Motor vehicles inventions 07/08

20080179114 - Vehicular wind power generation device: A vehicular wind power generation device is provided for a vehicle including a bumper facing and guiding a windward current. The device includes a wind guiding hood with a wind guiding inlet and outlet communicating therewith, a directing-rotating element disposed at the wind guiding outlet, a power generator, and a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080179115 - Maneuvering robotic vehicles having a positionable sensor head: Configurations are provided for vehicular robots or other vehicles to provide shifting of their centers of gravity for enhanced obstacle navigation. Various head and neck morphologies are provided to allow positioning for various poses such as a stowed pose, observation poses, and inspection poses. Neck extension and actuator module designs... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080179116 - Disposition structure of drive device for vehicle: There are provided plural suspension links, one end of each of which is coupled to a wheel and the other end of each of which is coupled to a vehicle body. The suspension links are disposed so as to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction. A drive motor is... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080179117 - Adapter and method for connecting an electric motor to a transmission interface of auto body part: The invention relates to an adapter element (10) and to a method for connecting an electric motor, which comprises a housing (14), to a transmission interface (48) of a bodywork part (50) in a motor vehicle. The adapter element (10) is annular-shaped and comprises radial recesses (18, 58, 78), which... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080179118 - Industrial truck with a support section to hold a battery block and having a pivoting side member: An industrial truck has a vehicle frame (1) with a support section (3) that holds a battery block (4). For insertion and removal of the battery block (4), there is a lateral frame opening (3b) and a top frame opening (3a). The vehicle frame (1) has a side member (6)... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080179122 - Electric motor control system, series hybrid vehicle, electric motor control apparatus, and electric motor control method: An electric motor control system including a generator, an AC motor, a power converter for driving the AC motor using a DC output voltage of the generator, and an electric motor controller for controlling the power converter. The electric motor controller controls the power converter by predicting a change in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080179121 - Hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle with an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor has a tank ventilation system that includes a fuel tank and a suction pipe leading from a filtering device, which can be regenerated, to the intake path of the internal-combustion engine. A control device is configured to actuate different... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080179120 - Motorized electric wheel: A motorized electric wheel for a vehicle including a circular armature having a central hole and comprising a coil wheel having electro-magnetic coils; a shaft inserted through the hole and being fixed to the circular armature and to the vehicle so that the shaft does not rotate; a pair of... Agent: Lynn E Barber

20080179119 - Vehicle drive system, power management device, and method for managing power: A power distribution system for a hybrid vehicle having an engine is disclosed. The power distribution system includes an electric motor/generator, a vehicle accessory drive system comprising a first accessory, and a power distribution apparatus. The power distribution apparatus includes a first power transfer member comprising a first shaft, the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080179123 - Ac/dc system for powering a vehicle: A system for powering a vehicle includes a DC motor adapted to be coupled to a vehicle axle when the vehicle is to be driven in reverse or forward at a speed less than a threshold, and an AC motor adapted to be coupled to vehicle axle when it is... Agent: Peter J. Van Bergen

20080179124 - Acceleration based automated slip control system: A system for controlling slip of a machine is disclosed. The system has a power source configured to produce a power output, at least one driven traction device, and a transmission operably connected to transmit the power output from the power source to the at least one driven traction device.... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080179125 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle defines a riding position in which positions are provided for the rider's feet that are located behind the engine and in front of the rear tyre (23) in the direction of travel, in which positions the distance between the inner sides of the rider's feet may be less... Agent: Duft Bornsen & Fishman, LLP

