Michael Forkel
11Patents
7h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 25, 1980 → Jan 27, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6918633B2 | Support element for upholstering on a vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 42 | Expired |
| US6253894A | Two-side adjustment drive mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5865285A | Manual drive operating in both directions to produce a rotary movement, more particularly for vehicle seats | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US7488039B2 | Motor vehicle seat back structure for a motor vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US7172247B2 | Motor vehicle seat system, control arrangement, actuating arrangement, and process for control of a lumbar adjustment device of a motor vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US7690727B2 | Motor vehicle seat back structure for a motor vehicle seat | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US4354696A | Device for passive actuation of a safety belt | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5979390A | Assembly for transmitting rotational movements and for damping torsional vibrations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4575120A | Displacement entrainment and unlocking members for a passive safety belt | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4362321A | Device for passive actuation of a safety belt | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4597607A | Arrangement for locking an entrainment member for a safety belt | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.