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Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
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7,283,295 | Mechanical | 2007 | Releasable/Interchangeable Fine Focus Knob for a Microscope | Russell Bonaventura, Paul M. Harrison, Kenneth M. Northem | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 10/16/2007 |
7,291,091 | Mechanical | 2007 | Method for Clutch Control, in Particular, for Parallel Gearboxes with Wet Clutches or Wet Dual Clutches | Frank Stengel | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 11/06/2007 |
7,303,043 | Mechanical | 2007 | Actuation Device | Jeff Hemphill, Trevor McConnell, Patrick Lindemann | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 12/04/2007 |
7,314,429 | Mechanical | 2008 | Method for the Protection of An Automatically Actuated Clutch of a Vehicle Against Overload | Ekkehard Reibold, Jens Martin, Joerg Metzger | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 01/01/2008 |
11,883,916 | Mechanical | 2024 | Modular Workpiece Holding System and Method | Nathan Korthals | HDM Hydraulics, LLC | 01/30/2024 |
7,306,452 | Mechanical | 2007 | Cooling System for Sleeves that are Fixed to a Carrier Plate | Manfred Lausenhammer, Helmut Thömmes | MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG | 12/11/2007 |
7,185,678 | Mechanical | 2007 | Orifice Plate Diffuser | James Dennis Stell, Stephen Eric Witt | Nitram Energy, Inc. | 03/06/2007 |
7,367,924 | Mechanical | 2008 | Method for Controlling Gear-Shifting Processes of a Powershift Gearbox and Corresponding Powershift Gearbox | Reinhard Berger, Gunter Hirt, Alexander Schweizer, Boris Serebrennikov, Lidvar Budal, Brad Shellhammer, Jeremy Whitmer, Dietmar Lang | Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 05/06/2008 |
7,398,706 | Mechanical | 2008 | Gearbox Actuator Comprising a Bearing for the Gearshift Rails | Burkhard Pollak, Terry Morgan, James Antony Lethbridge, Ian Richard Joseph Bates | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteilgungs KG | 06/15/2008 |
6,848,646 | Mechanical | 2005 | Method and Device for Guiding the Wire on Multi-Pole Stators Wound by a Flier-Type Machine | Massimo Ponzio, Roberto Giachetti | ATOP SpA | 02/01/2005 |
11,474,545 | Mechanical | 2022 | Thermal Bypass Valve | Bradley C. Fremont, Lawrence Anthony Diller Murphy | Fremont and Murphy LLC | 10/18/2022 |
4,019,698 | Mechanical | 1977 | Air Cushion Undercarriage Brake System | T. Desmond Earl | Textron, Inc. | 04/26/1977 |
4,067,630 | Mechanical | 1978 | File Drawer Compressor | Forest G. Stark, Dennis J. Signore | AVM Corporation | 01/10/1978 |
7,347,118 | Mechanical | 2008 | Process and Device for Preventing the Engagement of An Impermissible Speed in An Automated Gearbox | Andreas Maxon | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 03/25/2008 |
7,350,435 | Mechanical | 2008 | Motor, Especially a Gear Motor or a Selector Motor of a Transmission Actuating System, and Method for Detecting the Moving Direction of a Motor | Hans-Juergen Renk, Klaus Henneberger, Martin Zimmermann | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Betelligungs KG | 04/01/2008 |
7,381,148 | Mechanical | 2008 | System for Ensuring the Ability to Start An Internal Combustion Engine Contained Within a Drive Train | Behzad Nazari, Jens Martin, Matthias Ehrlich, Joachim Hirt, Frank Stengel, Martin Fuss, Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmermann | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Betelligungs KG | 06/03/2008 |
6,869,322 | Mechanical | 2005 | Method of Producing An Electrically Conductive Connection Between Metallic Components Having a Non-Conductive Coating | Jürgen Reinemuth, Peter Gatz, Michael Theilig | Pfaudler, Inc. | 03/22/2005 |
7,424,356 | Mechanical | 2008 | Method and Device for Referencing An Incremental Travel Sensor in An Electronically Controlled Actuation Device of a Clutch | Mario Jung, Alexander Schweizer, Klaus Kuepper | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 09/09/2008 |
7,429,232 | Mechanical | 2008 | Drive Train and Method for Controlling a Drive Train | Klaus Kuepper | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 09/30/2008 |
7,441,361 | Mechanical | 2008 | Lattice Network Display Device | Paul Rowan | Umbra LLC | 10/28/2008 |
7,455,270 | Mechanical | 2008 | Support Arm Mechanism | Eric W. Maloney, Donald R. Pangborn | Weber Knapp Company | 11/25/2008 |
7,514,618 | Mechanical | 2009 | Drumstick and Synthetic Tip Therefor | Joseph D. Calato | J.D. Calato Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 04/07/2009 |
7,533,847 | Mechanical | 2009 | Storage Rack for Temporary Irrigation System | Scott P. VeRost | Rain King, Inc. | 05/19/2009 |
7,546,718 | Mechanical | 2009 | Extensible Beam | Salvatore Vasta | 06/16/2009 | |
6,882,470 | Mechanical | 2005 | Microscope Having a Contrast-Increasing Image a Acquisition Apparatus | Jochen Bloedorn, Helmut Ruehl | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 04/19/2005 |
7,417,401 | Mechanical | 2008 | Method and Device for Operating a Drive Mechanism | Alexander Schweizer, Martin Zimmerman, Jens Martin, Joachim Hirt, Martin Fuss, Matthias Ehrlich, Frank Stengel | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 08/26/2008 |
7,485,066 | Mechanical | 2009 | Geared Torque Converter with Multi-Plate Cutches and Planetary Gearset | George Bailey, Michael Davis, Philip George, Jeffrey Hemphill, Patrick Lindemann, David Smith, Michael G. Swank; | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 02/03/2009 |
7,517,213 | Mechanical | 2009 | Cooling System for the Cooling of Tool Pieces | Manfred Lausenhammer, Christian Wagner | MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG | 04/14/2009 |
7,536,969 | Mechanical | 2009 | Stainless Steel Hatch and Method of Manufacture | James H. Kyle | Pompanette, LLC | 05/26/2009 |
4,085,971 | Mechanical | 1978 | Energy Conserving Mining System and Method | Charles H. Jacoby | Occidental Minerals Corporation | 04/25/1978 |
4,085,865 | Mechanical | 1978 | Elastomeric Bladder for Positive Expulsion Tank | Leo M. Thompson, Robert K. Anderson, Lawrence H. Kocher, John W. Jackel | Textron Inc. | 04/25/1978 |
4,090,459 | Mechanical | 1978 | Side Lubricated Seal Device for a Surface Effect Ship | John B. Chaplin | Textron Inc. | 05/23/1978 |
6,918,579 | Mechanical | 2005 | Workpiece Carrier For Production Lines, Or Pallet, With Adjustable Supports | Massimo Ponzio, Rubino Corbinelli | ATOP S.p.A. | 07/19/2005 |
6,926,063 | Mechanical | 2005 | Method for Conditioning Foundry Moulding Sand and a Device Therefor | Paul Elrich, Hubert Eirich, Walter Eirich | Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich | 08/09/2005 |
7,025,193 | Mechanical | 2006 | Device And Method For Picking Up, Handling And Moving Objects | Matteo Zoppas, Marco Leonardi, Andrea Saran, Alberto Armellin, Paola Tamagnone | S.I.P.A Societa Industrializzazione Progettazione Automazione S.p.A. | 04/11/2006 |
7,031,056 | Mechanical | 2006 | Operating Knob For An Optical System | Kajta Peter, Phillip Boehmel, Christian Knoll, Dietmar Kempf | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH; FraunhoferGesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V. | 04/18/2006 |
7,144,350 | Mechanical | 2006 | Method and Device for Monitoring the Errors of An Electronic Control Unit of An Automated Transmission that is Situated in the Drive Train of a Motor Vehicle | Andreas Maxon, Jürgen Eich | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 12/05/2006 |
7,594,705 | Mechanical | 2009 | Track Roller Assembly for the Crawler Chain of a Crawler Chassis | Werner Rutz, Ingo Noeske, Alfons Weckbecker | Terex-Demag GmbH & Co. KG | 09/29/2009 |
7,603,220 | Mechanical | 2009 | Method and System for Detecting Damage Done to a Clutch Having at Least Two Components that Transfer Torque by Frictional Engagement | Gerd Jaeggle, Reinhard Berger | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 10/13/2009 |
7,617,035 | Mechanical | 2009 | Method for Operating a Drive Train by Treating the Motor Characteristic by Means of Parallel Evaluation and PTI-Filtering | Ekkehard Reibold | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 11/10/2009 |
7,754,001 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method for Producing a Friction Material Mass and Friction LInings Made Therefrom | Christian Spandern, Sabine Wolf | Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 07/13/2010 |
7,775,335 | Mechanical | 2010 | Torque Transmitting Device | Stephan Maienschein, Marc Meisner | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteilgungs KG | 08/17/2010 |
7,837,594 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method for Accelerating a Vehicle from a Stop or for Stopping a Vehicle on a Gradient | Shafiq Uddin | LuK Lamellen, Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 11/23/2010 |
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 |
7,717,242 | Mechanical | 2010 | Torsional Vibration Damper Disk | Scott Schrader, Steven Olsen | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 05/18/2010 |
7,740,455 | Mechanical | 2010 | Pumping System with Hydraulic Pump | Brian Nissen | 06/22/2010 | |
7,757,828 | Mechanical | 2010 | Clutch Attached to An Outer Rim of a Torque Converter | Todd Sturgin; Scott Schrader; Marc McGrath | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 07/20/2010 |
7,794,358 | Mechanical | 2010 | Torque Converter with Fixed Stator and Method of Controlling Rotation of a Turbine and Pump in a Torque Converter | Kevin Parks, George Bailey | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 09/14/2010 |
7,841,174 | Mechanical | 2010 | Pilot Boss for a Torque Converter Cover and Method of Forming the Same | Michael Van Sickle | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 11/30/2010 |
7,846,059 | Mechanical | 2010 | Automatic Transmission with Dry Clutches, Multi-Purpose Actuators, or Damper | Edmund Maucher, Jeffrey Hemphill | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/07/2010 |
"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