Inventor · Sandy Hook, VA, US

Gerd Kobal

74Patents
11h-index
60Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 15, 1986 → Mar 12, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9004073B2 Electronic cigarette Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Active
US8997754B2 Electronic cigarette Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Active
US4681121A Process for measuring sensory qualities and apparatus therefor Human Necessities 42 Expired
US9884015B2 Oral product Human Necessities 30 Active
US9532597B2 Electronic smoking article Human Necessities 26 Active
US10149850B2 Oral energy products including encapsulated caffeine Human Necessities 23 Active
US10368581B2 Multiple dispersion generator e-vaping device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US9010337B2 Smoking article with flavor delivery system Human Necessities 16 Active
US9877511B2 Electronic smoking article Human Necessities 13 Active
US10321710B2 Smoking article with flavor delivery system Human Necessities 12 Active
US9648907B2 Virtual reality smoking system Physics 11 Active
US10105320B2 Soluble fiber lozenge Human Necessities 11 Active
US10368580B2 Combined cartridge for electronic vaping device Human Necessities 9 Active
US10433580B2 Methods to add menthol, botanic materials, and/or non-botanic materials to a cartridge, and/or an electronic vaping device including the cartridge Human Necessities 9 Active
US10798961B2 Functional food and beverage compositions with improved taste through the use of sensates Human Necessities 9 Active
US9961941B2 Electronic smoking article Human Necessities 8 Active
US10357060B2 E-vaping device cartridge holder Physics 8 Active
US10524609B2 Disposable beverage pod and apparatus for making a beverage Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10660365B2 Liquid aerosol formulation of an electronic smoking article Human Necessities 4 Active
US9038643B2 Inhibition of sensory irritation during consumption of non-smokeable tobacco products Human Necessities 4 Active
US11284646B2 Augmented reality and/or virtual reality based e-vaping device vapor simulation systems and methods Physics 4 Active
US11035704B2 Sensor apparatus Human Necessities 4 Active
US10455863B2 Cartridge for electronic vaping device Human Necessities 3 Active
US10506830B2 Air flow design for an e-vaping cartridge, method of making the e-vaping cartridge, and e-vaping device including the cartridge Human Necessities 3 Active
US10639275B2 Oral product Human Necessities 2 Active

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