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Patent applications and USPTO patent grants for Sibla; Christian.The latest application filed is for "frictional shifting element for a vehicle transmission".
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Friction element for a frictional shifting element for a vehicle transmission Grant 10,514,072 - Reisch , et al. Dec | 2019-12-24 |
Frictional shifting element for a vehicle transmission Grant 10,495,157 - Reisch , et al. De | 2019-12-03 |
Assembly for blocking and enabling a shifting position of a shifting element Grant 10,480,641 - Ziemer , et al. Nov | 2019-11-19 |
Multi-stage planetary transmission Grant 10,436,287 - Beck , et al. O | 2019-10-08 |
Multistep automatic transmission Grant 10,352,403 - Beck , et al. July 16, 2 | 2019-07-16 |
Transmission, hybrid drive train, and drive train for an electric vehicle Grant 10,272,766 - Ziemer , et al. | 2019-04-30 |
Multi-speed automatic transmission Grant 10,221,922 - Haupt , et al. | 2019-03-05 |
Transmission, hybrid drivetrain and drivetrain for an electric vehicle Grant 10,166,854 - Ziemer , et al. J | 2019-01-01 |
Hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission Grant 10,161,509 - Beck , et al. Dec | 2018-12-25 |
Motor vehicle transmission Grant 10,156,284 - Warth , et al. Dec | 2018-12-18 |
Transmission, hybrid drive train, and drive train for an electric vehicle Grant 10,125,847 - Ziemer , et al. November 13, 2 | 2018-11-13 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design for a vehicle Grant 10,113,616 - Beck , et al. October 30, 2 | 2018-10-30 |
Transmission, hybrid drivetrain and drivetrain for an electric vehicle Grant 10,112,473 - Ziemer , et al. October 30, 2 | 2018-10-30 |
Frictional Shifting Element for a Vehicle Transmission App 20180195561 - Reisch; Matthias ;   et al. | 2018-07-12 |
Friction Element for a Frictional Shifting Element for a Vehicle Transmission App 20180187726 - Reisch; Matthias ;   et al. | 2018-07-05 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,976,632 - Beck , et al. May 22, 2 | 2018-05-22 |
Transmission for use in a motor vehicle Grant 9,951,846 - Beck , et al. April 24, 2 | 2018-04-24 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,933,043 - Beck , et al. April 3, 2 | 2018-04-03 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,915,320 - Beck , et al. March 13, 2 | 2018-03-13 |
Multi-Speed Automatic Transmission App 20180045282 - Haupt; Josef ;   et al. | 2018-02-15 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,856,948 - Beck , et al. January 2, 2 | 2018-01-02 |
Multi-speed planetary transmission Grant 9,856,947 - Beck , et al. January 2, 2 | 2018-01-02 |
Frictional shifting element for a vehicle transmission Grant 9,856,922 - Reisch , et al. January 2, 2 | 2018-01-02 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,850,984 - Beck , et al. December 26, 2 | 2017-12-26 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,829,074 - Beck , et al. November 28, 2 | 2017-11-28 |
Transmission Grant 9,810,288 - Beck , et al. November 7, 2 | 2017-11-07 |
Transmission, hybrid drive train, and drive train for an electric vehicle Grant 9,802,471 - Ziemer , et al. October 31, 2 | 2017-10-31 |
Multi-step automatic gearbox Grant 9,803,723 - Haupt , et al. October 31, 2 | 2017-10-31 |
Multi-stage automatic transmission Grant 9,803,722 - Beck , et al. October 31, 2 | 2017-10-31 |
Assembly for Blocking and Enabling a Shifting Position of a Shifting Element App 20170268660 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2017-09-21 |
Multi-speed automatic transmission Grant 9,759,291 - Beck , et al. September 12, 2 | 2017-09-12 |
Transmission Grant 9,746,053 - Beck , et al. August 29, 2 | 2017-08-29 |
Motor Vehicle Transmission App 20170219062 - WARTH; Viktor ;   et al. | 2017-08-03 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,689,468 - Beck , et al. June 27, 2 | 2017-06-27 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,657,814 - Beck , et al. May 23, 2 | 2017-05-23 |
Transmission Grant 9,644,710 - Beck , et al. May 9, 2 | 2017-05-09 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,638,287 - Beck , et al. May 2, 2 | 2017-05-02 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,618,088 - Beck , et al. April 11, 2 | 2017-04-11 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,618,095 - Beck , et al. April 11, 2 | 2017-04-11 |
Multistep-automatic-transmission Grant 9,611,918 - Beck , et al. April 4, 2 | 2017-04-04 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,599,196 - Beck , et al. March 21, 2 | 2017-03-21 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,599,195 - Beck , et al. March 21, 2 | 2017-03-21 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,581,222 - Beck , et al. February 28, 2 | 2017-02-28 |
Multi-speed transmission in planetary design Grant 9,581,223 - Beck , et al. February 28, 2 | 2017-02-28 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,574,640 - Beck , et al. February 21, 2 | 2017-02-21 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,568,069 - Beck , et al. February 14, 2 | 2017-02-14 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,562,589 - Beck , et al. February 7, 2 | 2017-02-07 |
Transmission, Hybrid Drive Train, and Drive Train for an Electric Vehicle App 20170001512 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2017-01-05 |
Transmission, Hybrid Drivetrain and Drivetrain for an Electric Vehicle App 20160375753 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2016-12-29 |
Transmission, Hybrid Drivetrain and Drivetrain for an Electric Vehicle App 20160368360 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2016-12-22 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,518,636 - Beck , et al. December 13, 2 | 2016-12-13 |
Frictional Shifting Element for a Vehicle Transmission App 20160341258 - Reisch; Matthias ;   et al. | 2016-11-24 |
Transmission, Hybrid Drive Train, and Drive Train for an Electric Vehicle App 20160319916 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2016-11-03 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,482,318 - Beck , et al. November 1, 2 | 2016-11-01 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 9,482,317 - Beck , et al. November 1, 2 | 2016-11-01 |
Transmission, Hybrid Drive Train, and Drive Train for an Electric Vehicle App 20160311308 - Ziemer; Peter ;   et al. | 2016-10-27 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160312859 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-10-27 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,476,482 - Beck , et al. October 25, 2 | 2016-10-25 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,464,693 - Beck , et al. October 11, 2 | 2016-10-11 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 9,458,910 - Beck , et al. October 4, 2 | 2016-10-04 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,441,710 - Beck , et al. September 13, 2 | 2016-09-13 |
Multi-speed automatic transmission App 20160245370 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-08-25 |
Multi-stage planetary vehicle transmission Grant 9,423,006 - Beck , et al. August 23, 2 | 2016-08-23 |
Multi-Step Automatic Gearbox App 20160230849 - HAUPT; Josef ;   et al. | 2016-08-11 |
Hydraulic Control Device for an Automatic Transmission App 20160230880 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-08-11 |
Multi-Stage Automatic Transmission App 20160223055 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-08-04 |
Transmission for use in motor vehicles Grant 9,394,974 - Beck , et al. July 19, 2 | 2016-07-19 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160201764 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-07-14 |
