Inventor · Greensburg, PA, US

Brian D. Hoefler

11Patents
7h-index
12Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1994 → Mar 11, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6186705A Cutting insert with chip control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5820308A Plunge milling cutter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5639189A Plunge milling insert Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6742969B1 Milling cutter insert with chip control and milling cutter using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6000887A Stiff drill Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7390150B2 Cutting tool with adjustable indexable cutting insert Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7004689B2 High-speed milling cutter and insert Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7357603B2 Toolholder and cutting insert used therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8529173B2 Method to align characteristic frequency of material removal tool and rotation speed of spindle of machine tool and material removal tool so aligned Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8974154B2 Cutting insert and shim for milling cutters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7815403B2 Material removal tool stiffened with spacers arranged along a length Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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