F16D 2500/312
External to the vehicle
F16D2500/312 (External to the vehicle) appears on 150 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16D- Granted patents
- 150
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 91
- Inventors
- 435
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for vehicle hill control6 Jan 2026US 12,515,637 B2Dana Belgium N.V.
- Controller and control method23 Dec 2025US 12,503,084 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Driving assistance system and method16 Sep 2025US 12,415,485 B2
- Electric drive vehicle with anti-rollback control2 Sep 2025US 12,403,886 B2Cummins Inc.
- Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle2 Sep 2025US 12,404,656 B2Komatsu Ltd.
- Control apparatus for vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276044 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Clutch control system and method for mitigating driveline shock loads and preventing mechanical failure11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377026 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Vehicle control system3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214558 A1Denso Corporation
- Controller and control method2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001984 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Device and method for determining a hydraulic fluid parameter of a transmission of a vehicle29 Aug 2024US 2024/0288067 A1Punch Powertrain N.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of controlling a transmission having a dual clutch system46US 6,463,821 B1DaimlerChrysler AG · 2002
- Diagnostic method for determining clutch failure of DCT39US 9,702,420 B2Hyundai Motor Company · 2017
- Torque transfer system for a motor vehicle33US 6,676,561 B2LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG · 2004
- Hydraulic clutch control system with fluid coupling pre-heat circuit for rapid response at low ambient temperatures29US 5,562,190 ASundstrand Corporation · 1996
- Clutch temperature estimation for a mobile machine28US 8,731,793 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2014