Inventor · Karlstadt, DE

Franz Forster

60Patents
16h-index
16Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1974 → Apr 29, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4145883A Hydrostatic transmission for tractors and the like Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US4252508A Pump unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US5354180A Hydrostatic assembly having multiple pumps Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US4534271A Dual machine aggregates with a connection for a consumer of mechanical energy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US5398776A Wheel hub drive Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6248037A Hydrostatic motor unit Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5397281A Shiftable planetary transmission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6135259A Hub drive Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6663354B2 Hydrostatic axial piston machine with a control port, a cradle supported swashplate and a swashplate actuating piston Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5528978A Hydromechanical drive assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US5813938A Wheel mounting hub system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US4449444A Axial piston pumps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
USD735099S1 Steering wheel General 18 Active
US5704274A Axial piston machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4896585A Adjustable axial piston machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7247117B2 Drive axle with a work drive that can be driven by the electric motor of a traction drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6048179A Module with an electric generator and a pump unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4142452A Axial-piston machine with inclinable control surface Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
USD766147S1 Steering wheel General 15 Active
US7083014B2 Drive device for a machine with a traction drive system and a hydraulic work system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5699715A Piston for a reciprocating piston machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4283962A Spring return mechanism for axial piston machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4893549A Adjustable axial piston machine having a bent axis design Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US3962608A Apparatus for holding and cooling electronic circuit boards in remote-controlled typewriters Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US5738000A Axial piston machine with guides for the pistons contained therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired

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