| Top Inventors for class "Solid material comminution or disintegration" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | Charles Sued | US | Brooklyn, NY | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120074250 - Shredder And/Or Shredder Head With Pivotable Top Panel | 18 |
| 2 | Aron Abramson | US | Brooklyn, NY | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120074250 - Shredder And/Or Shredder Head With Pivotable Top Panel | 18 |
| 3 | Michael E. Evans | US | Granville, OH | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120277086 - USE OF BORON TO REDUCE THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF UNBONDED LOOSEFILL INSULATION | 13 |
| 4 | Tai Hoon K. Matlin | US | Round Lake Beach, IL | May 17, 2012 / 20120119005 - SHREDDER THICKNESS WITH ANTI-JITTER FEATURE | 12 |
| 5 | Christopher M. Relyea | US | Columbus, OH | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120074248 - VARIABLE BLOWING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOOSEFILL BLOWING MACHINE | 12 |
| 6 | Hartmut Pallmann | DE | Zweibruecken | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120273599 - DEVICE FOR COMMINUTING BULK CHARGE STOCK | 11 |
| 7 | James L. O'Halloran | US | Pella, IA | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130037171 - Combined Feed Roller and Conveyor Sprocket/Pulley for a Tree Chipper | 10 |
| 8 | Michael Dale Jensen | US | Wood Dale, IL | May 17, 2012 / 20120119005 - SHREDDER THICKNESS WITH ANTI-JITTER FEATURE | 10 |
| 9 | Robert J. O'Leary | US | Newark, OH | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120263817 - CONTAINED FOAM ENVELOPE FOR INSULATING AND SEALING LARGE VOLUMES | 9 |
| 10 | Michael W. Johnson | US | Lithopolis, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032012 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 9 |
| 11 | Bengt-Arne Eriksson | SE | Svedala | Oct 28, 2010 / 20100270409 - Gyratory crusher, outer shell intended therefore and methods for mounting and dismounting the outer shell | 8 |
| 12 | Rickey E. Wark | US | Spring, TX | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120061497 - IMPACTOR RING FOR UPDRAFT CLASSIFIERS | 8 |
| 13 | Alexander Hagedorn | DE | Pulheim | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120067989 - ROLLER PRESS, PARTICULARLY FOR INTERPARTICLE COMMINUTION | 8 |
| 14 | Knut Kjaerran | SE | Svedala | Oct 20, 2011 / 20110253822 - HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER | 8 |
| 15 | Brian K. Linstedt | US | Ostrander, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032012 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 8 |
| 16 | Gregory J. Merz | US | Gahanna, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032012 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 8 |
| 17 | Michael D. Jensen | US | Wood Dale, IL | Nov 18, 2010 / 20100288861 - PAPER ALIGNMENT SENSOR ARRANGEMENT | 7 |
| 18 | Simon Huang | TW | Taipei | Apr 29, 2010 / 20100102154 - Shredder Waste Management System | 7 |
| 19 | Pedro Guerrero Palma | DE | Lippetal | Jun 02, 2011 / 20110126641 - METHOD FOR MONITORING A GRINDING SYSTEM AND GRINDING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MONITORING DEVICE | 7 |
| 20 | Xinxiong Chen | CN | Shanghai | Feb 17, 2011 / 20110039478 - GRINDING COMPOSITION FOR SHARPENING SHREDDER BLADES, GRINDING SHEET AND GRINDING PRODUCT MANUFACTURED, AND RELATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS | 7 |
| 21 | Roland Nied | DE | Bonstetten | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120298782 - JET MILL AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A JET MILL | 7 |
| 22 | Agustin Hernandez | US | Blacklick, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032012 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 7 |
| 23 | Eric Gach | US | Mount Prospect, IL | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110297770 - SHREDDER WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR | 7 |
