Motor vehicles inventions 09/09

20090236155 - Efficient actuation and selective engaging and locking clutch mechanisms for reconfiguration and multiple-behavior locomotion of an at least two-appendage robot: The method and apparatus consist of a robot body having at least two, but preferably six appendages. The appendages are organized into appendage groups of one to six appendages. The appendages are linked mechanically into groups of two or more and each group is actuated using a single drive actuator.... Agent: Bossa Nova Concepts, LLC Attn: Sarjoun Skaff

20090236156 - Hybrid drive for hydraulic power: A power supply for powering a hydraulic implement includes: an electric storage unit; an electric motor, an electric generator, a hydraulic pump and a control unit; the electric motor adapted for receiving electric power and driving the hydraulic pump to power the hydraulic implement; the electric generator adapted for translating... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090236157 - Sensor-equipped axle unit having a built-in motor of in-wheel type: A sensor equipped axle unit having an in-wheel type motor built therein, in which a hub bearing assembly (A), an electric motor (B), a reduction gear unit (C) and a brake assembly (D) are arranged coaxially on a center axis of a vehicle drive wheel. Sensors (80, 81 and 82)... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090236159 - Hybrid vehicle drive device control device: A control system for a drive unit of a hybrid vehicle, which is capable of preventing an uncomfortable feeling, when a vehicle is driven by a power of an electric motor. The control system includes an electric motor, another power unit other than the electric motor, and a transmission, including... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090236160 - Hybrid drive system: A hybrid drive system includes an input member connected to an engine; an output member connected to a wheel; a first rotating electric machine; a second rotating electric machine; a differential gearing; a controller that controls the first rotating electric machine and the second rotating electric machine; and an electric... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090236158 - In-wheel motor system: An in-wheel motor system includes a knuckle supporting a hub to be rotatable and including a tank portion in which a refrigerant is accumulated, a housing fixedly attached to the knuckle, a motor incorporated within the housing and driving the hub to rotate, and a pump incorporated within the housing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090236162 - Battery case for electric vehicle: A battery case for containing therein battery modules includes a tray member, cover member, and seal member. The seal member is applied to a joint part between the tray member and cover member. Insert members made of metal are embedded in the resin of the tray member. Each of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090236161 - Protective housing for a galvanic cell in a motor vehicle: A protective housing (1) for a galvanic cell in a motor vehicle four side walls (2a, 2b, 3a) that form a lateral enclosure for a receptacle space for the galvanic cell. A base and a cover (4) extend across the lateral enclosure of the receptacle space. A cover cross member... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090236163 - Motor vehicle with compressed-gas tank: A motor vehicle includes a compressed-gas tank which is disposed in a wheel well of a spare wheel. The compressed-gas tank has a circular-cylindrical configuration defined by an axis of rotation and includes tie elements in parallel relationship to the axis of rotation.... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20090236164 - Motorised snow vehicle: The invention relates to a motorised snow vehicle. The inventive motorised vehicle is of the type which is used to travel on snow and which is equipped with at least one ski and one caterpillar track. The invention comprises: handlebars (2) which are solidly connected to the chassis (3) of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090236165 - Home care equipment system: A system for assisting a person of limited mobility in moving from room to room within a home and performing essential daily activities includes a personal mobility device which includes transfer drivers which engage a transfer system to transition from a first elevation to a second elevation.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20090236166 - Frame structure of automotive vehicle: A centroid of bend portions of a front side frame (frame member) is offset to a specified direction of a vehicle width direction (a bending direction of the front side frame) from a centroid of a different portion from the bend portions. Accordingly, a frame structure which can properly provide... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20090236167 - Support frame for auxiliary power unit for a motor vehicle: An auxiliary power system for a long-haul truck includes a first frame which has an auxiliary power unit mounted thereon using elastomeric isolation mounts. A second frame is affixed in a stationary position to an exterior surface of a single longitudinal rail of the vehicle frame. There is a pair... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090236168 - Final gear transmission mechanism for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A motorcycle includes a swing arm, a rear wheel mounted on a leading end of the swing arm, a drive shaft disposed in the swing arm, and a final gear transmission mechanism interposed between the drive shaft and the rear wheel. The final gear transmission mechanism includes a gear case... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090236169 - Working vehicle and hst unit: The working vehicle includes an axle unit that has a differential gear device, an axle case, an axle input shaft and first and second main output shafts, and an HST unit that has a hydraulic pump main body, a hydraulic motor main body, a capacity adjustment mechanism, an HST case,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090229894 - Variable-width vehicle: A construction vehicle includes first and second track assemblies. The track assemblies each include an inner portion, and outer portion and a middle portion between the inner portion and the outer portion. An adjustment mechanism is pivotably coupled to the middle portions of the first and second track assemblies. The... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090229895 - Automobile vehicle pusher system, hybrid or electrical vehicle comprising the vehicle pusher system and a method of converting a vehicle to hybrid or electrical propulsion: The invention provides an automobile vehicle pusher system, a hybrid or an electrical propulsion vehicle, and a method of reversibly converting a vehicle to hybrid or electrical propulsion. In a preferred aspect the invention provides such a system that can be reversibly connected to a trailer hitch or similar type... Agent: Michael Ries

