ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,348, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Means Industries Inc. (Saginaw, Mich.).
"Vehicle transmission and method of operation" was invented by Joshua D Hand (Midland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle transmission using a gearset. Multi-mode clutches selectively couple components of the gearset. The transmission operates in and shifts between a first forward gear and a second forward gear using a change in input rotation. An electric motor coupled to the input may be used to change the input rotation direction."
The patent was filed on May 20, 2024, under Application No. 18/668,869.
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