F16H 61/0251
Elements specially adapted for electric control units
Official title: {Elements specially adapted for electric control units, e.g. valves for converting electrical signals to fluid signals}
F16H61/0251 (Elements specially adapted for electric control units) appears on 828 US grants and 366 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
- Hydraulic control apparatus of automatic transmission, and vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,680,608 B2Isuzu Motors Limited
- Methods and systems for improving the operation of transmissions for motor vehicles30 Dec 2025US 12,510,150 B2Transgo, LLC
- Methods and systems for improving the operation of transmissions for motor vehicles7 Oct 2025US 12,435,786 B2Transgo, LLC
- Methods and systems for improving the operation of transmissions for motor vehicles1 Jul 2025US 12,345,328 B2Transgo, LLC
- Installation space-saving and safe control unit for the electrohydraulic actuation of motor vehicle assemblies22 Apr 2025US 12,281,680 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Hydraulic control apparatus of automatic transmission, and vehicle26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055811 A1Isuzu Motors Limited
- Methods And Systems For Improving The Operation Of Transmissions For Motor Vehicles27 Feb 2025US 2025/0067339 A1Transgo, LLC
- Installation space-saving and safe control unit for the electrohydraulic actuation of motor vehicle assemblies15 Aug 2024US 2024/0271670 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Gearshift with moving magnet actuator25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247718 A1
- Electromagnetic valve control device and work vehicle23 May 2024US 2024/0167565 A1Kubota Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Propotional control pressure valve111US 6,619,615 B1ZF Friedrichshafen AG · 2003
- Electronic controller for automatic transmissions93US 4,892,014 ASparton Corporation · 1990
- System and method for controlling a shift position when a vehicle travels along a steeply sloped road or a sharply curved road93US 5,598,335 AHyundai Motor Company · 1997
- Adaptive direct pressure shift control for a motor vehicle transmission85US 4,707,789 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1987
- Pressure control device84US 4,579,145 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1986