Inventor · Sebastopol, CA, US

Ned Hoffman

56Patents
37h-index
5Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1988 → Apr 4, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5613012A Tokenless identification system for authorization of electronic transactions and electronic transmissions Electricity 1,182 Expired
US5764789A Tokenless biometric ATM access system Electricity 815 Expired
US5870723A Tokenless biometric transaction authorization method and system Electricity 663 Expired
US5805719A Tokenless identification of individuals Electricity 592 Expired
US5838812A Tokenless biometric transaction authorization system Electricity 557 Expired
US5615277A Tokenless security system for authorizing access to a secured computer system Electricity 507 Expired
US8768838B1 Financial transactions using a rule-module nexus and a user account registry Physics 389 Active
US6154879A Tokenless biometric ATM access system Electricity 388 Expired
US6980670B1 Biometric tokenless electronic rewards system and method Physics 384 Expired
US6662166B2 Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions Electricity 332 Expired
US6269348A Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions Electricity 321 Expired
US7152045B2 Tokenless identification system for authorization of electronic transactions and electronic transmissions Electricity 314 Expired
US5737439A Anti-fraud biometric scanner that accurately detects blood flow Electricity 313 Expired
US6012039A Tokenless biometric electronic rewards system Electricity 306 Expired
US6366682B1 Tokenless electronic transaction system Electricity 296 Expired
US5802199A Use sensitive identification system Electricity 278 Expired
US6230148A Tokenless biometric electric check transaction Electricity 267 Expired
US8639629B1 System and method for accessing an online user account registry via a thin-client unique user code Physics 249 Active
US6192142A Tokenless biometric electronic stored value transactions Electricity 198 Expired
US6581042B2 Tokenless biometric electronic check transactions Electricity 196 Expired
US7606401B2 System and method for processing tokenless biometric electronic transmissions using an electronic rule module clearinghouse Electricity 162 Active
US6879966B1 Tokenless biometric electronic financial transactions via a third party identicator Electricity 160 Expired
US6397198B1 Tokenless biometric electronic transactions using an audio signature to identify the transaction processor Electricity 159 Expired
US6950810B2 Tokenless biometric electronic financial transactions via a third party identicator Electricity 151 Expired
US6594376B2 Tokenless electronic transaction system Electricity 135 Expired

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