Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Hoffman

Thomas K. Hoffman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8207406
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S080118 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080118, to the plants of soybean S080118, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080118, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080118 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080118, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080118, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080118 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Thomas K. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 8193421
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S080117 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080117, to the plants of soybean S080117, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080117, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080117 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080117, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080117, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080117 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: M.S. Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas K. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20110088109
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S080118 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080118, to the plants of soybean S080118, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080118, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080118 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080118, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080118, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080118 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Thomas K. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20110088110
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated S080117 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080117, to the plants of soybean S080117, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080117, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080117 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080117, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080117, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080117 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: M.S. TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Thomas K. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 7078995
    Abstract: A core for minimizing the footprint of a core-based components while also minimizing the total harmonic distortion exhibited by the component. The core (40) includes a back wall portion (42), a central wall portion (44), and an outside wall portion (46). The back wall portion has a front (48) and a back (49), with a lower end (51), an upper end (52), and a pair of sides (54,55) extending between the lower and upper ends. The central leg portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion, and the central leg portion is substantially centrally located on the front of the back wall portion. The outside wall portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion. The central leg portion is elongated along a first axis extending between the upper and lower ends of the back wall portion. Optionally, the central leg portion is spaced from the lower edge of the back wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas K. Hoffman, Eric J. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20040150501
    Abstract: A core for minimizing the footprint of a core-based components while also minimizing the total harmonic distortion exhibited by the component. The core (40) includes a back wall portion (42), a central wall portion (44), and an outside wall portion (46). The back wall portion has a front (48) and a back (49), with a lower end (51), an upper end (52), and a pair of sides (54,55) extending between the lower and upper ends. The central leg portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion, and the central leg portion is substantially centrally located on the front of the back wall portion. The outside wall portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion. The central leg portion is elongated along a first axis extending between the upper and lower ends of the back wall portion. Optionally, the central leg portion is spaced from the lower edge of the back wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas K Hoffman, Eric J Arnold
  • Patent number: 6501362
    Abstract: A core for minimizing the circuit board footprint of a core-based component while also minimizing the total harmonic distortion exhibited by the component. The core includes a back wall portion, a central wall portion, and an outside wall portion. The back wall portion has a front and a back, with a lower end, an upper end, and a pair of sides extending between the lower and upper ends. The central leg portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion, and the central leg portion is substantially centrally located on the front of the back wall portion. The outside wall portion protrudes from the front of the back wall portion. In one aspect of the invention, the central leg portion is elongated along a first axis extending between the upper and lower ends of the back wall portion. In another aspect of the invention, the central leg portion is spaced from the lower edge of the back wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: UMEC USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas K. Hoffman, Eric J. Arnold