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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. 17, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary A. Oliveira, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Richard Thomas Fosmoe, Bonlanden, DE;
John R. Ficht, Wales, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ; B60K 5/930 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ; B60K 5/930 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward a method to digitally control a transfer case through a digital data bus to provide synchronized low to high shift capabilities in vehicles that employ a controller area network (CAN) system. In addition, a transfer case that can be digitally controlled in a vehicle with a controller area network (CAN) system to provide synchronized low to high shifts is also disclosed.