Inventor · Mettlach, DE

Joerg Hoffmann

15Patents
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16Co-inventors
53Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 2003 → Apr 28, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7345392B2 Spindle motor having a hydrodynamic bearing system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7290933B2 Hydrodynamic bearing, spindle motor and hard disk drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6940193B2 Spindle motor with an electro-conductive connection between the bearing system and the baseplate or flange Electricity 5 Expired
US7059773B2 Hydrodynamic bearing, spindle motor and hard disk drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US9625000B2 Spring-damper system for use in bearings or as a damper Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US7001073B2 Hydrodynamic bearing for a spindle motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US10118376B2 Process for producing a three-dimensional structure Physics 2 Active
US6921209B2 Conical hydrodynamic pivot bearing Electricity 2 Expired
US7119464B2 Spindle motor Electricity 2 Expired
US7309937B2 Spindle motor of a small-scale design Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8887124B2 Validation of process models Physics 1 Active
US8699181B2 Spindle motor for driving a hard disk drive Physics 0 Active
US7008110B2 Hydrodynamic pivot bearing Electricity 0 Expired
US9798248B2 Method for producing a structure Electricity 0 Active
US7125169B2 Hydrodynamic pivot bearing Electricity 0 Expired

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