US Patent Issued to FCA US on July 15 for "Vehicle engine torque reduction system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,511, issued on July 15, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle engine torque reduction system" was invented by Corey A Allard (Fenton, Mich.), Javed A Dada (Lapeer, Mich.) and Oscar Munoz (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A launch control system for a vehicle having a torque generating system to generate and transfer drive torque to a transmission includes a driver interface configured to display information to and receive input from a driver of the vehicle. A controller is in signal communication with the driver interface, the torque generating system, and the transmission. The controller is ...