Inventor · Sachsenheim, DE

Herbert Ampferer

30Patents
13h-index
18Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1982 → Oct 7, 1996

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5136993A Internal-combustion engine oil guiding housing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US4938314A Plastic oil pan Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5138985A Arrangement for changing the valve timing of an internal-combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US5080057A Cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US5063895A Oil pump drive arrangement for a piston internal-combustion engine and method of making same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4693216A Crankshaft bearings for internal-combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5678884A Air guide device with air intake openings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4493295A Internal combustion engine, especially for motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4759317A Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5014655A Camshaft drive of a multi-cylinder V-engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US4805566A Arrangement for influencing the control times of valves Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4898125A Cylinder head cover with suction pipe arrangement for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US4709670A Fastening arrangement of a cover hood at a cylinder head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4823748A Actuating arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4883031A Internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4657043A Oil pressure regulating valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5711614A Crankshaft bearing of a multicylinder internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5273007A Arrangement for distributing oil in a camshaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4829942A Intake system for a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4559783A Turbocharged internal combustion engine with adjustable length pipe sections Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5220889A Intake system for a multi-cylinder internal-combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4974569A Cylinder block and crankcase Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5094072A Exhaust system of a reciprocating piston engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4828536A Chain tensioner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4785772A Crankshaft of a ferro-metallic material for reciprocating piston internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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