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B27N

CPC B27N

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B27N · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest B27N patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Darko Pervan26 patents · 1,052 citations
  2. 296Göran Ziegler30 patents · 1,157 citations
  3. 392Carl Hampson22 patents · 128 citations
  4. 488Aaron Shaw17 patents · 46 citations
  5. 583Dieter D'Hondt17 patents · 46 citations
  6. 679Per Nygren5 patents · 91 citations
  7. 775Thomas Meijer5 patents · 91 citations
  8. 871Jack G. Winterowd11 patents · 63 citations
  9. 967Ove Larsson9 patents · 15 citations
  10. 1063Benjamin Clement7 patents · 12 citations
  11. 1158Brian St. Germain5 patents · 10 citations
  12. 1254Ferdous Khan9 patents · 8 citations
  13. 1350Kristof Van Vlassenrode7 patents · 7 citations
  14. 1446Filip Gilbert Lucien Bossuyt5 patents · 7 citations
  15. 1542Benedicte Pacorel4 patents · 1 citations
  16. 1638Roger Jackson4 patents · 1 citations
  17. 1733Gareth Paul Merrick4 patents · 2 citations
  18. 1829Bobak Ha'Eri4 patents · 0 citations
  19. 1925Marko Suput4 patents · 3 citations
  20. 2021Ralph Lunkwitz5 patents · 2 citations
  21. 2117Ruomiao Wang2 patents · 4 citations
  22. 2213Evgeny Panferov2 patents · 2 citations
  23. 238Brian W. Beakler3 patents · 0 citations
  24. 244Luke P. Marra3 patents · 0 citations
  25. 251Travis E. Bjorkman3 patents · 0 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained B27N output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Kurt E. Heikkila20 patents · 2,308 citations
  2. 296Darko Pervan26 patents · 1,052 citations
  3. 392Göran Ziegler30 patents · 1,157 citations
  4. 488Jan Jacobsson19 patents · 1,121 citations
  5. 583Niclas Hakansson17 patents · 925 citations
  6. 679Kent Lindgren11 patents · 800 citations
  7. 775Eddy Alberic Boucké10 patents · 762 citations
  8. 871Hans Persson12 patents · 385 citations
  9. 967Bei-Hong Liang28 patents · 380 citations
  10. 1063Rickard Rittinge7 patents · 256 citations
  11. 1158Martin Segaert20 patents · 174 citations
  12. 1254Christophe Naeyaert11 patents · 163 citations
  13. 1350Laurent Meersseman21 patents · 172 citations
  14. 1446Allen R. Hill15 patents · 259 citations
  15. 1542Carl Hampson22 patents · 128 citations
  16. 1638Robert C. Allen11 patents · 101 citations
  17. 1733Aaron Shaw17 patents · 46 citations
  18. 1829Dieter D'Hondt17 patents · 46 citations
  19. 1925Charles Chidozie Ekenga5 patents · 123 citations
  20. 2021Douglas Jay Barkey5 patents · 123 citations
  21. 2117John Allen Manifold5 patents · 123 citations
  22. 2213Kathleen Diane Sands5 patents · 123 citations
  23. 238Thorsten Knobloch5 patents · 123 citations
  24. 244David C. Ritter6 patents · 147 citations
  25. 251Timothy D. Gouge7 patents · 43 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in B27N

  1. 199Hakan Wernersson16 patents · 966 citations
  2. 296Johan Lundgren16 patents · 966 citations
  3. 392Krister Hansson16 patents · 966 citations
  4. 488Michael R. Hansen12 patents · 1,134 citations
  5. 583Richard H. Young, Sr.12 patents · 1,134 citations
  6. 679Kurt E. Heikkila20 patents · 2,308 citations
  7. 775Michael J. Deaner15 patents · 2,198 citations
  8. 871Per Just Andersen27 patents · 3,199 citations
  9. 967Simon K. Hodson27 patents · 3,199 citations
  10. 1063Giuseppe Puppin8 patents · 1,073 citations
  11. 1158Darko Pervan26 patents · 1,052 citations
  12. 1254Göran Ziegler30 patents · 1,157 citations
  13. 1350Jan Jacobsson19 patents · 1,121 citations
  14. 1446Niclas Hakansson17 patents · 925 citations
  15. 1542Kent Lindgren11 patents · 800 citations
  16. 1638Eddy Alberic Boucké10 patents · 762 citations
  17. 1733Burch E. Zehner6 patents · 559 citations
  18. 1829John T. Clarke17 patents · 736 citations
  19. 1925Steven K. Lynch34 patents · 806 citations
  20. 2021Hans Sjolin8 patents · 515 citations
  21. 2117Per Bengtsson8 patents · 515 citations
  22. 2213Sven Kornfalt7 patents · 487 citations
  23. 238Jeffrey R. Brandt6 patents · 450 citations
  24. 244Bruce A. Haataja18 patents · 681 citations
  25. 251Ritsuo Iwata10 patents · 551 citations
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