Patents Examined by Chris Ellis
  • Patent number: 7513326
    Abstract: A working machine is constituted so as to mount a guard cover hinge, a radiator duct, a canopy right support, a hood catch and the right end part of a seat stand on a radiator support. The working machine further comprises a mounting column provided on the opposite side of the radiator support so as to mount a hood hinge, a left side panel, the left end part of the seat stand and a muffler cover thereon. According to such a structure, a mounting member shared by a plurality of constituting members can be used also as a positioning support between members, and the workability in assembling can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Miyachi
  • Patent number: 7083020
    Abstract: An automatic stop/start controller for an engine which automatically stops and starts the engine without operation of an ignition key. In automatically stopping the engine without operation of the ignition key, a control means prevents an automatic stop of the engine if a direction indicator of the vehicle is activated. If the direction indicator is activated after the engine is automatically stopped, the control means immediately automatically starts the engine without operation of the ignition key. The control means also prevents an automatic stop of the engine unless the distance traveled by a vehicle, after the engine has automatically started, is greater than a predetermined automatic stop prohibit distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Morimoto, Tatsuji Mori, Norihiro Noda, Yoshiki Itoh
  • Patent number: 7044248
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling the driving speed of a vehicle. The method and arrangement make possible a use of a driving speed controller even for adverse road conditions. A desired value (VDES) is inputted for the driving speed in dependence upon the friction contact between the vehicle wheels and the roadway. Control of the driving speed is deactivated during intervention of the drive slip control in the drive power of the vehicle. The desired value (VDES) for the driving speed is reduced after the intervention of the drive slip control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Schmitt, Tobias Weiss
  • Patent number: 7032908
    Abstract: The present mechanic's creeper is particularly well suited for use by professional drivers and others who have need to perform occasional maintenance and other work beneath a vehicle while on the road. The present creeper includes a retractable extension, which enables the device to be collapsed from its fully extended working configuration to a more compact size for storage within a storage case for carriage within a small storage area in a truck or other motor vehicle. The configuration of the retractable extension still provides an enclosed storage area for tools and equipment between the frame rails of the creeper, even when the extension is retracted. The device also includes removable arm rests with tool pouches for convenience while working, as well as articulated work lights which may be aimed to suit the user and a warning light which may be attached to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventor: Darrell E. Melvin
  • Patent number: 6938927
    Abstract: A telescoping, hand held pole includes telescoping pole segments releasably locked together by lock members. A lock release mechanism employed in the pole includes a manually engageable member which, when pushed, initiates unlocking of all of the lock members, allowing telescoping of all of the telescoping pole segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventors: Michael J. Martin, Leonard L. Hofheins