Thomas Steiner
35Patents
8h-index
43Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 2001 → Jul 13, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6660997B2 | Absolute position Moiré type encoder for use in a control system | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US9410249B2 | Wafer releasing | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US7607766B2 | Method and print head for flow conditioning a fluid | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US7682002B2 | Printer having improved gas flow drop deflection | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US8096596B2 | Bumper beam for a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US6832552B2 | Method of automated setting of imaging and processing parameters | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6763160B2 | Optical cross connect switch having improved alignment control system | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6941035B2 | Optical cross-connect switch | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7249828B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling charging of droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7641325B2 | Non-conductive fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7073896B2 | Anharmonic stimulation of inkjet drop formation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US9664181B2 | Thermoacoustic transducer apparatus including a transmission duct | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US6984028B2 | Method for conditioning inkjet fluid droplets using laminar airflow | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US7533965B2 | Apparatus and method for electrostatically charging fluid drops | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10122250B2 | Electromechanical transducer apparatus for converting between mechanical energy and electrical energy | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US7992975B2 | Non-conductive fluid droplet forming apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9394851B2 | Stirling cycle transducer for converting between thermal energy and mechanical energy | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US8344554B2 | Switching spark gap | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7658478B2 | Non-conductive fluid droplet forming apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US12422463B2 | System for a cable section, transmission system for transmitting electric energy, and method for operating the system | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11041458B2 | Thermoacoustic transducer apparatus including a working volume and reservoir volume in fluid communication through a conduit | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US12061049B2 | Modular thermoacoustic energy converter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US10514435B2 | Apparatus for calibrating a power measuring system for power transformers | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10926322B2 | Die casting machine with a die casting mold for producing metal die cast parts, and operating method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US8669768B2 | High-voltage pulse test system | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.