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Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B42C · public-visibility date · generated 2026

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Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest B42C patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

199Shinji Asami9 patents · 432 citations
296Masahiro Tamura23 patents · 569 citations
392Yusuke Obuchi24 patents · 224 citations
488Kevin P. Parker24 patents · 271 citations
583Masaya Takahashi19 patents · 122 citations
679Hideto Abe15 patents · 61 citations
775Yuusuke Shibasaki13 patents · 87 citations
871Seiji Nishizawa12 patents · 48 citations
967Wataru Takahashi8 patents · 54 citations
1063Keisuke Sugiyama6 patents · 31 citations
1158Kei Sasaki11 patents · 33 citations
1254Kazuki Seto8 patents · 27 citations
1350Junya Suzuki4 patents · 19 citations
1446Frank Sommerer6 patents · 23 citations
1542Masahiko Miyazaki4 patents · 24 citations
1638Keisuke Egawa5 patents · 18 citations
1733Tomomichi Hoshino4 patents · 15 citations
1829Terumitsu Noso4 patents · 8 citations
1925Takehiko Okada3 patents · 8 citations
2021Seiichi Shirasaki3 patents · 7 citations
2117Kotomi Kameyama2 patents · 6 citations
2213Hirohisa Adachi4 patents · 2 citations
238Masaki Miyazawa4 patents · 2 citations
244Thomas Friese5 patents · 1 citations
251Chiaki Endo2 patents · 2 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained B42C output across the last 5 years

199Shinji Asami9 patents · 432 citations
296Masahiro Tamura23 patents · 569 citations
392Yusuke Obuchi24 patents · 224 citations
488Kevin P. Parker24 patents · 271 citations
583Yasunobu Terao35 patents · 227 citations
679Masaya Takahashi19 patents · 122 citations
775Yoshiaki Sugizaki25 patents · 138 citations
871Hideto Abe15 patents · 61 citations
967Yuusuke Shibasaki13 patents · 87 citations
1063Seiji Nishizawa12 patents · 48 citations
1158Eiji Fukasawa14 patents · 60 citations
1254Wataru Takahashi8 patents · 54 citations
1350Daiki Komiyama8 patents · 29 citations
1446Keisuke Sugiyama6 patents · 31 citations
1542Takuya Katayama5 patents · 21 citations
1638Kei Sasaki11 patents · 33 citations
1733Kazuki Seto8 patents · 27 citations
1829Yoshinari Kuwabara4 patents · 75 citations
1925Hiroyuki Taguchi7 patents · 16 citations
2021Guido Peleman14 patents · 23 citations
2117Yusuke Mitsui4 patents · 37 citations
2213Masashi Matsumoto6 patents · 18 citations
238Keiichi Nagasawa15 patents · 16 citations
244Josef Martin Strasser8 patents · 8 citations
251Peter Kubiak8 patents · 8 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in B42C

199Kia Silverbrook388 patents · 6,888 citations
296Paul Lapstun334 patents · 6,315 citations
392Tobin Allen King34 patents · 1,394 citations
488Jacqueline Anne Lapstun77 patents · 1,646 citations
583Simon Robert Walmsley34 patents · 949 citations
679James L. Warmus12 patents · 1,029 citations
775Mark G. Dreyer6 patents · 759 citations
871Kenji Yamada14 patents · 704 citations
967Barry P. Mandel10 patents · 646 citations
1063Shinji Asami9 patents · 432 citations
1158Kenichi Hayashi28 patents · 659 citations
1254Masahiro Tamura23 patents · 569 citations
1350Hiroki Okada11 patents · 397 citations
1446Akihito Andoh10 patents · 420 citations
1542William T. Graushar24 patents · 521 citations
1638Yasuyoshi Hayakawa12 patents · 455 citations
1733George P. Hipko5 patents · 325 citations
1829Stanford Silverschotz5 patents · 325 citations
1925Yoshifumi Takehara12 patents · 410 citations
2021Norifumi Miyake9 patents · 373 citations
2117Takashi Kuwata11 patents · 363 citations
2213Peter M. Coombs10 patents · 389 citations
238Ross R. Allen12 patents · 335 citations
244Toshitaka Matsumoto6 patents · 311 citations
251John C. Geres16 patents · 310 citations

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