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Processing exposed photographic materials
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G03D · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest G03D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Huayu Sang2 patents · 0 citations
- 275Tengfei Zhong2 patents · 0 citations
- 350Xinxiu Zhang2 patents · 0 citations
- 425Xue Zhao2 patents · 0 citations
- 51Akimasa Kaya2 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G03D output across the last 5 years
- 199Yuhu Li5 patents · 2 citations
- 292Zhihui Jia4 patents · 2 citations
- 385Yajun Zhou3 patents · 1 citations
- 477Huayu Sang2 patents · 0 citations
- 569Tengfei Zhong2 patents · 0 citations
- 662Xinxiu Zhang2 patents · 0 citations
- 754Xue Zhao2 patents · 0 citations
- 846Akimasa Kaya2 patents · 0 citations
- 938Derek Lluisma1 patents · 0 citations
- 1031Ersudai Ma1 patents · 0 citations
- 1123Huang Li1 patents · 0 citations
- 1215Jianxu Luo1 patents · 0 citations
- 138Sam Kain1 patents · 0 citations
- 141Valter Maddalon1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in G03D
- 199Philip N. Garfinkle8 patents · 896 citations
- 296Yaacov Ben Yaacov8 patents · 896 citations
- 392Elliot Jaffe7 patents · 873 citations
- 488Roger R. A. Morton12 patents · 860 citations
- 583Steven Bruce Paciocco12 patents · 860 citations
- 679Leon Volfovski9 patents · 339 citations
- 775Harald Herchen9 patents · 296 citations
- 871David H. Quach8 patents · 294 citations
- 967Helen R. Armer8 patents · 294 citations
- 1063Jay D. Pinson, Ii8 patents · 294 citations
- 1158John A. Backer8 patents · 294 citations
- 1254Mohsen Salek8 patents · 294 citations
- 1350Rick J. Roberts8 patents · 294 citations
- 1446Arthur A. Whitfield7 patents · 502 citations
- 1542Michael L. Wash9 patents · 529 citations
- 1638Gary L. Robison8 patents · 501 citations
- 1733Daniel Baum7 patents · 531 citations
- 1829Sumio Yoshikawa14 patents · 388 citations
- 1925Kazuo Shiota7 patents · 331 citations
- 2021Benjamin M. Galkin5 patents · 188 citations
- 2117Ray Hicks6 patents · 274 citations
- 2213Anthony Earle70 patents · 490 citations
- 238Shigeharu Koboshi23 patents · 321 citations
- 244Robert J. Blackman13 patents · 282 citations
- 251John H. Rosenburgh52 patents · 481 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring G03D patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12314523B2✦ AIMethod for fabricating touch subsrate, touch subsrate, substrate and touch device0 cites · 20240% earned
- 21US12287561B2✦ AIPrinter and digital camera including printer0 cites · 20240% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring G03D patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11960690B2✦ AIMethod for fabricating touch substrate, touch substrate, substrate and touch device0 cites · 20220% earned
- 288US12174535B2✦ AIPrinter device, printing method, and program for outputting an exposure start signal witho0 cites · 20230% earned
- 375US12287561B2✦ AIPrinter and digital camera including printer0 cites · 20240% earned
- 463US12291419B2Transport device for instant film, printer, and digital camera including printer0 cites · 20230% earned
- 550US12017376B2Process for producing a printed support and related printing system0 cites · 20220% earned
- 638US12099292B2Multi-view vision inspection system0 cites · 20230% earned
- 725US11949823B2Apparatus, system, and method for analog to digital film conversion0 cites · 20230% earned
- 813US12391900B2Method for removing silver mirroring from surface of black-and-white negative film0 cites · 20230% earned
- 91US11693542B2User interface for darkroom process timer and film processor0 cites · 20230% earned
All-time canon
The defining G03D patents of the whole record
- 199US5666215A✦ AISystem and method for remotely selecting photographic images669 cites · 199784% earned
- 296US6526158B1✦ AIMethod and system for obtaining person-specific images in a public venue599 cites · 200395% earned
- 392US6688784B1✦ AIParallel plate development with multiple holes in top plate for control of developer flow 572 cites · 200495% earned
- 488US6017157AMethod of processing digital images and distributing visual prints produced from the digit445 cites · 200085% earned
