Motor vehicles inventions 07/09

20090188728 - Apparatuses and methods for providing hybrid steering for a vehicle: Steering control apparatuses and methods for a vehicle are provided. A steering control apparatus can include a steering shaft drivingly linked to a pair of front wheels of a vehicle. A movable steering handle can also be provided and disposed about the steering shaft, with the steering handle being capable... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090188729 - Track sphere wheel assembly: The Track Sphere Wheel Assembly is a new and useful automotive product. This invention offers a spherical wheel and tire combination for the 21st Century. The invention will accommodate electric motors at each Track Sphere wheel location for propulsion which eliminates the requirement for heavy steel drivetrains.... Agent: Benjamin Lawrence Berry

20090188730 - Ambulatory vehicle: An ambulatory vehicle having legs and configured for transporting a load is disclosed. The ambulatory vehicle includes a load that is able to shift the center of gravity of the ambulatory vehicle along a transverse axis and a longitudinal axis of a beam assembly. Additionally, leg assemblies of the ambulatory... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090188731 - Push handle with pivotable handle post: A patient support apparatus comprises a frame, a patient support coupled to the frame, a push handle coupled to the frame and having a handle post, and at least one user input coupled to the handle post. The handle post is movable between a first position presenting the at least... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20090188732 - Drive unit for an electric hybrid vehicle: A drive unit for a hybrid electric motor vehicle includes a bevel pinion driveably connected to a power source, a bevel gear meshing with the bevel pinion and aligned with an axis, first and second drive shafts, a differential mechanism including an input secured to the bevel gear for transmitting... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090188733 - System and method for operating an electric motor by limiting performance: A method and system for limiting motor performance in a hybrid electric vehicle system. During a condition in a primary drivetrain, the method limits performance of an electric motor used in an auxiliary drivetrain to control energy consumed from a battery in the auxiliary drivetrain. A calculation or measurement is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090188734 - Flow-inducing baffle for engine compartment ventilation: A work machine comprises a baffle configured to divert air flow from a source of pressurized air laterally outwardly toward a peripheral edge of the baffle to create a flow-inducing region about the peripheral edge to ventilate the engine compartment.... Agent: Deere & Company

20090188735 - Connecting structure between the retaining tabs on the side plates and the cooling fins of an automotive heater core: This invention involves a coordinative structure between the retaining tabs on the side plates and the cooling fins of an automotive heater core, which belongs to the field of auto parts technology. Said structure includes the side plates (5) and the cooling fins (7), characteristics of said structure are that... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20090188736 - Collapsible cooler driven by a remote control controller: A remotely driven collapsible cooler apparatus that includes a top ring having at least one handle on its inner side, a latch on its outer side and a bottom plate that includes at least one handle on its inner side, a mating latch on its outer side and a plurality... Agent: Paul Lim Stephen E. Feldman

