Inventor · Stuttgart, DE

Frank Thoma

18Patents
8h-index
25Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 1975 → Apr 25, 1994

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5479775A Air-compressing fuel-injection internal-combustion engine with an exhaust treatment device for reduction of nitrogen oxides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5007401A Magnetic valve controlled injection device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US4006859A Fuel injection nozzle for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4375274A Choke pin nozzle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4077376A Injection installation for diesel internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5275207A Multiway valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5390642A Fuel injection system arrangement for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US4754738A Pressure oil feed arrangement for a hydraulically actuated timing device cooperating with an injection pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4450818A Hydraulic injection-adjusting device for high pressure injection installations in auto-igniting internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4569319A Air-compressing injection internal combustion engine, especially for passenger motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4706627A Speed governor for injection pumps in internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4750463A Fuel injection system for an air-compression internal-combustion engine with electronic regulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4108383A Fuel injection valve with stepped injection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US4382553A Fuel injection nozzle for an air-compressing internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5322041A Emergency shut-down arrangement for a diesel engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5385170A Multiway valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4105002A Pneumatic controller for an injection pump, especially for diesel engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US4389018A Fuel injection nozzle for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired

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