Inventor · Ennepetal, DE

Bernd Zinn

17Patents
11h-index
6Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 20, 1988 → Apr 3, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4932877A Spring arm contact with outer spring Electricity 66 Expired
US5664972A Electrical contact element Electricity 53 Expired
US5094636A Electrical contact element with a cover spring Electricity 43 Expired
US5437566A Electrical contact element Electricity 41 Expired
US6126495A Miniaturized plug-in contact element Electricity 40 Expired
US4915645A Miniaturized contact spring plug Electricity 22 Expired
US7789720B2 Electrical terminal assembly and method of using the electrical terminal assembly Electricity 19 Active
US4923416A Miniaturized, round, electric plug contacts with round plug sleeves and round plug prongs Electricity 17 Expired
US5064973A Electrical switching arrangement Electricity 16 Expired
US5021923A Central current distribution arrangement, especially for motor vehicles Electricity 13 Expired
US4915654A Electric plug connector Electricity 11 Expired
US4941838A Electric plug and socket connector Electricity 11 Expired
US4923408A Multipole electric plug and socket Electricity 8 Expired
US4985004A Round pin bushing Electricity 4 Expired
US4975088A Potential connector Electricity 4 Expired
US4986770A Electrical external connector Electricity 3 Expired
US7207849B2 Electrical contact element as well as contacting device having a contact element Electricity 3 Expired

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