Patents by Inventor Georg Hillebrand

Georg Hillebrand 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).

  • Patent number: 8746430
    Abstract: A method of feeding a clutch cylinder in a hydraulically actuated clutch system in a motor vehicle and a respective hydraulically actuated clutch system are suggested. The clutch system comprises at least one clutch that can be closed by filling the clutch cylinder; and a hydraulic system that provides a system pressure and has a clutch control valve having an inlet and an outlet. A system pressure is applied at the inlet of the control valve; the clutch pressure for actuating the clutch is provided at the outlet; and the system pressure is decreased pressure prior to and during the filling of the clutch cylinder. The decreased system pressure allows a high volume flow and therefore a fast filling of the clutch cylinder without establishing a premature torque transmitting capacity in the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Krauss, Marco Siebigteroth, Georg Hillebrand, Reinhard Moehlmann, Stefan Kirschstein
  • Publication number: 20090127061
    Abstract: A method of feeding a clutch cylinder in a hydraulically actuated clutch system in a motor vehicle and a respective hydraulically actuated clutch system are suggested. The clutch system comprises at least one clutch that can be closed by filling the clutch cylinder; and a hydraulic system that provides a system pressure and has a clutch control valve having an inlet and an outlet. A system pressure is applied at the inlet of the control valve; the clutch pressure for actuating the clutch is provided at the outlet; and the system pressure is decreased pressure prior to and during the filling of the clutch cylinder. The decreased system pressure allows a high volume flow and therefore a fast filling of the clutch cylinder without establishing a premature torque transmitting capacity in the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Christian Krauss, Marco Siebigteroth, Georg Hillebrand, Reinhard Moehlmann, Stefan Kirschstein
  • Patent number: 6730864
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement (10) for determining the selector drum position of a selector drum, in particular of a transmission controller, having a sensor disc (11) that is operatively connected to the selector drum and identifies different selector states by means of a running track (14), and a sensing device (12) that continuously senses the running track (14) in order to register the position data from the running track (14) which identifies the switching states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Getrag Ford Transmission GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Hillebrand, Stephan Bungart
  • Publication number: 20030184428
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement (10) for determining the selector drum position of a selector drum, in particular of a transmission controller, having a sensor disc (11) that is operatively connected to the selector drum and identifies different selector states by means of a running track (14), and a sensing device (12) that continuously senses the running track (14) in order to register the position data from the running track (14) which identifies the switching states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: GETRAG-FORD TRANSMISSION GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Hillebrand, Stephan Bungart