Patents Issued in January 21, 2020
  • Patent number: 10538121
    Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a binding portion binding a plurality of sheets stacked on a sheet stacking portion as a bundle by deforming the sheets without a staple. The sheet processing apparatus further includes a moving member moving the sheet bundle bound at a binding position by the binding portion from the binding position and a restricting member restricting the move of the sheet bundle such that a distance between the sheet bundle and the moving member is kept to be less than a predetermined distance in moving the sheet bundle by the moving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideto Abe
  • Patent number: 10538122
    Abstract: An identification device includes: an observation object shape frame display configured to display, on a display screen, an observation object shape image indicating a shape of an anti-counterfeit medium observed at an observation angle, and display image data that is an image of an imaging object of an image-capturing device, the anti-counterfeit medium being designed such that an observed pattern of light varies as the observation angle varies; a shape similarity calculator configured to calculate a shape similarity between the observation object shape image and an outer shape of the anti-counterfeit medium; and an imaging determinator configured to perform imaging determination as to whether the observation angle and an observation position of the image-capturing device are correct based on whether the shape similarity is equal to or greater than a shape similarity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Okada, Tomohito Masuda
  • Patent number: 10538123
    Abstract: Installable and removable inserts for pocket folders and their method of manufacturer are shown and described. Inserts have spaced part divider panels which are anchored to a base plate or form a base plate. In one embodiment, a single plate divider also forms the base and one upright divider while another element with two dividers is bonded to the base. In another embodiment two separate upright dividers are bonded together at a common upright wall and the pair is then bonded to a base. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Smead Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kirk, GinAnn Matsch, Scott Wiegrefe
  • Patent number: 10538124
    Abstract: A retractable writing instrument includes a push member including a clip and a protruding and retracting mechanism that causes a pen point to protrude from and retract into a front end of the barrel at a frontward press on the push member, without the push member rotating with respect to the instrument. The protruding and retracting mechanism includes cam teeth and cam grooves formed in an inner face of the barrel, a rotary member including protuberances engageable alternately with the cam teeth or the cam grooves, a cam member connected to the push member and includes cam projections rotating the rotary member, and engagement projections engaged with the cam grooves in the inner face of the barrel so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction; and a resilient element that biases the writing element rearward. The push member and the cam member are in detent engagement with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Ito
  • Patent number: 10538125
    Abstract: A tool for laying out framing members includes a body comprising a blade and a tongue, the tongue oriented at a right angle to the blade in a common plane, wherein each of the blade and the tongue include indicia marking linear scales. Other indicia on the blade and tongue include information useful for building structures, such as roof structures. For example, indicia can include improved tables of data for marking and cutting rafters of various slope. Other indicia along the blade or the tongue indicate the length of the common rafter per foot of run as function of the slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Jaye B. Smith
  • Patent number: 10538126
    Abstract: A paintbrush utility container for stowing paintbrushes and associated shucks includes a brush bag having a first portion pivotally coupled to and extending from a first lateral edge of a bottom wall and including a second portion pivotally coupled to and extending from a second lateral edge of the bottom wall. A plurality of first pockets are situated on the first portion and a plurality of second pockets are situated on the second portion, each respective pocket defining an interior space dimensioned to receive a respective paintbrush shuck and a respective open end giving access to the interior space. The first and second portions include upper ends, respectively, and are pivotally movable from an open configuration in which the first upper end is displaced from the second end and a closed configuration in which the first upper end bears against the second upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Wayne Terry Hutchison
  • Patent number: 10538127
    Abstract: A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jack comprises a first plate and second plate, a hinge assembly, and a removable center jack mechanism. The first and second plates can extend to a partially-opened or fully-opened position forming a ramp and traction mat platform. The removable center jack mechanism attaches to first plate and second plate via pins. Easily stored in a vehicle at all times, a single user can use the traction jack to help move any type of vehicle's tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Traction Jack, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brown, Jr., Carlos Amaro
