Inventor · Wilkinsburg, PA, US

William E. Schmitz

11Patents
6h-index
9Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 22, 1976 → Feb 13, 1997

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4142326A Mass transit vehicle door control apparatus Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US4774669A Train control having a supervisory monitor providing improved operating safety and better maintenance support Physics 20 Expired
US4458185A Propulsion control apparatus for passenger vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4089272A Transportation vehicle guidance apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4511832A Stepper motor door control apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5713541A Electromagnetic interference detection system for mass transit vehicles with electronic propulsion Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US4952856A Method and apparatus for monitoring resistor temperature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4623828A Multiple phase stepper motor torque control apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US5116262A Mounting system for electrical devices Electricity 3 Expired
US4204478A Transportation vehicle flat tire safety apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US4697124A Integral series parallel and power brake controller for a transit vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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