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Patent Gallery
| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,887,136 | Mechanical | 2011 | Device for Supporting a Human Body in Various Positions | Stefan Zoell | 02/15/2011 | |
| 7,889,338 | Optics | 2011 | Coordinate Measuring Machine and Method for Structured Illumination of Substrates | Michael Heiden | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 02/15/2011 |
| 7,882,757 | 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 |
| D632,346 | Design | 2011 | Toy Element | Richard Keith Hardstaff | 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 |
| 7,878,313 | Mechanical | 2011 | Double Overlap Backing Plate Attachment | Ryan Cmich | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 02/01/2011 |
| 7,878,345 | Mechanical | 2011 | Foldable Frame | Ronny Tourlamain | Conteyor Multibag Systems, N.V. | 02/01/2011 |
| 7,874,415 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Transfer Device | Ivo Agner, Gabor Izso, Oliver Noehl | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 01/25/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7,874,953 | Mechanical | 2011 | Stator Torque Transmission Assembly | Christopher Shamie, Jeffrey Hemphill | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 01/25/2011 |
| 7,872,763 | Optics | 2011 | Device for Measuring the Position of at Least One Structure on a Substrate | Katrin Pietsch, Klaus-Dieter Adam, Tillmann Ehrenberg | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 01/18/2011 |
| 7,864,319 | Optics | 2011 | Device and Method for Determining An Optical Property of a Mask | Hans-Artur Boesser, Michael Heiden, Klaus Rinn, Frank Laske | Vistec Semiconductor System GmbH | 01/04/2011 |
| 7,863,355 | Chemical | 2011 | Moulding Material for the Production of Fire-Retarding Objects, Pigment Therefor and Use Thereof | Thomas Futterer, Hans-Dieter Naegerl, Vincens Mans Fibla, Ruediger Wissemborski | Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG | 01/04/2011 |
| 7,860,629 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method for Controlling a Motor Vehicle Drivetrain System | Alexander Schweizer, Burkhard Pollak | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/28/2010 |
| 7,856,901 | Mechanical | 2010 | Actuating Device for a Motor Vehicle Transmission | Patrick Lindemann, Trevor McConnell | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/28/2010 |
| 7,860,632 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method for Operating a Drive Train by Treating the Motor Characteristic by Means of Parallel Evaluation and PT1-Filtering | Ekkehard Reibold | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/28/2010 |
| 7,854,588 | Mechanical | 2010 | Stamped Torque Converter Stator Blades and a Torque Converter Stator with Stamped Blades | Philip George, Steven Olsen, Nigel Gurney | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/21/2010 |
| 7,854,306 | Mechanical | 2010 | Clutch Assembly with An Oil Pump Clutch Housing and a Carrier Engaged with a Clutch Pack Outer Circumference | Adam Uhler, Phillip George, Todd Sturgin, Jeffrey Hemphill | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/21/2010 |
| 7,854,888 | Chemical | 2010 | Methods for Determining Effectiveness of Waste Water Tank Deodorizers and Synthetic Waste Compositions for Use in Said Methods | Nancy Diann Crawford, David Lee Nachtigal, Lewis Lynn Gray | Fuller Brush Company, Inc. | 12/21/2010 |
| 7,850,420 | Mechanical | 2010 | Two-Part Stator Blade | William Brees, Christopher Shamie, Aliihsan Karamavruc | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/14/2010 |
| 7,849,990 | Mechanical | 2010 | One-Way Clutch with Dampening | William Brees, Christopher Shamie, Philip George, Jeffrey Hemphill | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/14/2010 |
| 7,850,426 | Mechanical | 2010 | Crimped Connection for a Cover and Impeller in a Torque Converter | Wei Wang, Nigel Gurney, Michael Van Sickle, David Avins, Michael Buck, Christopher Hensel, Aaron J. Schley | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/14/2010 |
| 7,849,985 | Mechanical | 2010 | Pilot Plate Torque Transmitting Assembly for a Torque Converter | Michael C. Davis | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/14/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7,847,543 | Electronics | 2010 | Precision Flexible Current Sensor | Ladislav Grno | 12/07/2010 | |
