Patents by Inventor Michael Buckhart

Michael Buckhart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8271166
    Abstract: A device and a method for control of an automatic transmission (1) in a vehicle having one control unit (2), which can receive signals produced by a transmission gearshift lever (7), and/or a first transmission control (8). The signals of the first transmission control are bridgeable so that the automatic transmission can be manually operated. In order to make it possible to efficiently operate the vehicle with low fuel consumption and great flexibility of the driver at the moment, manual operation of the automatic transmission is possible only when the vehicle is at speed (v) lower than a predetermined speed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wolf, Lutz Muller, Rupert Kramer, Jerome Lochard, Michael Buckhart