Top Inventors for class "Clutches and power-stop control" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Farzad Samie | US | Franklin, MI | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220271583 - INSERTS FOR MOTOR ROTOR CORE | 23 |
2 | Stephan Maienschein | DE | Baden-Baden | Nov 18, 2021 / 20210354547 - Hybrid module with separating clutch and actuating device | 19 |
3 | Chunhao J. Lee | US | Troy, MI | Jan 14, 2021 / 20210009104 - HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 18 |
4 | Steven P. Moorman | US | Dexter, MI | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200292071 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM | 17 |
5 | Bret M. Olson | US | Whitelake, MI | May 14, 2015 / 20150128743 - METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | 17 |
6 | Jeffrey Hemphill | US | Copley, OH | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220252067 - MOTOR-PUMP SYSTEM | 16 |
7 | Markus Steinberger | US | Macedonia, OH | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260862 - TORQUE CONVERTER TURBINE INCLUDING ADDED MASS | 16 |
8 | Thorsten Krause | DE | Buehl | May 18, 2017 / 20170138437 - CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM | 16 |
9 | Andrew L. Bartos | US | Clarkston, MI | Feb 26, 2015 / 20150052741 - HORIZONTAL HIGH SPEED STACKING FOR BATTERIES WITH PRISMATIC CANS | 16 |
10 | Alexandre Depraete | US | Bloomfield, MI | May 18, 2017 / 20170138455 - HYDROKINETIC TORQUE CONVERTER WITHOUT IMPELLER AND TURBINE THRUST BEARINGS, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 15 |
11 | Philip George | US | Wooster, OH | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260956 - STARTER ASSEMBLY WITH REVERSIBLE STARTER | 14 |
12 | Brian Lee | US | York, SC | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220235830 - FOUR-MODE ROCKER CLUTCH | 14 |
13 | Philip C. Lundberg | US | Keego Harbor, MI | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160333841 - Engine Cranking Control Systems And Methods Using Electronic Transmission Range Selection | 14 |
14 | Patrick Lindemann | US | Wooster, OH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299067 - RADIALLY COMPLIANT CONNECTION | 14 |
15 | Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. Kg | DE | Herzogenaurach | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130199634 - CONTROL VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC MEDIA | 14 |
16 | Kazunori Ishikawa | JP | Toyota | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003309 - HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD | 13 |
17 | Steven A. Frait | US | Milan, MI | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150114787 - DUAL DRIVE PLATE DAMPER FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES | 13 |
18 | Christoph Raber | DE | Ottweiler-Steinbach | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220266674 - HYBRID MODULE HAVING MANAGEMENT OF WEAR DEBRIS FOR A DRY FRICTION CLUTCH | 13 |
19 | Mario Degler | DE | Baden-Baden | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110263340 - TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER | 13 |
20 | Chi-Kuan Kao | US | Troy, MI | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200089241 - INTELLIGENT MOTOR VEHICLES, SYSTEMS, AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR REAL-TIME ECO-ROUTING AND ADAPTIVE DRIVING CONTROL | 12 |
21 | Satoru Kasuya | JP | Nishio | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160160964 - TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 12 |
22 | James M. Hart | US | Belleville, MI | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220252146 - TRANSFER CASE OFF-AXIS PUMP | 12 |
23 | Yousuke Ishida | JP | Shizuoka | Oct 21, 2010 / 20100267505 - V-SHAPED BELT, BELT-TYPE TRANSMISSION, AND SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE | 12 |
24 | Tetsuya Shimizu | JP | Anjo | Oct 09, 2014 / 20140298783 - HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE AND ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION METHOD FOR THE SAME | 11 |
25 | John W. Kimes | US | Wayne, MI | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156332 - DRIVE SYSTEMS INCLUDING TRANSMISSIONS AND MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES | 11 |
26 | Oliver Noehl | DE | Buehlertal | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130220762 - DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | 11 |
27 | Patrick M. Lindemann | US | Wooster, OH | May 12, 2016 / 20160131239 - STATOR CONE CLUTCH | 11 |
28 | Tai-Her Yang | TW | Dzan-Hwa | May 19, 2016 / 20160135640 - THERMAL CONDUCTION PRINCIPLE AND DEVICE FOR INTERCROSSED STRUCTURE HAVING DIFFERENT THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS | 10 |
29 | Tomoyuki Miyazaki | JP | Fukuroi-Shi | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160025158 - FRICTION PLATE AND WET-TYPE MULTIPLE-DISC CLUTCH WITH FRICTION PLATE | 10 |
30 | Dongxu Li | US | Warren, MI | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140309899 - CLUTCH SLIP IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 10 |
31 | Eugen Kombowski | DE | Buehl | Sep 19, 2013 / 20130239745 - CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM MECHANISM | 10 |
32 | Ivo Agner | DE | Buehl | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025994 - DUAL CLUTCH | 10 |
