Inventor · Campbell, CA, US

Adam Hoffman

27Patents
10h-index
10Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 3, 2000 → Oct 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

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US6609113B1 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 617 Expired
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US8175967B2 Method for processing internet point of sale payment using automated teller machine switch settlement Physics 79 Active
US8175968B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 76 Active
US8452703B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 60 Active
US7962409B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 16 Active
US8190521B2 Method for processing internet point of sale payment using automated teller machine switch settlement Physics 16 Active
US9974338B2 Electronic cigarette with illuminated tip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US10185936B2 Method and system for processing internet payments Physics 10 Active
US10051893B2 Apparatus and method for communication and negotiation of charge rate between electronic smoking device and charger Human Necessities 10 Active
US8694425B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 8 Active
US8595083B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 6 Active
US11147315B2 Controlling an operation of an electronic cigarette Physics 3 Active
US10143241B2 Electronic cigarette with illuminated tip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8738521B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 3 Active
US8433652B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 3 Active
US8468092B2 Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Physics 2 Active
US10757973B2 Electronic cigarette with mass air flow sensor Human Necessities 1 Active
US11123504B2 Electronic cigarette Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10863776B2 Electronic cigarette with illuminated tip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US8244760B2 Segmentation and profiling of users Physics 0 Active
US11801353B2 Electronic cigarette with illuminated tip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11517051B2 Electronic smoking device with self-heating compensation Human Necessities 0 Active
US12337104B2 Electronic cigarette Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.