Inventor · Bad Kötzting, DE

Frank Hegner

48Patents
17h-index
49Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1983 → Oct 28, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5050034A Pressure sensor and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US5005421A Pressure sensor and method for the manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5050035A Capacitive pressure sensor and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5539611A Interface connection through an insulating part Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5400489A Method of stabilizing the surface properties of objects to be thermally treated in a vacuum Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5001595A Capacitive pressure sensor and method of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5750899A Capacitive pressure sensor with sensing element mechanically isolated from the casing Physics 28 Expired
US6267009A Capacitive pressure sensor cells or differential pressure sensor cells and methods for manufacturing the same Physics 22 Expired
US5471723A Methods of manufacturing thin-film absolute pressure sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5334344A Ternary active brazing based on a zirconium-nickel alloy Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5670063A Method for making an interface connection through an insulating part Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6578427B1 Capacitive ceramic relative-pressure sensor Physics 20 Expired
US5836063A Method for producing capacitive ceramic absolute pressure sensors sorted in zero-point long-term stability defect classes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6374680B1 Capacitive pressure sensor or capacitive differential pressure sensor Physics 19 Expired
US6615665B1 Pressure measuring device Physics 19 Expired
US5954900A Process for joining alumina ceramic bodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5351938A Apparatus for fabricating a foil Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5076147A Pressure sensor including a diaphragm having a protective layer thereon Physics 17 Expired
US6595064B2 Capacitive pressure sensor Physics 15 Expired
US5194697A Electrically conductive feedthrough connection and methods of manufacturing same Electricity 15 Expired
US4603455A Method for making a thin-film humidity sensor for measuring absolute humidity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6941814B2 Hydrophobically coated pressure sensor Physics 12 Expired
US6156130A Screen-printable or dispensable active brazing pastes and process for producing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6848318B2 Pressure sensor having metallic diaphragm seal joint Physics 11 Expired
US6715356B2 Pressure sensor having metallic diaphragm seal mount Physics 9 Expired

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