Patent ID: 8409045

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an input member; an output member; first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets each having first, second, and third members; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the third member of the first planetary gear set with the third member of the fourth planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the second member of the first planetary gear set with the third member of the third planetary gear set; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the first member of the first planetary gear set with the second member of the second planetary gear set; a fourth interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the third member of the second planetary gear set with the second member of the third planetary gear set; a fifth interconnecting member continuously interconnecting the first member of the second planetary gear set with the second member of the fourth planetary gear set; and seven torque transmitting mechanisms each selectively engageable to interconnect at least one of the first, second, and third members with at least one other of the first, second, third members and a stationary member, and wherein the seven torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least two to establish at least eleven forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio between the input member and the output member.