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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162085 | Hydro-mechanical clutch for a hybrid transmission and method for operating the same A clutch assembly and method of operating the clutch assembly to start an engine of a hybrid vehicle includes a first clutch and a first clutch actuator for selectively engaging the first clutch. The first actuator has a first at-rest position engaging the clutch an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157694 | Outboard motor In an outboard motor having a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power of an engine to a propeller, the power transmission mechanism has a transmission ratio changing unit having a planetary gear train including a sun gear, planetary gears, and an interna... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152681 | Gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles A gear train of an automatic transmission for vehicles has the advantages of improving power delivery performance and reducing fuel consumption as a consequence of realizing more than eight forward speeds by combining four planetary gear sets with three clutches and... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7935018 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission is provided with three planetary gear units and five friction elements that establish at least six forward speeds and one reverse speed by engaging different combinations of three out of five friction elements simultaneously. In the automat... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7905809 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7815540 | Gear and clutch arrangement for multi-speed transmission A transmission is disclosed having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811195 | 8-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnectio... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798932 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7758464 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transm... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7637837 | 8-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, three fixed interconnect... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7491148 | System for improving the refurbishing of a transmission A kit for improving the repair of a transmission. The kit presents components in a well organized fashion. The kit includes certain individual components and groups of components in preassembled subassemblies. For example, a subassembly can be preassembled to factor... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485066 | Geared torque converter with multi-plate clutches and planetary gearset The present invention is a device for transferring power flow from a multidisplacement engine to a transmission. The device includes an enclosed housing having a first shell on the engine side, a second shell on the transmission side, with the housing at least parti... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7367915 | Automatic speed changer A planetary gear unit PR and a clutch C3 for outputting reduced speed rotation and a clutch C1 for connecting and disconnecting input of rotation of an input shaft to a sun gear S2 are located on one axial side of a planetary gear unit PU, and a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354376 | Multi speed transmission A transmission is provided having a planetary gearset having respective first, second, and third members, and a compound gearset having respective first, second, third, and fourth members. The transmission also includes a plurality of selectively engageable torque t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344470 | Multi-speed planetary transmission A power transmission incorporates an input planetary gearset and an output planetary gearset, which are interconnected by a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms to establish at least seven forward speed ratios. The input planetary gearset has one member selec... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341537 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having at least three planetary gearsets, each having respective first, second, and third members, and six selectively engageable torque transmitting devices configured to selectively interconnect selected members of the planetary gearsets... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338403 | Torque coupling with power-operated clutch actuator A torque transfer mechanism and a control system are disclosed for adaptively controlling the transfer of drive torque between first and second rotary members in a power transmission device of the type used in motor vehicle driveline applications. The torque transfe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335127 | Multi-stage automatic transmission with three planetary gearwheel assemblies A multi-stage automatic transmission comprises a drive input shaft (AN), a drive output shaft (AB), three planetary gearwheel assemblies (RS1, RS2, RS3) arranged next to one another in series and five shift control elements (A to E). A sun gearw... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334646 | Electric power tool with improved speed change gearing A battery-operated driver-drill (1) includes an epicycle reduction gear unit (8) which encases a switchover sleeve (26) having inner teeth (27) and outer teeth (28). The gear unit (8) is rotatably mounted on second and third... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325662 | Dry friction launch clutch for an automatic transmission and method A powertrain for a vehicle includes a dry friction clutch connected between an engine output member and a transmission input member. The dry friction clutch is selectively engagable to transfer torque from the engine output member to the transmission input member to... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318789 | Hydraulic control system for automatic transmission An automatic transmission has an electronic control unit and a hydraulic control unit. The electronic control unit outputs an engagement command pressure to a solenoid disposed in a hydraulic control unit to generate a shelf pressure to upshift the automatic transmi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311635 | Seven speed transmissions with all positive rotation components in forward speeds Seven speed transmissions are provided that include four planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting mechanisms with various fixed interconnections to provide seven forward speed ratios and three reverse speed ratios. The powertrain includes an engine and tor... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303501 | Multi-speed planetary transmissions having seven torque-transmitting devices and two fixed interconnections The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303500 | Multiple-speed automatic transmission A multiple speed transmission having an input and output includes a first and second planetary gearsets, each gearset including a sun gear, a ring gear surrounding the sun gear, a set of planet pinions meshing with the sun gear and the ring gear, and a carrier on wh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303502 | Gear change mechanism A gear change mechanism coupling a pair of shafts employs a planetary gear set comprising a sun gear fast with a first of the shafts, planet gears in a planet carrier, and an annulus or ring gear, the latter being fixed. A selector hub slidable on the other of the s... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303043 | Actuation device The invention relates to an actuating apparatus that can be used, for example, as an actuating apparatus for a motor vehicle transmission, the select function and the shift function being guaranteed by this actuating apparatus and it being possible to effect this us... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300378 | Multi-speed planetary transmissions having clutched input members and providing at least eight speed ratios The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276011 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission having first and second groups of successive forward-drive positions for outputting a rotary motion a speed of which is higher than the speed of a rotary motion received from an input member, the first group being established by an engaging... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274983 | Shift control method and apparatus of automatic transmission of vehicle When a sport mode shifting request occurs during gear shifting of an automatic transmission according to a vehicle running state, a transmission control unit determines whether or not to accept the sport mode shifting request on the basis of an expected turbine spee... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264079 | Steerable rear tractor suspension A steerable rear suspension for a tractor includes a chassis comprising a front end, a rear end, a left side and a right side; an engine mounted on the chassis; a pair of steerable front wheels coupled to the front end, left and right side of the chassis; a left rea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261666 | Multi-speed planetary transmissions having seven torque transmitting devices engaged in combinations of five The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261013 | Motorized motor vehicle component A motor vehicle component with a drive having a motor, a gearing and a component which is movable by the drive, the motor being coupled to a driving side of the gearing and a driven side of the gearing being coupled to the movable component, a kinematic chain of the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258647 | Power train for 7-speed automatic transmission for vehicles A power train of a 7-speed transmission for a vehicle is provided which comprises a first, a second, and a third single-pinion planetary gear set on an input shaft. A first ring gear and a second planetary carrier, a second ring gear and a third planetary carrier, a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252617 | Six-speed powertrain of an automatic transmission A variable compound planetary gearset forms five operational elements by having its single and double pinion planetary gearsets be interconnected by a shared planet carrier. The variable compound planetary gearset forms six forward speeds and one reverse speeds by r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250019 | Multi-speed planetary transmissions having a stationary member and seven torque-transmitting devices The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247120 | Multi-speed planetary transmissions having seven torque-transmitting devices engaged in combinations of two The family of transmissions has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission family members include three planetary gear sets having seven torque-transmitting ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238141 | Seven-speed powertrain of an automatic transmission for a vehicle A seven-speed powertrain for an automatic transmission includes first, second and third single pinion planetary gear sets, each having a first gear, a ring gear, and a planet carrier as an operating member thereof. The first, the second, and the third single pinion ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229378 | Shift system for transfer case A transfer case having an input shaft driven by a powertrain, a first output shaft adapted for connection to a first driveline and a torque transfer mechanism. The torque transfer mechanism includes a friction clutch assembly operably disposed between the first outp... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226380 | Automatic speed changer A second planetary gear unit PR and a clutch C1 for outputting reduced speed rotation are located on one axial side of a first planetary gear unit PU, with an output unit located therebetween. A clutch C2 which connects/disconnects an input shaft 2 | 06/05/2007 |
