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G01Q

Scanning-probe techniques & apparatus

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G01Q · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

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Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest G01Q patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

199Christof Baur23 patents · 174 citations
296Sergei V. Kalinin17 patents · 119 citations
392Bede Pittenger10 patents · 42 citations
488Sergey Osechinskiy10 patents · 25 citations
583Anthonius Ruiter8 patents · 26 citations
679Syed-Asif Syed-Amanulla5 patents · 22 citations
775Deron Walters7 patents · 85 citations
871Aleksander Labuda13 patents · 29 citations
967Abizar Lakdawalla4 patents · 21 citations
1063Avishai Bartov4 patents · 21 citations
1158Denis Pristinski4 patents · 21 citations
1254Derek Schulte4 patents · 21 citations
1350Dumitru Brinza4 patents · 21 citations
1446Jamie M. Sullivan4 patents · 21 citations
1542Kristopher Barbee4 patents · 21 citations
1638Amir Yacoby6 patents · 16 citations
1733Alexander A. Ukhanov4 patents · 24 citations
1829Gennady A. Smolyakov4 patents · 24 citations
1925Bruce H. Newcome7 patents · 5 citations
2021Bruno W. Schueler7 patents · 5 citations
2117Chris Bevis7 patents · 5 citations
2213David A. Reed7 patents · 5 citations
238Michael S. Grinolds4 patents · 9 citations
244Milos Miljkovic3 patents · 6 citations
251Maarten Hubertus Van Es19 patents · 5 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained G01Q output across the last 5 years

199Kenneth Gilbert Roessler21 patents · 445 citations
296Wilfried Vandervorst15 patents · 339 citations
392Shuiqing Hu23 patents · 137 citations
488Christof Baur23 patents · 174 citations
583Sergei V. Kalinin17 patents · 119 citations
679Andrew Humphris32 patents · 191 citations
775Olga S. Ovchinnikova6 patents · 80 citations
871Ralph C. Merkle10 patents · 77 citations
967Robert A. Freitas, Jr.10 patents · 77 citations
1063Chris Mack13 patents · 55 citations
1158Aru Hill8 patents · 61 citations
1254Damian Allis9 patents · 61 citations
1350Jeremy Barton9 patents · 61 citations
1446Michael Drew8 patents · 61 citations
1542Tait Takatani9 patents · 61 citations
1638Markus B. Raschke6 patents · 90 citations
1733Masatsugu Shigeno25 patents · 114 citations
1829Michael Shawn Marshall6 patents · 49 citations
1925Bede Pittenger10 patents · 42 citations
2021Richard Stallcup7 patents · 59 citations
2117Sergey Osechinskiy10 patents · 25 citations
2213Anthonius Ruiter8 patents · 26 citations
238Alice Stamatakis5 patents · 31 citations
244Koen Visscher5 patents · 31 citations
251Mark Trulson5 patents · 31 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in G01Q

199Jason H. Hafner13 patents · 1,401 citations
296Andrew G. Rinzler11 patents · 1,061 citations
392Daniel T. Colbert11 patents · 1,061 citations
488Watt W. Webb6 patents · 1,316 citations
583Calvin F. Quate30 patents · 2,806 citations
679Andreas Thess7 patents · 561 citations
775Pavel Nikolaev7 patents · 561 citations
871Virgil B. Elings44 patents · 3,371 citations
967John A. Gurley26 patents · 2,072 citations
1063Tineke Thio6 patents · 947 citations
1158Ian R. Smith12 patents · 988 citations
1254Stephen C. Minne31 patents · 1,599 citations
1350Amin Samsavar9 patents · 700 citations
1446Paul K. Hansma21 patents · 1,259 citations
1542Barney Drake10 patents · 762 citations
1638Robert Eric Betzig10 patents · 1,020 citations
1733Vic B. Kley6 patents · 364 citations
1829Michael D. Kirk11 patents · 833 citations
1925Ryo Kuroda27 patents · 1,528 citations
2021Shinya Akamine8 patents · 778 citations
2117Frederick I. Linker6 patents · 489 citations
2213Yoshihiro Yanagisawa14 patents · 895 citations
238Michael Levene4 patents · 1,210 citations
244Toshimitsu Kawase21 patents · 1,230 citations
251Hiroyasu Nose18 patents · 1,073 citations

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