Udo Schulz
61Patents
10h-index
124Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 13, 1996 → Oct 5, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6292741A | Overall motor vehicle control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6483221B1 | Electric motor | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US6619268B2 | Method and apparatus for regulating voltages and voltage gradients for driving piezoelectric elements | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US5970251A | Process for optimizing program parts for motor vehicle controllers | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US10012169B2 | Method and device for diagnosing a component in a gas-routing system of an engine system having a combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US5936827A | Device for controlling at least one electromagnetic load | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6820474B2 | Method for the diagnosis of the voltage control for a piezoelectric actuator of an injection valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US6705291B2 | Fuel injection system | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US6393342B2 | Method and device for controlling operating sequences in a vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US9376976B2 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US6539925B2 | Method and apparatus for determining charge quantity during charging and discharging of piezoelectric elements | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US7505846B2 | Method for operating a fuel injection device of an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US6700301B2 | Method and device for detecting a fault current across a piezoelectric actuator of an injector or its high voltage supply lead | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US6505609B1 | Method and device for driving at least one load | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6826504B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling system parameters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US6680620B2 | Method for timed measurements of the voltage across a device in the charging circuit of a piezoelectric element | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US9052713B2 | Method for operating a vehicle during coasting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US6784596B2 | Method of charging and discharging a piezoelectric element | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US6564771B2 | Fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6085728A | Method for operating a self-igniting, air-compressing internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US9805522B2 | Method for planning a vehicle diagnosis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US7528524B2 | Method and device for controlling a piezo actuator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US6928854B2 | Method for detecting malfunctioning in a sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US6705544B1 | Valve for controlling liquids | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US7819655B2 | Linearly displaceable rotary drive for a plastic injection-molding machine | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.