Motor vehicles inventions 03/08

20080073132 - Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle (KFZ) including an electric power source (EQ) for providing DC current, a converter (U) for converting the DC current into three-phase AC current of identical phase angle or polyphase current as a function of the vehicle operating state, and an electric machine (EM), to which the current... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080073134 - Method for preparing highly dispersed supported platinum catalyst using complex reducing agent: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a highly dispersed supported platinum catalyst, which comprises the step of adding a reducing agent to a mixture of a platinum precursor and a carbon support, wherein the reducing agent is prepared by mixing ethylene glycol and sodium borohydride.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080073133 - Vehicle mounted fuel cell assembly: A power distribution unit for a vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a bracket connected to the fuel cell stack and including at least one mount adapted to be connected directly to a vehicle to directly interconnect the fuel cell stack to the vehicle, a connection feature, and a traction... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080073135 - Power output apparatus and vehicle having the same: A power output apparatus generates a commercial AC voltage across neutral points of first and second motor generators. The power output apparatus includes a leakage detecting device, and upon detection of leakage by the leakage detecting device, causes an AC output cutoff circuit to operate and also shuts down one... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080073136 - Continuously variable drivetrain: Drivetrains and frames for vehicles, equipment, machines, etc. Some embodiments of the drivetrains and frames are particularly suited for human powered machines, such as bicycles and exercise equipment. In some embodiments, a drivetrain includes a reciprocating crank coupled to a crank pivot. A lever couples to the crank via a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080073137 - Continuously variable drivetrain: Drivetrains and frames for vehicles, equipment, machines, etc. Some embodiments of the drivetrains and frames are particularly suited for human powered machines, such as bicycles and exercise equipment. In some embodiments, a drivetrain includes a reciprocating crank coupled to a crank pivot. A lever couples to the crank via a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080073138 - Variable wheel positioning vehicle: A variable wheel positioning vehicle has a wheel position changing mechanism and a wheel position control device to change a wheel position of a wheel with respect to a center of gravity of a vehicle body. The wheel position changing mechanism is arranged to move a suspension device along a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080073140 - Rear swinging fork for a motorcycle: Provided is a rear swinging fork (1) for a motorcycle, die-cast in one piece and featuring two longitudinal extending supporting arms (2, 3) each having three supporting walls (6, 7, 8), and a transverse cross member (4) connecting the supporting arms (2, 3). Each of the supporting arms (2, 3)... Agent: Law Office Of Rod D. Baker

20080073139 - Struts and methods for installing a wide sized rear tire on a smaller sized tire motorcycle frame: Struts are provided for adapting a Harley-Davidson motorcycle with a standard frame for a 150 mm width rear tire to a frame accommodating a 200 mm tire. Except for the struts Harley Davidson components such as fenders can be used to modify the motorcycle. Measurements of the struts are provided.... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20080073141 - Occupant protection system and method: An occupant protection system is disclosed for indicating when a passenger is occupying a seat. The system alerts the driver of the fact that a passenger is in the passenger's seat through visual and/or audio indicia, which will be activated when the passenger's seatbelt is buckled. A timing circuit, which... Agent: Carla Ferrari-lugo Law Office