  • Patent number: 10538128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modifier useful for modifying a polymer, a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer using the same, and a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared thereby. In the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, a hydroxyl group and a silyl group are combined, and the affinity thereof with a silica-based filler may be excellent. Accordingly, a rubber composition including the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer may have excellent processability, and as a result, molded articles (for example, tires) manufactured from the rubber composition may have excellent tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and viscoelasticity properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: He Seung Lee, No Ma Kim, Hae Sung Sohn
  • Patent number: 10538129
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a base tread being excellent in fuel efficiency. In the rubber composition for a base tread, a dynamic elastic modulus E* (MPa) and a loss tangent tan ? which are measured at a temperature of 70° C., an initial strain of 10% and a dynamic strain of 2% satisfy the following general formulae (1) to (3), and a strength at break TB (MPa) and an elongation at break EB (%) which are measured according to JIS K6251 satisfy the following general formulae (4) and (5). E*/tan ??25??General formula (1) 2.0?E*?8.0??General formula (2) tan ??0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kunisawa
  • Patent number: 10538130
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a band part, including an inner band and an outer band that is separated from the inner band and surrounds an outer peripheral surface of the inner band; and a spoke part, extending in a circumferential direction between the inner band and the outer band, having a circumferential cross section having one or more holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: KUMHO TIRE CO., INC., THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kee-Woon Kim, Chul-Woo Kwark, Chang-Jung Park, Gwi-Sung Shin, Soon-Wook Hwang, Michio Shimizu, Jun Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10538131
    Abstract: When a tire that is mounted on a specified rim, inflated to an internal pressure of 50 kPa, and placed in a no-load state is viewed as a cross-section from the tire meridian direction, a position of 1.30×Hf on an outer surface of a sidewall portion, taking a rim flange height (Hf) of the specified rim as a reference, is defined as a point (P), a foot of a normal line (L) drawn from the point (P) to a carcass line of a main body portion (131) of a carcass layer (13) is defined as a point (M), and a point of intersection of the normal line (L) and a carcass line of a folded back portion (132) of the carcass layer (13) is defined as a point (T). At this time, a distance (a) mm from the point (M) to the point (T), a distance (b) mm from the point (T) to the point (P), and a specified load (x) kN have relationships such that a=0.019×x+13.3 and b=0.052×x+21.6, with a tolerance of not less than 0% and not more than 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Lisa Tauchi, Satoru Isobe
  • Patent number: 10538132
    Abstract: A device for maintaining and changing the pressure in a is provided whereby the inner pressure space of the tire is connected through a pump to a pressure accumulator which, at its input and/or output into the inner pressure space of the tire, is fitted with at least one pressure control element. The pump can be a peristaltic pump in the shape of a deformable hose placed on the perimeter of the tire, fitted with an air inlet and an air outlet, while the air inlet and the air outlet are positioned on the perimeter of the tire distant from each other by a preset length, dependent on the deformation of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CODA Innovations s.r.o.
    Inventor: Franti{hacek over (s)}ek Hrabal
  • Patent number: 10538133
    Abstract: A tow hook step assembly having a step and hook combination that attaches to current bumpers or other vehicle components with “D” ring brackets. When not in tow position, the assembly acts as a heavy duty step in a step mode position. When towing is desired, the assembly automatically rotates into the towing mode position. The step is adjustable to accommodate any vehicle applications. An accessory access area is also provided to connect any accessories when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
    Inventor: George C. Stickles
  • Patent number: 10538134
    Abstract: A walking beam assembly mounts onto the main frame of an agricultural trailer in place of a single axle assembly. The walking beam assembly has a main axle beam serving as the only connection to the main frame. Two walking beams, with a pair of wheels on each, are supported at opposing ends of the main axle beam. Two hubs are pivotally supported on the main axle beam at respective hub locations spaced inward axially of the main axle beam relative to the ends of the main axle beam. A pair of brace members are coupled between each hub and the respective walking beam at diametrically opposing sides of the walking beam pivot. The hubs and the brace members are pivotal relative to the main axle beam about the same walking beam axis as the walking beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dutch Blacksmith Shop Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheldon Joseph Grywacheski, Ronald Galen Jordan
  • Patent number: 10538135
