Inventor · Meckenbeuren, DE

Thilo Schmidt

89Patents
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83Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 7, 1999 → Jun 7, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6619615B1 Propotional control pressure valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 106 Expired
US6418967B1 Pressure regulating valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6904934B2 Proportional pressure adjustment valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6544139B1 Electronic-hydraulic control for automobile drive systems with automatic gear shifting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7650978B2 Actuator device for actuating a locking mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8652004B2 Method for operating a vehicle drive train having a driving machine and having a transmission apparatus having a plurality of shift elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US7736270B2 Control valve arrangement for controlling a start clutch of an automatic gearbox Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7516756B2 Proportional pressure control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7794349B2 Gear control device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US7357235B2 Automatic gearbox with a hydraulically actuated shifting element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US9383012B2 Device for actuating a locking mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8944232B2 Hydraulical shifting device for an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US6989729B2 Proportional pressure control valve for controlling the pressure level in a hydraulic circuit Physics 6 Expired
US9002598B2 Method for determining characteristics of an automatic transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6997300B2 Device for the control of a hydraulically actuated clutch of an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7905249B2 Proportional pressure control valve comprising a pressure jump in the characteristic p/l curve thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7771317B2 Control valve assembly for controlling a starting clutch of an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6905433B2 Device for control of a hydraulically actuatable shifting element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US7243767B2 Transmission hydraulic control unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US8033106B2 Electrohydraulic transmission controller, transmission device, and a motor vehicle drive train Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8162796B2 Method for operating an automatic gearbox Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8465394B2 Method for operating a transmission device of a vehicle drivetrain Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7635057B2 Device for the control at least of a hydraulically operable switching element of an automatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8496562B2 Method for the operation of a transmission device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8721483B2 Arrangement comprising at least one dog clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active

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