Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Tuttle
  • Utility vehicle and assembly of engine and transmission for utility vehicle
    Patent number: 7506718
    Abstract: An assembly of an engine and a transmission is disclosed. An output shaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission extends in parallel to protrude from the assembly. The assembly typically comprises a first fitting portion that is formed in a crankcase of the engine and is configured to surround the output shaft, a second fitting portion that is formed in a housing of the transmission and is configured to surround the input shaft, and a coupling element having a first opening fitted to the first fitting portion and a second opening fitted to the second fitting portion. A center distance between the output shaft and the input shaft is fixed with the coupling element fitted to the first and second fitting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taisuke Morita, Hiroyuki Fujimoto
  • Mobile crane
    Patent number: 7506774
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile crane comprising a superstructure having a revolving deck and at which a preferably telescopic boom is pivotably arranged around a pivot point, with a winch being additionally present for the hoist rope. In accordance with the present disclosure, the winch is arranged beneath the pivot point of the telescopic boom in the revolving deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Dieter Willim
  • Connection system, in particular a plug-in connection system for the transmission of data and power supply signals
    Patent number: 7503816
    Abstract: A connection system for the preferably contactless transmission of data and power supply signals between a sensor means and a base unit in a measuring and transmission system comprises a sensor-side and a base-side connection element. An input unit is provided on at least one of the connection elements for inputting sensor-relevant commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Knick Elektronische Messgeraete GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Holger Blaak, Wolfgang Feucht, Jörg Giebson
  • Differential torque operation for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7503312
    Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders including at least a first cylinder and a second cylinder, the method comprising firing the first cylinder and the second cylinder in an alternating sequence; during a first mode, adjusting an operating parameter of the engine to produce a first difference between an amount of torque produced by the firing of the first cylinder and an amount of torque produced by the firing of the second cylinder; during a second mode, adjusting the operating parameter of the engine to produce a second difference between an amount of torque produced by the firing of the first cylinder and an amount of torque produced by the firing of the second cylinder; and performing the first mode at a higher engine speed than the second mode; wherein the first difference is greater than the second difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Al Henry Berger, Wan Joe Chen, Christopher House
  • Throttle position control during an engine start
    Patent number: 7503301
    Abstract: A method for improving engine starting for an engine having a variable event valvetrain is described. According to one aspect of the description, valve timing during a start can be set so that combustion stability and emissions may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nate R. Trask, Gang Song
  • Twincam engine and motorcycle comprising the same
    Patent number: 7503299
    Abstract: A twincam engine including a rocker arm configured to transmit rotation of a cam to reciprocate at least one of intake and exhaust valves, the rocker arm being pivotally attached to a cylinder head between a center axis of a valve stem of the intake valve and a center axis of a valve stem of the exhaust valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshimoto Matsuda
  • Gasoline internal combustion engine with dynamic combustion mode allocation
    Patent number: 7503166
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having combustion cylinders capable of running on gasoline in either a spark ignition mode or in a homogenous charge compression mode. The allocation of cylinders in each mode is dynamic and may be dynamically controlled and varied during operating of the engine. Also, the engine may include plural aftertreatment systems which may be dynamically selected, typically based on the combustion mode(s) in which the cylinders are operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mrdjan Jankovic
  • Internal combustion engine with multiple combustion modes and fuel vapor purging
    Patent number: 7503167
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion cylinders and a fuel delivery system. The plurality of combustion cylinders are configured to receive a mixture of gasoline and air and combust such mixture, where some of the combustion cylinders are configured to operate in a spark ignition mode, with the remaining cylinders being configured to operate in a compression ignition mode. The engine may be configured to operate so that fuel vapor purge is added only to cylinders operating in the spark ignition mode. Alternatively, the engine may be operated in either a first purge mode, in which fuel vapor purge is added only to spark ignition cylinders, or a second purge mode, in which fuel vapor purge is added to spark ignition cylinders and compression ignition cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Mrdjan Jankovic
  • Body frame of two-wheeled vehicle
    Patent number: 7503575
