Inventor · Montfaucon, FR

Pierre Gandel

19Patents
12h-index
15Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1994 → Jun 22, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7028545B2 Position sensor, designed in particular for detecting a steering column torsion Physics 50 Expired
US6593734B1 Contactless position sensor with optimized magnetic volume and magneto sensitive probe Physics 40 Expired
US5559378A Three-pole electromagnetic actuator for pneumatic distributing devices Electricity 30 Expired
US6236125A Linear actuator Electricity 30 Expired
US6518749B1 Magnetic sensor for delivery of an electrical signal proportional to position Physics 29 Expired
US7589445B2 Linear actuator comprising a brushless polyphase electric motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US6573709B1 Position sensor with hall probe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7906959B2 Variable-reluctance position sensor Physics 21 Expired
US8222777B2 Rotary single-phase electromagnetic servo actuator comprising an actuator and a position sensor Electricity 16 Active
US6028499A Monophase, short travel, electromagnetic actuator having a good electric power/force ratio Electricity 16 Expired
US6313553A Rotating electromagnetic actuator comprising at least one magnet embedded in ferromagnetic material Electricity 13 Expired
US6020804A Electromagnetic actuator magnetically locked into two or more stable positions Electricity 12 Expired
US6853160B1 Air conditioning valve actuator for a motor vehicle Electricity 8 Expired
US8502426B2 Rotary single-phase electromagnetic servo actuator comprising an actuator and a position sensor Electricity 6 Active
US8860282B2 Two-or three-phase polyphase motor with R pairs of poles and a stator with S trapeziodal shaped poles Electricity 5 Expired
US7391205B2 Angular position magnetic sensor device Physics 4 Expired
US8294561B2 Dashboard indicator module formed by a motor and electrical connection means Electricity 3 Active
US7218022B2 Linear actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7990136B2 Variable reluctance position sensor Physics 2 Active

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