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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Cyril Keilers, Round Rock, TX (US);
David Rogers, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric Diehl, Austin, TX (US);
Austin Orand, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Edward Bartholomew, Round Rock, TX (US);
Christopher M. Vasiliotis, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Loren T. Mcdaniel, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremy Carter, Austin, TX (US);
Cyril Keilers, Round Rock, TX (US);
David Rogers, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric Diehl, Austin, TX (US);
Austin Orand, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Edward Bartholomew, Round Rock, TX (US);
Christopher M. Vasiliotis, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Loren T. McDaniel, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremy Carter, Austin, TX (US);
Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is described. The CVT has a group of spherical power adjusters. Each power adjuster has a tiltable axis of rotation. A method of optimizing a vehicle having a drive motor and a continuously variable transmission is also described. The CVT has a plurality of spherical power adjusters, each power adjuster having a tiltable axis of rotation. A drive system having a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission can be optimized in another method.