Inventor · Waiblingen, DE

Lothar Raff

23Patents
12h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 1982 → Jul 9, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5267439A Method and arrangement for checking the aging condition of a catalyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4419190A Method and apparatus to measure the operating temperature of solid electrolyte-type gas sensors Physics 44 Expired
US5224345A Method and arrangement for lambda control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6245205A Diagnostic arrangement for a potentiometric electrically heated exhaust-gas probe for controlling combustion processes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US5298865A Connecting circuit for connecting a lambda probe to a control apparatus of an internal combustion engine and test method for said circuit Physics 18 Expired
US4756885A Measuring sensor for determining the oxygen content in gases Physics 17 Expired
US6131446A Method and arrangement for diagnosing an exhaust-gas probe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4463594A Wide-range temperature operating system for combustion gas oxygen sensor, and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6073083A Arrangement for determining the internal resistance of a lambda probe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US5167120A Method of controlling the temperature of an exhaust gas probe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5438826A Method for adjusting the fuel/air mixture for an internal combustion engine after an overrun phase of operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4594984A Regulation device for the mixture composition of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5140535A Process, use of the same and apparatus for lambda value detection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5307625A Method and arrangement for monitoring a lambda probe in an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6034610A Method and arrangement for monitoring the operation of a gas probe Physics 10 Expired
US5203165A Method for the lambda control of an internal combustion engine having a catalyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7109721B2 Method and electronic circuit for regenerating an electrical contact Electricity 8 Expired
US5787867A Lambda control method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5291417A Method and arrangement for determining the internal resistance of a lambda probe and for the closed-loop heating control with the aid of the internal resistance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5036819A Control system for the air/fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5209060A Method for the continuous lambda control of an internal combustion engine having a catalyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5586543A Mixture controller for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US5291873A Method and arrangement for determining a parameter of a lambda controller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired

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