20090188737 - Rear suspension of snow vehicle: A rear suspension of a snow vehicle is provided with a slide rail which guides a track belt. The slide rail is made of metal and formed by extrusion. A bent portion is provided on an end of the slide rail to extend to a tip end thereof with a... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090188738 - Two-wheel drive two-wheeled vehicle: A two-wheel drive motorcycle having a drive train that supplies power to the front wheel and includes a series of rigid shafts or other internalized drive systems. The front wheel drive consists of components located on the axis of steering within the head tube and positioned symmetrically in a counterbalancing... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090188739 - Vehicle engine-mount: An engine mounting device for a motor vehicle having a casing attached to the engine, a flexible annular cylinder disposed inside the casing with a longitudinal axis generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body, a shaft attached to the vehicle body and disposed within the annulus of... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090188740 - Steering system for crane: A steering system (10) for a vehicle, such as a gantry crane (12). The gantry crane (12) generally includes a support structure (14) having a first front wheel (32) and a second opposing front wheel (36) connected proximate a front portion of the crane (12), and a first rear wheel... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090188741 - Atv engine power output conversion mechanism: Disclosed is an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) engine power output conversion mechanism, which is characterized primarily by linking a first transmission assembly to the output terminal of the engine, where the central shaft of the first transmission assembly is provided with a first gear at its one end which connects to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090188742 - Device for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle: A device is proposed for detecting a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle, in which an ultrasonic receiver unit is used to detect the sound produced by the collision, and a collision of the vehicle is thus detected through the evaluation of the ultrasonic signals.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090188743 - Steering angle sensor: A steering angle sensor comprises a main rotor which can be rotated in a rotationally synchronous manner and which can be coupled to a steering column or to a steering wheel. The main rotor can be rotated about the rotational axis of the steering column. The steering angle sensor also... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20090188744 - Steering system and method for adapting return torque relative to hand wheel speed: A method for generating a return torque signal in an electric servo steering system of a vehicle, including the steps of: determining a current steering wheel position; determining a current vehicle speed; generating a return torque signal as a function of the steering wheel position and the vehicle speed; determining... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090183932 - Drive unit, hydraulic working machine, and electric vehicle: A drive unit (1) for driving a hydraulic pump has an electric motor (2) for driving the hydraulic pump (100) of a construction working machine and also has a generator (3) for supplying electricity to the electric motor (2). A generation module (14) of the generator (3) has a structure... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090183933 - All wheel drive electrically-variable transmission: A transaxle (200) operatively connects a first associated rotational connection and a second associated rotational connection with an associated vehicle axle. An electrically-variable transmission includes an engine (108), a first electric machine (110) operatively connected to the engine, second and third electric machines (130 and 132), a first transaxle (126)... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090183934 - Power supply system, vehicle provided with the same, power supply system control method and computer-readable recording medium bearing program for causing computer to control the power supply system: First and second converters are connected in parallel to positive and negative lines, respectively. When a required power is smaller than a reference value, an ECU controls the first and second converters such that one of the first and second converters operates and the other stops. When the required power... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090183935 - Structure for mounting power supply apparatus on vehicle: A structure for mounting a power supply apparatus on a vehicle includes a driver's seat and a passenger's seat installed within a vehicle compartment and aligned in the vehicle width direction, an instrument panel provided at the vehicle front inside the vehicle compartment and equipped with electronics, a battery pack... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090183936 - Thermal management system module for fuel cell vehicle: A thermal management system module for a fuel cell vehicle includes its component parts mounted on a single mounting frame, thus increasing space usage and layout efficiency, reducing overall weight and manufacturing costs and improving piping and wiring efficiency and assembling efficiency of the thermal management system.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090183937 - All-terrain vehicle: An all-terrain vehicle including: a first seat arranged on the vehicle; a second seat arranged behind the first seat; a first floor arranged in front of the first seat; a second floor arranged between the first seat and the second seat; an engine having at least a part arranged between... Agent: Jones Day

20090183938 - Utility vehicle: A vehicle having a center console 29 provided with left and right walls 29a and 29b, and a top wall 29c, provided to the rear, in the front/back direction of the vehicle, from a front panel 5, extending rearward, in the front/back direction of the vehicle, from the center portion,... Agent: Jones Day

20090183939 - Utility vehicle: A vehicle comprising a front seat 7, provided to the rear, in the forward/back direction of the vehicle, of a front panel 5, and having a seat cushion portion 7a, a backrest portion 7b that is provided at integrally with the seat cushion portion 7a, and a headrest portion 7c... Agent: Jones Day

