Top Inventors for class "Friction gear transmission systems or components" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Charles B. Lohr | US | Austin, TX | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180372192 - INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS, METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, SUBASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS THEREFOR | 12 |
2 | Ulrich Rohs | DE | Dueren | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069436 - CONICAL FRICTION RING TRANSMISSION | 9 |
3 | Brad P. Pohl | US | Leander, TX | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180372192 - INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS, CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS, METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, SUBASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS THEREFOR | 8 |
4 | Daniel J. Dawe | US | Austin, TX | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220213949 - TRACTION DEVICE | 8 |
5 | Hiroyuki Ogawa | JP | Susono-Shi | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345599 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 8 |
6 | Jon M. Nichols | US | Georgetown, TX | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220074470 - REVERSIBLE VARIABLE DRIVES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL IN FORWARD AND REVERSE DIRECTIONS | 8 |
7 | Fernand A. Thomassy | US | Liberty Hill, TX | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186847 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 8 |
8 | Hiroshi Tange | JP | Fuji-Shi | Feb 12, 2015 / 20150045177 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 7 |
9 | Werner Brandwitte | DE | Langerwehe | Jun 19, 2014 / 20140171256 - BEVEL FRICTION RING GEARING AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING OR PRODUCING A BEVEL FRICTION RING GEARING | 7 |
10 | Akira Murakami | JP | Gotenba-Shi | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160101773 - DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE | 7 |
11 | Darren J. Weber | US | Indianapolis, IN | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150247572 - MULTI-PLEXING CLUTCH LOGIC CONTROL OF A MULTI-MODE TRANSMISSION | 6 |
12 | Charles F. Long | US | Pittsboro, IN | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160084372 - ENGINE-OFF AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSMISSION | 6 |
13 | Mitsugi Yamashita | JP | Anjo | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120096985 - HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE | 6 |
14 | Daisuke Tomomatsu | JP | Susono-Shi | Aug 21, 2014 / 20140235401 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 6 |
15 | Oronde J. Armstrong | US | Austin, TX | May 29, 2014 / 20140148303 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 5 |
16 | Takahiro Shiina | JP | Susono-Shi | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150288256 - COOLING STRUCTURE FOR SLIP RING DEVICE | 5 |
17 | Hiroki Nishii | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150018167 - ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE DRIVE APPARATUS | 4 |
18 | Hiroki Nishii | JP | Fujisawa-Shi | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160025194 - TOROIDAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 4 |
19 | Robert A. Smithson | US | Cedar Park, TX | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150337928 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 4 |
20 | Toshiro Toyoda | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150018167 - ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE DRIVE APPARATUS | 4 |
21 | Matthew P. Simister | US | Austin, TX | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377305 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 4 |
22 | Samuel Beaudoin | CA | Yamaska | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140349805 - Continuously Variable Transmission Provided with a Roller Parking Zone | 4 |
23 | Yuki Aratsu | JP | Susono-Shi | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150323058 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 4 |
24 | Shoji Takahashi | JP | Okazaki | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110152030 - CONICAL FRICTION RING TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 4 |
25 | Eigo Sakagami | JP | Kawasaki-Shi | Feb 13, 2014 / 20140045647 - DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS | 4 |
26 | Tetsu Takaishi | JP | Chigasaki-Shi | Jan 30, 2014 / 20140031167 - DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS | 4 |
27 | Kenneth Huston | CA | Montreal | May 14, 2015 / 20150133262 - ROLLER POSITION CONTROL IN A TORIC-DRIVE CVT | 3 |
28 | Kenichiro Tanaka | JP | Kobe-Shi | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277375 - TOROIDAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 3 |
29 | Katsuyoshi Ogawa | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Jan 30, 2014 / 20140031167 - DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS | 3 |
30 | Eiji Inoue | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150018167 - ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE DRIVE APPARATUS | 3 |
31 | Brian Dutson | GB | Manchester | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354445 - DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A SUPERCHARGER | 3 |
