Inventor · Neuwied, DE

Hans-Rainer Hoffmann

53Patents
19h-index
48Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 12, 1983 → Jul 11, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5456745A Flexible, hydrophilic gel film, the process for its production and the use of it Chemistry; Metallurgy 179 Expired
US5393529A Estrogen-containing active substance plaster Human Necessities 114 Expired
US5240711A Transdermal therapeutic system comprising as active component buprenorphine Human Necessities 112 Expired
US5254348A Transdermal therapeutic system comprising tulobuterol as active substance Human Necessities 104 Expired
US4524095A Laminate including an adhesive-coated substrate and a removable cover layer having means to form grasp parts upon bending Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Expired
US5538736A Active substance-containing plaster for the controlled administration of active substances to the skin Human Necessities 70 Expired
US4769028A Pharmaceutical product, in medical bandage form Human Necessities 59 Expired
US6190689A Hydrophilic pressure sensitive hot-melt adhesives Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US7988643B2 Biopsy needle for the histological examination of body tissue Human Necessities 39 Expired
US5273757A Apparatus for the delivery of substances, processes for the production thereof and use thereof Physics 36 Expired
US5593686A Pharmaceutical compositions Human Necessities 33 Expired
US8256631B2 Closure system for containers Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US5413567A Primary packaging for surface-stabilized surgical dressing Human Necessities 30 Expired
US5462746A Patch for transdermal administration of volatile pharmaceutically active ingredients of chemically basic nature and a process for preparation Human Necessities 30 Expired
US6103253A Sprayable, film-forming active substance release systems for application to plants Human Necessities 26 Expired
US5525389A Self-adhesive laminate for nails Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5089267A Transdermal therapeutical system comprising physostigmine as active component and process for the production thereof Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5391375A Transdermal therapeutical system with physostigmine as active component and process for the production thereof Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5126144A Apparatus delivering nitroglycerin to the skin, process for the production thereof and use thereof Physics 19 Expired
US5364628A Pharmaceutical compositions Human Necessities 18 Expired
US5895660A Deuterated active substances in transdermal application Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5162052A Device for the release of systemic active substances to plants and the use thereof Human Necessities 15 Expired
US6290989A Expandable gastro-retentive therapeutic system with controlled active substance release in the gastro-intestinal tract Human Necessities 9 Expired
US6548510B1 Pharmaceutical composition containing deoxypeganine for the treatment of nicotine dependence Human Necessities 9 Expired
US5306502A Apparatus for delivering nitroglycerin to the skin, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof Physics 7 Expired

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