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The Inventor 500 2016

182 of 500 Fortune 500 companies were granted US patents in 2016. Top inventor at each company by patent count that year.

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F500 Rank Company Patents Top Inventor (patents that year)
1Walmart Apollo71—
2ExxonMobil468Christopher L. Becker (20)
3Apple2,624Jonathan P. Ive (269)
#4Berkshire Hathaway——
#5Mckesson3—
#6Unitedhealth Group Incorporated1David G. Kaminski (1)
#7CVS Health——
#8General Motors1,248Steven E. Morris (22)
#9Ford1,702Ross Dykstra Pursifull (75)
#10AT&T1,229Sheldon Kent Meredith (33)
#11GE2,076Patrick Benedict Melton (32)
#12AmerisourceBergen——
#13Verizon615Lalit R. Kotecha (35)
#14Chevron250Qing Yang (21)
#15Costco——
#16Fannie Mae2Eric Rosenblatt (2)
#17The Kroger——
#18Amazon1,770Eric Jason Brandwine (66)
#19Walgreen1Kathy Emery (1)
#20HP629Steven J. Simske (21)
#21Cardinal Health——
#22Express Scripts Holding——
#23JPMorgan Chase42Joseph Bradley Nolan (5)
#24Boeing——
#25Microsoft3,204Keith Fleck (38)
#26Bank of America291Carrie Anne Hanson (31)
#27Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.18Yejjala Yevanna (2)
#28Home Depot Product Authority28Michael Nelson (12)
#29Citigroup——
#30Phillips 66——
#31IBM8,378Kangguo Cheng (186)
#32Valero Energy——
#33Anthem——
#34The Procter & Gamble502Donald Carroll Roe (13)
#35State Farm55Nathan L. Tofte (13)
#36Google3,610Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet (32)
#37Comcast414Patrick H. Hayes (27)
#38Target Brands113Jason W. Johnson (11)
#39Johnson & Johnson507Frederick E. Shelton, IV (74)
#40Metropolitan Life Isurance——
#41Archer-Daniels-Midland33Kenneth Stensrud (9)
#42Marathon Petroleum Company Lp6Soni O. Oyekan (2)
#43Freddie Mac——
#44PepsiCo70Martin Eduardo Broen (10)
#45United Systems——
#46Aetna1Jeffrey M. Kohan (1)
#47Lowe'S Companies1Jean Tuck McGregor (1)
#48UPS24Mark J. Davidson (9)
#49AIG——
#50Prudential Insurance Company Of America——
#51Intel3,659Jong-Kae Fwu (58)
#52Humana7Atin Kapadia (4)
#53Disney1,030Hongyuan Zhang (68)
#54Cisco1,032Jean-Philippe Vasseur (96)
#55Pfizer93Michael Aaron Brodney (6)
#56Dow Chemical——
#57Sysco——
#58FedEx——
#59Caterpillar494Mark S. Diekevers (20)
#60Lockheed Martin192Carl R. Herman (5)
#61New York Life Insurance——
#62Coca-Cola2Stanley Charles Ellington (2)
#63HCA Holdings——
#64Ingram Micro1Alexey Kobets (1)
#65Energy Transfer Equity——
#66Tyson Foods3Brian R. Lee (1)
#67American Airlines4Hyder Alkasimi (2)
#68Delta Air Lines1—
#69Nationwide Industries2Aaron M. Mizner (1)
#70Johnson Controls——
#71Best Buy——
#72Merck349Andrew Stamford (16)
#73Liberty Mutual Insurance2Kevin Connell (1)
#74Goldman Sachs6Vishnu Mavuram (1)
#75Honeywell706Hsueh Sung Tung (22)
#76Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance1Palak P. Shah (1)
#77Oracle729Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (19)
#78Morgan Stanley Services Group4—
#79Cigna——
#80United Continental Holdings——
#81Allstate Insurance29Ryan M. Briggs (5)
#82TIAA——
#83INTL FCStone——
#84Chs2Kenneth R. Evans (1)
#85American Express41Troy P. Williams (14)
#86Gilead Sciences51John O. Link (7)
#87Publix Super Markets——
#88General Dynamics——
#89TJX——
#90ConocoPhillips——
#91Nike693Jason Cardani (25)
#92World Fuel Services——
#933M630Audrey A. Sherman (20)
#94Mondelez International——
#95Exelon——
#96Twenty-First Century Fox——
#97John Deere263Noel W. Anderson (11)
#98Tesoro——
#99Time Warner——
#100Northwestern Mutual——
#101DuPont——
#102Avnet——
#103Macy’s——
#104Enterprise Products Partners——