32 | Tatsuhiko Goi | JP | Kobe-Shi | May 12, 2016 / 20160131245 - HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 3 |
33 | Donald C. Miller | US | Encinitas, CA | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150337928 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 3 |
34 | Soon Ki Eo | KR | Ansan-Si | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009478 - METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID POWER TRAIN OF VEHICLE | 3 |
35 | Christoph Draeger | DE | Langerwehe | Jun 19, 2014 / 20140171256 - BEVEL FRICTION RING GEARING AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING OR PRODUCING A BEVEL FRICTION RING GEARING | 3 |
36 | Andrew De Freitas | GB | Wigan | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150080171 - VARIATOR | 3 |
37 | Takeshi Yamamoto | JP | Yokosuka-Shi | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150211414 - DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AUXILIARY MACHINE | 2 |
38 | Ana Maria Fernandez | DE | Muenchen | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
39 | Paul M. Elhardt | US | Charlotte, NC | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369348 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
40 | Tobias Schmid | DE | Erding | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
41 | Jochen Mueller | DE | Moosach | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
42 | Gregory G. Stevenson | US | Austin, TX | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186847 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
43 | Loren T. Mcdaniel | US | Austin, TX | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106349 - CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR | 2 |
44 | Donald C. Miller | US | Fallbrook, CA | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095977 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
45 | Wesley R. Poth | US | Leander, TX | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095977 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
46 | John William Edward Fuller | GB | Preston | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150247572 - MULTI-PLEXING CLUTCH LOGIC CONTROL OF A MULTI-MODE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
47 | Misaki Kamiya | JP | Kariya | Jul 22, 2010 / 20100184558 - Friction type continuously variable transmission | 2 |
48 | Brian Schoolcraft | US | Crawfordsville, IN | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106345 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 2 |
49 | Steve Aemisegger | DE | Muenchen | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
50 | Elton L. Eidson | US | Norman, OK | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369348 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
51 | Christian Mcmahon | CA | Montreal | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140349805 - Continuously Variable Transmission Provided with a Roller Parking Zone | 2 |
52 | Motoki Tabuchi | JP | Mishima-Shi | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106359 - OIL PASSAGE STRUCTURE FOR POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 2 |
53 | Peter D. Poxton | US | Mustang, OK | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180106349 - CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR | 2 |
54 | Oliver Schaurer | DE | Oberding | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
55 | Oronde J. Armstrong | US | Cottage Grove, WI | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369348 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
56 | Anders Kolstrup | DK | Valby | Dec 19, 2013 / 20130337971 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE GEAR TRANSMISSION | 2 |
57 | Douglas Magyari | US | Royal Oak, MI | May 07, 2015 / 20150126327 - VARIABLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANUFACTURE | 2 |
58 | Paul Okulov | CA | Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140349805 - Continuously Variable Transmission Provided with a Roller Parking Zone | 2 |
59 | Ulrich Rohs | DE | Duren | Jun 10, 2010 / 20100139450 - Dual mass clutch flywheel and clutch, and a method for manufacturing such dual mass clutch flywheel | 2 |
60 | Robert A. Oliver | GB | Preston | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110300989 - Drive Mechanism for Infinitely Variable Transmission | 2 |
61 | Christoph Drager | DE | Inden | Jun 18, 2009 / 20090156354 - Revolving transmission | 2 |
62 | Mathias Venschott | DE | Muenchen | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
63 | Joerg Mueller | DE | Egmating | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
64 | Jong Yun Park | KR | Hwaseong-Si | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220010847 - CLUTCH DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION | 2 |
65 | Hideyuki Imai | JP | Akashi-Shi | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277375 - TOROIDAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
66 | John William Edward Fuller | GB | Preston Lancashire | Jul 17, 2014 / 20140196528 - System and Method for Detecting Clutch-Related Faults in an Automatic Transmission | 2 |
67 | Shunichi Mitsuishi | JP | Isehara-Shi | Jan 30, 2014 / 20140031167 - DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS | 2 |
68 | Klaus Muessler | DE | Egenburg | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
