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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:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel P Janecke, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 55 ; 701 53 ; 701 54 ; 701 57 ; 701 62 ; 477108 ; 477115 ;
Abstract
A control system/method to minimize unwanted upshifts in an automated mechanical transmission system (12). Upshifts are prohibited unless throttle position (THL) has achieved a substantially steady-state value (.vertline.(d/dt(THL)).vertline.<REF-1) or a speed value (ES, IS, OS) exceeds a reference (OS<REF-2).