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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:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Sperduti, Auburn, NY (US);
Randolph C Williams, Weedsport, NY (US);
James S Brissenden, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Randy W Adler, Seneca Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ; B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180197 ; 180233 ; 180244 ; 180247 ; 180248 ; 36442602 ; 36442603 ; 475221 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a motor vehicle traction control system for providing on-demand four-wheel drive under certain tractive and operational conditions. The present invention is operable for disabling the on-demand four-wheel drive feature upon the vehicle operator subsequently shifting into the four-wheel drive mode.