Inventor · Herzogenaurach, DE

Jens Schafer

75Patents
10h-index
57Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1998 → Dec 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6981478B2 Electrically driven camshaft adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6313726A Electromagnet, particularly a proportional magnet for operating a hydraulic valve Electricity 22 Expired
US5860397A Device for varying valve timing of gas exchange valves of internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6799746B2 Electromagnet, in particular a proportional magnet for operating a hydraulic valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7308876B2 Electrically driven camshaft adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6481401B1 Device for independent hydraulic actuation of the phase and axial position of a camshaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6367434B1 Solenoid valve, particularly a proportional hydraulic valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7506623B2 Camshaft adjustment device for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US6079382A Locking device for a device for varying valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7032552B2 Camshaft adjuster with an electrical drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5865150A Device for varying the valve timing of gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6805080B2 DEVICE FOR CHANGING THE CONTROL TIMES OF GAS EXCHANGE VALVES OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE, PARTICULARLY ROTARY PISTON ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR ROTATION ANGLE ADJUSTMENT OF A CAMSHAFT RELATIVE TO A CRANKSHAFT Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US7541803B2 Device and method for determining the angle of rotation between a camshaft and a crankshaft in an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6283075A Locking unit for a device for modifying the timing of charge change valves in internal combustion engines, especially for a vane-cell control device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6170447A Inner seal for a camshaft adjusting device in an internal combustion engine, specially a blade cell adjusting device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6651600B1 Rotary piston adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6055950A Arrangement for controlling a device for changing the valve timing of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6669567B1 Device for hydraulically adjusting the angle of rotation of a shaft relative to a driving wheel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6363897B2 Device for changing the control timing of the gas exchange valves of an internal combustion engine, in particular a hydraulic camshaft adjustment device of the rotary piston type Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6601554B1 Device for varying the valve control times of an internal combustion engine, especially a camshaft adjusting device with a pivotal impeller wheel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6637389B2 Electrically driven device for angular adjustment of a shaft relative to its drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6289862A Locking unit for a device for modifying the timing of charge change valves in internal combustion engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7059285B2 Control structure for the adjusting motor of an electric camshaft adjuster Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8973544B2 Construction of a hydraulic oil channel between a central valve and a volume accumulator of a camshaft adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7597075B2 Electrically driven camshaft adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active

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