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Former USPC cross-reference art collections

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within Y10S · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest Y10S patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Dale L. Grover29 patents · 4,434 citations
  2. 296Nitish Swarup23 patents · 4,199 citations
  3. 392Jerry A. Culp14 patents · 2,424 citations
  4. 488Foster D. Hinshaw34 patents · 2,217 citations
  5. 583Nader Nasr18 patents · 1,763 citations
  6. 679Stephen C. Toebes34 patents · 1,055 citations
  7. 775Robert Sullivan29 patents · 952 citations
  8. 871Brandon D. Itkowitz20 patents · 1,735 citations
  9. 967Donald R. High50 patents · 1,041 citations
  10. 1063Michael D. Atchley33 patents · 834 citations
  11. 1158Shane Farritor21 patents · 1,407 citations
  12. 1254Dmitry Oleynikov14 patents · 1,313 citations
  13. 1350Gerald William Duffy, Jr.94 patents · 752 citations
  14. 1446Jeffrey P. Mcguckin94 patents · 752 citations
  15. 1542David Gene Bowling17 patents · 1,214 citations
  16. 1638Joel N. Beer17 patents · 1,214 citations
  17. 1733Patrick Roessler13 patents · 1,143 citations
  18. 1829Andrew Kotloski29 patents · 1,888 citations
  19. 1925Jon J. Morrow21 patents · 1,531 citations
  20. 2021Eric E. Braun19 patents · 1,329 citations
  21. 2117David C. Winkle38 patents · 777 citations
  22. 2213John Michael Stuart17 patents · 1,177 citations
  23. 238Donald W. Malackowski13 patents · 1,112 citations
  24. 244Brian K. Hauser9 patents · 618 citations
  25. 251George Yeung9 patents · 618 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained Y10S output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Joe E. Kiani13 patents · 7,439 citations
  2. 296David Dalke12 patents · 4,705 citations
  3. 392Dahl-Young Khang11 patents · 3,054 citations
  4. 488Amir Ansari48 patents · 2,566 citations
  5. 583Atousa Raissyan48 patents · 2,566 citations
  6. 679George A. Cowgill48 patents · 2,566 citations
  7. 775Jude P. Ramayya48 patents · 2,566 citations
  8. 871Ramprakash Masina47 patents · 2,534 citations
  9. 967Alvin R. Mcquarters47 patents · 2,502 citations
  10. 1063Leon E. Nicholls41 patents · 2,473 citations
  11. 1158Dale L. Grover29 patents · 4,434 citations
  12. 1254Anatoli Ledenev22 patents · 2,355 citations
  13. 1350Nitish Swarup23 patents · 4,199 citations
  14. 1446George A. Lopez39 patents · 5,533 citations
  15. 1542Yugang Sun16 patents · 2,335 citations
  16. 1638Zhengtao Zhu10 patents · 2,222 citations
  17. 1733Gregory K. Toth10 patents · 2,630 citations
  18. 1829Michael W. Dudasik40 patents · 2,241 citations
  19. 1925Ethan Rublee37 patents · 2,331 citations
  20. 2021Kurt Konolige23 patents · 1,532 citations
  21. 2117Jerry A. Culp14 patents · 2,424 citations
  22. 2213Foster D. Hinshaw34 patents · 2,217 citations
  23. 238Nader Nasr18 patents · 1,763 citations
  24. 244David A. Boger8 patents · 1,212 citations
  25. 251Gregory P. Dillon8 patents · 1,212 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in Y10S

  1. 199Phillip John Plante55 patents · 13,224 citations
  2. 296Ephraim Heller56 patents · 11,306 citations
  3. 392Yoram Gal53 patents · 11,087 citations
  4. 488Behrad Aria49 patents · 10,964 citations
  5. 583Fredric C. Colman69 patents · 10,434 citations
  6. 679Keith A. Friedman43 patents · 7,027 citations
  7. 775Varaz Shahmirian21 patents · 25,487 citations
  8. 871Philip T. Weiss22 patents · 21,720 citations
  9. 967Timothy J. Starkweather23 patents · 24,540 citations
  10. 1063Lubert Stryer27 patents · 17,838 citations
  11. 1158J. Leighton Read21 patents · 16,495 citations
  12. 1254Michael C. Pirrung21 patents · 16,495 citations
  13. 1350Sam W. Bowman12 patents · 14,478 citations
  14. 1446John D. Richert12 patents · 13,598 citations
  15. 1542Robert C. Dennard9 patents · 10,281 citations
  16. 1638Frederick S. M. Herz13 patents · 16,054 citations
  17. 1733John Livingston17 patents · 12,894 citations
  18. 1829Alan Haubach15 patents · 12,180 citations
  19. 1925Dennis P. Bishop15 patents · 12,180 citations
  20. 2021Deborah Ruppert15 patents · 12,180 citations
  21. 2117Luis J. Malave15 patents · 12,180 citations
  22. 2213David T. Green29 patents · 29,861 citations
  23. 238Henry Bolanos21 patents · 18,935 citations
  24. 244Richard A. Mcgarry13 patents · 17,868 citations
  25. 251Wayne P. Young12 patents · 14,597 citations
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