Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Eric Hoffman

17Patents
10h-index
20Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1996 → Jan 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.