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A61Q

Specific use of cosmetics

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within A61Q · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest A61Q patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199William Michael Glandorf34 patents · 1,278 citations
  2. 296Frederick J. Lang14 patents · 766 citations
  3. 392Eric Charles Reynolds31 patents · 796 citations
  4. 488Jayanth Rajaiah48 patents · 738 citations
  5. 583Andreas Josef Dreher16 patents · 318 citations
  6. 679Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour15 patents · 302 citations
  7. 775Stephen Joseph Hodson13 patents · 289 citations
  8. 871Brian Patrick Croll17 patents · 309 citations
  9. 967Eric D. Pressly23 patents · 303 citations
  10. 1063John Gerhard Michael8 patents · 206 citations
  11. 1158Arif Ali Baig50 patents · 633 citations
  12. 1254David F. Woodward19 patents · 209 citations
  13. 1350David Gan166 patents · 354 citations
  14. 1446Christopher R. Stahl7 patents · 377 citations
  15. 1542Scott Young13 patents · 168 citations
  16. 1638Todd Brady13 patents · 168 citations
  17. 1733Kenneth J. Mandell8 patents · 115 citations
  18. 1829Franco Silva Medeiros14 patents · 142 citations
  19. 1925Dylan S. Haas17 patents · 125 citations
  20. 2021Daniel E. Pedersen14 patents · 319 citations
  21. 2117Andreas Bleckmann21 patents · 269 citations
  22. 2213Shengkui Hu12 patents · 141 citations
  23. 238Gi Hyeok Yang12 patents · 96 citations
  24. 244Hyun Ho Jung12 patents · 96 citations
  25. 251Chang Hoon Rhee10 patents · 95 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained A61Q output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Ruey J. Yu132 patents · 5,855 citations
  2. 296David Schuz41 patents · 1,377 citations
  3. 392Steven D. Jensen21 patents · 1,449 citations
  4. 488Michael Lee Vatter20 patents · 1,179 citations
  5. 583Stephen A. Madison24 patents · 1,038 citations
  6. 679Tal Berman17 patents · 830 citations
  7. 775Thomas Elliot Rabe30 patents · 1,065 citations
  8. 871Craig A. Bonda58 patents · 1,583 citations
  9. 967William Michael Glandorf34 patents · 1,278 citations
  10. 1063Serge Restle45 patents · 1,115 citations
  11. 1158Marc Dumas33 patents · 1,090 citations
  12. 1254Frederick J. Lang14 patents · 766 citations
  13. 1350John M. Teffenhart7 patents · 952 citations
  14. 1446Valerie De La Poterie38 patents · 1,074 citations
  15. 1542Eric Charles Reynolds31 patents · 796 citations
  16. 1638Curtis Bobby Motley34 patents · 1,121 citations
  17. 1733David Frederick Swaile49 patents · 1,136 citations
  18. 1829Jayanth Rajaiah48 patents · 738 citations
  19. 1925Joseph Brain13 patents · 485 citations
  20. 2021Sanjeev Midha50 patents · 1,378 citations
  21. 2117Richard Oryszczak8 patents · 506 citations
  22. 2213Aziz Fadli59 patents · 761 citations
  23. 238Zerlina Guzdar Dubois18 patents · 440 citations
  24. 244Andreas Josef Dreher16 patents · 318 citations
  25. 251Alyssandrea Hope Hamad-Ebrahimpour15 patents · 302 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in A61Q

  1. 199Alrick Vincent Warner9 patents · 4,219 citations
  2. 296Frank Heinrich Bakes6 patents · 3,799 citations
  3. 392Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr.47 patents · 6,069 citations
  4. 488Daniel Stedman Connor22 patents · 3,954 citations
  5. 583Thomas Anthony Cripe15 patents · 3,664 citations
  6. 679Bernard Jacquet47 patents · 5,385 citations
  7. 775Kenneth William Willman6 patents · 3,011 citations
  8. 871Ruey J. Yu132 patents · 5,855 citations
  9. 967Eugene J. Van Scott130 patents · 5,853 citations
  10. 1063Anthony Serino6 patents · 1,376 citations
  11. 1158Jian-Hwa Guo6 patents · 1,376 citations
  12. 1254Gerard Lang168 patents · 6,672 citations
  13. 1350Harold A. Green17 patents · 2,646 citations
  14. 1446Alfonso N. Petrocci16 patents · 2,642 citations
  15. 1542Glen D. Russell7 patents · 3,127 citations
  16. 1638Jean F. Grollier187 patents · 9,833 citations
  17. 1733Claude Dubief125 patents · 5,681 citations
  18. 1829Claire Fiquet14 patents · 1,917 citations
  19. 1925Robert S. Dirksing8 patents · 1,695 citations
  20. 2021Chantal Fourcadier41 patents · 2,888 citations
  21. 2117James Charles Theophile Roger Burckett-St. Laurent8 patents · 2,351 citations
  22. 2213Daniele Cauwet49 patents · 2,819 citations
  23. 238Paul Joseph Vincenti24 patents · 2,477 citations
  24. 244Michael S. Mendolia6 patents · 1,973 citations
  25. 251Thomas Clausen34 patents · 2,812 citations
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