Thomas Pels
29Patents
18h-index
23Co-inventors
73Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 5, 1997 → Aug 31, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6634247B2 | Double-clutch transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 134 | Expired |
| US6202776A | Drive system, especially for a motor vehicle, and method of operating same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US6668953B1 | Power train having an internal combustion engine, energy converter, clutch, and accessory | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US6487998B1 | Drive system, particularly for a motor vehicle, and process for operating it | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 72 | Expired |
| US6149544A | Drive system for a motor vehicle with a drive unit and electric machine, and method of operating the system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6887180B2 | Power train with hybrid power source | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US6365983B1 | Starter/generator for an internal combustion engine, especially an engine of a motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US6202615A | Methods and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Expired |
| US6109237A | Apparatus for controlling the idling speed of an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US6405701B1 | System for actively reducing rotational nonuniformity of a shaft, in particular, the drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, and method for this | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6138629A | System for actively reducing radial vibrations in a rotating shaft, and method of operating the system to achieve this | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6177734A | Starter/generator for an internal combustion engine, especially an engine of a motor vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US6453863B1 | Method and starter system for starting an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US6148784A | Drive systems, especially for a motor vehicle, and method of operating same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6085723A | Apparatus and methods for controlling idling speed of an internal combustion engine by reducing torque fluctuations | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 34 | Expired |
| US6543561B1 | Drive systems for a motor vehicle and methods for operating the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US6158405A | System for actively reducing rotational nonuniformity of a shaft, in particular, the drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, and method of operating the system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US6281646A | Drive system with drive-motor, electric machine and battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6209692A | Electric machine for dampening vibrations in a drive train and method of using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6199650A | Drive system, especially for a motor vehicle, and method of operating same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6481406B2 | Starter system and methods for starting an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6109229A | Auxiliary starter unit for use with a diesel engine, and method for starting a diesel engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6483197B1 | Drive system, electric machine for use in a drive system, and method for operating an electric machine in a drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6167339A | Drive system for a vehicle and method for operating a drive system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5929543A | Electric machine having a cooling jacket | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.