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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:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Dunkley, Longride, GB;
John E Stainton, Chorley, GB;
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3644241 ; 74866 ;
Abstract
A control system and method for a semi-automatic mechanical transmission system (10) is provided for sensing high resistance to vehicle forward movement and allowing engagement of a gear ratio lower than the lowest engageable ratio at substantially constant vehicle speed.