Inventor · Gratwein-Straßengel, AT

Franz Laimbock

27Patents
7h-index
6Co-inventors
58Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1985 → Jun 18, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6257178A Internal combustion engine for a motorcycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6547023B2 Single-track motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6539900B2 Two-stroke internal combustion engine with crankcase scavenging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6508223B2 Four cycle outboard internal combustion engine for driving a watercraft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US5014510A Exhaust system, particularly for two-stroke cycle internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6467562B2 Drive unit for a motorcycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4683855A Multiple valve engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5012642A Exhaust system for two-stroke cycle internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6520146B2 Four-stroke internal combustion engine with at least two inlet valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6305493A Exhaust system for internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6478003B2 Piston for a four-stroke internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US6863046B2 Internal combustion engine comprising at least two inlet valves per cylinder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6691659B2 Push rod for use in a valve actuation device of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5136989A Two-stroke cycle internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6880510B2 Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6729275B2 Two-stroke internal combustion engine with crankcase scavenging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6666186B2 Spark ignited internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5379738A Four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US4706618A Two stroke cycle internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5241934A Liquid-cooled internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6550447B2 Intake port configuration for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6530348B2 Internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6729289B1 Internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US7305961B2 Module-like constructed internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6715455B2 Internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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