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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.07.2004 (43) Date of publication: 22.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/52 (21) Application number: 03719405.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16H 57/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/008267 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/080366 (02.10.2003 Gazette 2003/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 20.03.2002 US 365618 P 20.03.2002 US 101188 (71) Applicant: DANA CORPORATION Toledo,Ohio 43697-0904 (US)	(72) Inventors: ALLMANDINGER, Timothy, B. Roanoke, IN 46783 (US) HOEFER, Sean, K. Wabash, IN 46992 (US) MASER, Gregory, J. Ft. Wayne, IN 46835 (US) NANUA, Parvinder, S. Ft. Wayne, IN 46804 (US) STUART, Edward, E. Payne, OH 45880 (US) IRWIN, Earl, J. Ft. Wayne, IN 46845 (US) (74) Representative: Jorio, Paolo, Dr. Ing. et al Studio Torta S.r.l.,Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)