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1 unitized body car. Page 2857 2 I did some work on unique forming systems to 3 be able to make things such as axle housings. 4 The first year or so was a number of 5 different structural-related projects, and then 6 started to look into some power transmission-type 7 work. 8 Q Okay. Did you eventually become involved in 9 research involving friction materials? 10 A Yes. That began when we did a study to come 11 up with an automatic clutch so that the driver did not 12 have to use a clutch pedal with manual transmissions. 13 Q Do you remember approximately when that 14 would have been? 15 A Probably 1959 I would think. I got a patent 16 on the control, and I think the application on that 17 was 1959. 18 Q Okay. Did you continue to do work involving 19 friction materials after that point? 20 A Yes. That particular project continued into 21 one of making special new types of automatic