CVTs basically are two pulleys with a connecting belt. Both pulleys are adjustable as far as width. One pulley gets wider as the other gets narrower thus changing the ratios. Although the ratios are infinite between the two extremes there is a limit as to how low and high the ratios can be.
My invention is much closer to an infinitely variable transmission. Theoretically the top ratio could be almost infinite, then zero (neutral) and reverse, by changing the stroke position alone, no clutch or torque converter, your start in a super high ratio then reduce the ratio (in milliseconds) to get moving and reverse the stroke, which has to go past neutral to reverse which reverses the flow of fluid in the high pressure circuit and is captured for future acceleration events.
US#7677208 the full document is on the web.
http://www.google.com/patents/US7677208
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Mech