20080179127 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle including a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and having a reduced width. An engine unit includes an engine having a crank shaft, the belt type CVT, a clutch, an output shaft and a generator. The CVT has a primary sheave, a secondary sheave shaft and a secondary... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080179126 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle -type vehicle that can be accelerated rapidly by a simple operation irrespective of a selected drive mode includes a control unit that executes first control of switching between a plurality of drive modes A and B, and in each of at least two of the drive modes A... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080179128 - Transaxle: A transaxle comprises: a pair of left and right steerable wheels; a hydraulic pressure source; a pair of left and right variable displacement hydraulic motors, serving as first and second hydraulic motors for driving the respective steerable wheels, wherein the first and second hydraulic motors are fluidly connected in parallel... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080179129 - Power transfer system for four-wheel drive vehicles: A power transfer system for four-wheel drive vehicles is provided which allows the power transmission system to be compact and the front differential to be located near the lateral center of the vehicle body even when an unmodified FR vehicle transmission is used. The amount of offset by which a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080179130 - Vehicle energy management system: A vehicle energy management system relying on the principle of reallocation of existing resources provided by the vehicle manufacture. Engine belt or engine direct driven components are replaced with electrical motors. Since replacement of the main fan unit would involve a prohibitively large fan due to starting currents, the larger... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20080179131 - Variable gear ratio steering apparatus: A variable gear ratio steering apparatus includes a differential mechanism connected between an input shaft and an output shaft. A differential case is mounted to a housing for relative rotation. The differential case is in meshing contact with the input shaft and the output shaft through bevel gears. A central... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080173483 - Implement having a hydraulic traction drive and method of using the same: An implement adapted to be combined with a prime mover vehicle. The implement comprises a piece of equipment such as a rotary broom sweeper. The implement generally comprises a frame carried by wheels, an axle combined with the wheels, and a hydraulic system that includes a hydraulic pump and a... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20080173485 - Control device for hybrid vehicle: A control device for hybrid vehicle is provided with property alter means 88 that is operative based on whether or not an EV running mode is set and alters a given property used for determining demanded output torque TOUTt of a transmission mechanism 10 by referring to an accelerator opening... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080173484 - Drive unit and vehicle including the same: A first motor and a second motor are housed in a case with a power split-integration mechanism and a reduction gear provided therebetween. Each of the first motor and the second motor is assembled from a stator formed by stacking stator members, which are made of the same material which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080173486 - Utilization of rotor kinetic energy storage for hybrid vehicles: A power system for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, the power system comprises an electric machine (12) further comprising a first excitation source (47), a permanent magnet rotor (28) and a magnetic coupling rotor (26) spaced from the permanent magnet rotor and at least one second excitation... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080173487 - Vehicular drive system: A second electric motor is arranged on a first axis on which an output shaft of the engine is arranged, a transmission is arranged on a second axis which is parallel with the first axis, and a clutch is arranged on the first axis to selectively connect and disconnect the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080173488 - Structure for mounting batteries onto electric vehicles: A structure for mounting a battery onto an electric vehicle comprises: a body member forming a body of the electric vehicle; a battery case containing a battery; a supporting member, which is connected to the body member, fixed to a bottom of the battery case; and a clash-proof block connecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080173489 - Structure for mounting batteries onto electric vehicles: A structure for mounting a battery onto an electric vehicle comprises: a body member forming a body of the electric vehicle; a battery case containing a battery; a supporting member, which is projected outward from the battery case and is disposed under the body member, fixed to a bottom of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080173490 - Regenerative braking coordination device: A regenerative braking coordination device has a braking operating member receiving an input from a driver in the form of an operation amount, an input shaft operable for transmitting the operation amount, and a braking force boosting device operable to generate a hydraulic braking pressure corresponding to the operation amount... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080173491 - Snowmobile front suspension: A snowmobile having a double A-arm front suspension is disclosed. The double A-arm front suspension includes an upper A-arm, a lower A-arm, and a spindle connecting the skis the upper A-arms and lower A-arms, the connection of the upper and lower A-arms to the spindle define a caster angle, the... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20080173492 - Snowmobile with improved drive train: A snowmobile is disclosed having improved drive train including a continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a drive belt looped around a driving pulley and a driven pulley, and a transversely arranged jackshaft wherein the driven pulley is connected directly onto the outer surface of one end of the jackshaft. The... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20080173493 - Inverted two-wheeled robot: A two-wheeled inverted robot of the present invention includes a body, two wheels coaxially arranged on the body, a drive device for driving each of the wheels, first state detection means for detecting at least one of an inclination angle and an inclination angular speed of the body, second state... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080173494 - Lockable cover for electronic control unit: An electronic control unit (ECU) may include a central processing unit (CPU); an interface that can engage with at least one vehicle component; and, a lockable ECU cover that covers at least a portion of the ECU and that limits access to the ECU.... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett

