Wolfsburg, Germany

Rolf Engelking

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Volkswagen Ag. Active years: 1980.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Rolf Engelking. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/rolf-engelking

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

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% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 3(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1980

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Rolf Engelking and an Innovation in Engine Air Intake

Introduction

Rolf Engelking is an inventor associated with Wolfsburg, Germany, and Volkswagen AG. His patent work includes an air intake pipe designed to reduce intake noise in an internal combustion engine.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with Engelking: Air Intake Pipe for an Internal Combustion Engine. The invention features two air-flow channels of different lengths, connected by a duct that extends along their length. Designed to provide sound attenuation and acoustic-wave interference between the channels, the pipe functions as an intake-noise silencer. Engelking is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Engelking’s documented patent highlights an engineering approach to managing engine intake noise through the design of the air path. The available information associates his work with Volkswagen AG.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Volkmar Keck and Otto Weber as Engelking’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated directly on the invention.

Conclusion

Rolf Engelking’s documented invention applies sound attenuation and acoustic interference to an engine air intake, reflecting a practical contribution to automotive engineering.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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