| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7337056 |
Driving control apparatus |
February 26, 2008 |
| Systems and apparatuses are provided for controlling the speed of a driver's vehicle either in a first adaptive cruise control mode or a second travel or stop mode. In one embodiment, there is provided an apparatus comprising a speed control unit that executes a follow-up control bas |
| 7336151 |
Radio type locking/unlocking device |
February 26, 2008 |
| The present invention provides an automatic locking/unlocking device which locks an opening/closing body when a normal response signal is received in response to a request signal sent to a predetermined zone around a vehicle body, comprising detector for detecting that the opening/closin |
| 7335434 |
Fuel cell separator assembly with diffusion layer, manufacturing method therefor, fuel cell unit |
February 26, 2008 |
| A separator assembly for a fuel cell stack includes a diffusion layer including a porous metal body for diffusing and supplying fuel or oxidizer to an electrode of the fuel cell stack, and a separator including a metal plate which is disposed adjacent to the diffusion layer, and whic |
| 7335430 |
Fuel cell system |
February 26, 2008 |
| A fuel cell system having a fuel cell consuming the hydrogen stored in the high-pressure hydrogen tank as fuel gas, a hydrogen supply line connecting the high-pressure hydrogen tank to the fuel cell, a primary decompressing means provided on the hydrogen supply line, a secondary deco |
| 7335245 |
Metal and alloy nanoparticles and synthesis methods thereof |
February 26, 2008 |
| The present teachings are directed toward single metal and alloy nanoparticles and synthesis methods for preparing single metal and alloy nanoparticles. |
| 7335054 |
Wiring connector |
February 26, 2008 |
| A wiring connector having a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing. The plurality of stages of terminal rows includes a first terminal row and a second terminal row and the first and second terminal rows each |
| 7334666 |
Disk brake |
February 26, 2008 |
| A disk brake including friction pads disposed opposite to a brake disk, a bracket provided with support portions for movably supporting the friction pads so as to permit sliding along the axial direction of the brake disk, and retainers each interposed between the friction pad and th |
| 7334556 |
Engine configuration for a motorcycle |
February 26, 2008 |
| A motorcycle is provided in which a seat and a storage box are arranged so as to be vertically stacked on each other in a rear portion of a body frame, and a pivotally mounted powertrain unit is suspended from the body frame under the storage box. The powertrain unit extends in the f |
| 7334553 |
Balancer driven gear of engine |
February 26, 2008 |
| A balancer driven gear of an engine, for the transfer of rotation of the crankshaft to a balancer shaft, is made up of a gear member, a bush member and elastic members and interposed therebetween. The bush member has a boss portion fixed to the balancer shaft, and a plurality of outw |
| 7334501 |
Gear case assembly with pressure-compensating function for marine propulsion machine |
February 26, 2008 |
| A gear case forming a lower part of a marine propulsion machine is provided with a gear chamber for housing a bevel gear mechanism, used for transmitting power from a drive shaft to a propeller shaft. The gear chamber is connected to the bottom of a vertical drive shaft receiving bor |
| 7334464 |
Aircraft fuel tank and sensor system |
February 26, 2008 |
| The aircraft tank and gauge system of the present invention provides a fuel tank with a gauge chamber located generally aligned with the tank center of gravity and that has a general vertical orientation when the aircraft is level. The gauge chamber extends from the top of the tank to |
| 7332830 |
Rainfall determination apparatus and method |
February 19, 2008 |
| A rainfall determination apparatus for determining rainfall based on data relating to a wiping operation of a wiper. The apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wiping operation every time this operation is performed; a timer for starting to clock a predetermined peri |
| 7331889 |
Apparatuses and methods for controlling a variable speed transmission |
February 19, 2008 |
| Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for controlling a variable-speed transmission utilizing a pulley structure including first and second pulley members coupled for free rotation together about a shaft. The second pulley member can be axially movable relative to the first pulley me |
| 7331834 |
Outboard motor |
February 19, 2008 |
| An outboard motor is provided with a bar handle equipped with a throttle grip enabling push-pull operation and rotate operation by the boat operator, and one or the other of the engine and the motor is connected to the propeller in accordance with the push-pull operation of the throt |
| 7331626 |
Vehicle body structure reinforced against side impact |
February 19, 2008 |
| In an automotive vehicle body including a first annular frame (29) formed by front pillars (11, 12), a second annular frame (34) formed by center pillars (13, 14) and a front door (7) internally provided with a front door beam (51) and fitted between the front pillar and center pillar on |
| 7331609 |
Adjustment structure of seat belt device in vehicle |
February 19, 2008 |
| A lock releasing button is provided at a slide plate including a slip joint for slidably supporting a webbing for restraining an occupant to a seat. Locking of the slide plate to a center pillar is arranged to be released when the lock releasing button is pressed upward from below. T |
| 7331598 |
Curtain airbag apparatus |
February 19, 2008 |
| A curtain airbag apparatus is provided with a bag disposed along the upper edge of an opening of a vehicle body in a folded state, a plurality of protectors disposed along a lengthwise direction of the bag, which prevent the bag from interfering with the vehicle body; and brackets in |
| 7331466 |
