Inventor · Gebenstorf, CH

Ralf Strumpler

24Patents
11h-index
20Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 6, 1991 → Mar 27, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5414403A Current-limiting component Electricity 50 Expired
US5313184A Resistor with PTC behavior Electricity 48 Expired
US6738246B1 Electrical circuit breaker for protecting against overcurrents Electricity 44 Expired
US5990778A Current-limiting resistor having PTC behavior Electricity 36 Expired
US5416462A Electrical resistance element Electricity 31 Expired
US5602520A Electrical resistance element and use of this resistance element in a current limiter Electricity 25 Expired
US5248890A Valance specific lanthanide doped optoelectronic metal fluoride semiconductor device Electricity 23 Expired
US5925467A Electrically and thermally conductive plastic and use of this plastic Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5858533A Composite material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6563683B1 Electrical switchgear Electricity 20 Expired
US6469611B1 Non-linear resistance with varistor behavior and method for the production thereof Electricity 16 Expired
US6628485B1 Apparatus for limiting an electrical current Electricity 8 Expired
US6492799B1 Monitor circuit for a current limiting device Electricity 7 Expired
US6515570B2 Fuse with overstoichiometric amount of oxidant Electricity 7 Expired
US5861795A Current-limiting resistor having PTC behavior Electricity 6 Expired
US6157290A Resistor element Electricity 6 Expired
US6613993B1 Microrelay working parallel to the substrate Electricity 5 Expired
US7109560B2 Micro-electromechanical system and method for production thereof Electricity 4 Expired
US6429766B1 Electrical device comprising a PTC polymer element for overcurrent fault and short-circuit fault protection Electricity 4 Expired
US7524166B2 Compressor cleaning system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6259349A Electrical component with a constriction in a PTC polymer element Electricity 2 Expired
US6396383B1 Protective element Electricity 2 Expired
US6932928B2 Method of producing a PTC-resistor device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6743989B2 Microswitch Electricity 0 Expired

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