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Aaron Golden Coon, Marysville, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100132880COMPOSITE HONEYCOMB SANDWICH PANEL SPLICING - A method and apparatus for joining composite parts is present. A first composite part is aligned with a second composite part to form an aligned structure with a splice line. An adhesive layer may cover the splice line. A composite material is placed on the adhesive layer. The aligned structure is cured with the adhesive layer and the composite material to form a joined structure.06-03-2010

Bradley S. Coon, Russiaville, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090055178System and method of controlling personalized settings in a vehicle - A system is provided for controlling personalized settings in a vehicle. The system includes a microphone for receiving spoken commands from a person in the vehicle, a location recognizer for identifying location of the speaker, and an identity recognizer for identifying the identity of the speaker. The system also includes a speech recognizer for recognizing the received spoken commands. The system further includes a controller for processing the identified location, identity and commands of the speaker. The controller controls one or more feature settings based on the identified location, identified identity and recognized spoken commands of the speaker. The system also optimizes the grammar comparison for speech recognition and the beamforming microphone array used in the vehicle.02-26-2009
20090055180System and method for optimizing speech recognition in a vehicle - A system is provided for controlling personalized settings in a vehicle. The system includes a microphone for receiving spoken commands from a person in the vehicle, a location recognizer for identifying location of the speaker, and an identity recognizer for identifying the identity of the speaker. The system also includes a speech recognizer for recognizing the received spoken commands. The system further includes a controller for processing the identified location, identity and commands of the speaker. The controller controls one or more feature settings based on the identified location, identified identity and recognized spoken commands of the speaker. The system also optimizes on the beamforming microphone array used in the vehicle.02-26-2009

Darren Coon, Brockport, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100200437Dispensing Capsule - A dispensing capsule and method for use thereof, wherein the dispensing capsule is preferably pre-loaded during time of manufacture with a selected dry or liquid ingredient to facilitate subsequent consumer use. The dispensing capsule comprises an apertured housing removably-engagable to the opening of a bottle or container containing a fluid. Preloaded ingredients contained within a cavity in the housing may be introduced or discharged into the bottle by simply depressing a button on the diaphragm of the housing, thereby actuating a breakaway plunger to open an aperture in the opposing base plate of the housing, permitting the contents to flow through the aperture and into the liquid contents of the bottle. The combined contents and liquid within the bottle may subsequently be agitated (e.g., shaken or mixed) without fear or risk of leakage or spillage. A hand held dispensing capsule is also disclosed.08-12-2010
20110174642DISPENSING CAPSULE - A dispensing capsule has a diaphragm button, stake and frangible membrane for a system for selectively dispersing the contents of a cup into an attached bottle. A frangible membraned cup has a diaphragm button operably attached to a stake with the stake's sharp point at one end and the diaphragm button on the opposing end. A cavity is disposed in the cup for consumable product defined by side walls and a base plate. Preloaded ingredients contained within the hermetically sealed cup are discharged from the dispensing capsule into a bottle by simply depressing a button disposed on the diaphragm of the cup, thereby actuating the stake to thrust forward and apply concentrated pressure abaxially to the frangible membrane. This concentrated pressure pierces substantially the center of the frangible membrane, causing it to rupture and progressively opening it. The diaphragm button locks in this downward position, holding the stake into the opened frangible membrane to maintain the opening, permitting the contents to flow through the frangible membrane and exit the cavity of the cup.07-21-2011

Dennis Coon, Erie, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110060455INTEGRATED, NON-SEQUENTIAL, REMOTE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - An integrated medication management and compliance system for enabling a care provider to remotely manage and deliver individual doses of therapeutic products to a patient, in a non-sequential fashion. System includes delivery apparatus remotely located from the care provider, wherein the apparatus stores a plurality of sealed unit dose packages that are delivered to a patient at a scheduled dosing time. The delivery apparatus is coupled to a control facility and to a computer terminal of the care provider by way of a secure communications network. The system enables the patient's medication regimen to be remotely tailored in real-time to accommodate fluid medical conditions.03-10-2011
20110202174INTEGRATED, NON-SEQUENTIAL, REMOTE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM - An integrated medication management and compliance system for enabling a care provider to remotely manage and deliver individual doses of therapeutic products to a patient, in a non-sequential fashion. System includes delivery apparatus remotely located from the care provider, wherein the apparatus stores a plurality of sealed unit dose packages that are delivered to a patient at a scheduled dosing time. The delivery apparatus is coupled to a control facility and to a computer terminal of the care provider by way of a secure communications network. The system enables the patient's medication regimen to be remotely tailored in real-time to accommodate fluid medical conditions.08-18-2011

