Motor vehicles inventions

20090277699 - Power-generating plug-and-play vehicle: A power-generating plug-and-play vehicle is provided, which includes a main vehicle body, a plurality of solar cell units coupled to the vehicle, a gear-driven power unit, a power storage unit, an accelerator unit and a drum-motor-driven power unit. The plurality of solar cell units are capable of converting solar energy... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090277700 - Golf caddy vehicle: A golf caddy vehicle comprise a seat assembly mounted on a frame of the vehicle at an attachment location ahead of an axis of rotation of a pair of rear drive wheels via at least one spring element. A pair of rear legs of the seat assembly are pivotally coupled... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20090277701 - Hybrid vehicle and travel control method of hybrid vehicle: An SOC target is a control target of a remaining capacity of an accumulation device having a characteristic that the internal loss increases in a low SOC region. The SOC target is set to a first value corresponding to a remaining capacity target upon reaching a predetermined point when the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090277705 - Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same: In a charge mode (YES in S10), before charging of the electricity storage device by an external power source is started, electricity is supplied from an electricity storage device to an electrically-heated catalyzer (EHC) (S20) and an electrical resistance of the EHC is determined (S30). When it is determined based... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090277702 - Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same: A controller obtains a planned travel distance from a current position of a vehicle to a preset charging point from a car navigation system, and based on the obtained planned travel distance, sets upper and lower limit values for controlling SOC of an electric storage lower as it comes closer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090277704 - Hybrid vehicle, control method of hybrid vehicle, and computer-readable recording medium recording program for allowing computer to execute control method: A hybrid vehicle has as a travel mode an EV mode for traveling while stopping the engine, and an HV mode for operating the engine. An ECU (50A) includes first and second traveling distance operating units (140, 150), and a determination unit (160). The first traveling distance operating unit (140)... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090277703 - Power-generating device for electro-magnetic or any electric engine: The instant invention is a power-generating device, comprising a shaft assembly having an elongated shaft that is mounted onto a vehicle. The elongated shaft comprises shock-absorbing means. A wheel assembly is mounted onto the shaft assembly. The wheel assembly comprises at least one wheel and an electrical generator. The wheel... Agent: Albert Bordas, P.A.

20090277706 - Air management system for heavy duty truck under-hood heat control: A system for removing heat from the engine compartment (9) of a heavy duty truck. A first ventilating system removes heat from the radiator. It is isolated from a second ventilating system that removes heat from the engine compartment. The first system takes heat from the radiator through a plenum... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090277707 - Electrically propelled vehicle having electric sound-producing blower/cooler: An apparatus for simulating the sound of a conventionally powered gasoline or diesel powered engine in an electrically powered passenger vehicle having an electric drive motor operatively coupled to one or more of the vehicle's wheels for rotating the vehicle's wheels to propel the vehicle, includes a rotary air mover... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20090277708 - Three-wheeled vehicle with centrally positioned motor and driver's seat: Disclosed is a three-wheeled vehicle with centrally positioned motor and driver's seat. An exemplary embodiment has a frame for supporting a driver and a multitude of mechanical devices. A pair of steerable front wheels are rotatably affixed to the front portion of the frame. A rear wheel is rotatably affixed... Agent: Marc Martino

20090277709 - Motorcycle: An engine provided in a lower portion of a motorcycle is arranged such that an axis of its cylinder extends in a front-and-rear direction of the motorcycle. Furthermore, the engine is arranged such that an intake port and an exhaust port in the engine line up in a right-and-left direction... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090277710 - Dry clutch, and motorcycle equipped with the same: In some preferred embodiments, the dry clutch is capable of suppressing transmission of engine rotational fluctuations from the engine to a rider via a vehicle body. In the dry clutch including a driving member (clutch shoe) 66 and a driven member (clutch drum) 62 configured to be engaged with each... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLLC

