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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. 10, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A Droste, Howell, MI (US);
Charles W Barnes, Plymouth, MI (US);
Mark J Kane, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 62 ; 477169 ;
Abstract
A system for controlling operation of a bypass clutch for a torque converter in an automatic transmission includes a converter lockout valve for producing a pressure signal having a first magnitude indicating unlocked operation of the converter clutch and a second magnitude representing locked operation, the pressure magnitudes being produced in response to control pressures representing engine speed, transmission operation in any forward gear, and in a first forward gear.