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Thomas Hofmann
Also filed as: HOFMANN THOMAS · HOFMANN THOMAS F · HOFMANN THOMAS FRANK
30 granted patents·34 pending applications·281 citations·filing 2001–2025
96Inventor score
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64 records- 0194US6592884B2Method of using alpha-keto enamine derivatives as ingredients and products incorporating sameNESTEC SA·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·162 cites·19 claims
- 0293US7452523B2Targeted delivery of lidocaine and other local anesthetics and a method for treatment of cough and tussive attacksGILEAD SCIENCES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·12 cites·17 claims
- 0389US7452524B2Method for improvement of tolerance for therapeutically effective agents delivered by inhalationGILEAD SCIENCES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·6 cites·18 claims
- 0488US11793808B2Compositions of clofazimine, combinations comprising them, processes for their preparation, uses and methods comprising themMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·1 cites·25 claims
- 0587US8668901B2Use of a glucocorticoid composition for the treatment of severe and uncontrolled asthmaMUELLINGER BERNARD·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 11, 2014·13 cites·22 claims
- 0687US8088426B2Kokumi flavour compounds and useHOFMANN THOMAS FRANK·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 3, 2012·8 cites·19 claims
- 0786US8147892B2Kokumi flavour compounds and useHOFMANN THOMAS FRANK·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 3, 2012·6 cites·11 claims
- 0886US7998463B2Targeted delivery of lidocaine and other local anesthetics and a method for treatment of cough, asthma and tussive attacksGILEAD SCIENCES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 16, 2011·3 cites·13 claims
- 0985US9005689B2Process for the preparation of a flavor active compositionDAVIDEK TOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 14, 2015·7 cites·4 claims
- 1083US12433889B2Compositions of clofazimine, combinations comprising them, processes for their preparation, uses and methods comprising themMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·27 claims
- 1182US8703223B2Natural flavour enhancers from AlliumPEPSICO INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·1 cites·7 claims
- 1282US7413867B2Method for the identification of antagonists of a phenylthiocarbamide/bitter taste receptorDEUTSCHES INST ERNAEHRUNGSFORS·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 19, 2008·24 cites·4 claims
- 1380US7175872B2Pyridinium-Betain compounds for use as taste modulatorsNESTEC SA·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 13, 2007·15 cites·17 claims
- 1479US8221772B2Pulmonary surfactant formulations and methods for promoting mucus clearanceJOHNSON MARK E·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·5 cites·14 claims
- 1578US8003150B2Flavonoid sugar addition products, method for manufacture and use thereofKRAFT FOODS R & D INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 1677US10912818B2Use of microorganisms for the prevention and treatment of intestinal diseasesLUDWIG STOCKER HOFPFISTEREI GMBH·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 9, 2021·2 cites·15 claims
- 1774US8003081B2Method for improvement of tolerance for therapeutically effective agents delivered by inhalationGILEAD SCIENCES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·1 cites·21 claims
- 1873US8834848B2Flow and volume regulated inhalation for treatment of severe oral corticosteroid-dependent asthmaMUELLINGER BERNARD·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·10 cites·21 claims
- 1971US2024315296A1Peptide compounds for flavor modulatingCJ CHEILJEDANG CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2068US2025177388A1Compositions of Clofazimine, Combinations Comprising Them, Processes for Their Preparation, Uses and Methods Comprising ThemMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2167US2025268291A1Flavor compositions and screening methods for identifying the sameMARS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2265US2011212240A1Processes for isolating bitter quinides for use in food and beverage productsFOLGERS COFFEE CO·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2364US12317911B2Flavor compositions and screening methods for identifying the sameMARS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 2464US8524302B2Natural flavour enhancers and methods for making sameGEORGE EAPAN·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·0 cites·17 claims
- 2563US11969002B2Savoury and mouthfulness taste enhancersLUCTA S A·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 2663US2024390366A1Formulation and method for topical treatment of mycobacterium ulcerans in buruli ulcersMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2762US2006286238A1Processes for isolating bitter quinides for use in food and beverage productsPROCTER & GAMBLE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2861US2009069551A1Flavorant CompoundsHOFMANN THOMAS FRANK·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2958US11089802B2Color-enhanced compositionsCARGILL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 3058US2008268123A1Onion Flavoured Compounds and UseGIVAUDAN SA·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3158US2012288605A1Flavouring Compositions and Methods for Making SameGEORGE EAPEN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3257US2024215602A1Aromatising Food And BeveragesDOUWE EGBERTS BV·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3356US7955808B2Bitter taste receptorsDEUTSCHES INST FUER ERNAEHRUNGSORSCHUNG STIFTUNG DES OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS VERTRETEN DURCH DEN STIFTU·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 7, 2011·0 cites·7 claims
- 3456US2023248722A1Clofazimine composition and method for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infectionsMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US8524307B2Healthy coffee and methods of its productionBYTOF GERHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 3, 2013·3 cites·13 claims
- 3655US2022023282A1Compositions of Bedaquiline, Combinations Comprising Them, Processes for Their Preparation, Uses and Methods of Treatment Comprising ThemMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3755US2007003678A1Processes for isolating bitter quinides for use in food and beverage productsPROCTER & GAMBLE·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3855US2009155440A1Salt Enhancing Compounds and UseGIVAUDAN SA·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3953US2022370444A1Compositions of Clofazimine, Combinations Comprising Them, Processes for Their Preparation, Uses and Methods of Treatment Comprising ThemMANNKIND CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4053US2010092397A1Method For Treatment of COPD and Other Pulmonary DiseasesACTIVAERO GMBH·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4152US2011318459A1Flavouring compositions and methods for making sameGEORGE EAPEN·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4250US8980352B2Control of flavor characteristics of and indicator of freshness in fruit juiceHAVEKOTTE MARGARET·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 17, 2015·0 cites·3 claims
- 4350US8709737B2Bitter taste receptorsBUFE BERND·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·0 cites·4 claims
- 4450US2022378061A1Method of manufacturing beverage ingredientsDOUWE EGBERTS BV·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4550US2021247400A1Activation of pattern-triggered immunity in plants by lipooligosaccharid-specific reduced elicitation (lore) and variants thereofUNIV MUENCHEN TECH·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4650US2010331349A1Use of gamma-aminobutyric acid to mask or reduce an unpleasant flavour impression and preparations containing gamma-aminobutyricSYMRISE GMBH & CO KG·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4749US10258071B2Sugar-dipeptide conjugatesNESTEC SA·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 4849US2015374763A1Use of microorganisms for the prevention and treatment of intestinal diseasesSTOCKER LUDWIG HOFPFISTEREI·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4949US2010040733A1Aroma stabilizing methodNESTEC SA·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5048US10301275B2Sweet taste modulatorsALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·0 cites·5 claims
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