20080073142 - Steering device for vehicle: A steering device for a vehicle includes a first sun gear connected to a steering member, a second sun gear which is operated according to operation of the steering member and connected to a steering mechanism for turning vehicle wheels, a first planet gear which is meshed with the first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073143 - Steering device for vehicle: A steering device for a vehicle includes a planet gear mechanism which can vary transmission ratio, and a lock mechanism for fixing the transmission ratio. The planet gear mechanism includes a first sun gear connected to a steering member, a second sun gear connected to turning wheels, a planet gear... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080073144 - Motor-driven power steering apparatus: In a motor-driven power steering apparatus, there are provided a reference output characteristic memory previously storing a reference output characteristic expressing a corresponding relation between a driving current of an electric motor and an output torque corresponding to the driving current, a correction coefficient computing circuit computing a ratio TO/TM... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20080066974 - Personal vehicle: A personal vehicle comprises a frame with a seat, two large, non-drive wheels connected by an axle at one end of the frame, an elongated swing arm attached to the axle, a pair of caster wheels connected to the frame opposite the large, non-drive wheels and a main drive wheel... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20080066975 - Power transmission structure of working vehicle: There is provided a power transmission structure of a working vehicle that is configured so that a hydraulic pump unit and a working machine are operatively driven by a rotational power from a single driving power source, wherein the hydraulic pump unit is operatively connected to the driving power source... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080066976 - In-wheel motor vehicle: A four-wheel vehicle is provided with an in-wheel motor in each of a front wheel and a rear wheel and has approximately the same roll center heights of the front wheel and the rear wheel. The relation between a change in a kingpin offset and a change in a wheel... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080066977 - Hybrid drive system and method for controlling a hybrid drive system: The invention relates to a hybrid driving system for a vehicle comprising a generator connected to an internal combustion engine (1) which is linked to an electric driving motor (6) by means of a generator frequency converter, an intermediate voltage circuit and a motor frequency converter. An energy-storage reservoir (7)... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080066978 - Vehicle and its control method: When a shift lever is in a parking position, a rotation restriction index Jm2 is set based on a drive state of an engine or a first motor (S130, S160, S240, and S290). A current value based on the rotation restriction index Jm2 is set to a current command of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080066980 - Direct drive electric traction motor: A direct drive traction vehicle motor system for a wheeled vehicle includes an electric motor rotor for mechanically attachment to a vehicle wheel for rotational movement with the vehicle wheel. An attachment structure is concentrically mounting the rotor to the vehicle wheel. An electric motor stator is mounted in a... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20080066979 - Systems and methods for power storage and management from intermittent power sources: A power management system is disclosed. Embodiments of the power management system may be configured for use with an electric generator that produces AC or DC voltage from an energy source, which may be intermittent or fluctuating. One embodiment of the power management system includes an energy storage reservoir configured... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080066981 - Plastic optical fiber network for electronic control units and power electronics in by-wire vehicles: A control device for controlling power devices of vehicles or a means of transport, comprising a first and a second electronic control unit which are interconnected, wherein the first and the second electronic control units are connectable to a first and a second power device, respectively, and wherein the interconnection... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20080066982 - Dual-chamber type oil pan and engine equipped with same: A dual-chamber oil pan includes an oil pan provided below an engine block, an oil pan separator that is provided within the oil pan and defines a first chamber communicating with the engine block, and a second chamber provided around the first chamber, and a suction port disposed within the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080066983 - Bonnet for automobile: A bonnet for an automobile, the bonnet having an outer made from FRP and an inner made from FRP, joined to the back-surface side of the outer, wherein the inner is separated into two parts in the forward and backward direction of a vehicle body. The bonnet can satisfy impact... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20080066984 - Electric bicycle with jackshaft assembly: An electrically powered vehicle includes a frame mounted motor connected to pedals and to a rear driven wheel through an intermediate jackshaft. The motor is connected to the jackshaft through a chain or belt. The pedals are connected to the jackshaft through a chain or belt and a jackshaft-pedal freewheel... Agent: Averill & Varn

20080066985 - Control device for periodical driving system: A periodical driving system includes a circular wheel having a plurality of radial recesses defined in an outer periphery of the wheel and each recess is defined by two inner sides and each inner side includes an inward curved section so as to form a convergent opening in the outer... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080066986 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle includes a rear fork with a first and the second extending portions, and a cross portion, the cross section linking the first and the second extending portions together. The first extending portion extends toward a first side of a rear wheel, the second extending portion extends toward a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080066987 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle is provided with a rear fork attached to a body frame so as to swing up and down freely. A rear wheel is attached to the rear end portion of the rear fork, a gear case is attached to a side of the rear wheel, and a drive... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080066988 - Joystick deactivation: The invention concerns an armrest mounted joystick for communication of operator initiated control signals to a vehicle controller. A plurality of switches require that the operator be safely located in the operation position in order for the control signals to reach the vehicle controller. Only when all of the switches... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080066989 - Electrically actuated, hydraulic power steering system: An electrically actuated, hydraulic power steering system is provided. The steering system includes a hydraulic pump for generating hydraulic pressure, a hydraulic fluid reservoir, a hydraulic cylinder, and a control valve arrangement that selectively connects the hydraulic cylinder to the pump and the hydraulic fluid reservoir. The control valve arrangement... Agent: Dayco Products, LLC

