Inventor · Bristol, TN, US

Peter Hoekstra

25Patents
11h-index
46Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 19, 1993 → Jul 6, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5542146A Electronic vacuum cleaner control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 263 Expired
US5507067A Electronic vacuum cleaner control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 205 Expired
US5515572A Electronic vacuum cleaner control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 198 Expired
US5725623A Filter and accessory mount for upright vacuum cleaner exhaust port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
USD353917S Combined vacuum cleaner handle and wand General 52 Expired
US5551731A Handle system for vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 41 Expired
US5685894A Filter and accessory mount for upright vacuum cleaner exhaust port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5690713A Filter and accessory mount for upright vacuum cleaner exhaust port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5387117A Universal central vacuum cleaner hose end fitting Electricity 25 Expired
US5389004A Handle and wand system for vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 21 Expired
US5479676A Vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 15 Expired
US5472346A Swivel joint for vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 9 Expired
USD357562S Vacuum cleaner accessory caddy General 7 Expired
USD353236S Power nozzle for a vacuum cleaner General 7 Expired
USD360717S Vacuum cleaner General 4 Expired
US5640740A Vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 4 Expired
US9599987B2 Autonomous mobile robot and method for operating the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US5638573A Vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 2 Expired
US8248583B2 Lithographic apparatus and calibration method Physics 1 Active
US10062178B2 Locating a portable device based on coded light Electricity 0 Active
US11712701B2 Wood grinding machine with vibration detection system and related methods Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11143509B2 Positioning based on illumination sources Electricity 0 Active
US9606458B2 Method for calibration of an encoder scale and a lithographic apparatus Physics 0 Active
US10461857B2 Clock recovery for a coded light receiver Electricity 0 Active
US10491297B2 Detecting signals embedded in visible light Electricity 0 Active

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