US Patent Issued to FCA US on June 23 for "Park pawl control system and method for operating same on a vehicle" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,078, issued on June 23, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Park pawl control system and method for operating same on a vehicle" was invented by Robert A. Viviano (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A park securement system includes a park pawl system and a controller. The park pawl system has a park pawl, an actuator, a park gear and a sensor. The park pawl has a pawl engagement member, a park tooth, and a magnet. The actuator is configured to rotate a cam into engagement with the park engagement member that imparts rotational motion onto the park pawl. The sensor is configured to sense the magnet and ...