20080066990 - Vehicular hydraulic system with pressure reducing valve: A vehicular hydraulic system having a hydraulic pump, an optional flow-splitting valve, a first hydraulic application, a pressure reducing valve and a second hydraulic application arranged in series along a primary flow path. When the pressure in the primary flow path between the pump and first application is elevated to... Agent: Michael D. Smith Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080066991 - On-vehicle control apparatus powered by on-vehicle battery: A controller controls an on-vehicle device having an operating member operated by a driver to receive a driver's operating force and an assisting mechanism giving an assisting force to the operating member. This mechanism is powered by an on-vehicle battery. The controller detects forces applied to the device and calculates... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080066992 - Power steering with an elastically mounted recirculating ball spindle gear: A power steering system with a circulating ball spindle mechanism, an extending element of the circulating ball spindle mechanism being support rotatably over a bearing and the bearing of the element making possible a swiveling motion corresponding to the direction of action of interfering forces.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080066993 - Resin gear for electric power steering apparatus and electric power steering apparatus equipped with the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin gear for an electric power steering apparatus excellent in mechanical strength and durability, in which damage of teeth, for example, does not occur even when the gear is employed in an electric power steering apparatus equipped with a... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080066994 - Electric power steering apparatus and method for controlling the electric power steering apparatus: When it is determined that the torque output from the electric motor abnormally fluctuates or the torque output from the electric motor varies between clockwise and counterclockwise turning operations of the driver's steering wheel, the steering assist control is continued if the vehicle speed v is equal to or lower... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080066995 - Electric power steering control apparatus: An electric power steering control apparatus for controlling a motor that provides an assisting force for steering a steering wheel has a command value calculation device operable to calculate a command value for a torque current to be fed to the motor based on a steering torque of the steering... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080060857 - System for operating a hydraulically actuated device: A system for operating a hydraulically actuated device that is provided on a vehicle includes a power take-off unit that is adapted to be driven by a vehicle and a hydraulic pump that is driven by the power take-off unit. The system also includes an accumulator and a hydraulically actuated... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080060858 - System and method for boosting torque output of a drive train: An engine speed detector detects an engine speed of an engine having a baseline torque versus engine speed curve. A torque sensor detects an engine torque of the engine. A data processor determines if the detected engine speed is within a first speed range and if the detected engine torque... Agent: Deere & Company

20080060859 - Light hybrid vehicle configuration: The present invention provides a hybrid conversion module configured to easily attach to existing powertrain components in order to produce a light hybrid vehicle. The hybrid conversion module includes an electric motor/generator operable to transmit power to a torque converter and thereby drive the light hybrid vehicle. A storage device... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080060860 - Hybrid industrial vehicle: A hybrid forklift having a vehicle driving motor, a hydraulic pump, an engine, a pump actuating motor, and a battery is disclosed. The vehicle driving motor is the drive source for running the forklift. The engine and the pump actuating motor are the drive sources for the hydraulic pump. The... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080060861 - Entertainment vehicle that simulates a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and multiple gear ratios: The entertainment vehicle of the preferred embodiments includes a motor having an output torque, a gear selector that receives a gear selection amongst a number of simulated gear ratios, a sensor that senses the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and a processor that determines a simulated engine speed based on... Agent: Schox PLC

20080060862 - Method for actuating a hydraulic storage device of a transmission unit: A process is described for actuating a hydraulic storage device (5) of a transmission unit comprising a storage space (9) whose volume can be varied between a minimum and a maximum. The volume of the storage space (9) can be changed from minimum to maximum by acting upon the storage... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080060864 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle in which a pre-catalyst is disposed in an exhaust pipe to purify exhaust gas. The pre-catalyst is installed away from a rider's leg. A main frame extends longitudinally. An engine is mounted on the main frame and has an exhaust opening. An exhaust pipe extends forward from the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080060865 - Motorcycle frame and motorcycle engineered therewith: A motorcycle frame, and motorcycle with the frame as disclosed. There is disclosed a motorcycle frame having tubes extending away from a steering head tube in a three-dimensional trellis composite assembly of frame main tubes, interconnected by frame struts, paired upper and lower frame main tubes oriented, along at least... Agent: Law Office Of Rod D. Baker

20080060863 - Shock absorber, straddle type vehicle and manufacturing method for shock absorber: A shock absorber is provided having an exterior that looks like a two-piece structure formed with an outer tube and a separate bracket without using the separate bracket. Also provided is a straddle type vehicle having a shock absorber and a manufacturing method for the shock absorber. The shock absorber... Agent: Jones Day

