US Patent 7846065 Torque converter clutch control

Patent 7846065 was granted and assigned to Chrysler on December, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Chrysler

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

78460650

Patent Inventor Names

Gang Chen0

Date of Patent

December 7, 2010

Patent Application Number

118664360

Date Filed

October 3, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Sherry L Estremsky

Patent abstract

A powertrain for a vehicle includes an engine having an output and a transmission selectively driven by the output of the engine. A torque converter is disposed between the engine and the transmission for selectively coupling the output of the engine to the transmission. A controller is in communication with the engine and the torque converter and controls a pressure: within the torque converter based on an input parameter supplied to the engine.