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Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
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8,370,037 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method for the Protection of An Automatically Actuated Clutch of a Vehicle from Overload | Bjoern Stehle, Klaus Henneberger | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 02/05/2013 |
8,372,600 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Changes in Cell Volume | Frederick Sachs, Zonglu Hua, Stephen Besch, Harsh Deep Chopra, Philip Gottlieb | The Research Foundation of State University of New York | 02/12/2013 |
8,381,888 | Mechanical | 2013 | Power Transmission Device | Bruno Mueller, Thorsten Krause, Christian Huegel | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 02/26/2013 |
8,397,886 | Mechanical | 2013 | Torque Transmission Device | Eugen Kombowski, Dominique Engelmann, Markus Werner | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 03/19/2013 |
8,432,050 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method and Apparatus for Grid Loss Ride-Through for Wind Turbine Pitch Control System | Paul John Rowan, Stephen P. Jones, Alan Duane Cleland | Windurance, LLC | 04/30/2013 |
8,240,916 | Mechanical | 2012 | Linear Guidance System | Reinhold Traiser | Accuride International GmbH | 08/14/2012 |
8,337,171 | Mechanical | 2012 | Pump Drive System | Ivo Agner, Dierk Reitz, Reinhard Berger, Johannes Lamers | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 12/25/2012 |
8,348,036 | Mechanical | 2013 | Two Pass Multi-Function Torque Converter | Vural Ari, Todd J. Sturgin, Kevin Parks | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 01/08/2013 |
8,359,850 | Mechanical | 2013 | Hydrodynamic Component and Force Transmission Device with a Hydrodynamic Component | Eugen Kombowski | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 01/29/2013 |
8,376,104 | Mechanical | 2013 | Clutch Plate with Slots | Nathan Yensho | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 02/19/2013 |
8,460,599 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method and Apparatus for the Economical Production of Plastic Containers | Florian Geltinger, Andreas Brunner, Dieter Finger | Krones AG | 06/11/2013 |
8,464,377 | Mechanical | 2013 | Linen Fastener | Michelle Leigh Carson, Benjamin Craig Carson | 06/18/2013 | |
8,493,598 | Mechanical | 2013 | System and Method for Automated Handling of Document Processing Workload | Shanmuganathan Gnanasambandam, Naveen Sharma, Sriram Kailasam | Xerox Corporation | 07/23/2013 |
8,523,188 | Mechanical | 2013 | Centered Floating Seal | Brian Zaugg | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 09/03/2013 |
8,545,366 | Mechanical | 2013 | Shiftable Clutch Device, Particularly Friction Wet Clutch, Drive Train for a Hybrid System and Method for Operating the Drive Train and Vehicle Including the Drive Train | Bruno Mueller, Parviz Movlazada, Thorsten Krause | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 10/01/2013 |
8,550,237 | Mechanical | 2013 | Conveyor Unit for a Transport System of Articles and Transport System | Martin Seger, Stefan Heigl, Johann Huettner | Krones AG | 10/08/2013 |
8,556,839 | Mechanical | 2013 | Walking Device for Remedying Drop Foot | Steven Caldwell, Michael J. Caldwell | Caldwell Products, LLC | 10/15/2013 |
8,490,776 | Mechanical | 2013 | Arrangement and Method for the Transportation and Synchronized Distribution of Packing Units | Martin Seger, Emil Dirmeier, Stefan Heigl, Helmut Arold Ludwig Kaecuff | Krones AG | 07/23/2013 |
8,562,485 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method for Monitoring the Operation of a Drive Train | Mario Jung, Bjoern Stehle | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 10/22/2013 |
8,584,544 | Mechanical | 2013 | Method and Device for Controlling a Gearshift Mechanism | Lars Lein, Jan Gunnar Royland, Ole Andre Gjerpe, Christer Svenkerud, Ole Jonny Waerp, Viggio L. Norum | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 11/19/2013 |
8,585,541 | Mechanical | 2013 | Combined Power Transmission and Drive Unit for Use in Hybrid Systems and a Hybrid System | Bruno Mueller | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 11/19/2013 |
8,640,449 | Mechanical | 2014 | Hydrodynamic Torque Converter Having a Vibration Absorber and Torsional Vibration Damper | Chirstian Huegel, Thorsten Krause | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 02/04/2014 |
7,244,381 | Mechanical | 2007 | Method for Blow Forming a Container Made of Plastic and for Coating the Inside of Said Container | Dominique Chatard, Heinrich Grunwald, Wilhelm Lothar, Hanno Käss | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | 07/17/2007 |
4,090,083 | Nuclear | 1978 | Nuclear Reactor Ex-Core Startup Neutron Detector | Jeffrey Roland Wyvill | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | 05/16/1978 |