20090277711 - Drive train for a vehicle with connectable secondary axle: Because the switch-on mechanism and/or the side shaft couplings have frictionally engaged couplings, it can be that when the secondary axle is uncoupled the section of the secondary drive train located between the switch-on device and the side shaft couplings is uncoupled both from the primary axle and from the... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090272584 - Steering control system: A steering system for a vehicle wherein the first and second axle shafts are driven by a power shaft powered by an engine. A differential gear is interposed between the power shaft and the first and second axle shafts. The steering system has a first hydraulic unit associated with the... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090272585 - Actuator control device, actuator control method, actuator, robot apparatus, and computer program: There is provided an actuator control device for force-controlling a joint driving actuator according to a commanded joint force command value τa. The actuator control device includes a joint value detecting means for detecting a joint value q at an output stage of the actuator, an action force detecting means... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090272586 - Vehicle having a thermoelectric generator: A vehicle has a heat-emitting component and a thermoelectric generator, which has a heat-absorbing component thermally coupled with the heat-emitting component, and which generates electric energy from the temperature gradient between the heat-absorbing element and a heat sink. The thermoelectric generator is arranged directly on the heat-emitting component and is... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090272587 - Quick-recharging energy feeding system for means of transport with electric traction: A quick-recharging energy feeding system is described, for a transport vehicle with electric traction, performed in every foreseen stop of the vehicle by means of a connection that can be directly and automatically performed next to such stop, through a road bed, comprising at least one recharging subsystem arranged on... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20090272588 - Hydrogen generation apparatus: The present invention relates to a hydrogen generation apparatus using chemical hydride. The present invention features an electrolyte including chemical hydride and a catalyst that is inserted between metal electrodes, wherein the hydrogen is generated in a unit cell by hydrolysis of the hydride.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090272589 - Engine air filter system: An engine air filter system includes a vehicle nose having upper and lower walls defining an air passageway therethrough, with an air intake in fluid communication with the air passageway, a plenum mounted on the lower wall of the vehicle nose in fluid communication with the air passageway and having... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20090272591 - Force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling: A force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling, a slidable coupling including the force assist arrangement, and a machine including respectively slidable portions, the slidable coupling, and the force assist arrangement. The force assist arrangement includes at least first and second links pivotably coupled together at one end and to... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090272590 - Hydrogen storage system for vehicle: f

20090272592 - System and method for integrating a torque vectoring differential with a stability control system: Methods and apparatus are provided for integrating a torque vectoring differential (TVD) and a stability control system in a motor vehicle. The integrated system is utilized for more efficiently correcting understeer and/or oversteer slides in a motor vehicle. In correcting these slides, the integrated system utilizes the TVD to rotate... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090272593 - Motorcycle frame arrangement: A motorcycle frame arrangement formed of a main frame including a top head and a downwardly extending support bar, a down tube connected with the top head and extending rearwardly and downwardly therefrom, a lower frame secured to the bottom of the down tube and a sub-frame releasably connected with... Agent: Christopher Myers

20090272594 - Personal mobility vehicle: The driven front wheel drive assembly includes a drive assembly with a drive frame. The drive frame has a vertical plate that pivots about a steering axis. A gear case with a plate portion and a skirt is clamped to the vertical plate to form a sealed gear case. A... Agent: Farris Law, P.C.

20090272595 - Vehicle having dual deadman pedals and method of operation: A material handling vehicle includes an operator compartment having a floor. A step is disposed in the operator compartment and spaced above the floor. A first deadman switch is disposed in the floor for actuation by an operator standing on the floor in the operator compartment. A second deadman switch... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090272596 - Wheel end with integrated motor assembly: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090272597 - Agricultural machine having an emergency stop function: A self-propelled agricultural machine comprises a travel drive, a control element (46), able to be moved by the driver, for controlling the speed of travel of the machine, and at least one work-performing unit (2, 3, 5-13, 24, 27, 28) which, while the machine is travelling, can assume an active... Agent: Christine Johnson Esq.

