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PIERBURG GMBH

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204Patents
102Active
204Granted
51Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 24, 1983 → Oct 8, 2020 · 29 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5785013A Electrically driven coolant pump for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US6321781A Apparatus for monitoring the valve stroke of an electromagnetically actuated valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5417059A Burner system for detoxification or cleaning the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US4818705A Method and apparatus for analyzing the composition of the exhaust gas of any internal combustion engine Physics 33 Expired
US6036456A Electrical air pump adapted for being periodically turned on and off and reversed in pumping direction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US6293769A Canned pump with dry rotor compartment Electricity 31 Expired
US5975062A Apparatus and method for periodically cleaning a charcoal canister and for periodically checking leak-tightness of a fuel system of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5546788A Method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of solid particles (soot) in the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines Physics 25 Expired
US4766865A Device for determining the position of a crankshaft in relation to the cylinder Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US5701874A Balanced valve control member for exhaust gas recycling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6213105A Device for exhaust recycling for an internal combustion engine and method of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6494090B1 Air-mass sensor Physics 19 Expired
US5182942A Process and apparatus for utilization of fuels with alcohol additives for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6443135B1 Assembly of a valve unit, a combustion air intake and an exhaust gas recirculation unit for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US5472321A Fuel pump having an impeller with axially balanced forces acting thereon Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US7074019B2 Rotor protector for wet-type rotor pump Electricity 15 Expired
US5105663A Apparatus and method for measuring low fuel level in a fuel tank Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5797727A Impeller mounting for electrically driven air pump to reduce vibration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5144102A Fluid pressure switch adapted for low fluid pressure and throughputs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5503185A Electromagnetic reversing valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5996551A Spring assembly in an engine air throttle control providing rotational blocking when relaxed Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5765435A Apparatus for indicating fuel level in a fuel tank Physics 14 Expired
US4940397A Fuel pump having a pressure chamber vented via a ball valve to the fuel tank Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7077114B2 Exhaust gas recirculation system for a combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5711652A Electrically driven air pump having a drive motor balanced in situ Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired

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