| 24 | Johann Doppstadt | DE | Velbert | May 09, 2013 / 20130112792 - BLADE CARRIER FOR COMMINUTION DEVICES | 6 |
| 25 | Rowan Dallimore | GB | Bath | Oct 20, 2011 / 20110253822 - HORIZONTAL SHAFT IMPACT CRUSHER | 6 |
| 26 | Josh Davis | US | Hudson, OH | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024991 - FORCE RESPONSIVE SHREDDER | 6 |
| 27 | Jeffrey W. Servaites | US | Centerville, OH | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110226881 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 6 |
| 28 | John R. Ramun | US | Poland, OH | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120168543 - BLADE SET FOR JAWS USED IN RAIL BREAKING DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT | 5 |
| 29 | Ludwig Könning | DE | Ahlen | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120259451 - ROLLER MILL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A ROLLER MILL | 5 |
| 30 | Tai Hoon Kim Matlin | US | Round Lake Beach, IL | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120056026 - BIN LEVEL DETECTION WITH LIGHT INTENSITY SENSING | 5 |
| 31 | Edwin N. Galloway | US | Pella, IA | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110073691 - FEED CONTROL ARRANGEMENT | 5 |
| 32 | Chung Shih Tsai | US | Hawthorne, CA | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130099040 - GROOVED INCISOR SHREDDER CUTTING BLADE SET AND METHOD | 5 |
| 33 | Marshall Medoff | US | Brookline, MA | May 09, 2013 / 20130112788 - COOLING AND PROCESSING MATERIALS | 5 |
| 34 | Daniel P. Smith | US | Spencer, MA | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174400 - SPLIT FAN WHEEL AND SPLIT SHROUD ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLYING THE SAME | 5 |
| 35 | Jason Potter | US | Rising Sun, IN | Aug 06, 2009 / 20090194624 - PIVOTING SHOES FOR AN IMPACT CRUSHING APPARATUS | 5 |
| 36 | Meinhard Frangenberg | DE | Kurten-Engeldorf | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120204617 - LATERAL WALL FOR A ROLLER PRESS | 5 |
| 37 | Taihoon K. Matlin | US | Round Lake Beach, IL | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110297770 - SHREDDER WITH THICKNESS DETECTOR | 5 |
| 38 | Josef Fischer | DE | Bobingen | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110095115 - CONICAL-SHAPED IMPACT MILL | 5 |
| 39 | Luc Gingras | GB | Harrogate | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130043338 - CONICAL ROTOR REFINER PLATE ELEMENT FOR COUNTER-ROTATING REFINER HAVING CURVED BARS AND SERRATED LEADING SIDEWALLS | 5 |
| 40 | Charles Z. Krasznai | US | Bridgeport, CT | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180645 - BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD PROCESSOR | 5 |
| 41 | Guido Scholz | DE | Munster | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120259451 - ROLLER MILL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A ROLLER MILL | 5 |
| 42 | Kevin Chen | US | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130099040 - GROOVED INCISOR SHREDDER CUTTING BLADE SET AND METHOD | 5 |
| 43 | Jeffrey D. Bradley | US | Pella, IA | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110192923 - WOOD CHIPPER INFEED CHUTE | 5 |
| 44 | Jason Knueven | US | Sunman, IN | Aug 06, 2009 / 20090194624 - PIVOTING SHOES FOR AN IMPACT CRUSHING APPARATUS | 5 |
| 45 | Motoki Sato | JP | Naka-Gun | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120256023 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING FRACTURED FRAGMENTS OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON | 5 |
| 46 | Anthony M. Cialone | US | Naples, FL | Dec 08, 2011 / 20110297751 - THERMOSET COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME FROM ENGINEERED RECYCLED RUBBER POWDER | 5 |
| 47 | Peter J. Waznys | US | Centerport, NY | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110095115 - CONICAL-SHAPED IMPACT MILL | 5 |
| 48 | Jari Liimatainen | FI | Tampere | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312907 - BIMATERIAL ELONGATED INSERT MEMBER FOR A GRINDING ROLL | 4 |
