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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:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Bruce J. Palansky, Westland, MI (US);
Michelle S. Grytzelius, Canton, MI (US);
Joe Ulakovich, Windsor, CA;
Mahendra Patil, Inkster, MI (US);
Kurt H. Nickerson, Northville, MI (US);
Bruce J. Palansky, Westland, MI (US);
Michelle S. Grytzelius, Canton, MI (US);
Joe Ulakovich, Windsor, CA;
Mahendra Patil, Inkster, MI (US);
Kurt H. Nickerson, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a motor vehicle including an engine and automatic transmission includes generating first data containing information representing a performance characteristic of a solenoid and a serialized solenoid number, affixing to the solenoid a first barcode matrix containing the first data, installing the solenoid and clutch in the transmission generating second data containing information representing a performance characteristic of clutch, using information from the first and second data to produce third data that includes a serialized transmission number and information from the first data and the second data, affixing to the transmission a third barcode matrix containing the third data, using information from the third barcode matrix to produce fourth data that is tied to a vehicle identification number and information from the first data, the second data and the third data, reading information from the fourth data into an electronic memory of a powertrain control module (PCM), and installing the PCM in the vehicle.