F16H 2061/168
Forced shifts into neutral for safety reasons
Official title: {Forced shifts into neutral for safety reasons, e.g. in case of transmission failure or emergency braking}
F16H2061/168 (Forced shifts into neutral for safety reasons) appears on 66 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16H- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Powertrain, control apparatus and motor control unit31 Mar 2026US 12,589,749 B2Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
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- Method for cold start lube evacuation28 Jan 2025US 12,208,802 B2Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
- Shift control device and a method of controlling an axle assembly9 Apr 2024US 11,953,090 B1ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
- Transmission controller and vehicle27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251216 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Mechanical transmission system, associated powertrain and associated vehicle21 May 2026US 2026/0139735 A1Volvo Truck Corporation
- Access to vehicle with low state of charge battery24 Oct 2024US 2024/0351452 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Powertrain, control apparatus and motor control unit26 Sep 2024US 2024/0317236 A1Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle gear-shifting control apparatus2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347896 A1Mazda Motor Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microprocessor controlled neutral circuit for a power transmission29US 5,778,330 ACase Corporation · 1998
- Control system with failsafe for shift-by-wire automatic transmission24US 5,409,434 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1995
- Electronic shift control for automatic transmissions23US 5,117,710 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1992
- Hydraulic transmission vehicle21US 7,037,236 B2Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Hydrostatic transmission control15US 4,392,543 AThe Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co. · 1983