Inventor · Kreßbronn, DE

Franz Schuler

47Patents
8h-index
27Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1999 → Oct 4, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6263273A Process for controlling an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6527672B1 Method for controlling the automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle during spontaneous release of the accelerator pedal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6442467B1 Method for controlling an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7001308B2 Shift device for an automatic transmission of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6487485B1 Method for controlling an automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7029421B2 Method for operating an automatic gearbox on a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7361924B2 Non-volatile memory element and production method thereof and storage memory arrangement Physics 10 Expired
US7090616B2 Kick-down switching speed optimization for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6466854B1 Method for controlling a high temperature operating mode of an electronically controlled automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US8691660B2 Semiconductor component with trench isolation and corresponding production method Electricity 7 Active
US8165766B2 Method for controlling a drivetrain of a vehicle, with a drive motor and a gearbox Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US6773373B2 Kick-down switching speed optimization for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6490516B1 Method for controlling the automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7262456B2 Bit line structure and production method thereof Electricity 5 Expired
US7176519B2 Memory cell, memory cell arrangement and method for the production of a memory cell Electricity 5 Expired
US7433232B2 Memory transistor and memory unit with asymmetrical pocket doping region Physics 5 Active
US6370464B1 Automatic gearbox with a downshift function Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6879900B2 Method for controlling an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle in the event that the gas/pedal is spontaneously released Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US7069132B2 Method for modifying a defined adaptive driving strategy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6529813B1 Urban driving operating method for an electronically controlled automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US6801845B2 Method for controlling an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7687842B2 Bit line structure and method for the production thereof Electricity 3 Active
US6285940A Method for controlling an automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7018898B2 Non-volatile two transistor semiconductor memory cell and method for producing the same Physics 3 Expired
US9043104B2 Method for determining and selecting the optimal gear before driving into a curve for a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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