Inventor · Weilheim, DE

Erhard Rau

14Patents
6h-index
30Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 20, 1991 → Sep 12, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6227179A V-type internal combustion engine with a mechanically driven supercharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5799627A Liquid cooled cylinder head for a multicylinder internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6786183B2 Coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine and method of making and using same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6321698A Internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6263853A Reciprocating piston engine with harmonic balancing and method of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6772717B2 Reciprocating piston internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6843210B2 Thermostatic valve and method for controlling a coolant circuit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5730673A Hydraulic tensioning arrangement for tensioning flexible drive means for a camshaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7444962B2 Coolant circuit for a coolant-cooled internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US5720240A Liquid cooled cylinder head Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5697350A Crank chamber venting arrangement for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US5730095A Cast cylinder head of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US5161499A V-type internal-combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6761137B2 Reciprocating piston internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired

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