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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. 14, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Bruce Phelps Hollenbeck, Orefield, PA (US);
Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle, such as, e.g., a diesel-powered truck, has a transmission control system that, e.g., improves fuel efficiency and/or consumption. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes: an engine that powers said vehicle; a transmission to change ratios between engine speed and wheel speed; and at least one control unit configured to shift the transmission in a plurality of lower gears substantially against the governed speed of the engine and to shift the transmission in a plurality of higher gears substantially against the peak torque speed of the engine.
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