| 49 | Horst Berger | DE | Calbe | May 09, 2013 / 20130112792 - BLADE CARRIER FOR COMMINUTION DEVICES | 4 |
| 50 | Ivan R. Brand | US | Pella, IA | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100163656 - Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper | 4 |
| 51 | Frank Levy | US | Quogue, NY | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130068865 - Method and Apparatus for Recycling Carpet | 4 |
| 52 | Craig Rose | GB | Sheffield | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180639 - COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR SHREDDING PLANT | 4 |
| 53 | Tooru Nakayama | JP | Osaka | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110077821 - Self-Propelled Crushing Machine and Method of Controlling the Same | 4 |
| 54 | Dennis K. Gabler | US | Adel, IA | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100163656 - Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper | 4 |
| 55 | Alexander Helm | DK | Allerod | Sep 08, 2011 / 20110215180 - Roller Mill for Grinding Particulate Material | 4 |
| 56 | Robert Mepham | CA | Fergus | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130062449 - LIFTER BAR ASSEMBLY AND GRINDING MILL INCLUDING SAME | 4 |
| 57 | Nobuyasu Makino | JP | Shizuoka | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120228414 - PULVERIZER AND CYLINDRICAL ADAPTOR | 4 |
| 58 | Mark Robert Stelter | US | Pella, IA | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100163656 - Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper | 4 |
| 59 | Brian M. Johnson | US | Monroe, IA | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100163656 - Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper | 4 |
| 60 | Thomas R. Berger | US | Racine, WI | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130048768 - BATTERY POWERED FOOD WASTE DISPOSER | 4 |
| 61 | Joseph Kent | US | Seattle, WA | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312908 - FLIP GRATER | 4 |
| 62 | Klaus Feichtinger | AT | Linz | May 16, 2013 / 20130119173 - ROTOR DISK | 4 |
| 63 | Christian Splinter | DE | Pulheim | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120067989 - ROLLER PRESS, PARTICULARLY FOR INTERPARTICLE COMMINUTION | 4 |
| 64 | James Waring | US | Libertyville, IL | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110290923 - SHREDDER WITH ROTATABLE DEVICE FOR MOVING SHREDDED MATERIALS ADJACENT THE OUTLET | 4 |
| 65 | Earl R. Smith | US | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024997 - Wood Collection and Reducing Machine | 4 |
| 66 | Keith A. Grider | US | Columbus, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032012 - AGITATION SYSTEM FOR BLOWING WOOL MACHINE | 4 |
| 67 | Franz-Josef Zurhove | DE | Bad Iburg | Oct 07, 2010 / 20100252667 - ROLLER MILL | 4 |
| 68 | Alan Higginson | GB | Tiverton | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120318898 - REDUNDANT TIRE AND RUBBER COMPOUND REPROCESSING | 4 |
| 69 | Brete C. Harrison | US | Sonoma, CA | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120318898 - REDUNDANT TIRE AND RUBBER COMPOUND REPROCESSING | 4 |
| 70 | Kyle T. Watts | US | Lee'S Summit, MO | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130043336 - GRINDER | 4 |
| 71 | Michael Boyd Morey | US | Weidman, MI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026266 - WOOD CHIPPER, CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREOF | 4 |
| 72 | Johan Gunnarsson | SE | Sovde | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110006143 - Gyratory crusher | 4 |
| 73 | Charles A. Castronovo | US | Timonium, MD | Jan 28, 2010 / 20100019073 - Destroying Paper Into High Security Pieces, Powderizing Methods, and Other High-Security Destruction | 4 |
| 74 | Alexander Joseph Kalogroulis | GB | Coulsdon | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100162905 - Fat eraser | 4 |
