Franz Arnd Sommerhoff

This inventor holds 60 USPTO granted patents and 2 published patent applications and 6 EPO patents, primarily in Internal Combustion Engines (CPC class F02B). Top assignees: Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC, Ford-Werke Gmbh, Pierburg Gmbh. Active years: 2015-2022.

USPTO Granted Patents = 60 (Patent Applications = 2)

% Patents Active = 76.7

EPO Patents = 6 (Patent Applications = 6)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 6.3

ph-index = 5

Forward Citations = 125(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 119(Dec 10, 2025)

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Company Filing History:

55 out of 26,656

Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Mahle International Gmbh

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Years Active: 2015-2022

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Areas of Expertise:

Turbocharged Engine

Exhaust Gas Recirculation

Condensate Formation

Control Device

Charge Air Cooler

Two-Stage Turbocharger

Supercharged Engine

Radial Turbocharger

Internal Combustion Engine

Engine System

EGR Valve

Vehicle Heating

60 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 11333109 - Methods and systems for a turbocharged engine (2022-05-17),

2. 11220941 - Methods and systems for an aftertreatment system (2022-01-11),

3. 11208971 - Methods and systems for mitigating condensate formation (2021-12-28),

4. 11111834 - Methods and systems for a mixing chamber (2021-09-07),

5. 11060435 - Methods and systems for an exhaust system (2021-07-13),

6. 11047348 - Methods and systems for exhaust-gas recirculation (2021-06-29),

7. 10934945 - Internal combustion engine with compressor, exhaust-gas recirculation arrangement and pivotable flap (2021-03-02),

8. 10871111 - Control device for an internal combustion engine (2020-12-22),

9. 10851740 - Methods and systems for a condensate trap in a compressor inlet (2020-12-01),

10. 10851739 - Control device for an internal combustion engine (2020-12-01),

11. 10815873 - Methods and systems for a two-stage turbocharger (2020-10-27),

12. 10794336 - Methods and systems for an exhaust gas recirculation cooler (2020-10-06),

13. 10767570 - Regulating device for an internal combustion engine (2020-09-08),

14. 10711686 - Methods and system for starting an engine (2020-07-14),

15. 10704458 - Methods and systems for a turbocharger (2020-07-07),

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