Peter Hofer
65Patents
18h-index
47Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: May 1, 1973 → Jul 20, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4813955A | Multifocal, especially bifocal, intraocular, artificial ophthalmic lens | Human Necessities | 193 | Expired |
| US5114628A | Method for the manufacture of contact lenses | Physics | 177 | Expired |
| US4214014A | Method for surface treatment of contact lenses | Performing Operations; Transporting | 137 | Expired |
| US5166710A | Contact lens and process for the manufacture thereof | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US4042746A | Composite material and method of forming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US5252056A | Contact lens casting mould | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US5200121A | Method for the manufacture of contact lenses | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US4665794A | Armor and a method of manufacturing it | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US6314199A | Process and apparatus for examining optical components, especially optical components for the eye and device for illuminating clear-transparent | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US4732553A | Seal construction for a mold structure for encapsulating glass with a gasket | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US5439642A | Method of surface-cleaning and/or sterilizing optical components, especially contact lenses | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US4034137A | Composite sheet structure and method for manufacturing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US4073577A | Contact lenses of hydrophilic polymers made by photopolymerization | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4380138A | Abrasive liquid jet cutting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US4925847A | 6-thioxanthines | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5455641A | Soft contact lens having toric rear face and rotationally symmetrical front face | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4710503A | 6-thioxanthine derivatives | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US5864037A | Methods for the synthesis of chemical compounds having PDE-IV inhibitory activity | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US4463148A | Contact lens and compositions | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US4898729A | Treatment of hypertension, compounds and compositions for antihypertension and diuresis | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US4504526A | Apparatus and method for producing a laminar flow of constant velocity fluid along a substrate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5665737A | Substituted benzoxazoles | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US4476311A | Analgesic 4-carboxy-pyrrolidin-2-one compound | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US4820709A | 6-thioxanthine derivatives | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US4922853A | Stripe coating on glass by chemical vapor deposition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.