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Robert Hoffmann
Also filed as: HOFFMANN ROBERT · HOFFMANN ROBERT T
31 granted patents·13 pending applications·56 citations·filing 1998–2025
94Inventor score
Files withTDK ELECTRONICS AG22EPCOS AG7HOFFMANN ROBERT5CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH2GRIBBLE STUART W1
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44 records- 0195US11710946B2Gas arresterTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·4 cites·18 claims
- 0281US11063409B2Gas arresterTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 13, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 0380US12451312B2Switching device with at least one movable contact, at least one auxiliary contact, at least one spring contact and a contact plateTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 21, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 0479US8875566B2Method for monitoring the state of a piezoelectric injector of a fuel injection systemHOFFMANN ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·5 cites·10 claims
- 0578US11854757B2Switching device with two stationary contacts and a movable contact in a switching chamberTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 0678US6824192B2Truck top frameFiled 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2004·23 cites·8 claims
- 0778US2025316431A1Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0877US11462379B2Switching device with two stationary contacts and a movable contact in a switching chamberTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 4, 2022·1 cites·12 claims
- 0976US9127632B2Method for detecting faulty components of an electronically regulated fuel injection system of an internal combustion engineHOFFMANN ROBERT·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 1074US10727008B2Contact device for an electrical switch, and electrical switchEPCOS AG·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 28, 2020·2 cites·12 claims
- 1172US12362118B2Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 1267US9121378B2Method for determining the force conditions at the nozzle needle of a directly driven piezo injectorKATZENBERGER MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 1, 2015·3 cites·14 claims
- 1366US11742166B2Switching device for switching an electrical loadTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 29, 2023·1 cites·17 claims
- 1465US8061188B2Method for determining a functional state of a piezoelectric injector of an internal combustion engineHOFFMANN ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·6 cites·10 claims
- 1564US12094673B2RelayTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 17, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 1661US11456123B2Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 27, 2022·0 cites·23 claims
- 1760US12009171B2Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 1859US11837424B2Contact arrangement for a switching device and switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 1959US10944243B2Method for producing an arrester, and arresterEPCOS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 9, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 2057US2025285821A1Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2156US11557448B2Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2255US10908216B2Device for measuring a condition of an electric switch, electric switch and method for measuring a condition of an electric switchEPCOS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 2, 2021·0 cites·15 claims
- 2353US10511158B2Method for producing a multiplicity of surge arresters in an assembly, surge arrester and surge arrester assemblyEPCOS AG·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 17, 2019·0 cites·19 claims
- 2452US12027332B2Switching device with rotary contact bridgeTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2552US2024317060A1Method and Apparatus for Identifying a Malfunction of Contactors of a DC Voltage Charging Connection for an Electric VehicleVITESCO TECH GMBH·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2651US11551898B2Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 10, 2023·0 cites·23 claims
- 2750US2025316432A1Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2850US2025201502A1Switching chamber for a switching device and switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2949US8296044B2Method for the localization of a fault location within a fuel injection systemHOFFMANN ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 23, 2012·2 cites·10 claims
- 3047US10920710B2Method for identifying faulty components of a fuel injection systemCONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 3147US10140397B2Computer-implementable method for use with a surge arresterEPCOS AG·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 27, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 3247US9627855B2Surge arresterEPCOS AG·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 18, 2017·0 cites·11 claims
- 3346US11417483B2Power contactor and method for producing a housing body for the power contactorTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 3446US9587610B2Method for monitoring the condition of a piezo injector of a fuel injection systemHOFFMANN ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 3545US2024177957A1Switching deviceTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3645US2024161990A1Housing assemblyTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3742US9453473B2Method for actuating a piezo injector of a fuel injection systemLEHNER STEFFEN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 27, 2016·0 cites·3 claims
- 3838US2019244732A1Component for Protecting Against Overvoltages and the Use Thereof with Two Varistors and an Arrestor in a Single ComponentTDK ELECTRONICS AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3937US2014263692A1Method for Monitoring an Injection Fluid Quantity and Injection System for Injecting an Injection Fluid QuantityWIEHOFF HANS-JÖRG·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4035US2003118962A1Fuel duct for supplying fuel to a combustion chamberFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4132US2018364313A1Power Contactor and Method for Checking the Function of a Power ContactorEPCOS AG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4231US2018171920A1Method for monitoring the working operation of a piezo injectorCONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4330USD421738SSporting goods insert for pickup storage compartmentGRIBBLE STUART W·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 21, 2000·2 cites·1 claims
- 4428US2004000595A1Burner system, especially for a vehicle heaterFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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