Multi-stage Planetary Vehicle Transmission App 20160201767 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-07-14 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,382,979 - Beck , et al. July 5, 2 | 2016-07-05 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160186837 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-06-30 |
Multi-stage transmission Grant 9,377,086 - Beck , et al. June 28, 2 | 2016-06-28 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,377,085 - Beck , et al. June 28, 2 | 2016-06-28 |
Multistep Automatic Transmission App 20160178034 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-06-23 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,371,891 - Beck , et al. June 21, 2 | 2016-06-21 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,366,320 - Beck , et al. June 14, 2 | 2016-06-14 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,360,086 - Beck , et al. June 7, 2 | 2016-06-07 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,353,833 - Beck , et al. May 31, 2 | 2016-05-31 |
Transmission for a motor vehicle Grant 9,353,834 - Beck , et al. May 31, 2 | 2016-05-31 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160131226 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-05-12 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160131227 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-05-12 |
Transmission device having a plurality of shift elements Grant 9,308,808 - Griesmeier , et al. April 12, 2 | 2016-04-12 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160084356 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-03-24 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20160084353 - BECK; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-03-24 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 9,285,016 - Beck , et al. March 15, 2 | 2016-03-15 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,285,018 - Beck , et al. March 15, 2 | 2016-03-15 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160061298 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-03-03 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160053868 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-25 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Gear Mechanism App 20160053865 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-25 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160053866 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-25 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160053869 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-25 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160053867 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-25 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,267,576 - Beck , et al. February 23, 2 | 2016-02-23 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160047442 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-18 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160040757 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-11 |
Transmission for a Motor Vehicle App 20160040756 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-11 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160033013 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-02-04 |
Transmission App 20160017960 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-21 |
Transmission App 20160017962 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-21 |
Transmission App 20160017961 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-21 |
Multi-Speed Transmission In Planetary Design App 20160010727 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-14 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,234,569 - Beck , et al. January 12, 2 | 2016-01-12 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160003328 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-07 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160003330 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-07 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20160003329 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2016-01-07 |
Multi-Stage Planetary Transmission App 20150377325 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-12-31 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,222,553 - Beck , et al. December 29, 2 | 2015-12-29 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150369341 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-12-24 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,212,729 - Beck , et al. December 15, 2 | 2015-12-15 |
Multistage transmission Grant 9,206,884 - Beck , et al. December 8, 2 | 2015-12-08 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,194,464 - Beck , et al. November 24, 2 | 2015-11-24 |
Multistep-Automatic-Transmission App 20150323045 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-11-12 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,182,014 - Beck , et al. November 10, 2 | 2015-11-10 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,175,751 - Beck , et al. November 3, 2 | 2015-11-03 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,175,752 - Beck , et al. November 3, 2 | 2015-11-03 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 9,175,750 - Beck , et al. November 3, 2 | 2015-11-03 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150300460 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-22 |
9-Speed Planetary Gearbox App 20150300458 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-22 |
Transmission For A Motor Vehicle App 20150300459 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-22 |
9-Speed Planetary Gearbox App 20150300457 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-22 |
9-Speed Planetary Gearbox App 20150292599 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-15 |
9-Speed Planetary Gearbox App 20150285342 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-08 |
10-Speed Planetary Gearbox App 20150285341 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-10-08 |
Multi-Stage Transmission App 20150267782 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-09-24 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150184724 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-07-02 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150184725 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-07-02 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150184723 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-07-02 |
Multi-Speed Gearbox App 20150167793 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-06-18 |
Multi-speed gearbox Grant 9,039,562 - Beck , et al. May 26, 2 | 2015-05-26 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150141195 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-05-21 |
Multi-speed planetary vehicle transmission Grant 9,033,846 - Beck , et al. May 19, 2 | 2015-05-19 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150133258 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-05-14 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150126325 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-05-07 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150119187 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-30 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150119188 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-30 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150111689 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-23 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150111688 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-23 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150111687 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-23 |
