Michael Hermann
49Patents
11h-index
71Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 13, 1986 → Feb 15, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6718280B2 | Measurement device for determining the three-dimensional orientation of a body relative to a reference direction | Physics | 93 | Expired |
| US5890474A | Method and arrangement for checking the operability of a tank-venting system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 68 | Expired |
| US5331245A | Permanent magnet excited electric motor with improved torque ripple | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5204621A | Position sensor employing a soft magnetic core | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US4788973A | Gas dispensing system and case therefor | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US6049378A | Device and method for mutually aligning bodies | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6434849B1 | Method for determining a lateral and/or angular offset between two rotatable parts | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5170086A | Electric motor with toothed disk to secure stator core | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US4940049A | Gas dispensing apparatus and case therefor | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
| US6359363B1 | Commutator-small power motor | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US5331483A | Axially compact direct drive for storage disk hub | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US6552810B1 | Optical measuring system | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6476914B1 | Process and device for ascertaining whether two successive shafts are in alignment | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7154609B2 | Interferential position measuring arrangement | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7348546B2 | Position measuring system with a scanning unit having a reference pulse signal detection unit | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6868941B1 | Security belt | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US7672001B2 | Device and process for quantitative assessment of the three-dimensional position of two machine parts, shafts, spindles, workpieces or other articles relative to one another | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7423424B2 | Method and apparatus for the non-destructive and contactless detection of faults in a test piece which is moved relative to a probe | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8822907B2 | Optical position-measuring device having two crossed scales | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US5225746A | Apparatus and method for controlling brushless electric motors | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7858922B2 | Position-measuring device | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7872762B2 | Optical position measuring arrangement | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US6252945A | Method for recording a digitized audio signal, and telephone answering machine | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US6515294B1 | Device for precision alignment of shafts, rollers, axles, spindles or machine tools | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US9013710B2 | Optical position-measuring device | Physics | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.