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WABCO GmbH

370Patents
276Active
370Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 2, 1980 → Nov 5, 2019 · 89 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9566959B2 Method for determining an emergency braking situation of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 135 Active
US8267485B2 Electronic braking system and method for drawbar trailers Performing Operations; Transporting 97 Active
US8538674B2 Vehicle collision avoidance apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Active
USD681782S1 Valve unit General 45 Active
US6604592B2 Method and device for assisting a driver during reverse travel Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6354671B1 Brake signal transmitter with integrated addition redundancy Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US8700285B2 Control device and method for signaling a braking process at a trailer vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US8282173B2 Electropneumatic parking brake modulator Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US6105931A Wear-resistant valve apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US5903565A Serial bus system using bitwise arbitration for independently communicating with and controlling individual bus systems Electricity 22 Expired
US6017017A Process and apparatus for the recognition of the state of a solenoid valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8002065B2 Tractor-trailer axle center height control method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
USD586272S1 Clutch actuator General 20 Expired
US6026860A Solenoid valve apparatus for two end-users Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5997108A Process for controlling the speed of a vehicle travelling on a slope Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US7905557B2 Brake-pressure modulator pilot unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
USD581843S1 Gearbox control General 17 Expired
US4467605A Hydro-pneumatic actuator with automatic slack adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6108601A Method and apparatus for the synchronization of two rotating parts Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
USD600180S1 Clutch actuator General 16 Expired
USD600613S1 Disk brake General 16 Expired
US6000765A Process for attenuating the yawing moment in a vehicle with an anti-lock braking system Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
USD584666S1 Electronically controlled brake system unit with expansion module General 15 Expired
US8290679B2 Electrically controlled brake system Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US4361078A Hydraulic brake actuator having spring-applied back-up brake with manual release means Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.