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Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources
A hybrid drive for a motor vehicle having a thermal engine for operating with a hydrocarbon containing fuel suitable for generating hydrogen is shown. The hybrid drive includes a fuel storage tank,...
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7373315 |
Vehicle body business methods
Various vehicle body business processes are described which capitalize upon the interchangeability of vehicle bodies on a flat rolling chassis. The ability to interchange vehicle bodies and...
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7360816 |
Vehicle development process characterized by market responsiveness
A vehicle development process is characterized by enhanced market responsiveness by decoupling the development of the chassis from the development of vehicle bodies. The chassis and bodies are...
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7303033 |
Vehicle frame assembly and method for same
A method for assembling vehicular structural frames employing elongated members and connectors interconnecting the elongated members increases flexibility in assembling chassis frames and body...
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7292992 |
Methods of conducting vehicle business transactions
Methods are provided for conducting a vehicle business transaction with a customer. Possession of a vehicle chassis is offered and/or granted to a customer in a first financial transaction for...
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7281600 |
Pre-engineered frame portion and method of use therefor
A vehicle chassis includes a structural frame having a frame portion that partially defines an open space and that has a predetermined configuration such that the open space maintains a...
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7275609 |
Vehicle body connection system
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a...
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7132191 |
Addressing one MEA failure mode by controlling MEA catalyst layer overlap
A method of addressing one MEA failure mode by controlling MEA catalyst layer overlap, and the apparatus formed thereby is disclosed. The present invention addresses a feature of membrane electrode...
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7083016 |
Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with waste heat rejection system
A mobile chassis for vehicle body interchangeability has a waste heat rejection system packaged in a rolling platform. The system is connected to a powertrain cooling loop for waste heat...
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7070013 |
Decentralized power supply system for a vehicle
A motor vehicle has a plurality of electric consuming devices and a power supply system for supplying the electric consuming devices with electric energy. The power supply system has a...
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7028791 |
Mobile chassis and interchangeable vehicle body with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
A mobile chassis for vehicle body interchangeability has a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system packaged in a rolling platform. The system is connected to a powertrain cooling...
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7000318 |
Method of designing and manufacturing vehicles
An accelerated vehicle development process includes establishing a common, standardized interface system whereby different types of vehicle bodies may be attached to a single chassis design....
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6986401 |
Systems packaged within flat vehicle chassis
A vehicle chassis includes a braking system, an energy conversion system, a steering system and a suspension system wherein each system is operably connected to at least one of a plurality of...
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6976307 |
Accelerated vehicle development process
An accelerated vehicle development process includes establishing a common, standardized interface system whereby different types of vehicle bodies may be attached to a single chassis design....
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6971471 |
Multi-directional drive
A vehicle is capable of being driven in a plurality of forward directions, the direction of travel being a function of the forward-facing orientation of a movable seat or movement of the driver to...
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6968918 |
Vehicle chassis having programmable operating characteristics and method for using same
A vehicle includes a steering system, suspension system, braking system, and energy conversion system, wherein at least one of these systems is reprogrammable such that the vehicle's ride,...
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6959475 |
Vehicle body business methods
Various vehicle body business processes are described which capitalize upon the interchangeability of vehicle bodies on a flat rolling chassis. The ability to interchange vehicle bodies and...
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6948226 |
Chassis frame packaging cavity loading method
A method of assembling a vehicle chassis includes providing a vehicle frame having a plurality of packaging cavities opening in a plurality of different directions, mounting vehicle hardware...
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6945345 |
Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources
A hybrid electric vehicle having alternate fuel sources is shown. The hybrid vehicle includes an AC/DC converter for storing a direct current voltage in a storage device such as a battery. A fuel...
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6938712 |
Fuel cell powered chassis mobile electrical source and method of use thereof
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6935658 |
Chassis frame module and method of use for same
A structural frame for a vehicle chassis includes transversely-oriented unitary structural members interconnecting at least three longitudinally-oriented elongated members. The use of unitary...
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6926978 |
Fuel cell installation with a gas generation system and a fuel cell system
A fuel cell installation containing a gas generation system, for the production of a hydrogen-containing gas, and a fuel cell system, which comprises a fuel cell, a compressor, an expander that is...
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6923282 |
Chassis subassembly module and method for using same
A chassis subassembly module having a portion of a chassis structural frame and vehicular componentry facilitates the assembly of a chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control...
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6905138 |
Chassis with energy-absorption zones
A chassis having systems responsive to nonmechanical control signals and a simplified body-attachment interface includes regions optimized for energy absorption from an impact to the chassis...
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6899194 |
Lower vehicle body structure and method of use therefor
A lower vehicle body structure for a vehicle body defining an interior space includes structural elements that extend higher than the lower extent of the interior space. The structural elements...
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6892840 |
Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources
A hybrid electric vehicle having alternate fuel sources is shown. The hybrid vehicle includes an AC/DC converter for storing a direct current voltage in a storage device such as a battery. A fuel...
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6889785 |
Vehicle chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6880856 |
Vehicle body configurations
Various body configurations capitalize upon the interchangeability of vehicle bodies on a flat rolling chassis. The ability to interchange vehicle bodies and exchange modular interior components...
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6845839 |
Vehicle body platform
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6843336 |
Vehicle belly pan
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6836943 |
Vehicle body manufacturing process
A method of designing and manufacturing vehicle bodies includes establishing a common, standardized interface system for attaching vehicle bodies to vehicle chassis wherein connection components...
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6830117 |
Vehicle chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6766873 |
Fuel cell vehicle with by-wire technology
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6726438 |
Chassis stacking
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle includes at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6712164 |
Vehicle having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals
A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical, and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least an energy conversion system, a...
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6571897 |
Vehicle with a fuel cell system and method for operating the same
A vehicle includes a traction unit capable of delivering mechanical power for driving the vehicle; electric loads; and a fuel cell system for supplying the electric loads with electric power. The...
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