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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. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jon A. Steeby, Schoolcraft, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/106 ;
Abstract
A method/system for controlling shifting in an automated mechanical transmission system ( ) utilized on a vehicle having an engine brake (ECB), preferably controlled by an ECU ( ). Shifts to be initiated while the engine brake is active and engine brake assisted upshifts are evaluated with regard to the engine built in engine brake deactivation response delay (T ).