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CPC G01W

Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G01W · public-visibility date · generated 2026

Rising· last 2 yrs

Inventors whose newest G01W patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier

  1. 199Chris W. Rella14 patents · 277 citations
  2. 296Sze Meng Tan14 patents · 277 citations
  3. 392David G. Fern8 patents · 185 citations
  4. 488David M. Redmond8 patents · 185 citations
  5. 583Gerald E. Peterson8 patents · 185 citations
  6. 679Randall A. Hern8 patents · 185 citations
  7. 775Thomas E. Hoff31 patents · 297 citations
  8. 871Stephen John Mitchell9 patents · 37 citations
  9. 967Andrew Castellani Mcsween5 patents · 33 citations
  10. 1063Marc Carl Batten5 patents · 33 citations
  11. 1158Alexis Henry Clark4 patents · 88 citations
  12. 1254Levi Judah Smolin4 patents · 88 citations
  13. 1350Itai Zlotnik11 patents · 14 citations
  14. 1446Jacob Ribnik11 patents · 14 citations
  15. 1542Karl Ginter11 patents · 14 citations
  16. 1638Nir Nossenson11 patents · 14 citations
  17. 1733Rei Goffer11 patents · 14 citations
  18. 1829Shimon Elkabetz11 patents · 14 citations
  19. 1925Bryan A. Dow6 patents · 16 citations
  20. 2021Daniel Alexander Rothenberg8 patents · 15 citations
  21. 2117Alexander C. Kubicek5 patents · 14 citations
  22. 2213Kieran J. Lynn5 patents · 14 citations
  23. 238Nathan C. Eichenlaub5 patents · 14 citations
  24. 244Ray K. Mistry5 patents · 14 citations
  25. 251William J. Foiles5 patents · 14 citations

Active· last 5 yrs

Sustained G01W output across the last 5 years

  1. 199Michael R. Root42 patents · 5,402 citations
  2. 296Allan Mccormick27 patents · 406 citations
  3. 392Chris W. Rella14 patents · 277 citations
  4. 488Sze Meng Tan14 patents · 277 citations
  5. 583David G. Fern8 patents · 185 citations
  6. 679David M. Redmond8 patents · 185 citations
  7. 775Gerald E. Peterson8 patents · 185 citations
  8. 871Randall A. Hern8 patents · 185 citations
  9. 967Rolf Haupt22 patents · 310 citations
  10. 1063Thomas E. Hoff31 patents · 297 citations
  11. 1158Ian Miller7 patents · 313 citations
  12. 1254John J. Mewes10 patents · 133 citations
  13. 1350Ting Wang8 patents · 151 citations
  14. 1446Jason Zedlitz9 patents · 96 citations
  15. 1542Stephen Clark Brown9 patents · 96 citations
  16. 1638Douglas S. Silkwood7 patents · 85 citations
  17. 1733Erich R. Klawuhn7 patents · 85 citations
  18. 1829Michael A. Steinberg8 patents · 127 citations
  19. 1925John R. Mecikalski10 patents · 100 citations
  20. 2021Stephen John Mitchell9 patents · 37 citations
  21. 2117Andrew Castellani Mcsween5 patents · 33 citations
  22. 2213Marc Carl Batten5 patents · 33 citations
  23. 238James T. Johnson10 patents · 69 citations
  24. 244Richard Shay5 patents · 83 citations
  25. 251Joel N. Myers7 patents · 109 citations

All-time canon

Career PatentIndex Score in G01W

  1. 199Steven A. Root35 patents · 5,450 citations
  2. 296Michael R. Root42 patents · 5,402 citations
  3. 392Daniel L. Woodell12 patents · 939 citations
  4. 488Robert O. Baron, Sr.19 patents · 847 citations
  5. 583Michael Robert Kleist9 patents · 444 citations
  6. 679Anthony Brown5 patents · 547 citations
  7. 775Peter Paul Neilley13 patents · 497 citations
  8. 871Kevin M. Kronfeld10 patents · 537 citations
  9. 967Tom S. Thompson8 patents · 483 citations
  10. 1063Tony L. Benson9 patents · 457 citations
  11. 1158Allan Mccormick27 patents · 406 citations
  12. 1254Bruce L. Rose9 patents · 388 citations
  13. 1350Chris W. Rella14 patents · 277 citations
  14. 1446Sze Meng Tan14 patents · 277 citations
  15. 1542Gerald M. Knoblach8 patents · 275 citations
  16. 1638Bruce Alan Barkley5 patents · 272 citations
  17. 1733Eric A. Frische6 patents · 272 citations
  18. 1829David G. Fern8 patents · 185 citations
  19. 1925David M. Redmond8 patents · 185 citations
  20. 2021Gerald E. Peterson8 patents · 185 citations
  21. 2117Randall A. Hern8 patents · 185 citations
  22. 2213Thomas S. Thompson8 patents · 348 citations
  23. 238Todd Michael Crawford11 patents · 308 citations
  24. 244Michael R. Smith5 patents · 663 citations
  25. 251Rolf Haupt22 patents · 310 citations
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