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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fred Tunmore, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Energy Systems Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180165 ; 60626 ; 60629 ; 60718 ; 180307 ; 192-0055 ; 192-0094 ;
Abstract
An energy storage automotive drive system wherein energy from deceleration of a vehicle is stored, preferably in pressurized fluid form, for use upon acceleration. The drive system is designed primarily for retrofitting of existing vehicles and has control features adapted to facilitate installation, maximize efficiency and protect the system against malfunction, wear and excessive stress.