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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:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Paul S. Crowe, Aubrey, TX (US);
Myra MA, Kirkland, WA (US);
Shawn Brewer, Denton, TX (US);
John W. Espinosa, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Tak Lee, Northridge, CA (US);
Derek S. Sancer, Denton, TX (US);
Paul S. Crowe, Aubrey, TX (US);
Myra Ma, Kirkland, WA (US);
Shawn Brewer, Denton, TX (US);
John W. Espinosa, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Tak Lee, Northridge, CA (US);
Derek S. Sancer, Denton, TX (US);
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Information display systems capable of iconically representing the components of a hybrid powertrain and method thereof. In operation, the information display systems indicate the specific powertrain components in the hybrid system that are active in various hybrid operational modes (e.g., electric launch, blended torque, etc.). In particular, active components are highlighted (i.e., increased intensity) by the display and non-active components are faded (i.e., decreased intensity). In one embodiment, the vehicle wheels are depicted with a static intensity in-between that of the active components and the non-active components. This allows the vehicle operator to clearly see which components are active during each hybrid system mode, and to gain a simplified picture of hybrid system behavior during normal operation at a glance.