Inventor

Wulf Leitermann

17Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 1975 → Oct 10, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4519646A Rearward facing collapsible vehicle back seat Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US5949168A Electric motor assembly and a brake actuator incorporating said electric motor assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US4512240A Door, particularly for a car Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5111900A Motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US4926921A Louver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4404937A Valve controlled stroke piston combustion engine with a cam shaft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4258679A Device for controlling the lubricating oil temperature of a combustion engine having an oil container Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6158557A Roller spindle assembly and brake actuator incorporating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4011032A System for liquid cooling of a rotor or a rotary mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4348915A Switching apparatus for the mechanical remote control of the gear box of a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7441980B2 Device for joining two components with tolerance compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US4274815A Rotary combustion engine of trochoid design with oil return groove Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US4174197A Rotary-piston machine having a liquid-cooled piston Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7024898B1 Method for hydroforming a hollow profile Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US4016635A Method of manufacturing piston sealing strips of rotary piston machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4177786A Lubricant feeding means Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US6938314B2 Method and apparatus for connecting two or more components by rivets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

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