#105The Travelers Indemnity1Salvatore DeSimone (1)
#106Philip Morris International——
#107Rite Aid——
#108Tech Data——
#109Mcdonald'S——
#110Qualcomm3,025Marta Karczewicz (121)
#111Sears Brands, L.L.C.57Itzik Kadosh (18)
#112Capital One Financial——
#113Emc International4Aviram Katz (2)
#114Usaa——
#115Duke Energy2Daniel Blair Sowder (1)
#116Time Warner Cable——
#117Halliburton——
#118Northrop Grumman——
#119Arrow Electronics——
#120RTX (Raytheon)827JinQuan Xu (16)
#121Plains GP Holdings——
#122US Foods Holding——
#123AbbVie159Thomas C. Malone (15)
#124Centene——
#125Community Health Systems——
#126Arconic——
#127Paper Systems1David W. Perkins (1)
#128Emerson Electric44Jeffrey N. Arensmeier (4)
#129Union Pacific——
#130Amgen97Ian Foltz (5)
#131U.S. Bancorp——
#132Staples1Satyendra Thakur (1)
#133Danaher149Bernd Widzgowski (5)
#134Whirlpool323John W. McConnell (36)
#135Aflac——
#136AutoNation——
#137Progressive Technology——
#138Abbott373Stephen D. Pacetti (31)
#139Dollar General——
#140Tenet Healthcare——
#141Eli Lilly44Jirong Lu (6)
#142Southwest Airlines——
#143Penske Automotive Group——
#144ManpowerGroup——
#145Kohl'S——
#146Starbucks10Philipe R. Manoux (3)
#147Paccar31Zachary Slaton (5)
#148Cummins——
#149Altria Client Services42Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (12)
#150Xerox642Edgar A. Bernal (25)
#151Kimberly-Clark——
#152Hartford Fire Insurance21Andrew J. Amigo (4)
#153Kraft Heinz——
#154Lear84Michael Glick (12)
#155Fluor——
#156Aecom——
#157Meta477David Harry Garcia (19)
#158Jabil Circuit——
#159CenturyLink——
#160Supervalu——
#161General Mills19Ali El-Afandi (5)
#162Southern——
#163Florida Power & Light3Maureen Hamlin (1)
#164Thermo Fisher184Alexander A. Makarov (12)
#165American Electric Power Company——
#166PG&E Corp.——
#167NGL Energy Partners——
#168Bristol-Myers Squibb164George W. Muller (11)
#169The Goodyear Tire & Rubber156Max Harold Dixon (16)
#170Nucor6Lionel Edward Dayton (2)
#171Pnc Financial Services Group1Don Coleman (1)
#172Health Net——
#173Micron897Gurtej S. Sandhu (59)
#174Colgate-Palmolive164Robert Moskovich (27)
#175Freeport-Mcmoran——
#176ConAgra Foods——
#177Gap——
#178Baker Hughes Holdings411Anthony A. DiGiovanni (17)
#179The Bank Of New York Mellon——
#180Dollar Tree——
#181Whole Foods Market——
#182Ppg Industries——
#183Genuine Parts——
#184Icahn Enterprises——
#185Performance Food Group——
#186Omnicom Group——
#187DISH Network——
#188Firstenergy——
#189Monsanto Technologies——
#190AES——
#191Carmax Enterprise Services——
#192National Oilwell Varco66Eric Trevor Ensley (4)
#193NRG Energy——
#194Western Digital——
#195Marriott International——
#196Office Depot1Matthew Bordy (1)
#197Nordstrom——
#198Kinder Morgan2Noel Duckworth (1)
#199Aramark——
#200DaVita——
#201Molina Healthcare——
#202WellCare Health Plans——
#203CBS——
#204Visa80Mark Carlson (14)
#205Lincoln National——
#206Ecolab——
#207Kellogg6Dave Jones (1)
#208C.H. Robinson Worldwide——
#209Textron6Ernest Randall New (2)
#210Loews——
#211Illinois Tool Works239Martin J. Nilsen (7)
#212Synnex——
#213Viacom International2Peter Kay (1)
#214HollyFrontier——
#215Land O'Lakes2Cindie M. Luhman (2)
#216Devon Energy——
#217PBF Energy——
#218Pizza Hut2William Robert Nietert (2)
#219Texas Instruments912Lee D. Whetsel (50)
#220Cdw——
#221Waste Management1James L. Loveland (1)
#222Marsh & McLennan——
#223Chesapeake Energy——
#224Parker-Hannifin——
#225Occidental Petroleum——
#226Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America——
#227Farmers Insurance Exchange——
#228J.C. Penney Corporation——
#229Consolidated Edison Company Of New York5Mark O'Brien (2)
