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CPC G01Q
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G01Q · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest G01Q patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Jason Cleveland47 patents · 572 citations
- 296Roger Proksch49 patents · 291 citations
- 392Christof Baur23 patents · 174 citations
- 488Sergei V. Kalinin17 patents · 119 citations
- 583Bede Pittenger10 patents · 42 citations
- 679Sergey Osechinskiy10 patents · 25 citations
- 775Anthonius Ruiter8 patents · 26 citations
- 871Syed-Asif Syed-Amanulla5 patents · 22 citations
- 967Deron Walters7 patents · 85 citations
- 1063Aleksander Labuda13 patents · 29 citations
- 1158Igor Sokolov9 patents · 20 citations
- 1254Abizar Lakdawalla4 patents · 21 citations
- 1350Avishai Bartov4 patents · 21 citations
- 1446Denis Pristinski4 patents · 21 citations
- 1542Derek Schulte4 patents · 21 citations
- 1638Dumitru Brinza4 patents · 21 citations
- 1733Gilad Almogy4 patents · 21 citations
- 1829Jamie M. Sullivan4 patents · 21 citations
- 1925Kristopher Barbee4 patents · 21 citations
- 2021Mark Pratt4 patents · 21 citations
- 2117Nathan Beckett4 patents · 21 citations
- 2213Steven M. Menchen4 patents · 21 citations
- 238Amir Yacoby6 patents · 16 citations
- 244Alexander A. Ukhanov4 patents · 24 citations
- 251Gennady A. Smolyakov4 patents · 24 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G01Q output across the last 5 years
- 199Thomas R. Albrecht22 patents · 1,268 citations
- 296Sang-Il Park31 patents · 1,130 citations
- 392Craig Prater44 patents · 1,166 citations
- 488Jason Cleveland47 patents · 572 citations
- 583Thomas Hantschel11 patents · 356 citations
- 679Chanmin Su56 patents · 573 citations
- 775Kenneth Gilbert Roessler21 patents · 445 citations
- 871Wilfried Vandervorst15 patents · 339 citations
- 967Kevin Kjoller27 patents · 488 citations
- 1063Roger Proksch49 patents · 291 citations
- 1158Shuiqing Hu23 patents · 137 citations
- 1254Christof Baur23 patents · 174 citations
- 1350Sergei V. Kalinin17 patents · 119 citations
- 1446Andrew Humphris32 patents · 191 citations
- 1542Sung Il Park5 patents · 279 citations
- 1638Olga S. Ovchinnikova6 patents · 80 citations
- 1733Ralph C. Merkle10 patents · 77 citations
- 1829Robert A. Freitas, Jr.10 patents · 77 citations
- 1925Kamal Youcef-Toumi7 patents · 160 citations
- 2021Hiroyoshi Yamamoto13 patents · 96 citations
- 2117Chris Mack13 patents · 55 citations
- 2213Aru Hill8 patents · 61 citations
- 238Damian Allis9 patents · 61 citations
- 244Jeremy Barton9 patents · 61 citations
- 251Michael Drew8 patents · 61 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in G01Q
- 199Hongjie Dai15 patents · 2,279 citations
- 296Jason H. Hafner13 patents · 1,401 citations
- 392Andrew G. Rinzler11 patents · 1,061 citations
- 488Daniel T. Colbert11 patents · 1,061 citations
- 583Richard E. Smalley11 patents · 1,061 citations
- 679Watt W. Webb6 patents · 1,316 citations
- 775Calvin F. Quate30 patents · 2,806 citations
- 871Andreas Thess7 patents · 561 citations
- 967Jie Liu7 patents · 561 citations
- 1063Kenneth A. Smith7 patents · 561 citations
- 1158Pavel Nikolaev7 patents · 561 citations
- 1254Ting Guo7 patents · 561 citations
- 1350Virgil B. Elings44 patents · 3,371 citations
- 1446Victor B. Kley52 patents · 1,322 citations
- 1542John A. Gurley26 patents · 2,072 citations
- 1638Tineke Thio6 patents · 947 citations
- 1733Thomas R. Albrecht22 patents · 1,268 citations
- 1829Thomas Ebbesen8 patents · 1,026 citations
- 1925Ian R. Smith12 patents · 988 citations
- 2021Sang-Il Park31 patents · 1,130 citations
- 2117Mark Zdeblick10 patents · 872 citations
- 2213Stephen C. Minne31 patents · 1,599 citations
- 238Amin Samsavar9 patents · 700 citations
- 244Paul K. Hansma21 patents · 1,259 citations
- 251Barney Drake10 patents · 762 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring G01Q patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12188924B2✦ AIMethods and systems for analyte detection and analysis3 cites · 202463% earned
