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A24B

Manufacture or preparation of tobacco

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within A24B · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest A24B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Evon Llewellyn Crooks23 patents · 2,396 citations
  2. 296Dempsey Bailey Brewer, Jr.19 patents · 2,106 citations
  3. 392Geoffrey Brandon Jordan33 patents · 930 citations
  4. 488Ian Murison71 patents · 1,490 citations
  5. 583Adrian Bennett56 patents · 1,256 citations
  6. 679Kaveh Memari56 patents · 1,256 citations
  7. 775David William Griffith, Jr.17 patents · 1,760 citations
  8. 871John Howard Robinson17 patents · 1,760 citations
  9. 967San Li31 patents · 657 citations
  10. 1063James Monsees32 patents · 814 citations
  11. 1158Adam Bowen39 patents · 803 citations
  12. 1254Jason Flora30 patents · 376 citations
  13. 1350Steven Christensen26 patents · 581 citations
  14. 1446Yan Helen Sun36 patents · 401 citations
  15. 1542Andrew Nathan Carroll48 patents · 447 citations
  16. 1638Shannon Maxwell Black43 patents · 417 citations
  17. 1733Felix Fernando19 patents · 483 citations
  18. 1829Olivier Greim20 patents · 541 citations
  19. 1925Fredrik Stahle9 patents · 330 citations
  20. 2021Marc-Robert Chemla9 patents · 330 citations
  21. 2117Feng Gao40 patents · 438 citations
  22. 2213Phillip M. Hulan26 patents · 297 citations
  23. 238Shuzhong Zhuang41 patents · 401 citations
  24. 244John B. Paine, Iii17 patents · 359 citations
  25. 251Dani Ruscio15 patents · 379 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained A24B output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Lik Hon50 patents · 3,963 citations
  2. 296Evon Llewellyn Crooks23 patents · 2,396 citations
  3. 392Dempsey Bailey Brewer, Jr.19 patents · 2,106 citations
  4. 488Ali A. Rostami38 patents · 956 citations
  5. 583Geoffrey Brandon Jordan33 patents · 930 citations
  6. 679Ian Murison71 patents · 1,490 citations
  7. 775Adrian Bennett56 patents · 1,256 citations
  8. 871Kaveh Memari56 patents · 1,256 citations
  9. 967Jackie L. White42 patents · 4,745 citations
  10. 1063Barry Smith Fagg14 patents · 3,057 citations
  11. 1158David William Griffith, Jr.17 patents · 1,760 citations
  12. 1254John Howard Robinson17 patents · 1,760 citations
  13. 1350Dennis Lee Potter13 patents · 961 citations
  14. 1446Paul Andrew Brinkley19 patents · 1,474 citations
  15. 1542San Li31 patents · 657 citations
  16. 1638James Monsees32 patents · 814 citations
  17. 1733Adam Bowen39 patents · 803 citations
  18. 1829William Monroe Coleman, Iii21 patents · 1,230 citations
  19. 1925Jason Flora30 patents · 376 citations
  20. 2021Dwayne William Beeson26 patents · 798 citations
  21. 2117Steven Christensen26 patents · 581 citations
  22. 2213Yan Helen Sun36 patents · 401 citations
  23. 238Frederic Philippe Ampolini21 patents · 550 citations
  24. 244Andrew Nathan Carroll48 patents · 447 citations
  25. 251Shannon Maxwell Black43 patents · 417 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in A24B

  1. 199Lik Hon50 patents · 3,963 citations
  2. 296Constance H. Morgan5 patents · 4,762 citations
  3. 392Andrew J. Sensabaugh, Jr.15 patents · 4,817 citations
  4. 488D. Bruce Losee, Jr.8 patents · 4,163 citations
  5. 583Gary R. Shelar17 patents · 4,185 citations
  6. 679Michael D. Shannon14 patents · 3,987 citations
  7. 775Evon Llewellyn Crooks23 patents · 2,396 citations
  8. 871Dempsey Bailey Brewer, Jr.19 patents · 2,106 citations
  9. 967Henry T. Ridings9 patents · 2,870 citations
  10. 1063Ali A. Rostami38 patents · 956 citations
  11. 1158Geoffrey Brandon Jordan33 patents · 930 citations
  12. 1254Ian Murison71 patents · 1,490 citations
  13. 1350Adrian Bennett56 patents · 1,256 citations
  14. 1446Kaveh Memari56 patents · 1,256 citations
  15. 1542Thomas A. Perfetti25 patents · 6,204 citations
  16. 1638Ernest G. Farrier12 patents · 3,391 citations
  17. 1733Jackie L. White42 patents · 4,745 citations
  18. 1829Francis V. Utsch12 patents · 3,734 citations
  19. 1925Jerry W. Lawson7 patents · 2,179 citations
  20. 2021James L. Resce10 patents · 2,752 citations
  21. 2117Jeffery S. Gentry7 patents · 2,383 citations
  22. 2213Barry Smith Fagg14 patents · 3,057 citations
  23. 238John R. Hearn8 patents · 2,573 citations
  24. 244Harry V. Lanzillotti8 patents · 2,557 citations
  25. 251Charles R. Hayward5 patents · 1,893 citations
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