| Top Inventors for class "Horizontally supported planar surfaces" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | William P. Apps | US | Alpharetta, GA | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325125 - REINFORCED PALLET | 12 |
| 2 | Mitch Johnson | US | South Weber, UT | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081560 - TABLE WITH MOLDED PLASTIC TABLE TOP | 9 |
| 3 | David C. Winter | US | Layton, UT | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130055930 - TABLE WITH NESTING TABLE TOP | 9 |
| 4 | Wendell Peery | US | Kaysville, UT | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081560 - TABLE WITH MOLDED PLASTIC TABLE TOP | 8 |
| 5 | Luhao Leng | CN | Fujian | Aug 18, 2011 / 20110198893 - FOLDABLE CHAIR | 6 |
| 6 | Kirt Martin | US | Alto, MI | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120037049 - Reconfigurable Table Assemblies | 5 |
| 7 | Robin Stevenson | US | Bloomfield, MI | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130042718 - CONFORMABLE SHAPE MEMORY ARTICLE | 5 |
| 8 | Miguel A. Linares | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130103158 - IMPLANTABLE ELBOW JOINT ASSEMBLY WITH SPHERICAL INTER-SUPPORT | 5 |
| 9 | Nicolas Lauzier | CA | Ste-Flavie | Nov 12, 2009 / 20090277360 - Reconfigurable Pallet Using Locator Bases and Clamps | 5 |
| 10 | Larry Larcom | US | Roy, UT | Mar 26, 2009 / 20090078174 - TABLE | 5 |
| 11 | David C. Eberlein | US | Hudsonville, MI | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120037049 - Reconfigurable Table Assemblies | 5 |
| 12 | Paul Branch | US | Layton, UT | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210915 - HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE TABLE | 4 |
| 13 | Jean-Marc Dubois | CH | Bremgarten | Jul 07, 2011 / 20110163055 - LOAD CARRIER | 4 |
| 14 | Sean T. Ogburn | US | Hoschton, GA | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110259249 - PALLET | 4 |
| 15 | Matthew St. Louis | US | Austin, TX | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325124 - AIRCRAFT TABLE SYSTEM WITH ROLLING SLED MEMBER | 4 |
| 16 | Terry L. Ingham | US | Oxford, MI | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110192326 - PALLET WITH COMPOSITE COMPONENTS | 4 |
| 17 | Jay M. Henriott | US | Jasper, IN | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120304900 - OFFICE DESKING SYSTEM | 3 |
| 18 | Michael Tait | US | Lititz, PA | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240510 - METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PLATFORM SYSTEM | 3 |
| 19 | David S. Cummins | US | Georgetown, TX | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120012729 - Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof | 3 |
| 20 | Curt A. Jackson | US | Austin, TX | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120012729 - Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof | 3 |
| 21 | Ju-Young Jin | CN | Xiamen | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081560 - TABLE WITH MOLDED PLASTIC TABLE TOP | 3 |
| 22 | Ed Vannimwegen | US | North Ogden, UT | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210915 - HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE TABLE | 3 |
| 23 | David Michael Love | US | Salt Lake City, UT | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312201 - SHIPPING PALLET APPARATUS AND METHOD | 3 |
| 24 | Joel Bennett | US | Clinton, UT | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130009427 - FOLDING TABLE AND CHAIR SET WITH PARTIALLY OPEN CARRYING CASE | 3 |
| 25 | Mark C. Carter | US | Murrieta, CA | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130008356 - MODULAR FOLDING TABLE | 3 |
| 26 | Dalong Gao | US | Troy, MI | Jun 02, 2011 / 20110130876 - HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM HAVING A HUMAN STIFFNESS ESTIMATION CONTROL ALGORITHM | 3 |
| 27 | James N. Cook, Jr. | US | Round Rock, TX | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120012729 - Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof | 3 |
| 28 | Edward John Burak | NZ | Paraparaumu | May 27, 2010 / 20100126394 - WORKSTATION | 2 |
| 29 | Te-Lung Chen | TW | Tainan | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174835 - Linked structure for foldable table | 2 |
| 30 | Michael Harmik Panosian | US | Glendale, CA | Mar 25, 2010 / 20100072242 - Modular hammer loop | 2 |
| 31 | Jack Liu | TW | Taichung City | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130063010 - Lower Corner Cabinet | 2 |
| 32 | Steven James Beukema | US | Ada, MI | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120266784 - WORKSURFACE ASSEMBLY WITH PERSONAL CARRY ITEM STORAGE SHELF | 2 |
