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Kitchen equipment & beverage apparatus

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within A47J · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

top 25 per window · public-visibility date

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest A47J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

199J. Michael Alden30 patents · 1,007 citations
296Matthew Van Horn17 patents · 176 citations
392Nathaniel R. Lavins32 patents · 157 citations
488Ryan Michael Pamplin22 patents · 342 citations
583Norman Bourgeois43 patents · 667 citations
679Adrian Rivera72 patents · 667 citations
775Mark Lyons23 patents · 375 citations
871Michael Colston50 patents · 525 citations
967Randy Hulett21 patents · 289 citations
1063Abraham Maclean21 patents · 321 citations
1158Robert Lawson-Shanks12 patents · 218 citations
1254Mark J. Staudacher8 patents · 164 citations
1350Dean J. Vastardis11 patents · 225 citations
1446Randall C. Anderson7 patents · 140 citations
1542Ronald R. Demiglio7 patents · 140 citations
1638Mohammed Shoeb14 patents · 243 citations
1733Roger Dahle38 patents · 309 citations
1829Michael Bourgeois22 patents · 197 citations
1925Lou Vastardis10 patents · 187 citations
2021Gregory Glen Stettes13 patents · 206 citations
2117Ping Chu18 patents · 202 citations
2213Matthew P. Roberts18 patents · 209 citations
238Arnaud Gerbaulet26 patents · 251 citations
244Izaak Koller30 patents · 271 citations
251Brian Shay17 patents · 207 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained A47J output across the last 5 years

199Steven M. Shei31 patents · 1,011 citations
296Andrew Halliday41 patents · 2,023 citations
392Zbigniew G. Lassota63 patents · 1,682 citations
488Jung S. Moon18 patents · 815 citations
583John D. Mclemore15 patents · 693 citations
679Karl Winkler13 patents · 725 citations
775Willie H. Best12 patents · 594 citations
871Byron C. Owens15 patents · 478 citations
967David A. Bolton14 patents · 457 citations
1063Richard D. Boozer36 patents · 662 citations
1158Thomas D. Dickson, Jr.27 patents · 508 citations
1254J. Michael Alden30 patents · 1,007 citations
1350David R. Zittel32 patents · 677 citations
1446Christopher Russell Clark15 patents · 177 citations
1542Matthew Van Horn17 patents · 176 citations
1638Ravishankar Sivalingam14 patents · 176 citations
1733Seunghoon Park14 patents · 176 citations
1829Roger Neil Jackson47 patents · 228 citations
1925Thomas Guerin40 patents · 200 citations
2021Andrew John Roy Tattersfield40 patents · 193 citations
2117Ross Richardson32 patents · 181 citations
2213Evan James White29 patents · 168 citations
238Nathaniel R. Lavins32 patents · 157 citations
244Niall Christopher Denham30 patents · 156 citations
251Aaron Michael Gill27 patents · 155 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in A47J

199John N. Ouwerkerk16 patents · 22,060 citations
296Olivier Fond14 patents · 3,501 citations
392Richard P. Sweeney6 patents · 2,022 citations
488Gerard Lavanchy5 patents · 1,069 citations
583Ron Popeil29 patents · 1,443 citations
679Nicholas G. Lazaris7 patents · 1,553 citations
775Bruce W. Melton7 patents · 751 citations
871Gerald A. Sus23 patents · 971 citations
967Patricia Venetucci7 patents · 636 citations
1063Jimmie L. Coffey6 patents · 580 citations
1158David K. Benson7 patents · 1,009 citations
1254Thomas F. Potter7 patents · 1,009 citations
1350Bruce Nesbitt9 patents · 404 citations
1446Petr Masek8 patents · 866 citations
1542Edward Cai11 patents · 1,083 citations
1638Mamoru Imura6 patents · 646 citations
1733Ernesto Illy7 patents · 794 citations
1829John T. Knepler42 patents · 1,961 citations
1925James H. Anson23 patents · 1,441 citations
2021Steven M. Shei31 patents · 1,011 citations
2117John Wulf8 patents · 523 citations
2213Gerald J. Lozinski7 patents · 479 citations
238Jerry Mccolgin7 patents · 479 citations
244Matthew Craig Denton7 patents · 479 citations
251Michael Morton7 patents · 479 citations

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