20080060866 - Live twist beam axle assembly: A drive axle and suspension assembly for a vehicle having a power source and wheels including a torsionally compliant twist beam suspension and a driveline assembly. The twist beam includes a twist element defining a first lateral axis and arm portions adapted to rotatably support the wheels of the vehicle... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080060867 - Power unit for a vehicle: A power unit for a vehicle including an engine configured to drive the vehicle, a transaxle coupled to a drive wheel, a power transmission system which is coupled to the engine and to the transaxle and is configured to transmit a rotational force output from the engine to the transaxle,... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080060868 - Straddle-type four wheeled vehicle: A straddle-type four wheeled vehicle according to the present invention includes: a gear-type transmission capable of switching forward/backward traveling gears; a change drum, which is disposed substantially in parallel to a crankshaft of an engine and is turned at every predetermined angle to thus change the gear of the gear-type... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080053715 - Battery control apparatus, electric vehicle, and computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute processing for estimating a state of charge of a secondary battery: The present invention can speedily and accurately estimate an SOC of a secondary battery immediately after a charge/discharge operation resumes. A determination unit determines whether a dormant period is longer than a predetermined time in response to an initiation of power supply from a secondary battery to a motor generator.... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080053717 - Utility vehicle with multiple axle steering: A utility vehicle that has a bogey beam suspension for the front steered wheels is also provided with all wheel drive and steered rear wheels for greater maneuverability. The steering of the rear wheels is coordinated with the steering of the front wheels to have the rear wheels follow in... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20080053718 - System & method to provide a variable traction to a drive wheel for a vehicle: A system for providing a variable traction to a drive wheel of a vehicle includes a front axle for supporting the weight of the vehicle, a rear axle for supporting the weight of the vehicle, a middle axle for providing said variable traction to the drive wheel of the vehicle.... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080053719 - Brake structure for wheel rotating device: A brake structure for a wheel rotating device is disclosed, which comprises a motor provided in a wheel and is driven for rotating the wheel, and a braking mechanism for actuating brake to brake the wheel. The motor includes: a motor housing; a stator positioned in and fixed to the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080053720 - Electric wheelchair suspension: An electric wheelchair suspension includes a supporting frame unit and two linkages. The supporting frame unit includes a bottom frame, two posts, and two main rods. Each of the linkages includes an upper link, a lower link, a front caster rod, a bottom link, and a rear link. The upper... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080053721 - Electric vehicle and control method of the same: In response to a decrease in observed battery voltage Vb to or below a preset threshold value Vs1, the control procedure of the invention closes the gates of an inverter for an air conditioner to stop a supply of electric power to the air conditioner (at a time point t1).... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080053722 - Hibrid vehicle using a hydraulic drive for low speed and an electric drive for high speed.: A hybrid electric vehicle with two separate drive systems. Low speed operation is powered by hydraulic motors directly coupled to the drive wheels. The hydraulic oil is pressurized by direct current motors energized by a battery pack. High speed operation is powered by poly phased alternating current motors with-in the... Agent: John O'neil

20080053723 - Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain: A hybrid electric vehicle powertrain is disclosed wherein motor-generator units and gear units are assembled in an efficient configuration with an economy of space. Engine power and motor-generator power are distributed through split-power flow paths to front traction wheels of the vehicle.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080053726 - Electric wheel motor assembly: An electric wheel motor assembly generally includes a planetary gear set having a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet carrier that rotateably supports a plurality of planet gears. A portion of a wheel spindle includes the ring gear that is maintained in a non-rotating condition. A first wheel... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080053724 - Power assisted vehicle: A power assisted vehicle includes an auxiliary propelling device disposed to the frame body. The auxiliary propelling device has an auxiliary wheel and at least one transmission portion disposed in the auxiliary wheel. When two friction wheels of the transmission portion fasten to two sides of a friction ring of... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia Int''l Patent Office Of Bang Shia

20080053725 - Wheel drive motor and trailing arm suspension: A wheel drive assembly and suspension for a vehicle wheel includes a spindle, a wheel drive shaft that rotates relative to the spindle about an axis of rotation, and an electric motor that has a motor output shaft for driving the wheel drive shaft. A motor housing encloses a speed... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080053716 - Refuelable battery-powered electric vehicle: The electrical vehicle energy storage system permits the electric refueling of the electric vehicle just like an automobile would be refueled with gasoline at a gas station. Circuitry on board the vehicle accessible by the electric refueling station enables the determination of the energy content of the battery module or... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20080053727 - Air intake system for off-road vehicle: An off-road vehicle includes a frame and four wheels that support the frame. Two seat assemblies are disposed side by side on the frame. The seat assemblies are separated from each other to define a space therebetween. An engine powers the wheels. The engine defines an air intake port that... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080053728 - Snowmobile with airbag system: A snowmobile is provided with airbag systems including airbag bodies expanding from a portion near a steering handle bar respectively, one of the airbag bodies expanding rearward of a handle bar and outward of both the ends of the handle bar, and the other airbag body expanding toward a front... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080053729 - Parallel parker: A vehicle for parallel parking includes a front wheel for supporting a portion of a weight of the vehicle, a primary driving wheel to drive the vehicle in a substantially longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a secondary driving wheel to drive the vehicle in substantially a traverse direction of the... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20080053730 - Motorcycle: An exhaust gas sensor for a motorcycle that is protected against sprayed mud and flying stones without a dedicated protective cover. The exhaust gas sensor is inclined inward to the inside of the motorcycle body relative to a vertical line passing through a sensor attachment part formed on an upper... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080053731 - Straddle-type vehicle: A continuously variable transmission configured to reduce response delay and hunting due to overshooting. The continuously variable transmission is electronically controlled by a control unit. The control unit is connected to an actuator for moving a moving flange of a primary sheave and controls the output of the actuator in... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080053732 - Motorcycle swingarm assembly: A swingarm assembly (12) for use in motorcycles for supporting a motorcycle rear wheel (13) includes left and right arms (23L, 23R) and a connecting member (24) by which the left and right arms (23L, 23R) are connected together. At least the arms (23L, 23R) are products of magnesium alloy... Agent: Joseph W. Price Snell & Wilmer LLP

