Mark T. Riefe
30Patents
6h-index
42Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 8, 2004 → Apr 15, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7694555B2 | Brake pad prognosis system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 83 | Active |
| US7604098B2 | Coulomb friction damped disc brake caliper bracket | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US7644750B2 | Method of casting components with inserts for noise reduction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Active |
| US7975750B2 | Coulomb friction damped disc brake rotors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Active |
| US7937819B2 | Method of manufacturing a friction damped disc brake rotor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US8146719B2 | Disk brake friction surfaces with tunable indent patterns for minimizing brake pad radial taper wear | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US8469159B2 | Brake assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US9527132B2 | Damped part with insert | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Active |
| US10378599B2 | Brake rotor with decorative insert | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US9581211B2 | Friction material and methods of making and using the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Active |
| US10495169B2 | Brake rotor prognosis | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9416835B2 | Method of estimating brake pad wear and vehicle having a controller that implements the method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US8820491B2 | Bi-metal disc brake rotor and method of manufacturing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9027718B2 | Light-weight and sound-damped brake rotor and method of manufacturing the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US8000870B2 | Active brake pulsation control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9016445B2 | Light-weight and sound-damped brake rotor and method of manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8163399B2 | Damped products and methods of making and using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10697512B2 | Articulated shield for a vehicle friction brake | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9163682B2 | Friction damped brake drum | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11047441B2 | Brake component prognosis | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9316276B2 | Thermally compensating cast-in-place torsion joint with improved axial stiffness | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9500242B2 | Component with inlay for damping vibrations | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10486674B2 | Brake pad life prognosis system for regenerative braking vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8162111B2 | Brake caliper with reduced brake squeal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9441686B2 | Brake assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.