Inventor · Echterdingen, DE

Peter Hohner

21Patents
9h-index
29Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 3, 1996 → Nov 27, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6176215A Method for operation of a direct-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6145491A Method for detecting combustion knock from the ionic current in an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5801534A Circuit for ion current measurement in combustion space of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6155241A Method for identifying knocking combustion in an internal combustion engine with an alternating current ignition system Physics 16 Expired
US6230546A Method and apparatus for detecting combustion knock from the ionic current in an internal combustion engine Physics 14 Expired
US5904127A Method of controlling an adjustable operating parameter of an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US9765715B2 Method for operating an exhaust gas purification system of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US5915349A Gasoline internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6550312B1 Method for determining the air/fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine combustion chamber Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5814994A Circuit layout for ion current measurement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5941208A Process for operating an Otto internal-combustion engine having an internal mixture formation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6125691A Method for determining an operating parameter of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6211680A Process and apparatus for recognizing ignition failures in an internal-combustion engine having two spark plugs per cylinder Physics 5 Expired
US6348799B1 Method for determining the ion component following a combustion process in a self-igniting internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6205774A Method for detecting flow-reducing changes in an exhaust-gas catalyst body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6213092A Method for determining the running smoothness of an otto spark ignition engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7013215B2 Method for determining the charge of an activated carbon container in a tank ventilation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US6357428B1 Process and apparatus for determining the breakdown voltage during the ignition of an internal-combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6655191B2 Method for detecting knocking combustion in the operation of an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6848415B2 Internal combustion engine with direct injection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US11181049B2 Method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in particular of a motor car Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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