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H10W

Thermoelectric & thermomagnetic devices

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H10W · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest H10W patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Brian S. Beaman65 patents · 5,153 citations
  2. 296Walter L. Moden172 patents · 9,061 citations
  3. 392Viljami Pore51 patents · 2,976 citations
  4. 488Paul M. Enquist77 patents · 5,523 citations
  5. 583Gaius Gillman Fountain, Jr.97 patents · 4,436 citations
  6. 679Hsin-Hua Hu76 patents · 3,621 citations
  7. 775Christopher J. Penny143 patents · 2,056 citations
  8. 871Yung-Cheng Lu92 patents · 2,819 citations
  9. 967David Jon Hiner88 patents · 2,470 citations
  10. 1063Vincent Dicaprio50 patents · 3,579 citations
  11. 1158Kapil V. Sakariya39 patents · 1,622 citations
  12. 1254Qi Xie38 patents · 2,028 citations
  13. 1350Shankar Swaminathan34 patents · 2,112 citations
  14. 1446Charles R. Griggs16 patents · 1,130 citations
  15. 1542Shuo-Mao Chen123 patents · 2,633 citations
  16. 1638Salvatore Bonafede39 patents · 1,274 citations
  17. 1733David Gomez32 patents · 1,203 citations
  18. 1829Toshiaki Iwafuchi63 patents · 1,823 citations
  19. 1925Christopher Dennis Bencher34 patents · 2,538 citations
  20. 2021Carl Prevatte42 patents · 1,225 citations
  21. 2117David Kneeburg17 patents · 986 citations
  22. 2213Alin Fecioru13 patents · 807 citations
  23. 238Rajiv V. Joshi59 patents · 2,468 citations
  24. 244Patrick A. Van Cleemput32 patents · 1,905 citations
  25. 251Michael Eugene Givens16 patents · 1,686 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained H10W output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Dahl-Young Khang23 patents · 4,590 citations
  2. 296Yugang Sun21 patents · 3,953 citations
  3. 392Michael C. Smayling116 patents · 8,682 citations
  4. 488Zhengtao Zhu14 patents · 2,647 citations
  5. 583Brian S. Beaman65 patents · 5,153 citations
  6. 679Walter L. Moden172 patents · 9,061 citations
  7. 775Viljami Pore51 patents · 2,976 citations
  8. 871Ellie Yieh68 patents · 4,761 citations
  9. 967Qin-Yi Tong40 patents · 3,605 citations
  10. 1063Paul M. Enquist77 patents · 5,523 citations
  11. 1158Gaius Gillman Fountain, Jr.97 patents · 4,436 citations
  12. 1254Hu Kang11 patents · 2,865 citations
  13. 1350Heung Cho Ko21 patents · 2,461 citations
  14. 1446Pun Jae Choi33 patents · 2,155 citations
  15. 1542Atsuki Fukazawa17 patents · 3,169 citations
  16. 1638Sukianto Rusli64 patents · 2,952 citations
  17. 1733Graham R. Wolstenholme29 patents · 2,176 citations
  18. 1829Mark Stoykovich17 patents · 1,883 citations
  19. 1925Jongseung Yoon12 patents · 1,641 citations
  20. 2021Nai-Wei Liu45 patents · 3,266 citations
  21. 2117Hsin-Hua Hu76 patents · 3,621 citations
  22. 2213Christopher J. Penny143 patents · 2,056 citations
  23. 238Yung-Cheng Lu92 patents · 2,819 citations
  24. 244David Jon Hiner88 patents · 2,470 citations
  25. 251Vincent Dicaprio50 patents · 3,579 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in H10W

  1. 199Yoram Gal57 patents · 11,174 citations
  2. 296Ephraim Heller55 patents · 11,099 citations
  3. 392Phillip John Plante55 patents · 11,099 citations
  4. 488Behrad Aria51 patents · 10,976 citations
  5. 583Fredric C. Colman54 patents · 7,240 citations
  6. 679Keith A. Friedman45 patents · 7,039 citations
  7. 775J. Leighton Read13 patents · 10,918 citations
  8. 871Michael C. Pirrung13 patents · 10,918 citations
  9. 967Lubert Stryer12 patents · 10,901 citations
  10. 1063Glenn J. Leedy82 patents · 11,240 citations
  11. 1158Nathan W. Cheung54 patents · 8,870 citations
  12. 1254Kensho Sakano31 patents · 4,057 citations
  13. 1350Toshio Moriguchi25 patents · 3,847 citations
  14. 1446Yasunobu Noguchi25 patents · 3,847 citations
  15. 1542Dahl-Young Khang23 patents · 4,590 citations
  16. 1638Wai-Fan Yau50 patents · 7,755 citations
  17. 1733Thomas H. Distefano165 patents · 18,777 citations
  18. 1829Yugang Sun21 patents · 3,953 citations
  19. 1925John K. Roberts22 patents · 6,574 citations
  20. 2021Klaus Höhn26 patents · 4,066 citations
  21. 2117Peter Schlotter17 patents · 3,924 citations
  22. 2213Michael C. Smayling116 patents · 8,682 citations
  23. 238Dennis Matthew Mccarty7 patents · 4,634 citations
  24. 244Linda Susan Sapochak7 patents · 4,634 citations
  25. 251Wakao Miyazawa12 patents · 3,990 citations
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