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Mechanical treatment of skins, hides or leather
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within C14B · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest C14B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Dusko Ilic8 patents · 32 citations
- 290Ingvar Helgason8 patents · 32 citations
- 380Omer Suat Mamat3 patents · 4 citations
- 470Christopher Hoffman2 patents · 0 citations
- 560Alessio Idoli1 patents · 0 citations
- 650Man Hyun Kim1 patents · 0 citations
- 740Maximilian Turchi1 patents · 0 citations
- 830AUGUST RAFAL1 patents · 0 citations
- 920NAM KILWAN1 patents · 0 citations
- 1010ROVETTI MARIANO1 patents · 0 citations
- 111THALHAMMER ROBERT1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained C14B output across the last 5 years
- 199Dusko Ilic8 patents · 32 citations
- 296Ingvar Helgason8 patents · 32 citations
- 392Thomas M. Tymon7 patents · 59 citations
- 488Kenneth Graham Press9 patents · 14 citations
- 583Robert Horst Hein9 patents · 14 citations
- 679Hudson T. Van Ormer6 patents · 40 citations
- 775Antonio Polato6 patents · 27 citations
- 871Franklin L. Fox3 patents · 6 citations
- 967Bong Jin Choe3 patents · 5 citations
- 1063Omer Suat Mamat3 patents · 4 citations
- 1158Giuseppe Gallucci2 patents · 6 citations
- 1254Chun-Yen Tseng2 patents · 2 citations
- 1350Ming-Ji Lee2 patents · 2 citations
- 1446Joris Van Garsse1 patents · 4 citations
- 1542Bart O. Mccoy2 patents · 1 citations
- 1638Wade Rosen2 patents · 1 citations
- 1733Fernando Bressan1 patents · 3 citations
- 1829James R. Bednar1 patents · 2 citations
- 1925Corrado Taviani2 patents · 0 citations
- 2021Dario Brugnoli2 patents · 0 citations
- 2117Damiano Fortuna2 patents · 0 citations
- 2213Daniele Pasciuto2 patents · 0 citations
- 238Giovanni De Santis2 patents · 0 citations
- 244Giulio Raimondi2 patents · 0 citations
- 251Leonardo Manetti2 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in C14B
- 199Wolfgang Bruder5 patents · 387 citations
- 296Jiri Dokoupil9 patents · 111 citations
- 392Jens Hedegaard8 patents · 68 citations
- 488Silvio Repetto8 patents · 74 citations
- 583Sadao Nishibori4 patents · 64 citations
- 679Dusko Ilic8 patents · 32 citations
- 775Ingvar Helgason8 patents · 32 citations
- 871Thomas M. Tymon7 patents · 59 citations
- 967Antonio Corner5 patents · 44 citations
- 1063Kenneth Graham Press9 patents · 14 citations
- 1158Robert Horst Hein9 patents · 14 citations
- 1254Miyuki Fujita3 patents · 76 citations
- 1350Nobuyuki Kuwabara3 patents · 76 citations
- 1446Hudson T. Van Ormer6 patents · 40 citations
- 1542Jean-Marc Loriot3 patents · 102 citations
- 1638Antonio Polato6 patents · 27 citations
- 1733Gottfried Blaimschein2 patents · 150 citations
- 1829Gerd Kupper2 patents · 160 citations
- 1925Klaus Biervert2 patents · 82 citations
- 2021Hiromitsu Hirabayashi2 patents · 56 citations
- 2117Sadayuki Sugama2 patents · 56 citations
- 2213Tokuya Ohta2 patents · 56 citations
- 238Yasushi Takatori2 patents · 56 citations
- 244Yuji Akiyama2 patents · 56 citations
- 251Vitomir Mance3 patents · 26 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring C14B patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US11999853B2✦ AIEngineered skin equivalent, method of manufacture thereof and products derived therefrom0 cites · 20240% earned
- 288US12460273B1✦ AILeather burnishing tool0 cites · 20250% earned
- 375US12545968B2✦ AIPosition splitting0 cites · 20240% earned
- 463US12247260B2Sustainable scrap leather reusing and process thereof0 cites · 20240% earned
- 550US12434402B2Press punching device0 cites · 20240% earned
- 638US12558916B2Metal decoration manufacturing apparatus and method0 cites · 20250% earned
- 725US12559805B2Method for producing a multilayer laminar product and plant for implementing said method0 cites · 20240% earned
- 813US12454729B2Natural leather trimming machine and natural leather conditioning plant0 cites · 20250% earned
- 91US12601091B2Leather fiber for spun yarn0 cites · 2024
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring C14B patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11753690B2✦ AIHide sorting systems and methods3 cites · 202154% earned
