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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth James Okamuro, Statesville, NC (US);
Richard James Honeyager, Conover, NC (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/126 ; F16D 6/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/126 ; F16D 6/704 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for, and a method of, braking a vehicle by selectively providing pressurized transmission fluid through at least one valve to brake a vehicle drivetrain proportionally to the engagement of a brake system activation means.