Inventor · Regensburg, DE

Gerd Winkler

15Patents
6h-index
13Co-inventors
55Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 2001 → Jul 30, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8016319B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6845339B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6522155B2 Sensor configuration Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7516809B2 System and method for occupant detection and classification in motor vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US6578870B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6823959B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6876912B2 Hardware independent mapping of multiple sensor configurations for classification of persons Physics 4 Expired
US6685222B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7464960B2 Vehicle occupant weight classification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6961645B2 Multiple-satellite sensor algorithm wake up and reset strategy for an inflatable restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7324900B2 Vehicle passenger restraint system with distributed sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7817056B2 Device and method for differentiating between a person and an object on a motor vehicle seat using multiple sensors Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US7203584B2 Multiple-satellite sensors algorithm wake up and reset strategy for an inflatable restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US7916037B2 Method and device for recognition of the seat occupancy of a seat Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US7444244B2 Method and device for determining a variable characteristic of a mass that rests on the seating area of a seat Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired

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