20090229896 - Children`s ride-on vehicle: Children's ride-on vehicles. The ride-on, or ride-on vehicle, includes a frame having a seat adapted to support a child, and a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor assembly. The ride-on vehicle further includes one or more steerable wheels and one or more driven wheels. In some embodiments, the ride-on vehicle... Agent: David S. D`ascenzo Dascenzo Intelectual

20090229900 - Plugin hybrid electric vehicle with v2g optimization system: In one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle comprises: a consumable fuel powered engine, a battery and an electric motor powered by the battery. The battery is rechargeable both from an external electric power source (such as an electric power grid) and from the consumable fuel powered engine. A... Agent: Law Office Of Donald L. Wenskay

20090229897 - Engine control system: An engine control system includes an engine that outputs a rotation of a crankshaft through a torsional damper; a calculation portion that calculates a value of engine torque based on an angular acceleration of the crankshaft and a moment of inertia of the crankshaft; and a correction portion that calculates... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090229898 - Controller for electric storage device and vehicle with controller for electric storage device: A controller for an electric storage device, one side of which is linked with a generator or a motor generator that is rotated by power of an engine to generate AC electrical power and includes a rectifier that converts the AC electrical power into DC electrical power, and the other... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090229899 - Fuel cell vehicle: A fuel cell vehicle includes: a fuel cell stack for generating electric power by receiving supply of a reaction gas; a humidifying device for delivering an oxidizing off-gas discharged from the fuel cell stack and an oxidizing gas with a water vapor permeable membrane interposed therebetween, and thereby carrying out... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090229901 - Hood lift-up apparatus: A hood lift-up apparatus of the invention is arranged on a lower side of a rear end of a hood panel of a vehicle and includes an actuator of a constitution of fixing a cylinder in a shape of a circular cylinder arranged by making an axial direction thereof substantially... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090229902 - Regenerative suspension with accumulator systems and methods: In exemplary embodiments, a regenerative suspension system replaces or complements a standard shock absorber on a vehicle. A pump attaches via a hose to a central accumulator cylinder that is mounted along the frame rails underneath the vehicle. Pressurized fluid, air, or other material charges the accumulator. The Pressurized fluid,... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090229903 - Snowmobile and features thereof allowing for different tunnel widths: A family of snowmobiles having different tunnel widths is disclosed. A snowmobile having spacers between the tunnel and the sides of the engine compartment and a method of manufacturing such a snowmobile are also disclosed. A snowmobile having a countershaft which is disposed rearwardly of the engine, vertically higher than... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090229904 - Driving force control device: A driving force control device for an electric vehicle in which a left wheel is driven by a left in-wheel motor and a right wheel is driven by a right in-wheel motor includes a driving force difference setting section. The driving force difference setting section is configured to set a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090229905 - Driving force transmitting device for four-wheel drive vehicle: A driving force transmission device for four-wheel-drive vehicle based on the two-wheel drive of front wheels is provided. In the case of the two-wheel drive of front wheels, a multi-disc clutch mechanism for controlling the driving force distribution to a rear wheel output shaft, and a disconnection/connection mechanism for disconnecting... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090229906 - Hood airbag device for use in a vehicle: A vehicle hood airbag device in which an in-hood reinforcement (28) is arranged in a hood width direction at a rear end portion of an inner hood panel (20). The in-hood reinforcement (28) has longitudinal opposite end portions coupled to left and right hood hinge reinforcements (40) that are disposed... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090229907 - 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.

