Inventor · Ulm, DE

Thomas Ostertag

22Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1995 → Mar 17, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6747573B1 Apparatus and method for generating coded high-frequency signals Electricity 72 Expired
US6084503A Radio-interrogated surface-wave technology sensor Physics 41 Expired
US6014083A Metalclad switchgear assembly with partial discharge detection Electricity 33 Expired
US6081729A Encapsulated tubular conductor Electricity 29 Expired
US5691698A Identification and/or sensor system Physics 28 Expired
US6121892A SAW identification or sensor configuration operating with surface acoustic waves Physics 21 Expired
US5966008A Radio-interrogated, surface-wave technology current transformer for high-voltage systems Physics 20 Expired
US6406578B1 Seal and method of making same for gas laser Electricity 17 Expired
US7065331B2 Resonator configuration Electricity 14 Expired
US5841214A Identification mark operating with acoustic surface waves Physics 10 Expired
US5739419A Apparatus for monitoring the vacuum of a vacuum switch Electricity 8 Expired
US6239723A Encapsulated installation Electricity 8 Expired
US7123591B1 Frequency multiplex transmitter and method for eliminating crosstalk Electricity 7 Expired
US6297747A Tool or tool holder Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6847271B2 Component having an acoustically active material for tuning during operation Electricity 5 Expired
US6556146B1 Radio-interrogated surface-wave technology sensor Physics 5 Expired
US6104181A Voltmeter suitable for medium/high-voltage installations, with a surface wave device Physics 4 Expired
US6020821A Method of detecting the position of a switching device and encapsulated switching installation having at least one switching device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8958766B2 Electronic device comprising an operating mode switching unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6307381A High voltage installation with a device for transmitting signals Electricity 1 Expired
US7714706B2 Linking of a sensor element with a transponder Physics 1 Expired
US9985730B2 Wake-up circuit in receiving device and method of operating the receiving device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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