69 | Ghayyurul I. Usmani | US | Yukon, OK | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369348 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
70 | Hideyuki Umeda | JP | Ciryu | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110152030 - CONICAL FRICTION RING TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 2 |
71 | Christoph Draeger | DE | Inden | Mar 27, 2014 / 20140087915 - FRICTION-RING TRANSMISSION HAVING TWO ROLLER BODIES SPACED APART FROM ONE ANOTHER BY A GAP | 2 |
72 | Atsuhiro Mori | JP | Fujisawa-Shi | Jan 30, 2014 / 20140031167 - DRIVE FORCE DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS | 2 |
73 | Terry L. Stewart | US | Blanchard, OK | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369348 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
74 | Francois Messier | CA | Varennes | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220221013 - Clutch Temperature Management In A Slip Control Method And Arrangement For A Drivetrain Including A Continuously Variable Transmission | 2 |
75 | Shoji Takahashi | JP | Anjo | Mar 24, 2011 / 20110070996 - CONICAL FRICTION WHEEL TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 2 |
76 | Mario Moehring | DE | Gammelsdorf | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140114521 - MANEUVERING DRIVE WITH SMART CENTRAL UNIT | 2 |
77 | Daniel Gumpp | DE | Weil | Dec 19, 2013 / 20130337970 - Anhaenger-Rangierantrieb | 2 |
78 | Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc | US | San Diego, CA | Jul 25, 2013 / 20130190125 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 2 |
79 | Donghwan Byun | KR | Seoul | Aug 01, 2013 / 20130193198 - METHOD OF FORMING SIDE PAPER OF A FOLDABLE PAPER CUP, AND FOLDABLE PAPER CUP | 1 |
80 | Donald Edward Hoffman | US | Canton, MI | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069431 - Multi-Speed Transmission | 1 |
81 | Jean-Francois Dionne | CA | Saint-Hubert | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160332629 - SLIP CONTROL METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRIVELINE INCLUDING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
82 | Andrew Damian De Freitas | GB | Standish | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130045831 - DRIVE MECHANISM FOR INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
83 | Hiroyuki Sonobe | JP | Ritto-Shi | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110136619 - SPEED INCREASING/DECREASING APPARATUS | 1 |
84 | Andrew W. Phillips | US | Rochester, MI | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294368 - METHODS OF OPTIMIZING WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS | 1 |
85 | Tatsuya Matsunami | JP | Nisshin-Shi | Jul 01, 2021 / 20210201390 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM | 1 |
86 | Shinichiro Kobashi | JP | Wako-Shi | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300067 - VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE DEVICE, VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 1 |
87 | Huan-Lung Gu | TW | Hualien County | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200119558 - ELECTRIC POWER-REGULATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | 1 |
88 | Hugues Maltais | CA | Marieville (quebec) | Sep 03, 2009 / 20090221398 - DRIVE ROLLER CONTROL FOR TORIC-DRIVE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
89 | Dieter Voigt | DE | Aachen | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003043 - AXIAL PISTON MOTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF AN AXIAL PISTON MOTOR | 1 |
90 | Katsuyoshi Ogawa | JP | Kanagawa | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170166053 - CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE FOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | 1 |
91 | John William Edward Fuller | GB | Lancashire | Aug 05, 2010 / 20100197447 - CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
92 | Dong Soo Lee | KR | Seoul | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170179351 - FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS WITH COPLANAR CONDUCTIVE FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | 1 |
93 | Paul J. Valente | US | Berkley, MI | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220074475 - ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE WITH TRANSMISSION HAVING PARALLEL TWIN GEAR PAIRS SHARING LOAD TO A FINAL DRIVE GEAR | 1 |
94 | Hiroyasu Yoshioka | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 23, 2014 / 20140024487 - FRICTION ROLLER REDUCER AND DRIVE UNIT FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE | 1 |
95 | Yasuyoshi Tozaki | JP | Nagasaki-Shi | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110136619 - SPEED INCREASING/DECREASING APPARATUS | 1 |
96 | Matthias W.j. Byltiauw | BE | Hooglede | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069442 - BALL TYPE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
97 | Toshirou Toyoda | JP | Fujisawa-Shi | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150024900 - Toroidal Continuously-Variable Transmission | 1 |
98 | Shouji Yoshida | JP | Tochigi-Shi | Jan 15, 2009 / 20090017982 - Power Transmission Device | 1 |
99 | Takashi Imanishi | JP | Fujisawa-Shi | Dec 11, 2008 / 20080305920 - TOROIDAL CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION | 1 |
100 | Yunzhi Hao | CN | Chongqing | Jan 20, 2011 / 20110015030 - CAM SELF-ADAPTIVE AUTOMATIC SPEED SHIFT HUB | 1 |