Bochum, Germany

Walter Knoor

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Fried. Krupp Huttenwerke Ag. Active years: 1980.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Walter Knoor. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/walter-knoor

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

Calculating rank

% 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: Walter Knoor and Abrasion-Resistant Rail Technology.

Introduction

Walter Knoor is an inventor associated with Bochum, Germany, and Fried. Krupp Hüttenwerke AG. His recorded patent concerns steel alloys designed to improve the abrasion resistance of rails and rail wheels.

Latest Patents

Knoor is credited with 1 patent: “Abrasion Resistant Rails and/or Rail Wheels, and Process for Producing.” The invention describes rails or rail wheels made from steel alloy containing 0.02 to 0.35 percent by weight of lead or bismuth. Its production process involves alloying that amount of lead or bismuth with rail or rail-wheel steel.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on modifying steel composition to address wear in railway components. The supplied information associates Knoor’s work with Fried. Krupp Hüttenwerke AG.

Collaborations

Knoor’s listed coworkers include Reinhard Schweitzer and Wilhelm Heller.

Conclusion

Walter Knoor’s recorded invention focuses on improving rail and rail-wheel durability through lead- or bismuth-alloyed steel and a corresponding production process.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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