right sides of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070062753 - Operating device for on-vehicle equipment: An operating device capable of assuring safety when operating on-vehicle equipment of an automobile is implemented. The operating device includes force sensors buried in a grasping part of a steering wheel in a vehicle, a detector for detecting force acted on the grasping part on the basis of an output... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070062754 - Electric power streering apparatus for automobile: An electric power steering apparatus for an automobile includes a reduction mechanism having a worm shaft and a worm wheel, the worm shaft having a worm formed on an outer peripheral surface of the worm shaft, the worm shaft being contained in a housing, the worm wheel being formed on... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070062755 - Method and system for improved active damping of steering systems: A method for generating an active damping torque signal for a vehicle steering system includes receiving a vehicle speed input, receiving a handwheel velocity input, receiving a handwheel torque input, and generating an active damping torque output from each of the inputs, wherein the active damping torque output is non-linear... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070056782 - Context-sensitive help for display device associated with power driven wheelchair: An apparatus and method for providing help information on a display device associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) displaying screen content displayed on the display device during operation or support of the power driven wheelchair, b) detecting selective activation of a... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070056780 - Method and apparatus for setting or modifying programmable parameters in power driven wheelchair: A collection of diagnostic and troubleshooting information associated with a power driven wheelchair is stored for access by a microcontroller to be displayed to a user to assist in troubleshooting the power driven wheelchair. A log of fault codes transmitted by various fault-detecting mechanisms is compiled. A user may request... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070056781 - Power driven wheelchair: A power driven wheelchair and a method for operating same are provided. In one embodiment, the power driven wheelchair includes a system controller with a main controller, a storage device, and at least one input device, a motor assembly, and a common bus. The motor assembly may include a drive... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070056783 - Engine starting control device for a hybrid vehicle: An engine of a hybrid vehicle is lift started by reducing a rotational speed of a motor/generator of the hybrid vehicle by adjusting a gearshift ratio of a transmission coupled to the motor/generator, and engaging a clutch to couple the engine, while in a stopped state, to the rotating motor/generator... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20070056784 - Engine starting control device for a hybrid vehicle: An engine of a hybrid vehicle is lift started by reducing a rotational speed of a motor/generator of the hybrid vehicle by adjusting a gearshift ratio of a transmission coupled to the motor/generator, and engaging a clutch to couple the engine, while in a stopped state, to the rotating motor/generator... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20070056785 - Auxiliary power unit starting apparatus for a wheelchair: An auxiliary power unit starting apparatus for a wheelchair comprises a housing, a plurality of triggers fixed in a triggering disc which is installed on an inner surface of the housing, a plurality of return springs biased between the housing and the driving disc for providing an elastic force for... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070056786 - Frame structure for construction machine: A bulldozer is provided with a boat shaped main frame and a substantially U-shaped gate frame as a frame structure that mounts a cap having a rollover protection structure (ROPS) and forms the skeleton of the bulldozer. The gate frame is installed on the upper portion of the main frame,... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070056787 - Suspension device with watt's linkage: A suspension device is provided for the spring-loaded suspension of a weight body (3) relative to a substructure (1) such as a vehicle body, a cab (3) of a truck relative to the vehicle chassis (1). The suspension device has a spring/absorber device (2) arranged between the weight body (3)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070056788 - Wrapped-cone fingers for skirt systems: Wrapped-cone fingers for use in an air-cushion vehicle (ACV) skirt system are described. Wrapped-cone fingers may include an inner cone that is “wrapped” or generally enclosed by an outer finger. The inner cone may include an inner cone opening through which air may travel. The outer cone may include a... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20070056789 - Saddle-riding type vehicle: A motorcycle includes a head pipe that supports a steering shaft which is arranged to rotate freely, a body frame connected to the head pipe, and an engine supported by the body frame in a suspended state. The body frame includes a main frame that extends obliquely downward to the... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070056790 - Cowling of motorcycle: A motorcycle includes an exhaust device connected to an engine unit, and the exhaust device includes: a plurality of first exhaust pipes forwardly extending from an exhaust port which opens in the front of the engine unit; a joint portion for joining the first exhaust pipes; a second exhaust pipe... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070056791 - Reserve tank layout structure of motorcycle: Disclosed is a reserve tank layout structure of a motorcycle which can secure a capacity of a reserve tank, and easily check out a remaining amount of a cooling water in the tank from an external portion. The layout structure is provided with a vehicle body frame, an engine supported... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070056792 - Device for starting the engine of a motor vehicle: A device and method are provided for starting the engine of a motor vehicle equipped with an authentification device, which includes an access entitlement unit that the user can carry and a vehicle-side access entitlement test device having a receptacle for the access entitlement unit, and with a tripping unit,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070056793 - Speed shift arrangement for work vehicle: A work vehicle comprises a plurality of wheels; a propelling speed change device supported by the plurality of wheels and having at least one forward travel position and a reverse travel position with substantially the same speed reduction ratio as the forward travel position; a steering wheel for steering at... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070051540 - Four wheel drive system: A four wheel drive system for bilaterally symmetric vehicles is characterized by separate drive systems for the front and rear wheels. Each drive system is operable to independently drive each wheel. The rear wheels of the vehicle are steering wheels which are connected with the vehicle frame for independent rotation... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.c.

