Inventor · Stuttgart, DE

Stefan Schmitz

54Patents
8h-index
86Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1995 → Nov 11, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6159150A Medical diagnostic ultrasonic imaging system with auxiliary processor Human Necessities 186 Expired
US8569152B1 Cut-very-last dual-epi flow Electricity 59 Active
US5891807A Formation of a bottle shaped trench Electricity 37 Expired
US8592290B1 Cut-very-last dual-EPI flow Electricity 15 Active
US8673699B2 Semiconductor structure having NFET extension last implants Electricity 12 Active
US8733823B2 Bumper system for a motor vehicle and method for energy dissipation in the event of a head-on collision Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US6633227B1 Method for operating a remote control, and remote control Physics 10 Expired
US8139204B2 Distance-measuring optoelectronic sensor Physics 9 Active
US5699679A Cryogenic aerosol separator Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8829617B2 Uniform finFET gate height Electricity 8 Active
US8546203B1 Semiconductor structure having NFET extension last implants Electricity 7 Active
US6872310B2 Precoated filter for the filtration of flowing media Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US9472407B2 Replacement metal gate FinFET Electricity 7 Active
US6188096A DRAM cell capacitor having increased trench capacitance Electricity 6 Expired
US6328041A Universal cleaning wafer for a plasma chamber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8084329B2 Transistor devices and methods of making Electricity 6 Active
US11331994B2 Coupling element for connecting vehicle components of an underfloor arrangement and underfloor arrangement of a battery-operated motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9153447B2 Replacement metal gate FinFET Electricity 5 Active
US11040740B2 Sill and vehicle frame of a vehicle body and method of manufacturing a sill Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9515070B2 Replacement metal gate Electricity 4 Active
US9566872B2 Contactless charging of an electrical energy store of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US5624689A Foil blowing apparatus for thermoplastic synthetic resins Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6440813B2 Process of manufacturing a DRAM cell capacitor having increased trench capacitance Electricity 3 Expired
US8586482B2 Film stack including metal hardmask layer for sidewall image transfer fin field effect transistor formation Electricity 3 Active
US8720939B2 Interior trim part Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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