20080173495 - Tractor: A tractor is constructed so that a transmission casing 23 is arranged in a rear portion of a vehicle body, a front axle casing 25 is arranged in the front portion of the vehicle body, and power from an engine 3 is transmitted from an output shaft 86 supported by... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080169133 - Head wind engine booster with plural fans: The invention is related to the driving force booster for the vehicle using fans fixed on the rotating shaft of a vehicle to convert head wind into additional driving force by means of rotating fans with blowing power of said head wind in the driving operation of said vehicle.... Agent: Yoshioki Tomoyasu

20080169134 - Two-wheeled vehicle: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The vehicle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a tip-over structure which... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080169135 - Vehicles and methods for handling materials: Disclosed are vehicles and methods for transporting materials.... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20080169136 - Wheelchair with a middle wheel drive, in particular raising wheelchair: The wheelchair with middle wheel drive has a wheel frame (11) comprising a front portion (13) and a back portion (15) pivotally connected together by a hinge (17). At least one front wheel (23), two middle wheels (21) and at least one auxiliary wheel (25) are provided. It is important... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080169138 - Battery equalization using a plug-in charger in a hybrid electric vehicle: In a hybrid electric motor vehicle, a power supply system for storing and supplying electrical power includes a motor-generator located onboard the vehicle, driveably connected to the vehicle wheels and producing AC electric power, an energy storage device for alternately storing and discharging electric power, an inverter coupled to the... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080169139 - Hybrid electric drive cradle: An electric drive unit is pre-assembled within a cradle housing that is to be mounted as a single unit on a vehicle structure to provide a hybrid vehicle. The electric drive unit includes a pair of inverters, a pair of battery packs, a pair of cooling units, and an electronic... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080169140 - Machine for augmentation, storage, and conservation of vehicle motive energy: A machine for addition of motive force to a vehicle, with rotor plate, rotor arms, rotor permanent magnets, stator plate, stator columns, stator electro magnets, and battery, cell, or other energy storage device.... Agent: David D. Winters

20080169137 - Vehicle and power unit for it: The invention relates to a vehicle comprising at least one electromotor for driving the vehicle, an actuator for controlling the supply of electric power to the electromotor and a power system for providing electric power to the electromotor drive of the vehicle, which power system is provided with first energy... Agent: Daniel H. Golub

20080169141 - Motor-driven wheel driving apparatus: A motor-driven wheel driving apparatus has two planetary reduction gear mechanisms arranged within the outer member, forming a part of the wheel bearing. The apparatus is positioned at the outboard side end of the inner member.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080169142 - Cooling structure of construction machine: An engine, a cooling fan and a heat exchanger are disposed within an engine room covered with a cover member, while an intake chamber is formed on an intake side of the heat exchanger. A first intake port is formed in an upper chamber wall of the intake chamber and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080169143 - Fuel system: A system comprises a pressure raising valve having a valve member movable within a bore between a closed position and an open position in which fuel supplied to the pressure raising valve from a metering valve, in use, is delivered to an engine manifold, the valve member being urged towards... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080169144 - Hybrid trailer system: A system and related method for a regenerative braking system on a towed vehicle, such as a trailer or semi-trailer. The system provides power and braking to the respective trailer wheels, as needed, to help stabilize the trailer. Power is regenerated during braking. While batteries may be used to store... Agent: W. Edward Ramage

20080169145 - Device indicating the economic driving of a motor vehicle associated with the vehicle's acceleration system and increasing the mechanic resistance perceived by the driver on the accelerator pedal when preset position is achieved: The indicating device for the economic driving of a motor vehicle is associated with the vehicle's acceleration system, increasing the mechanic resistance perceived by the driver on the accelerator pedal, when a preset acceleration position is achieved. The mechanic resistance means are in the way of the linear or angular... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20080169146 - Motorized snowboard: A gasoline engine powered snowboard having an endless track trained about a support frame containing driven and idler wheels. A molded chassis having a contoured track support pan cooperates with a fringed track and forward and rear foot supports to enable steering with foot and body movements. Engine operation is... Agent: Douglas L. Tschida