- 296US12584942B1✦ AIMeasurement system with detection mechanism and method of operation thereof1 cites · 202667% earned
- 392US12165863B2✦ AISystems and approaches for semiconductor metrology and surface analysis using secondary io0 cites · 20240% earned
- 488US12241911B2Nanoscale dynamic mechanical analysis via atomic force microscopy (AFM-nDMA)0 cites · 20240% earned
- 583US12153068B2Atomic-force microscopy for identification of surfaces0 cites · 20240% earned
- 679US12405289B2Device and method for operating a bending beam in a closed control loop0 cites · 20240% earned
- 775US12169209B2Nanoscale scanning sensors0 cites · 20240% earned
- 871USRE49997EMetrological scanning probe microscope0 cites · 20240% earned
- 967US11982684B1Science-driven automated experiments0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1063US12298327B2Atomic force microscope0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1158US12455296B2System, method, computer-accessible medium and apparatus for DNA mapping0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1254US12362132B2Simple spherical aberration corrector for SEM0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1350US12474371B2Measurement system and probe tip landing method0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1446US12394587B2Simple spherical aberration corrector for SEM0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1542US12546800B2Automated landing method of a scanning probe microscopy system and scanning probe microsco0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1638US12320765B2Quality control evaluation method of cyanate ester matrix resin material within CFRP compo0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1733US12523677B2Level difference measuring apparatus and method of calculating level difference0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1829US12345737B2Method, system and computer program for performing acoustic scanning probe microscopy0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1925US12072351B1Integrated III-V/silicon atomic force microscopy active optical probe0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2021US12584943B2Method for producing a substrate comprising multiple tips for scanning probe microscopy0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2117US12560626B2Transitional tapping atomic force microscopy for high-resolution imaging0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2213US12482629B2Specimen processing holder and specimen processing method0 cites · 20240% earned
- 238US12332275B2Use of scanning electrochemical microscopy as a predictive technique in a salt fog corrosi0 cites · 20240% earned
- 244US12584866B1Measurement system with detection mechanism and method of operation thereof0 cites · 20260% earned
- 251US12584941B1Measurement system with detection mechanism and method of operation thereof0 cites · 20260% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring G01Q patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11169176B2✦ AIPhotodetector for scanning probe microscope19 cites · 202190% earned
- 296US11747323B2✦ AIMethods and systems for analyte detection and analysis7 cites · 202372% earned
- 392US11690696B2✦ AISystems and methods for optogenetic imaging8 cites · 202271% earned
- 488US11635449B2Nanoscale dynamic mechanical analysis via atomic force microscopy (AFM-nDMA)6 cites · 202267% earned
- 583US11346857B1Characterization of nanoindentation induced acoustic events7 cites · 202286% earned
- 679US11422096B2Surface topography measurement apparatus and method6 cites · 202278% earned
- 775US12584942B1Measurement system with detection mechanism and method of operation thereof1 cites · 202667% earned
- 871US11397078B2Thin film metrology4 cites · 202182% earned
- 967US11579171B1Probe card for characterizing processes of submicron semiconductor device fabrication5 cites · 202384% earned
- 1063US11592391B2Photothermal imaging device and system4 cites · 202167% earned
- 1158US11296268B1Magnetic clamping interconnects4 cites · 202270% earned
