| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7377238 |
Variable compression ratio device of internal combustion engine |
May 27, 2008 |
| A variable compression ratio device of an internal combustion engine includes a piston inner part connected to a connecting rod and a piston outer part fitted on an outer periphery of the piston inner part. The piston outer part is only slidably in an axial direction, and is movable |
| 7377194 |
Worm gear mechanism and electric power steering apparatus equipped with the worm gear mechanism |
May 27, 2008 |
| Worm gear mechanism is provided which includes a worm, a torque-transmitting worm wheel and an auxiliary worm wheel. In order to secure a sufficient face width of the torque-transmitting worm wheel, a pitch diameter of the auxiliary worm wheel is set to be greater than a pitch diamet |
| 7376477 |
Move lot size balancing system and method |
May 20, 2008 |
| A method and system for allowing a vehicle dealer and manufacturer to match dealer orders and manufacturing plant shipments easily and equitably are disclosed. The method significantly decreases processing time, saving valuable time, money, and manpower resources. An automated linear |
| 7376250 |
Apparatus, method and program for moving object detection |
May 20, 2008 |
| The present invention detects a moving object by generating the distance information of the moving object, detecting the object motion, determining the object distance, detecting the object image area and the object contour from the video image that includes the object image and cont |
| 7374728 |
Exhaust gas purification system |
May 20, 2008 |
| An exhaust gas purification system that is equipped, from an upstream side toward downstream side through which an exhaust gas flows, with a plasma reactor and a NO.sub.x selective reduction catalyst unit having a NO.sub.x selective reduction catalyst layer acting on the exhaust gas, |
| 7374255 |
Control method for four-wheel drive vehicle |
May 20, 2008 |
| A control method for a four-wheel drive vehicle such that the control is changed in braking the vehicle, includes the steps of detecting an ON/OFF status of a braking operation, detecting an accelerator opening or throttle opening greater than or equal to a predetermined value and se |
| 7374243 |
Folding seat apparatus for vehicle |
May 20, 2008 |
| A folding seat apparatus for a vehicle comprising a slide mechanism for slidably moving a seat in a front-and-rear direction, and a pop-up mechanism for popping up a seat cushion. The slide mechanism and pop-up mechanism are connected to the control lever. The controller controls the |
| 7374232 |
Hanger beam assembly |
May 20, 2008 |
| A hanger beam assembly is formed from aluminum and includes first and second support brackets, a main beam hanger, a driver beam, a main beam, a main beam support, and a main beam support mounting bracket. The driver beam extends between the first support bracket and the main beam hanger |
| 7374221 |
Cargo lid anchor cable |
May 20, 2008 |
| A retention cable arrangement for retaining a cargo closure assembly in association with a storage compartment of a vehicle includes a cargo lid door having at least one hinge for pivotally connecting the cargo door to the vehicle. A retention cable is connected to the at least one hinge |
| 7374197 |
Cart having a retractable tongue coupling system |
May 20, 2008 |
| A cart for transporting objects is provided. The cart includes a base structure supported on a plurality of wheels. An elongated tongue is telescopically mounted to an underside of the base structure and is movable between an extended position, wherein the tongue extends in front of |
| 7374016 |
Muffler device |
May 20, 2008 |
| To provide a muffler device capable of improving the discharge of exhaust gas, while discharging the exhaust gas in any desired direction. The muffler device is connected to a rear end portion of an exhaust pipe extending from an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. An exhaust ou |
| 7374009 |
Control box mounting bracket |
May 20, 2008 |
| A control box mounting bracket is attached to a vehicle body frame. The control box mounting bracket mounts an engine control box on the vehicle body frame and in the periphery of the control box mounting bracket. The control box mounting bracket includes an attaching portion to which th |
| 7373914 |
Lubricating apparatus for internal combustion engine |
May 20, 2008 |
| A lubricating apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided in which an oil discharge passage, extending from the oil pump, is provided for straddling the oil pump case and the tank body. A direction of the extension of the oil discharge passage is changed in the tank body such |
| 7373846 |
Load cell attachment structure |
May 20, 2008 |
| This load cell attachment structure includes a male screw which is formed on a load sensing part of the load cell, a nut which attaches the load cell to the attachment plate by engaging with the male screw, and a wave washer which is disposed between the attachment plate and the nut. |
| 7373249 |
Automatic mirror stabilization |
May 13, 2008 |
| A system and a method are disclosed for automatically controlling the position of a mirror to stabilize the view in the mirror in spite of changes in viewing position. Initially, a mirror position is set by a user so that the user can comfortably view the reflection of a desired area |
| 7373218 |
Image distribution system |
May 13, 2008 |
| An information distribution system capable of presenting an image photographed by a moving body, such as a robot or vehicle, selected by a user. The information distribution system includes moving bodies, local managers, and a global manager. When a user requests a connection with on |
| 7372977 |
Visual tracking using depth data |
May 13, 2008 |
| Real-time visual tracking using depth sensing camera technology, results in illumination-invariant tracking performance. Depth sensing (time-of-flight) cameras provide real-time depth and color images of the same scene. Depth windows regulate the tracked area by controlling shutter s |
