Inventor · Niederkassel, DE

Gerd Schmitz

19Patents
5h-index
35Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 3, 1979 → Feb 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7915985B2 Switching device for direct-current applications Electricity 22 Active
US11070049B2 System, method, and apparatus for power distribution in an electric mobile application using a combined breaker and relay Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6657841B1 Circuit arrangement for the overvoltage protection of a power transistor for controlling an inductive load Electricity 11 Expired
US7403366B2 Control circuit for an electromagnetic drive Electricity 8 Expired
US9741513B2 Double-contact switch with vacuum switching chambers Electricity 6 Active
US4298107A Brake system for a textile machine Textiles; Paper 4 Expired
US4415010A Retractor apparatus for a weft-inserting projectile in a weaving machine Textiles; Paper 4 Expired
US4518019A Lubricator for a weft picking element in a weaving machine Textiles; Paper 2 Expired
US4386683A Brake for a weaving machine Textiles; Paper 2 Expired
US10498331B2 Switching device for conducting and interrupting electrical currents Electricity 2 Active
US11705289B2 Switching device and switching arrangement Electricity 1 Active
US10290445B2 Switching device with dual contact assembly Electricity 1 Active
US6995984B2 Method for producing a large-mass ohmic resistor for protecting electronic assemblies from surges, and an electronic assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US11232918B2 Switching device for conducting and interrupting electrical currents Electricity 0 Active
US10964497B2 Double-contact switch having vacuum switching chambers Electricity 0 Active
US11114258B2 Switching apparatus for carrying and disconnecting electric currents, and switchgear having a switching apparatus of this kind Electricity 0 Active
US11658477B2 System, method, and apparatus for multi-port power converter and inverter assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US6671157B1 Method for effecting an electronic drive control Electricity 0 Expired
US12424937B2 System, method, and apparatus for bi-directional DC short-circuit protection Electricity 0 Active

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