Rainer Hoffmann
26Patents
7h-index
42Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 5, 1981 → Nov 1, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6871884B2 | Bar lock for a locking system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4734111A | Process and apparatus for cleaning styrene-polluted spent air | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US5496066A | Safety device for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle body | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4505808A | Method of extracting hydrocarbons from oil-containing rock or sand through hydrogenating low temperature carbonization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US8842297B2 | Method for measurement of the thickness of any deposit of material on inner wall of a pipeline | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US4424886A | Floating caliper spot-type disc brake, particularly for automotive vehicles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US8966979B2 | Method and device for measuring the thickness of any deposit of material on an inner wall of a structure | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US5498418A | Nitroglycerine plaster and process for its production | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| USD384874S | Pivot lever lock | General | 6 | Expired |
| US6701758B2 | Locking apparatus for doors of housings or cabinets having a narrow frame profile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4505809A | Process and apparatus for extracting hydrocarbons from oil shale | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US7350382B2 | Turnbuckle lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6354638B1 | Bar-shaped closure with operating travel moving away from the door leaf | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US6439015B1 | Casement closure device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US4709548A | Arrangement of a soot filter in the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas turbocharger | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7360279B2 | Adjustable hinge | Fixed Constructions | 3 | Expired |
| US8747121B1 | Television tuner module having a shielded housing mounted on an outer circuit board and having an inner circuit board with a tuner chip | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US9702745B2 | Characterizing multiphase fluid flow | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8120146B2 | Protected semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US4502919A | Plant for extracting crude oil from oil shale | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
| US9011608B2 | Method and device for measuring deposit thickness | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US10484138B2 | Method for transmitting data packets on a data transmission path between two communication subscribers, automation system and computer program | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9874480B2 | Characterizing contents of conduits, in particular multiphase flow conduits | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US7233244B2 | Alarm and control system for a switch cabinet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US10113120B2 | Processing fluid from a well | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.