Inventor · Stuttgart, DE

Thomas Giffels

14Patents
5h-index
32Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 2001 → May 21, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6807041B2 Electronic triggering for heating elements Electricity 22 Expired
US6875962B2 Electric heating system for a motor vehicle Electricity 18 Expired
US8550048B2 Corona ignition device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US8857396B2 Igniter for igniting a fuel-air-mixture using HF corona discharge and engine fitted with such igniters Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8217560B2 Corona ignition device and method for its manufacture Electricity 5 Active
US9435562B2 Electric heating device for heating fluids Electricity 5 Active
US8767372B2 Corona ignition device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8614540B2 HF ignition device Electricity 3 Active
US7064293B2 Heating element for preheating intake air for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8863730B2 HF Ignition Device Electricity 2 Active
US9578687B2 Continuous-flow heater Electricity 1 Active
US7084374B2 Heating flange Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9486871B2 Method for producing a heating rod Electricity 0 Active
US8860290B2 Igniter for igniting a fuel/air mixture in an internal combustion engine using a corona discharge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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