Ralf Kinder
24Patents
7h-index
39Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 1, 2000 → Jul 13, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7104364B2 | Electrically actuatable vehicle brake and method for controlling an electrically actuatable vehicle brake | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Expired |
| US7227324B2 | Parking brake and method for controlling the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Active |
| US7185745B2 | Electrically actuatable vehicle brake and method for controlling an electrically actuatable vehicle brake | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US7152935B2 | Operation of a vehicle brake system in dependence upon brake surface temperatures | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US7401872B2 | Method and system for controlling brake equipment which can be activated when a motor vehicle is stationary | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6994407B2 | Method and device for controlling the braking equipment of a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7407463B2 | Method and system for controlling a braking system equipped with an electric parking brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US8892327B2 | Method for determining a functional state of a pressure build-up valve, and function monitoring device for a pressure build-up valve of a hydraulic brake booster | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US6450589B2 | Brake pressure transducer for a hydraulic vehicle brake system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7338137B2 | Method and system for assisting the driveaway of a motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US9221446B2 | Controlling an electrically actuable parking brake in the event of failure of a speed signal | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US9718451B2 | Monitoring device for at least one subunit of a hydraulic braking system and method for examining a functional capability of at least one subunit of a hydraulic braking system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US12151660B2 | Method for venting a cylinder of a piston-cylinder unit of a power brake pressure generator of a hydraulic power brake system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10933846B2 | System, method, computer program and control unit for preventing a vehicle from rolling away | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US11667263B2 | Access-protected control of an actuator of an electric parking brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US8489301B2 | Closed-loop control of brake pressure using a pressure-limiting valve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US8521358B2 | Method for releasing an electrical parking brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US9205789B2 | Method for monitoring vehicle systems during maintenance work on the vehicle | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12365326B2 | Method for checking intended pressure medium-conducting contacting of circuit branches, associated with one another, of separate brake circuits of an electronically slip-controllable power brake system with two actuator units, contacted for conducting pressure medium, for generating and controlling brake pressure, in particular for a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12291177B2 | Method for testing a function in a hydraulic vehicle power brake system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12084021B2 | Method for testing the leak tightness of a hydraulic vehicle braking system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11292443B2 | Method for the functional testing of an electromechanical fill level monitoring device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US8577542B2 | Method for detecting changes in the rigidity of a hydraulic brake system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11590958B2 | Method for detecting undesirable vibrations of an actuator of an electromechanical brake, electronically controlled braking system, computer program product, control unit and motor vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.