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B65G

Transport or storage devices & conveyors

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B65G · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest B65G patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199John G. Lert, Jr.97 patents · 2,054 citations
  2. 296Foster D. Hinshaw21 patents · 1,165 citations
  3. 392Robert Sullivan89 patents · 1,695 citations
  4. 488Stephen C. Toebes85 patents · 1,659 citations
  5. 583John Oren50 patents · 1,958 citations
  6. 679Nathan Ulrich20 patents · 836 citations
  7. 775Robert R. Dewitt37 patents · 978 citations
  8. 871Joshua Oren48 patents · 1,335 citations
  9. 967Mark Costanzo32 patents · 1,294 citations
  10. 1063Ole-Petter Skaaksrud57 patents · 888 citations
  11. 1158Christopher G. Greve31 patents · 1,126 citations
  12. 1254Christopher Geyer157 patents · 1,291 citations
  13. 1350Matthew T. Mason150 patents · 1,284 citations
  14. 1446Thomas Wagner153 patents · 1,283 citations
  15. 1542Joseph Romano159 patents · 1,276 citations
  16. 1638Kyle Maroney144 patents · 1,269 citations
  17. 1733Prasanna Velagapudi148 patents · 1,265 citations
  18. 1829Thomas Koletschka124 patents · 1,043 citations
  19. 1925Thomas Allen123 patents · 1,031 citations
  20. 2021Daniel Smith117 patents · 1,030 citations
  21. 2117Gene Temple Price119 patents · 1,030 citations
  22. 2213Kevin Ahearn117 patents · 1,030 citations
  23. 238Michael Dawson-Haggerty117 patents · 1,030 citations
  24. 244Siddhartha Srinivasa117 patents · 1,030 citations
  25. 251Benjamin Cohen120 patents · 929 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained B65G output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Ethan Rublee21 patents · 1,699 citations
  2. 296Kurt Konolige18 patents · 1,427 citations
  3. 392Gary Bradski16 patents · 1,290 citations
  4. 488John G. Lert, Jr.97 patents · 2,054 citations
  5. 583Foster D. Hinshaw21 patents · 1,165 citations
  6. 679Robert Sullivan89 patents · 1,695 citations
  7. 775Stephen C. Toebes85 patents · 1,659 citations
  8. 871John Oren50 patents · 1,958 citations
  9. 967Nathan Ulrich20 patents · 836 citations
  10. 1063Robert R. Dewitt37 patents · 978 citations
  11. 1158George Hayduchok14 patents · 733 citations
  12. 1254Joshua Oren48 patents · 1,335 citations
  13. 1350Mark Costanzo32 patents · 1,294 citations
  14. 1446Ole-Petter Skaaksrud57 patents · 888 citations
  15. 1542Keith G. Jacobs25 patents · 818 citations
  16. 1638Christopher G. Greve31 patents · 1,126 citations
  17. 1733Christopher Geyer157 patents · 1,291 citations
  18. 1829Matthew T. Mason150 patents · 1,284 citations
  19. 1925Thomas Wagner153 patents · 1,283 citations
  20. 2021Joseph Romano159 patents · 1,276 citations
  21. 2117Kyle Maroney144 patents · 1,269 citations
  22. 2213Prasanna Velagapudi148 patents · 1,265 citations
  23. 238Thomas Koletschka124 patents · 1,043 citations
  24. 244Thomas Allen123 patents · 1,031 citations
  25. 251Daniel Smith117 patents · 1,030 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in B65G

  1. 199Fumitsugu Fukuyo20 patents · 1,538 citations
  2. 296Kenshi Fukumitsu20 patents · 1,538 citations
  3. 392Naoki Uchiyama20 patents · 1,538 citations
  4. 488Toshimitsu Wakuda20 patents · 1,538 citations
  5. 583Ethan Rublee21 patents · 1,699 citations
  6. 679Kurt Konolige18 patents · 1,427 citations
  7. 775Gary Bradski16 patents · 1,290 citations
  8. 871John G. Lert, Jr.97 patents · 2,054 citations
  9. 967Foster D. Hinshaw21 patents · 1,165 citations
  10. 1063Robert Sullivan89 patents · 1,695 citations
  11. 1158Stephen C. Toebes85 patents · 1,659 citations
  12. 1254John Oren50 patents · 1,958 citations
  13. 1350Nathan Ulrich20 patents · 836 citations
  14. 1446Robert R. Dewitt37 patents · 978 citations
  15. 1542George Hayduchok14 patents · 733 citations
  16. 1638Troy Straszheim15 patents · 1,368 citations
  17. 1733Allan Dolores7 patents · 1,375 citations
  18. 1829Galina Potepalov7 patents · 1,375 citations
  19. 1925Michael Bergeron7 patents · 1,375 citations
  20. 2021Hauke Strasdat8 patents · 831 citations
  21. 2117Stefan Hinterstoisser8 patents · 831 citations
  22. 2213Manoj Wangu8 patents · 1,147 citations
  23. 238Joshua Oren48 patents · 1,335 citations
  24. 244Colin R. Hart23 patents · 678 citations
  25. 251Kenneth M. Welborn7 patents · 561 citations
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