    Abstract: A body frame of a two-wheeled vehicle. The body frame typically includes a head pipe to which a steering shaft extending substantially vertically is rotatably mounted. The head pipe includes an upper head pipe and a lower head pipe that are configured to be molded and to be coupled to each other. The upper head pipe includes an upper tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a main frame tongue portion that is configured to extend rearward from the upper tubular portion and is configured to support a front portion of the main frame from above. The lower head pipe includes a lower tubular portion into which the steering shaft is inserted and a down tube tongue portion that is configured to extend downward from the lower tubular portion and to support an upper portion of the down tube from forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takehiro Nakashima, Akira Takasu, Toshiyuki Miyake, Kaoru Sugita
  • Guide body, manufacturing method thereof, and electromagnetic valve device
    Patent number: 7503543
    Abstract: A guide body for an electromagnetic valve device is provided. The device includes a coil assembly surrounding the guide body, a plunger driven by magnetic force and slidably disposed inside the guide body. The guide body slidably guides the plunger in an open/close direction of the valve body along a guide face thereof. The guide body includes a first nonmagnetic section that supports a pole body and a part of the plunger at which the pole body and the plunger oppose each other, a second nonmagnetic section that supports the valve body, and extends at least throughout a sliding range of the valve body, and a magnetic section intermediate the first and second sections so that a portion of the lines of magnetic force passes therethrough. The guide face is formed so as to coaxially support the plunger and the valve body displaceable in the open/close direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawasaki Precision Machinery
    Inventors: Kaoru Nomichi, Makoto Ninomiya, Yutaka Suzuki, Yuko Funakubo
  • High-power resistor
    Patent number: 7501927
    Abstract: An improved high-power resistor comprising a housing which can be or is traversed by a cooling medium and in which one or more resistance elements are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: ELDIS Ehmki & Schmid oHG
    Inventors: Torben Hilligsoe, Gerhard Pahlke
  • Traction control system and method for a vehicle
    Patent number: 7499787
    Abstract: In one example, A method for controlling a powertrain of a vehicle with wheels, the vehicle having a pedal actuated by a driver, is described. The method may include generating powertrain torque transmitted to the wheels in a first relation to actuation of the pedal by the driver during a first condition where said transmitted torque causes said wheels to slip relative to a surface; overriding said driver actuated powertrain torque to control said slip; and during a second condition after said first condition where said vehicle is moving less than a threshold, generating powertrain torque transmitted to the wheels in a second relation to actuation of the pedal by the driver, where for a given pedal position, less powertrain torque is transmitted with said second relation compared to said first relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Davor Hrovat, Michael Fodor, Mitch McConnell
  • Side-on collision beam for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7497504
    Abstract: A side impact beam for a motor vehicle comprising a beam part having a closed section and an insertion part provided in the beam part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Dura Automotive Body & Glass Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Peters, Meinhard Schwermann
  • System and method to control fuel injector reactivation during deceleration fuel shut off
    Patent number: 7497805
    Abstract: A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprises reactivating fuel injectors based on release or decrease of driver braking during deceleration fuel shut off operation. According to another aspect, a method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprises reactivating fuel injectors based on release or decrease of driver braking during deceleration fuel shut off; and increasing air flow to a cylinder before reactivation of fuel injectors in response to said release or decrease of driver braking to enhance torque response. The methods allow an engine to exit DFSO earlier by making use the brake input and effort, which provides time to reactivate the fuel injection and stabilize torque control prior to tip-in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Seaman, David Bidner, Ken Behr, Mark Linenberg
  • System and method for controlling vehicle operation in response to fuel vapor purging
    Patent number: 7497198
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle propulsion system, comprising of an engine having at least one combustion cylinder configured to selectively operate in one of a plurality of combustion modes, wherein a first combustion mode is a spark ignition mode and a second combustion mode is a homogeneous charge compression ignition mode, an energy storage device configured to store energy, a motor configured to absorb at least a portion of an output produced by the engine and convert said absorbed engine output to energy storable by the energy storage device and wherein the motor is further configured to produce a motor output, a fuel tank vapor purging system coupled to the engine, and a controller configured to vary fuel vapors supplied to the engine during different combustion modes of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Leone, Gopichandra Surnilla, Tony Phillips
  • Emission control device
    Patent number: 7497074
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gopichandra Surnilla, Christian T. Goralski, Jr., Stephen B. Smith, James P. O'Neill, Gary Zawacki
  • Wristwatch case
    Patent number: D588023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Inventor: Patrick Joseph Lassigne
  • Fragment of watch-bracelet
    Patent number: D588487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hartcase Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Hartzband
  • Mortar pump
    Patent number: D589059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Imer International S.p.A.
    Inventor: Loris Pagotto
  • Outdoor floor lamp
    Patent number: D589645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: FLOS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Citterio