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| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,966,817 | Mechanical | 2011 | Compound Transmission | Kal Sebastian Schenck, Wolfgang Reik, Bruno Muller | LuK Vermoegensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH | 06/28/2011 |
| 7,970,642 | Software/Business Method | 2011 | Computer Based System to Generate Data for Implementing Regional and Metropolitan Economic, Land Use and Transportation Planning | Alex Anas | 06/28/2011 | |
| 7,966,116 | Mechanical | 2011 | Method for Controlling a Dual Clutch Transmission During Shift | Heiko Priller, Thomas Weber, Juergen Eich, Tobias Kalisch, Ralf Hettich, Marc Kramer, Martin Seufert | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG; Getrag Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cle KG | 06/21/2011 |
| D640,090 | Design | 2011 | Cup Sleeve | Alan Wisniewski | Umbra LLC | 06/21/2011 |
| 7,961,334 | Optics | 2011 | Coordinate Measuring Machine for Measuring Structures on a Substrate | Hans-Artur Boesser, Michael Heiden, Klaus-Dieter Adam | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 06/14/2011 |
| 7,958,724 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Converter Blade | Benedikt Wiegert | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 06/14/2011 |
| D639,087 | Design | 2011 | Coat Rack | Alan Wisniewski | Umbra LLC | 06/07/2011 |
| 7,955,207 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Converter with Planetary Gear Set | Wei Wang, Jeffrey Hemphill, Philip George, George Bailey, Christopher Shamie | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 06/07/2011 |
| 7,947,729 | Biotechnology | 2011 | Adduct of Fluorescent Dye and Tumor Avid Tetrapyrrole | Ravindra K. Pandey, Yihui Chen, William Potter, Allan Oseroff | Health Research, Inc. | 05/24/2011 |
| 7,942,979 | Mechanical | 2011 | Process and Apparatus for Cleaning Wires or the Outer Surface of a Tube | Gerhard Boockmann | Boockmann GmbH | 05/17/2011 |
| 7,942,486 | Mechanical | 2011 | Linear Guide System for a Sliding Shelf | Friedhelm Petri | Accuride International GmbH | 05/17/2011 |
| 7,937,937 | Mechanical | 2011 | Turbine and Pump Shells for Torque Converters and Methods of Manufacturing | Herbert Wolf, David Brucato | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/10/2011 |
| 7,937,939 | Mechanical | 2011 | Bicycle Thermodynamic Engine | Mark Christhopher Benson | 05/10/2011 | |
| 7,938,239 | Mechanical | 2007 | Clutch Assembly with Restraining Plate and Method for Assembling a Clutch Assembly | Thomas Heck, Steven Olsen | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/10/2011 |
| 7,939,788 | Electronics | 2011 | Multi-Chip Photosensor with Independently Adjustable Integration Times for Each Chip | Scott L. Tewinkle | Xerox Corporation | 05/10/2011 |
| 7,938,243 | Mechanical | 2011 | Thrust Washer to Take Torque Converter Axial Loading | David Avins, Jean-Francois Heller | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/10/2011 |
| 7,934,997 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Limiter and Method for Assemblying a Torque Limiter | David C. Avins, Mark Graf | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/03/2011 |
| 7,933,707 | Mechanical | 2011 | Method for Triggering the Clutch Moment of a Clutch of An Automated Gear and Device for Implementation of the Method | Reinhard Berger, Thomas Weber | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 04/26/2011 |
| 7,926,635 | Mechanical | 2011 | Piston Assembly and a Force Transfer Device, Particularly a Force Transfer Device with a Piston Assembly | Eugen Kombowski | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 04/19/2011 |
| 7,922,220 | Mechanical | 2011 | Safety Hook | Don F. Coulombe | 04/12/2011 | |
| 7,918,645 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Converter with Brazed Turbine | Donald McCullick, Christopher Sidor, Joachim Hoffmann, Chad Keets, Patanjali Peri | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 04/05/2011 |
| 7,918,046 | Mechanical | 2011 | Photo Display Device | Seymer Cruz | Umbra LLC | 04/05/2011 |
| D635,276 | Design | 2011 | High Definition Door Skin with Soft Arch and V-Grooves | Daniel S. Turner | Samuel Stamping Technologies | 03/29/2011 |
| 7,913,585 | Mechanical | 2011 | Annular Ring and Annular Ring Assembly for Controllable Positioning on a Pilot Tube | David Smith, Brian Zaugg | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 03/29/2011 |
| 7,909,139 | Mechanical | 2011 | Powered Lift Platform | Lewis J. Blue, William E. Meier | 03/22/2011 | |
