Jon A. Hocker
24Patents
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24Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 28, 1994 → Nov 9, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6019033A | Apparatus for steam pasteurization of food | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US7251537B1 | Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US7949414B2 | Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Active |
| US5711981A | Method for steam pasteurization of meat | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5435149A | Refrigeration system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US9138781B1 | Apparatus and method for harvesting portions with fluid nozzle arrays | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US5976005A | Apparatus for steam pasteurization of meat | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US5598915A | Belt washer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6516626B2 | Two-stage refrigeration system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US10471619B2 | Blade portioner calibration | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US10654185B2 | Cutting/portioning using combined X-ray and optical scanning | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US6354196B1 | Apparatus for gas treatment of products | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US5520012A | Crust freezer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US11498235B2 | Method for processing food item | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9366579B2 | Thermal process control | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9366580B2 | Thermal measurement and process control | Physics | 1 | Active |
| USRE50028E1 | Blade portioner calibration | General | 0 | Active |
| US10123557B2 | Thermal process control | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11641863B2 | Method for processing products of the food processing industry | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10721947B2 | Apparatus for acquiring and analysing product-specific data for products of the food processing industry as well as a system comprising such an apparatus and a method for processing products of the food processing industry | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10602759B2 | Thermal measurement and process control | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11883974B2 | Pick and throw harvesting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| USRE42510E1 | Apparatus for gas treatment of products | General | 0 | Expired |
| US10310493B2 | System and method for assessment of a workpiece in a continuous flow process | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.