ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,310, issued on March 24, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Assembly for transmitting rotational torque, and system including the same" was invented by Christopher Anthony Chirco (Romeo, Mich.) and Gregory L. Beyerlein (Clarkston, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for transmitting rotational torque between an output of a drive engine and a transmission input of a transmission includes a torque converter and a clutch assembly. The torque converter includes a torque converter input member and a torque converter output member rotatably. The torque converter output member is configured to deliver rota...