Inventor

Rolf Schafer

31Patents
12h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 17, 1974 → Sep 30, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4329561A Method of ensuring the maintenance of constant quality of spot welds Performing Operations; Transporting 85 Expired
US5696481A Process for recording intermediate and final times in sporting events Physics 75 Expired
US4617186A Sustained release drug delivery system utilizing bioadhesive polymers Human Necessities 55 Expired
US4546123A Polymer hydrogels adapted for use as soft contact lenses, and method of preparing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4362737A Transdermal carrier materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4303482A Apparatus and method for selective electrochemical etching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4598017A Composite magnetic disk with Si and SiC substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4609493A Solution and method for removing inorganic and organic deposits from contact lenses Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7862119B2 Vehicle seat with lordosis support Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US4456596A Wound healing glycoside compositions Human Necessities 14 Expired
US4818440A Novel polyether carboxylic acid derivatives, as well as their uses Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US3984523A Selective absorption of chloride from gases which contain chlorine and carbon dioxide Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US4808239A Method of cleaning contact lens using compositions containing polyether carboxylic acid surfactant Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US8313411B2 Backlash-free planetary gear unit with split planet gears, which are preloaded by spring bars arranged parallel to the planetary axis of rotation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US5318717A Use of nonionic surfactant to enhance the cleaning effect of pancreatin on contact lenses Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4599195A Solution and method for removing protein, lipid, and calcium deposits from contact lenses Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4705991A Method of operating a high-pressure metal vapor discharge lamp and circuit arrangement for carrying out this method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4521122A Needle printer assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US4132759A Method of purifying brine used in electrolysis by the amalgam process Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5415837A Use of diamines to disinfect and clean contact lenses Human Necessities 5 Expired
US5627214A Use of diamines in ophthalmic compositions Human Necessities 5 Expired
US4908206A Extracts of embryonic organs, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical preparation containing them Human Necessities 5 Expired
US4151389A Method of and apparatus for welding sheet steel panels Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5002751A Highly-coercive isometric iron oxides, a process for the production and the use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4046865A Process for producing sodium chloride brines suitable for electrolysis Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired

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