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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187137 | Transmission having at least eight speeds A transmission of the present invention has 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 tor... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177674 | Multiple speed automatic transmission A multiple speed transmission includes an input and output; a first, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets, each gear set including a sun gear, a ring gear, a carrier, and pinions supported on the carrier and meshing with the sun gear and the ring gear; a fir... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172714 | Speed changing transmission apparatus A composite planetary transmission section (P) is provided for synthesizing output from a stepless speed changing section (20) with an engine drive force. In a transmission line from the planetary transmission section (P) to an output rotational body (90 | 05/08/2012 |
| RE43315 | Multi-step gear The invention concerns a multi-step transmission with at least 7 forward gears, with which transmission on the input drive shaft (1), two non-shiftable input-side gear sets (RS1, RS2) are provided, which, on their output-side produce two speeds ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157695 | 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... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157696 | Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle A front wheel drive 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 a sun gear member, a planet carr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152683 | Eight to thirteen speed automatic transmission An eight, nine, eleven or thirteen speed automatic transmission has an input and output, four planetary gear assemblies, four connecting members for coupling certain elements of the planetary gear assemblies to other elements, four brakes for selectively connecting ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152682 | 8-Speed hybrid transmission architectures The hybrid powertrain has a plurality of members that can be utilized to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio in a hybrid transmission architecture. The transmission includes three planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting devices... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142324 | Transmission having at least eight speeds A transmission of the present invention has 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 tor... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133148 | Multi-speed transmission having four planetary gear sets 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... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123648 | Eight speed automatic transmission An automatic 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 to... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113981 | Multi-speed epicyclic powershift transmission A multi-speed transmission includes a first power transmission module driven by an input shaft. A second power transmission module is driven by the first power transmission module. A third power transmission module is driven by the second power transmission module a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113980 | 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 ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113983 | Multi-step transmission A multi-step transmission with forward and reverse gears comprises planetary gearsets, shafts and shift elements. The input shaft is coupled to the sun gear of gearset (P2) and, via a clutch (15), to a shaft (5) which is coupled to the carrier o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113982 | Eight speed planetary kinematic arrangement A multiple speed power transmission comprising: four epicylic gearing assemblies each having first, second, and third rotating elements with specified interconnections, an input shaft, an output shaft, three clutches, and two brakes. Clutches and brakes are applied ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096914 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission including three single pinion planetary gearsets and six friction elements, in which an input shaft is always connected to a first sun gear of a first planetary gearset, the output shaft is always connected to a second ring gear of a second... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088032 | Multi-speed transmission The multi-step transmission including four gear sets, eight shafts, and six shifting elements. The sun gear of gearset (P1) communicates, via shaft (8) and clutch (48), with shaft (4), which communicates, via clutch (14), with shaf... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088031 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members, five interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083629 | Powertrain of an automatic transmission A powertrain of an automatic transmission includes a first planetary gear set having a double pinion planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set having a single pinion planetary gear set and a third planetary gear set having a double pinion planetary gear set to... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079930 | Powertrain of an automatic transmission A powertrain of an automatic transmission includes a first planetary gear set having first, second, and third operating members, a second planetary gear set having fourth, fifth, and sixth operating members, and a third planetary gear set having seventh, eighth, and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079931 | Eight speed automatic transmission An eight speed automatic transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets and five torque transmitting devices. Three of the planetary gear sets are simple and one planetary gear set is compound. Each of the plurality of pl... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070642 | 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 ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070645 | 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... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070643 | Gear and clutch arrangement for multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided 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 a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070644 | Gear and clutch arrangement for multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided 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 a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062163 | 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 ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062164 | Multi-stage gearbox Multi-stage transmission having six or seven forward gears and three reverse gears comprises three planetary gear sets (P1, P2, P3), six rotatable shafts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), as well as six shifting elements (03, 04, 13, 14, 15, 35, 36,... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057349 | 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... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052565 | Eight speed automatic transmission An automatic 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 to... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052566 | Multi-speed transmissions The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, and four fixed interconnect... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047949 | 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... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047947 | Eight speed automatic transmission An automatic 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 to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047948 | 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... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043189 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission of the present invention has 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 tor... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033948 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission of the present invention has 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 tor... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033946 | 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... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033947 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets each having a first, a second, and a third members, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025602 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission of the present invention has 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 tor... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021262 | 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 three planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, two fixed interconnections and a ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007393 | Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, first, second, and third planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members. The input member is continuously interconnected to the third member of the third planetary gear set and the... | 08/30/2011 |
