Franz Bitzer
26Patents
6h-index
34Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 14, 1999 → May 15, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6676561B2 | Torque transfer system for a motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6342024B1 | Continuously variable cone-pulley-belt transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US7833127B2 | Method for adjusting the clutch torque of a motor vehicle depending upon the driving resistance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US6283893A | Transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US7493203B2 | Methods for regulating the gear ratio of an automatic power-branched transmission, and automatic power-branched transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US6460398B1 | Method for determining slip between two component parts which transfer movement through contracting each other with friction engagement | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8352140B2 | Method and device for determining and dampening juddering vibrations of a drivetrain | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US8651256B2 | Method and arrangement for determining the wear condition of a shifting clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US7174246B2 | Method and system for regulating the torque-transmission capacity of a frictionally engaged, torque transmitting assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US8000869B2 | Method for determining a torque characteristic of an automated friction clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8746426B2 | Through-connection clutch and method for the actuation thereof | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8187148B2 | Clutch system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US7635317B2 | Method for establishing malfunctions of components of a motor vehicle power train | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US7603893B2 | Method for determining the rotational speed of a part, ascertaining the slipping of a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and for controlling a CVT, and a conical disc flexible drive transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
| US8131438B2 | Method for controlling an automated friction clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8002100B2 | Device for actuating a diaphragm spring clutch for vehicles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US6945907B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a motor vehicle drive train | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US8162799B2 | Procedure for controlling a hydraulic or pneumatic transmission control unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8219294B2 | Method for actuating a clutch of a drivetrain | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8102137B2 | Method of detecting a useful signal | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11585430B2 | Control method and control unit for a vehicle drivetrain | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9523377B2 | Method for controlling an actuator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8083044B2 | Clutch actuator and method for actuating a clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8641579B2 | Method for controlling a rolling or coasting function of a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US8090513B2 | Method for controlling an automated friction clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.