Norbert B. Elsner
25Patents
14h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 17, 1975 → Sep 8, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6207887A | Miniature milliwatt electric power generator | Electricity | 215 | Expired |
| US6307142A | Combustion heat powered portable electronic device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 72 | Expired |
| US5436467A | Superlattice quantum well thermoelectric material | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5550387A | Superlattice quantum well material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6828579B2 | Thermoelectric device with Si/SiC superlattice N-legs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US7161985B2 | Method and device for transmitting data on at least one electrical power supply line | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6313636A | Method for determining switchgear-specific data at contacts in switchgear and/or operation-specific data in a network connected to the switchgear and apparatus for carrying out the method | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US4611089A | Thermoelectric converter | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US6319437A | Powder injection molding and infiltration process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US4639542A | Modular thermoelectric conversion system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US5856210A | Method for fabricating a thermoelectric module with gapless eggcrate | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6096965A | Quantum well thermoelectric material on organic substrate | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6096964A | Quantum well thermoelectric material on thin flexible substrate | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US7342170B2 | Thermoelectric module with Si/SiC and B4 C/B9 C super-lattice legs | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US5875098A | Thermoelectric module with gapless eggcrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5753574A | Metal infiltrated ceramic electrical conductor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6519947B1 | Thermoelectric module with funneled heat flux | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6359440B2 | Method of establishing the residual useful life of contacts in switchgear and associated arrangement | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4001588A | Radioactive heat source and method of making same | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US4545967A | Stabilized lanthanum sulphur compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6765316B1 | Method for averaging out overall burn up in an electromagnetic switching device and a corresponding electromagnetic switching device | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7038234B2 | Thermoelectric module with Si/SiGe and B4C/B9C super-lattice legs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6466002B1 | Method for detecting a rotation direction in three-phase networks | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US5248639A | ZrB.sub.2 phase with enhanced electrical and thermal conductivities and shock resistance | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US8688391B2 | Method for determining contact erosion of an electromagnetic switching device, and electromagnetic switching device comprising a mechanism operating according to said method | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.