Frank Auer
33Patents
8h-index
70Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 10, 1998 → Jan 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6788386B2 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6269014A | Half-bridge configuration | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6144442A | Pneumatic support device with a controlled gas supply, and lithographic device provided with such a support device | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6473161B2 | Lithographic projection apparatus, supporting assembly and device manufacturing method | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6373296B1 | Circuit configuration for driving a semiconductor switch | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US9470988B2 | Substrate positioning system, lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US6791664B2 | Lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufacturing thereby | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7084956B2 | Supporting device, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method employing a supporting device, and a position control system arranged for use in a supporting device | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8229630B2 | Electronic airbag control unit having an autonomous event data recorder | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8487592B2 | Circuit and method for de-energizing a field coil | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US7759909B2 | Generator control circuit | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8067859B2 | Reverse polarity protection for MOSFETs | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8847575B2 | Circuit arrangement | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8189174B2 | Lithographic apparatus provided with a swap bridge | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8203317B2 | Control parameter adaptation dependent on rotational speed | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US7868400B2 | Apparatus for driving a load | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US7936443B2 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US7830495B2 | Lithographic apparatus and position sensor | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US7170582B2 | Support device and lightographic apparatus | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US8084928B2 | Halogen incandescent lamp incorporating two filaments for daylight operation | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10291108B2 | Rectifying devices and rectifier arrangements | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US7916267B2 | Lithographic apparatus, and motor cooling device | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8749206B2 | Circuit and method for de-energizing a field coil | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9647589B2 | Alternator with current measurement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10087872B2 | System and method for a synchronized driver circuit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.