Inventor · Chicago, IL, US

Eric Hoersten

13Patents
7h-index
10Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 2006 → Feb 5, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7499768B2 System and method for offline vending of a media product Physics 48 Expired
US7747346B2 System and method for regulating vendible media products Physics 43 Active
US7853354B2 System and method for communicating vending information Physics 32 Active
US8060247B2 System and method for communicating secondary vending options Physics 24 Active
US8417380B2 System and method for communicating vending information Physics 22 Active
US8155784B2 System and method for regulating vendible media products Physics 9 Active
US8996162B2 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article Physics 7 Active
US9886809B2 Article dispensing machine and method for auditing inventory while article dispensing machine remains operational Physics 4 Active
US9104990B2 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article Physics 3 Active
US9489691B2 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article Physics 1 Active
US10810822B2 Article dispensing machine and method for auditing inventory while article dispensing machine remains operable Physics 1 Active
US9542661B2 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article Physics 1 Active
US9830583B2 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article Physics 0 Active

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