Inventor · Savage, MN, US

Paul E. Hopkins

16Patents
12h-index
17Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 1998 → Jan 22, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6004124A Thin-wall tube liquifier Performing Operations; Transporting 257 Expired
US6685866B2 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional modeling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 161 Expired
US6923634B2 Filament loading system in an extrusion apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 154 Expired
US6869559B2 Material and method for three-dimensional modeling Performing Operations; Transporting 96 Expired
US7172715B2 Filament spool auto-change in a modeling machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6776602B2 Filament cassette and loading system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US8246888B2 Support material for digital manufacturing systems Chemistry; Metallurgy 72 Active
US7169337B2 Method for loading filament in an extrusion apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US7374712B2 Method for building three-dimensional models from thermoplastic modeling materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US8349239B2 Seam concealment for three-dimensional models Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8974715B2 Seam concealment for three-dimensional models Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US10639842B2 Three-dimensional printing control Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US9724866B2 Seam concealment for three-dimensional models Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US11254047B2 Three-dimensional printing control Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10675803B2 Seam concealment for three-dimensional models Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10384439B2 Continuous liquid interface production system with viscosity pump Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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