Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Michael Hoffman

14Patents
5h-index
17Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 29, 1977 → Feb 11, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4103909A Seal for a drive journal of a ball valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 39 Expired
US6328003A Internal combustion engine with a separately operable additional valve in the cylinder head and method of operating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5947062A Restraint system for an animal and method of operating same Human Necessities 23 Expired
US6691509B2 Process for regenerating the catalytic activity of a catalyst that is located in the exhaust gas line of a diesel engine and that has at least one oxidizing function Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6727680B2 Extended range power supply system Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US8409296B2 Brow lift implant and method Human Necessities 4 Active
US7104515B2 Flexure elastomer antenna isolation system Electricity 4 Expired
US8919273B1 Wall-mounted valve Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7776288B2 Charging device for a tubular reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10539336B2 Server-based thermostat control Physics 3 Active
US7248228B2 Flexure elastomer antenna isolation system Electricity 2 Active
US11262094B2 Method and device for direct communication with thermostat that is not in communication with LAN Physics 1 Active
US11788756B2 Method and device for direct communication with thermostat that is not in communication with LAN Physics 0 Active
US12092350B2 System, method and apparatus for using security sensors in connection with a thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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