Inventor · Schweinfurt, DE

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29Patents
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47Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1981 → Jun 19, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5690203A Motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear adjustment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5560463A Friction clutch for a motor vehicle transmission and a friction clutch having automatic adjustment for wear Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US5377803A Pressure plate arrangement for a motor vehicle friction clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US5715920A Friction clutch with auxiliary spring to assist the release force Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4458793A Hydraulic clutch brake for wet plate clutches Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5799766A Arrangement for the attachment of a flywheel to a crankshaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6409002B1 Pressure plate subassembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6302253A Torque transmission unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6352147B1 Intermediate disk for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4579203A Drive unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5715921A Friction clutch with auxiliary spring to assist the release force Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6202817A Thrust plate assembly with means for securing against displacement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5984073A Clutch disk with pivot support Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4540079A Multiple disk clutch for motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5941356A Pressure plate assembly for a motor vehicle friction clutch having a wear sensor and a device for protecting the wear sensor during shipment and a method for shipping the pressure plate assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5909789A Hub body for clutches, especially friction clutches in motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6050382A Clutch disk for a motor vehicle friction clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6662923B2 Pressure plate assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5884741A Friction clutch for a motor vehicle with wear adjustment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6536575B1 Clutch disk for a motor vehicle friction clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US5720373A Friction clutch for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6874607B2 Friction clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US5638934A Hydraulically operated clutch assembly for a motor vehicle having a hydraulic system with a multiplicity of cylinders Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6131715A Process for connecting a flywheel of a clutch with a clutch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6588567B2 Pressure plate assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.