Gerhard Merten
72Patents
13h-index
70Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 1, 1976 → Sep 15, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4571003A | Apparatus for controlling the position of a mineral mining machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US5641058A | Method and a device for tensioning endless drive belts | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US8038558B2 | Chain drive or return arrangement and chain assembly and sprocket employed therein | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Active |
| US8550236B2 | Extraction device, particularly for mining, and method for controlling the extraction device | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Active |
| US7997402B2 | Link chain for chain conveyors and chain wheel thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Active |
| US5553925A | Apparatus for automatically adjusting the cutting horizon of a mining extraction apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 19 | Expired |
| US5947265A | Chain drum arrangement for scraper chain conveyors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US4474411A | Guides for mineral mining machines | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Expired |
| US8360912B2 | Chain drive or return arrangement and chain assembly and sprocket employed therein | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Active |
| US4607890A | Guides for mineral mining machines | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US7731298B2 | Shearer-loader drive subassembly and guide shoe for it | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US7032743B2 | Conveyor pan | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6708817B2 | Drive and tensioning station of a chain scraper conveyor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6715601B2 | Method for control of the chain drive mechanisms of underground working machines, especially chain scraper conveyors, and a chain scraper conveyor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US5927479A | Chain drum arrangement for scraper chain conveyors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US4456307A | Cutter bit assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6896121B2 | Conveyor pan | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4934757A | Control of mineral mining machines | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Expired |
| US7600822B2 | Method for the mining of coal and coal planer installation | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Active |
| US5913403A | Drive station for a scraper-chain conveyor usable in an underground mine working | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US4067619A | Longwall machine guide with detachable cover plate | Fixed Constructions | 8 | Expired |
| US5589535A | Air-drying polyurethane resins, their preparation and use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5704267A | Guide shoe for a cutting machine especially for a drum or disk shearer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7562764B2 | Entry conveyor and pan section for the same | Fixed Constructions | 8 | Active |
| US4557525A | Cutter bit assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.