US Patent Issued to Goerend Transmissions on June 23 for "Center casting and governor for automatic transmission clutch" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,075, issued on June 23, was assigned to Goerend Transmissions Inc. (Saint Lucas, Iowa).

"Center casting and governor for automatic transmission clutch" was invented by James W. Weissenfluh (Waucoma, Iowa) and Chase H. Langreck (West Union, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic transmission maintains the rear band in an applied condition in drive range first gear, as well as the other forward gear selector positions so as to utilize the extra holding force of the rear band while in first gear without having to change the selected position for automatic shifting. The hydraulic circuitry in the central casting provides fluid ...