20090272598 - Isolation valve for a load-reaction steering system: A steering system includes a fluid actuator, a first steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator, and a second steering circuit in selective fluid communication with the fluid actuator and disposed in parallel to the first steering circuit. The second steering circuit includes a load-reaction feature and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090272599 - Electric power steering apparatus: To provide an electric power steering apparatus in which it is possible to reduce a size of the entire structure of a control unit while sufficiently showing a heat radiation effect of heat generating members. The electric power steering apparatus includes a steering column 3 having inserted therein a steering... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090266628 - Stair climbing tread hardware for a robot: An easily and quickly reconfigurable robot chassis with at least a pair of forward shafts and a pair of rearward shafts. A wheel is attachable to and removable from each drive shaft. A sprocket is also attachable to and removable from each shaft. A first pair of tracks each extend... Agent: Iandiorio Teska & Coleman

20090266631 - Charge/discharge control device and charge/discharge control method for power storage device, and electric-powered vehicle: A maximum dischargeable current Idmax obtained when electric power output from a battery is increased from a battery current Ib and a battery voltage Vb at present under internal resistance R at present (an operating point 510) until the battery voltage reaches a lower limit voltage Ve (an operating point... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090266630 - Maximum output setting device, driving device including the maximum output setting device, power output apparatus including the driving device, motor vehicle mounted with the power output apparatus, and maximum output setting method: A maximum current Imax is calculated on the basis of an open-circuit voltage Voc, a lower limit voltage Vcapmin, and an internal resistance Rcap of a capacitor and a first maximum output Wcouttmp1 is calculated on the basis of the maximum current Imax and the lower limit voltage Vcapmin. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090266629 - Motorized transport vehicle for a pedestrian: Autonomous and lightweight vehicle intended to transport a city dweller combined with the use of public transportation. Formed by one motorized wheel on which the user maintains, through speed, his or her lateral balance, and longitudinal balance is ensured by automatic functioning driven by an accelerometer. The footrests and the... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090266632 - Air cooling system for electric drive machine: An electric drive machine includes an internal combustion engine remotely coupled to an electrical power generator, which is electrically connected to an electrical components system. The electrical components system is electrically connected to a pair of electric drive motors that are configured to drive wheels of the electric drive machine.... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper Intellectual Property Department