20080169147 - Motorized snowboard: A gasoline engine powered snowboard having an endless track trained about a support frame containing driven and idler wheels. A molded chassis having alternative contoured track support pans cooperate with flexible track surfaces (e.g. fringe or pleat members) and forward and rear foot supports to enable steering with foot and... Agent: Douglas L. Tschida

20080169148 - Two wheeled vehicle: A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the motorcycle. The touring... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080169149 - Rear suspension for a two wheeled vehicle: A two-wheeled vehicle, a touring motorcycle, is disclosed. The touring motorcycle may include multiple fuel storage tanks arranged in a split side-by-side configuration. The touring motorcycle may include a rear suspension having a linkage which moves in a direction not parallel with a centerline plane of the motorcycle. The touring... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080164078 - Device and method for transporting a load: The present invention relates to a transport device, including a movable structure configured to support and transport a building. At least four drive devices are coupled to the movable structure, each of the at least four drive devices including at least two wheels and at least two motors, each of... Agent: Bell, Boyd, & Lloyd LLP

20080164079 - Serpentine robotic crawler: A serpentine robotic crawler capable of multiple movement moves is disclosed. The serpentine robotic crawler includes a plurality of frame units, coupled together by at least one actuated linkage. Each frame unit includes a continuous track, enabling forward movement of the serpentine robotic crawler. The at least one actuated linkage... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080164080 - Biologically inspired climbing device: A biologically inspired climbing device with toes and spines is provided. The device has toes capable of moving independently from each other. Each toe distinguishes a compliant linkage, which has non-compliant parts and compliant parts. Spines are distributed over each of the toes. The spines have a diameter that is... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm, Inc.

20080164081 - Structure of hybrid vehicle: A structure of a hybrid vehicle includes a battery pack arranged on a floor panel and an exhaust pipe extending from an engine, passing below the floor panel, to an exhaust port. The battery pack has a secondary battery constituted by a plurality of battery cells stacked in a vehicle... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080164082 - System and method for powering the cabin of a truck: A system and method for providing continuous AC/DC current for powering the appliances used by a truck driver in the cabin of transportation trucks in an economic and environment-friendly manner especially in countries that enforce non-idling laws on heavy trucks. The power generated in accordance with the presence invention relies... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080164083 - Vehicle: A vehicle utilizing the attitude control of an inverted pendulum, wherein the attitude of the vehicle is dynamically controlled by moving a balancer. The inclination of a vehicle body is detected by a gyro-sensor, a torque T1 against the inclination of a boarding part is calculated by using the angular... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080164084 - Locking differential for electric golf cars and utility vehicles: An electric vehicle is provided with motor braking and includes a locking differential that provides positive braking on slippery surfaces so as to prevent relative movement of the first and second output shafts of the differential.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080164085 - System to build a steerable and inclinable vehicle with 3, or 4 wheels: The necessity to get higher degrees of safety through better stabilities of the “Scooter-Cyclemotor-Bicycle-Motorcycle” has made these 2 kinds of assemblies (front and rear). The Front assembly always has forwarding the “2 steering, inclining, shock-absorbing, braking, parallel front wheels” and with the already existent 1 rear-wheel in the rear side,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080164086 - Self-propelled vehicle: A self-propelled vehicle is provided, including a rotatable power base comprising two main wheels and at least one auxiliary wheel, the two main wheels being connected to two sides of a power base, the at least one auxiliary wheel being disposed underneath the power base, wherein the rotatable power base... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080164087 - Steering device for vehicle: The steering device for the vehicle is equipped with a reaction actuator 19 acting a steering reaction force on a steering wheel 1. This device further includes a steering angle sensor 11 detecting a steering angle δh of the steering wheel 1, a controller 20 controlling the reaction actuator 19... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080164088 - Electric power steering system: An electric power steering system includes a steering wheel, a rack-and-pinion type steering gear box connected to the steering wheel, a steering torque sensor, a pinion shaft, and a steering actuator mounted on the pinion shaft to assist a steering operation conducted by a driver. An overload preventing control is... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080156547 - All-terrain robotic omni-directional drive assembly: A main ellipsoidal drive element is provided including a buoyant internal chamber. The main ellipsoidal drive element defines a main ellipsoid axis, a minor ellipsoid plane, a first ellipsoid end portion, a second ellipsoid end portion, and an outer ellipsoid surface. A drive engagement element is mounted to the first... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080156548 - Endless belt drive for a vehicle: An endless belt system for a vehicle having a negative trail steering geometry is provided. The endless belt system replaces the wheels that steer a vehicle, particularly an all-terrain vehicle, to provide increased steerability and floatation over soft terrain.... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20080156549 - Ventilation for fuel cell power unit: A fuel cell-based system including equipment not classified to operate in a flammable environment, a detector to detect a flammable gas, and a component capable of leaking a flammable gas are arranged in an enclosure. The component is positioned above the unclassified equipment and below the sensor, and a buoyancy... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, Pc