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle suspension on a vehicle frame, comprising: an axle bracket which in its longitudinal direction is arranged transversely to the vehicle frame and at its longitudinal ends each is provided with a wheel carrier, a pendulum support which is connected with the axle bracket via a swivel bearing and is accommodated in a self-aligning bearing attached to the vehicle frame, wherein the swivel bearing has a swivel axis which extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Hemmler
  • Patent number: 10538136
    Abstract: A damping force control device for controlling damping forces of shock absorbers by a control device, which is configured to extract first vibration components in a first frequency range and second vibration components in a higher frequency range than the first frequency range from vertical accelerations of a sprung mass at the positions of wheels, to calculate correction coefficients which decrease as the degree of the second vibration increases with respect to the degree of the first vibration, and to control damping coefficients of the shock absorbers so as to be the products of target damping forces calculated based on the vertical accelerations of the sprung mass and the correction coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Saito
  • Patent number: 10538137
    Abstract: A first active stabilizer is installed on a main drive wheel side, and a second active stabilizer is installed on a subordinate drive wheel side. A control device performs load distribution control when a difference in actual driving force between left and right sides of a vehicle exceeds a threshold value during acceleration. A high-? side is one of the left and right sides with a greater actual driving force, and a low-? side is another of the left and right sides. The load distribution control includes a first mode performed when a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a first reference value. In the first mode, the control device actuates the first active stabilizer in a direction to lift up the high-? side and actuates the second active stabilizer in a direction to lift up the low-? side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Fujita
  • Patent number: 10538138
    Abstract: An air conditioning device has a blower, a compressor, a radiator, a decompressor, a heat absorber, and a controller. The compressor compresses and discharges a refrigerant. The radiator dissipates a heat of the refrigerant to the air thereby heating the air. The decompressor decompresses the refrigerant after the heat of the refrigerant is dissipated in the radiator. The refrigerant decompressed in the decompressor absorbs heat from outside air in the heat absorber. The controller determines whether the heat absorber is in a frosted state in which a frost is formed on the heat absorber or whether the heat absorber is in an estimated frosted state in which a frost is possibly formed on the heat absorber. The controller performs a frost delay control to delay a formation of the frost when the controller determines that the heat absorber is in the frosted state or the estimated frosted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Nomura, Mikiharu Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 10538139
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat exchanger capable of exchanging heat between coolant and refrigerant of different kinds in one device and providing an effective heat exchange ratio between the coolant and the refrigerant. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant flow path having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet, and a coolant flow path through which coolant flows to exchange heat with the refrigerant. The coolant flow path includes a first coolant flow path where first coolant flows, and a second coolant flow path where second coolant with a different kind from the first coolant flows. The heat exchanger is partitioned into a first heat exchange section, in which the first coolant exchanges heat with the refrigerant and a second heat exchange section, in which the second coolant exchanges heat with the refrigerant, so that the heat exchange in the first heat exchange section and the heat exchange in the second heat exchange are carried out independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Si Hyung Kim, Dae Keun Park, Seung Ho Baek, Ho Lee, Dong Gyun Kim, Soo Byeong Nam
  • Patent number: 10538140
    Abstract: Cabin air treatment apparatus for an agricultural machine, comprising at least an external air inlet (11, 16), a filtration system (20), an HVAC system (30), and a cabin air supply outlet (40). The apparatus further comprises a hermetically closed box (1) inside which the HVAC system (30) is housed, the box having a levelling opening (60) for placing the box (1) into communication with a cabin (C) of the agricultural machine to level a pressure inside the box (1) with a pressure inside the cabin (C), wherein said at least one external air inlet comprises a first external air inlet (11) formed on the box (1). The filtration system comprises a first filter (21) for effecting a filtration of at least one among dust, aerosols and vapours, arranged at the first air inlet (11), and a blower (22) for drawing air from the first air inlet (11) and delivering it to the HVAC system (30), said blower being arranged directly connected downstream of the first filter (21) and inside the box (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Massimo Davter, Piero Scarrone, Silvano Bertaglia
  • Patent number: 10538141
    Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle includes a cooling fan installed in an engine compartment of the vehicle. A fan motor is connected with the cooling fan to drive the cooling fan. A state detector is configured to detect state data, and a controller is configured to control the cooling fan based on the state data when an intake temperature is within a predetermined range, to determine whether the state data satisfies a decision reference condition, and to lock the fan motor according to a change rate of air conditioner refrigerant pressure during a measurement time when the state data satisfies the decision reference condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yeong Jun Kim, Taewan Kim
  • Patent number: 10538142
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes a dome-type temperature-adjusting door and a dome-type face door rotatably mounted in a mixing chamber of an air-conditioning case, such that a curved surface of the inner face of the temperature-adjusting door and a curved surface of the inner face of the face door can smoothly guide air toward vents according to air discharge modes so as to reduce flow resistance and increase air volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HANON SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Seung Sik Won, Seok Kim, Yong Sik Kim, Boo Yong Um
  • Patent number: 10538143
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes an air-conditioning duct that includes an air supply path through which air to be supplied into an interior of the vehicle passes, a first tank to which a cool medium and a warm medium for adjusting the temperature of a first intermediate medium are supplied, a first heat exchanger that is provided in the air-conditioning duct and through which the first intermediate medium circulates from the first tank, and a controller that controls the first intermediate medium to a temperature needed to set the interior to a desired temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsunoda, Hisashi Nagano
  • Patent number: 10538144
    Abstract: There is disclosed a vehicle air conditioning device of a heat pump system which delays proceeding of frosting onto an outdoor heat exchanger, thereby eliminating or inhibiting deterioration of a heating capability due to the frosting. The vehicle air conditioning device executes a heating mode in which a controller lets a refrigerant discharged from a compressor 2 radiate heat in a radiator 4, decompresses the refrigerant by which heat has been radiated, and then lets the refrigerant absorb heat in an outdoor heat exchanger 7, and on the basis of a difference ?TXO=(TXObase?TXO) between a refrigerant evaporation temperature TXObase of the outdoor heat exchanger 7 in non-frosting and a refrigerant evaporation temperature TXO of the outdoor heat exchanger 7, the controller corrects a target subcool degree TGSC that is a target value of a subcool degree of the refrigerant in the radiator 4 in an increasing direction in accordance with increase of the difference ?TXO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Suzuki, Ryo Miyakoshi, Kouhei Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10538145
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a load side heat exchanger are connected by pipes; and a controller that performs switching between a heating operation in which refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit circulates and a defrosting operation of the heat source side heat exchanger in which the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit circulates in a direction opposite to a direction in the heating operation. The controller allows an airflow flowing from the load side heat exchanger into a cabin through a first air outlet in the heating operation, and an airflow flowing from the cabin into the load side heat exchanger through the first air outlet is produced in the defrosting operation of the heat source side heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wahei Shingu
  • Patent number: 10538146
    Abstract: An externally-controlled variable displacement compressor (EVDC) cold-start method is described including, during an EVDC cold-start procedure, iteratively alternating an amount of a control current supplied to an electronic control valve (ECV) associated with the EVDC between no control current and a full control current. Systems for implementing the described method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Debasish Dhar, Manfred Koberstein
  • Patent number: 10538147
    Abstract: A vehicle air condition display device used together with a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a display unit and a display controller. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus is capable of adjusting a direction of an air blown out from an outlet port in response to an operation made on an operation portion located away from the outlet port, and has a mechanism for adjusting a direction of the air blown out from the outlet port. The mechanism is located on upstream of the outlet port in a flow path of the air. The vehicle air condition display device includes a display unit disposed at a visually recognizable position from a driver's seat in a vehicle compartment and a display controller displaying a direction of the air blown out from the outlet port on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuko Nakamura, Takeshi Yamamoto, Yoshinori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10538148
    Abstract: Disclosed is a combination of a window covering assembly and a window frame of a vehicle. The window frame has an outer face including at least one groove having a depth direction in a direction substantially orthogonal to a pane of the window frame. The window covering assembly is provided with one or more snap elements for snap-fixing the window covering assembly to the at least one groove of the window frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Gennissen IP B.V.
