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Eaton Corp. cites patent case

Delaware U.S. District Court Chief Judge Joseph Farnan recently handed down a permanent injunction in favor of Eaton Corp. in its patent infringement lawsuit against ArvinMeritor, Inc. The injunction prohibits further manufacture or sale of any ArvinMeritor truck transmissions that incorporate the ESS shift automation system and any colorable variations thereof. The court has yet to rule on the amount of damages. In its lawsuit, Eaton claimed that the Rockwell ESS transmission — manufactured and sold first by Rockwell, and then by Meritor and ArvinMeritor — infringed an Eaton patent that covers a specific clutchless shifting system used ...

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