20090183940 - Electric power steering apparatus: To provide an electric power steering apparatus in which ground processing for respective sections requiring a ground can be reduced to necessary minimum to improve assemblability. An electric power steering apparatus includes a steering column 3 having inserted therein a steering shaft 2 to which steering torque is transmitted and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090178862 - Driving and steering of motor vehicles: An arrangement and a method are disclosed for driving and steering an engine driven vehicle of the type m which left and right hand wheels 120L, 120R are respectively driven from the engine through left and right hand transmissions 122L, 122R and a steering effect is exerted by changing the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20090178863 - Tracked vehicles: A track laying vehicle such as an EOD robot has an endless track on each side driven by a respective sprocket, and the vehicle is supported by a series of road wheels running on the tracks along each side. Each track comprises a series of tangs extending oppositely to the... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090178864 - Motorized wheelbarrow: The motorized wheelbarrow has longitudinally extending frame members, which extend into handle portions. Resting height adjustment of the wheelbarrow is achieved with a pair of tubular legs cooperatively attached to a wheelbarrow support strut and a support strut brace. A wheel is secured proximate the front end of the wheelbarrow... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090178865 - Bag, case, trolley case and the like: An improved bag, case, trolley case and the like comprises a containing body including wheels for displacing the containing body, wherein to at least a wheel is coupled an electric current generator, for power supplying at least an electric component.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090178866 - Method for operating a drivetrain: A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle that includes at least a hybrid drive with a combustion engine and an electric motor, a transmission arranged between the hybrid drive and a drive output, and a clutch arranged between the combustion engine and the electric motor, such... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090178867 - Power storage device: A power storage device is mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle. The power storage device includes a high-voltage terminal and a low-voltage connector having a lower voltage than the high-voltage terminal. The high-voltage terminal is arranged on a front side in the vehicle. The low-voltage connector is arranged... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090178868 - Power source supporting mechanism for vehicle: Structures of a supporting mechanism for a power source in a vehicle can include a seat portion and a fixing portion. The seat portion can be attached to a body of the vehicle. The fixing portion can extend from the seat portion. One or more stackable power sources can be... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090178869 - Cruise control system having verification and/or notification features: Cruise control systems and methods suitable for use in vehicles, such as Class 8 trucks, are provided. For example, cruise control systems are disclosed that include verification and/or notification features for verifying the operational condition of the cruise control system, and if non-operational, notifies the vehicle operator of system inoperability... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090178870 - Vehicle cowl with opening for horn: A vehicle can include a horn able to produce an effective sound volume. The vehicle can be a motorcycle. The horn of the motorcycle can be positioned relative to parts of the motorcycle in such a way that an effective sound volume can be produced by the horn, while obstruction... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090178871 - Side-by-side atv: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090178872 - Bonnet for motor vehicles: The present invention relates to a bonnet for motor vehicles having an outer skin panel and an inner reinforcing panel comprising reinforcing structures. The inner reinforcing panel is connected with said outer skin panel and imparts rigidity thereto. Along a bonnet leading edge the inner reinforcing panel is provided with... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20090178873 - Buggy engine anchorage structure: The invention provides a buggy engine anchorage structure, which is characterized primarily by the fixing of the engine on a vehicle frame in a horizontal manner, where the output end of the engine is perpendicular to the rear wheel axle, and the output end of the engine and the rear... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090178874 - Control system and saddle-straddling type vehicle including the same: A driver operates a shift pedal to perform shift change of a transmission via a shift mechanism provided in a vehicle. An operation of the shift pedal is detected by a load sensor. When a sliding gear and a fixed gear of the transmission continue to be separated from each... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090178875 - Axle assembly: An axle assembly is provided that includes a differential housing, a first axle tube and a second axle tube. The first axle tube and the second axle tube are releasably secured to the differential housing and to one another.... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090178876 - Controlling apparatus and vehicle provided therewith: A control device capable of moving a vehicle in a direction with an angle larger than at least the maximum steering angle of wheels. When the wheels (2) are brought into a parallel movement arrangement as shown in FIG. 3(a) and rotatingly driven according to the depressed amount of an... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090178877 - Steering system with integrated strain gauge: The invention relates to a steering system (10) for a motor vehicle. It is characterized in that at least one component part of the steering system (10) is made from a fiber composite material and that a strain gauge (16) for measuring a steering torque is integrated at least in... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.

20090173553 - Robotic platform: A method of negotiating an obstacle including driving an articulated vehicle along a drive direction over a surface, driving the articulated vehicle to approach an obstacle with a rearward portion of the articulated vehicle, pivoting arms of the vehicle from a stowed position next to a main frame of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090173555 - Motive power output apparatus and vehicle with the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a motive power output apparatus including a motor with a permanent magnet and a motor without a permanent magnet. A boost device (10) is connected to a power storage device (B). A first drive device (30) is connected to the boost... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090173557 - Defined internal combustion engine operation in vehicles having a hybrid drive: A method for setting operating states of an internal combustion engine, in particular an internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive. In addition to the internal combustion engine, the hybrid drive includes at least one electric drive, a hybrid coordinator and a control unit assigned to the internal combustion engine... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090173556 - Transport means: The invention relates to transport engineering and can be used for transport means provided with control members embodied in the form of at least one pedal controllable by the right foot of a driver, in particular in tramways, trollyebusses and cars provided with an automatic or semiautomatic gearbox etc. The... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090173554 - Working vehicle: A crawler type power shovel vehicle (1) driven by a hydraulic actuator (20). The power shovel vehicle (1) is constructed from a hydraulic pump (32) that outputs hydraulic oil for operating the hydraulic actuator (20), an electric motor (31) for driving the hydraulic pump (32), a main battery (50a) for... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090173559 - Battery pack and vehicle: A casing houses a bipolar secondary battery used for a power source of a vehicle or the like. The casing includes two inner wall portions facing battery modules at opposite ends of the bipolar secondary battery (a plurality of battery modules). The casing further includes two outer wall portions corresponding... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090173558 - Structure for mounting power source pack: A power source pack is arranged on a floor in such a manner that the vehicle front side is positioned higher than the vehicle rear side. Specifically, the front side of the power source pack is placed on a cross member qualified as a structural member that is fixed to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090173561 - Robot: A robot capable of traveling while constantly directing a predetermined part of a main body to a detection target. In the robot, a main body is jointed to a traveling unit so that relative rotation is possible between the main body and the traveling unit. Based on position information of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090173560 - Robot system: A robot system capable of safely and stably holding an object with an optimum holding method and holding force. A robot control section (7) has an object information calculation section (21) for calculating, based on image information from an image processing section (8), the size and shape of an object... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090173562 - Cruise controller for saddle-seat vehicle: In a cruise controller for a saddle-seat vehicle, it is configured to comprise desired throttle opening control execution means (ECU 110) for executing desired throttle opening control by operating the actuator (74) such that the actual throttle opening becomes the desired throttle opening, determine whether the throttle opening command APS... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090173563 - Drivetrain for vehicles with all-wheel drive and a transmission arranged along the travel direction: A drivetrain for an all-wheel drive motor vehicle which includes a longitudinally arranged central transmission, a transfer box, a Cardan shaft and two drive axles arranged normal to the direction of travel. The transfer box includes a central differential, an input and two output shafts. The input shaft of the... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090173564 - Motor vehicle: In a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine disposed in an engine compartment provided with a hood, and also an electrical machine for at least assisting in driving the vehicle and generating electric energy, and a power electronics system for controlling the electric power supply to, and from the... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patent And Trademarks

