Top Inventors for class "Valves and valve actuation" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Dietmar Kratzer | DE | Tamm | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186881 - Electromagnetically Actuated Valve | 18 |
2 | Jens Hoppe | DE | Erlangen | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170047153 - ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATING DEVICE | 18 |
3 | Kay Herbert | US | Winthrop, MA | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210387237 - Apparatus, System, and Method for Cleaning, Healing, and Tissue Regeneration | 14 |
4 | Werner Buse | DE | Kaarst | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090912 - PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE | 12 |
5 | Natan E. Parsons | US | Brookline, MA | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140183388 - Electromagnetic apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow | 11 |
6 | David Yakos | US | Bozeman, MT | May 19, 2016 / 20160138721 - LEAK-FREE RISING STEM VALVE WITH BALL SCREW ACTUATOR | 10 |
7 | Xiaoxiong Mo | US | Lexington, MA | Dec 30, 2021 / 20210405245 - HYBRID TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR AND IR SENSOR | 10 |
8 | Fatih Guler | US | Winchester, MA | Sep 04, 2014 / 20140246099 - Automatic faucets | 10 |
9 | William T Dolenti | US | Lynchburg, VA | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150337983 - CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VALVE ACTUATORS, VALVE ACTUATORS AND RELATED METHODS | 9 |
10 | Nobukazu Ikeda | JP | Osaka | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160109886 - FLOW RATE RANGE VARIABLE TYPE FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUS | 9 |
11 | Kevin Burgess | US | Sheridan, WY | May 19, 2016 / 20160138721 - LEAK-FREE RISING STEM VALVE WITH BALL SCREW ACTUATOR | 9 |
12 | Kevin M. Rankin | US | Windsor, CT | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210332852 - BEARING SYSTEM | 9 |
13 | Satoru Hasegawa | JP | Tokyo | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140252259 - BUTTERFLY VALVE | 9 |
14 | Bryan Walthall | US | Bozeman, MT | Jul 11, 2013 / 20130175463 - LEAK-FREE ROTARY VALVE WITH INTERNAL WORM GEAR | 8 |
15 | Yoshihiro Fukano | JP | Moriya-Shi | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150316165 - THERMOELEMENT AND THERMOVALVE INCORPORATING THERMOELEMENT | 8 |
16 | Ross Arthur Schade | US | Ames, IA | May 05, 2016 / 20160123492 - FLOW CONTROL VALVE HAVING A MOTION CONVERSION DEVICE | 8 |
17 | Yves Gamache | CA | Adstock | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354722 - ACTUATOR | 8 |
18 | Chun Lin | US | Mckinney, TX | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152983 - FLUID REGULATOR WITH FIELD CONVERTIBLE SLAM-SHUT DEVICE | 8 |
19 | Rolf Dohrmann | DE | Kaarst | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090912 - PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE | 8 |
20 | John R. Wilson | US | Naperville, IL | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140259343 - Dual Mode Flush Actuator | 8 |
21 | Norbert Alaze | DE | Markgroeningen | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170175735 - Internal Gear Pump | 8 |
22 | Hamid Najmolhoda | US | Grand Rapids, MI | May 19, 2016 / 20160136655 - INTEGRATION OF MAGNET IN SOLENOID VENT PATH | 8 |
23 | Thomas Blecha | AT | Feldkirch | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003363 - VALVE, IN PARTICULAR A VACUUM VALVE | 7 |
24 | Klaus Schudt | DE | Nordheim | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118724 - ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR | 7 |
25 | Kaoru Nomichi | JP | Ono-Shi | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345639 - SLIDING SEAL AND SEAL STRUCTURE | 7 |
26 | Denso Corporation | JP | Kariya-City | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150025802 - NAVIGATION APPARATUS | 7 |
27 | Massimiliano Ambrosi | DE | Marbach | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090914 - Solenoid Valve with Shaped Spring | 7 |
28 | David E. Sisk | US | Bonne Terre, MO | May 05, 2016 / 20160123473 - Butterfly valve having an integral seat | 7 |
29 | Harald Guggenmos | DE | Immenstadt/seifen | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220203948 - PEDAL TRAVEL SIMULATOR, AND HYDRAULIC BLOCK COMPRISING A PEDAL TRAVEL SIMULATOR | 7 |
30 | Yi-Ming Fan | TW | Taoyuan Hsien | Sep 10, 2015 / 20150252904 - TRIPLE ECCENTRIC VALVE WITH SYMMETRIC DRAIN-PROOF RING APPLIED NO NORMAL FORCE TO VALVE SEAT | 7 |
31 | Michael Birkelund | DK | Middelfart | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156497 - SELF-REGULATING VALVE FOR A VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM | 7 |
32 | Masayuki Yokoyama | JP | Tokyo | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220869 - VALVE TIMING ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | 7 |
33 | Roy Ronald Pelfrey | US | Sherman, TX | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210183348 - PLATES AND PLATE ASSEMBLIES FOR NOISE ATTENUATORS AND OTHER DEVICES AND METHODS MAKING THE SAME | 7 |
34 | Andreas Karl | DE | Benningen/neckar | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140110614 - MAGNETIC VALVE | 7 |
