Patents by Inventor Gunter J{umlaut over (u)}rgens

Gunter J{umlaut over (u)}rgens 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for actuating an adjustable torque transmitting system in the power train of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6170623
    Abstract: A clutch between the combustion engine and the manual multiple-gear-ratio transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is disengaged or otherwise adjusted in response to a signal from a control unit which processes signals transmitted by sensors serving to monitor the positions and/or the extent of movements of one or more mobile components of the manual transmission. A signal to disengage or to otherwise adjust the clutch is generated when the monitored position(s) of and/or the magnitude(s) of force(s) acting upon one or more mobile components indicate that the operator of the motor vehicle intends to shift the transmission into or from a selected gear ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Eismann, Michael Salecker, Gunter J{umlaut over (u)}rgens