Stefan Hermann
30Patents
9h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 9, 1997 → Apr 5, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6205383A | Method and apparatus for transmitting digital data from a measurement station of an occupant protection system in a motor vehicle to an air bag control unit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 115 | Expired |
| US7928829B2 | Method for controlling access to a vehicle | Physics | 45 | Active |
| US8935052B2 | Method for controlling a door of a vehicle | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US5977653A | Configuration for controlling a restraining device, in particular for a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6113138A | Control device in a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US7705710B2 | Method for a start and access system for a motor vehicle | Electricity | 22 | Active |
| US6310408A | System for transmitting data in a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6580279B1 | Method and apparatus for checking the capacitance of a storage capacitor provided in an occupant protection system | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US6229437A | Device for controlling a motor vehicle occupant protection system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6595544B1 | Apparatus for occupant protection in a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7039513B2 | Control arrangement and method for testing the operation of a control arrangement of this type for occupant protection means in a motor vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US8630748B2 | Method and apparatus for access and/or starting verification | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US6172507A | Circuit configuration for measuring resistance and leakage | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6498494B2 | DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING THE RESISTANCE AND THE LEAKAGE CURRENT OF AT LEAST ONE FIRING CAP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6225707A | Firing circuit and method of operating the circuit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US6114777A | Circuit configuration for current limiting in a protection system, in particular airbag control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7499781B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle occupant protection device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US6495930B1 | Method and apparatus for checking an electric circuit, in particular an ignition circuit of a motor vehicle occupant protection system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US6587532B1 | Method of generating a clock signal in a module of a data transmission system, and correspondingly equipped data transmission system | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US6279479A | Method and firing circuit for triggering a vehicle occupant protection system | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US7532608B2 | Electronic anti-theft system with correlated transmit/receive antennas | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US10616855B2 | Method and apparatus for locating a mobile terminal | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11217047B2 | Method for verifying a predefined maximum spatial distance of a radio key in relation to a motor vehicle, as well as control device, motor vehicle and radio key | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US7772143B2 | Multilayer, composite, fleece material and a method for manufacturing a multilayer, composite, fleece material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10343651B2 | Keyless access system for a motor vehicle, and method for locating a signal generator of the access system | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.