Inventor

Friedrich Ehrlinger

30Patents
15h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 1975 → Oct 21, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4046031A Planetary-gear transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Expired
US6805648B1 Electrodynamic drive train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4213514A Hydraulic wheel drive with clutch Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US4286477A Steplessly adjustable variable-speed hydrostatic-mechanical composite transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US4275616A Hydraulic wheel drive Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US4291592A Load splitting hydromechanical transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4200006A Gear-change transmission with differential Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4191072A Transmission with hydrodynamic torque converter and retarder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4368798A Automatic control device of an infinitely variable transmission gear driven by an internal combustion engine, especially for motorized vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US4667798A Forced-cooling friction brake or clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4775026A Actuation of a differential lock Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4428257A Motor vehicle control for an infinitely variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4304151A Stepless composite hydrostatic-mechanical transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4624353A Friction device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US4884669A Motor-vehicle antirunaway system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4667527A Spring-loaded brake with pressure-medium-operable lifting set Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4685343A Powershift gearbox/transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4526054A Gear transmission with splash lubrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6440032B1 Transmission system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US4671377A All-wheel drive for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4667536A Hydrostatic/mechanical transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6817327B2 Electrodynamic drive train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4373359A Hydrostatic-mechanical gear unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US4482025A Steered and driven axle-end assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US4616520A Arrangement of a brake in a wheel head equipped with reducing gear Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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