| 33 | Norman H. Gordon | US | Munster, IN | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110232537 - COLLAPSIBLE PALLET SYSTEM AND METHODS | 2 |
| 34 | Monica Emi Raney | US | Seattle, WA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024200 - Multifunction Computer Table and Carrier | 2 |
| 35 | Jacob Kearl | US | Plain City, UT | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120193942 - TRAILER WITH MULTI-POSITION PANELS | 2 |
| 36 | Hector Ray Hernandez | US | Fullerton, CA | May 03, 2012 / 20120103146 - HIGH TORQUE SCREWDRIVER | 2 |
| 37 | Douglas A. Olvey | US | Longwood, FL | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110303130 - Foldably constructed force-resisting structures having interior support ribs | 2 |
| 38 | Nelson Anshy Li | US | North Potomac, MD | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074743 - Weather integrated cane workstation | 2 |
| 39 | David Scott Raney | US | Seattle, WA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024200 - Multifunction Computer Table and Carrier | 2 |
| 40 | Gary V. Abel | US | Ellicott City, MD | May 17, 2012 / 20120119635 - VOTER TERMINAL STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CART | 2 |
| 41 | Edgar Davis | CA | Surrey | Apr 14, 2011 / 20110083588 - TABLE COVER SYSTEM | 2 |
| 42 | Alan E. Rheault | US | Grand Rapids, MI | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120222587 - Dual Height Workstation Configuration | 2 |
| 43 | Anthony C. Seger | US | Sidney, OH | Jul 21, 2011 / 20110174198 - Reinforced plastic pallet and method of making | 2 |
| 44 | Ming-Hung Hsieh | TW | Taichung | Aug 26, 2010 / 20100215463 - Carrying Apparatus Capable of Quickly Moving a Positioning Platform Carried by it | 2 |
| 45 | Thayne B. Haney | US | Syracuse, UT | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024201 - EDGE AND CORNER FOR A STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED FROM BLOW-MOLDED PLASTIC | 2 |
| 46 | Chung-Ta Lin | TW | Tainan County | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326334 - REINFORCED PLASTIC PALLET | 2 |
| 47 | Claes Nordstrom | SE | Lund | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110192327 - LOADING PALLET | 2 |
| 48 | Carl R. Stanford | US | Clinton, UT | Jan 27, 2011 / 20110017109 - TABLE TOP WITH A PLURALITY OF CLOSELY SPACED DEPRESSIONS | 2 |
| 49 | Jonathan Austin Bevier | US | Sebastopol, CA | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032064 - PALLET PROTECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD | 2 |
| 50 | Timothy A. Skiba | US | Osceola, WI | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120067255 - ADJUSTABLE DESK AND FOOTREST ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| 51 | Steven Grgac | CA | Mississauga | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130068143 - SHIPPING PALLET POST REINFORCEMENT | 2 |
| 52 | Robert Andrew Wainland | US | Coral Springs, FL | Apr 09, 2009 / 20090090279 - Support assembly connectable to a base structure | 2 |
| 53 | Allen Donald Gollott, Jr. | US | Missouri City, TX | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227637 - LUGGAGE STAND | 2 |
| 54 | Douglas G. Wright | US | Morristown, TN | Mar 17, 2011 / 20110061573 - FOLDING TABLE AND CHAIR | 2 |
| 55 | Cai Yixian | CN | Shishi City | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025509 - FOLDING TABLE WITH LOCKING MECHANISM | 2 |
| 56 | Kevin Kuykendall | US | Trophy Club, TX | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227637 - LUGGAGE STAND | 2 |
| 57 | Robert Farber | CA | Montreal | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180578 - ANTI-SWAY BICYCLE MOUNT | 2 |
| 58 | Motonari Chinuki | JP | Inzai-Shi | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137936 - TABLE AND TABLE SYSTEM | 2 |
| 59 | Luhao Leng | CN | Xiamen | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130025508 - STRUCTURE OF COMPOSITE TABLE TOP | 2 |
| 60 | Bo Persson | SE | Almhult | Jul 15, 2010 / 20100175597 - PALLET WITH A SOFT COVERING MATERIAL | 2 |
| 61 | Roberto Pisano | IT | Montebelluna | May 06, 2010 / 20100107936 - Pallet for storing and transporting goods | 2 |
| 62 | Martin Neunzert | US | Ogden, UT | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199050 - HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE TABLE | 2 |
| 63 | Vishnu Naidu | US | Windermere, FL | Oct 02, 2008 / 20080236455 - PLASTIC PALLET WITH SNAP-PINS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | 2 |
| 64 | Doss Samikkannu | US | Des Plaines, IL | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234214 - MOBILE FOLDING TABLE WITH HIGH-SPEED CYLINDER LIFT-ASSIST AND STABILIZER MECHANISMS | 2 |
| 65 | Carl R. Stanford | US | Syracuse, UT | May 10, 2012 / 20120111239 - TABLE | 2 |