- 583US5706097AIndex print with a digital recording medium containing still images, motion sequences, and408 cites · 199895% earned
- 679US5974401ADigital print order and delivery method and system359 cites · 199994% earned
- 775US6085195AInternet photo booth292 cites · 200094% earned
- 871US6657702B1Facilitating photographic print re-ordering267 cites · 200394% earned
- 967US6819783B2Obtaining person-specific images in a public venue234 cites · 200491% earned
- 1063US5799219ASystem and method for remote image communication and processing using data recorded on pho234 cites · 199894% earned
- 1158US6369908B1Photo kiosk for electronically creating, storing and distributing images, audio, and textu225 cites · 200294% earned
- 1254US6512570B2Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images in187 cites · 200283% earned
- 1350US5276472APhotographic film still camera system with audio recording185 cites · 199494% earned
- 1446US6839803B1Multi-tier data storage system170 cites · 200594% earned
- 1542US6133985AMethod of processing digital images and distributing visual prints produced from the digit158 cites · 200083% earned
- 1638US6198526B1Method and apparatus for recording order information154 cites · 200194% earned
- 1733US5848500ALight-tight enclosure and joint connectors for enclosure framework148 cites · 199894% earned
- 1829US6304345B1Auto resoration of a print147 cites · 200194% earned
- 1925US5477353APhotographic image processing system having laboratory unit for processing film and photog136 cites · 199593% earned
- 2021US5113351AAutomated, interactive vending system for products which must be processed125 cites · 199293% earned
- 2117US5428423APhotographic printed cards and apparatus and method of making same122 cites · 199593% earned
- 2213US4977419ASelf-clocking encoding/decoding film information exchange system using dedicated magnetic 121 cites · 199093% earned
- 238US6222607B1System and method for process and/or manipulating images121 cites · 200193% earned
- 244US5229810AFilm information exchange system using dedicated magnetic tracks on film111 cites · 199393% earned
- 251US6154295ASystem and method for selecting photographic images108 cites · 200079% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest G03D patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199FUJIFILM CORP32 patents · 119 citations
- 21HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD2 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G03D output across the last 5 years
- 199FUJIFILM CORP32 patents · 119 citations
- 283UNIV SHAANXI NORMAL4 patents · 2 citations
- 367HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD2 patents · 0 citations
- 450C & A MARKETING INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 533FOTOBA INT S R L1 patents · 0 citations
- 617LLUISMA DEREK1 patents · 0 citations
- 71SPEEDBOT ROBOTICS CO LTD1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in G03D
- 199EASTMAN KODAK CO658 patents · 9,236 citations
- 296FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD491 patents · 5,967 citations
- 392SHUTTERFLY INC9 patents · 739 citations
- 488NORITSU KOKI CO LTD187 patents · 1,211 citations
- 583TOKYO ELECTRON LTD38 patents · 708 citations
- 679KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND110 patents · 1,040 citations
- 775UNIV JEFFERSON5 patents · 188 citations
- 871POLAROID CORP81 patents · 830 citations
- 967DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG43 patents · 625 citations
- 1063AGFA GEVAERT AG185 patents · 1,611 citations
- 1158NIKON CORP10 patents · 195 citations
- 1254MINNESOTA MINING & MFG20 patents · 266 citations
- 1350PAKO CORP82 patents · 993 citations
- 1446AGFA GEVAERT NV47 patents · 350 citations
- 1542SOKUDO CO LTD6 patents · 169 citations
- 1638CANON KK18 patents · 192 citations
- 1733APPLIED MATERIALS INC4 patents · 132 citations
- 1829CX CORP9 patents · 159 citations
- 1925CIBA GEIGY AG21 patents · 198 citations
- 2021HOECHST CO AMERICAN5 patents · 135 citations
- 2117BROTHER IND LTD17 patents · 165 citations
- 2213HICKS RAY4 patents · 249 citations
- 238GRETAG IMAGING AG15 patents · 157 citations
- 244ISHIKAWA TETSUYA4 patents · 65 citations
- 251GEIMUPLAST MUNDT KG PETER11 patents · 146 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth