Inventor · Fürth, DE

Anton Bretfeld

18Patents
7h-index
30Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1976 → Dec 5, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5433147A Ignition device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US6289820A Hybrid gas generator Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5253895A Gas generator, with safety device, for an air bag Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6234522A Hybrid gas generator for an air bag with a mechanical opening mechanism for the storage chamber Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5259644A Ignition unit, in particular for an air bag gas generator Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7111558B2 Pyrotechnic detonator with an igniter support of plastic with an integrated metal insert Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5746026A Method for unlocking a window pane of a railroad car with an inflatable pressure tube Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6254128A Hybrid gas generator for airbag Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6601514B1 Externally controlled ignition unit with integrated electronic system for triggering a restraint system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5035179A Process for covering a tube with a foil, and an igniter element produced by said process Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US6499764B2 Gas generator Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US4920619A Safety belt with integrated lock release Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7698895B2 Pyrotechnic actuator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US4043128A Compressed-gas cartridge for fire protection purposes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4081964A Apparatus for the thermal and electrical initiation of fire protection devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4909686A Pyrotechnical dowel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6601515B2 Ignition element, in particular for pyrotechnic mixtures Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6262875A Ignition/firing element with an ignition bridge arranged on a chip Electricity 1 Expired

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