- 296US11499267B1✦ AIHigh-strength and tear-resistant leather materials and methods of manufacture3 cites · 202280% earned
- 392US11423274B2✦ AILeather with skin texture having an identification code4 cites · 202282% earned
- 488US11591471B2Engineered skin equivalent, method of manufacture thereof and products derived therefrom2 cites · 202249% earned
- 583US12281364B2Combined machine for the thermic drying treatment of dielectric products3 cites · 202380% earned
- 679US11627737B2Wild game tote with interchangeable hunting tools2 cites · 202176% earned
- 775US11459625B1System and method for fresh bovine hide splitting1 cites · 202256% earned
- 871US11365457B1Lionfish leather and preparation thereof1 cites · 202267% earned
- 967US11377765B1High-strength and tear-resistant leather materials and methods of manufacture1 cites · 202267% earned
- 1063US11668694B2Leather inspection system0 cites · 20210% earned
- 1158US11821888B2Diagnostic support for skins and inspection method of skin0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1254US12084729B2Method of manufacturing decorated leather0 cites · 20210% earned
- 1350US12291050B2Method of decorating natural leather0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1446US12460273B1Leather burnishing tool0 cites · 20250% earned
- 1542US11926878B2Leather burnishing tool0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1638US11739390B2Tanning agent-free leather making method0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1733US12005601B2Method for realising articles having a predetermined area and aesthetic appearance0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1829US11993869B2Leather fiber for spun yarn0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1925US12163197B2Method of manufacturing leather0 cites · 20220% earned
- 2021US12545968B2Position splitting0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2117US12247260B2Sustainable scrap leather reusing and process thereof0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2213US11919037B2Leather edge painting and process thereof0 cites · 20230% earned
- 238US12018339B2Recycled leather, and apparatus for dry-manufacturing recycled leather0 cites · 20220% earned
- 244US11732881B1Leather workpiece and manufacturing method thereof0 cites · 20230% earned
- 251US11566295B2Leather skiving machine0 cites · 20210% earned
All-time canon
The defining C14B patents of the whole record
- 199US5258917A✦ AIMethod for nesting contours to be cut out of natural leather146 cites · 199394% earned
- 296US4901359A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for automatically cutting material in standard patterns102 cites · 199093% earned
- 392US4725961A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for cutting parts from pieces of irregularly shaped and sized sheet m89 cites · 198893% earned
- 488US5953232AMethod of cutting out blanks from, irregular workpieces of sheet material79 cites · 199993% earned
- 583US6264879B1Reconstituted leather product and process78 cites · 200193% earned
- 679US5089971AMethod and apparatus for cutting parts from hides or similar irregular pieces of sheet mat76 cites · 199293% earned
- 775US4982437AMethod of cutting an object as a function of particularities of said object76 cites · 199193% earned
- 871US6205370B1Method of making a nest of cuts71 cites · 200193% earned
- 967US4941183AMethod and apparatus for optimizing the cutting of material68 cites · 199092% earned
- 1063US6152003ACutting device with elevation regulation64 cites · 200092% earned
- 1158US6092301AMicrowave drying of hides under vacuum in tanning equipment62 cites · 200092% earned
- 1254US4051707AMethod and apparatus for making drawn containers62 cites · 197792% earned
- 1350US6157730AVisual inspection system for leather hide59 cites · 200092% earned
- 1446US5757950AProcess for the cutting or stamping of individual parts from an animal skin57 cites · 199892% earned
- 1542US4739487AMethod and apparatus for a reciprocating lay system of profile pieces on a base for the pu56 cites · 198892% earned
- 1638US5831857APattern alignment and cutting system55 cites · 199892% earned
- 1733US5582041APortable hand-held fleshing tool55 cites · 199692% earned