33 | Toshinori Inomori | JP | Shizuoka | Jan 24, 2013 / 20130024099 - INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE ENGINE | 9 |
34 | John R. Czoykowski | US | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | Dec 05, 2013 / 20130319156 - DISCRETE MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTION | 9 |
35 | Kumaraswamy V. Hebbale | US | Troy, MI | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175866 - TORSIONAL DAMPER SYSTEM | 9 |
36 | Larry A. Pritchard | US | Macomb, MI | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277346 - POWER TRANSMITTING COMPONENT WITH A LUBRICATION DISTRIBUTION VALVE HOUSED IN A CLUTCH HUB OF A FRICTION CLUTCH AND AN ACTUATOR FOR COORDINATED OPERATION OF THE FRICTION CLUTCH AND THE LUBRICATION DISTRIBUTION VALVE | 9 |
37 | Kevin B. Rober | US | Washington, MI | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140349560 - SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTIVE HATCH VENT | 9 |
38 | Masaki Sakai | JP | Fukuroi-Shi | Apr 03, 2014 / 20140090947 - STARTING CLUTCH | 9 |
39 | Tomohiro Saeki | JP | Anjo-Shi | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150276013 - DAMPER | 9 |
40 | Motohiko Ueda | JP | Okazaki-City | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053828 - CLUTCH MECHANISM | 9 |
41 | John R. Antchak | CA | Aurora | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170045091 - OVERRUNNING DECOUPLER | 8 |
42 | Johannes Arnold | DE | Achern | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130220762 - DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | 8 |
43 | Hans Juergen Hauck | DE | Schwaebisch Hall | Nov 21, 2013 / 20130306427 - MULTIPLATE CLUTCH WITH A SPRING DEVICE | 8 |
44 | Satoshi Nakagaito | JP | Kariya-Shi | Oct 30, 2014 / 20140323232 - DAMPER DEVICE | 8 |
45 | Vural Ari | US | Wooster, OH | Sep 12, 2013 / 20130233396 - LATCHING CLUTCH VALVE | 8 |
46 | Masashi Kito | JP | Anjo | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160076636 - POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 8 |
47 | Keith A. Devereaux | US | Roseville, MI | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200406738 - Power Split Hybrid-Electric Powertrain with Multi-Step Gearset | 8 |
48 | Craig Kneidel | US | Massillon, OH | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130015612 - RIVETED DIAPHRAGM SPRING HYSTERESIS PACKAGE | 8 |
49 | Craig M. Swanson | US | Perham, MN | Oct 09, 2014 / 20140299436 - FAN CLUTCH APPARATUS AND METHODS | 8 |
50 | Takahide Saito | JP | Shizuoka | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170198760 - ELECTROMAGNETIC CONNECTION DEVICE | 8 |
51 | Timothy M. Burns | US | Elbridge, NY | May 21, 2015 / 20150136559 - ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH | 8 |
52 | Jeremy Vanni | US | Sterling, OH | Aug 07, 2014 / 20140216880 - TORQUE CONVERTER WITH DEFLECTABLE SEAL | 8 |
53 | Yuichi Seki | JP | Okazaki | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053831 - ONE-WAY CLUTCH DEVICE | 8 |
54 | Steven Olsen | US | Wooster, OH | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210706 - ANGLED MOUNTING PLATE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY | 8 |
55 | Gregory Mordukhovich | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | May 26, 2016 / 20160146321 - Dual-Clutch Transmission with Multiple First Gears | 8 |
56 | Jan Loxtermann | DE | Baden-Baden | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110192692 - HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER | 8 |
57 | Kunihiko Suzuki | JP | Gamagori-Shi | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160333946 - ELECTROMAGNETIC FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT APPARATUS | 8 |
58 | Hiroshi Takuno | JP | Nukata-Gun | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175873 - DRIVING-FORCE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE | 7 |
59 | Thomas Buchholz | DE | Stockach | Feb 11, 2016 / 20160040677 - COOLANT PUMP WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND MECHANICAL DRIVE | 7 |
60 | Albert J. Youngwerth | US | Boise, ID | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190003533 - INTERNAL ADJUSTER FOR CLUTCH CONTAINING AN EXPANDING FRICTION DISK | 7 |
61 | Martin P. Keating | US | Plainfield, IL | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325615 - STAMPED LAMINATED STACKS FOR PARKING PAWL, PARKING GEAR AND PARKING ANCHOR | 7 |
62 | Chris Luipold | US | Wadsworth, OH | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220252066 - Split Power Gerotor Pump | 7 |
63 | Masahiro Kawai | JP | Shizuoka | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277373 - LINEAR ELECTRIC ACTUATOR | 7 |
64 | Scott H. Wittkopp | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Oct 29, 2015 / 20150308543 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 7 |
65 | Sungchul Lee | US | Troy, MI | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160160976 - HYDROKINETIC TORQUE COUPLING DEVICE HAVING TURBINE-PISTON LOCKUP CLUTCH, AND RELATED METHODS | 7 |
66 | Rabah Arhab | FR | Saint Brice Sous Foret | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160102717 - TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING A DOUBLE WET CLUTCH MECHANISM | 7 |
67 | BenoƮt Arnault | FR | Saint-Cyr-Sur-Loire | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294319 - EARTHING BRUSH ASSEMBLY | 7 |
68 | Norman J. Bird | US | Plymouth, MI | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150111678 - SYNCHRONOUS SPEED DISCONNECT OF A GENERATOR FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE | 7 |
69 | Manabu Sawayanagi | JP | Fukuroi-Shi | Apr 03, 2014 / 20140090947 - STARTING CLUTCH | 7 |
70 | Bastian Brand | DE | Schonungen | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160032987 - VISCOUS CLUTCH AND ASSOCIATED RESERVOIR CONFIGURATION | 6 |
71 | Noriyuki Fujii | JP | Hekinan-Shi | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175873 - DRIVING-FORCE DISTRIBUTION DEVICE | 6 |
72 | Gerhard Gumpoltsberger | DE | Friedrichshafen | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130274060 - MULTISTEP GEAR MECHANISM OF PLANETARY DESIGN | 6 |
73 | Joseph Szuba | US | Dearborn, MI | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150198193 - METHOD OF FORMING JOINT FOR INTERCONNECTING ADJACENT ELEMENTS AND JOINT FORMED THEREBY | 6 |
74 | Thilo Schmidt | DE | Meckenbeuren | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220235862 - Device for Operating a Parking Lock of a Motor Vehicle Transmission | 6 |
75 | Shouji Asatsuke | JP | Hamamatsu-Shi | Feb 20, 2014 / 20140048375 - POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS | 6 |
76 | Brian Zaugg | US | Millersburg, OH | May 26, 2016 / 20160146324 - CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT RAMPS FOR TORQUE CONVERTER | 6 |
77 | Matthias Reisch | DE | Ravensburg | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220221052 - Electromechanical Actuator for Generating an Axial Actuating Force | 6 |
78 | Koji Akiyoshi | JP | Shizuoka | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150075936 - ROTATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 6 |
79 | Sean G. Brown | US | Boise, ID | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210316815 - Master Cylinder | 6 |
80 | Daryl A. Wilton | US | Macomb, MI | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220252146 - TRANSFER CASE OFF-AXIS PUMP | 6 |
81 | Scott William Heitzenrater | US | Orion, MI | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150362021 - ALUMINUM CLUTCH COMPONENTS WITH FERROUS SURFACE | 6 |
82 | Ludovic Fenayon | FR | Montbazon | May 18, 2017 / 20170137042 - RAILCAR ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A RAILCAR BODY TO A BEARING | 6 |
83 | Brice A. Pawley | US | Midland, MI | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140190785 - COMPACT OVERRUNNING COUPLING AND CONTROL ASSEMBLY HAVING REDUCED PART COUNT AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY | 6 |
84 | Yousuke Yamagami | JP | Obu-City | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053828 - CLUTCH MECHANISM | 6 |
85 | Jeffrey E. Maurer | US | Commerce, MI | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069398 - CLUTCH HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY | 6 |
86 | John A. Diemer | US | Farmington Hills, MN | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160160934 - ROTATING CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY | 6 |
87 | James W. Dell | CA | Newmarket | May 26, 2016 / 20160146328 - ISOLATOR WITH IMPROVED DAMPING STRUCTURE | 6 |
88 | Johannes Quehenberger | AT | Saalbach | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082836 - ALL-WHEEL DRIVE WITH ACTIVE DRY DISCONNECT SYSTEM | 6 |
89 | Rainer Krafft | DE | Heiligenberg | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110182757 - APPARATUS FOR A PUMP, AND A WATER PUMP | 6 |
90 | Yasuo Tabuchi | JP | Toyoake-City | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160025159 - ELECTROMAGNETIC CLUTCH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 6 |
91 | Tomoharu Ando | JP | Fukuroi-Shi | May 13, 2010 / 20100116611 - ONE-WAY CLUTCH OF ROLLER TYPE | 6 |
92 | Rashid Farahati | US | Copley, OH | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220268332 - WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS | 6 |
93 | Alexander Serkh | US | Troy, MI | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108806 - TWO SPEED BELT DRIVE SYSTEM | 6 |
94 | Carsten Ohr | US | Charlotte, NC | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277350 - SWITCHABLE CYLINDRICAL WEDGE CLUTCH | 6 |
95 | Martin Staudinger | DE | Ettlingen | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064699 - HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT DEVICE AND ELECTROHYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE | 5 |
96 | Brian William Franke | US | Hamilton, IN | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150292568 - CLUTCH BACKER PLATE WITH RECESSED RIVETS | 5 |
97 | Yoshihiro Matsuoka | JP | Neyagawa-Shi | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210331576 - TORQUE CONVERTER | 5 |
98 | Kenichi Tsuchida | JP | Nishio | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160377175 - HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
99 | Torbjorn Hedman | FR | St Cyr Sur Loire | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150152956 - DISCONNECTABLE PULLEY DEVICE, ALTERNATOR COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE OR SUCH AN ALTERNATOR | 5 |
100 | Peter Ward | US | Farmington Hills, MI | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047427 - ACCESSORY TUNING DEVICE WITH SPRING LOCK | 5 |