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Pipes, joints, fittings & thermal insulation

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within F16L · public-visibility date · generated 2026

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Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest F16L patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

199Douglas R. Dole82 patents · 3,432 citations
296John Gibb18 patents · 872 citations
392Peter C. Williams94 patents · 2,855 citations
488Thomas F. Fangrow14 patents · 446 citations
583Kirk P. Guidry22 patents · 481 citations
679Gerard G. Geiger28 patents · 930 citations
775Grant A. Wilhelm17 patents · 447 citations
871Preston Ellis Hennrich12 patents · 265 citations
967Michael V. Porter16 patents · 524 citations
1063James E. Caroll10 patents · 474 citations
1158Thomas J. Gretz37 patents · 1,228 citations
1254Philippe Espinasse35 patents · 715 citations
1350Libardo Ochoa Dias44 patents · 741 citations
1446Mark S. Olsson35 patents · 535 citations
1542Theodore W. Meyers11 patents · 433 citations
1638Avi Chiproot45 patents · 799 citations
1733Ronald A. Vaccaro56 patents · 373 citations
1829Steven A. Roth14 patents · 424 citations
1925William Krietzman12 patents · 212 citations
2021Seung-Il Oh18 patents · 421 citations
2117Daniel A. Copeland23 patents · 381 citations
2213Patrick Thomas Gerst12 patents · 276 citations
238Scott D. Madara27 patents · 445 citations
244David J. Vranish17 patents · 190 citations
251Dennis L. Hart31 patents · 443 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained F16L output across the last 5 years

199Douglas R. Dole82 patents · 3,432 citations
296John Gibb18 patents · 872 citations
392Edward A. Bryner30 patents · 1,324 citations
488Joshua Moore30 patents · 1,324 citations
583Kevin Y. Low30 patents · 1,324 citations
679Mark Loosararian24 patents · 1,117 citations
775Yizhu Gu25 patents · 1,101 citations
871Ian Miller25 patents · 1,079 citations
967Logan Mackenzie24 patents · 1,038 citations
1063Todd Joslin23 patents · 1,035 citations
1158Alvin Chou19 patents · 904 citations
1254Peter C. Williams94 patents · 2,855 citations
1350Larry W. Kiest, Jr.99 patents · 1,967 citations
1446Dillon R. Jourde12 patents · 461 citations
1542Edwin H. Cho11 patents · 401 citations
1638Thomas F. Fangrow14 patents · 446 citations
1733Benjamin A. Guise7 patents · 235 citations
1829Kirk P. Guidry22 patents · 481 citations
1925Robert E. Smith, Iii92 patents · 2,807 citations
2021Charlie Whitney12 patents · 337 citations
2117Jerry Edward O'Neill10 patents · 335 citations
2213Gregory A. Conrad7 patents · 232 citations
238Gerard G. Geiger28 patents · 930 citations
244Grant A. Wilhelm17 patents · 447 citations
251Hans Ries19 patents · 870 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in F16L

199Gordon E. Atkinson6 patents · 2,142 citations
296Peter Quigley31 patents · 2,052 citations
392Stephen C. Nolet18 patents · 1,795 citations
488David W. Meyer12 patents · 2,439 citations
583Brian J. Blenkush16 patents · 2,999 citations
679David J. Myers9 patents · 1,484 citations
775Carey V. Campbell7 patents · 1,391 citations
871James D. Lewis7 patents · 1,391 citations
967Jerry G. Williams18 patents · 2,124 citations
1063David R. Hall24 patents · 1,791 citations
1158Scott Dahlgren13 patents · 1,575 citations
1254Joe Fox14 patents · 1,574 citations
1350David Pixton12 patents · 1,512 citations
1446H. Tracy Hall, Jr.10 patents · 1,467 citations
1542Ronald E. Kissell13 patents · 619 citations
1638Brian L. Swift14 patents · 544 citations
1733Ruijian Xu6 patents · 515 citations
1829Todd A. Berg5 patents · 1,500 citations
1925Douglas R. Dole82 patents · 3,432 citations
2021John Gibb18 patents · 872 citations
2117James T. Caillouette6 patents · 1,345 citations
2213Robert C. Klapper6 patents · 1,345 citations
238Mark Doyle6 patents · 989 citations
244Edward A. Bryner30 patents · 1,324 citations
251Joshua Moore30 patents · 1,324 citations

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