Inventor · Holland, MI, US

Eric J. Hoekstra

50Patents
15h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 27, 1994 → Jun 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6513252B1 Vehicle compass compensation Physics 436 Expired
US6595649B2 Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 236 Expired
US6210008A Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 232 Expired
US6485081B1 Safety system for a closed compartment of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US6922902B2 Vehicle compass compensation Physics 127 Expired
US6056410A Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 108 Expired
US6480103B1 Compartment sensing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US7097226B2 Safety system for a compartment of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US6783167B2 Safety system for a closed compartment of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US6406152B1 Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Expired
US6621411B2 Compartment sensing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US7331115B2 Vehicle compass compensation Physics 24 Expired
US6005538A Vacuum fluorescent display driver Physics 24 Expired
US6445178B1 Vehicular magnetic displacement sensor for determining an offset in the output of the sensor Physics 23 Expired
US6474820B1 Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6299315A Digital electrochromic mirror system Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5701116A Buffered trailer light converter Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US8129909B1 Protected trailer lighting converter Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US10423415B2 Hierarchical general register file (GRF) for execution block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8258703B1 Adapter for trailer lighting control from modulated input signals Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US11010953B2 Dedicated fixed point blending for energy efficiency Electricity 3 Active
US10621689B1 Multi-phase architecture for multiple rate pixel shading Physics 2 Active
US7291939B2 Two wire touch sensor interface Electricity 2 Expired
US10579121B2 Processor power management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11507375B2 Hierarchical general register file (GRF) for execution block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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