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Rainer Pechtold — 25 Patents

General Motors: 25 patents #485 of 18,328Top 3%
Gerolzhofen, DE: #3 of 324 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #158,593 of 4,157,543Top 4%
25 Patents All Time
Rainer Pechtold has been granted 25 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in May 2018. Rainer Pechtold ranks #158,593 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.8%). Patent records list Rainer Pechtold in Gerolzhofen, DE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2008.peak 62007: 3 patents20072008: 6 patents20082009: 5 patents20092010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents20112013: 3 patents20132014: 2 patents20142015: 2 patents20152017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 25 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9977438 Resettable thermal pressure relief device 2018-05-22 $12,339,000
9823668 Pressure regulator for hydrogen storage system Dimitri A. Podorashi, Hans Weidner, Wolfgang Markard 2017-11-21 $17,275,000
9074703 Pressure regulator for hydrogen storage system Dimitri A. Podorashi, Hans Weidner, Wolfgang Markard 2015-07-07 $5,975,000
8955762 Resettable thermal pressure relief device 2015-02-17 $16,413,000
8875735 Coolant ventilation system Ralph Hobmeyr 2014-11-04 $8,738,000
8785071 Fuel cell operation with a failed open injector Steven R. Falta, Daniel C. Di Fiore, Donald H. Keskula, Matthew A. Lang, Michael Leykauf +2 more 2014-07-22 $9,025,000
8522597 Calibration of a pressure sensor in a hydrogen storage system Michael Leykauf, Ingo Hermann 2013-09-03 $6,168,000
8523144 Valve with elastically deformable component 2013-09-03 $6,168,000
8454058 High pressure fitting for hydrogen applications Jörg Schulze 2013-06-04 $10,352,000
7971798 Resettable thermal pressure relief device 2011-07-05 $9,243,000
7736566 Manufacturing process for hydrogen pressure tank Ingo Hermann, Markus Lindner 2010-06-15
7600541 Overfill protection for liquid hydrogen tank 2009-10-13
7575020 Multi stage pressure regulator 2009-08-18
7553569 Dynamic cathode gas control for a fuel cell system Robert Schaefer, Thorsten Rohwer 2009-06-30
7525072 Heated O-ring Thorsten Rohwer 2009-04-28 $1,432,000
7484540 Liquid hydrogen storage tank with reduced tanking losses 2009-02-03 $2,739,000
7442457 Fuel cell system with compressor and also a method for operating such a fuel cell system 2008-10-28 $2,337,000
7363775 Use of Z-pipes in a liquid hydrogen tank 2008-04-29 $17,184,000
7344788 Starting a fuel cell system using ambient air and a low voltage blower Bruce J. Clingerman, Scott Dewey, Roland Nolte, Hermann Victor, Bernhard Wnendt +2 more 2008-03-18 $5,934,000
7341074 Multi-stage pressure regulator 2008-03-11 $10,100,000
7322562 Shut-off valve providing pressure equalization 2008-01-29 $11,223,000
7320840 Combination of injector-ejector for fuel cell systems James S. Siepierski 2008-01-22 $17,348,000
7219695 Hydrogen valve with pressure equalization 2007-05-22 $6,011,000
7195035 In-tank hydrogen distribution valve 2007-03-27 $18,840,000
7159456 Level indicator for liquid hydrogen tank Andreas Koenekamp, Hartmut Stengelin, Andy Kraemer 2007-01-09 $9,223,000