Inventor · Treuchtlingen, DE

Erich Dörfler

31Patents
6h-index
22Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1997 → May 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8794707B2 Adjusting device for a seat and method of operating an adjusting device Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Active
US10576855B2 Mechanism for adjusting contour of seat and seat with contour-adjusting mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8784080B2 Diaphragm pump for a seat adjusting device and seat adjusting device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9080581B2 Valve assembly and pneumatic seat adjusting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US11073219B2 Actuator for a pneumatic valve, valve element, valve assembly and pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US10948097B2 Valve assembly and pump with integrated valve for lumbar support Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US10890268B2 Valve and valve arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US10995873B2 Valve and valve arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US6945276B2 Valve with unilaterally constrained piezoelectric bending element as actuating device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US11054053B2 Valve and valve arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US5862828A Oscillating valve for a double acting operating cylinder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US10948095B2 Valve and valve arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11774003B2 Valve Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12122273B2 Air cushion arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12124239B2 Circuit arrangement for controlling seat comfort systems, seat, and method for controlling a seat comfort system Physics 0 Active
US12257941B2 Air cushion arrangement for a seat, for example a vehicle seat Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11759382B2 Air cushion arrangement for a seat, for example a vehicle seat Human Necessities 0 Active
US11773877B2 Connecting element and supply block for a valve array Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10183599B2 Device and method for adjusting a contour of a vehicle seat with contour adjustment Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11795977B2 Pump housing, pump, and seat Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US12012950B2 Diaphragm assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11345231B2 Valve system for a fuel tank Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9261092B2 Pump, in particular pneumatic pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11920571B2 Circuit arrangement and method to control at least one valve, valve, valve arrangement and seat comfort system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11229292B2 Air cushion device and seat with the air cushion device Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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