| 7371477 |
Exhaust gas processing device for fuel cell |
May 13, 2008 |
| Hydrogen gas supplied to and then purged from a fuel cell is temporarily retained in a reservoir provided in an exhaust fuel diluter, and diluted before release into atmosphere. Cathode exhaust gas discharged from a cathode of the fuel cell is mixed to dilute the hydrogen gas, and air |
| 7371295 |
Shape memory alloy and method for producing same |
May 13, 2008 |
| A shape memory alloy comprises Co, Ni and Al with a two-phase structure comprising a .beta.-phase having a B2 structure and a .gamma.-phase having an fcc structure, at least 40% by area of crystal grain boundaries of the .beta.-phase being occupied by the .gamma.-phase. The shape memory |
| 7371179 |
Tripod constant-velocity universal joint |
May 13, 2008 |
| A tripod constant-velocity universal joint has three guide grooves extending axially along an outer cup, trunnions projecting from a spider inserted into the outer cup, and rollers rotatably mounted on the trunnions through rolling elements. The rollers rotate and slide against guide |
| 7370975 |
Image processing apparatus |
May 13, 2008 |
| An image processing apparatus which includes: an imaging device; a reference luminance property storage device that stores a predetermined reference luminance property; a luminance property calculating device that calculates a luminance property of the imaging device from an image ob |
| 7370906 |
Door hole seal for automobile |
May 13, 2008 |
| There is provided a door hole seal installed between an inner panel 1 and a door trim 2 of an automobile door, a part of which is provided with a slit mechanism 15 through which a wire harness 3 is pulled out, wherein said slit mechanism 15 is prepared by: watertightly installing at leas |
| 7370902 |
Cowling structure of motorcycle |
May 13, 2008 |
| A cowling structure of a motorcycle having a radiator behind a front wheel, including a cowling which covers a periphery of the radiator from a front side of a handlebar, wherein an opening which extends in the longitudinal direction of the motorcycle is formed in the cowling such th |
| 7370887 |
Rider restraint apparatus |
May 13, 2008 |
| To provide rider restraint means capable of allowing a rider to freely leave a vehicle without a manual release operation when there is no need to restrain the rider to the vehicle. The rider restraint means includes a belt restraining a rider, buckles making the belt detachable, a guide |
| 7370780 |
Roof rack cover attachment system and method |
May 13, 2008 |
| The present invention is directed to a roof rack for mounting to a vehicle. The roof rack includes a rail secured between first and second stanchions. The first stanchion includes a cover and a base. The cover is releasably secured to the base by a plurality of fastener assemblies. One |
| 7370719 |
Instrument panel construction for a vehicle |
May 13, 2008 |
| In order to eliminate a steering hanger beam and to take efficient advantage of the empty space within an instrument panel, an instrument panel construction includes a main instrument panel unit 50 which is formed with an open cross sectional shape, and which comprises a plate shaped |
| 7370643 |
Internal combustion engine having compressed air supply passages therein for routing compressed |
May 13, 2008 |
| A V-type internal combustion engine includes cylinder heads having respective compressed-air supply channels extending therein for providing fluid communication between an air compressor and charge injectors. Formation of condensation in the compressed-air supply channels is prevente |
| 7370625 |
Engine accessory layout structure for vehicle |
May 13, 2008 |
| An engine accessory layout structure for a vehicle by which engine accessories are laid out near the engine without trouble. The structure includes a throttle valve disposed in the periphery of an engine, and an engine accessory laid out at an upper portion of an engine and a lower p |
| 7370617 |
Variable valve operating mechanism of four-stroke internal combustion engine |
May 13, 2008 |
| A variable valve operating mechanism of a four-stroke internal combustion engine includes a slide pin energized by a pin spring in a direction while oil pressure acting on the slide pin in the opposite direction through oil pressure supply passages. The slide pin moves by controlling |
| 7370609 |
Internal combustion engine system |
May 13, 2008 |
| An internal combustion engine system uses a blended fuel of gasoline and ethanol, operates with high efficiency, and can inhibit nitrogen oxide and the like from being discharged. The internal combustion engine system includes: a fuel tank 3 that accommodates a blended fuel having an oct |
| 7370458 |
Speed control system for lawnmower engine |
May 13, 2008 |
| In a lawnmower engine speed control system having an actuator moving a throttle valve and a controller controlling operation of the actuator such that the engine speed becomes equal to a predefined desired engine speed, it is determined whether the lawnmower is under a mowing operation |
| 7370328 |
Method for assigning job in parallel processing method and parallel processing method |
May 6, 2008 |
| When parallel processing is executed by parallel computers composed of a host computer and a plurality of processors connected to the host computer through a common bus, there is provided a method of assigning jobs to respective processors with high efficiency. A job in which a ratio |
| 7369682 |
Adaptive discriminative generative model and application to visual tracking |
May 6, 2008 |
| A system and a method are disclosed for an adaptive discriminative generative model with a probabilistic interpretation. As applied to visual tracking, the discriminative generative model separates the target object from the background more accurately and efficiently than conventiona |
| 7369397 |
Capacitor device |