| 7,845,249 | Mechanical | 2010 | Single Motor Transmission Shifting Mechanism for a Motor Vehicle Transmission | Mavinkal Jayaram, Trevor McConnell | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/07/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7,837,594 | 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 |
| 7,837,564 | Mechanical | 2010 | Multi-Piece Drive Plate for a Hydraulic Torque Converter | Rashid Farahati, Adam Uhler | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 11/23/2010 |
| 7,832,548 | Mechanical | 2010 | Adjustable Magnetic Idle Station Transport Mechanism | Rolf A. Mueller, Douglas Jackson, Destery L. Pumphrey | Luk Lamellen, Kupplungsbau Betiligungs KG | 11/16/2010 |
| 7,828,163 | Mechanical | 2010 | Lattice Boom Crane for Lifting Heavy Loads | Ruediger Zollondz, Alfons Weckbecker, Ingo Noeske, Guenter Karp | Terex Demag GmbH | 11/09/2010 |
| 7,827,164 | Software/Business Method | 2010 | System for Obtaining, Managing, and Providing Retrieved Content and a System Thereof | Linda M. Stevenson | LucidityWorks, LLC | 11/02/2010 |
| 7,823,711 | Mechanical | 2010 | Dual Clutch Pack Dual Operating Clutch and Method for Adjusting Same | Adam Uhler, Philip George, Todd Sturgin, Jeffrey Hemphill, Gabor Izso, Patrick Lindemann | Luk Lamellen, Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 11/02/2010 |
| 7,820,143 | Chemical | 2010 | Water Soluble Tetrapyrollic Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy | Ravindra K. Pandey, Amy Gryshuk, Lalit Goswami, William Potter, Allan Oseroff | Health Research, Inc. | 10/26/2010 |
| D625,677 | Design | 2010 | Wheel Stop | William J. Robbins, Sr., Deborah A. Robbins | 10/19/2010 | |
| 7,817,262 | Mechanical | 2010 | Device for Measuring Positions of Structures on a Substrate | Tillmann Ehrenberg, Uwe Goetz, Guenter Schieferstein | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 10/19/2010 |
| D625,538 | Design | 2010 | Liquid Dispenser | Luciano Lorenzatti | Umbra LLC | 10/19/2010 |
| D625,120 | Design | 2010 | Retractable Coat Rack | Alan Wisniewski | Umbra LLC | 10/12/2010 |
| D625,163 | Design | 2010 | Fruit Wedge Shaped Bottle Opener | Matthew Moman | 10/12/2010 | |
| 7,813,858 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method and Device for Controlling the Slip of a Vehicle Clutch | Rainer Praus, Olaf Werner | Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 10/12/2010 |
| 7,812,872 | Electronics | 2010 | System for Controlling Image Data Readout from An Imaging Device | Scott L. Tewinkle, Paul A. Hosier | Xerox Corporation | 10/12/2010 |
| 7,810,452 | Mechanical | 2010 | Basin Capable of Containing Aquatic Animals, Especially Experimental Animals, and Relocating Housing System | Davide Pieretto, Marco Brocca | Tecniplast S.p.A. | 10/12/2010 |
| D625,023 | Design | 2010 | High Definition Door Skin With Soft Arch | Daniel S. Turner | Samuel Stamping Technologies, Inc. | 10/05/2010 |
| 7,808,921 | Software/Business Method | 2010 | Bridging Centrality: A Concept and Formula to Identify Bridging Nodes in Scale-Free Networks | Aidong Zhang, Murali Ramanathan, Woo-Chang Hwang, Young-Rae Cho | The Research Foundation of State University of New York | 10/05/2010 |
| 7,806,951 | Mechanical | 2010 | Mobile Airborne Contaminant Control Chamber | Timothy P. Zimmerman | NIF Solutions Corp. | 10/05/2010 |
| 7,802,668 | Mechanical | 2010 | Stator Side Plate for a Torque Converter | Patanjali Peri, Steve Caskey, Christopher Shamie, Steven Olsen, Ramakant Rambhatla | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 09/28/2010 |
| 7,803,227 | Mechanical | 2010 | Means and Method for Sealing Constructions | Knut Asendorf, Falk Kittler | Concolid Technik Deutschland GmbH; Sachsisch Bau GmbH | 09/28/2010 |
| D624,122 | Design | 2010 | Picture Frame Bookend | Thomas Vincent | Umbra LLC | 09/21/2010 |
| 7,798,806 | Mechanical | 2010 | Two-Piece Bottom Insert for a Mold Cavity | Witold Neter, Helmut Thömmes, Stefan Schweininger | Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG | 09/21/2010 |
| 7,798,031 | Mechanical | 2010 | Method and Device for Shifting Gears of An Automatic Transmission | Lars Lein, Jan Gunnar Royland, Ole Andre Gjerpe, Christer Svenkerud | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 09/21/2010 |
