Inventor · Dubuque, IA, US

David J. Hoffmann

35Patents
15h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 11, 1977 → Nov 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9230419B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Active
US5622016A Gutter and seal assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US6205721A Sealing apparatus for forming a weather seal between a vehicle and a loading dock or the like Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US5394662A Seal assembly for a loading dock shelter Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US9633537B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US9542824B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US5675945A Loading dock shelter with a rotatable seal Fixed Constructions 31 Expired
US6233885A Roller sealing apparatus for forming a weather seal between a vehicle and a loading dock or the like Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US4161088A Pipe-and-ball truss array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4211044A Tube space frame system Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US9547969B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US5473846A Loading dock shelter with a rotatable seal Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US8307588B2 Flexible structures for use with dock seals and shelters Fixed Constructions 19 Active
US9607496B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US7757442B2 Flexible structures for use with dock seals and shelters Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US8839842B2 Insulated washdown flexible walls and curtains Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US5606854A Exhaust filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US9672713B2 Methods and apparatus to detect and warn proximate entities of interest Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US6550191B2 Roller sealing apparatus for forming a weather seal between a vehicle and a loading dock or the like Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5005664A Vehicle locking system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5704500A Dispensing-sealing arrangement for a container Human Necessities 6 Expired
US10544060B2 Composition for metakaolin construction material, related method for manufacturing said composition, and use for producing construction elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8353136B2 Low profile support panel for a dock seal Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7246467B1 Heat shielded dock pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US9003724B2 Weather barrier apparatuses for sealing or sheltering vehicles at loading docks Fixed Constructions 3 Active

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