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Top 5 October Inventors

Inventors with the most published patents from 10/01/09 to 10/31/09.

#1. Kia Silverbrook ... 31 patents
#2. Peter E. Arnell ... 17 patents
#3. Tetsujiro Kondo ... 12 patents
#4. Daniel J. Coster ... 10 patents
#5. Leonard Forbes ... 10 patents

October's Most Influential Patents

The historical patent fillings most frequently referenced in all patents issued from 10/01/09 to 10/31/09.

#1. Patent #4683202 Process for amplifying nucleic... ... cited in 21 patents

#2. Patent #5794207 Method and apparatus for a cry... ... cited in 20 patents

#3. Patent #5523520 Mutant dwarfism gene of petuni... ... cited in 20 patents

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Agriculture Patents and patent applications about: Crop threshing or separating Planting Plant protecting and regulating compositions ...	Animals Patents and patent applications about: Bee culture Farriery Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes ...
Automotives and Transportation Patents and patent applications about: Aeronautics and astronautics Brakes Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices ...	Business and Commerce Patents and patent applications about: Merchandising Safes, bank protection, or a related device Weighing scales ...
Chemistry Patents and patent applications about: Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing Chemistry: electrical and wave energy ...	Communications Patents and patent applications about: Acoustics Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g., radar, radio navigation) Communications: electrical ...
Construction Patents and patent applications about: Boring or penetrating the earth Earth working Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener ...	Containers Patents and patent applications about: Article dispensing Bottles and jars Coopering ...
Electricity Patents and patent applications about: Amplifiers Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices Electrical connectors ...	Energy Patents and patent applications about: Automatic temperature and humidity regulation Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric Furnaces ...
Engineering Patents and patent applications about: Fluid handling Hydraulic and earth engineering Semiconductor device manufacturing: process ...	Entertainment Patents and patent applications about: Amusement devices Amusement devices: games Amusement devices: games ...
Fashion and Accessories Patents and patent applications about: Apparel apparatus Foundation garments Needle and pin making ...	Food Patents and patent applications about: Butchering Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products Sugar, starch, and carbohydrates ...
Hardware and Tools Patents and patent applications about: Chucks or sockets Closure fasteners Coating implements with material supply ...	Health and Medicine Patents and patent applications about: Dentistry Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions ...
Home Patents and patent applications about: Brush, broom, and mop making Chairs and seats Cryptography ...	Industrial Patents and patent applications about: Agitating Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing Classifying, separating, and assorting solids ...
Information Technology Patents and patent applications about: Coded data generation or conversion Data processing: artificial intelligence Data processing: database and file management or data structures ...	Machines Patents and patent applications about: Abrading Advancing material of indeterminate length Bearings ...
Materials and Material Science Patents and patent applications about: Alloys or metallic compositions Animal husbandry Cleaning and liquid contact with solids ...	Miscellaneous Patents and patent applications about: Coin handling Education and demonstration Typesetting ...
Optics Patents and patent applications about: Coherent light generators Illumination Image analysis ...	Outdoors Patents and patent applications about: Knots and knot tying ...
Paper and Office Materials Patents and patent applications about: Binder device releasably engaging aperture or notch of sheet Bookbinding: process and apparatus Books, strips, and leaves ...	Physics Patents and patent applications about: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements Nanotechnology ...
Sanitation Patents and patent applications about: Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions therefor, or processes of preparing the compositions Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment ...	Technology Patents and patent applications about: Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual machine task or process management or task management/control Electronic digital logic circuitry ...
Textiles Patents and patent applications about: Fabric (woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.) Textiles: weaving ...	Weaponry Patents and patent applications about: Ammunition and explosives Mechanical guns and projectors ...

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