Patent ID: 8157700

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