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7430463 Method for monitoring components of the drive train of a motor vehicle and for diagnosing errors in the same  
A method for monitoring and diagnosing errors of drive train components of a motor vehicle by monitoring a transmission route of a drive train control signal by reading an actual value of a...
7430428 Method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system between a vehicle and a remote station  
A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle ( 20 ). The communication system ( 22 ) includes an external interface ( 24 ) and a communication...
7428449 System and method for determining a workload level of a driver  
System and method for determining a workload level for a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a transceiver, a positioning unit, and a controller. The transceiver is capable of receiving data...
7427914 Operator alerting system using a vehicle fault condition prioritization method  
In a system for alerting an operator of a vehicle to a highest priority fault condition, the operating conditions of the vehicle are obtained and compared to predetermined values in order to...
7427913 Method and device for transmitting safety-critical operating conditions of a motor vehicle  
A method for transmitting a safety-critical operating condition of a safety-critical system of a motor vehicle to the driver, and a device for implementing the method. Transmission of a...
7425891 Tactical truck system dashboard  
A tactical vehicle has a driver position and a command position, and possibly other positions such as a gunner position. The dashboard provides a plurality of displays and warning lights viewable...
7425890 Direction indicator  
If a turn signal switch is operated and a right-turn signal or a left-turn signal is input, a turn signal controller outputs a turn signal lamp lighting signal to a relay so as to make the turn...
7425889 Vehicle turning assist system and method  
A turning maneuver assist system and method are provided for assisting the driver of a vehicle with a visual image while turning the vehicle. The system includes first and second cameras positioned...
7424351 Control unit and data transmitting method  
A control unit receives a data request signal transmitted from a data recording apparatus, and then transmits a control parameter, which corresponds to the data request signal, out of control...
7423524 Visual ability improvement supporting device  
A visual ability improvement supporting device includes a noise outputting device and a noise generating device. The noise generating device generates noise with intensity which is optimum to a...
7420462 Air spring distance indicating system and method  
A distance indicating system includes a transmitting portion, a transceiver spaced a distance from the transmitting portion, and a receiving portion supported in spaced relation to the transceiver....
7417536 Living being presence detection system  
A system for distinguishing between a first condition corresponding to a living subject being directly in contact with an object of interest, and a second condition corresponding to the absence of...
7417532 Method and device for signaling several pieces of information that are relevant for operating a motor vehicle  
A method and a device for signaling several items of information relevant for operating a motor vehicle are provided, which are registered by the driver of the vehicle in a particularly reliable...
7415771 Apparatus onboard a vehicle for instructing axle alignment  
A method and apparatus that remains onboard a tractor and semi trailer vehicle for readily providing axle alignment instruction to an operator. The apparatus includes at least one indicator ( 28 )...
7415335 Mobile data collection and processing system and methods  
The mobile data collection system includes a positioning system, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and/or an Inertial Navigation System (INS), to generate position and time data. A...
7415325 Method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle  
A method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle coupled thereto. A first electronic device provided in or on the tractor is connected via a data link to...
7414527 Security, tracking, and damage control system for cargo containers  
A security, tracking and damage control system for use primarily within the commercial transportation industry. The system consists of a line containing a weight sensor within a security pad, and...
7414521 Method and device for assigning a wheel unit to its wheel position  
In the automotive industry that there is an increasing need for automatic tire pressure checking systems. One challenge here is to identify the positions of the tires on the vehicle. This is...
7414520 Steering wheel for motor vehicles  
A steering wheel for motor vehicles is disclosed. The aim of the steering wheel is to supply information from a driver guidance system or a driver assistance system to a driver in such a way that...
7412309 Electric vehicle  
A dynamo-electric motor applies motive power to a drive wheel. A battery supplies electric power to the dynamo-electric motor with a driver for controlling the driving of the dynamo-electric motor....
7411488 Tire location detecting apparatus configured with rotation direction detecting devices and triggering device  
A tire location detecting apparatus for a vehicle with four wheels includes four rotation direction detecting devices, four transmitters, a triggering device, a receiver, and a controller. Each of...
7411486 Lane-departure warning system with differentiation between an edge-of-lane marking and a structural boundary of the edge of the lane  
A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation...
7411485 Apparatus and method for altering a driver when a vehicle departs from a predefined driving area in a lane  
Method and apparatus ( 2 ) of a vehicle for alerting a driver of a vehicle when the vehicle deviates from a predefined driving area in a lane. The apparatus includes an image display unit ( 6 ) and...
7409279 Lane departure prevention apparatus  
A lane departure prevention apparatus is configured to avoid lane departure even when the driver is not focused on driving operations, in a state in which the system-operating switch is OFF. The...
7409275 Vehicle diagnostic system  
The present invention provides a vehicle diagnostic system comprising an electronic control unit for controlling and monitoring vehicle equipment, a radio communication means for transmitting a...
7408452 Wireless wheel speed sensor  
In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for...
