Inventor

Donald C. Hofer

Inventor
San Martin, CA, US

Overview

17→
Patents
1978–2003
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 17 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G03Fprimary
G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices29%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests16%
C08GMacromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds10%
G01RMeasuring electric variables10%
B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general6%
C08LCompositions of macromolecular compounds6%
C09DCoating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers6%
G11BInformation storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer6%
C08JWorking-up3%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h103%

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978–2003Patents assigned to IBM (17)· patent assignee history
1978Based in Poughkeepsie, NY, US· patent location history
1981Based in Hopewell Junction, NY, US· patent location history
1984Based in Morgan Hill, CA, US· patent location history
1986–2003Based in San Martin, CA, US· patent location history
2002Patents assigned to UNIV TECHNOLOGY CORP (1)· patent assignee history
2002Based in Paso Robles, CA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
IBM171978–2003
UNIV TECHNOLOGY CORP12002
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
San Martin, California, US121986–2003
Poughkeepsie, New York, US21978
Paso Robles, California, US12002
Morgan Hill, California, US11984
Hopewell Junction, New York, US11981