20090266633 - Vehicular cooling device supporting apparatus: A vehicular cooling device supporting apparatus has a radiator support lower 14 formed with a plurality of support-side connecting portions 32 and 34 for altering connecting positions to radiator support sides 16 and 18. This enables a layout position of a radiator main body 20 to be altered depending on... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090266634 - Vehicular radiator supporting apparatus: A vehicular radiator supporting apparatus 10 has a pair of radiator support sides 16 and 18 connected to a radiator support upper 12 to be pivoted about a predetermined pivot axis O. To the pair of radiator support sides 16 and 18, a pair of abutting brackets 34 and 36... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090266635 - Instrument panel and shield member: An instrument panel is provided with: a steering column having a column cover; and an instrument panel body having an opening into which the steering column is inserted and a shield part which is disposed on an edge of the opening so as to shield a gap between the opening... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090266636 - Hybrid motorbike powered by muscle power and an electric motor with the current generated by a fuel cell: A hybrid motorbike is provided which is powered by human muscle power on pedals and supplemented by an electric motor with the current generated by a fuel cell on the motorbike. The motorbike has a crown gear driven by muscle power, and a planetary-gear carrier with planetary gears transmitting power... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090266637 - Straddle-type vehicle: A vehicle body frame has a head pipe, a main frame, a down frame, and a lower frame. The main frame extends downward to the rear from the head pipe. The down frame extends downward to the rear from the head pipe in a position below the main frame. The... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090266638 - Actuator: When activated, an actuator causes a piston rod in a cylinder to move forwards so as to support a receiving member for receiving an object to be protected. A lock mechanism for restricting a backward movement of the piston rod includes a lock ring which is accommodated in an accommodating... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090266639 - Operating system for tractor: An operating system for a tractor to which an implement is attachable, the operating system comprises: a steering wheel provided rearwardly of a hood that houses an engine located in a forward region of the tractor; a control panel provided rearwardly of the hood and adjacent the steering wheel; a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090266640 - Electric power steering apparatus: Since a housing 101 is integrally formed with a frame main body 123A of a frame 223 so as to surround a rotor yoke 258 and a stator yoke 242, heat generated from a motor 109 is conducted to the housing 101 to be thereby emitted to the outside. Accordingly,... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090266641 - Electric power steering system: In an electric power steering system for a vehicle that controls a force that urges a steering wheel toward a neutral position thereof, a control unit (21) for the system is configured such that an electric motor (9) for providing an assisting force produces a relatively large returning force when... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090260901 - Electric ground working vehicle: There is provided an electric ground working vehicle including a left wheel and a right wheel, at least one caster, a working apparatus, an acceleration operating element for performing acceleration instructions, a turn operating element for performing turn instructions, and a control unit. The left wheel and the right wheel... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090260902 - Suspension unit: A suspension unit, for example for a track-laying vehicle, comprises an oil-filled cylinder within which a piston, connected to a piston rod, is provided. The cylinder 4 is oil-filled, and communicates with an upper region of a spring chamber, the lower region 46 of which contains gas under pressure. The... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20090260903 - Method of compensating for auxiliary loads of hybrid vehicle: The present invention provides a method of compensating for auxiliary loads of a hybrid vehicle, which divides the auxiliary loads into a mechanical auxiliary load and an electrical auxiliary load and performs an appropriate auxiliary load compensation according to the kind of auxiliary loads, thus improving system efficiency as well... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090260904 - Drive-control apparatus for electric drive vehicle: A drive-control apparatus for an electric-drive vehicle drives and controls a vehicle driven by electric power generated from mechanical power produced by an internal combustion engine (1). In order to cool down an electric power converter (3) without increasing the engine-rotation speed during deceleration of the locomotive using electric braking;... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090260905 - In-vehicle device cooling apparatus: A cooling apparatus cools a battery and a DC/DC converter. In a duct, a battery cooling fan having a great rated capacity is installed. The duct branches into a battery-side intake duct and a DC/DC converter-side intake duct on the downstream side of the battery cooling fan. In the battery-side... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090260906 - Automotive vehicle engine apparatus: An automotive vehicle engine apparatus includes an air intake system. In a further aspect of the present application, an automotive vehicle engine apparatus includes an air intake manifold, an air box and an air scoop. Another aspect of the present application employs an air intake shaker and a supercharger. A... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20090260907 - Autonomous parking strategy based on available parking space: A method is provided for controlling a parallel parking of a vehicle. A distance between the first object and the second object is remotely sensed. The distance is compared to a first predetermined distance and a second predetermined distance. An autonomous first steering strategy maneuver is performed for parking the... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090260908 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle includes an engine, an air intake pipe, a throttle valve being controlled in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator grip, an engine rotating speed detector or a vehicle speed detector, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU increases the opening degree of the throttle... Agent: Jones Day

20090260909 - Assembling method of tractor and tractor: The present invention aims at the shortening of a main line which constitutes an assembly line. To achieve such an object, in the present invention, an assembly line is constituted of a main line and sub lines, and a first unit which is constituted by connecting a clutch part and... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090260910 - Motorcycle: The motorcycle is provided in an embodiment with a vehicle body frame, an engine, and an exhaust pipe connected to the engine. The vehicle body frame has a front frame supporting at least a part of the engine, a left rear frame connected to the front frame and extending rearward... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090260911 - Hydraulic drive working vehicle: A hydraulic drive vehicle includes a bypass valve for fluidly connecting or disconnecting a pump/second-motor line and a second-motor/first-motor line, and set a capacity of a first hydraulic motor to a standard capacity which makes a peripheral speed of a first wheel driven by the first hydraulic motor equal to... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090260912 - Working vehicle: There is provided a power transmission device for a working vehicle, in which a drive takeoff shaft for front wheels can be easily mounted on or dismounted from a transmission case and hence the workability of assembly, maintenance, and the like can be improved but the cost of manufacturing the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090260914 - Electric power steering rotation isolator: A steering column assembly includes a column jacket extending along a longitudinal axis and a steering shaft rotatably supported by the column jacket. A power assist module includes a housing coupled to the column jacket and a motor. The motor applies a torque to the steering shaft. An isolator connection... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20090260913 - Steering apparatus for vehicle: A steering apparatus for a vehicle capable of executing a steer-by-wire (SBW) mode in which road wheels are steered by a steering mechanism mechanically disconnected with a steering device. The steering apparatus comprises: a connecting mechanism which can connect the steering device and the steering mechanism mechanically; and an SBW... Agent: The Nath Law Group