- 1829US4327615AMethod and apparatus for cutting sheet material with preprocessed data51 cites · 198292% earned
- 1925US5932056AMethod for making stretch leather laminates and finished articles containing such laminate50 cites · 199992% earned
- 2021US6177198B1Leather with a finish on the buffed surface, and process for producing a leather of this t46 cites · 200192% earned
- 2117US6022383AProcesses for coloring leather by an ink-jet printing method using anionic coloring agents41 cites · 200087% earned
- 2213US5838569AMethod of digitizing and cutting up remnants of non-repetitive shapes40 cites · 199891% earned
- 238US6856843B1Method and apparatus for displaying an image of a sheet material and cutting parts from th38 cites · 200591% earned
- 244US4745782AApparatus removing fat and flesh from the flesh side of a fur33 cites · 198891% earned
- 251US4834762AAnimal protein resin-plastic compositions and manufactures incorporating animal skins and/31 cites · 198981% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest C14B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199VITROLABS INC7 patents · 32 citations
- 288K H EXPORTS INDIA PRIVATE LTD3 patents · 4 citations
- 375FAIRCRAFT1 patents · 0 citations
- 463HOFFMAN CHRISTOPHER2 patents · 0 citations
- 550COS T A S R L1 patents · 0 citations
- 638DRAEXLMAIER LISA GMBH1 patents · 0 citations
- 725KIM MAN HYUN1 patents · 0 citations
- 813NAM KILWAN1 patents · 0 citations
- 91TURCHI MAXIMILIAN1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained C14B output across the last 5 years
- 199VITROLABS INC7 patents · 32 citations
- 296SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITES LLC7 patents · 59 citations
- 392NAT BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLC9 patents · 14 citations
- 488NIKE INC4 patents · 6 citations
- 583ATKO PLANNING INC5 patents · 7 citations
- 679AGFA NV4 patents · 7 citations
- 775K H EXPORTS INDIA PRIVATE LTD3 patents · 4 citations
- 871GALLUCCI GIUSEPPE2 patents · 6 citations
- 967SCIENT LIFE SOLUTIONS LLC2 patents · 1 citations
- 1063OFFICINE DI CARTIGLIANO S P A1 patents · 3 citations
- 1158BEDNAR JAMES R1 patents · 2 citations
- 1254FAIRCRAFT1 patents · 0 citations
- 1350EPICA INT INC2 patents · 0 citations
- 1446QUINTESSENCE MARINE INC1 patents · 1 citations
- 1542HOFFMAN CHRISTOPHER2 patents · 0 citations
- 1638CEA BREVETTI SPA1 patents · 0 citations
- 1733CONCERIA NUVOLARI SRL1 patents · 0 citations
- 1829COS T A S R L1 patents · 0 citations
- 1925DRAEXLMAIER LISA GMBH1 patents · 0 citations
- 2021EGAS CONSULTING SOC A RESPONSABILITA LIMITATA SEMPLIFICATA1 patents · 0 citations
- 2117HIROCA AUTOMOTIVE TRIM CORP1 patents · 0 citations
- 2213KIM MAN HYUN1 patents · 0 citations
- 238LESA—HIDEXE S A1 patents · 0 citations
- 244Mercurius SLG LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 251MIDORI AUTO LEATHER CO LTD1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in C14B
- 199GERBER GARMENT TECHNOLOGY INC4 patents · 271 citations
- 296DUERKOPP SYSTEM TECHNIK GMBH4 patents · 330 citations
- 392DOKOUPIL JIRI7 patents · 103 citations
- 488RIZZI & CO SPA LUIGI10 patents · 88 citations
- 583EIN AMERICA INC4 patents · 64 citations
- 679CARTIGLIANO OFF SPA10 patents · 72 citations
- 775VITROLABS INC7 patents · 32 citations
- 871SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITES LLC7 patents · 59 citations
- 967NAT BEEF PACKING COMPANY LLC9 patents · 14 citations
- 1063CANON KK3 patents · 76 citations
- 1158USM CORP8 patents · 31 citations
- 1254INT SHOE MACHINE CORP4 patents · 37 citations
- 1350DANSK MINK PAPIR AS5 patents · 25 citations
- 1446SCHAEFER PHILIPP3 patents · 46 citations
- 1542VILJANMAA ANTTI3 patents · 25 citations
- 1638PFAFF IND MASCH6 patents · 12 citations
- 1733MAJGAARD INVEST APS2 patents · 29 citations
- 1829ALEXANDER WILLIAM M2 patents · 25 citations
- 1925LORIOT JEAN MARC2 patents · 26 citations
- 2021MINKPAPIR AS9 patents · 7 citations
- 2117NIKE INC4 patents · 6 citations
- 2213ATOM SPA3 patents · 10 citations
- 238XEROS LTD2 patents · 23 citations
- 244SCHILLER BARRY2 patents · 24 citations
- 251FLEXIBLE STEEL LACING CO2 patents · 25 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth