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BERU Aktiengesellschaft

70Patents
17Active
70Granted
41Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1998 → Sep 22, 2009 · 17 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6181241A Method of allocating transmitters of a tire pressure monitoring system to a particular vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US6446502B1 Method for assigning identifiers, present in signals emitted by transmitters in a tire pressure monitoring system, to the wheels where the transmitters are located Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US6633229B1 Method for assigning identifying elements in signals emitted by transmitters in a tire pressure indicating system to the wheels on which the transmitters are mounted Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6972671B2 Device mounted on vehicles with pneumatic-tired wheels, for use in a tire pressure monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6064144A Spark plug for an internal combustion engine and process for its manufacture Electricity 31 Expired
US6445286B1 Method for operating a device for the monitoring and wireless signaling of a pressure change in pneumatic tires of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7017403B2 Vehicle wheel comprising a tire and an assembly consisting of a valve a device for measuring the tire pressure and a spring for holding said device in the tire Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6807041B2 Electronic triggering for heating elements Electricity 22 Expired
US7042348B2 Method for monitoring the tire pressure on vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6635851B2 Process and circuit for heating up a glow plug Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6810203B2 Electrical motor vehicle air heater with grounded housing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6712032B2 Method for heating up an electrical heating element, in particular a glow plug for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7234430B2 Method for heating a glow plug for a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7160584B2 Method for manufacturing ceramic glow plugs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7431004B2 Method and device for operation of the glow plugs of a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US7337657B2 Pressure glow plug for a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US7228730B2 Pressure-measuring glow plug Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US7002106B2 Method and device for controlling the heating of glow plugs in a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6906288B2 Method and device for controlling the heating of glow plugs in a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6335516B1 Ceramic heating rod and glow plug containing the latter and a process for their manufacture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US7032438B2 Pressure gauge glow plug Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6715472B2 Cold starter for an automobile engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6736098B2 Method and device for controlling the heating of the glow plugs in a diesel engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6705009B2 Process for producing middle electrode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6621021B2 Differential pressure switch and sensor Electricity 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.