Inventor · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Eckhardt Schmid

64Patents
15h-index
58Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1977 → Aug 8, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4741071A Wiper blade Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US5372449A Wiper system for motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4398135A Windshield wiper electric drive unit Electricity 41 Expired
US6088872A Wiper blade for a vehicle windscreen wiper device Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US4625359A Windshield wiper unit Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US4383290A Signal lamp Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5327614A Windshield cleaning system with pipe and conductor in wiper shaft Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US5946763A Module for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5074471A Windshield cleaning system Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US5628085A Connection piece for a windshield wiper system of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US6119300A Wiper blade for a vehicle windscreen wiper device Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5433382A Windshield cleaning system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US5231730A Wiper blade with reinforcing rail locating means Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US4723101A Windshield wiper system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5142941A Wiper system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4949422A Connecting member for a wiper blade and a wiper arm Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4531419A Servo mechanism, especially for intensifying the braking power in a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5430909A Wiper arm including a coating for supporting a fluid hose Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4598438A Windshield wiper Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5454134A Windshield washing system with fluid pipe in wiper shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5165159A Process for preassembling a motor vehicle wiper system for transport Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4648148A Device for a reciprocating wiper system Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US4866359A Apparatus to provide temperature controlled windshield wiper positions for motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4244210A Combined fuel level and fuel consumption indicator Physics 11 Expired
US5383602A Wiper and washing system, especially for window panes of motor vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired

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