| 66 | Ben Yu | TW | Taichung | Mar 04, 2010 / 20100051138 - Angle indicating device for table saw | 2 |
| 67 | Lawrence James French | US | Wallingford, CT | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110132238 - Pallet Structure with Protective Shell | 2 |
| 68 | Jeremias C. Rivera, Jr. | US | Elmhurst, IL | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234214 - MOBILE FOLDING TABLE WITH HIGH-SPEED CYLINDER LIFT-ASSIST AND STABILIZER MECHANISMS | 2 |
| 69 | Douglas B. Gerig | US | Archbold, OH | Sep 03, 2009 / 20090217847 - Nesting task table | 2 |
| 70 | Darren Aldred | US | Morristown, TN | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100224107 - TABLE HAVING FOLDING LEGS | 2 |
| 71 | Xiaokai Niu | US | Hartsville, SC | Feb 10, 2011 / 20110030588 - PALLET FOR BULK BAGS AND THE LIKE | 2 |
| 72 | Doug Fuller | US | Ogden, UT | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199050 - HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE TABLE | 2 |
| 73 | Joshua Keeler | US | Glendale, CA | Mar 25, 2010 / 20100072242 - Modular hammer loop | 2 |
| 74 | Ken Brandt | US | Orlando, FL | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110132237 - WOODEN PALLET WITH NAIL PLATES AND RELATED METHODS | 2 |
| 75 | Gerald R. Koefelda | US | Rowlett, TX | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120240828 - NESTABLE PALLET | 2 |
| 76 | Wayne Randall | US | Woodbridge, CA | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032064 - PALLET PROTECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD | 2 |
| 77 | Oliver Wang | US | Millbrae, CA | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110151257 - Synthetic yarn | 2 |
| 78 | Harry Wong | US | South Pasadena, CA | Dec 02, 2010 / 20100301533 - Tab Welding Bracket | 2 |
| 79 | Wen-Shan Ko | TW | Qigu Shiang | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120274112 - CHAIR WITH PRE-STRESSING STRUCTURE | 2 |
| 80 | George Gula | US | Verona, PA | Jan 06, 2011 / 20110000405 - Portable Table Construction and Method for Making the same. | 2 |
| 81 | Philip E. Smid | US | Tempe, AZ | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227637 - LUGGAGE STAND | 2 |
| 82 | Christopher Warren Bisman | NZ | Wellington | May 27, 2010 / 20100126394 - WORKSTATION | 2 |
| 83 | Scott Willy | US | Carmel, IN | Oct 09, 2008 / 20080245281 - Connection System for Furniture | 2 |
| 84 | Cheng-Hung Chiu | TW | Taichung | Apr 12, 2012 / 20120085882 - LIFTING MACHINE BASE ASSEMBLY FOR A MACHINE TOOL | 2 |
| 85 | Larry Voris | US | Nashville, IN | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120267920 - FOLDING FURNITURE | 2 |
| 86 | Daniel Korb | CH | Baden | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120073480 - Table System | 2 |
| 87 | Arthur Joe Gentry | US | Port Neches, TX | Apr 05, 2012 / 20120079965 - PORTABLE PLATFORM SUSPENDED FROM A VERTICAL SUPPORT | 2 |
| 88 | Kyle Meadows | US | Keller, TX | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120227637 - LUGGAGE STAND | 2 |
| 89 | Chen-Yu Chung | TW | Taichung City | May 16, 2013 / 20130120972 - Pendent lamp having an air conditioning function | 2 |
| 90 | Gregory Hanusiak | US | Chicago, IL | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120234214 - MOBILE FOLDING TABLE WITH HIGH-SPEED CYLINDER LIFT-ASSIST AND STABILIZER MECHANISMS | 2 |
| 91 | Norbert Klinke | DK | Augustenborg | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130015300 - TELESCOPIC COLUMN, PREFERABLY FOR FURNITUREAANM Klinke; NorbertAACI AugustenborgAACO DKAAGP Klinke; Norbert Augustenborg DK | 2 |
| 92 | Adam Davis | US | Leola, PA | May 09, 2013 / 20130112930 - CHAIN DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 |
| 93 | Maiko Kawarai | JP | Tokyo | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120137936 - TABLE AND TABLE SYSTEM | 2 |
| 94 | Joseph Wilson | US | Spencer, WV | May 17, 2012 / 20120119635 - VOTER TERMINAL STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CART | 2 |
| 95 | Bo-Xin Jian | TW | New Taipei City | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077895 - HEATABLE PACKAGE BAG | 2 |
| 96 | Carl R. Stanford | US | Clearfield, UT | May 24, 2012 / 20120125239 - TABLE | 2 |
| 97 | Philip John Fox Harris | GB | Fareham | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110303129 - Transport Pallet | 2 |
| 98 | Ray Adams | US | Clearfield, UT | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199050 - HANDLE FOR A PORTABLE TABLE | 2 |
| 99 | Vance L. Seagle | US | Henderson, NV | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130015192 - CARGO CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING CARGO | 2 |
| 100 | Stephen Sundarrao | US | Tampa, FL | Mar 24, 2011 / 20110067606 - FOLDING ARMREST TRAY FOR WHEELCHAIRS | 2 |