Rudolf Schmidt
40Patents
12h-index
71Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 30, 1975 → Jul 9, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7815269B2 | Refrigerator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 63 | Expired |
| US6040660A | Device for controlling the intensity of the light emitted by a lighting element of a lighting apparatus, in particular a flashlight | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US4273476A | Reinforcement of armored earth work constructions | Fixed Constructions | 34 | Expired |
| US5967472A | Height-adjusting device for an adjusting foot of a household appliance | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US4635765A | Adjustable hydraulic damper apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US4326073A | Production of anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US5980006A | Device for weight compensation of a front end door of a household appliance, especially a household dishwasher, the door being supported on a housing and pivotable about a horizontal axis | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US5908227A | Household appliance | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US6357772B1 | Rear wheel suspension and subframe for the front or rear wheel suspension of a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US5823211A | Dishwasher | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US5988933A | Device for connecting a spring with a belt-shaped or rope-shaped transmission element | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5884821A | Device for dispensing detergent, particularly for dishwashers | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US4008609A | Inductive flowmeter | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US5178040A | Tool turret for machine tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US3940663A | Drive circuit for a main contactor | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5485858A | Method of and apparatus for cleaning objects of plastics processing machines | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US4294666A | Process for the manufacture of 4,4'-diphenyl-methane diisocyanate and a mixture of diphenyl-methane diisocyanate isomers containing a small amount of uretdiones and hydrolyzable chlorine | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US4823819A | Apparatus for removing residues from parts of plastics processing machines | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4611614A | Apparatus for cleaning parts of processing machines from residues | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4510180A | Method of coating geological formations as well as air- and fire barriers | Fixed Constructions | 5 | Expired |
| US4919161A | Apparatus for removing residues from parts of plastics processing machines | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US4810536A | Method of impregnating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US4750906A | Process for the retanning of mineral tanned leather | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US5818063A | Optical sensor for contamination in a circulating cleaning fluid | Textiles; Paper | 4 | Expired |
| US4443132A | Anchoring of tension members | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.