7408451 Vehicle rearview mirror system with protocol detection  
An automatic dimming vehicle mirror system includes an automatic dimming mirror assembly having automatic dimming circuitry. The automatic dimming circuitry includes a mirror control and at least a...
7408450 Steering wheel direction indicator for neutral start  
A visual steering wheel direction indicator for a self-propelled machine. The indicator may additionally exhibit an indicator of the amount that the steering wheel must be turned in order to reach...
7408449 Process for the control and actuation of vehicle dashboard indicators  
The process for the control and activation of vehicle dashboard indicators ( 121, 122, 221 ) consists in distributing the indicators into x groups ( 1, 2, 3, 4 ) of indicators ( 121, 122, 221 ) and...
7405649 Communication control apparatus  
A communication control apparatus of the present invention controls communication among a plurality of electronic devices mounted on a vehicle and mainly includes a control unit that is configured...
7400268 System and method for utilizing RFID tags to manage automotive parts  
A system and method for utilizing RFID tags to manage automotive parts. A system is provided that includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to read data from RFID tags...
7400235 Lane departure warning mirror  
A lane departure warning mirror for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a reflecting member and a supporting member that supports the reflecting member on an area of a vehicle within a driver...
7400234 Multimedia unit having multiple transceivers for use in a vehicle  
In a ring-shaped MOST network installed in a motor vehicle, several units are linked to one another by several linkage sections. They function as data source, data sink, or transceiver. At least...
7400231 Sensor device, method and device for monitoring a sensor device, and system having a sensor device  
A sensor device is disposed in a wheel. It contains an acceleration sensor, the measurement signal of which is representative of the acceleration of the sensor device. Detachment of the sensor...
7398140 Operator warning system and method for improving locomotive operator vigilance  
Provided is an operator warning system for use in connection with a locomotive having a horn system with a horn activation actuator and a horn device for producing a noise. The operator warning...
7397354 Cooling system monitoring system  
The invention relates to an engine cooling system monitoring system. There is a need for a cooling system monitoring system for an engine system wherein the coolant is maintained at a precise...
7394356 Information presenting apparatus and method  
An information presenting method and apparatus for a vehicle which may process display information based on a predicted direction of movement of the vehicle, detect an object near the vehicle,...
7394355 Vehicle collision detector  
A collision prevention detector ( 22 ), and a method therefor, to be mounted on a vehicle ( 10 ), transmits a sequence of transmissions of IR signals. The signals are transmitted in sequences...
7391305 Driver warning device  
A driver warning device which serves to warn the driver when a safety-critical condition of the vehicle is reached. A warning is issued only if such issuance is to take place in accordance with a...
7389898 Spare-wheel carrier for a motor vehicle  
A spare-wheel carrier for a motor vehicle is pivotable at a body of the motor vehicle and arranged in a region of a tailgate of the motor vehicle. The spare-wheel carrier includes at least one...
7388513 Driving state determining system  
A driving state determining system in a vehicle recognizes an obstruction that may collide with the vehicle based on obtained various information. The system executes a plurality of danger...
7388509 System and method for detecting electrolysis in an automobile system  
A system for detecting electrolysis in an automobile system includes a probe, a microcontroller electrically coupled to the probe, a power supply configured to supply power to the microcontroller,...
7388477 Chain collision prevention  
Chain Collision Prevention (CCP) includes systems, devices, apparatus for preventing chain collisions and chain reaction crashes, in vehicle columns. A vehicle-installed deceleration indicator and...
7388475 Lane departure warning and avoidance system with warning modification criteria  
A lane departure detection/avoidance and data fusion system adapted for use with a vehicle and by an operator, includes at least one lane-marking sensor, at least one condition sensor, and a...
7385494 Tire location detecting apparatus with transmitters configured to transmit signals at predetermined angular positions  
According to the invention, a wheel identifying apparatus includes a plurality of transmitters and a receiver. Each of the transmitters is mounted on one of wheels of a vehicle with a given...
7385490 Method for setting screens of inboard indicators  
A method for setting screens of plural inboard indicators connected to an inboard network via a communication line includes connecting a terminal to the inboard network. The method also includes...
7385489 Instrument panel assembly  
An instrument panel assembly for a passenger compartment is provided, including an instrument panel surface, a light emitter that emits a light beam so that the light beam extends along a beam...
7385484 Method for automobile registry control system  
The invention described is a method and system for communicating automated vehicle information via a transceiver-facilitated communication device.
7382238 Method and apparatus for operating and using wireless vehicular sensor node reporting vehicular sensor data and/or ambient conditions  
Wireless Vehicular Sensor Node (WVSN) gating radio transmission of a message of the vehicle sensor state of a magnetic sensor by a vehicle-present indication. WVSN may further include ambient...
7382237 Display arrangement for a vehicle  
A display arrangement for a vehicle has, in particular, a multipurpose instrument or is configured as a multipurpose instrument. The display arrangement includes a first display device to display...