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F16M

Frames, casings, beds & stands

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within F16M · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest F16M patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Nicholas D. Woodman21 patents · 1,140 citations
  2. 296Jeffrey D. Carnevali66 patents · 2,540 citations
  3. 392Joseph M. Johnson, Sr.103 patents · 1,235 citations
  4. 488Greg Mcpheeters14 patents · 354 citations
  5. 583Kurt William Massey24 patents · 509 citations
  6. 679Joshua Todd Druker17 patents · 542 citations
  7. 775Keith Robert Machin19 patents · 275 citations
  8. 871Jeff Whitten17 patents · 347 citations
  9. 967John William Theis21 patents · 457 citations
  10. 1063Ming-Hsien Huang28 patents · 580 citations
  11. 1158Matthew L. Burk33 patents · 327 citations
  12. 1254Brian Newville14 patents · 257 citations
  13. 1350Jason Evans Goulden23 patents · 262 citations
  14. 1446Nicholas M. Sedon10 patents · 182 citations
  15. 1542Eagle Fan23 patents · 440 citations
  16. 1638Matthew Thomas Kerley10 patents · 148 citations
  17. 1733Luther Cifers19 patents · 242 citations
  18. 1829Andrew W. Moock8 patents · 128 citations
  19. 1925Christopher J. Fawcett8 patents · 128 citations
  20. 2021Jeffrey A. Grant8 patents · 128 citations
  21. 2117Jeff Bremmon7 patents · 185 citations
  22. 2213Himay Rashmikant Shukla15 patents · 139 citations
  23. 238Thiem Wong7 patents · 308 citations
  24. 244Andrew Wills8 patents · 179 citations
  25. 251Alexander W. Au16 patents · 94 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained F16M output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Karsten Aagaard22 patents · 1,262 citations
  2. 296Timothy C. Shaw14 patents · 421 citations
  3. 392John M. Kerwin22 patents · 1,339 citations
  4. 488Dean Kamen18 patents · 1,141 citations
  5. 583Bob D. Peret15 patents · 1,066 citations
  6. 679Colin H. Murphy15 patents · 1,066 citations
  7. 775Derek G. Kane15 patents · 1,066 citations
  8. 871Nicholas D. Woodman21 patents · 1,140 citations
  9. 967Jeffrey D. Carnevali66 patents · 2,540 citations
  10. 1063Joseph M. Johnson, Sr.103 patents · 1,235 citations
  11. 1158Garrett W. Brown40 patents · 2,068 citations
  12. 1254Greg Mcpheeters14 patents · 354 citations
  13. 1350Shaun Christopher Lindblad42 patents · 1,059 citations
  14. 1446Chin-Jui Hung42 patents · 1,044 citations
  15. 1542Kurt William Massey24 patents · 509 citations
  16. 1638Erik N. Sabin10 patents · 431 citations
  17. 1733Larry B. Gray10 patents · 431 citations
  18. 1829Richard J. Lanigan10 patents · 431 citations
  19. 1925Thomas A. Friedrich10 patents · 431 citations
  20. 2021Mustafa A. Ergun41 patents · 968 citations
  21. 2117Joshua Todd Druker17 patents · 542 citations
  22. 2213David B. Barnett20 patents · 574 citations
  23. 238Robert W. Fluhrer32 patents · 752 citations
  24. 244Keith Robert Machin19 patents · 275 citations
  25. 251David J. Battey16 patents · 274 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in F16M

  1. 199Harry C. Sweere27 patents · 4,860 citations
  2. 296Donald M. Voeller13 patents · 3,463 citations
  3. 392Michael D. Gonnerman7 patents · 1,773 citations
  4. 488Christopher Harry Stoumbos26 patents · 1,492 citations
  5. 583David Otto Whitt, Iii20 patents · 1,338 citations
  6. 679Karsten Aagaard22 patents · 1,262 citations
  7. 775Joel Lawrence Pelley18 patents · 1,222 citations
  8. 871Rob Huala18 patents · 1,216 citations
  9. 967Matthew David Mickelson17 patents · 1,161 citations
  10. 1063Eric Joseph Wahl14 patents · 1,126 citations
  11. 1158Summer L. Schneider14 patents · 1,126 citations
  12. 1254Hua Wang15 patents · 1,107 citations
  13. 1350Todd David Pleake15 patents · 1,092 citations
  14. 1446David C. Vandervoort14 patents · 1,091 citations
  15. 1542Ralf Groene15 patents · 1,057 citations
  16. 1638Timothy C. Shaw12 patents · 1,038 citations
  17. 1733Robyn Rebecca Reed Mclaughlin14 patents · 885 citations
  18. 1829John B. Rosen20 patents · 1,985 citations
  19. 1925Jay Dittmer33 patents · 2,284 citations
  20. 2021Sharon Drasnin6 patents · 329 citations
  21. 2117Jerry Moscovitch11 patents · 1,270 citations
  22. 2213Timothy C. Shaw14 patents · 421 citations
  23. 238Odd N. Oddsen, Jr.50 patents · 2,955 citations
  24. 244Jim Tom Belesiu10 patents · 344 citations
  25. 251Mark J. Seilstad5 patents · 294 citations
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