Patent ID: 8366580

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