- 1254US11630124B2Device and method for operating a bending beam in a closed control loop3 cites · 202263% earned
- 1350US11474127B2Modular scanning probe microscope head3 cites · 202180% earned
- 1446US11313878B2Pan-sharpening for microscopy3 cites · 202180% earned
- 1542US11506683B2Atomic-force microscopy for identification of surfaces4 cites · 202267% earned
- 1638US10900998B1Contactless screening of a qubit4 cites · 202170% earned
- 1733US11635447B2Microscopy imaging3 cites · 202159% earned
- 1829US11761751B2Thin film metrology2 cites · 202267% earned
- 1925US11644478B2Automated optimization of AFM light source positioning2 cites · 202267% earned
- 2021US11835546B1Characterization of nanoindented and scratch induced accoustic events2 cites · 202376% earned
- 2117US11069509B1Method and system for backside planar view lamella preparation3 cites · 202180% earned
- 2213US11662324B1Three-dimensional surface metrology of wafers2 cites · 202376% earned
- 238US10989736B1Cantilever-free scanning probe microscopy3 cites · 202180% earned
- 244US11016119B1Monolithic atomic force microscopy active optical probe4 cites · 202182% earned
- 251US11119386B2Truncated nonlinear interferometer-based atomic force microscopes3 cites · 202167% earned
All-time canon
The defining G01Q patents of the whole record
- 199US6917726B2✦ AIZero-mode clad waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation 651 cites · 200389% earned
- 296US6121611A✦ AIForce sensing probe for scanning probe microscopy605 cites · 200095% earned
- 392US6528020B1✦ AICarbon nanotube devices524 cites · 200387% earned
- 488US6346189B1Carbon nanotube structures made using catalyst islands412 cites · 200287% earned
- 583US5633972ASuperresolution imaging fiber for subwavelength light energy generation and near-field opt376 cites · 199794% earned
- 679US5105305ANear-field scanning optical microscope using a fluorescent probe370 cites · 199294% earned
- 775US6159742ANanometer-scale microscopy probes365 cites · 200094% earned
- 871US4343993AScanning tunneling microscope286 cites · 198294% earned
- 967US5939709AScanning probe optical microscope using a solid immersion lens285 cites · 199994% earned
- 1063US5125750AOptical recording system employing a solid immersion lens279 cites · 199294% earned
- 1158US6002471AHigh resolution scanning raman microscope277 cites · 199994% earned
- 1254US5973316ASub-wavelength aperture arrays with enhanced light transmission272 cites · 199991% earned
- 1350US5252835AMachining oxide thin-films with an atomic force microscope: pattern and object formation o269 cites · 199394% earned
- 1446US5601982AMethod and apparatus for determining the sequence of polynucleotides267 cites · 199794% earned
- 1542US6628053B1Carbon nanotube device, manufacturing method of carbon nanotube device, and electron emitt265 cites · 200385% earned
- 1638US5216631AMicrovibratory memory device241 cites · 199391% earned
- 1733US6316153B1Free-form fabricaton using multi-photon excitation239 cites · 200191% earned
- 1829US6401526B1Carbon nanotubes and methods of fabrication thereof using a liquid phase catalyst precurso228 cites · 200291% earned
- 1925US5412980ATapping atomic force microscope215 cites · 199594% earned
- 2021US5004307ANear field and solid immersion optical microscope215 cites · 199194% earned
- 2117US6146227AMethod for manufacturing carbon nanotubes as functional elements of MEMS devices209 cites · 200094% earned
- 2213US6236033B1Enhanced optical transmission apparatus utilizing metal films having apertures and periodi208 cites · 200194% earned
- 238US4724318AAtomic force microscope and method for imaging surfaces with atomic resolution208 cites · 198894% earned
- 244US7181122B1Zero-mode waveguides205 cites · 200787% earned
- 251US6635311B1Methods utilizing scanning probe microscope tips and products therefor or products thereby204 cites · 200386% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest G01Q patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199HARVARD COLLEGE11 patents · 656 citations
- 296JEOL LTD26 patents · 588 citations
- 392FEI CO18 patents · 246 citations
