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C08B

Polysaccharides & derivatives

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within C08B · public-visibility date · generated 2026

top 25 per window · public-visibility date

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest C08B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

199Herriot Tabuteau79 patents · 4,663 citations
296Raoul Carubelli8 patents · 297 citations
392Robert E. Nordquist8 patents · 297 citations
488Mark S. Payne34 patents · 345 citations
583Lanfranco Callegaro17 patents · 489 citations
679Yefim Brun30 patents · 247 citations
775John M. Geremia15 patents · 151 citations
871Theodora Retsina34 patents · 118 citations
967Robert Dicosimo18 patents · 83 citations
1063Qiong Cheng20 patents · 80 citations
1158Kimberly Nelson22 patents · 51 citations
1254Minglin Ma14 patents · 52 citations
1350Yijun Sang10 patents · 43 citations
1446Johann Manner8 patents · 62 citations
1542Thomas J. Simmons6 patents · 22 citations
1638Susan Marie Hennessey10 patents · 52 citations
1733Oded Shoseyov12 patents · 25 citations
1829Ellen D. Semke8 patents · 41 citations
1925Yougen Li8 patents · 41 citations
2021James Joshua Ohane7 patents · 19 citations
2117Dustin Mcminn5 patents · 15 citations
2213Gabor Benkovics5 patents · 15 citations
238Steven Pfeiffer5 patents · 15 citations
244Richard R. Bott8 patents · 39 citations
251Jared B. Parker5 patents · 38 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained C08B output across the last 5 years

199Endre A. Balazs11 patents · 2,814 citations
296Herriot Tabuteau79 patents · 4,663 citations
392Robert J. Miller10 patents · 772 citations
488Willard E. Wood29 patents · 653 citations
583Charles Michael Buchanan39 patents · 616 citations
679Mengkui Luo18 patents · 532 citations
775Patrick Soon-Shiong5 patents · 468 citations
871Raoul Carubelli8 patents · 297 citations
967Robert E. Nordquist8 patents · 297 citations
1063Mark S. Payne34 patents · 345 citations
1158Matthew Kennedy Morell14 patents · 331 citations
1254Kevin J. Edgar18 patents · 342 citations
1350Lanfranco Callegaro17 patents · 489 citations
1446Yefim Brun30 patents · 247 citations
1542Pierre F. Lebreton9 patents · 273 citations
1638Hiroki Taniguchi13 patents · 318 citations
1733Giangiacomo Torri24 patents · 377 citations
1829Stefan Zikeli11 patents · 270 citations
1925Vincent D. Antle16 patents · 206 citations
2021Emmett M. Partain, Iii12 patents · 263 citations
2117John M. Geremia15 patents · 151 citations
2213Jayme L. Paullin33 patents · 248 citations
238Annamaria Naggi16 patents · 228 citations
244Ahmed Regina10 patents · 141 citations
251Aharon Eyal12 patents · 108 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in C08B

199Woonza M. Rhee31 patents · 9,324 citations
296Frank Delustro28 patents · 8,166 citations
392Richard A. Berg23 patents · 4,671 citations
488Louis Fries7 patents · 3,307 citations
583Donald G. Wallace11 patents · 3,791 citations
679Alan S. Michaels6 patents · 2,995 citations
775Hanne Bentz6 patents · 2,995 citations
871Ramon A. Burns, Jr.6 patents · 2,995 citations
967Neil P. Desai11 patents · 2,478 citations
1063Syed F. A. Hossainy10 patents · 2,037 citations
1158Amarpreet S. Sawhney7 patents · 2,011 citations
1254Chandrashekhar P. Pathak7 patents · 2,011 citations
1350Jeffrey A. Hubbell7 patents · 2,011 citations
1446Endre A. Balazs11 patents · 2,814 citations
1542Adolf Leshchiner6 patents · 2,207 citations
1638Aurelio Romeo20 patents · 2,154 citations
1733Francesco Della Valle20 patents · 2,067 citations
1829Jacqueline A. Schroeder9 patents · 1,540 citations
1925Herriot Tabuteau79 patents · 4,663 citations
2021George H. Chu9 patents · 1,464 citations
2117Brian L. Swift12 patents · 541 citations
2213Ronald E. Kissell12 patents · 541 citations
238Ruijian Xu6 patents · 515 citations
244Jennifer L. Hill5 patents · 1,354 citations
251Glenn D. Prestwich21 patents · 1,111 citations

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