Falk Hecker

This inventor holds 55 USPTO granted patents and 12 published patent applications and 59 EPO patents, primarily in Vehicle Brake Systems. Top assignees: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh, Robert Bosch, Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh. Active years: 2001-2026.

USPTO Granted Patents = 55 (Patent Applications = 12)

% Patents Active = 80.0

EPO Patents = 59 (Patent Applications = 61)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.5

ph-index = 8

Forward Citations = 274(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 251(Dec 10, 2025)

Location History:

Markgroeningen, DE (2001 - 2024)
Markgröningen, DE (2008 - 2024)

Company Filing History:

48 out of 802

Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fur Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh

patents

Years Active: 2001-2026

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Areas of Expertise:

Brake System

Electropneumatic Equipment

Redundancy Architecture

Autonomous Driving

Brake Temperature Estimation

Power Steering

Anti-Lock Braking

Vehicle Control

Electric Parking Brake

Service Brake Device

Driving Stability

55 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12515634 - Brake system for a utility vehicle, utility vehicle, and method for operating the brake system (2026-01-06),

2. 12509036 - Electropneumatic equipment for a vehicle with an autonomous brake circuit supplied with backup pressure as a precaution (2025-12-30),

3. 12447940 - Electronically controlled operating brake system having backup control pressure generated on a basis of an additional compressed air consumer circuit (2025-10-21),

4. 12441287 - Brake system for a utility vehicle, and method for testing the functionality of a select-high valve of the brake system (2025-10-14),

5. 12409836 - Method and equipment for estimating a braking factor for a braking system for a vehicle (2025-09-09),

6. 12257994 - Electric system for a vehicle (2025-03-25),

7. 12246689 - Method and equipment for estimating a brake temperature, method for estimating a braking factor and computer program product (2025-03-11),

8. 12202452 - Electric parking brake (2025-01-21),

9. 12179857 - Power steering mechanism for a vehicle (2024-12-31),

10. 12036965 - Method and device for operating an anti-lock braking system control unit for a highly automated vehicle with at least one steering axle (2024-07-16),

11. 11938912 - Redundancy architecture for systems of high-level automation (2024-03-26),

12. 11897489 - Protective device for decoupling electric control circuits in a redundant system for autonomous driving (2024-02-13),

13. 11897445 - Apparatus and method for determining a rotational speed of at least one wheel of a vehicle (2024-02-13),

14. 11787378 - Control 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 vehicle (2023-10-17),

15. 11780415 - Electric system for a vehicle (2023-10-10),

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