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8176760 Key interlock device for steering column lock device  
According to the present invention, a key interlock device for a steering column lock device realizes rapid and smooth operation so as not to inconvenience a user, and, when a gear shift lever is...
8149098 Human-bicycle interaction device  
A human-bicycle interaction device has an interface for a person to enter electronic commands and a display unit responding to the commands, wherein the interface has a directional button with a...
8138906 Vehicular display device and method of operation  
An information presentation system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states. The system comprises a sensor adapted to detect a gear...
8055419 Multi-functional display for tachometer  
A novel display apparatus and method that enables the operator to shift gears smoothly on motor vehicles is described. The display shows engine revolutions per minute (RPM) at various traveling...
8044786 Systems and methods for diagnosing battery voltage mis-reporting  
Systems and methods for diagnosing battery voltage misreporting is described. According to various embodiments, battery voltage may be monitored with respect to a state of charge and/or time. Based...
8044787 Discrete sensor inputs  
A set of inputs each selectively provides a discrete signal, whereby the sensor inputs together provide a plurality of discrete signals. A memory includes instructions executable by a processor for...
7876200 In-vehicle call apparatus  
In an in-vehicle theft call apparatus, when a relevant vehicle is in a non-stopped state, an electric power supply from an in-vehicle battery is maintained to both a Cellular wireless section and a...
7859394 Shift light system and method  
A shift light system and method are described. The shift light system has an RGB illumination device that has configurable illumination states with one or more illumination states coupled to a...
7847680 Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display  
Motor vehicle gear selectors, methods for integrating a variable display on the gear selector, and motor vehicles including a gear selector with an integrated display are provided. One gear...
7844376 Internal mode switch bit pattern for clutch-to-clutch transmissions  
A method for determining a position of a range indication device for an automatic transmission is provided. The method includes: receiving N bits corresponding to a state of N circuits,...
7772970 Vehicle display device  
The present invention provides a vehicle display device which can display fuel consumption information of a vehicle in a useful and optimum mode for a driver. A meter_EUC calculates an...
7688190 Device for displaying a selected gear  
The invention relates to a device for displaying the selected gear in manual gearboxes of motor vehicles. The device comprises a display (6) and at least one acceleration sensor (7), which is...
7621198 Shift lever device  
A shift lever device for operation of a transmission of a vehicle having a plurality of shift ranges is provided which includes a lever main body, a housing that movably supports the lever main...
7616107 Combination horn and gear selection indicator system  
The invention is a combination horn button and gear position indicator system for an automobile, the automobile having wire having a first end terminating at the steering wheel and a second end...
7610827 Adjusting device for a transmission  
An adjusting device for a transmission, such as a motor vehicle transmission is described. The transmission has at least one moveable adjusting element, at least two sensors for detecting a...
7600446 Gearshift position detector for a vehicle transmission  
A gearshift position detector, for a transmission component of a powertrain unit including an engine and a transmission, includes first and second actuator arms for cooperatively interacting with...
7568402 Method and apparatus for fault-tolerant transmission gear selector lever position determination  
A fault-tolerant gear selector lever position apparatus is described. Included is a first sensor operable to detect each position, and a second sensor operable to detect subsets of the positions. A...
7566289 Shift device of transmission  
A shift control ECU includes the steps of storing a position of a shift lever; starting a count-up timer when the shift lever comes to a neutral position; and recognizing a driver's request for the...
7522033 Signal generating apparatus for a bicycle control device  
A bicycle signal generating apparatus comprises an input unit and a signal generating unit. The input unit receives a first input signal and a second input signal, wherein the first input signal...
7522034 Gear availability and synchronization indicator system with selectively maskable display  
A gear availability indicator for multi-gear transmissions of motor vehicles capable of generating output signals for operation of a display, including a display having at least: a first section...
7495584 Wireless steering column switch levers  
A switch-equipped lever of the type mounted on a vehicle steering column and having an end knob with a switch mechanism for controlling a remote vehicle system, in which the knob is provided with a...
7482912 Indicating instrument with a gear indicator  
An indicating instrument including at least one display unit including display segments that are used to represent a currently engaged gear and a background surrounding the display segments, and a...
7441474 Sensor system for the control of an automatic transmission  
A sensor system is provided for a control device of an automatically shiftable transmission and/or with automatic manually shifted transmission. The system includes a shift selector lever movable...
7412907 Range recognition apparatus for automatic transmission  
A range recognition apparatus for an automatic transmission. A first contact is configured to generate a first range signal during a state of a range selector being within a first region. A second...
7362216 Reversing sensor without a control box  
A reversing sensor device applies a master-slave type of sensor architecture. The reversing sensor device includes at least one master-sensor and more than one slave-sensor. The master-sensor...