20080053733 - Device and method for stretching a transmission chain: To improve the stretching and more particularly to prevent an uncontrolled bending of 10 the rocker elements during the treatment of the chain with all drawbacks thereof the invention proposes that at least one of the supporting surfaces is configured to support the radial inner area of at least a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080053734 - Hydraulic drive vehicle: A hydraulic driving vehicle comprises front and rear transaxles incorporating respective hydraulic motors, and a pump unit separated from the front and rear transaxles. The pump unit incorporates a hydraulic pump having a pump shaft. A hydraulic circuit is formed by piping between the pump unit and the front and... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080053735 - Counter track joint with optimized building space: A constant velocity joint (11) in the form of a counter track joint wherein, when the joint is in the aligned condition, the ratio (V1) of the pitch circle diameter (PCDS) of the shaft toothing in the inner joint part (15) in the power of three relative to the product... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080053736 - Wheel motor device, working vehicle, and hydraulic drive working vehicle: There is provided a wheel motor device comprising a hydraulic motor main body, a speed reduction gear mechanism for reducing a speed of a rotational output of the hydraulic motor main body, an output member for outputting the rotational output whose speed has been reduced by the speed reduction gear... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080053737 - Exhaust isolator: An isolator for an engine mount or an exhaust system is designed to be mounted directly into a hole defined by a supporting structure of a vehicle. A rod extends between an elastomeric isolator disposed in the hole and a component of the vehicle being supported.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080053738 - Four wheeled utility vehicle: A four wheeled utility vehicle includes a pair of right and left rear wheels, a cabin arranged between the front wheels and the rear wheels, the cabin being defined with a cabin frame and accommodating an operational unit for the vehicle and seats for a passenger of the vehicle, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080053739 - Pre-engineered frame portion and method of use therefor: A vehicle chassis includes a structural frame having a frame portion that partially defines an open space and that has a predetermined configuration such that the open space maintains a predetermined amount of spatial integrity in the event of a horizontal impact to the vehicle chassis. The frame also includes... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080053740 - Vehicle steering systems: A vehicle steer by wire system which has a steering wheel for setting a desired turn angle of a vehicle wheel, a steering wheel turn sensor for sensing the desired turn angle, a hydraulic steering actuator for turning the wheel, a wheel turn sensor for sensing the current wheel turn... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080053741 - Articulated work vehicle steering system with controlled steering cushioning and associated method: A steering system is provided for a work vehicle comprising articulated first and second vehicle sections. The steering system comprises a controller adapted to: determine from a speed-request signal if a requested steering speed requested for the first vehicle section relative to the second vehicle section about an articulation axis... Agent: Deere & Company

20080053742 - Vehicle steering systems: A vehicle system has a steering circuit which includes a steering actuator supplied with pressurize fluid from a pressure source to turn an associated vehicle wheel to the left or right in response to the movement of the steering wheel. A feedback circuit is provided which includes a steering motor... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080053743 - Handlebar stopper structure of vehicle: To reduce space occupied by a handlebar stopper structure of a vehicle and to lower the cost of the handlebar stopper structure. A steering shaft is attached to an input shaft provided at an upper portion of an electric power steering unit with an output shaft provided at a lower... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080053744 - Preassembly unit for the drive of an industrial truck: A preassembly unit for the drive of an industrial truck, with a fifth wheel on which the driving wheel is rotatably mounted around a horizontal axis and which on its part is rotatably mounted in a bearing member around a vertical axis, a drive motor arranged on the fifth wheel,... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.