Eric Hoffman
17Patents
10h-index
20Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 31, 1996 → Jan 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5920705A | Method and apparatus for dynamically shifting between routing and switching packets in a transmission network | Electricity | 342 | Expired |
| US5892924A | Method and apparatus for dynamically shifting between routing and switching packets in a transmission network | Electricity | 276 | Expired |
| US6034803A | Method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US6922234B2 | Method and apparatus for generating structural data from laser reflectance images | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US6446030B1 | Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US7180072B2 | Method and apparatus for creating a registration network of a scene | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US6373612B1 | Method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7127378B2 | Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US7701334B1 | Wireless tracking system and method for sterilizable object | Physics | 21 | Active |
| USD833109S1 | Travel blanket | General | 20 | Active |
| USD901837S1 | Article of clothing | General | 9 | Active |
| US7365891B2 | Method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US11026398B1 | Pet food and water bowl apparatus | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US6906837B2 | Method and apparatus for directing energy based range detection sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US6391161B1 | Method for reducing the chlorine content of low molecular weight isocyanates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US11910971B2 | Surface cleaner | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US8033462B2 | Wireless tracking system and method for sterilizable object | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.