20070051543 - Mechanical improvements to a personal vehicle: Improvements to personal vehicles including self-propelled and balancing personal vehicles. Ready detachability of a seat, footrest, seat back, control unit, wheels and caster assembly is provided using quick disconnect mechanisms.... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070051541 - Method of castor management: The invention provides a drive system (10) for a vehicle (12) and a method for driving a vehicle (12). The drive system (10) includes a first drive wheel (14) rotatable about a first axis (16) for supporting the vehicle (12). The drive system (10) also includes a second drive wheel... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070051542 - Trailer with integral axle-mounted generator and battery charger: A working surface incorporates a means for transferring mechanical energy produced by a rotating member of the working surface so that the energy rotates a shaft attached to an alternator that charges a bank of 12 V batteries. The alternator is responsible for converting the mechanical energy being input by... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20070051544 - Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source: Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment, digital audio broadcast, digital multimedia broadcast, global positioning system navigation, safety services, intelligent transportation systems, and/or universal mobile... Agent: Fernandez & Associates LLP

20070051545 - Hidden vehicle monitor: A hidden vehicle monitor installed and hidden in a trim of a vehicle includes a first member and a second member that are coupled together to form the trim. A monitor assembly is held inside the first and second members. Thus the appearance and appealing of the vehicle body remains... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070051546 - Robotic cart pulling vehicle: A robotic cart pulling vehicle includes a positioning error reducing system for reducing accumulated error in the ded-reckoning navigational system. The positioning error reducing system including at least one of a low load transfer point of the cart attaching mechanism, a floor variation compliance structure whereby the drive wheels maintain... Agent: Todd A. Norton Reed Smith LLP

20070051547 - Method for assisting the driver during driving maneuvers: A method for assisting the driver of a vehicle (10) during a driving maneuver such as, for example, a parking or positioning maneuver. In such a case, a reference trajectory (16) along which the vehicle (10) is to be moved is determined. A steering wheel position which is to be... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20070051548 - Collapsible vehicle: A powered vehicle has a rear frame assembly and a front frame assembly that are pivotally attached to one another, and can be pivoted from a normal fully-extended operating position to a folded position in which the frame assemblies are positioned substantially adjacent to one another, effectively reducing overall vehicle... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070051549 - Structure and method for mounting drive motor: A drive motor mounting structure of an electric vehicle, including: a drive motor unit (12) having its front part attached to a vehicle body member (17) in a front part of a vehicle (10) by use of a front motor mount (27); and a rigid robust member (31) disposed in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070051551 - Impact detection sensor attachment structure for motorcycle: Impact detection sensors are disposed with ease for coping with an oblique collision or the like. A front wheel is disposed between left and right forks and supported by an axle. Main sensors are attached to the left and right forks at respective positions near and above the axle so... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070051550 - Safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure: A safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure, a front bulkhead, which separates the front-end structure from an interior, and a brake apparatus fixed to the front bulkhead and including a brake cylinder, the brake cylinder includes a device for pivoting the brake apparatus, which device, in... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070051552 - All terrain vehicle and integrated control panel for attachment to handlebar of all terrain vehicle: A control panel can be attached to a handlebar of an all terrain vehicle adjacent to a handgrip. The control panel includes a drive wheel selection actuator and at least one other control device other than a drive wheel selection actuator, such as an engine control or lamp control, for... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

