Patents by Inventor Peter RIBBERS

Peter RIBBERS 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 for operating a continuously variable transmission incorporating a drive belt in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10794471
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a continuously variable transmission including two pulleys, each defining an effectively V-shaped circumference groove of variable width, a drive belt, wrapped around the pulleys, and a cooling system, which cooling system is provided with a controller for supplying a controlled amount of a cooling agent to the drive belt. The controller is arranged to supply at least a minimum amount of the cooling agent to the drive belt during operation of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Ribbers
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION INCORPORATING A DRIVE BELT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180187772
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating a continuously variable transmission including two pulleys, each defining an effectively V-shaped circumference groove of variable width, a drive belt, wrapped around the pulleys, and a cooling system, which cooling system is provided with a controller for supplying a controlled amount of a cooling agent to the drive belt. The controller is arranged to supply at least a minimum amount of the cooling agent to the drive belt during operation of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Peter RIBBERS