Peter Sommer
27Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 27, 1977 → Jan 23, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4518437A | Method and apparatus for cleaning a water tank | Fixed Constructions | 114 | Expired |
| US5245723A | Self-propelled cleaning apparatus, particularly for swimming pools | Fixed Constructions | 82 | Expired |
| US4154680A | Cleaning implement for swimming pools | Fixed Constructions | 69 | Expired |
| US4304022A | Underwater cleaning apparatus | Fixed Constructions | 45 | Expired |
| USD260827S | Combined crib, dressing table and storage unit | General | 29 | Expired |
| US5426568A | Launch-protected electronic assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US5256207A | Process for cleaning a swimming pool | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Expired |
| US6628491B1 | Semiconductor component with a circuit for driving an electrical load | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US7682461B2 | Working method and cleaning device to clean a swimming pool | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Active |
| US6160917A | Method of calculating motion vectors | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US5207382A | Autogenous flame spraying apparatus for the flame spraying of powder-form materials or spray powder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5323701A | Screen printing apparatus | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5821618A | Semiconductor component with insulating housing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7148736B1 | Power switch | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5022934A | Heat treating a metallic workpiece in a fluidized bed | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US5090328A | Spin stabilized projectile unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US6717788B2 | Temperature-protected semiconductor circuit configuration | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US5316786A | Method for the treatment of steel-hybrid printed circuit boards | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US4599067A | Apparatus for the thermal removal of lacquer from metallic and ceramic articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US5375517A | Method and apparatus for screen printing | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US7987543B2 | Working method and cleaning device to clean a swimming pool | Fixed Constructions | 2 | Active |
| US6310331A | Circuit configuration for driving an ignition coil | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US4627175A | Fluidized-bed apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US4869756A | Process for carburizing a steel workpiece | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
| US4620883A | Fluidized-bed heat-treatment method for metallic workpieces | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.