| 75 | Luc Gingras | US | Lake Oswego, OR | Jun 30, 2011 / 20110155828 - MECHANICAL PULPING REFINER PLATE HAVING CURVED REFINING BARS WITH JAGGED LEADING SIDEWALLS AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING PLATES | 4 |
| 76 | William Schmitz | US | Clymer, NY | Dec 17, 2009 / 20090308959 - CRUSHER BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR PARTICULATE SIZE REDUCTION SYSTEM | 4 |
| 77 | Adam A. Jossem | US | Seattle, WA | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044561 - LIQUID MIXER AND FROTHER | 4 |
| 78 | Sebastien Rime | FR | Gevingey | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199679 - ADJUSTABLE GRINDER | 4 |
| 79 | Matthias Buri | CH | Rothrist | May 16, 2013 / 20130123369 - COMPOSITION HAVING BIOCIDE ACTIVITY FOR AQUEOUS PREPARATIONS | 4 |
| 80 | Tai Hoon Matlin | US | Round Lake Beach, IL | Feb 04, 2010 / 20100025509 - BIN FULL DETECTION WITH LIGHT INTENSITY SENSING | 4 |
| 81 | John T.b. Bouwers | US | Pella, IA | Jun 25, 2009 / 20090159731 - Mechanical Brush Chipper Feed Control Bar | 4 |
| 82 | Jeffrey D. Kernwein | US | Pella, IA | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100163656 - Method of Controlling a Brush Chipper | 4 |
| 83 | David J. Page | CA | Elora | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130062449 - LIFTER BAR ASSEMBLY AND GRINDING MILL INCLUDING SAME | 4 |
| 84 | George Fensome | GB | Bristol | May 06, 2010 / 20100108790 - Material feeding device for VSI-crusher | 4 |
| 85 | Olivier Rattin | FR | Althen Des Paluds | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199679 - ADJUSTABLE GRINDER | 4 |
| 86 | Jakub M. Krynski | US | Buffalo Grove, IL | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120056026 - BIN LEVEL DETECTION WITH LIGHT INTENSITY SENSING | 4 |
| 87 | Hsin-Hsiung Chen | CN | Shanghai | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130099040 - GROOVED INCISOR SHREDDER CUTTING BLADE SET AND METHOD | 4 |
| 88 | Hermann Schwelling | DE | Salem | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120001001 - FILE SHREDDER HAVING A METAL DETECTOR | 4 |
| 89 | Jia-Wang Jiang | CN | Ningbo City | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120267464 - SHREDDER WITH ADJUSTABLE PAPER FEEDING OPENING | 4 |
| 90 | Pramod Kumar | CA | Waterloo | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130062449 - LIFTER BAR ASSEMBLY AND GRINDING MILL INCLUDING SAME | 4 |
| 91 | John Lester | GB | Worksop | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180639 - COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR SHREDDING PLANT | 4 |
| 92 | E. William Wight | US | Roscoe, IL | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120058213 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTARY MOLDING | 4 |
| 93 | Nick J. Lesar | US | Palmyra, WI | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110248109 - Separator For A Grinding Machine | 4 |
| 94 | Tracie Wilson | US | Westminster, MD | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199679 - ADJUSTABLE GRINDER | 4 |
| 95 | Mitsunobu Yamada | JP | Osaka | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110077821 - Self-Propelled Crushing Machine and Method of Controlling the Same | 3 |
| 96 | Peter Schiffer | AT | Millstatt | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120018555 - Shredding Device | 3 |
| 97 | Sang Gu Sim | KR | Gyeonggi-Do | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120217332 - PULVERIZING SCREW, PULVERIZING CASING AND PULVERIZER FOR FOOD WASTE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | 3 |
| 98 | Otto Jung | DE | Huetschenhausen | Mar 24, 2011 / 20110068203 - ROLLER GRINDING MILL | 3 |
| 99 | Bram Den Dunnen | DE | Braunschweig | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120175445 - Method and Equipment for Conditioning a Heavy Fraction High in Plastics | 3 |
| 100 | Yu Wing Tang | HK | Hong Kong | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120241543 - CONDIMENT GRINDER | 3 |