Inventor · Cary, NC, US

Thomas Burkhardt

44Patents
5h-index
47Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 25, 2001 → May 5, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8645421B2 Attribute based hierarchy management for estimation and forecasting Physics 17 Active
US7917379B1 Large-scale supply chain planning system and method Physics 13 Expired
US8353198B2 Diagnostic method and device for diagnosing an intake system of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8788315B2 Systems and methods for determining pack allocations Physics 5 Active
US8179129B2 Position/displacement measuring system with an encoded scale body Physics 5 Active
US7805940B2 Method and device for the control and diagnosis of an exhaust gas turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7277862B1 Push planning for unserviceable parts to facilitate repair planning in a repair network Physics 5 Expired
US7620561B1 On-demand repair planning Physics 4 Expired
US8489307B2 Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9739217B2 Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8688497B2 Systems and methods for determining pack allocations Physics 3 Active
US8274274B2 Position/displacement measuring system Physics 3 Active
US7430236B2 Communication interface for a path measuring device Electricity 3 Expired
US8463490B2 Method and device for diagnosing an intake tract of an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8547088B2 Encoded scale body with encoding material on support band Physics 1 Active
US9556766B2 Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8370047B2 Method for operating a forced-induction internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8087402B2 Method and device for the operation of an internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust-gas turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9976878B2 Absolute measuring length measuring system Physics 1 Active
US10309805B2 Absolute measuring length measuring system and method for its operation Physics 1 Active
US7945371B2 Method and device for determining the ambient pressure by means of a charge pressure sensor in a turbocharged engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8981766B2 Position/displacement measuring system Physics 1 Active
US11352919B2 Method and device for actuating a camshaft adjuster Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US7856371B2 Pull planning for unserviceable parts in connection with on-demand repair planning Physics 0 Active
US10746122B2 Operation of an internal combustion engine having a wastegate turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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