Thomas Otto
45Patents
15h-index
63Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 23, 1986 → Dec 28, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5989227A | Prefilled syringe with sterility-preserving cap | Human Necessities | 145 | Expired |
| US5785691A | Syringe cap assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 139 | Expired |
| US6817987B2 | Mixing hypodermic syringe | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US6491665B1 | Medical syringe | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US5833653A | Prefilled hypodermic syringe | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US6296625A | Finger brace for hypodermic syringe | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US5803918A | Syringe for medicinal purposes | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US4899911A | Apparatus and method for dispensing an individual beverage serving | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5415351A | Pneumatic spray gun with improved bearing frame | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US5463953A | Method for printing cards having blind hole-shaped recesses and an apparatus for carrying out the method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US6116399A | Friction clutch for a motor vehicle and an operation device for the operation, especially pneumatic operation, of a friction clutch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US6398762B1 | Syringe needle protector | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US9630751B1 | Transport bag, a conveying apparatus and a method for opening or closing a transport bag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US6234290A | Actuating installation for pneumatic clutch actuation with overload protection and/or incorrect-operation protection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US6688445B2 | Clutch regulating device with torque sensor and displacement sensor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6622836B2 | Release system for a clutch assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5650500A | Method of determining metastatic potential of bladder tumor cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5382521A | Method of determining metastatic potential of bladder tumor cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6298969A | Actuation device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US6029789A | Actuating device for actuation, especially pneumatic actuation, of a friction clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US5806646A | Friction clutch with mechanically-operated concentric disengagement device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| USD302907S | Cluster type telephone booth | General | 8 | Expired |
| US9205990B2 | Chain link of a transport chain, transport chain of a conveyor and conveyor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US5937988A | Throttle device for hydraulic actuator systems and for hydraulic actuator systems of clutches of motor vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US9205992B2 | Conveyor for conveying hanging objects | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.