    Inventor: Eduardus Leonardus Gennissen
  • Patent number: 10538149
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving sensor data associated with a mobile device associated with a vehicle, wherein the sensor data includes at least one of an angular velocity vector, a linear acceleration vector, and a rotational acceleration vector recorded over a period of time, determining an event signature based on the sensor data, and detecting a door closing event associated with the vehicle based at least in part on the event signature. Other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jonathan DiCarlo, Romain Clement, Mikael Kjell Anders Thor
  • Patent number: 10538150
    Abstract: A flexible tonneau cover assembly is provided that includes a side rail and a rear rail that is removably securable to the side rail. The rear rail is rotatable between a closed position wherein a flexible cover secured thereto is under tension, and an open position wherein the flexible cover is untensioned. Optionally, the assembly includes a securing member that is securable in a fixed position with respect to the side rail and defines a channel, and the rear rail is rotatable between the open position and the closed position when the rear rail is positioned in the channel of the securing member. Optionally, the flexible cover includes a cable operatively connected to the rear rail, and the side rail receives the cable therein when the rear rail is in the closed position to secure the flexible cover to the side rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Zichettello, Michael T. Binfet, Douglas R. Kaltenmark, Babuji K. Tamarapoo, Brock J. Stull, Todd Yoder, Paul Finch
  • Patent number: 10538151
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to cargo enclosures feature side frame assemblies securable to a pickup truck cargo box or similar structure. The frame assemblies include longitudinal channels that are movable from a closed position to an extended position by an actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism includes oppositely disposed linear actuators anchored to one of the channels, forcing hinged rails from an overlapping relationship to a coaxial relationship. The frame assembly may include a cross- or scissor-brace to improve stability. A pliable fabric forms at least one and up to three panel sidewalls that extend and retract simultaneously with the movement of the channels. A top cover is selectively securable to the frame assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Fox Products, LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10538152
    Abstract: A truck bed accessory frame is disclosed therein which allows for reconfiguration between an opened position and a closed position. In the open position, objects taller than the frame can loaded onto the truck bed. In the closed position, objects placed in the truck bed can be protected from the environmental elements (e.g. rain and UV rays from the sun).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Singer
  • Patent number: 10538153
    Abstract: A vehicle driven by an electric motor includes a drive unit (16) with at least one electric motor (18), with at least one energy storage device (22) permanently installed in the vehicle and an actuating unit (24) for controlling the flow of energy between the at least one electric motor (18) and the at least one energy storage device (22) permanently installed in the vehicle. An interface (30) has with at least one terminal area (32, 34, 36) for a replaceable energy storage device (38, 40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Eberspächer Climate Control Systems Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans Jensen
  • Patent number: 10538154
    Abstract: A smart active mount apparatus configured for removing a complicated wiring for connecting a controller, a mount, and an engine ECU, a vacuum negative pressure hose, and a controller may include an insulator disposed in a case to define a liquid chamber; a lower orifice plate disposed in the case to partition the liquid chamber into upper and lower liquid chamber; an upper orifice plate disposed above the lower orifice plate; a membrane disposed between the lower and upper orifice plates; a diaphragm disposed under the lower orifice plate, an air chamber defined between the membrane and the lower orifice plate; a solenoid valve connected to the air chamber; and a generator disposed to the diaphragm, the generator generating electrical energy by movement or deformation of the diaphragm to supply the electrical energy as actuating power of the solenoid valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Seung Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10538155
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The power transmission apparatus includes a first input shaft selectively connected to an engine output shaft through a first clutch, a second input shaft configured as a hollow shaft that is disposed on the outer circumference of the first output shaft without rotational interference and selectively connected to the engine output shaft through a second clutch, a third input shaft configured as a hollow shaft that is disposed on the outer circumference of the second output shaft without rotational interference and selectively connected to the engine output shaft through a third clutch. The transmission apparatus further comprises an output shaft placed parallel to the first, second, and third input shafts at a certain distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Wook Hwang, Hyun Sik Kwon, Ki Tae Kim, Wonmin Cho, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji
  • Patent number: 10538156
    Abstract: A power train may include an engine having a crankshaft and an engine block, a motor housing connected to the engine block and of which a housing hole is formed, a rotor portion connected to the crankshaft through the housing hole and of which a magnet is connected to a first side thereof, a stator portion disposed between the rotor portion and the motor housing, connected to the motor housing and including a coil corresponding to the rotor portion, a transmission connected to the engine block and a clutch selectively transmitting rotation of the rotor portion to the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: You Sang Son, Ingee Suh, Jae Bum Park, Kyoung Pyo Ha, Jeong Soo Eo, Back Sik Kim, Yeonho Kim
  • Patent number: 10538157
    Abstract: Provided is a work vehicle in which a seat support frame that supports a driver seat is equipped on a vehicle body frame, the vehicle body frame includes: a front portion vehicle frame at which a floor surface of a driving portion is provided; and a rear portion vehicle frame disposed at a position higher than the floor surface of the driving portion and rearward of the front portion vehicle frame. An engine is equipped below the rear portion vehicle frame, a battery that supplies power to an electric motor is equipped above the front portion vehicle frame and below the seat support frame, and a frame portion of the seat support frame that exists above the battery at a position opposing the battery is configured to be detachable from another frame portion that is fixed to the vehicle body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Oyama, Takeshi Satozono, Rei Tokuda, Kazuyuki Tashiro, Masatoshi Sakai, Yuki Nakaoka
  • Patent number: 10538158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle front structure including: a cooling device adapted to contain a cooling fluid configured to be cooled by an airflow received when the vehicle is moving; a shutter unit arranged to control the air flow and to redirect the air flow towards the cooling device, an air guide arranged in front of and adjacent the shutter unit, the air guide is arranged to redirect air flow coming from the forward direction of the vehicle towards the shutter unit; a horn unit configured to provide a sound output signal to a sound output portion attached to the air guide in such a way that an air tight seal is formed between a rim of the sound output portion and the air guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Vojtech Sedlak
  • Patent number: 10538159
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank mounting structure includes: a case disposed beneath a floor of a vehicle cabin and having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall and a top wall; and a plurality of high-pressure tanks accommodated so as to be lined up within the case, wherein a first hydrogen collection portion that is recessed upwardly is formed at a back surface of the top wall of the case, and a hydrogen sensing sensor is disposed at the first hydrogen collection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Kataoka, Shinsuke Kinoshita, Osamu Sawai
  • Patent number: 10538160
    Abstract: A combined power take-off and synchronizer assembly selectively connects a source of rotational energy to a driven accessory includes a power take-off portion that includes an input mechanism that is adapted to be rotatably driven by a source of rotational energy and an output mechanism that is rotatably driven by the input mechanism. The combined power take-off and synchronizer assembly also includes a synchronized clutch portion that selective connects the output mechanism of the power take-off portion to an output shaft that is adapted to be connected to a rotatably driven device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Rang, Nabil Ibrahim Imam, John Loeffler
  • Patent number: 10538161
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: a battery; a display; an input; and a processor configured to display a user interface for setting a distance-to-empty (DTE) value after charging or a charge time on the display, to receive a user input for setting a distance-to-empty (DTE) value after charging or for setting a charge time through the user interface, and to charge the battery according to the set DTE after charging or charge time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun Jong You, Ho Uk Nam
  • Patent number: 10538162
    Abstract: A power conversion system includes an AC to DC conversion circuit, a voltage detector, a step-down chopper circuit, a power conversion device for auxiliary power sources, and a control unit. The AC to DC conversion circuit converts AC power supplied from overhead wires via a transformer into DC power. The voltage detector detects a voltage of AC power supplied from the transformer. The step-down chopper circuit steps down the voltage of DC power produced through conversion by the AC to DC conversion circuit. The power conversion device for auxiliary power sources converts the DC power stepped down by the step-down chopper circuit into power for driving loads mounted in an electric vehicle and supplies it to the loads. The control unit controls the AC to DC conversion circuit and the step-down chopper circuit such that the voltage of AC power detected by the voltage detector approaches a reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Takafumi Fukushima, Shigekazu Okada, Kotaro Oda, Yasuomi Maki, Tsunehito Fujita, Hiroaki Otani, Kenichi Kikkawa, Manato Mori
  • Patent number: 10538163
