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Wuppertal, Germany

Gerd Winkler

This inventor holds 15 USPTO granted patents and 1 EPO patent. Top assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation, Continental Automotive Gmbh. Active years: 2003-2011.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Gerd Winkler. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/gerd-winkler

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

USPTO Granted Patents = 15

% Patents Active = 13.3


Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.9

ph-index = 6

Forward Citations = 77(Granted Patents)


Location History:

  • Auburn Hills, MI (US) (2003)
  • Regensburg, DE (2003 - 2011)

Company Filing History:

goldMedal9 out of 30,867 
 
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
 patents
silverMedal3 out of 583 
 
Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation
 patents
bronzeMedal1 out of 2,391 
 
Continental Automotive Gmbh
 patents
4. 1 out of 222 
 
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
 patents
5. 1 out of 44 
 
Siemens Vdo Automotive Ag
 patents

Years Active: 2003-2011

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15 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 8016319 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2011-09-13),
2. 7916037 - Method and device for recognition of the seat occupancy of a seat (2011-03-29),
3. 7817056 - Device and method for differentiating between a person and an object on a motor vehicle seat using multiple sensors (2010-10-19),
4. 7516809 - System and method for occupant detection and classification in motor vehicles (2009-04-14),
5. 7464960 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2008-12-16),
6. 7444244 - Method and device for determining a variable characteristic of a mass that rests on the seating area of a seat (2008-10-28),
7. 7324900 - Vehicle passenger restraint system with distributed sensors (2008-01-29),
8. 7203584 - Multiple-satellite sensors algorithm wake up and reset strategy for an inflatable restraint system (2007-04-10),
9. 6961645 - Multiple-satellite sensor algorithm wake up and reset strategy for an inflatable restraint system (2005-11-01),
10. 6876912 - Hardware independent mapping of multiple sensor configurations for classification of persons (2005-04-05),
11. 6845339 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2005-01-18),
12. 6823959 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2004-11-30),
13. 6685222 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2004-02-03),
14. 6578870 - Vehicle occupant weight classification system (2003-06-17),
15. 6522155 - Sensor configuration (2003-02-18),
Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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