Packaging material having a cam lock |
February 19, 2008 |
| A packaging dunnage including a plurality of packaging columns having a pair of sidewalls, a bottom wall, a plurality of front transverse walls, and a plurality of rear transverse walls that cooperate to define a plurality of cells. Each of the cells is adapted to receive an article |
| 7331420 |
Frame for speaker device and speaker device |
February 19, 2008 |
| A frame for a speaker device includes a magnetic circuit housing unit which houses a magnetic circuit, a substantially annular outer peripheral portion which is arranged on an outer side of the magnetic circuit housing unit, and plural arm portions which connect the magnetic circuit |
| 7331417 |
Vehicle body frame structure |
February 19, 2008 |
| A frame structure for a vehicle body frame includes a first and second hollow member, wherein a plate thickness of the second hollow member is greater than the plate thickness of the first hollow member. A heavy body is supported on a side of the first hollow member. |
| 7331331 |
Fuel injection valve installation structure of engine |
February 19, 2008 |
| To effectively reduce operational noise generated by vibration of the fuel injection valve with a fuel injection valve installation structure of an engine. In the structure, an installation hole is formed in an engine component member that constitutes a part of an engine. The installatio |
| 7331326 |
Carburetor automatic control system in engine |
February 19, 2008 |
| A carburetor automatic control system in an engine includes, a temperature-sensitive operating device for operating a choke valve so that the choke valve is opened with a temperature increase of the engine and a governor for opening and closing a throttle valve to maintain a preset r |
| 7331322 |
Intake duct structure |
February 19, 2008 |
| An intake duct structure having an intake path extending forwardly from a cleaner box, penetrating through an area near a head pipe of a vehicle body frame, and opening at a front end portion of a front cowl. During low speed operation of the engine, an intake valve closes a main intake |
| 7331317 |
Valve timing control system and control system for an internal combustion engine |
February 19, 2008 |
| A valve timing control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of accurately and delicately controlling an amount of intake air, and thereby maintaining excellent combustion state and reduced exhaust emissions. The valve timing control system variably controls the |
| 7331244 |
Stamping press line simulation device and method |
February 19, 2008 |
| An apparatus and method for testing a stamping press die that has includes a plurality of mechanical devices. The apparatus includes a plurality of pneumatic connections for supplying pressurized air to each of the plurality of mechanical devices; a plurality of valves for regulating |
| 7331171 |
Control system and method for internal combustion engine |
February 19, 2008 |
| A control system for an internal combustion engine that executes post injection, which is capable of accurately estimating the state of dilution of engine oil, thereby properly controlling the amount of oil dilution such that it does not become too large. In an internal combustion en |
| 7330775 |
Legged mobile robot controller, legged mobile robot and legged mobile robot control method |
February 12, 2008 |
| A legged mobile robot, a legged mobile robot controller and a legged mobile robot control method are provided to perform a loading operation to load a gripped object in parallel on a target place having a height where a stretchable range of arm portions of the legged mobile robot is |
| 7330774 |
Reception system |
February 12, 2008 |
| An operation control unit of a reception system includes a visitor ID information DB for storing therein visitor comparison information and visitor ID information including a phone number of a receiver of a visitor; an identifying unit for identifying the visitor when visitor informa |
| 7330568 |
Device for monitoring around vehicle |
February 12, 2008 |
| A device for monitoring around a vehicle capable of detecting objects present around the vehicle based on an image captured by at least one infrared camera member provided with the vehicle. An area which is inferred to correspond to the pedestrian's head is established as a reference |
| 7329339 |
Strainer device for fuel tank |
February 12, 2008 |
| A strainer device for a fuel tank includes a sucking passage member provided with a passage opened in the fuel tank; a filtering member attached to the sucking passage member for covering a hole of the passage; and a conduit connecting portion extending outside the fuel tank for conn |
| 7328928 |
Vehicle rear tray structure |
February 12, 2008 |
| A rear tray 1 separates a vehicle room and a trunk from each other and includes a closed section part 6 formed integrally with the rear tray 1, the closed section part 6 extending in the width direction of a vehicle and having a polygonal section shape. In the rear tray 1, there is p |
| 7328909 |
Tower connecting bar structure |
February 12, 2008 |
| A structure of removably mounting a tower connecting bar between top surfaces of right and left strut towers by bolts and nuts. The tower connecting bar has a pipe and annular circular plates attached to opposite ends of the pipe. The circular plates are mounted to the top surfaces o |
| 7328862 |
Method and device for electrostatic coating |
February 12, 2008 |
| An intermediate storage vessel has a cylinder container, a piston provided in the cylinder container so as to be slidable in a reciprocating manner, and an inpour hole portion is provided above the discharge hole portion. An insulation cover is provided so as to cover the intermediate st |
| 7328608 |
Sensor unit |
February 12, 2008 |
| A sensor unit includes a sensor body consisting of a detecting part which detects an inside pressure of a tire, and a transmitting part which transmits a pressure signal detected by the detecting part, and a base member which holds the sensor body. The base member is fixed to a wheel |
