Inventor · Auburn, IN, US

Martin E. Kummer

33Patents
9h-index
36Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 1982 → Feb 4, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5320205A Wear adjustment for a clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5146682A Hand-held circular saw Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US5315193A Hand-guided machine tool comprising a radial blower Electricity 27 Expired
US5251737A Self-adjusting means and method for friction clutches Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US5031739A Two piece clutch brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US5531308A Wear indicator for an automatically adjusting friction torque device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6109412A Automatically adjusting friction clutch with over adjustment protection and reset mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US4479569A Spring means for a clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5566804A Automatically adjusting friction torque device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6129191A Friction clutch with impeller fan feature for pressure plate cooling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5564541A Travel limit for an automatically adjusting friction torque device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4632235A Clutch with cantilevered Belleville spring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5564542A Automatically adjusting friction torque device with diaphragm spring Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5595274A Automatically adjusting friction torque device with relatively rotating cam rings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6609602B2 Friction clutch with installation device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4667799A Shim cap device for clutch lever adjustment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6698564B2 Ramp segments for centrifugal ramp reaction plate Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6827193B2 Adjustable friction torque device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4793456A Variable ratio clutch lever Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8967352B2 Low driven inertia dual clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US6053297A Automatically adjusting friction clutch with torsion spring housing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6571923B2 Clutch adjustment travel stop Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US4863004A Spring clutch assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7832535B2 Method of controlling an external activation clutch brake Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7641032B2 Clutch pedal control system for an external activation clutch brake Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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