Ernst Heck
18Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 13, 1987 → Jul 25, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5670185A | Die assembly for extruding edible substances | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US4771915A | Food apparatus | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US5198257A | Cutting coextruded thermoplastic food products | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US6296468A | Extrusion die | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5891502A | Process for the preparation of a foodstuff by extrusion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6258396A | Method of manufacturing an expanded cereal | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6440473B1 | Impregnated composite extrusion product | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US6033696A | Coated snack food product | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US5997934A | Manufacture of cooked cereals | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US6296465A | Extrusion die assembly for obtaining differently shaped products | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US7250186B2 | Extrusion process, apparatus and product | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US4772197A | Extrusion die for making flat products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5962055A | Preparation of edible food product cups containing a filling | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US5024719A | Continuous stamping machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5891503A | Process for the preparation of a foodstuff by extrusion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US7748312B2 | Extrusion process, apparatus and product | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US5916612A | Preparation of granular food product for instant food preparation | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US6268007A | Process for the manufacture of a composite consumable product by double extrusion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.