20090229908 - Motorcycle: In a motorcycle in which a rear fork is swingably provided on a vehicle body frame with a power unit, a rear wheel is provided at a rear end of the rear fork, a drive shaft is provided between a gear case on a lateral side of the rear wheel... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090229909 - Electric power steering systems for vehicles with adjustable torsion bars and methods of retrofitting electric power steering systems for vehicles: An electric power steering system for a vehicle includes a torsion bar, a controller, and an electric motor. The controller is coupled to the torsion bar, and is configured to at least facilitate adjusting the stiffness of the torsion bar based at least in part on a parameter pertaining to... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090223724 - Electric tractor: An electric tractor including a frame having a front end and a longitudinal axis between its front and rear ends. At least one drive wheel is provided for propelling the electric tractor and at least one electric motor for powering the at least one drive wheel. A pair of rails... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20090223725 - Hybrid electric conversion kit for rear-wheel drive, all wheel drive, and four wheel drive vehicles: This invention relates to a parallel hybrid electric conversion kit for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a driveshaft and a transmission, such as, rear wheel drive vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles, heavy duty multiple-driven-axle vehicles and/or all-wheel drive vehicles. The conversion kit includes a motor-generator, a torque coupler, a... Agent: Pauley Peterson & Erickson

20090223726 - Hybrid fuel cell vehicle with multi-power source and multi-drive system and method of controlling the same: A hybrid fuel cell vehicle with a multi-power source and a multi-drive system includes: a plurality of primary power sources sharing a single main bus terminal and connected in parallel to each other; a plurality of drive systems receiving power from the main bus terminal to generate output torque so... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090223727 - Hybrid drive for vehicles and method for controlling a transmission for a hybrid drive: A hybrid drive for vehicles includes at least a main engine, especially an internal combustion engine, a generator, an electric engine, and a planetary transmission including a sun wheel, an internal-geared wheel, a planet carrier, and planet wheels. The planetary transmission also includes at least one output shaft. For a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090223728 - Wheeled inverted pendulum mobile unit: A wheeled inverted pendulum mobile unit having: a driving wheel; a body that is tiltable about an axle of the driving wheel with respect to a vertical direction; a plurality of support members that extend downward from the body in the vertical direction, wherein the bottom ends of the plurality... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090223729 - Power-driven device: A power-driven device and a method of powering a power-driven device are disclosed. The power-driven device includes a body, at least one wheel configured to support the body, and a drive shaft in rotational communication with one or more of the at least one wheel, the drive shaft being in... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20090223730 - Motorcycle having a continuously variable transmission: A motorcycle includes a frame and an engine supported by the frame. A continuously variable transmission is operatively and indirectly driven by the engine and is supported by the frame. A rotatable rear wheel is operatively and indirectly driven by the continuously variable transmission, which is generally vertically oriented.... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090223731 - Motorcycle having a continuously variable transmission and a reduction gearset: A motorcycle is provided that includes a frame and an engine supported by the frame. The motorcycle also includes a continuously variable transmission operatively driven by the engine and a reduction gearset operatively driven by the continuously variable transmission. The motorcycle further includes a rotatable rear wheel operatively, indirectly driven... Agent: Ulmer & Berne, LLP Attn: Diane Bell

20090223732 - Component for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle: A component, especially a part of an intake system or an air filter, for installation under the hood of a motor vehicle has a housing with a first housing part and a second housing part that are connected to one another. The first housing part is of a two-part configuration... Agent: Mann+hummel Gmbh, Dept: Vr-p Plant 5.4