- 488IMEC VZW11 patents · 214 citations
- 583UT BATTELLE LLC23 patents · 193 citations
- 679BRUKER NANO INC74 patents · 227 citations
- 775INSCOPIX INC7 patents · 31 citations
- 871TUFTS COLLEGE5 patents · 382 citations
- 967ZEISS CARL SMT GMBH26 patents · 30 citations
- 1063OXFORD INSTRUMENTS ASYLUM RES INC12 patents · 17 citations
- 1158ULTIMA GENOMICS INC4 patents · 21 citations
- 1254TNO46 patents · 22 citations
- 1350PARK SYSTEMS CORP15 patents · 17 citations
- 1446INTEL CORP5 patents · 17 citations
- 1542UKHANOV ALEXANDER A4 patents · 24 citations
- 1638NOVA MEASURING INSTR INC7 patents · 5 citations
- 1733COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE10 patents · 3 citations
- 1829APPLIED MATERIALS ISRAEL LTD10 patents · 2 citations
- 1925NEARFIELD INSTR B V5 patents · 0 citations
- 2021KIOXIA CORP3 patents · 0 citations
- 2117CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECH V PRAZE2 patents · 0 citations
- 2213UNIV WIEN TECH2 patents · 0 citations
- 238WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP2 patents · 0 citations
- 244UNIV VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH1 patents · 0 citations
- 251AEROSPACE CORP1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G01Q output across the last 5 years
- 199IBM200 patents · 6,756 citations
- 296UNIV CALIFORNIA55 patents · 2,128 citations
- 392HARVARD COLLEGE11 patents · 656 citations
- 488UNIV ILLINOIS16 patents · 405 citations
- 583JEOL LTD26 patents · 588 citations
- 679UNIV ARIZONA9 patents · 252 citations
- 775MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY11 patents · 224 citations
- 871SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD52 patents · 337 citations
- 967FEI CO18 patents · 246 citations
- 1063IMEC VZW11 patents · 214 citations
- 1158PENN STATE RES FOUND7 patents · 128 citations
- 1254UT BATTELLE LLC23 patents · 193 citations
- 1350UNIV MARYLAND9 patents · 172 citations
- 1446FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH13 patents · 157 citations
- 1542BRUKER NANO INC74 patents · 227 citations
- 1638APPLIED MATERIALS INC7 patents · 166 citations
- 1733FRACTILIA LLC13 patents · 55 citations
- 1829KOREA ADVANCED INST SCI & TECH12 patents · 92 citations
- 1925SHIMADZU CORP39 patents · 95 citations
- 2021CBN NANO TECH INC7 patents · 39 citations
- 2117INSCOPIX INC7 patents · 31 citations
- 2213PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION6 patents · 90 citations
- 238INFINITESIMA LTD22 patents · 68 citations
- 244TUFTS COLLEGE5 patents · 382 citations
- 251Nanometronix LLC4 patents · 74 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in G01Q
- 199UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR53 patents · 5,130 citations
- 296CORNELL RES FOUNDATION INC13 patents · 2,034 citations
- 392UNIV RICE WILLIAM M11 patents · 1,061 citations
- 488CANON KK124 patents · 5,446 citations
- 583DIGITAL INSTR INC36 patents · 2,755 citations
- 679IBM200 patents · 6,756 citations
- 775NEC RESEARCH INST INC7 patents · 970 citations
- 871UNIV CALIFORNIA55 patents · 2,128 citations
- 967KLA TENCOR CORP16 patents · 737 citations
- 1063PARK SCIENT INSTR10 patents · 749 citations
- 1158GEN NANOTECHNOLOGY LLC31 patents · 841 citations
- 1254MOLECULAR IMAGING CORP25 patents · 1,641 citations
- 1350AT & T BELL LAB11 patents · 1,004 citations
- 1446CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN23 patents · 1,123 citations
- 1542GEN NANOTECHNOLOGY L L C6 patents · 417 citations
- 1638SEIKO INSTR INC105 patents · 2,684 citations
- 1733HITACHI LTD62 patents · 1,627 citations
- 1829OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO75 patents · 3,222 citations
- 1925VEECO INSTR INC69 patents · 1,663 citations
- 2021UNIV NORTHWESTERN29 patents · 745 citations
- 2117HYSITRON INC12 patents · 583 citations
- 2213ZETETIC INST7 patents · 506 citations
- 238THERMOMICROSCOPES CORP7 patents · 348 citations
- 244EUROP LAB MOLEKULARBIOLOG6 patents · 324 citations
- 251ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC21 patents · 788 citations
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