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Joseph A. Hoffman — 34 Patents

3M: 34 patents #291 of 11,543Top 3%
HYHydro-Quebec: 4 patents #61 of 463Top 15%
Minneapolis, MN: #114 of 6,114 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #1,653 of 52,454 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Joseph A. Hoffman has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in February 2025. Joseph A. Hoffman ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Joseph A. Hoffman in Minneapolis, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2000.peak 72000: 7 patents20002001: 1 patents2002: 1 patents20022003: 4 patents2007: 2 patents20072013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 1 patents20162017: 2 patents2021: 1 patents20212022: 4 patents2023: 6 patents20232024: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12213605 Wall anchors and assemblies for heavyweight objects Mario A. Davenport 2025-02-04
12085113 Wall anchors and assemblies for heavyweight objects Tatiane Dias Marques Faria, Craig D. Thompson, Judd D. Olson, Michele A. Eller, Angela L. Pan 2024-09-10 $277,814,000
D993757 Surface mounted hanger Angela L. Pan, Mario A. Davenport 2023-08-01
D993010 Surface mounted hanger Angela L. Pan, Mario A. Davenport 2023-07-25
D993011 Surface mounted hanger Angela L. Pan, Mario A. Davenport 2023-07-25
D993012 Surface mounted hanger Angela L. Pan, Mario A. Davenport 2023-07-25
11629748 Adhesive backed positioning aids and anchoring assemblies to enhance object mounting experience Tatiane Dias Marques Faria, Craig D. Thompson, Judd D. Olson, Michele A. Eller, Angela L. Pan +3 more 2023-04-18 $30,578,000
D979381 Wall mounted hanger Mario A. Davenport, Angela L. Pan 2023-02-28
D971757 Mounting location marker Mario A. Davenport, Landon B. Davis, Andrew C. Stansel 2022-12-06
D957921 Wall mounted hanger Mario A. Davenport, Angela L. Pan 2022-07-19
D946386 Wall mounted hanger Mario A. Davenport, Angela L. Pan 2022-03-22
D942844 Wall mounted hanger Mario A. Davenport, Angela L. Pan 2022-02-08
10959547 Folding flap hanger device having multiple peel fronts Angela L. Pan, Craig D. Thompson, Chaodi Li, Michael B. Runge 2021-03-30 $50,216,000
9676142 Removable wall decoration kits, systems and methods Thomas W. Floyd, Jacob P. Vanderheyden, Nicolas A. Echeverri, Craig D. Thompson, Sean C. McGreevy +3 more 2017-06-13 $26,009,000
9668595 Removable wall decoration kits, systems and methods Thomas W. Floyd, Jacob P. Vanderheyden, Nicolas A. Echeverri, Craig D. Thompson, Sean C. McGreevy +3 more 2017-06-06 $34,625,000
9404637 Color shift sign Ellen O. Aeling, Michael A. Meis, John T. Simpson, Paul E. Humpal 2016-08-02 $59,071,000
9086194 Clip light William A. Eibner, Delony L. Langer-Anderson, Cristin E. Moran 2015-07-21 $31,409,000
8789299 Thin internally illuminated sign Ellen O. Aeling, Michael A. Meis 2014-07-29 $21,202,000
8596828 Light block John R. David, Gilles J. Benoit 2013-12-03 $10,265,000
7296916 Illumination assembly and method of making same Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael A. Meis, Hung T. Tran 2007-11-20 $10,803,000
7285802 Illumination assembly and method of making same Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Hung T. Tran, John C. Schultz, John A. Wheatley, Kay-Uwe Schenke +3 more 2007-10-23 $41,087,000
6621973 Light guide with protective outer sleeve 2003-09-16 $33,580,000
6612729 Illumination device 2003-09-02 $8,525,000
6569559 Method for transferring thermal energy and electrical current in thin-film electrochemical cells Roger Rouillard, Michael K. Domroese, David D. Lindeman, Joseph-Robert-Gaetan Noel, Vern E. Radewald +4 more 2003-05-27 $17,300,000
6548206 In-situ short-circuit protection system and method for high-energy electrochemical cells Michel Gauthier, Michael K. Domroese, David D. Lindeman, Joseph-Robert-Gaetan Noel, Vern E. Radewald +4 more 2003-04-15 $12,529,000