Inventor · Frankfurt, DE

Karl Eck

33Patents
11h-index
35Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 14, 1997 → Jul 28, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5791317A Flow valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US6276342A Fuel supply system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6610433B1 Fuel tank Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6234151A Fuel supply system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6491180B2 Fuel tank Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6409040B1 Fuel tank for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6508121B2 Filling level sensor Physics 16 Expired
US6488476B2 Fuel feed unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6578417B1 Filling level sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6443693B1 Fuel Pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6463965B1 Arrangement for storing fuel and method for operating a fuel tank Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6403243B1 Fuel cell system and method of regenerating a filter element in a fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6696186B1 Humidifying device for a fuel cell, method for humidifying a fuel cell membrane and fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7992546B2 Delivery unit for delivering fuel Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US6810908B2 Fuel tank for a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7665446B2 Feed unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6418787B1 Level transmitter for a liquid container and method for determining the level in a liquid container Physics 5 Expired
US6367503B1 Plastic container and method for using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7828010B2 Pressure regulator for a fuel supply unit and method for production of a pressure regulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6395215B1 Method of producing a plastic component and fuel tank for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6541143B2 Fuel cell system with a device for supplying fuel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7866339B2 Pressure regulator for a fuel supply unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7980227B2 Feed unit for feeding fuel Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US6508118B1 Level transmitter for a liquid container, and method for determining a level in a liquid container Physics 4 Expired
US6250328A Device for supplying an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle with fuel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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