Rainer Sommer
20Patents
7h-index
24Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 26, 1989 → Jan 25, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.