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7389839 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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