James R. Coon, Rochester, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080291934Variable Dynamic Throttling of Network Traffic for Intrusion Prevention - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for variable dynamic throttling of network traffic for intrusion prevention are disclosed that include initializing, as throttling parameters, a predefined time interval, a packet count, a packet count threshold, a throttle rate, a keepers count, and a discards count; starting a timer, the timer remaining on no longer than the predefined time interval; maintaining, while the timer is on, statistics including the packet count, the keepers count, and the discards count; for each data communications packet received by the network host, determining, in dependence upon the statistics and the throttle rate, whether to discard the packet and determining whether the packet count exceeds the packet count threshold; and if the packet count exceeds the packet count threshold: resetting the statistics, incrementing the throttle rate, and restarting the timer.11-27-2008

Jason Coon, Minneapolis, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090204497Centralized Media Production System and Method - A centralized media production system and its method of use is described. Web services are utilized in order processing in an electronic commerce system and fulfillment requests in a vendor manufacturing system. An XML-formatted WSDL file is used for submitting order and fulfillment requests. This process and system provides a way for software manufacturers to fulfill customer orders for physical copies of downloadable software, without being restricted to a particular e-commerce platform while allowing the manufacturer to interface with multiple vendors for fulfillment.08-13-2009

Jeffrey Coon, Wilmington, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100124396Bend Insensitive Fiber With Reduced Heat Induced Loss - Microstructured optical fiber for single-moded transmission of optical signals, the optical fiber including a core region and a cladding region, the cladding region including an annular hole-containing region that contains non-periodically disposed holes. The annular hole containing region is doped with at least one dopant selected from fluorine and chlorine. The optical fiber provides low bend loss as well as low heat-induced splice loss.05-20-2010
20100195964FIBER WITH AIRLINES - An optical fiber comprising: (i) a core; (ii) a cladding surrounding the core; wherein the cladding comprises a cladding ring that: (a) has a width W equal to or less than 10 microns; (b) includes at least 50 airlines, each airline having a maximum diameter or a maximum width of not more than 2 microns and more than 50% of said airlines have a length of more than 20 m; (c) has an air fill fraction of 0. 1% to 10%, and (d) has an inner radius R08-05-2010
20110085772Buffered Large Core Fiber - An optical fiber comprising: (i) a multi-mode silica based glass core, said core having a 80-300 μm diameter and an index of refraction n04-14-2011

Jeffrey Coon, Corning, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080277565Optical fiber for optical power transmission - An optical fiber adapted to carry optical power for powering an electrical device and also optionally adapted to carry optical data for signal processing. The optical fiber capable of carrying both optical data and optical power includes a central data waveguide region that carries data light and an annular power waveguide region concentrically surrounding the data waveguide region and adapted to carry relatively large amounts of optical power. A first annular isolation region between the data and power waveguide regions and that includes microstructures serves to optically isolate the waveguide regions. An outer annular isolation region serves to confine power light to the power waveguide region and contributes to the bend-resistance of the optical fiber. An optical power and optical data distribution system that utilizes the optical fiber is also described.11-13-2008

John Coon, Oak Park, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258350Diagnostic methods for determining prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer - The invention provides methods for identifying early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who will have a favorable prognosis for the recurrence of lung cancer after surgical resection. The invention is based on the discovery that assessment of chromosomal copy number abnormalities at two or more of chromosome 5p15, 7p12, 8q24 and centromere 6 can be used for prognostic classification. The invention preferably uses fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to hybridize to patient samples to quantify the chromosomal copy number of the these genetic loci. Assessment of the copy number abnormality patterns using four classifiers produced statistically significant prognostic classification for NSCLC: (i) the Range3 pattern of cells showing a difference on a cell by cell basis, of at least three FISH probe signals between the FISH signals at the chromosomal locus with the largest number of FISH signals minus the FISH signals at the chromosomal locus with the lowest number of FISH signals; (ii) the MYC/EGFR % loss pattern assessing the percentage of cells showing fewer MYC FISH probe signals than EGFR FISH probe signals; (iii) a combination of the Range3 pattern and the MYC/CEP6 ratio pattern of a percentage of cells showing a relative loss of MYC FISH probe signals to the FISH probe signal for CEP6; (iv) the combination of the MYC/5p15 ratio pattern showing the relative ratio of MYC and 5p15 locus signals of ≧0.80 and the 5p15/CEP6 ratio pattern assessing percentage of cells having a relative ratio of 5p15 FISH probe signals to CEP6 FISH probe signals ≧1.1 versus MYC/5p15 ratio of <0.80 or 5p15/CEP6<1.1; and (v) a combination of the average range of probe signal differences of equal to or greater than about 2.5 with the Range3 pattern in a percentage of the cells. The invention can be used to identify those early stage NSCLC patients at higher risk of recurrence who should be treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery or with adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.10-15-2009
20100120027PROGNOSTIC TEST FOR EARLY STAGE NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) - The invention provides methods for identifying early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who will have a favorable prognosis for the recurrence of lung cancer after surgical resection. The invention is based on the discovery that assessment of chromosomal copy number abnormalities at chromosome 10q23.3 and centromere 10 can be used for prognostic classification. The invention preferably uses fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to hybridize to patient samples to quantify the chromosomal copy number of the these genetic loci. The chromosome copy number can also be determined using, for example, PCR or array CGH. Assessment of the copy number abnormality patterns with a classifier based on the relative loss of 10q23.3 signals compared to the centromere 10 signals produced statistically significant prognostic classification for NSCLC. The ratio of PTEN/CEP 10 signals, using a cutoff of 0.80, was capable of dividing patients into a group of 41 (≧0.80) in which 33 (80.5%) had the favorable prognosis, and a group of 18 (<0.80) in which 6 (33.3%) had the favorable prognosis (p=0.0008). Median times to recurrence in the former and latter groups were 83.0 and 13.0 months, respectively (p<0.0001).05-13-2010

