Inventor · Meckenbeuren, DE

Ralf Dreibholz

62Patents
11h-index
49Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1997 → Nov 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6217478A Position and/or angle control method and device without absolute positions sensor Physics 148 Expired
US6705416B1 Hybrid propulsion system comprising shiftable clutches provided for a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US7951043B2 Method and device for controlling the oil supply of an automatic gearbox and a starting element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Active
US6962549B2 Transmission, particularly automatic transmission, with several shifting elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7645209B2 Method for operating a parallel hybrid powertrain Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US5795265A Process for controlling an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6966860B2 Automatic transmission for motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7762922B2 Method for operating a parallel hybrid drive train of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US5997433A Transmission control system for reducing thermal load on engaging elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7108115B2 Transmission and method for controlling a transmission with at least one shift control element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6101438A Process for automatically co-ordinating the filling operation of shift elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7004878B2 Automated multiple-gear transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6244402A Power shift transmission for motor vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6597978B1 Method for controlling an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5911648A Automatic transmission control method including shifting aberration regulating phase Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7469169B2 Method for control of input power distribution in a motor vehicle with hybrid engine drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7744502B2 Method for driving a parallel hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle with several drive units Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US6366843B1 Method for controlling an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6993991B2 Gear selector device for a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6081760A Error recognition process for automatic gear boxes transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6730001B1 Method and device for controlling and adjusting a clutch in an infinitely variable automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US9182013B2 Power-shiftable transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6708097B1 Method and device for controlling and adjusting a clutch in an automotive automatic stepped power shift gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US8578801B2 Load-shiftable parallel shift transmission and double clutch transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6969338B2 Method for controlling and regulating a drive train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

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