#230Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S.——
#231Vf——
#232Ameriprise Financial——
#233Computer Sciences——
#234Bath & Body Works Brand Management3Samuel Dominic O'Donahue (2)
#235Jacobs——
#236Principal Financial Group——
#237Ross Stores——
#238Bed Bath & Beyond——
#239CSX——
#240Toys “R” Us——
#241Las Vegas Sands2Andrew MacDonald (2)
#242Leucadia National——
#243Dominion Resources3Phillip W. Powell (3)
#244United States Steel——
#245L-3 Communications23Yanhua Deng (3)
#246Edison International——
#247Entergy——
#248Adp33Serafin Vazquez (24)
#249First Data21John Beatty (9)
#250Blackrock——
#251Westrock Shared Services12Kenneth Charles Smith (3)
#252Voya Financial——
#253The Sherwin-Williams16Michael C. Lambertson, Jr. (8)
#254Hilton Worldwide Holdings——
#255R. R. Donnelley & Sons16Theodore F. Cyman, Jr. (4)
#256Stanley Black & Decker——
#257Xcel Energy——
#258Murphy USA——
#259CBRE Group——
#260D.R. Horton——
#261Estee Lauder——
#262Praxair——
#263Biogen——
#264State Street——
#265Unum Group——
#266R.J. Reynolds Tobacco37Timothy Frederick Thomas (6)
#267Group 1 Automotive——
#268Henry Schein——
#269Hertz Global Holdings——
#270Norfolk Southern7William B. Thompson (2)
#271Reinsurance Group of America——
#272Public Service Electric & Gas——
#273BB&T Corp.——
#274DTE Energy——
#275Assurant3Cameron Hurst (2)
#276Global Technology Systems——
#277Huntsman——
#278Becton, Dickinson And158Jonathan Karl Burkholz (8)
#279Sempra Energy——
#280Autozone——
#281Navistar International——
#282Precision Castparts——
#283Discover Financial Services——
#284Liberty Interactive——
#285W.W. Grainger8Geoffry A. Westphal (3)
#286Baxter International89Robert W. Childers (14)
#287Stryker66Richard A. Derenne (6)
#288Air Products And Chemicals55Xinjian Lei (7)
#289Western Refining——
#290Universal Health Services——
#291Owens & Minor——
#292Charter Communications Operating4Chaitanya Kanojia (1)
#293Advance Auto Parts——
#294Mastercard66Satyan G. Pitroda (8)
#295Applied Materials524Nitin K. Ingle (41)
#296Eastman Chemical76Mesfin Ejerssa Janka (7)
#297Sonic Automotive——
#298Ally Financial——
#299CST Brands——
#300Ebay176Neelakantan Sundaresan (12)
#301Lennar——
#302GameStop——
#303Reliance Steel & Aluminum——
#304Hormel Foods1Nathan A. Kodesh (1)
#305Celgene——
#306Genworth Financial——
#307PayPal150Bjorn Markus Jakobsson (10)
#308Priceline.Com2Scott Nedderman (2)
#309MGM Resorts International——
#310Autoliv Development Ab49Marcus Weber (3)
#311Fidelity National Financial——
#312Republic Services——
#313Corning Incorporated269Dana Craig Bookbinder (16)
#314Peter Kiewit Sons’——
#315Univar——
#316Mosaic——
#317Core-Mark Holding——
#318Thrivent Financial for Lutherans——
#319Cameron International——
#320HD Supply Holdings——
#321Crown Holdings——
#322Eog Resources——
#323Veritiv——
#324Anadarko Petroleum——
#325Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings2Ruth Heim (1)
#326Pacific Life——
#327News Corp.——
#328Sunbeam Products38Augusto Picozza (7)
#329Truist Bank4—
#330Avis Budget Group——
#331Broadcom1,377Jeyhan Karaoguz (65)
#332American Family Insurance Group——
#333Level 3 Communications135—
#334Tenneco——
#335United Natural Foods——
#336Dean Foods——
#337Campbell Soup1Daniel S. McGrath (1)
#338Mohawk Industries1Thomas R. Clark (1)
#339Borgwarner98Larry A. Pritchard (11)
#340Pvh——
#341Ball13Mark A. Jacober (5)
#342O’Reilly Automotive——
#343Eversource Energy——
#344Franklin Resources——
#345Masco——
#346Lithia Motors——
#347KKR——
#348Oneok——
#349Newmont Mining——
#350Ppl——
#351SpartanNash——
#352Quanta Technology2Damir Novosel (2)
