ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,749, issued on May 20, was assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L. (Arco, Italy).
"Automatic backlash-compensation for a dog clutch in an electrified transmission" was invented by Sara Gennari (Arco, Italy), Mirko Brentari (Arco, Italy), Giacomo Faggiani (Rovereto, Italy) and Pier Paolo Rinaldi (Arco, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling an engagement of a dog clutch in an electrified drivetrain, comprising: locking a shaft of a transmission; positioning an actuator of the transmission at a prescribed position; commanding an electric machine to rotate at a speed; and updating the engagement threshold position when the...