US Patent Issued to FCA US on April 1 for "System and method for transmission clutch support on hybrid electric vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,825, issued on April 1, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"System and method for transmission clutch support on hybrid electric vehicle" was invented by Michael Ericson (Chesterfield Township, Mich.), Zachary C Rogalski (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and James R Hollowell (Brownstown, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system for a hybrid electric vehicle that implements a transmission clutch support mode during a stop of the vehicle includes a hybrid powertrain, a brake system, a clutch and a controller. The hybrid powertrain includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor that provides motor torqu...