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Peter Langer — 29 Patents

Ford: 9 patents #1,999 of 17,473Top 15%
AKAlfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg: 3 patents #37 of 242Top 20%
MGMechaless Systems Gmbh: 3 patents #2 of 15Top 15%
IBM: 3 patents #26,335 of 70,183Top 40%
VTVisteon Global Technologies: 3 patents #313 of 1,929Top 20%
Daimlerchrysler Ag: 1 patents #1,774 of 4,854Top 40%
Fraunhofer: 1 patents #1,798 of 4,748Top 40%
HGHartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn Gmbh: 1 patents #16 of 30Top 55%
JSJohnson Controls Automotive Electronics Sas: 1 patents #19 of 70Top 30%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Peter Langer has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in June 2016. Peter Langer ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Peter Langer in Karlsruhe, MI, DE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2009.peak 31982: 1 patents19821988: 2 patents1989: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931994: 2 patents1996: 2 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2001: 1 patents2002: 2 patents20022003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents2007: 1 patents2008: 2 patents20082009: 3 patents2010: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents2016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9376020 Combination display instrument in a vehicle Manfred Süss, Isabel Hoffmann, Gerhard Kammerer, Heinrich Behrends, Martin Mayer +1 more 2016-06-28
8643827 Method for measuring the propagation time of light Gerd Reime, Bernd Mayer 2014-02-04
8613575 Indexable cutting insert Hans Schaefer 2013-12-24
8193919 Apparatuses and methods for driving a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current Douglas C. Cinzori 2012-06-05
7827878 Bevel gear mechanism, especially bevel spur-gear mechanism 2010-11-09
7589303 Method of determining and/or evaluating a differential optical signal Gerd Reime, Michael Domokos, Egbert Spiegel 2009-09-15
7578026 Vacuum cleaner Holger Lepold, Alessandro Albanello, Uli Haeussermann, Roland Jeutter 2009-08-25
7477134 Apparatuses and methods for driving a doorbell system peripheral load at a higher current Douglas C. Cinzori 2009-01-13
7429924 Automatic doorbell driver Douglas C. Cinzori 2008-09-30
7378641 Device and method for identifying an object in or on a closable opening Rolf Melcher, Frank Rottmann, Gerd Reime, Andreas Rodewald, Juergen Setzer +1 more 2008-05-27 $48,405,000
7280714 Device and method for optoelectronically identifying the displacement and/or position of an object Gerd Reime, Michael Domokos 2007-10-09
7048423 Integrated light and accessory assembly Walter Kuzma Stepanenko, Jay DeAvis Baker, Lawrence Kneisel, Richard Keith McMillan, Brenda Joyce Nation +2 more 2006-05-23 $4,723,000
6864782 Backup aid system and method for detecting the presence of a trailer attached thereto Mark Christian Aaron, Robert Kwiecinski 2005-03-08 $15,895,000
6774645 Device and method for detecting deposit formations on sensor surfaces where lubricants cause the formations Anton Leidl, Ulrich Virnich 2004-08-10
6548993 Power supply module having internal energy storage circuit for stable oscillation Cindy Marie Rutyna, Eve Ann Hadley 2003-04-15 $1,386,000
6374780 Electric waterpump, fluid control valve and electric cooling fan strategy Cindy Marie Rutyna, Paul Murray 2002-04-23 $4,764,000
6377131 Pulse width modulated driver 2002-04-23 $30,554,000
6268588 Steering wheel heater assembly and a method for heating a steering wheel Laura Viviana Hazebrouck, Susan Lynn Foust 2001-07-31 $35,570,000
5951746 Suction device for cleaning purposes Felix Treitz 1999-09-14
5794055 Automotive electrical system and method for coupling power to such systems Mark Stanley Pikula, Richard Kraus, Hyung Kim 1998-08-11 $31,852,000
5510950 Method and circuit for controlling and monitoring a load Peter J. Bills 1996-04-23 $34,579,000
5483221 Seat belt usage indicating system Douglas Mutter, Payal Agarwal 1996-01-09 $12,936,000
5365438 Audible and visual feedback for user stimulated self-test diagnostics Clair E. Mitchell, Karl William Wojcik, David J. Rutkowski, Paul Chester Dara 1994-11-15 $10,061,000
5337013 Method and apparatus for monitoring the operation of electrical loads in an automotive vehicle Karl William Wojcik, Todd A. Snover 1994-08-09 $17,435,000
5238221 Plug-in coupling for hoses Christian Schwaderer 1993-08-24