Amberg, Germany

Richard Gmeiner

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft. Active years: 1996.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Richard Gmeiner. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/richard-gmeiner

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 43(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1996

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Richard Gmeiner: Inventor of an Expandable Programmable Controller

Introduction

Richard Gmeiner is an inventor associated with Amberg, Germany. His work includes an invention for an expandable automation system, and he is associated with Siemens Aktiengesellschaft.

Latest Patents

Gmeiner is credited with 1 patent, titled “Expandable Programmable Controller.” The invention describes an automation system combining a standalone programmable controller with a modular programmable controller. The standalone controller has an interface, such as a multipole plug connector, for connecting expansion units. The modular controller consists of a central processing unit and expansion modules, which can also serve as expansion units for the standalone controller.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on making programmable control systems expandable by allowing modules from a modular controller to extend a standalone controller. Gmeiner’s company affiliation is Siemens Aktiengesellschaft.

Collaborations

Gmeiner’s listed coworker is Peter Donhauser. The available information identifies their association but does not specify further details about their collaboration.

Conclusion

Richard Gmeiner’s patent describes a flexible approach to expanding programmable controllers by enabling modular components to support standalone systems.

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