Patents by Inventor Volker Sprockhoff

Volker Sprockhoff 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).

  • Control system for a vehicular braking system incorporating a hydrodynamic brake and a friction brake
    Patent number: 4418963
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicular braking system incorporating a hydrodynamic brake and a friction brake acting in parallel comprising logic elements to optimize the operation of the friction brake with a minimum amount of friction brake pad wear, the logic elements operating dependent upon brake-actuation duration, vehicle speed and vehicle deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Volker Sprockhoff