Inventor · Stuttgart, DE

Stephan Schmitz

22Patents
8h-index
48Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 1996 → Sep 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5800547A Ventral intervertebral implant Human Necessities 504 Expired
US6181024A Device for locking and unlocking a door lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6650224B1 Authorization verification system for vehicles Physics 29 Expired
US6809630B1 Motor vehicle door lock system Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US6114949A Steering wheel with opto-electronic sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US9228697B2 3D-camera and method for the three-dimensional monitoring of a monitoring area Electricity 24 Active
US6172430A Device for locking and unlocking a door of a motor vehicle Physics 18 Expired
US6304968A Method and device for assigning an authorization device to a base station Physics 11 Expired
US6438466B1 Device for determining distance and for transmitting data in a motor vehicle Physics 8 Expired
US6954007B1 Method and device for controlling entry into a secured location, especially into a motor vehicle Physics 7 Expired
US8735792B2 Optoelectronic sensor Physics 6 Active
US6522240B1 Telecontrol device and method for the operation of telecontrol device Physics 4 Expired
US8050570B2 Optoelectronic sensor Physics 4 Active
US10263468B2 Apparatus for transmitting data and energy between two objects moving relative to one another Electricity 2 Active
US6982628B1 Mechanism for assigning an actuator to a device Physics 1 Expired
US7671322B2 Optoelectronic security system for object detection in a monitored zone Physics 1 Active
US7667185B2 Optoelectronic sensor Physics 1 Active
US11947008B2 Distance measuring optoelectronic sensor and method for detecting a target object Physics 0 Active
US6522028B1 Device for locking and unlocking a door Physics 0 Expired
US10533976B2 Ultrasonic inspection system Physics 0 Active
US11371964B2 Condition monitoring of ultrasonic transducers and probes Physics 0 Active
US10684261B2 Ultrasonic bar and tube end testing with linear axis robot Physics 0 Active

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