20090223733 - Auxiliary input arrangement: A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090223734 - Armrest mounted grader control: A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090223735 - Joystick configuration: A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090223736 - Input control pattern: A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090223737 - Power assisted steering system: A hybrid electrical power assist system (EPAS) for an automotive vehicle that utilizes the advantages of a conventional EPAS system to provide power assist based upon several distinct sensor inputs, in a heavy duty vehicle that requires significantly more assistance forces than a conventional EPAS can provide. The hybrid system... Agent: Automotive Components Holdings LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090218149 - Modular multi-purpose machine: A modular multi-purpose machine includes a body, a chassis device, a height adjustment device and a modular apparatus. The body has an elongated hole. The chassis device is connected to the bottom of the body and comprises a movement device. The movement device is demountably connected to the bottom of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090218151 - Method for operating a hybrid vehicle: A method is for operating a vehicle having a hybrid drive, in which the hybrid drive has an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor as drive units, and the units cooperate with one another. To achieve a negative drivetrain setpoint torque, the negative drivetrain setpoint torque is... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090218150 - Patient support apparatus with powered wheel: A patient support apparatus has a first frame and a second frame supported above the first frame and movable relative to the first frame. A plurality of casters are coupled to the first frame. A wheel is movable relative to the first frame between a lowered position engaging the floor... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20090218152 - Motorcycle and intake device thereof: According to some embodiments, a motorcycle includes a vehicle body frame 20, an engine 3 mounted on the vehicle body frame, a fuel tank 4 disposed above the engine, a radiator 5 disposed in front of the engine, and an intake device 6 connected to the engine. The intake device... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLLC

20090218153 - Straddle-type wheeled vehicle and frame thereof: A straddle-type three-wheeled vehicle has a frame having an upper frame member, a lower frame member, a forward cross member interconnecting a forward portion of the upper frame member with a forward portion of the lower frame member, and a rearward cross member interconnecting a rearward portion of the upper... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090218154 - Motorized bicycle: The invention is directed at a power assist module for a bicycle comprising a power source; a motor, connected to the power source; an output drive gear, controlled by motor through gear reduction; a multi-geared hub, mounted on a wheel of the bicycle; and a motor drive system connecting the... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Anne Kinsman

20090218155 - Motorcycle: To provide a compact fuel tank including a fuel pump in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in an embodiment, a motorcycle includes a tank rail forming an upper part of a body frame, a fuel tank having a pair of tank sections disposed across the tank rail... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090218156 - Motorcycle fluid cooler: A motorcycle fluid cooler assembly includes a heat exchanger and a mounting member coupled to the heat exchanger. The mounting member is adapted for mounting the heat exchanger to a first footrest mounting point of a motorcycle frame so that the heat exchanger transversely extends externally to the motorcycle frame... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090218157 - Radar deployed fender air bag: An air bag deployment system incorporated within a vehicles bumpers that may be deployed prior to impact of a static or dynamic object as determined by radar based proximity and velocity sensors.... Agent: Michael I Kroll

20090218158 - Occupant protection apparatus for vehicle: An occupant protection apparatus for a vehicle includes: a plurality of communication devices for communicating an external device; and a controller for determining a collision of the vehicle based on information transmitted from the external device via the plurality of communication devices and for activating an occupant protection device corresponding... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090218159 - Vehicle pedestrian impact sensor with proximity arming: A pedestrian impact sensor system includes a first plate and a second plate both connected to an outer surface of a vehicle such that a capacitance between the first plate and the second plate is dependent upon whether a body proximate the vehicle is animate. A crush sensor senses a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090218160 - Adjustable vehicle transmission shifters: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a vehicle transmission shifter and methods of adjusting the vehicle transmission shifter. The vehicle transmission shifter comprises a stalk, a paddle extending from the stalk, and an adjustment mechanism responsive to a driver input to position the paddle in relation to the steering wheel. The... Agent: Young Basile

20090218161 - Control valve assembly for electro-hydraulic steering system: A steering system includes a fluid pump and an electro-hydraulic steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid pump. The electro-hydraulic steering circuit defines a first flow path having a first proportional valve and a first load-sense passage in selective communication with the first proportional valve. The first proportional... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090218162 - Magnetostrictive torque sensor device, manufacturing method thereof, and vehicle steering apparatus: A magnetostrictive torque sensor device which detects a torque applied to a rotary shaft is provided. The magnetostrictive torque sensor device includes a magnetostrictive portion provided on a surface of the rotary shaft, a coil and a cylindrical back-yoke disposed in outer periphery of the coil. The coil includes a... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090218163 - Pressure detection device and pressure detection method: The pressure detection device includes a buffer member deformable by a pressure change, including one or more magnets, and a sensor assembly including one or more magnetic sensors to detect a variation of a magnetic field accompanied by deformation of the buffer member.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C