20090173565 - Method and apparatus for enhancing vehicle performance: A method and system for improving steering performance of a vehicle is disclosed. The method and system resides in increasing the flow size of the hydraulic oil flow path from a pump (3) to a steering unit (5). This can be done by modifying the size of a conduit (4)... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090173566 - Steering system for vehicle: A steering system for a vehicle is disclosed. The steering system includes variable gear ratio steering apparatus, a first ECU for controlling the apparatus, an electric power steering apparatus, a second ECU for controlling the apparatus, The steering system further includes a steering wheel angle sensor and a steering wheel... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090166101 - Skid steered all terrain vehicle: A skid steered all terrain vehicle (ATV), comprising two driving units for the wheels or tracks on both sides of the vehicle and a differential steering device with a differential gear, wherein the ATV is a light ATV (LATV) and wherein the differential steering device is designed to produce a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090166102 - Robotic locomotion method and mobile robot: A method for the locomotion of devices on opposite sides of a surface, one or more of which are mobile robots. Devices on opposing sides of the surface are coupled by an attractive force, which helps generate enough friction between said devices and the surface to allow devices to move... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090166103 - Limbed vehicles, systems and methods using same, and post networks on which limbed vehicles travel: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems including a limbed vehicle having a plurality of controllably movable limbs (e.g., a limbed machine, limbed robot, etc.), a plurality of spaced posts that the limbed vehicle may travel on using the limbs, and at least one logistical-support unit associated with at least one... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP C/o Searete

20090166105 - Limbed vehicles, systems and methods using same, and post networks on which limbed vehicles travel: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems including a limbed vehicle having a plurality of controllably movable limbs (e.g., a limbed machine, limbed robot, etc.) and a plurality of spaced posts that the limbed vehicle may travel on using the controllably movable limbs. As non-limiting examples, such disclosed embodiments of systems... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP C/o Searete

20090166104 - Systems and methods employing limbed vehicle and spaced posts: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems including a limbed vehicle having a plurality of controllably movable limbs (e.g., a limbed machine, limbed robot, etc.) and a plurality of spaced posts that the limbed vehicle may travel on using the limbs. As non-limiting examples, such disclosed embodiments of systems may be... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP C/o Searete

20090166106 - Vehicles having tandem axle assembly: A vehicle, such as a heavy truck, includes a tandem axle assembly supported with respect to a frame. The tandem axle assembly has first and second axle assemblies which each include respective left and right wheels. A third axle assembly is supported with respect to the frame and includes left... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090166108 - Mobile inverter generator: A vehicle in certain embodiments of the present teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) a chassis, (b) at least one front ground engaging member and at least one rear ground engaging member coupled to the chassis, (c) a steering member for steering at least one... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090166113 - Hybrid vehicle having engagable clutch assembly coupled between engine and traction motor: A hybrid vehicle includes a battery system, an internal combustion engine, a first motor/generator, a second motor/generator, and an engageable clutch assembly. The engageable clutch assembly is disposed between the internal combustion engine and the first motor/generator. When engaged, the engageable clutch assembly couples the rotor spindle of the second... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090166114 - Method of driving dc/dc converter, method of controlling dc/dc converter apparatus, method of controlling driving operation of vehicle, and method of driving fuel cell system: Under the same target voltage, a basic duty ratio depending on a target ON time is set, and prior and subsequent duty ratios before and after upper arm switching devices or lower arm switching devices are driven with the basic duty ratio are set as a basic duty ratio+α and... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090166109 - Hybrid electric vehicle: A hybrid electric drive system for an automotive vehicle comprises a heat engine, an electric motor, a one-way-clutch, a torque-limiting clutch, and a transmission. The one-way-clutch disposed between the engine shaft and the motor shaft, and it can transmit torque from the engine shaft to the motor shaft. The transmission... Agent: Lingling Zhang

