Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Don Hoffman

20Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1997 → Dec 21, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6094435A System and method for a quality of service in a multi-layer network element Electricity 194 Expired
US6940814B1 System and method for a quality of service in a multi-layer network element Electricity 68 Expired
US6249294A 3D graphics in a single logical sreen display using multiple computer systems Physics 60 Expired
US6882346B1 System and method for efficiently rendering graphical data Physics 31 Expired
US6417849B2 Single logical screen in X windows with direct hardware access to the frame buffer for 3D rendering Physics 25 Expired
US6621500B1 Systems and methods for rendering graphical data Physics 11 Expired
US8793313B2 Systems, methods and media for distributing peer-to-peer communications Electricity 10 Active
US6791553B1 System and method for efficiently rendering a jitter enhanced graphical image Physics 7 Expired
US6901618B2 Low profile mattress Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6864894B1 Single logical screen system and method for rendering graphical data Physics 6 Expired
US7342588B2 Single logical screen system and method for rendering graphical data Physics 5 Expired
US8572180B2 Systems, methods and media for distributing peer-to-peer communications Electricity 5 Active
US6727899B2 System and method for occlusion culling graphical data Physics 4 Expired
US7330187B2 Hybrid processing of OpenGL display list commands Physics 3 Expired
US10887262B1 Visibility filtering Electricity 2 Active
US7030891B2 Systems and methods for rendering graphical data Physics 2 Expired
US6727904B2 System and method for rendering graphical data Physics 2 Expired
US7102653B2 Systems and methods for rendering graphical data Physics 1 Expired
US11362975B1 Visibility filtering Electricity 0 Active
US7697006B2 Enhanced performance display lists Physics 0 Active

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