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Michael Hofmann
Also filed as: HOFMANN MICHAEL · HOFMANN MICHAEL-JUERGEN
34 granted patents·12 pending applications·112 citations·filing 1990–2025
95Inventor score
Files withAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH5AIRBUS SAS4ARDENNE ANLAGENTECH GMBH4HOFMANN MICHAEL4TOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT BV4
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46 records- 0183US11761790B2Method and system for image-based positioning and mapping for a road network utilizing object detectionTOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT BV·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 19, 2023·7 cites·20 claims
- 0282US12420633B2Pedal unit for a vehicleBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·2 cites·13 claims
- 0382US8089622B2Device and method for evaluating defects in the edge area of a wafer and use of the device in inspection system for wafersBIRKNER ANDREAS·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 3, 2012·13 cites·20 claims
- 0480US8432123B2Method and electric circuit for operating an electric motor, especially a servomotor, for a component of an internal combustion engineHOFMANN MICHAEL-JUERGEN·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 30, 2013·6 cites·13 claims
- 0578US12411023B2Method and system for video-based positioning and mapping utilizing a pixel wise segmentation on an image of a detected objectTOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT BV·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 0678US6429420B1Reversing aidDAIMLER CHRYSLER AG·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·30 cites·10 claims
- 0776US9892880B2Insert for fuse housingLITTELFUSE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·16 claims
- 0875US9607799B2Porous inlay for fuse housingLITTELFUSE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 0973US7490714B2Transport device, in particular for use in a vacuum chamberARDENNE ANLAGENTECH GMBH·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 17, 2009·9 cites·12 claims
- 1072US11835358B2Method and system for video-based positioning and mappingTOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT BV·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 1171US8192132B2Transfer chamber for a vacuum processing apparatus, and a vacuum processing apparatusKRAUSE JOCHEN·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·2 cites·11 claims
- 1271US8087799B2Illumination means and inspection means having an illumination meansHAHN KURT·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 3, 2012·6 cites·21 claims
- 1368US2024120507A1Process for producing a lightweight bipolar plate for an electrochemical deviceAIRBUS SAS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1466US11935243B2Generative adversarial networks for image segmentationTOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT BV·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 19, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 1566US7463341B2Method and apparatus for detecting wind velocities by means of a doppler-lidar systemEADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 9, 2008·24 cites·20 claims
- 1664US12451753B2Electric machine with directly cooled windingsAIRBUS SAS·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 1759US12498290B2Method for determining and/or analyzing a leak in a line for liquid media, in particular a water lineMEGGER GERMANY GMBH·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1857US9108798B2Transport roller and transport device for a horizontal continuous substrate treatment apparatusARDENNE GMBH VON·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·1 cites·15 claims
- 1956US2010239762A1Process and apparatus for the introduction and removal of a substrate into and from a vacuum coating unitARDENNE ANLAGENTECH GMBH·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2055US2025331793A1Method for checking a rotary bearing of a gantry of a computed tomography systemSiemens Healthineers Ag·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2155US2024216599A1Extracorporeal circuit supportHOFMANN MICHAEL·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2253US8835786B2Actuating device for a power switchHOFMANN MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 16, 2014·1 cites·14 claims
- 2352US11211650B2Battery with temperature control device and method for regulating the temperature of a batteryAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
- 2452US10211002B2Locking apparatus for a circuit breakerSIEMENS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 2552US9057131B2Separating device for process chambers of vacuum coating installations and vacuum coating installationHOFMANN MICHAEL·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 16, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 2652US2022416275A1Electrical energy supply system for mobile platforms and vehicle having an electrical energy supply systemAIRBUS SAS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2750US12181075B2Valve assembly, vacuum assembly and methodARDENNE ASSET GMBH & CO KG VON·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2850US12095347B2Cooling device for use in alternating magnetic fields, coil arrangement, electric machine, and aircraftAIRBUS SAS·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 2950US8952651B2Electrically drivable motor vehicle with two anti-parallel power branchesHERGES PETER·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 10, 2015·2 cites·9 claims
- 3049US10116011B2Switching device for an electrochemical energy store and energy storage systemAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 30, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3148US2025141609A1Method for recognizing errors in a communication systemBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3247US2025147538A1Setting Device for Sensing a Driving Request for a Motor Vehicle, Motor Vehicle, and Method for OperationBOSCH GMBH ROBERT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3346US9482566B2Method and device for localization of data loggers on supply lines with a readout deviceSEBA DYNATRONIC MESS -UND ORTUNGSTECHNIK GMBH·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 1, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3446US2007205385A1Slide valve for a coating system, and a coating systemARDENNE ANLAGENTECH GMBH·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3544US2007298951A1Wafer handling deviceVISTEC SEMICONDUCTOR SYS GMBH·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3643US9129719B2Ions metering device for an energy storage device, method of manufacturing a metering device and ion energy storage deviceAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·0 cites·15 claims
- 3743US9057130B2Transport roller for the vacuum treatment of substratesMOSSHAMMER STEFFEN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 16, 2015·0 cites·7 claims
- 3843US8467161B2Device for protecting a DC voltage converterHOFMANN MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 18, 2013·2 cites·11 claims
- 3943US2020198795A1Device For Providing Power Or Thrust To An Aerospace Vehicle And Method For Controlling A Device For Providing Power To An Aerospace VehicleAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4042US10710809B2Transporting device, vacuum arrangement, transporting roller and methodARDENNE ASSET GMBH & CO KG VON·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4141US10297939B2Electrical contact having a pin which is arranged such that it can moveSIEMENS AG·Filed 2014·Granted May 21, 2019·0 cites·31 claims
- 4240US10882627B2Aircraft drive device and aircraft provided with a drive deviceAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 5, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 4340US6942768B2Vacuum coating apparatusARDENNE ANLAGENTECH GMBH·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 13, 2005·0 cites·8 claims
- 4434US2016151119A1Surgical guidance systemARTHREX GMBH·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4534US2007189741A1Electric fluid heaterGRUETZMANN DIETER·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4626US5119201ALine camera for imaging object strips on photosensitive detector linesMESSERSCHMITT BOELKOW BLOHM·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 2, 1992·1 cites·4 claims
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