Planetary transmission Grant 8,998,762 - Griesmeier , et al. April 7, 2 | 2015-04-07 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150094185 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-04-02 |
Hybrid power train for a motor vehicle Grant 8,992,362 - Ziemer , et al. March 31, 2 | 2015-03-31 |
Multi-stage planetary vehicle transmission Grant 8,992,373 - Beck , et al. March 31, 2 | 2015-03-31 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150087471 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-03-26 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150087472 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-03-26 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150087468 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-03-26 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150080168 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-03-19 |
Multi-speed Gearbox App 20150051044 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-02-19 |
Multistage Transmission App 20150045173 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-02-12 |
Multi-stage Planetary Vehicle Transmission App 20150045174 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-02-12 |
Multistep gear mechanism Grant 8,944,953 - Beck , et al. February 3, 2 | 2015-02-03 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20150031495 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-29 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20150018157 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-15 |
Multi-stage Planetary Vehicle Transmission App 20150018160 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-15 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20150018162 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-15 |
Multi-speed Planetary Vehicle Transmission App 20150018166 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-15 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20150018161 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2015-01-15 |
Multistep gear mechanism Grant 8,894,536 - Beck , et al. November 25, 2 | 2014-11-25 |
Planetary Transmission App 20140248987 - Griesmeier; Uwe ;   et al. | 2014-09-04 |
Transmission Device Having A Plurality Of Shift Elements App 20140182415 - Griesmeier; Uwe ;   et al. | 2014-07-03 |
Multistep gear mechanism of planetary design Grant 8,727,929 - Beck , et al. May 20, 2 | 2014-05-20 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,702,554 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. April 22, 2 | 2014-04-22 |
Multistep gear mechanism of planetary design Grant 8,663,053 - Beck , et al. March 4, 2 | 2014-03-04 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,663,056 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. March 4, 2 | 2014-03-04 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,657,717 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. February 25, 2 | 2014-02-25 |
Multistep Gear Mechanism App 20130274058 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2013-10-17 |
Multistep Gear Mechanism Of Planetary Design App 20130274060 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2013-10-17 |
Multistep Gear Mechanism Of Planetary Design App 20130274059 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2013-10-17 |
Multistep Gear Mechanism App 20130267369 - Beck; Stefan ;   et al. | 2013-10-10 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,529,394 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. September 10, 2 | 2013-09-10 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,485,934 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. July 16, 2 | 2013-07-16 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,444,524 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. May 21, 2 | 2013-05-21 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,444,525 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. May 21, 2 | 2013-05-21 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,419,587 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. April 16, 2 | 2013-04-16 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,403,803 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. March 26, 2 | 2013-03-26 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,303,455 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. November 6, 2 | 2012-11-06 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,251,859 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. August 28, 2 | 2012-08-28 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,246,504 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. August 21, 2 | 2012-08-21 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,241,170 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. August 14, 2 | 2012-08-14 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,241,171 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. August 14, 2 | 2012-08-14 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,231,501 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. July 31, 2 | 2012-07-31 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,231,495 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. July 31, 2 | 2012-07-31 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,231,496 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. July 31, 2 | 2012-07-31 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120172172 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-07-05 |
Multi step transmission Grant 8,210,983 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. July 3, 2 | 2012-07-03 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120149526 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-06-14 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120149525 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-06-14 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120149527 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-06-14 |
Multi-ratio transmission Grant 8,197,376 - Gumpoltsberger , et al. June 12, 2 | 2012-06-12 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120142486 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-06-07 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120135835 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-31 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120135834 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-31 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120122626 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-17 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120122627 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-17 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120115671 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-10 |
Multi-ratio Transmission App 20120115672 - Gumpoltsberger; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2012-05-10 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045939 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045941 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045936 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045937 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045943 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045938 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045940 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
Multi Step Transmission App 20110045942 - GUMPOLTSBERGER; Gerhard ;   et al. | 2011-02-24 |
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