Inventor · Hemhofen, DE

Benno Weis

35Patents
8h-index
32Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 6, 2000 → Dec 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6633195B2 Hybrid power MOSFET Electricity 72 Expired
US6373318B1 Electronic switching device having at least two semiconductor components Electricity 43 Expired
US6614281B1 Method and device for disconnecting a cascode circuit with voltage-controlled semiconductor switches Electricity 35 Expired
US6434019B1 Method for reducing losses during the commutation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6535050B2 Hybrid power MOSFET for high current-carrying capacity Electricity 16 Expired
US7327053B2 Electronic power circuit Electricity 16 Expired
US6275393A Nonlinear current limiting precharging circuit for a capacitor connected to an output of a line-commutated power converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6943611B2 Drive control circuit for a junction field-effect transistor Electricity 9 Expired
US6515531B2 Multichip configuration Electricity 6 Expired
US8873207B2 Method for operating a ground fault interrupter as well as ground fault interrupter for a frequency converter Electricity 6 Active
US9007790B2 Frequency converter and method for identifying and blocking a fault current in a frequency converter Electricity 4 Active
US7737686B2 Distance sensor arrangement for a magnet of the levitation magnet of a magnetic levitation transport system Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8198888B2 Method and system for determining the distance between a profiled surface and a functional surface moving in relation thereto by using measurement coils and a reference coil Physics 2 Active
US11075623B2 Method for controlling a direct current switch, direct current switch, and DC voltage system Electricity 2 Active
US6762705B2 Controlled drive circuit for an analog driven power semiconductor Electricity 2 Expired
US11362512B2 Electronic switch with overvoltage limiter Electricity 2 Active
US8743572B2 Lossy triphase low-pass filter Electricity 2 Active
US7567005B2 Long stator motor Electricity 1 Expired
US10523105B2 Method for operating an inverter system and inverter system working according to said method Electricity 1 Active
US10734800B2 Method for preventing a dangerous, higher-frequency earth fault current for an electrical drive system Electricity 1 Active
US7806056B2 Magnet block for a magnetic levitation transport system and method for the production thereof Electricity 1 Active
US12007452B2 Locating a ground fault in a DC system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12283807B2 Bidirectional electronic circuit breaker Electricity 0 Active
US11754613B2 Locating a ground fault in a DC network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11356048B2 Space vector modulation method taking into account minimum switching status times for controlling a multi-phase electric machine Electricity 0 Active

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