Inventor · Heroldsbach, DE

Rainer Sommer

20Patents
7h-index
24Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 26, 1989 → Jan 25, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6937933B1 Device and method of controlling a drive unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US5021959A Control device for internal combustion engines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6356813B1 Method and apparatus for controlling operations in a vehicle Physics 10 Expired
US6545452B2 Method and device for controlling a power converter valve that can be turned off and has at least two series circuits Electricity 10 Expired
US8476854B2 Power supply device Electricity 9 Active
US7302314B2 Vehicle controller and control method Physics 9 Expired
US7924585B2 Pulse resistor (brake resistor) for a frequency converter in the higher voltage and capacity range Electricity 8 Active
US8766480B2 Wind farm having a plurality of wind energy installations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8138632B2 Control method for redundant use in the event of a fault in a polyphase converter with distributed energy stores Electricity 7 Active
US8994438B2 Circuit arrangement for switching a current, and method for operating a semiconductor circuit breaker Electricity 4 Active
US8385086B2 Converter having a polyphase mains-commutated power converter and a load-side power converter Electricity 4 Active
US6732285B1 Method and device for controlling processes in conjunction with a drive Physics 4 Expired
US8873258B2 Method for inhibiting a converter with distributed energy stores Electricity 3 Active
US6516265B1 Method and device for controlling processes in conjunction with an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US8786450B2 Method for identifying dirt and/or dew on components of a voltage intermediate circuit converter Electricity 3 Active
US6522957B1 Method and device for controlling processes in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US9088229B2 Shaft-driven generator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US6865474B2 Control device for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US10229863B2 Phase module for a power converter Electricity 0 Active
US10707859B2 Control device for controlling a power semiconductor component and method for controlling a power semiconductor component Electricity 0 Active

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