| 7,908,849 | Mechanical | 2011 | Bladed Shell or Stator Shell for a Hydrodynamic Torque Converter, Method for Producing a Stator Shell of Said Type, and Hydrodynamic Torque Converter Having a Stator Shell of Said Type | Christine Buedenbender, Christian Huegel, Bruno Mueller, Christopher Shamie | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 03/22/2011 |
| 7,906,978 | Mechanical | 2011 | Device for Measuring or Inspecting Substrates of the Semiconductor Industry | Tillmann Ehrenberg | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 03/15/2011 |
| 7,908,069 | Mechanical | 2011 | Method of Operating a Clutch During a Vehicle Launch | Jeremy Whitmer | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 03/15/2011 |
| 7,904,408 | Software/Business Method | 2011 | Method and System for Monitoring Innovation Activity | Thomas J. Colson, Samuel C. Baxter | IP.com I, LLC | 03/08/2011 |
| D634,089 | Design | 2011 | Dish Rack | Alan Wisniewski | Umbra LLC | 03/08/2011 |
| 7,896,151 | Mechanical | 2011 | Method and Apparatus for Combining and Aligning Packing Unit Groups | Alfred Meisinger | Krones AG | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,899,311 | Optics | 2011 | Removable Shutter for a Camera | Kevin J. Kearney, Peter Hammond, Philip Frank Marino | Optech International, Inc. | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,898,369 | Mechanical | 2011 | Temperature Compensation Apparatus for Frequency Stabilization | Daniel P. Kaegebein | Comprod Communications Corporation | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,897,140 | Biotechnology | 2011 | Multi DTPA Conjugated Tetrapyrollic Compounds for Phototherapeutic Contrast Agents | Ravindra K. Pandey, Lalit Goswami, Joseph Spernyak, Peter Kanter, Richard Mazurchuk | Health Research, Inc. | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,896,609 | Mechanical | 2011 | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine System | John Sinclair Mitchell, George Arthur Scott, Michael James Detenbeck | SRI VAWT, Inc. | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,896,144 | Mechanical | 2011 | Ratchet One-Way Clutch with Vibration Dampening | William Brees | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 03/01/2011 |
| 7,894,071 | Optics | 2011 | Measurement Chip | Ines Frese, Elzbieta Nahrstedf, Klaus-Stefan Drese | Institut Fuer Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH | 02/22/2011 |
| D632,868 | Design | 2011 | Expandable Glove for Rings | Ilana Wolf Schatzberg, Anne Schatzberg | 02/22/2011 | |
| 7,891,179 | Mechanical | 2011 | Radially Compliant Pump Hub | Kevin Parks | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 02/22/2011 |
| 7,893,977 | Electronics | 2011 | Multiplexing snd Offset Correction System for An Image Sensor Array | Scott L. Tewinkle | Xerox Corporation | 02/22/2011 |
| 7,889,338 | Optics | 2011 | Coordinate Measuring Machine and Method for Structured Illumination of Substrates | Michael Heiden | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 02/15/2011 |
| 7,887,136 | Mechanical | 2011 | Device for Supporting a Human Body in Various Positions | Stefan Zoell | 02/15/2011 | |
| 7,887,240 | Mechanical | 2011 | Thrust Washer with Enclosed Channels | Bhaskar Marathe, Steven Olsen | LuK Lamellen and Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 02/15/2011 |
| 7,882,757 | Mechanical | 2011 | Gear Actuator for a Motor Vehicle Transmission Design, Motor Vehicle Transmission Design with a Gear Actuator as Well as Motor Vehicle Drive Train with a Motor Vehicle Transmission Design | Volker Kretz-Busch, Norbert Esly | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 02/08/2011 |
| 7,883,322 | Mechanical | 2011 | Cone Connected Torque Converter | Wei Wang, Bruno Mueller, Manfred Homm, Jeffrey Hemphill, Phillip George, Wolfgang Reik | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 02/08/2011 |
| D632,346 | Design | 2011 | Toy Element | Richard Keith Hardstaff | 02/08/2011 | |
| 7,878,345 | Mechanical | 2011 | Foldable Frame | Ronny Tourlamain | Conteyor Multibag Systems, N.V. | 02/01/2011 |
| 7,878,313 | Mechanical | 2011 | Double Overlap Backing Plate Attachment | Ryan Cmich | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 02/01/2011 |
| 7,876,084 | Electronics | 2011 | Method for the Determination of a Voltage Limit of a Clutch Actuating Motor | Markus Baehr, Juergen Gerhart, Michael Schuhen | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 01/25/2011 |
| 7,874,415 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Transfer Device | Ivo Agner, Gabor Izso, Oliver Noehl | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 01/25/2011 |
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
Nikola Tesla