Thomas Schmidt
47Patents
9h-index
67Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 19, 1990 → Feb 3, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6874195B2 | Wiper blade for windows of motor vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 56 | Expired |
| US6305066A | Support element for a wiper blade forming part of a wiper squeegee for motor vehicle windscreen and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6244394A | Parking brake for motor vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US5069180A | Automatic choke apparatus and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US6840363B2 | Multi-disk friction device selective lubrication on demand | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US6273221A | Servo-motor brake | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US8887888B2 | Integrated viscous clutch | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US6945371B2 | Wet clutch or friction plate brake | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US5522259A | Process and arrangement for measuring multiple disk brake wear | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US5076247A | Automatic carburetor air preheat system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6244129A | Regulator for automatically adjusting the length of an actuating link | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5420469A | Brush air seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US6615682B2 | Device and method for selecting a gutter of a transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US6883656B2 | Driver unit for multi-disk clutch systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US6723021B2 | Gear actuator for engaging and/or disengaging gears of a transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US9997152B2 | Sound generator for mounting on a vehicle to manipulate vehicle noise | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US6935481B2 | Snap-in balance piston | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
| US11118679B2 | Actuator, device for engaging a parking lock of a motor-vehicle automatic transmission having such an actuator and motor vehicle equipped therewith | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US11534550B2 | Device for administering a fluid | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10576953B2 | Electronically slip-controllable braking system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US12064604B2 | Device for administering a fluid | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US9624988B2 | Viscous clutch with return bore through rotor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US9618059B2 | Viscous clutch with adjustable pump mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10465792B2 | Shifting device for an automatic gearbox of a motor vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| USRE40760E1 | Regulator for automatically adjusting the length of an actuating link | General | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.