6,538,809 | Optics | 2003 | Variable Epi-Illumination Interference Attachment | Hans-Werner Stankewitz | Leica Microsystems Wetzlar GmbH | 03/25/2003 |
6,836,359 | Optics | 2004 | Microscope and Segmenting Device for a Microscope | Werner Knebel | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 12/28/2004 |
6,710,337 | Optics | 2004 | Laser Scanning Microscope and Shutter for An Optical System | Johann Engelhardt, William C. Hay, Juergen Hoffmann | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 03/23/2004 |
10,614,653 | Optics | 2020 | Gaming Machine Including Projection-Type Display Screen | Tatsunori Yukimura | Universal Entertainment Corporation | 04/07/2020 |
10,799,108 | Optics | 2020 | Method and Apparatus for Testing for Color Vision Loss | Cheryl Nordstrom, Jeffrey C. Rabin, John M. Gooch | 10/13/2020 | |
5,984,476 | Optics | 1999 | Opthalmic Instrument Having Self-Calibrating Optical System | David A. Luce, Douglas H. Hoover | Leica Microsystems, Inc. | 11/16/1999 |
6,002,509 | Optics | 1999 | Beam Scanner for Confocal Microscopes | Roelof W. Wijnaendts Van Resandt, Joachim Jehle, Johann Engelhardt | Leica Lasertechnik GmbH | 12/14/1999 |
9,448,343 | Optics | 2016 | Segmented Mirror Apparatus for Imaging and Method of Using the Same | Damon Kvamme, Frank Chilese | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 09/20/2016 |
7,495,236 | Optics | 2009 | Apparatus and Method for Detection with a Scanning Microscope | Bernd Widzgowski, Holger Birk | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 02/24/2009 |
7,505,200 | Optics | 2009 | Phase Shift Method and Apparatus for Implementing Phase-Contrast or Modulation-Contrast Observation on Microscopes | Ralf Krueger | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 03/17/2009 |
9,389,180 | Optics | 2016 | Methods and Apparatus for Use with Extreme Ultraviolet Light Having Contamination Protection | Francis C. Chilese, John R. Torczynski, Rudy Garcia, Leonard E. Klebanoff, Gildardo R. Delgado, Daniel J. Rader, Anthony S. Geller, Michail A. Gallis | KLA-Tencor Corporation; Sandia Corporation | 07/12/2016 |
9,341,979 | Optics | 2016 | Closed Loop Focusing System | Frank B. Tamarez Gomez, Paul A. Hosier, Timothy P. Foley, Douglas A. Gutberlet | Xerox Corporation | 05/17/2016 |
7,538,939 | Optics | 2009 | Stereomicroscope or Additional Element for a Stereomicroscope | Heinz Zimmerman, Ruedi Rotterman, Peter Bertschi | Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | 05/26/2009 |
9,277,634 | Optics | 2016 | Apparatus and Method for Multiplexed Multiple Discharge Plasma Produced Sources | Gildardo Delgado | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 03/01/2016 |
7,554,722 | Optics | 2009 | Scanning Microscope with Scanner Frequency Derived from Pulsed Laser | Bernd Widzgowski | Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH | 06/30/2009 |
9,198,578 | Optics | 2015 | Digital Light Processing Hyperspectral Imaging Apparatus and Method | Karel J. Zuzak, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Rafael Ufret-Vincenty, Robert P. Francis, Edward Livingston | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System | 12/01/2015 |
11,181,817 | Optics | 2021 | Vertically and Corner-Oriented High-Definition Pylon-Mounted Cameras | Paul M. Halsey | Admiral Video, LLC | 11/23/2021 |
5,625,492 | Optics | 1997 | Color Compensation Filter | Claus Gunkel, Erwin Hisge | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH | 04/29/1997 |
8,891,087 | Optics | 2014 | System and Method for Hyperspectral Imaging | Karel J. Zuzak, William Boyd Werner, Duane Scott Dewald, Brian Crowell | Digital Light Innovations | 11/18/2014 |
6,961,124 | Optics | 2005 | Method for Examining a Specimen, and Scanning Microscope System | Johann Engelhardt, Juergen Hoffmann | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 11/01/2005 |
8,205,608 | Optics | 2012 | Hydrogen Elimination and Thermal Energy Generation in Water-Activated Chemical Heaters | Tilak Bommaraju | 06/26/2012 | |
5,446,274 | Optics | 1995 | Instructive Display for Assisting in Centering An Optical Path Element On a Path | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival | Leica Inc. | 08/29/1995 |
RE49,738 | Optics | 2023 | Pylon-Mounted Camera Assembly with Mounting Structure | Paul M. Halsey | Admiral Video, LLC | 11/28/2023 |
6,266,148 | Optics | 2001 | Method for Measuring Surfaces by Confocal Microcopy | Johann Engelhardt, Thomas Zapf | Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH | 07/24/2001 |
5,474,066 | Optics | 1995 | Non-Contact Tonometer | Bernard Grolman | Leica Inc. | 12/12/1995 |
7,561,263 | Optics | 2009 | Apparatus for Illuminating and Inspecting a Surface | Lambert Danner, Michael Heiden, Alexander Buettner | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 07/14/2009 |
"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