Inventor · Finnentrop, DE

Gerd Reime

61Patents
10h-index
22Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1989 → Dec 3, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6634225B1 Rain sensor using low harmonic content signals Performing Operations; Transporting 143 Expired
US6927384B2 Method and device for detecting touch pad unit Physics 94 Expired
US6208445A Apparatus for wireless optical transmission of video and/or audio information Electricity 88 Expired
US7221271B2 Device for controlling lighting for the interiors of automotive vehicles and method for controlling said device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5666037A Arrangement for measuring or detecting a change in a retro-reflective element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US7250596B2 Circuit with an opto-electronic display unit Electricity 32 Expired
US6953926B2 Method and devices for opto-electronically determining the position of an object Physics 30 Expired
US4977404A Remote control transmitter for emitting control commands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7259367B2 Rain sensor device for detecting the wetting and/or soiling of a windscreen surface Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5378946A Arrangement for temporal detection of a signal edge of an electrical signal transmitted over a transmission line Electricity 13 Expired
US8207749B2 Method for inductive generating of an electrical measurement signal and related sensor device Physics 9 Active
US5726547A Windshield wiper arrangement including wiper control system Physics 9 Expired
US6384379B1 Protective device for an iron and iron incorporating same Textiles; Paper 9 Expired
US7456815B2 Optoelectronic device for position and/or movement detection as well as the associated method Physics 9 Expired
US6191531A Device for influencing a lighting installation as a function of ambient light Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6828546B2 Opto-electronic switch which evaluates changes in motion Electricity 9 Expired
US5900960A Circuit arrangement for receiving light signals Electricity 8 Expired
US8276313B2 Method and apparatus for trapping insects Human Necessities 8 Active
US7378641B2 Device and method for identifying an object in or on a closable opening Physics 8 Expired
US6965327B2 Device and method for evaluating a useful signal originating from a proximity sensor Physics 7 Expired
US5499396A Transmission device for transmitting a wanted signal modulated on a carrier Electricity 7 Expired
US7589303B2 Method of determining and/or evaluating a differential optical signal Physics 7 Expired
US6276206A Acceleration sensor for detecting inertia forces Physics 6 Expired
US5479216A System for transmitting color television signals that contain a luminance signal and at least one color signal related thereto Electricity 6 Expired
US9035662B2 Method and device for accurate capacitive measured value acquisition Physics 5 Active

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