Inventor · Esslingen am Neckar, DE

Franz Kosik

28Patents
10h-index
15Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 1982 → Feb 22, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5941792A Method of and apparatus for regulating crawling movements of motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US4516955A Installation for damping vibrations in the drive train of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US5700227A Automatic clutch control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6358186B1 Apparatus and method for controlling a torque transmitting system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US5964680A Power train for a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6113517A Motor vehicle with a power train having an automated clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5782710A Automatic clutch control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5993352A Clutch assembly with control device which determines adapted gripping point and gradient of clutch characteristic curve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5957805A Motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6086508A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6139467A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5704872A Automatic vehicle clutch control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5759131A Control of an automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6035984A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5161657A Arrangement on a brake pedal for the locking and release of a shift device of a change gear of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6171213A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6077189A Automatic clutch with very slow speed Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6047800A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6058792A Automatic clutch with emergency strategy for speed sensor failure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6042503A Apparatus for actuating torque transmitting systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6080085A Control system, in particular emergency control system, of an automatic clutch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6045484A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6029784A Vehicle having an automatically actuated clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6090009A Automatic clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6056095A Vehicle having an automatically actuated clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired

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