Inventor · Regensburg, DE

Thomas Blank

16Patents
5h-index
23Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 1984 → Feb 4, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6540255B1 Distributed electronic acceleration sensing for crash severity recognition Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6274948A Device for protecting vehicle occupants in a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US6256563A Configuration for controlling an occupant restraint device in a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4669017A Cleaning cassette Physics 5 Expired
US7897887B2 Ball switch in a multiball switch arrangement Electricity 5 Active
US6286862A Method of controlling the inflation of an airbag and airbag accident protection device Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8941397B2 Movement and position identification sensor Electricity 1 Active
US11108691B2 Method for operating a data recording system Electricity 0 Active
US10900807B2 Method for the secure operation of an electronic consumption data module and consumption data module Electricity 0 Active
US12275621B2 Control unit and method for operating a conveying means Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11835367B2 Method for communication between a terminal and a mobile data collector via a short-range radio receiver, and short-range radio receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US6076038A Computer unit for a control device in a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US4647395A Phonograph disk care product Physics 0 Expired
US10863253B2 Method for operating a mobile readout system and readout receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12275622B2 Control unit and method for operating a conveying means Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
USRE37966E1 Computer unit for a control device in a motor vehicle General 0 Expired

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