7339462 Reverse gear volume reducer  
An apparatus for modifying sound audibilized from an audio component in a vehicle comprising a processor connected to the audio component and for controlling the operation thereof. A sensor is...
7327225 Activation control of a vehicular rear view video display  
The activation of a rear view video display in a vehicle is interrupted under specified operating conditions to discourage inappropriate driver reliance on the video display. The video display is...
7327241 Indicator device for vehicle with automatic transmission  
Disclosed is an indicator device for a vehicle with an automatic transmission, which comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements 52a each adapted to be lighted up when one of P, R and N gear...
7219001 Transmission shift indicator apparatus and method  
A transmission system for a vehicle includes an automatic transmission configured to automatically change speed ratios between an input member and an output member. An indicator is configured to...
7214164 Shift operation control system  
A shift operation control system for an outboard motor, which is capable of reducing a load acting on a shift operation lever during a shift operation and a shock occurring during the shift...
7167085 Optical display device for a selector lever arrangement  
An optical display device of a selector lever arrangement with a selector lever mounted in the motor vehicle for shifting between different shifting states of a motor vehicle transmission. The...
7164350 Back up alarm system  
A back up alarm system for a vehicle including a sensor for generating a vehicle motion status signal with a vehicle reverse gear engaged. The vehicle motion status signal includes a base...
7158014 Post-trip bus inspection alert system  
A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when...
7148794 Vehicle back-up alarm system, vehicle, transmitter module, and method  
A vehicle back-up alarm system includes a sensor capable of determining when a vehicle is at least one of in a reverse gear and moving backwards. The vehicle back-up alarm system also includes a...
7104150 Shift position detection apparatus for variable speed gear  
A shift position detection apparatus for a variable speed gear wherein a shift shaft is moved in an axial direction to perform a speed changing operation. A variable speed gear includes a clutch...
7091842 Four wheel drive alert  
An apparatus is disclosed comprising an audio alert device, a timer, a processor; and a four-wheel drive device for a subject vehicle. The processor may activate the timer when the four-wheel drive...
7081812 Audible warning system for vehicles outfitted with extensible structures  
A simple and easily-installed system for vehicles equipped with an extensible pole, mast, boom, or other structure, providing an audible alarm when the operator attempts to drive away without first...
7012514 System for facilitating the launch of a drag racing vehicle  
A performance enhancement system incorporating a controller, an engine tachometer and a visual indicator light which illuminates within a predetermined range of engine RPMs and which may be...
6984191 Range determination apparatus, range determination method, and program therefor  
A sensor generates a continuous signal in response to operation of a shift lever, and a range is determined for each of the various control operations by comparing the output value of the signal...
6943676 Clutch protection system  
A system for protecting the clutch of a vehicle from a harmful operating state. Included in the clutch protection system are means for monitoring the operating state of the clutch, along with means...
6930594 Electronically-active vehicle gear-shift knob  
An electronically-active vehicle gear-shift knob (10) consisting of a hand-grasping section (12), an electronics enclosure (44) that is attached to an upper edge (14) of the hand-grasping section...
6883393 Vehicular combination meter  
In a vehicular combination meter, dials for a speedometer and tachometer and colored segments for a shift indicator are provided on a single gauge board made of a flexible synthetic resin. The...
6812828 Method and device for the automated actuation of a clutch  
The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a drive motor and a gearbox with a device for automatically actuating a clutch in the drivetrain, and to a control method. According to said...
6781512 Multiple RPM indicating tachometer for motor vehicles  
A novel graphical display apparatus (and methods) for motor vehicles. The apparatus has a display coupled to an interior portion of a motor vehicle and facing a driver of the motor vehicle. The...
6774780 Device for the advance indication of an automatically executed shift  
In a system for the control of an automatic or automated vehicle variable transmission (2) with a transmission control (6) and a display device (20, 22, 24) for the driver, the display device (20)...
6736024 Method and apparatus for determining the position of a shift rail  
An apparatus 10 for determining the position of a shift rail 12 which is employed within a vehicle having a transmission 14. Apparatus 10 includes an offset lever or member 18, and a pair of...
6707379 Shift device  
A shift device that enables optimally operation. The shift device is provided in a vehicle including a transmission and shifts a shift range of the transmission. The shift device includes a shift...
6564631 Digital signal fuel sensor  
A digital signal fuel sensor includes a digital sensor and a wiper assembly for rotation relative to the digital sensor. The digital sensor has a plurality of sensing portions having at least one...
6559764 Automatic gearbox for motor vehicles  
The invention relates to an automatic gearbox for motor vehicles, comprising an electronic drive control device and an electric gear range selecting element. In case the drive control device fails...
6492900 Rotary switch test sensor  
A sensor device is used for sensing position of a movable component. The sensor device can be applied to multiple applications. For example, proper alignment between a shifter spline and a shifter...
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