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Mahle GmbH

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146Patents
7Active
146Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 28, 1974 → May 11, 2016 · 6 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5778533A Method of producing a one-part cooling duct piston Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5560283A Piston-Cylinder assembly of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5052280A Coolable trunk piston for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US6026777A Piston having a barrel of forged steel and a cooling channel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5261363A Piston with separate head and skirt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4334507A Piston for an internal combustion engine and method for producing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5257603A Coated piston and process for applying coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5516425A Oil filter for the cleaning of lubricating oil Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US3971355A Piston rod-connecting rod interconnections for internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4704950A Plunger piston for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US6659062B1 Cooled piston for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US5546896A Articulated, oil-cooled piston for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6722263B2 Bottom covering of a cooling chamber for pistons of internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6453797B1 Piston for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6729291B1 Multipart cooled piston for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6467397B1 Constructed piston or piston consisting of components that are welded or soldered together Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6698391B1 Multipart cooled piston for a combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US7131418B2 Cooled piston for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6892689B2 Cooling duct piston for a direct-injection diesel engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5357920A Cooled multi-component piston for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6938603B2 Method for the production of a one-piece piston for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5211101A Piston with oval shaped lands Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6763758B2 Multi-part cooled piston for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US7051684B2 Oil inlet for an internal combustion engine piston that is provided with a cooling duct Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6772846B1 Method for drilling shaker bores into the cooling channel of a single-part piston Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired

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