| 7328597 |
Circumferential length correcting method and apparatus for metal ring |
February 12, 2008 |
| A circumferential length correcting method for a metal ring including: a circumferential length measuring step of passing the metal ring around a driving roller and a driven roller, displacing the driving roller and the driven roller away from each other, and measuring the actual cir |
| 7328100 |
Coil failure detection system for general-purpose engine |
February 5, 2008 |
| In a failure detection system of coils that produce outputs in response to rotation of a crankshaft of a general-purpose engine (including a power coil that produces an output indicative of the engine speed), the outputs produced by the coils are inputted to determine whether the coils p |
| 7328096 |
Driving force switching control apparatus |
February 5, 2008 |
| A driving force switching control apparatus in a vehicle which runs by two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive in accordance with the running state. The apparatus includes a device for determining whether the vehicle runs at a constant speed; and a device for determining a drive system of th |
| 7327240 |
Indicator device for motor driven vehicle |
February 5, 2008 |
| A motor driven vehicle having an indicator device that includes a speed indicating portion for indicating the running speed of the motor driven vehicle provided with an electric motor capable of imparting power to a driving wheel, plural running mode indicating portions for individually |
| 7327104 |
Control apparatus for electrically-powered vehicle |
February 5, 2008 |
| A control apparatus for an electrically-powered vehicle that includes an electrical motor, a motor control unit, and a traction control unit that controls a drive force so as to suppress spinning of driving wheels based on an operation request, includes: a driver requesting torque calcul |
| 7327047 |
Gas turbine engine generator system |
February 5, 2008 |
| In a gas turbine power generator system, when there is an increase in the demand of a user system, a battery system supplies a supplemental electric power which is given by adding an added electric power to a difference between a current output of the power generator and the increase |
| 7326669 |
Substrate having catalyst compositions on surfaces of opposite sides |
February 5, 2008 |
| A bi-laterally surfaced substrate in which the first surface consists of one or more than one of cerium oxide, aluminum oxide, tin oxide manganese oxide, copper oxide, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, praseodymium oxide, terbium oxide, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, iridium, platinum |
| 7326276 |
Method of shutting off fuel gas manufacturing apparatus |
February 5, 2008 |
| When a shutoff signal is entered to shut off a fuel gas manufacturing apparatus, it is determined whether a PSA mechanism is in a prescribed shutoff state or not. If the PSA mechanism is judged as not being in the prescribed shutoff state, the fuel gas manufacturing apparatus is cont |
| 7325830 |
Airbag device for vehicles |
February 5, 2008 |
| An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag that can be inflated to restrain an occupant of the vehicle against the impact of a collision, an inflator for generating gas to inflate the airbag, and a guide passage provided between the inflator and the airbag for guiding the gas into |
| 7325648 |
Frame for speaker device and speaker device |
February 5, 2008 |
| A frame for a speaker device has an annular outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion includes plural wall portions concentrically formed. An end surface of the wall portion on an inner circumferential side of the outer peripheral portion is formed at a position recessed as |
| 7325639 |
Fender structure for motorcycle |
February 5, 2008 |
| A fender assembly is divided into an upper fender and a lower fender with a air guide port being formed in the upper fender wherein the entry of muddy water splashed up in a tangential line direction by a front wheel into the air guide port is prevented and the size of the upper fender i |
| 7325561 |
Hydrogen vehicle gas utilization and refueling system |
February 5, 2008 |
| A system for increasing the overall efficiency of a hydrogen fueled vehicle and refilling station infrastructure wherein the process of (1) consuming pressurized hydrogen gas that is stored in on board tanks used to power hydrogen fueled motor vehicles and (2) refueling the vehicle t |
| 7325531 |
Intake structure for V-type internal combustion engine |
February 5, 2008 |
| An intake structure is provided for a V-type internal combustion engine having cylinders banked in a V pattern. A throttle body includes a throttle valve interposed in an intake passage extending to the inner side of the V banks and bent to be parallel to a crankshaft. The throttle b |
| 7325519 |
Engine operated generator |
February 5, 2008 |
| An engine operated generator is provided with an engine, a generator driven by the engine, and a power control unit for controlling the power generated by the generator. A fuel gas stored in fuel bottles set in a case for the engine operated generator, is supplied to the engine though |
| 7325506 |
Outboard motor control system |
February 5, 2008 |
| In an outboard motor control system, equipped with two outboard motors and actuators for steering, changing shift position and regulating engine speed, two navigation units responsive to operations of the operator for producing outputs indicative of actuator operation commands, two ECUs |
| 7325505 |
Outboard motor steering control system |
February 5, 2008 |
| In an outboard motor steering control system having a plurality of outboard motors each adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat by a shaft to be movable by an actuator relative to the boat and each having an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, a desired steering angle |
