Inventor · Simi Valley, CA, US

Heiko Hoffmann

71Patents
10h-index
76Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 27, 1981 → Feb 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9002098B1 Robotic visual perception system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US8818923B1 Neural network device with engineered delays for pattern storage and matching Physics 35 Active
US9009089B1 Secure pattern matching Physics 25 Active
US10001760B1 Adaptive control system capable of recovering from unexpected situations Physics 22 Active
US9336239B1 System and method for deep packet inspection and intrusion detection Electricity 17 Active
US9858640B1 Device and method for merging 3D point clouds from sparsely distributed viewpoints Physics 14 Active
US9880553B1 System and method for robot supervisory control with an augmented reality user interface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10052062B2 System and method for assistive gait intervention and fall prevention Human Necessities 12 Active
US9259840B1 Device and method to localize and control a tool tip with a robot arm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9144905B1 Device and method to identify functional parts of tools for robotic manipulation Physics 11 Active
US5441646A Process of removing sulfate ions from water with a poly(meth)acrylamide exchange resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US9486918B1 System and method for quick scripting of tasks for autonomous robotic manipulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10288410B2 Method and system for identifying wire contact insertion holes of a connector Electricity 8 Active
US9171247B1 System and method for fast template matching in 3D Physics 8 Active
US9776325B1 Method for tele-robotic operations over time-delayed communication links Physics 8 Active
US5723098A Process for the recovery of catalysts in adipic acid production Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6329435A Process for preparing monodisperse, crosslinked bead polymers having thiourea groups and their use for adsorbing metal compounds Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US11151405B1 Method and system for machine vision detection Physics 6 Active
US10514694B1 System and method for classifying agents based on agent movement patterns Physics 5 Active
US10332265B1 Robust recognition on degraded imagery by exploiting known image transformation under motion Physics 4 Active
US9364951B1 System for controlling motion and constraint forces in a robotic system Physics 4 Active
US9613180B1 Robotic control device and method for manipulating a hand-held tool Physics 4 Active
US10420937B2 Method and apparatus to determine optimal brain stimulation to induce desired behavior Human Necessities 3 Active
US9381643B2 Dynamical system-based robot velocity control Physics 3 Active
US11171459B2 Method and system for alignment of wire contact with wire contact insertion holes of a connector Physics 3 Active

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