May 6, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a capacitor device including a plurality of capacitor elements adjacent to each other along an axial direction are electrically connected to each other by fitting between a first terminal of one capacitor element and a second terminal of the other capacitor |
| 7368199 |
Fuel cell stack |
May 6, 2008 |
| A casing includes end plates and first through fourth side plates. The first and third side plates are short, and the second and fourth side plates are long. At least cross sectional areas or shapes of the first through fourth side plates are determined such that the sides of the end |
| 7368197 |
Fuel cell vehicle |
May 6, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a fuel cell vehicle capable of efficiently cooling a fuel stack and supplying sufficient reactant gas to the fuel stack with only a single air supply means. |
| 7367857 |
Exhaust structure for small watercraft |
May 6, 2008 |
| To provide an exhaust structure for a small watercraft that can cool exhaust gas, reduce the size and weight, and thereby cost of a backflow prevention chamber. An exhaust structure for a small watercraft is configured to be able to cool exhaust gas in the course of leading it to the |
| 7367855 |
Cable supporting structure for small boat |
May 6, 2008 |
| A cable supporting structure for facilitating the operation of mounting a cable to a boat. The cable includes a cable inner, a cable outer for surrounding the cable inner, and a stepped portion provided on the cable outer. The cable supporting structure includes a bracket mounted to the |
| 7367783 |
Rotating fluid machine |
May 6, 2008 |
| A rotary valve for switching supply passages, and discharge passages of high-temperature and high-pressure steam for a rotor rotatably supported at a casing is constructed by making a fixed side valve plate and a movable side valve plate abut to each other on a slide surface. A press |
| 7367613 |
Hanger beam assembly |
May 6, 2008 |
| A main beam support is formed from aluminum and includes an upper end and a lower end. The upper end is attached to a first end of a main beam hanger, while the lower end is attached to a main beam support mounting bracket that is secured to a vehicle floor. The lower end of the main |
| 7367575 |
Arrangement structure of speed-change cable |
May 6, 2008 |
| To improve the operability by a speed-change cable and to reduce the cable by selecting an adequate arrangement structure of the speed-change cable from a transmission case to an operating element of a handle on the front portion of a vehicle body. An arrangement structure of a speed-cha |
| 7367573 |
All terrain vehicle |
May 6, 2008 |
| A front frame portion of an underframe which constitutes a lower portion of a vehicle body frame is formed in a triangular shape, and, at the same time, the front frame portion of the underframe is formed in a peaked shape in a plan view. The underframe is integrally formed by casting. A |
| 7367487 |
Method for friction stir welding, jig therefor, member with friction stir-welded portion, and to |
May 6, 2008 |
| A recess portion with a substantially circular cross-section is provided in the upper end surface of a supporting jig. When a probe of a device for friction stir welding is buried in the upper end surface of a layered portion, material in the vicinity of the buried portion flows plas |
| 7367419 |
Oxygen concentration sensor for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle |
May 6, 2008 |
| A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle includes an engine, a front wheel and rear wheels, a saddle type rider's seat, and a rear fender provided so as to cover the surroundings of the saddle type rider's seat and the rear wheels. The vehicle further includes an exhaust pipe led out to th |
| 7367326 |
Failure diagnosis apparatus for evaporative fuel processing system |
May 6, 2008 |
| A failure diagnosis apparatus for diagnosing a failure of an evaporative fuel processing system. The system includes a fuel tank, a canister having adsorbent for adsorbing evaporative fuel generated in the fuel tank, an air passage connected to the canister for communicating the cani |
| 7367320 |
Fuel control system for internal combustion engine |
May 6, 2008 |
| A fuel control system for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage, a compressor provided in the intake passage, a throttle valve disposed downstream of the compressor, a bypass passage connecting an upstream side of the compressor to a downstream side of the compressor, |
| 7367309 |
Internal combustion engine |
May 6, 2008 |
| An internal combustion engine is provided which can operate by either the homogeneous charge compression ignition system or the spark ignition system using a single fuel. In the internal combustion engine using a fuel containing a hydrocarbon, the fuel contains o-xylene of 10 to 70 wt. |
| 7367305 |
Internal combustion engine and connecting rod therefor |
May 6, 2008 |
| A connecting rod of an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine including the connecting rod, a piston, a crankshaft and a float bearing as main moving parts. A piston is connected to a connecting rod by a spherical joint and has radial ribs on a rear face of a c |
| 7367297 |
Valve train for internal combustion engine |
May 6, 2008 |
| A valve train includes a primary rocker arm 50 oscillating about a primary oscillating center line L4 in response to the rotation of an inlet cam 21, a secondary rocker arm 60 oscillating about a secondary oscillating center line L5 so as to transmit a valve drive force via the primary |
| 7367220 |
Engine oil leak test method with EGR valve leak offset |
May 6, 2008 |
| A method for pressure testing an engine to detect possible oil seal leaks. The engine is charged with a predetermined pressure while air pressure is also applied to an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve intake port to offset leakage inherent in the EGR valve. Thereafter, a pressure dr |
