Patents by Inventor Thomas Flintrop

Thomas Flintrop 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).

  • Countershaft automatic gearbox, in particular an automatic gearbox for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 5910068
    Abstract: In an automatically shiftable countershaft transmission, particularly for motor vehicles, the shift travels between the engagement points are established and the shift force may be varied as a function of gear step and dynamic load over the engagement travel. Depending on the functional phase, a lower force is provided during the synchronization phase, a higher force is provided during the shift-through phase and a lower force is provided during the dog-in phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Krauss, Rolf Najork, Thomas Wollny, Thomas Flintrop