35 | Loc Gia Hoang | US | Houston, TX | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160076659 - SPLIT GATE VALVE | 7 |
36 | Grégory Hodebourg | FR | Sartrouville | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160161020 - VALVE, IN PARTICULAR AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE, EQUIPPED WITH A METERING GATE AND A DIVERTER GATE | 7 |
37 | Franz-Josef Schnelker | DE | Neuss | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150090912 - PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE | 7 |
38 | Rolf Lappan | DE | Koeln | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377376 - VALVE DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT AND OIL PUMP CONTROL APPARATUS | 7 |
39 | Byron A. Fleury | US | Lynchburg, VA | Jan 29, 2015 / 20150028236 - VALVE ACTUATOR HAVING MAGNETIC ANGLE SENSORS | 6 |
40 | Felix Ams | DE | Kaempfelbach | Dec 23, 2021 / 20210396321 - DEVICE FOR REGULATING THE FLOW OF A FLUID | 6 |
41 | Katsunori Takai | JP | Tokyo | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140252259 - BUTTERFLY VALVE | 6 |
42 | Paolo Da Pont | IT | Torino | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190317544 - HAPTIC KNOB, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, FOR EXAMPLE A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE | 6 |
43 | Raphael Alvarez | CH | Geneve | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120161050 - VALVE WITH A REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE | 6 |
44 | Ming Lv | CN | Zhejiang Province | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160003369 - ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | 6 |
45 | Yutaka Suzuki | JP | Kobe-Shi | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277418 - PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE | 6 |
46 | Christoph Sadowski | DE | Bochum | Nov 06, 2014 / 20140326911 - VALVE DEVICE FOR A HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT, AND OIL-PUMP REGULATING ARRANGEMENT | 6 |
47 | Terry Glenn Young | US | Longview, TX | Apr 10, 2014 / 20140097365 - ROTATABLE ACTUATOR SHAFT | 6 |
48 | Kouji Nishino | JP | Osaka | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160109886 - FLOW RATE RANGE VARIABLE TYPE FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUS | 6 |
49 | Michio Yamaji | JP | Osaka-Shi | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299432 - CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE | 6 |
50 | Markus Bill | DE | Heusweiler | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116075 - VALVE | 6 |
51 | Nicolas Deperraz | FR | Bons En Chablais | May 01, 2014 / 20140117262 - SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATED PILOT CONTROLLED LATCHING VALVE | 6 |
52 | Joel Labenz | US | Chandler, AZ | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120056115 - FLUID ACTUATED VALVE WITH HALL POSITION SENSOR | 6 |
53 | Helmut Mang | DE | Memmingen | Jan 15, 2015 / 20150013802 - PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE WITH CONTROL ELEMENT | 6 |
54 | Makoto Ninomiya | JP | Kobe-Shi | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220099210 - GAS SOLENOID VALVE | 6 |
55 | Michio Yamaji | JP | Osaka | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290764 - VALVE DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VALVE DEVICE | 6 |
56 | Brandon Wayne Bell | US | Marshalltown, IA | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200116264 - Serviceable and Adjustable Full Bore Ball Valve Trim Arrangement | 6 |
57 | Scott Ferrar | US | Hoffman Estates, IL | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150323096 - Vehicle Mountable Arm for Valve Operating Machine | 6 |
58 | Pierre Sirdey | CH | Geneve | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170023144 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A VALVE FIXATION | 6 |
59 | Francis P. Marocchini | US | Somers, CT | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200088313 - FLUID VALVES | 6 |
60 | Klaus Heyer | DE | Freiberg | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186881 - Electromagnetically Actuated Valve | 6 |
61 | Robert J. Telep | US | Livonia, MI | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150247465 - ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR VALVE ASSEMBLY | 6 |
62 | Nicolas Houis | DE | Bietigheim-Bissingen | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210386051 - METHOD FOR APPLYING A SPRAY TO A FIELD | 6 |
63 | Phuong Taylor Nguyen | US | Richmond, TX | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220281072 - DRY WET BLAST MEDIA BLASTING SYSTEM | 5 |
64 | Huasong Zhou | CN | Xiamen | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170173603 - REMOTE SWITCH COMBINATION SHOWER HEAD | 5 |
65 | Jorge Maercovich | US | Woodland Hills, CA | Oct 16, 2014 / 20140306135 - Automate fluid flow control system | 5 |
66 | Juergen Graner | DE | Sersheim | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150332833 - VALVE HAVING A MAGNETIC ACTUATOR | 5 |
67 | Dietmar Schmieder | DE | Markgroeningen | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290642 - FUEL INJECTOR | 5 |
68 | Michael E. Jones | US | Lake Orion, MI | Feb 12, 2015 / 20150041693 - ONE-WAY PRESSURE ACTIVATED PISTON SEAL | 5 |