John S. Coon, Oak Park, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110105341Diagnostic Methods For Determining Prognosis Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - The present disclosure provides methods for identifying early stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who will have an unfavorable prognosis for the recurrence of lung cancer after surgical resection. The methods are based in part on the discovery of chromosomal copy number abnormalities that can be used for prognostic classification. The methods preferably use fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to hybridize to patient samples to quantify the chromosomal copy number of these genetic loci.05-05-2011
20110130295Diagnostic Methods For Determining Prognosis Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Disclosed are methods for identifying early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who will have an unfavorable prognosis for the recurrence of lung cancer after surgical resection. The methods are based in part on the discovery that chromosomal copy number gains at Chr19, 34.7 Mb-35.6 Mb can be used for prognostic classification. The methods preferably use fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to hybridize to patient samples to quantify the chromosomal copy number of this genetic locus.06-02-2011

Jonathan C. Coon, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080272009Systems and Methods for Identifying Expiration of a Secondary Contact Lens Case - Secondary case for a contact lens includes an indicator on the secondary case that indicates when the secondary contact lens case is expired. The indicator may include any number of features such as a month indicator, pictures related to the seasons, numbers, shapes, colors, dates, time periods, or a time sensitive reactive ink.11-06-2008

Jonthan C. Coon, Holladay, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110031137CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND STORAGE CASE, HOLDER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING - A contact lens package that is reusable as a case to store a contact lens between uses includes a bottom member having a well with an inside generally concave shape, and a wall rising above the well and ending in a top rim defining an opening; a temporary seal comprising a moisture-proof film sealed across the top rim to seal the opening, thus defining a volume within the package, the volume containing a contact lens and contact lens fluid; and a cap secured to the bottom member covering the temporary seal, the cap being removable to give access to the temporary seal and replaceable on the bottom member thereafter to provide storage of the contact lens between uses thereof.02-10-2011

Joshua J. Coon, Middleton, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173878Methods for Processing Tandem Mass Spectral Data for Protein Sequence Analysis - Various mass spectroscopy-based methods are provided to improve protein sequencing by detecting z-type product ions generated from the protein. A polypeptide is introduced to a mass spectrometer, and in particular c- and z-type product ions that are generated by selectively fragmenting the polypeptide. The z-type product ions are distinguished from the c-type product ions and the mass-to-charge ratio of at least a portion of the z-type product ions are determined. From the mass of the z-type product ions, a putative chemical composition is identified for at least a portion of the z-type product ions, c-type product ions, or both, which is used to determine polypeptide compositions. Further provided are various methods for reducing spectral noise, instrument calibration and database searching and verification.07-09-2009
20100330680LABELING PEPTIDES WITH TERTIARY AMINES AND OTHER BASIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS FOR IMPROVED MASS SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides methods for enhancing the fragmentation of peptides for mass spectrometry by modifying the peptides with a tagging reagent containing a functional group, such as a tertiary amine, having a greater gas-phase basicity than the amide backbone of the peptide. These high gas-phase basicity functional groups are attached to a peptide by reacting the tagging reagent to one or more available carboxylic acid groups of the peptide. Linking these high gas-phase functional groups to the peptides leads to higher charge state ions from electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), which fragment more extensively during fragmentation techniques, particularly non-ergodic fragmentation techniques such as electron capture dissociation (ECD) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD).12-30-2010