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for failsafe of an electric corner module (ECM) system. The fail-safe apparatus of an ECM system includes a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of a brake booster of a vehicle, a pedal stroke sensor configured to sense an angle of a brake pedal of the vehicle, a motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, a pedal displacement calculator configured to calculate a displacement of the brake pedal when the pressure of the brake booster sensed by the pressure sensor is less than a reference pressure, and a reverse torque calculator configured to calculate a reverse torque for driving the motor to provide a braking force to the wheel on the basis of the displacement of the brake pedal and a maximum torque according to a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ik Hyeon Nam
  • Patent number: 10538164
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery assembly for a vehicle has a housing and at least one metal-air rechargeable battery arranged in the housing. A filter device is arranged in the housing and conditions the inlet air of the at least one metal-air rechargeable battery such that the inlet air exhibits a predetermined air humidity. A flow deflecting device is provided that deflects the inlet air in the housing such that the filter device can be regenerated by waste heat of the at least one metal-air rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Graefenstein, Markus Beylich, Marcel Mayer
  • Patent number: 10538165
    Abstract: A parameter estimation system includes a first coil configured to be loosely inductively coupled to a second coil. A controller is programmed to output parameters of the first coil and second coil. The controller is programmed to estimate the parameters based on voltage and current measurement from only the first or the second coil. The voltage and current measurements may be used in a Kalman filter. In some configurations, the controller is further programmed to command a short circuit between terminals of the second coil and apply a test voltage to the first coil. The first coil may be part of a vehicle charging station and the second coil may be part of a vehicle. The parameters may be utilized to control charging of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sara Dadras, Hadi Malek, Mohamed Elshaer, Christopher W. Bell
  • Patent number: 10538166
    Abstract: A portable charger device 200 includes a charger device side battery 3, a first charging control section 31 for non-quick charging of the charger device side battery 3 by power supply from an external power source 8, and a second charging control section 32 for quick charging of a vehicle side battery 4 mounted on an electric vehicle 100 by power supply from the charger device side battery 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Ito, Yasuhiro Manji, Kazuaki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10538167
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a first energy storage, a second energy storage, a power transmission circuit, and circuitry. The first energy storage outputs first output power to an electric load. The second energy storage outputs second output power to the electric load. The circuitry is configured to control the power transmission circuit to supply power from the first energy storage or from both of the first energy storage and the second energy storage to the electric load based on a demand power such that a first change in the first output power in accordance with a change in the demand power is lower than a second change in the second output power in accordance with the change in the demand power or a third change in an input power of the second energy storage in accordance with the change in the demand power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Oguma, Daijiro Takizawa, Ryota Unno
  • Patent number: 10538168
    Abstract: A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, compressing at least one battery module to a desired dimension prior to installing the battery module into an array. Another method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, inducing a residual stress into a battery module to compress the battery module to a desired dimension prior to being installed in an array. An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a compression device configured to temporarily compress at least one battery module to a desired dimension prior to installing the battery module into an array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Wiles, Alexander Bartlett, Bikram Singh, Baocheng Sun, Dylan Erb
  • Patent number: 10538169
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a traction motor having resonance frequency zones, an inverter including switches arranged to drive the traction motor, and a controller. The controller operates the switches only within specified sets of carrier frequencies such that noise side bands corresponding to the carrier frequencies fall outside the resonance frequency zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xuemei Sun, Jami J. Miller, Christopher Wolf, Liqun Na
  • Patent number: 10538170
    Abstract: Battery module communication system with improved enclosure sealing is disclosed. When applied to an electric vehicle, a battery data communication system disclosed herein includes module enclosures having partial transformers, such as coils, contained inside the enclosures having inter-module interfaces. The inter-module interfaces can engage with one another to form transformers without the module enclosures having wire holes to connect data communication circuits contained in the respective module enclosures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
    Inventor: Phillip John Weicker