Inventor · Weisendorf, DE

Gerd Rainer Manz

39Patents
16h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 25, 2001 → Jul 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9610746B2 Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel Performing Operations; Transporting 182 Active
US9849645B2 Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Active
US6817112B2 Climate configurable sole and shoe Human Necessities 94 Expired
US8186081B2 Torsion control devices and related articles of footwear Human Necessities 86 Active
US10259183B2 Methods for manufacturing cushioning elements for sports apparel Performing Operations; Transporting 83 Active
US7644518B2 Structural element for a shoe sole Human Necessities 78 Active
US7243445B2 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 66 Expired
US7954259B2 Sole element for a shoe Human Necessities 58 Active
US7350320B2 Structural element for a shoe sole Human Necessities 52 Expired
US8327559B2 Climate configurable sole and shoe Human Necessities 32 Active
US8209882B2 Actively ventilated shoe Human Necessities 31 Active
US9339079B2 Shoe and sole Human Necessities 28 Active
US7487602B2 Climate configurable sole and shoe Human Necessities 28 Expired
USD869830S1 Shoe General 20 Active
US6983557B2 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6962008B2 Full bearing 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6823612B2 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 16 Expired
US8006411B2 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 14 Active
US7210248B2 Shoe ventilation system Human Necessities 14 Expired
US7140124B2 Full bearing 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 14 Expired
US9681709B2 Two-dimensional shoe manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7665232B2 Ball and socket 3D cushioning system Human Necessities 13 Active
US9345285B2 Shoe and sole Human Necessities 8 Active
US7716852B2 Climate configurable sole and shoe Human Necessities 8 Active
US8397402B2 Shoe having levered cushioning system Human Necessities 8 Active

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