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Wilo AG

28Patents
5Active
28Granted
37Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 1993 → Jan 19, 2009 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6177741A Electric-motor wiring system Electricity 47 Expired
US6474951B2 Controller for pump and valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6365998B1 Canned motor pump with winding carrier Electricity 29 Expired
US5362258A Cable-attaching device for a pump Electricity 28 Expired
US6028386A Winding support for an electric motor Electricity 23 Expired
US6033183A Impeller for a rotary pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6229240A Split-tube motor Electricity 20 Expired
US6445098B1 Can for a synthetic pump motor Electricity 18 Expired
US6091174A Electric motor Electricity 17 Expired
US5466127A Device for switching a submersible motor-driven pump on and off Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6175173A Tube pump Electricity 17 Expired
US6276946A Plug-in connection for electric motors Electricity 14 Expired
US7520454B2 Cutting tool pertaining to a centrifugal pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US8226385B2 Motor centrifugal pump having coolant pump Electricity 13 Active
US6473562B1 Method for low-speed operation of brushless DC motors Electricity 11 Expired
US6342770B1 Method for starting brushless DC motors Electricity 10 Expired
US5692880A Impeller containing a pair of blades wherein the leading edge of one of the blades is thicker than the leading edge of the other Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5480290A Submersible motor-driven pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6138618A Radiator for a vehicle engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5516261A Unchokable centrifugal pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7938404B2 Slide ring seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US5604476A Protective device for an electrical consumer Electricity 5 Expired
US6801031B1 Method and apparatus for current measurement for electronically-controlled pump Physics 3 Expired
US6199517A Latent heat storage system for use in a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6327424A Method of and circuit for operating a motor using power transistors Electricity 1 Expired

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