Inventor · Hofheim, DE

Eckhart Kern

11Patents
6h-index
17Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 1980 → Oct 14, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4926821A Electronic controller for internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4408581A Device for controlling the speed of travel and regulating the idling speed of automotive vehicles with an Otto engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4719891A Electronic controller for internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4688723A Electromagnetically actuatable fuel-injection valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6593732B2 Sensor module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4356802A Valve system for regulating the idling speed of Otto engines, particularly automobile engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6318332A Method for monitoring adequate oil lubrication of an internal combustion engine and an internal combustion engine for carrying out the method Physics 5 Expired
US5052507A Load-adjusting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4962823A Load-adjusting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6397592B1 Hydraulic system for a motor vehicle having a hinged convertible top Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US7581532B2 Method for recirculating a partial exhaust gas flow to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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