Inventor · Bühl, DE

Franz Knopf

22Patents
6h-index
16Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 24, 1978 → Jan 19, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4610326A Air cooling arrangement for encapsulated vehicle engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US6504700B1 Active discharge collector for minimizing positive and/or negative charges on moving material webs Electricity 17 Expired
US4455971A Water-cooled internal combustion engine with a sound absorbing cover Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4459944A Water-cooled internal combustion engine with a sound-absorbing cover Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4208965A Method for electrostatic assistance in printing processes, and printing machines having electrostatic substrate contact pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4514140A Axial fan Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6285032A Device for removing the gaseous laminar boundary layer of a web Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5044275A Electrostatic printing assist system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6308574A Measuring device to measure the pressure of an atmosphere Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7345766B2 Measuring chamber for photo-acoustical sensors Physics 5 Expired
US8308846B2 Method and device for precipitating impurities from a stream of gas Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7431897B2 Apparatus replacing atmospheric oxygen with an inert gas from a laminar air boundary layer and application of said apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US6827781B1 Device for humidifying a material web Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US5322011A Pressure cylinder with electrostatically assisted ink transfer Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US8474304B2 Device for the determination of the concentration of solid particles Physics 3 Active
US6748855B1 Device and method for blocking a stack of stacked objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6508174B1 Electrostatic printing aid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US8444538B2 Impression roller and use of the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US6159555A Method and device for electrostatic charging Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US5517384A Compound surface-charging electrode Electricity 1 Expired
US6445562B1 Method and device for electrostatic charging Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US10727651B2 Emission tip assembly and method for operating same Electricity 0 Active

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