Inventor · Charlotte, NC, US

Michael Heim

25Patents
6h-index
70Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 2009 → Sep 22, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8434461B2 Method and system for fuel vapor control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US8181631B2 Hydrocarbon storage canister purge system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Active
US9121373B2 Induction system including a passive-adsorption hydrocarbon trap Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US8790431B2 Air filter with preseparator Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US9132371B2 Filter element for an air inlet system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8979964B2 Efficiency-improved multiple bellows filter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9498744B2 Air filter element and air filter Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9415337B2 Air filter element and air filter Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10302050B2 Filter element, filter housing of an air filter and air filter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US7895991B2 Integrated canister strainer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8685127B2 Compact filter, method for producing a compact filter, and filter medium Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10898841B2 Filter element, in particular for gas filtration Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11154838B2 Low emissions, high working capacity adsorbent and canister system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9168829B2 Vapor storage device having a diffuser plate and dome Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10702820B2 Filter element, in particular for gas filtration Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9511318B2 Filter element with hand grip elements and filter with a filter element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9566860B2 Tank venting filter Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10247147B2 Air filter device, particularly for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10252207B2 Filter element for filtering media Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10150072B2 Support tube, filter element and filter system having a support tube and method and device for producing the support tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11833462B2 Filter element, in particular for gas filtration Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9797347B2 Hybrid vehicle fuel vapor canister Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11565239B2 Low emissions, high working capacity adsorbent and canister system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9261057B2 Evaporative emission control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11247159B2 Round filter element, in particular for gas filtration Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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