Patent applications by Joshua J. Coon, Middleton, WI US

Joshua J. Coon, Madison, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230302Electron Transfer Dissociation for Biopolymer Sequence Analysis - The present invention relates to a new method for fragmenting ions in a mass spectrometer through the use of electron transfer dissociation, and for performing sequence analysis of peptides and proteins by mass spectrometry. In the case of peptides, the invention promotes fragmentation along the peptide backbone and makes it possible to deduce the amino acid sequence of the sample, including modified amino acid residues, through the use of an RF field device.09-17-2009

Michael E. Coon, Warsaw, IN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090192622Extended Articulation Orthopaedic Implant - A prosthesis (07-30-2009
20090198238Bone Preparation Tool Kit and Associated Method - A prosthesis (08-06-2009

Michael P. Coon, Royal Palm Beach, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100072215ACCESSORY HOLDER - The present invention is an accessory holder system that secures to an object and has a plurality of holders constructed and arranges to hold and secure items to the system.03-25-2010

Michael Thomas Coon, Crystal Lake, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110218957SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES - A request to diagnose a problem with an appliance is provided to a diagnostic system whereupon the diagnostic system functions to interpret the information indicative of the problem with the appliance to thereby normalize the information indicative of the problem with the appliance. The normalized information indicative of the problem with the appliance is then used to select from a knowledge base in which is maintained a plurality of solutions each having associated tags that function to identify concepts and values in a domain model a set of possible solutions for the problem with the appliance. As necessary, information within the set of possible solutions for the problem with the appliance is used to dynamically generate additional questions to thereby obtain further information indicative of the problem with the appliance. The further information indicative of the problem with the appliance may then be used to identify from with the set of possible solutions for the problem with the appliance a subset of best possible solutions for the problem with the appliance. This subset of best possible solutions for the problem with the appliance may then be presented to an end user to thereby allow the end user to perform the repair(s) needed to correct the problem.09-08-2011

Robert Coon, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080217198Drinking cup identification method and system comprising individal identifying indicia associated with each cup in a group of identical cups so as to facilitate visual discrimation of one cup form another - According to the invention, an identification system for disposable drinking cups is provided, which system comprises an identification system for a plurality of disposable drinking cups, said drinking cups being made from plastic, plastic composites, bio-based materials, fiber-based materials or other configurable materials, each of the drinking cups being provided with a unique identifying indicia by way of selection from a plurality of indicia, said indicia being a plurality of distinct areas associated with said cup, each area being configurable from an original condition to a visibly different condition, wherein said plurality of distinct areas are depressible dimples, blisters, or other raised surfaces, and wherein depressing said distinct area configures said area to said visibly different condition and whereas each area provides a unique identifier.09-11-2008

Robert A. Coon, Edgewater Park, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080293513Direction and distance correcting golf putter - A golf putter has a putter head with an actively compliant beam which is parallel to the face of the putter. The beam connects to a shaft along its length and is separated from the head except for its ends. The force of impact between the face of the putter and the ball on the putter face sweet spot causes a stress to develop in the beam, resulting in a deflection in the beam proportional to the force of the impact, while maintaining the putter face orientation with respect to the putting line. Impacts which miss the sweet spot will cause the putter face to skew to an angle with respect to the putting line, also introducing a proportional flexure of the beam, depending on the distance between the sweet spot and the point of impact. The beam has a characteristic time such that as the force between the ball and the putter face decreases to zero after impact, the beam flexure simultaneously recovers causing the putter face to return to its original putting line orientation at almost the same instant the ball leaves the putter face, thereby providing distance and directional correction for mishit putts. Additionally, when a putter head with a suitable moment of inertia is coupled with an actively compliant beam, feel and alignment are substantially enhanced. The putter also uses a unique visual alignment sight line groove on the top surface of the putter head, extending from the face to the back of the putter. The groove is perpendicular to the face of the putter and may have tapered side walls. It is positioned directly above and parallel to the center of mass and the sweet spot, so that it can be positioned directly over the intended putting line when the putter is properly located on the putting surface. The base of the groove has contrasting stripes, so that when the golfer's dominant eye is properly located over the groove, the entire stripped base of the groove is visible to the golfer.11-27-2008

Robert C. Coon, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110139883VOLATILE MATERIAL DISPENSER AND METHOD OF RETAINING REFILLS IN SAME - A volatile material dispenser includes a housing, a retention mechanism coupled to the housing, a first refill having a wick extending therefrom, and a first adapter removably attached to a portion of the first refill. The retention mechanism non-removably retains the first adapter to the housing when the first refill and the first adapter combination are inserted therein. When the first refill is removed from the dispenser, the first adapter remains in the dispenser such that a second refill with a second adapter removably attached thereto can be inserted into and retained by the first adapter.06-16-2011