20090166110 - Material handling vehicle including integrated hydrogen storage: A material handling vehicle incorporating integrated hydrogen storage is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a tank configured to contain hydrogen and a fuel cell coupled to the tank for receiving hydrogen from the tank and converting the hydrogen to an electric current. In various embodiments, a mast for manipulating a load,... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090166111 - In-wheel motor: An in-wheel motor includes a rotating electric machine (110) provided at a wheel and applying driving force to the wheel, a housing (134) housing the rotating electric machine and rotatably supporting the wheel, and a vibration damping member (124, 126) provided between the housing (134) and a ball joint (106,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090166112 - Wheel rotating device for in-wheel motor vehicle: A wheel rotating device (1) for an in-wheel motor vehicle includes a motor (2), a speed reducer (6) coupled to an output part of the motor (2), a hub (4) coupled to an output part of the speed reducer (6), and a spindle (5) fixed relative to a vehicle body... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090166107 - Power transmission method: The invention concerns a power transmission method using a transmission device receiving mechanical power from several sources, comprising at least first and second electrical machines, and delivering the power to an output shaft. The method consists in decoupling the first electrical machine from a first input point of the device,... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20090166115 - Vehicle with structure for improved engine output: A vehicle, such as a straddle-type vehicle, can include an engine, a catalyst and an air cleaner. The catalyst can be disposed in an expansion chamber of the vehicle. At least a part of the air cleaner can be disposed above a swing arm of the vehicle, and at least... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090166116 - Structure mounting an electricity storage pack on a vehicle: There are included a side member formed to support a battery pack, and a rear bracket securing the battery pack to the side member. The rear bracket has one side pivotably coupled to the battery pack, and the other side pivotably coupled to the side member.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090166117 - Rotary working machine: A canopy installation member for installing a canopy is firmly fixed on a rotation table frame. A rotary working machine having a working machine installed at the front of a rotation table frame (5), an engine (8) mounted on the rotation table frame (5), and a canopy detachably installed at... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090166118 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle in which a plate member can be mounted to a front cover disposed above a headlight. The front cover includes a front cover main body portion and a hole formed in the front cover main body portion. The front cover main body portion is provided at a back... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090166119 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle that maintains sufficient vehicle rigidity with a simple structure. A main frame has an up-and-down extension part in a vehicle width center, side plates disposed apart on the right and left of the up-and-down extension part, and first and second supporting pipes. Both ends of the supporting pipes... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090166120 - Front fender of motorcycle and motorcycle: A front fender that increases the cooling effect of an apparatus disposed rearward of a front wheel of a motorcycle. The front fender is disposed above the front wheel and between left and right front suspensions supporting the front wheel. An upper surface part of the front fender extends rearward... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090166121 - Motorcycle: To concentrate mass, to lower the center of gravity, to efficiently and optimally arrange an intake part for making a compact vehicle body. A cylinder inclined to the rear is arranged under a fuel tank and a body of an intake box is housed between a radiator arranged in front... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090166122 - Hybrid vehicle having power assembly arranged transversely in engine compartment: A hybrid vehicle includes two front wheels, two rear wheels, an internal combustion engine, a first motor/generator, and a second motor/generator. The first motor/generator may be rotatably coupled to the internal combustion engine, and the second motor/generator may be rotatably coupled to at least one wheel of the hybrid vehicle.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090166123 - Hybrid vehicle having torsional coupling between engine assembly and motor-generator: A hybrid vehicle has a power system with a torsional coupling. The power system includes a battery system for receiving, storing and providing electrical power, an internal combustion engine configured to provide rotational power through a flywheel, a first motor-generator, a second motor-generator, a control system, and a torsional coupling.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090166124 - Steering system: The invention provides a steering system comprising a controlled element which is movable in a neutral area comprising a neutral position and in areas on opposite sides of the neutral area based on a steering input and a handle for requesting a desired position for the controlled element. The handle... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP