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F16J

Pistons, cylinders, pressure vessels & sealings

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within F16J · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest F16J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Lannie L. Dietle35 patents · 1,655 citations
  2. 296Henri V. Azibert39 patents · 877 citations
  3. 392Kelcy Jake Foster28 patents · 239 citations
  4. 488Mark S. Nowell21 patents · 230 citations
  5. 583Christopher Todd Barnett27 patents · 229 citations
  6. 679Guy J. Lapointe16 patents · 217 citations
  7. 775Michael Eugene May15 patents · 207 citations
  8. 871Brandon Scott Ayres13 patents · 202 citations
  9. 967Rahul Anil Bidkar22 patents · 410 citations
  10. 1063Yuichiro Tokunaga77 patents · 850 citations
  11. 1158Yuta Negishi38 patents · 376 citations
  12. 1254Chance Ray Mullins8 patents · 179 citations
  13. 1350Martin John Affentranger, Jr.8 patents · 117 citations
  14. 1446Alagarsamy Sundararajan7 patents · 118 citations
  15. 1542Jeff Busby30 patents · 228 citations
  16. 1638Micheal Cole Thomas25 patents · 159 citations
  17. 1733Paul M. Lutjen32 patents · 273 citations
  18. 1829Shin Nishimoto37 patents · 236 citations
  19. 1925Norbert Feistel22 patents · 260 citations
  20. 2021Kyle Matthew Ellisor7 patents · 143 citations
  21. 2117Philippe Coenegracht13 patents · 91 citations
  22. 2213Maddy Nadine Frederickx11 patents · 78 citations
  23. 238Steven Zachary Newberg5 patents · 119 citations
  24. 244Kim Ngoc Vu17 patents · 121 citations
  25. 251Toshikazu Yabe9 patents · 117 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained F16J output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Geoffrey A. Kruse10 patents · 688 citations
  2. 296Lannie L. Dietle35 patents · 1,655 citations
  3. 392Paul M. Diperna8 patents · 363 citations
  4. 488Thomas R. Ulrich8 patents · 363 citations
  5. 583Christopher Edward Wolfe48 patents · 1,911 citations
  6. 679Mahmut Faruk Aksit43 patents · 1,400 citations
  7. 775James R. Wasser11 patents · 385 citations
  8. 871Peter Sturt Lynn10 patents · 229 citations
  9. 967Saul Griffith9 patents · 211 citations
  10. 1063Henri V. Azibert39 patents · 877 citations
  11. 1158Glenn M. Garrison35 patents · 430 citations
  12. 1254Kelcy Jake Foster28 patents · 239 citations
  13. 1350Mark S. Nowell21 patents · 230 citations
  14. 1446Christopher Todd Barnett27 patents · 229 citations
  15. 1542Guy J. Lapointe16 patents · 217 citations
  16. 1638Michael Eugene May15 patents · 207 citations
  17. 1733Brandon Scott Ayres13 patents · 202 citations
  18. 1829Hideyuki Inoue63 patents · 892 citations
  19. 1925Rahul Anil Bidkar22 patents · 410 citations
  20. 2021Yuichiro Tokunaga77 patents · 850 citations
  21. 2117Tetsuya Iguchi19 patents · 363 citations
  22. 2213Masatoshi Itadani48 patents · 660 citations
  23. 238Douglas J. Volden6 patents · 282 citations
  24. 244Takeshi Hosoe46 patents · 576 citations
  25. 251Yuta Negishi38 patents · 376 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in F16J

  1. 199Michael Michaud6 patents · 700 citations
  2. 296Geoffrey A. Kruse10 patents · 688 citations
  3. 392Peter J. Balsells42 patents · 4,124 citations
  4. 488Robert Harold Cromer26 patents · 1,830 citations
  5. 583Osman Saim Dinc39 patents · 2,297 citations
  6. 679Bharat S. Bagepalli14 patents · 1,338 citations
  7. 775Lannie L. Dietle35 patents · 1,655 citations
  8. 871Manmohan S. Kalsi16 patents · 1,386 citations
  9. 967Paul M. Diperna8 patents · 363 citations
  10. 1063Thomas R. Ulrich8 patents · 363 citations
  11. 1158Norman Arnold Turnquist64 patents · 2,890 citations
  12. 1254Christopher Edward Wolfe48 patents · 1,911 citations
  13. 1350Adam N. Pope8 patents · 737 citations
  14. 1446David Robert Skinner13 patents · 800 citations
  15. 1542Russell D. Ide7 patents · 579 citations
  16. 1638James R. Maynard5 patents · 454 citations
  17. 1733Josef Sedy14 patents · 836 citations
  18. 1829Kurt Stoll25 patents · 1,640 citations
  19. 1925Ralph F. J. Flower6 patents · 602 citations
  20. 2021Mahmut Faruk Aksit43 patents · 1,400 citations
  21. 2117John F. Justak8 patents · 667 citations
  22. 2213David C. Orlowski34 patents · 1,700 citations
  23. 238Jeffrey D. Gobeli9 patents · 517 citations
  24. 244Izhak Etsion8 patents · 343 citations
  25. 251James F. Gardner8 patents · 499 citations
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