Motor vehicles inventions 10/09

20090242284 - Transportation cart with electronic controls, steering and brakes selectively configured for riding and walking modes of use: A transportation vehicle configured for riding and walking modes of use includes a support frame having a front end and a rear end; and a plurality of front wheels rotatably coupled to the front end, and a plurality of rear wheels rotatably coupled to the rear end. A seat is... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090242285 - Transportation cart with extendable arm and a throttle coupled thereto for controlling a motor and associated methods: A vehicle is for riding and walking modes of use and includes at least one seat coupled to a frame. A plurality of wheels are rotatably coupled to the frame. At least one motor is for driving at least one wheel of the plurality thereof. A steering assembly is coupled... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090242286 - Power output device of hybrid vehicle: A trans axle includes motor generators with central rotation axes of respective rotors arranged coaxially, a power split device arranged coaxially with the central rotation axis of a crank shaft and between motor generators, and a power control unit controlling the motor generators. The power control unit is arranged such... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090242287 - Power output apparatus, vehicle mounting the same, and method for controlling power output apparatus: The rotating shaft of the motor is connected to and disconnected from the first coupled rotating shaft, the crankshaft of the engine, and the drive shaft is connected to and disconnected from the second coupled rotating shaft and the third coupled rotating shaft. Thereby, the connection state when a power... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090242290 - Drive control device: A drive control device for a drive unit has a mechanical pump operated by a rotational driving force of a drive member drivingly connected with a drive power source, an electric pump that supplements the mechanical pump, and an electric pump driver that controls a drive current to a motor... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090242291 - Electric vehicle: To ensure that an energy supply operation can be performed safely and smoothly on a vehicle having a plurality of energy ports such as a charging port, charging ports for supplying electric energy to a high voltage battery and a fuel supply port for supplying fuel to a fuel tank... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090242288 - Electric-powered vehicle and controlling method thereof: When a control apparatus determines, based on a signal, that an ignition key has been turned to the OFF position, the control apparatus outputs to an actuator an operation command of an informing apparatus based on the SOC of a main battery. The informing apparatus is disposed at a location... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090242289 - System and method of differentiating rotational speed and torque between wheels of a hybrid vehicle: A powertrain for propelling a hybrid vehicle includes a front drivetrain, for driving a pair of front wheels, and a rear drivetrain, for driving a first and a second rear wheel, to propel the hybrid vehicle. First and second rear drive motors are operatively connected to the rear wheels to... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090242292 - Method and system for operating an electric machine: In a method for operating an electric machine which is coupled to a drive shaft, the electric machine is connected to a high voltage direct-current power supply line (HDVC) by a switch and the rotational speed of the connected electric machine or of the drive shaft coupled with the electric... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademarks

20090242294 - Electric drive vehicle: An electric drive vehicle having a power generator coupled to an engine, a first power converter connected with the power generator for converting the AC power generated by the power generator to DC power, a second power converter connected with the first power converter, for converting the DC power to... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090242293 - Rotating electrical machine control system and vehicle drive system: A rotating electrical machine control system includes a rotating electrical machine, a frequency conversion portion, a voltage conversion portion, a torque limitation portion, and an abnormality detection portion. The torque limitation portion limits generation of a positive torque in a region of less than a rotational speed lower limit threshold... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090242295 - Saddle-type vehicle including front-end mounted radiator, controller case and controller heat shield: A saddle-type vehicle including a radiator disposed forwardly of a steering shaft for steering a front wheel, the radiator being covered by a vehicle body cover, the vehicle including a controller case which extends forwardly of the steering shaft of a vehicle body frame, formed separately from the vehicle body... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090242296 - Front bulkhead cover and air flow system: A vehicle bulkhead cover and vehicle front assembly using the cover are described. The vehicle front assembly separates a significant proportion of entrained dirt or water particles from an air flow through the assembly. The resulting air flow can then be directed to an engine air intake.... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090242297 - Arrangement structure of radiator reservoir tank of motorcycle: An arrangement structure for a radiator reservoir tank for a motorcycle that makes it possible to appropriately dispose a reservoir tank of a radiator in the vicinity of an engine. A main frame is provided that extends to the rear side from a head pipe disposed at the front of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090242299 - Electric vehicle: A battery unit is provided under a floor panel. The battery unit is arranged between a pair of right and left side members. The battery unit is provided with a battery case. The battery case includes a tray member and cover member. Electric components are contained in the battery case.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090242298 - Electrically propelled vehicle: An electrically-propelled vehicle, the battery of which is housed in a battery housing (20) arranged in the rear of the vehicle and under the floor (4) thereof, to be protected against front and rear collisions and restricting the load are as little as possible. The above is achieved by the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090242300 - Fuel pump attachment structure and motorcycle: A fuel pump attachment structure includes a pump support member and a cover member. The pump support member has a fuel pump support surface via which a fuel pump is to be attached to a fuel tank inside the fuel tank made of second resin. The pump support member includes... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090242301 - Efficient vehicle power systems: The present disclosure teaches a fuel efficient method for powering a vehicle. The total peak power requirements for a moving vehicle under a set of performance criteria are divided into at least two subgroups. A primary engine is provided with a size and output to provide for the peak power... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090242302 - Working vehicle with cabin: A working vehicle with a cabin, in which, to lift a cabin (7) upward, a lift arm (115) of a hydraulic lifting mechanism (20) can be easily connected to a cabin (7). The working vehicle has a travel body (2) having an engine (5) mounted on it, the cabin (7)... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090242303 - Brake system for a motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same: A brake system for a motorcycle includes a pressure-regulating unit interposed between a fluid pressure-generating unit and a wheel brake. The operation of a pressure-regulating unit is controlled by a control unit on based on a value detected by an operating amount detector. The fluid pressure-generating unit is arranged between... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090242305 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle includes a head pipe arranged at a front portion of a body and configured to pivotally support a front fork; a main frame passing an upper side of an engine from the head pipe and extending towards a rear of the body; a rear frame extending towards the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090242306 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle with reduced fuel consumption. A centrifugal clutch intermittently transfers torque from an engine to a drive wheel in accordance with engine speed. A brake lock switch regulates the engine speed. When the brake lock switch is off, engine start inhibition control is executed. When the brake lock switch... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090242304 - Motorcycle with control unit for controlling operation of a brake pressure regulating unit: A motorcycle includes a liquid pressure-generating unit, a pressure-regulating unit interposed between the liquid pressure-generating unit and a wheel brake, and a control unit for controlling operation of the pressure-regulating unit. The motorcycle also includes a support case, supportively containing the control unit and disposed on a lateral side of... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090242307 - Motorcycle: Idle running of a drive wheel of a motorcycle is prevented without complicating the motorcycle structure. The motorcycle includes an engine, a drive wheel, a centrifugal clutch, a brake lever, a control unit for detecting actuation and de-actuation of the brake lever, a main stand that can be switched between... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090242308 - Pedestrian protection system: A pedestrian protection system is mounted in the front portion of a vehicle, and includes a controller, a forward movement holding mechanism controlled in actuation by the controller, and a contact body that a pedestrian can contact. The controller, when having predicted a collision of a pedestrian with the vehicle... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090242309 - Housing which can be secured to a motor vehicle with an integrated pedestrain protection function: A housing can be secured to a motor vehicle and has a first housing portion (4) and a second housing portion (2) which can be connected thereto. To integrate a pedestrian protection function and to provide a defined relative movement of the housing portions in relation to each other, it... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090242310 - Object detecting apparatus, opening and closing control system for vehicle using object detecting apparatus, and method of detecting upstroke of envelope: An object detecting apparatus detecting an object position based on a reflected wave generated by reflection of a transmitted ultrasonic wave from the object includes a transmitting portion transmitting the ultrasonic wave, a receiving portion receiving the ultrasonic waves as received signals, a detecting position detecting an envelope and an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090242311 - Upper assembly structure of work machine: An upper assembly structure of a work machine comprising a driver's seat mounted on a vehicle body, an engine compartment for housing an engine, a tank compartment for housing a tank, a hood, a tank cover member, a first partition for partitioning between the engine compartment and the driver's seat,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090242312 - Combined heat shield and wire-holding structure for a saddle-type vehicle: A combined heat shield and wire-holding structure for a saddle-type vehicle, where the vehicle includes a pair of right and left frame sections extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a fuel tank disposed above the vehicle body frame sections. The combined heat shield and wire-holding structure comprises a heat... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090242313 - Motorcycle frame structure: A motorcycle frame structure includes pivot plates at rear portions of left and right main frames extending rearwardly and downwardly from a head pipe. A seat rail is fastened to an upper portion of the pivot plate at two positions which are vertically spaced apart from each other, and also... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090242314 - Steering assembly mechanism for adjusting a steering wheel from asymmetry to symmetry: A mechanism (30) in a steering assembly (8) allows asymmetry of a steering wheel (8) to be quickly corrected by the driver without use of tools.... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090242315 - Universal joint yoke, universal joint, and vehicle steering apparatus: A universal joint yoke includes: a cylindrical portion for fixing a shaft; a slit that is formed in the cylindrical portion and that extends from one end of the cylindrical portion in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion, which is a first direction; a reinforcement flange that extends from... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090242316 - Vehicle having auxiliary steering system: A mobile material placer with an auxiliary steering system having a direct hydraulic drive mechanism. The mobile material placer includes a body, a material hopper coupled to the body and configured to receive and store material, a feeder conveyor coupled to the body, and a placer conveyor pivotally coupled to... Agent: K&l Gates LLP