20070051553 - Four-wheel vehicle: To enhance the balance in weight of the right and the left of the body of a four-wheel vehicle. In a four-wheel vehicle, an engine is supported by a body frame. A swing arm is swingably attached to the body frame. Rear wheels are supported by the swing arm. A... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070051554 - Differential steering assist system for utility vehicle: A differential steering assist system is provided for an off road utility vehicle with a pair of steerable front wheels and at least one pair of driven left and right rear wheels. The system uses a steering position sensor and wheel speed sensors that sense the wheel speed of the... Agent: Stephen D. Dellett Patent Department

20070051555 - Sensor mounting for power assisted steering system: A power assisted steering system includes a steering assembly and a power assist assembly. The power assist assembly includes a motor having an output shaft that is connected to the steering assembly. A target disc is connected to the output shaft for rotation therewith. A control unit has a printed... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20070045012 - Vehicle system and method for accessing denied terrain: A surface vehicle capable of overcoming obstacles is disclosed in which the vehicle accelerates vertically while having a horizontal velocity. The vehicle has a frame and at least three wheels attached to the frame to which a horizontal propulsion system is coupled. Further, a vertical propulsion system is coupled to... Agent: Mobile Intelligence Corporation

20070045013 - Children's ride-on vehicles having battery charge indicator assemblies: Children's ride-on vehicles having charge indicator assemblies that are adapted to provide at least a visual indication of the state of charge of the ride-on's battery assembly. The vehicles are reduced-scale vehicles, often formed substantially from molded plastic, that are sized for use by children and which include battery-powered motor... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070045014 - Maneuverable motorized personally operated vehicle: A scooter has a frame including a footrest, the footrest having a front edge. Two or more ground engaging rear wheels are connected to the frame and configured to support the frame. A ground engaging front wheel is connected to the frame and mounted for rotation about a vertical axis... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070045015 - Battery arrangement structure of a vehicle: A battery arrangement structure for a vehicle that concentrates a mass of a vehicle body while effectively making use of a space in the vehicle body. The engine of the vehicle is mounted on a vehicle body frame, an intake device which includes a throttle body is connected to the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045016 - Under-seat structure of vehicle: The present invention provides a countermeasure to cope with heat to an occupant and enhances the maintenance property. In a vehicle that supports an engine on a vehicle body frame, an engine oil supply pipe and an oil level gauge are mounted on the engine wherein the engine is arranged... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045017 - All terrain vehicle: A refueling operation of an all terrain vehicle can be enhanced, even when a fuel tank is arranged below a seat, without changing an entire length of the vehicle. A fuel tank is arranged below a seat. A seat concave portion with a substantially concave shape when viewed from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045018 - Systems and methods for controlling powered vehicles near a restricted region: A system for controlling movement of a personal mobility vehicle near a restricted region is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a detector that is configured to be disposed on the personal mobility vehicle and that is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted to the restricted region. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070045019 - Systems and methods for locating and controlling powered vehicles: A system for controlling movement of a personal mobility vehicle near a restricted region is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a detector that is configured to be disposed on the personal mobility vehicle and that is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal transmitted to the restricted region. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070045020 - Three-wheeled vehicle with centrally positioned motor and driver's seat: Disclosed is a three-wheeled vehicle with centrally positioned motor and driver's seat. An exemplary embodiment has a frame for supporting a driver and a multitude of mechanical devices. A pair of steerable front wheels are rotatably affixed to the front portion of the frame. A rear wheel is rotatably affixed... Agent: Marc Martino

20070045021 - Steering for a maneuverable motorized personally operated vehicle: A personal mobility vehicle includes a frame, a ground engaging front wheel connected to the frame and mounted for rotation about a substantially, vertical axis so the front wheel is a steerable wheel, and a drive motor connected to either the front wheel or the rear wheels, the drive motor... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070045022 - Traction control in a maneuverable motorized personally operated vehicle: A personal mobility vehicle has a frame, a ground engaging front wheel connected to the frame and configured to simultaneously drive and steer the personal mobility vehicle, a drive motor connected to the front wheel and configured to drive the front wheel, a steering mechanism connected to the front wheel... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070045023 - Motorcycle rear fender structure: To provide a rear wheel fender structure for motorcycles, which can be molded with a simplified and inexpensive mold assembly even where the rear wheel finder is so designed and so structured as to permit component parts to be fitted thereto and as to block the splashing of water and/or... Agent: Joseph W. Price Snell & Wilmer LLP

