Inventor · Alfdorf, DE

Thomas Modinger

20Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1989 → Oct 12, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5443222A Belt retractor with a belt pretensioner acting on the belt drum Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5641131A Combined seat belt retractor and tensioner unit Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5624083A Belt retractor with a belt pretensioner acting on the belt drum Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5275437A Actuating means for a buckle in a safety belt system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7887095B2 Belt tensioner for a seatbelt system Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US5505399A Belt retractor for vehicular seat belt systems Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6976707B2 Device for tensioning a safety belt Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5524833A Seat belt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6227478A Linear drive for a belt tensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US5320385A Safety belt pretensioner in a restraining system for vehicle occupants Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6840474B2 Belt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6935241B2 Method of producing a device containing pyrotechnical material and device obtainable by this method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US11628802B2 Subassembly formed of a seat belt retractor belt reel and a drive wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US5285983A Safety belt retractor for motor vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5460337A Seat belt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US5011185A Locking means for a drive member of a passive safety-belt system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US5332263A Actuating means for a buckle in a safety belt system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US11014531B2 Belt tightener Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11766992B2 Belt tightener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9707924B2 Method for mounting a gas generator, and subassembly comprising a gas generator Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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