Inventor · Wolfsburg, DE

Bernd Ette

41Patents
6h-index
32Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 26, 1999 → Nov 9, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8788152B2 Method and device for actuating a door or a flap of a vehicle Fixed Constructions 31 Active
US8868299B2 Method and device for actuating a closing element of a vehicle Physics 17 Active
US9388623B2 Closing device for a vehicle, and method for operating a closing device Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US10053903B2 Method and device for actuating a closing element for a vehicle Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US6522937B2 Hand-held device for a programmable control unit Physics 7 Expired
US9637088B2 Vehicle access system Electricity 7 Active
US8688325B2 Method and device for automatically actuating a locking element of a vehicle Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US10501052B2 Assembly module for a motor vehicle with an optical sensor system for monitoring a detection region Physics 5 Active
US9956940B2 Method and device for actuating a closing element for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10071706B2 Method and apparatus for external operation of an actuator of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10114468B2 Method for evaluating gestures Physics 4 Active
US10336295B2 Emblem for a motor vehicle with a sensor system for monitoring a detection region and an actuation region and method thereto Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US9919678B2 Assembly module for a motor vehicle with an optical sensor system for monitoring a detection region and an actuation region Physics 2 Active
US11644901B2 Method and device for detecting a user input on the basis of a gesture Physics 2 Active
US10407024B2 Assembly module Physics 2 Active
US6603648B1 Circuit breaker having an electronic tripping unit and parameterization locking Electricity 1 Expired
US10005428B2 Assembly module Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10173641B2 Method for providing an operating signal Physics 1 Active
US10600266B2 Assembly module for a motor vehicle Physics 1 Active
US10479321B2 Method for operating a radio-based monitoring system of a transportation vehicle and monitoring system and transmitting and receiving unit for the monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11897420B2 Method for door or tailgate operation in a vehicle, authentication element and vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10752185B2 Transportation vehicle panel with display functionality Electricity 1 Active
US10151134B2 Method for opening a movable panel of the motor vehicle and corresponding opening control device Physics 1 Active
US11104298B2 Assembly module for a motor vehicle comprising an optical sensor system and an emergency actuation means Physics 1 Active
US10115517B2 Coil arrangement for generating a rotating electromagnetic field and positioning system for determining a position of an identification transmitter Electricity 1 Active

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