FESTO AG & CO.
186Patents
17Active
186Granted
44Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 2, 1997 → Apr 6, 2017 · 14 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6182941A | Micro-valve with capacitor plate position detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US7775501B2 | Pinch valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 57 | Active |
| US6811136B2 | Piezoelectric valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 57 | Expired |
| US7140389B2 | Vacuum producing device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| USD480405S1 | Working cylinder | General | 46 | Expired |
| US6543223B2 | Drive device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 45 | Expired |
| US6715731B1 | Piezoelectric valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US6499509B2 | Valve means | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6173969A | Sealing ring | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US6938938B2 | Fluid operated gripper | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US6929019B2 | Method for the production of a valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US6747400B2 | Piezoelectric flexural transducer and use thereof | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6786238B2 | Solenoid valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US7799281B2 | Flux concentrator for biomagnetic particle transfer device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US7272533B2 | Diagnostic device for a fluidic device and a fluidic device equipped therewith | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US6484754B1 | Pivoting valve device, especially an amplifier | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6986665B2 | Plug connector having a rotatable outgoing cable part | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US7222901B2 | Vacuum handling device having a suction nozzle and a gripper part contained within a single housing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US7124057B2 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing a cyclic system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US6641131B2 | Handling device, in particular for handling boards and foils | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6762536B2 | Piezoceramic bending transducer and use thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US6581638B2 | Piezo valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7276267B2 | Method for the manufacture of an injection molded conductor carrying means | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6427723B2 | Valve arrangement having individual electrical valve connection modules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| USD400211S | Lubricator unit | General | 19 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.