Patents Assigned to The United States of Amerca as represented by the Secretary of the Army
  • Manual override for an electronically controlled automatic transmission
    Patent number: 4899619
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for manually shifting an electronically control automated transmission. The device includes a series of mechanical linkage elements and gear transelements connected between the solenoid-operated valves of the automatic transmission and a control lever in the driver's compartment of the vehicle. One of the mechanical linkage elements is a cam shaft whose rotational position determines which subset of the solenoid operated valves will be actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: The United States of Amerca as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: George Melnik, Bruce E. Amrein, Robert C. Brucksch, Curtis L. McCoy, James A. Martin