Shoshanna R. Coon, Shell Rock, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100319874BIO-BASED BINDER SYSTEM - A bio-based binder system for use in preparing foundry molds. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes the use of a) a polyermizable hydroxyl-containing component comprising a saccharide, b) an isocyanate component, and c) a catalyst, and preferably amine catalyst, component adapted to catalyze the polymerization of a) and b), in the presence of a foundry aggregate such as sand. The system can be used in any suitable manner, including in either a cold box process or no bake process as described herein.12-23-2010

Stephen A. Coon, Windermere, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090249842Anti-Theft Device - An anti-theft device is provided comprising a frame comprising at least three interconnected sides. A plurality of interconnected frame members define the at least three interconnected sides of the device. A longitudinal extent or a vertical extent of one of the interconnected frame members is slidably movable within a bore of a longitudinal extent or a vertical extent of another of the interconnected frame members to a desired position, thereby allowing the device to be adjusted in one of a horizontal or vertical direction. The plurality of interconnected frame members define at least a rectangular-shaped region on each of the at least three interconnected sides.10-08-2009

Theodore Coon, Livonia, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110172796WELDABILITY PREDICTION AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one or more embodiments, a weldability of a stack-up for use in vehicle part production may be determined. The determination may include receiving general stack-up information, welding standards data for forming a stack-up, and one or more inputs defining one or more stack-up design variables. Additionally, standardized stack-up information may be generated based on the general stack-up information, the one or more design variables, and the welding standards data. Furthermore, historical welding data may be received for predicting a weldability of the stack-up. Predictive logic may be applied to the standardized stack-up information based on the historical welding data to obtain one or more weldability predictions for the stack-up. The one or more weldability predictions may be transmitted for use in vehicle part production.07-14-2011

Thomas F. Coon, Lake Tapps, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100207818Robust VSAT Tracking Algorithm - A system and method to normalize a tracking control signal in a directional antenna system to reduce interference from an interfering adjacent transponder is presented. The system and method scans for the tracking signal along a scan path to produce a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) signal, coherently detects an RSSI image from the RSSI signal, and performs a morphologic feature estimation of the RSSI signal image to produce and output a normalized tracking correction.08-19-2010

Thomas L. Coon, Lapeer, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100257738REINFORCEMENTS, BAFFLES AND SEALS WITH MALLEABLE CARRIERS - There is disclosed a process of forming reinforcements, baffles and seals having malleable carriers. The process typically includes application of an activatable material to a malleable carrier and contouring of the activatable material the malleable carrier or both.10-14-2010

Patent applications by Thomas L. Coon, Lapeer, MI US

Thomas S. Coon, Kirkland, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080244335Protecting memory operations involving zero byte allocations - Applications are protected from being exposed to exploits and instabilities due to memory operations involving zero byte allocations. Memory operations involving a zero byte allocation are handled by a zero byte memory manager. When an application requests a zero byte allocation, a pointer to a protected part of memory is returned such that when the application attempts to read and/or write to the location the program flow is interrupted.10-02-2008

Patent applications by Thomas S. Coon, Kirkland, WA US

Ward Vincent Coon, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100322383X-RAY TUBE BEARING ASSEMBLY - In one example, an x-ray tube comprises an evacuated enclosure and a cathode disposed within the evacuated enclosure. An anode is also disposed within the evacuated enclosure opposite the cathode so as to receive electrons emitted by the cathode. A rotor sleeve is coupled to the anode, the rotor sleeve being responsive to applied electromagnetic fields such that a rotational motion is imparted to the anode. A magnetic assist bearing assembly rotatably supports the anode.12-23-2010

William J. Coon, Elmira, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100311529Drive Clutch for a Continuously Variable Transmission with Engine Braking and Built in Belt Protection - A drive clutch for a continuously variable transmission that includes an input shaft designed to engage with an engine. A sheave assembly is mounted about the input shaft. A bearing assembly separates the sheave assembly from the input shaft such that the input shaft can rotate independently from the sheave assembly. At least one sheave clutch assembly is positioned about the input shaft. The sheave clutch assembly is configured to provide engagement between the sheave assembly and the input shaft when the rotation of the input shaft increases above a certain threshold value. An axial control mechanism is mounted on the input shaft adjacent to the second sheave. The axial control mechanism controls the movement of the second sheave toward and away from the first sheave as a function of the speed of the input shaft. A continuously variable transmission including the drive clutch and a driven clutch is also disclosed.12-09-2010