69 | Stephan Steingass | DE | Bornheim | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180372077 - Device for Choking a Fluid Flow and Corresponding Piston Pump for Delivering Fluids | 5 |
70 | Ryousuke Dohi | JP | Osaka | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160109886 - FLOW RATE RANGE VARIABLE TYPE FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUS | 5 |
71 | Thomas A. Hartman | US | St. Louis, MO | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377366 - Ball Valve and Method of Operating the Same | 5 |
72 | Yuichiro Miura | JP | Obu-City | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160090945 - TWO-STAGE CHANGEOVER VALVE | 5 |
73 | Friedrich Mueller | DE | Immenstadt | Aug 01, 2013 / 20130193362 - Valve Module, in particular Solenoid Valve for a Brake System of a Motor Vehicle, Method for the Production of said Type of Valve Module | 5 |
74 | Harald Speer | DE | Freiberg | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160377190 - ARMATURE ASSEMBLY AND VALVE CARTRIDGE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN ARMATURE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
75 | Thomas Maier | DE | Lauffen | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369373 - Bending Frame for Extending Travel of an Actuator for a Mechanically Actuated Component | 5 |
76 | Louis E. Matalon | US | Lancaster, PA | Dec 30, 2021 / 20210404563 - DIAPHRAGM VALVE WITH PLASTIC DIAPHRAGM | 5 |
77 | Peter Bruck | DE | Althornbach | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210317846 - SYSTEM FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING AT LEAST ONE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR | 5 |
78 | Elmar Vier | DE | Freiberg A.n. | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059820 - VALVE FOR A COLD GAS GENERATOR AND AIRBAG SYSTEM | 5 |
79 | Brian T. Hartman | US | Mesa, AZ | Dec 31, 2015 / 20150377366 - Ball Valve and Method of Operating the Same | 5 |
80 | Gerhard Stokmaier | DE | Markgroeningen | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120267554 - Magnetic Valve and Driver Assistance Device Comprising said type of Magnetic Valve | 5 |
81 | Masaki Nanahara | JP | Toyota-Shi | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220073080 - AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING CART | 5 |
82 | Martin Kirschner | DE | Blaichach | Nov 06, 2014 / 20140326090 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THREADED PART AS COMPOSITE COMPONENT, ROLLER SCREW DRIVE, LINEAR ACTUATOR, AND ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER HAVING SUCH A COMPOSITE COMPONENT | 5 |
83 | Norio Uemura | JP | Tokyo | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120037822 - CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE | 5 |
84 | Hsin-Ming Huang | TW | Taichung | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160191270 - METHOD OF PROVIDING OPERATING OPTIONS OF AN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE | 5 |
85 | Paul Russell Dalluge | US | Marshalltown, IA | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150369371 - FLEXIBLE SEALS FOR PROCESS CONTROL VALVES | 5 |
86 | Chin-Ying Huang | TW | Taichung | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160191270 - METHOD OF PROVIDING OPERATING OPTIONS OF AN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE | 5 |
87 | John M. Dehais | US | Windsor, CT | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200408104 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DUAL STARTER AIR VALVE | 5 |
88 | Yoshinari Kasagi | JP | Tokyo | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299126 - SOLENOID VALVE | 5 |
89 | Parthiban Arunasalam | US | Austin, TX | May 19, 2016 / 20160138733 - MICROVALVE HAVING IMPROVED ACTUATOR | 5 |
90 | Kei Sato | JP | Kasugai-Shi | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160096434 - BRAKE APPARATUS | 5 |
91 | Laurent Albert | FR | Vallangoujard | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110193005 - VALVE WITH OPERATING MEANS BETWEEN TWO OUTLET PASSAGES | 5 |
92 | Blair A. Smith | US | South Windsor, CT | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009654 - COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | 5 |
93 | Rick C. Hunter | US | Friendswood, TX | Aug 13, 2015 / 20150226338 - Valve Vented Redundant Stem Seal System | 5 |
94 | Charles E. Gibbs | US | Stafford, TX | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160024870 - ASYMMETRICAL BUTTON FOR RAM-TYPE BLOWOUT PREVENTERS | 5 |
95 | Joerg Fricke-Schmidt | US | Charleston, SC | Jun 13, 2013 / 20130146796 - Solenoid Valve | 5 |
96 | Edgar Kurz | DE | Heilbronn-Horkheim | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210331654 - Bistable Solenoid Valve for a Hydraulic Brake System, and Method for Actuating a Valve of this Type | 5 |
97 | Johann Weiss | DE | Wangen | Nov 21, 2013 / 20130306894 - VALVE | 5 |
98 | Heiko Kresse | DE | Obernkirchen | Jan 20, 2011 / 20110015792 - METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PNEUMATIC DRIVES | 5 |
99 | Stefan Konias | DE | Erlangen | May 05, 2016 / 20160125990 - ACTUATOR WITH TRANSMISSION ELEMENT | 5 |
100 | Christof Ott | DE | Asperg | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210364099 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PART MOVABLE WITH THE AID OF A COIL AND SOLENOID VALVE | 5 |