Gerald Hofer
56Patents
11h-index
42Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 8, 1974 → Mar 12, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4273090A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US4409939A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US4073275A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US4541385A | Fuel injection system for self-igniting internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US4489698A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US4628957A | Pressure valve for fuel injection pump | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4407250A | Fuel injection system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US3942914A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US4092964A | Pump nozzle for fuel injection in internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US4763631A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US4796592A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US4753211A | Apparatus for adjusting the injection onset in a fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US4177775A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US3970064A | RPM regulator for fuel injection pumps | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4364360A | Fuel injection system functioning with pump/nozzles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4164921A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4402290A | Fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4180040A | Regulator for a fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4325337A | RPM Governor for a fuel injection pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4649883A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4359994A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4168690A | Fuel injection system having timing piston responsive to load dependent pressure signal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US4664081A | Fuel injection system for diesel internal combustion engines, in particular vehicle diesel engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US4590913A | Fuel injection pump | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4741314A | Fuel injection pump for internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.