PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16035273
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["123", "406230"]

Abstract:
A system and method for dynamically varying an amount slippage of a Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) provided between an engine and a transmission of a vehicle in response to non-powertrain factors. By varying a slippage output signal, the amount of TCC slippage between the engine and the transmission can be adjusted. Small amounts of slippage, relative to large amounts of slippage, provide (a) improved vehicle fuel economy, but (b) induce more powertrain noise and vibration in the vehicle cabin. By dynamically adjusting the slippage, a tradeoff between improved fuel economy vs. a satisfying driver experience can be realized.

Claim (Index 20):
The method as recited in  claim 19 , wherein:\n the plurality of candidate firing fractions includes a first and a second candidate firing fraction; calculating a first candidate cylinder load such that a combination of the first candidate firing fraction and the first candidate cylinder load delivers the desired engine output and forms a first candidate skip fire firing profile; and determining whether the first candidate skip fire firing profile is allowed wherein the allowance of the first candidate skip fire firing profile depends in part on whether the first candidate cylinder load exceeds a threshold wherein the threshold varies as a function of engine speed and transmission gear.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.88333
- Patent Class: 123.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15681601', '15148826', '14638908', '14992779', '15679419']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8131750370584675
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5880226766352675
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7906598010161474
- Mean Citation Score: 424.104058
- Max Citation Score: 535.14825
- Similarity Product: 472.1348684048205

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test