Inventor · Schwieberdingen, DE

Alfred Kratt

18Patents
10h-index
30Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 19, 1981 → Jan 18, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5048482A Device for controlling an operating characteristic of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US4441471A Apparatus for regulating the idling rpm of internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US5275143A Method for reducing the fuel supply for one engine cylinder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4494517A Method and apparatus for controlling at least one throttle cross section in a control line Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US4580220A Failsafe emergency operation device for idling operation in motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US4705007A Method of controlling tank venting in an internal combustion engine and apparatus therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5388558A Method and arrangement for checking the operability of a fluid-flow conducting conduit system of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US4669301A Method for measuring the flow rate of a medium flowing through a pipe and apparatus therefor Physics 13 Expired
US4513711A Apparatus for regulating the idling speed of internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4721281A Actuating device for throttle valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5327780A Method and arrangement for monitoring the operability of a heater of an oxygen measuring probe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US4572125A Method of and device for regulating rotary speed of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5353644A Method and system for evaluating a signal from a vibrationally-sensitive pressure sensor in a motor vehicle Physics 4 Expired
US5797375A Method of detecting and documenting exhaust-gas relevant malfunctions of a vehicle Physics 2 Expired
US5150698A Method and arrangement for adjusting fuel for emergency operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US5385128A Method and device for limiting vehicle speed Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8560212B2 Method and device for operating a gas injection system of a gas fuel and a liquid fuel operated internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US5727526A Device and method for determining a load signal in an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.