Peter Wirz
42Patents
17h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 20, 1981 → Oct 3, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4978437A | Method of applying optical coatings of silicon compounds by cathode sputtering, and a sputtering cathode for the practice of the method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 69 | Expired |
| US4824545A | Apparatus for coating substrates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US4810346A | Magnetron type sputtering cathode | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| USD692547S1 | Aroma-diffusing apparatus | General | 35 | Active |
| US4395050A | Sealing arrangement specifically for shut off devices | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| USD638217S1 | Tool box | General | 31 | Expired |
| USD551672S1 | User interface for a computer display | General | 31 | Expired |
| USD512723S1 | User interface for a computer display | General | 30 | Expired |
| USD512722S1 | User interface for a computer display | General | 29 | Expired |
| USD692551S1 | Aroma-diffusing apparatus | General | 25 | Active |
| USD890361S1 | Laboratory instrument | General | 23 | Active |
| USD686721S1 | Wall socket aroma diffuser | General | 23 | Active |
| USD692550S1 | Aroma-diffusing apparatus | General | 19 | Active |
| USD551673S1 | User interface for a computer display | General | 19 | Expired |
| USD692548S1 | Aroma-diffusing apparatus | General | 18 | Active |
| US4927513A | Method and arrangement for fabricating magneto-optical, storable, and/or deletable data carriers | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4988422A | Process and apparatus for depositing coatings of high electrical resistance by cathode sputtering | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4734183A | Sputtering cathode on the magnetron principle | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| USD801291S1 | Converter cabinet unit | General | 16 | Active |
| US4546790A | Fluid valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US9498553B2 | Aroma-diffusing heating device using a replaceable aroma capsule and the aroma capsule | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
| US4669873A | Spectrophotometer | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| USD692549S1 | Aroma-diffusing apparatus | General | 15 | Active |
| US6280156A | Magnetically coupled rotary pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US4601806A | Magnetron cathode for sputtering ferromagnetic targets | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.