Inventor · Laufenbürg, DE

Stefan Zimmermann

44Patents
10h-index
77Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 7, 2000 → May 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7419431B2 Game for a gaming device having displayed symbols creating a maze Physics 40 Expired
US7415299B2 Monitoring method and/or apparatus Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7910051B2 Low-energy method for fabrication of large-area sputtering targets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US8342178B2 Device for taking and analyzing breathing gas samples Physics 25 Active
US8777090B2 Methods of joining metallic protective layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US9095932B2 Methods of joining metallic protective layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8197894B2 Methods of forming sputtering targets Electricity 19 Active
US6769246B2 Method and device for controlling an exhaust gas aftertreatment system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7985198B2 Device and process for metering solutions Human Necessities 13 Active
US8883250B2 Methods of rejuvenating sputtering targets Electricity 10 Active
US8734896B2 Methods of manufacturing high-strength large-area sputtering targets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9098976B2 Scatter symbols in game award different number of free games and multipliers Physics 8 Active
US7832254B2 Particulate sensor and method for operating a particulate sensor Physics 8 Expired
US7093501B2 Process and device for measuring flow parameters Human Necessities 8 Expired
US8802191B2 Method for coating a substrate surface and coated product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9856546B2 Metal powder Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US7244931B2 Ion mobility spectrometer with parallel running drift gas and ion carrier gas flows Physics 5 Expired
US9783882B2 Fine grained, non banded, refractory metal sputtering targets with a uniformly random crystallographic orientation, method for making such film, and thin film based devices and products made therefrom Electricity 5 Active
US6889642B2 Slide rail with two compression regions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US10130110B2 Depositing machine having a plug-in connection Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8667786B2 Converter and method for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10031995B2 Detecting circuit design flaws based on timing analysis Physics 1 Active
US9540715B2 Cermet powder Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10741373B2 Method for operating an ion gate, device having an ion transport region, and computer program Electricity 1 Active
US7417224B2 Ion mobility spectrometer with parallel drift gas and ion carrier gas flows Electricity 1 Active

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