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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zachary D. Nelson, Detroit, MI (US);
David A. Evans, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas J. Giuli, Mountain View, CA (US);
David P. Melcher, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Christopher J. Peplin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jayanthi Rao, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/02 (2006.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/0278 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0218 (2013.01); F16H 2061/241 (2013.01); F16H 2063/426 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2014 (2015.01);
Abstract
Automotive vehicles having a manual shift transmission, with driver feedback to indicate when a shift change is recommended or to provide other event notifications.