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Falk Hecker
Also filed as: HECKER FALK
54 granted patents·11 pending applications·429 citations·filing 1998–2025
98Inventor score
Files withKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH42KNORR BREMSE SYSTEME8BOSCH GMBH ROBERT6HECKER FALK5FEUCHT THOMAS1
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65 records- 0197US6349247B1Method and device for stabilizing a motor vehicle in order to prevent it from rolling overBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 19, 2002·143 cites·20 claims
- 0296US12257994B2Electric system for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·2 cites·12 claims
- 0396US9315179B2Method for controlling a brake system of a vehicle with an electronically rgulated rear-axle brake circuit and an pneumatically controlled front-axle brake circuitHERGES MICHAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 19, 2016·17 cites·18 claims
- 0493US10137875B2Electric equipment of a vehicle, comprising an at least partly electric braking and steering device with high availabilityKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 0591US10654462B2Method and control device for avoiding an overheating of a brake of a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 0691US7226134B2Method for stabilizing the driving state of a utility vehicle combinationKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 5, 2007·37 cites·10 claims
- 0791US6516260B2Device and method for stabilizing a combination of a tractor vehicle and at least one semitrailer or trailerBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 4, 2003·36 cites·11 claims
- 0888US6604035B1Device and method for stabilizing a vehicleBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 5, 2003·44 cites·18 claims
- 0987US11780415B2Electric system for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 10, 2023·3 cites·24 claims
- 1087US10661774B2Method for increasing the operational safety of functional parts of a vehicle brake exposed to thermal stressKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted May 26, 2020·3 cites·19 claims
- 1185US11433866B2Electropneumatic equipment of a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 6, 2022·3 cites·31 claims
- 1284US6636047B2Method and device for recognizing a trailer or semitrailer of a motor vehicleBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 21, 2003·29 cites·18 claims
- 1382US11332158B2System for the at least partially autonomous operation of a motor vehicle with double redundancyKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted May 17, 2022·5 cites·15 claims
- 1481US6522956B2Method and device for estimating a transverse acceleration at an axle of a semitrailer or a trailer of a vehicle combinationBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·17 cites·9 claims
- 1580US12202452B2Electric parking brakeKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1679US11511689B2Supplementary power supply and a method for providing supplemental powerKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 29, 2022·2 cites·6 claims
- 1777US11059462B2Method and device for controlling a movement of a vehicle, and vehicle movement control systemKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 13, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 1874US11524693B2Vehicle control systemKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 13, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 1974US11511718B2Electric parking brakeKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 29, 2022·1 cites·4 claims
- 2071US10399550B2Method for controlling a motor vehicle service brake device and service brake valve device for said type of service brake deviceKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 3, 2019·2 cites·17 claims
- 2170US9340187B2Method for operating a brake device of a vehicle with a brake pressure difference on an axle adapted as a function of a steer inputHECKER FALK·Filed 2011·Granted May 17, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 2269US10800393B2Method and device for monitoring the condition of a service brake, as well as brake and brake systemKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 2366US12409836B2Method and equipment for estimating a braking factor for a braking system for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2466US12246689B2Method and equipment for estimating a brake temperature, method for estimating a braking factor and computer program productKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 11, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2566US11787378B2Control apparatus for controlling a brake system for a vehicle, brake system for a vehicle, method for operating a control apparatus and method for applying brake pressure to at least one brake device of a brake system for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 17, 2023·1 cites·10 claims
- 2666US7396029B2Air-suspension device for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehiclesKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 8, 2008·10 cites·13 claims
- 2765US2025269853A1Following distance control system for a motor vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2864US7284802B2Stabilizing device for motor vehicles comprising compressed-air braking systemsKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 23, 2007·8 cites·2 claims
- 2964US2025187575A1Brake system of a vehicle with redundant parking brake functionKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3063US12036965B2Method and device for operating an anti-lock braking system control unit for a highly automated vehicle with at least one steering axleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3161US8412447B2Method and device for effecting a computer-aided estimation of the mass of a vehicle, particularly of a commercial vehicleHECKER FALK·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 2, 2013·7 cites·35 claims
- 3259US11938912B2Redundancy architecture for systems of high-level automationKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 3359US11897445B2Apparatus and method for determining a rotational speed of at least one wheel of a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 3459US7562946B2Brake regulating system for stabilizing the motion of a commercial vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 21, 2009·6 cites·15 claims
- 3558US8692706B2Sensor device for measuring the compression travel and/or the compression rate of wheels and/or axles of vehiclesHECKER FALK·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2014·4 cites·5 claims
- 3657US12441287B2Brake system for a utility vehicle, and method for testing the functionality of a select-high valve of the brake systemKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3757US10773647B2Method for triggering an automatic emergency braking process with variable warning time periodKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 15, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 3856US11643110B2Steering method for an autonomously steered vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted May 9, 2023·1 cites·15 claims
- 3956US11572044B2Brake redundancy concept for highly automated drivingKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 4056US2025360902A1Electrohydraulic brake for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US12447940B2Electronically controlled operating brake system having backup control pressure generated on a basis of an additional compressed air consumer circuitKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 4255US7702433B2Method and device for the computer-assisted calculation of the axle loads of a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 20, 2010·4 cites·18 claims
- 4353US12509036B2Electropneumatic equipment for a vehicle with an autonomous brake circuit supplied with backup pressure as a precautionKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 4451US12179857B2Power steering mechanism for a vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 4550US10377357B2Method for electronically regulating the braking force distribution in a pressure medium-activated brake system of a vehicle and pressure medium-activated brake system of a vehicle having such a regulating meansKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 13, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4650US6327903B1Device for detecting the measured quantities of a drive vehicle and/or the measured quantities of a trailer or semitrailer mechanically linked to a drive vehicle, in particular a trailer or semitrailerBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·17 cites·35 claims
- 4749US11077809B2Power supply unit for a utility vehicle and method for operating a power supply unit for a utility vehicleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4849US8334689B2Inductive displacement or rotational angle sensor with a screening plate arranged between two coilsFEUCHT THOMAS·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 18, 2012·1 cites·12 claims
- 4948US11897489B2Protective device for decoupling electric control circuits in a redundant system for autonomous drivingKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 13, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 5048US7568713B2Air-suspension system for vehicles, having a throttleKNORR BREMSE SYSTEME·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 4, 2009·2 cites·8 claims
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