Patents by Inventor Horst Palitza

Horst Palitza 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 determining gearbox positions in an automatic gearbox
    Patent number: 7155328
    Abstract: A device and a method for determining positions of an automatic gearbox comprises a notched disk (1), an adjustment device for rotating the notched disk (1), a first sensor (14) for measuring the applicable torque, a second sensor (16) for determining the position of the notched disk (1), and a regulating device (15). The method determines the exact position of the notched disk (1) in a plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Kötter, Horst Palitza, Hermann Zippold
  • Device and method for determining gearbox positions in an automatic gearbox
    Publication number: 20050043878
    Abstract: A device and a method for determining positions of an automatic gearbox comprises a notched disk (1), an adjustment device for rotating the notched disk (1), a first sensor (14) for measuring the applicable torque, a second sensor (16) for determining the position of the notched disk (1), and a regulating device (15). The method determines the exact position of the notched disk (1) in a plurality of steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Kotter, Horst Palitza, Hermann Zippold