20080156553 - Advanced hybrid golf car: A hybrid golf car type vehicle powered by a gasoline engine or an electric motor in the forward direction and by the electric motor in the reverse direction with the gasoline engine charging the batteries when the batteries fall below a threshold charge either with a motor generator or an... Agent: William G. Lane William G. Lane, Inc., Pc

20080156552 - Engine power reduction during automatic transmission shifting: An engine's power may be gradually reduced during a torque phase of a clutch-to-clutch up-shift within an automatic transmission and then reduced fully during a subsequent inertia phase.... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20080156550 - Hybrid vehicle and hybrid power system: A hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine, a starter generator motor, a traction motor, an automatic manual transmission system, a battery, an automatic-switching clutch, and a control unit assembly. The starter generator motor is coupled and synchronously rotates with the engine for starting the engine and serving as an... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080156551 - Storage battery managing apparatus and vehicle controlling apparatus providing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a storage battery managing apparatus that can ensure charge-discharge control of a storage battery in consideration of state variation of each unit cell even if the battery pack includes a number of component unit cells, and a vehicle controlling apparatus providing... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080156554 - Fuel cell system and vehicle using fuel cell: It is possible to suppress affect an electromagnetic noise to a circuit board from outside or to the outside from the circuit board and realize stable operation of a fuel cell stack. A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack (4) formed by a plurality of cells overlain and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080156555 - Hybrid drive for a motor vehicle: A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, which, together with at least one auxiliary unit, are connected via a belt/chain drive. The internal combustion engine and the electric motor have respective drive elements with unidirectional freewheeling devices for the belt/chain drive,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080156556 - Vehicle pop-up hood apparatus: A vehicle pop-up hood apparatus of the invention includes: an arm member whose proximal end portion is connected to a vehicle body so as to be pivotable about a first axis extending in the vehicle width direction; and a connection mechanism by which a hood of the vehicle is integrally... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080156561 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle that can facilitate identification of and taking in and out of an article stored below a rear seat includes a storage box that is mounted to a body frame. The front portion of the storage box is covered by a front seat. The rear portion of the storage... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080156562 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle with a rear spoiler and a storage box. A rear spoiler is provided with a through hole adapted to directly apply the load of a rear seat to the rear seat support portion. A portion of the storage box is allowed to face the through-hole, forming the rear... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080156560 - Motorcycle power unit: An internal combustion engine includes a continuously variable transmission chamber formed of a crank case and a cover member connected to the crank case to permit the use of oil different between the internal combustion engine and the continuously variable transmission. Thereafter, a sufficient amount of each oil is ensured... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080156563 - Power unit for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A motorcycle is provided with a compact, lightweight power unit that allows for increased maneuverability and increased bank angles while turning. The power unit includes an engine and transmission integrated into a single unit. Often, the balance and maneuverability of a motorcycle are influenced by the heaviest components of the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080156557 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle that adequately and smoothly sucks air into an air cleaner arranged between a front wheel and a leg shield while inhibiting foreign matter from being drawn thereinto. An intake port of the air cleaner is opened rearwardly. The leg shield is formed with a recess that surrounds... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080156558 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle that reliably leads fuel that overflows from a fuel fill opening away to a safe area without specialist components. A fuel tank includes a recess portion that is formed around a fuel fill opening, and a raised section that is formed to the outer side of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080156559 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle that effectively cools an engine using running wind while inhibiting damage to the engine caused by contact with the road surface or objects thrown up by a front wheel. An under cover is disposed beneath a leg shield. An opening that opens toward the front of the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080156564 - Electric horse(tm): battery powered electric motor bicycle drive train: The Electric Horses a battery powered electric motor bicycle drive train that in its entirety is new to the art of electric two-wheel vehicle design. The following statements briefly explain interdependent claims of components, to which the claim of the entire unit depends upon. Adapting a drive mechanism to mount... Agent: Kenneth Leroy Driessen