20070045024 - Rear wheel suspension: A rear wheel suspension system for a motorcycle has a swing arm with a pivot axis at a forward end and a wheel axis at a rear end. A wheel axle is slide mounted in a direction of travel substantially parallel to the motorcycle fork. A pair of springs mounted... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070045025 - Engine support structure of motorcycle: An engine support bracket for a motorcycle is formed as an L-shaped channel member that is horizontally mounted on a vehicle body frame. Mounting portions of an engine are mounted on the L-shaped channel member and are fastened to the L-shaped channel member using a bolt. With this arrangement, assembling... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045027 - Collision detecting system: A collision detecting system is provided to detect a collision of a vehicle based on a pressure variation in a substantially closed space which is arranged at a periphery portion of the vehicle. The collision detecting system has a sensing unit which detects a pressure in the space. The sensing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070045026 - Device for activating an actuator system for protecting a pedestrian: A device for activating an actuator system for protecting a pedestrian is provided, the device being connected to an environment sensor system and a contact sensor system. The device compares a first signal from the contact sensor system to a threshold. The threshold or the first signal is changed as... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070045028 - Arrangement structure of inclination angle sensor: In a vehicle of a type which does not bank a vehicle body at the time of turning, an inclination angle sensor is provided which receives the least influence of a centrifugal force at the time of turning. In a four-wheeled buggy that includes a vehicle body frame, four longitudinal... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045029 - Intake structure of vehicle: The present invention shortens an intake duct while enabling an intake of cleaner air into the inside of an air cleaner. In a vehicle in which vehicle body mounting parts such as an engine, an air cleaner and the like are supported on a vehicle body frame, a cabin is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070045030 - Mount apparatus for variable compression ratio internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine 1 in which the compression ratio can be varied by moving a cylinder block and a crankcase along the axial direction of the cylinder is mounted on a vehicle body member 29 by at least two portions including a first mount portion 32 provided on a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070045031 - Oil-hydraulic vehicle: This invention provides an oil-hydraulic vehicle whose driving force can be adjusted finely and which can be run smoothly and comfortably. The oil-hydraulic vehicle comprises a wheel-driving means 40 for driving a wheel 31, which includes an oil-hydraulic motor 45 to drive the wheel 31 and a means 41 for... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070045032 - Hydraulic system for utility vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors: In order to obtain rapid response of an actuated primary pressure medium consumer and in order to prevent, under certain conditions due to thermal expansion, pressure medium from flowing to the pressure and flow controller of the pump and possibly causing unwanted restriction of the pump, it is proposed that... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070045033 - Device for the coupled attachment of an exhaust system to an internal combustion engine: A vibration adjustment of a drive assembly is achieved by way of a pivoted mount about a longitudinal vehicle axis of an articulated column. An exhaust system with exhaust mufflers and catalytic converters is used to shift a total powertrain vibration to a lower engine speed, and a significantly improved... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070045034 - Mounting portion structure of propeller shaft center bearing: A mounting portion structure of a propeller shaft center bearing in a Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) vehicle where the engine power is transmitted to the rear wheels by using the propeller shaft includes a tunnel formed at the center of a center floor panel along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070045035 - Torque control element for a steering system in a motor vehicle: A torque control element for a steering system in a motor vehicle, and such a steering system are provided. The torque control element includes at least two electrical units, each of the electrical units being assigned a separate power supply unit, connected via at least one fuse.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070045036 - Turning device: A turning device that can be combined with a suspension mechanism without requiring significant modification to existing suspension mechanisms, and that provides a compact design when combined with a suspension mechanism. In a turning device according to the present invention, a main device unit, containing a turning motor and a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070045037 - Electric power steering apparatus: The present invention provides an electric power steering apparatus, in which reduction and thickness thereof can be achieved, radiation performance thereof can concurrently be ensured, and manufacturing and running costs thereof can also be reduced, even when the apparatus includes a structure having a motor and a motor control device... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group