Inventor · Lichtenau, DE

Oswald Friedmann

116Patents
21h-index
51Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 6, 1979 → Apr 22, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5217412A Continuously variable speed transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 57 Expired
US5377796A Apparatus for transmitting force between rotary driving and driven units Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Expired
US5295915A Continuously variable speed transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US4732250A Torque transmitting and torsion damping assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
US5169365A Power train Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US5667448A Power train Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US5273372A Apparatus for damping vibrations Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US4626696A Flywheel propulsion system for automotive vehicles or the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6059682A Apparatus for cooling clutches on a transmission shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5156249A Torque transmitting apparatus with axially deformable primary flywheel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US5725447A Power train with infinitely variable ratio transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US4611701A Torsion damping assembly for use in motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US5046991A Continuously variable speed transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6435994B1 Continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US5879253A Torque monitoring apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US5261516A Twin-flywheel apparatus for transmitting torque in the power train of motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US4816006A Vibration damping apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US4723463A Assembly for taking up and compensating for torque-induced shocks Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US5150777A Apparatus for transmitting torque between the engine and the transmission of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4458156A Flywheel propulsion system for automotive vehicles or the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5180335A Torsion damping assembly for use with clutches in motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US5269725A Torsion damping apparatus for use with friction clutches in the power trains of motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6648781B1 Continuously variable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US8327990B2 Clutch unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US7108626B2 Drive assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired

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