20080156565 - Arm member and straddle-type vehicle: A rear arm for a straddle-type vehicle that satisfies rigidity requirements and is manufactured more easily. The rear arm includes a pair of arms that support end sections of a wheel axle, and a cross member that connects the arms. The cross member is formed by bending a singular tabular... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080156566 - Vehicle: A vehicle including a radiator with improved cooling efficiency is disclosed. The vehicle, such as a motorcycle, comprises an engine 10, a radiator 13b (13c) for cooling of the engine 10, and a baffle device 14 (15) including an outer wall portion 14a (15a) extending toward an outer side 131... Agent: Jones Day

20080156567 - Working machine: A working machine includes a steerable, power driven ground engaging structure and a hydraulic actuator operated working part for performing working operations, and a control apparatus which includes a mounting, a steering device for providing steering to the ground engaging structure, and a manually operable control device for controlling operation... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080156568 - electromechanical parking brake: There is provided an electromechanical actuator for a parking brake system of a vehicle, including an electric motor, reduction gear train associated with the motor for transmitting motion from the motor to a single power transmission chain sprocket, one power transmission chain section drivable by the sprocket partly encircling one... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080156569 - Apparatus, system, and method for rapid design of emissions component installations: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for rapid design of emissions component installations. The method assists in the rapid design of emissions component installations by: interpreting a tube design input which may be an exhaust pipe with one or more aftertreatment components, calculating a final tube design and tube... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080156570 - Motorcycle: A vehicle body includes a pair of left and right main frames extending rearwardly from a front portion of the vehicle body and a seat extending rearwardly from a substantially central portion for providing seating for an occupant. A trunk is provided on the rear side of the seat for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080156571 - Compact swing arm structure for a shaft-driven vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same: A swing arm structure, in a shaft-driven vehicle, is configured and arranged compactly to minimize the size and weight thereof. A drive shaft of the vehicle is housed in a right arm portion of a swing arm. A front end of the drive shaft is connected to a powertrain output... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080156572 - Vehicle steering device and control method for vehicle steering device: A vehicle steering device and method for preventing steering wheel pull. A selectively engageable clutch is positioned between a steering wheel and a turning mechanism for turning at least one steered wheel. The clutch includes an engaging piece and has an engaged position where the steering wheel is mechanically connected... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080156573 - Rack and pinion steering gear: A rack and pinion steering gear 10 including a pinion shaft 11 coupled to a steering shaft, a rack shaft 12 which meshes with the pinion 11, and a rack guide 14 having provided thereon a metallic roller 16 adapted to roll on a back side of the rack shaft... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080156574 - Electric power steering apparatus and manufacturing method of pinion and/or gear for the same: An electric power steering apparatus comprises an electric motor 2 assisting a steering torque of a driver, a pinion 3 attached to the electric motor 2 and a gear 4 engaging with the pinion 3. The gear 4 has a metal part 41 and a synthetic-resin part 42 which are... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.