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A47J

Kitchen equipment & beverage apparatus

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within A47J · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest A47J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Frederick E. Shelton, Iv25 patents · 27,085 citations
  2. 296Jerome R. Morgan16 patents · 13,343 citations
  3. 392Richard L. Leimbach6 patents · 2,580 citations
  4. 488Alfred Yoakim95 patents · 3,378 citations
  5. 583Mark D. Overmyer5 patents · 1,654 citations
  6. 679Clayton Alexander29 patents · 859 citations
  7. 775J. Michael Alden30 patents · 1,007 citations
  8. 871Nikhil Bhogal26 patents · 224 citations
  9. 967Matthew Van Horn17 patents · 176 citations
  10. 1063Nathaniel R. Lavins32 patents · 157 citations
  11. 1158Jean-Luc Denisart42 patents · 905 citations
  12. 1254Ryan Michael Pamplin22 patents · 342 citations
  13. 1350Norman Bourgeois43 patents · 667 citations
  14. 1446Michael R. Giebel34 patents · 615 citations
  15. 1542Adrian Rivera72 patents · 667 citations
  16. 1638Mark Lyons23 patents · 375 citations
  17. 1733Michael Colston50 patents · 525 citations
  18. 1829Christian Jarisch55 patents · 629 citations
  19. 1925Randy Hulett21 patents · 289 citations
  20. 2021Abraham Maclean21 patents · 321 citations
  21. 2117Alexandre Perentes71 patents · 705 citations
  22. 2213Robert Lawson-Shanks12 patents · 218 citations
  23. 238Mark J. Staudacher8 patents · 164 citations
  24. 244Mark K. Romandy10 patents · 272 citations
  25. 251Dean J. Vastardis11 patents · 225 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained A47J output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Frederick E. Shelton, Iv25 patents · 27,085 citations
  2. 296Eugene L. Timperman7 patents · 9,948 citations
  3. 392Jerome R. Morgan16 patents · 13,343 citations
  4. 488Jeffrey S. Swayze9 patents · 7,962 citations
  5. 583Richard L. Leimbach6 patents · 2,580 citations
  6. 679Alfred Yoakim95 patents · 3,378 citations
  7. 775Alan L. Backus62 patents · 2,153 citations
  8. 871David H. Mcfadden28 patents · 1,175 citations
  9. 967Mark D. Overmyer5 patents · 1,654 citations
  10. 1063Clayton Alexander29 patents · 859 citations
  11. 1158Steven M. Shei31 patents · 1,011 citations
  12. 1254Andrew Halliday41 patents · 2,023 citations
  13. 1350Christopher J. Allen11 patents · 389 citations
  14. 1446Zbigniew G. Lassota63 patents · 1,682 citations
  15. 1542Jung S. Moon18 patents · 815 citations
  16. 1638John D. Mclemore15 patents · 693 citations
  17. 1733Karl Winkler13 patents · 725 citations
  18. 1829Daniel Fischer49 patents · 968 citations
  19. 1925Willie H. Best12 patents · 594 citations
  20. 2021Byron C. Owens15 patents · 478 citations
  21. 2117David A. Bolton14 patents · 457 citations
  22. 2213Richard D. Boozer36 patents · 662 citations
  23. 238Thomas D. Dickson, Jr.27 patents · 508 citations
  24. 244J. Michael Alden30 patents · 1,007 citations
  25. 251Jean-Paul Denisart37 patents · 1,044 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in A47J

  1. 199Frederick E. Shelton, Iv25 patents · 27,085 citations
  2. 296John N. Ouwerkerk16 patents · 22,060 citations
  3. 392Eugene L. Timperman7 patents · 9,948 citations
  4. 488Jerome R. Morgan16 patents · 13,343 citations
  5. 583Jeffrey S. Swayze9 patents · 7,962 citations
  6. 679Richard L. Leimbach6 patents · 2,580 citations
  7. 775Roderick H. Beaulieu10 patents · 2,294 citations
  8. 871Olivier Fond14 patents · 3,501 citations
  9. 967Richard P. Sweeney6 patents · 2,022 citations
  10. 1063Alfred Yoakim95 patents · 3,378 citations
  11. 1158Gerard Lavanchy5 patents · 1,069 citations
  12. 1254Alan L. Backus62 patents · 2,153 citations
  13. 1350Ron Popeil29 patents · 1,443 citations
  14. 1446Nicholas G. Lazaris7 patents · 1,553 citations
  15. 1542Bruce W. Melton7 patents · 751 citations
  16. 1638Henry T. Ewald34 patents · 1,060 citations
  17. 1733Gerald A. Sus23 patents · 971 citations
  18. 1829Patricia Venetucci7 patents · 636 citations
  19. 1925Jimmie L. Coffey6 patents · 580 citations
  20. 2021David K. Benson7 patents · 1,009 citations
  21. 2117Thomas F. Potter7 patents · 1,009 citations
  22. 2213David H. Mcfadden28 patents · 1,175 citations
  23. 238Bruce Nesbitt9 patents · 404 citations
  24. 244Petr Masek8 patents · 866 citations
  25. 251Edward Cai11 patents · 1,083 citations
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