#353XPO Logistics——
#354Ralph Lauren——
#355Interpublic Group——
#356Steel Dynamics——
#357Wesco——
#358Quest Diagnostics——
#359Boston Scientific Scimed491—
#360Agco Sa4Frederic Ducroquet (3)
#361Foot Locker——
#362The Hershey5Jonathon K. Markey (2)
#363CenterPoint Energy——
#364Williams Industries——
#365Dick'S Sporting Goods——
#366Live Nation Entertainment9Dennis Denker (3)
#367Mutual of Omaha Insurance——
#368W.R. Berkley——
#369LKQ——
#370Avon Products21John W. Lyga (8)
#371Darden Restaurants——
#372Kindred Healthcare——
#373Weyerhaeuser Nr16Jack G. Winterowd (3)
#374Casey’s General Stores——
#375Sealed Air Corporation (Us)11Kenneth John Mierzejewski (2)
#376Fifth Third Bancorp——
#377Dover Systems——
#378Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock——
#379Netflix23Mark Watson (4)
#380Dillard’s——
#381EMCOR Group——
#382Jones Financial——
#383Ak Steel——
#384UGI——
#385Expedia1John Kim (1)
#386Salesforce246Steven Tamm (8)
#387Targa Resources——
#388Apache Technologies——
#389Spirit Aerosystems11Randall Ray West (3)
#390Expeditors International of Washington——
#391Anixter International——
#392Fidelity National Information Services1Yuki Moritani (1)
#393Asbury Automotive Group——
#394Hess——
#395Ryder System——
#396Terex——
#397Coca-Cola European Partners——
#398Auto-Owners Insurance——
#399Cablevision Systems——
#400Nortonlifelock——
#401Charles Schwab & Co.1Paul Chisaki (1)
#402Calpine——
#403CMS Energy——
#404Alliance Data Systems——
#405JetBlue Airways——
#406Discovery Communications——
#407Trinity6Tetsushi Hoshikawa (5)
#408Sanmina7Paul Sweere (2)
#409Ncr90Erick Kobres (5)
#410FMC Technologies——
#411Erie Insurance Group——
#412Rockwell Automation——
#413Keurig Green Mountain18Peter David Cauwood (4)
#414iHeartMedia——
#415Tractor Supply3Brian Kennemer (3)
#416J.B. Hunt Transport Services——
#417Commercial Metals——
#418Owens-Illinois——
#419Harman International Industries, Incorporated84Effrosini A. Karayiannis (8)
#420Baxalta——
#421American Financial Group——
#422Netapp249David Slik (14)
#423Graybar Electric——
#424Oshkosh11Mitch F. Sears (2)
#425Ameren——
#426A-Mark Precious Metals——
#427Barnes & Noble——
#428Dana Industries——
#429Constellation Brands——
#430LifePoint Health——
#431Zimmer Biomet Holdings——
#432Harley-Davidson——
#433PulteGroup——
#434Rubbermaid Incorporated9—
#435Avery Dennison43Ian J. Forster (12)
#436Jones Lang LaSalle——
#437WEC Energy Group——
#438Marathon Oil1Joseph R. DiSantis (1)
#439TravelCenters of America——
#440United Rentals——
#441HRG Group——
#442Old Republic International——
#443Windstream Holdings——
#444Starwood Hotels & Resorts——
#445Delek US Holdings——
#446Packaging Corporation Of America1Namhee Shin (1)
#447Iqvia3Andrew T. B. Stuart (2)
#448Hanesbrands——
#449Realogy Holdings——
#450Mattel60Robb Fujioka (6)
#451Motorola Solutions——
#452The J. M. Smucker7Melanie Mitchell Ayles (4)
#453Regions Financial——
#454Celanese——
#455The Clorox21William L. Smith (7)
#456Corn Products Development4Barry J. Nagle (2)
#457Genesis Healthcare——
#458Peabody Energy——
#459Alaska Air Group——
#460Seaboard International——
#461Frontier Communications Holdings2—
#462Amphenol22Mark W. Gailus (7)
#463Lansing Trade Group——
#464SanDisk——
#465St. Jude Medical64—
#466Wyndham Worldwide——
#467Kelly Services——
#468The Western Union4Dean Seifert (1)
#469Envision Healthcare Holdings——
#470Visteon——
#471Arthur J. Gallagher——
#472Host Hotels & Resorts——
#473Ashland——
#474Insight Holding Group——
#475Energy Future Holdings——
#476Markel2Carlos Ruano (2)
#477Essendant——
#478Ch2M Hill——
#479Western & Southern Financial Group——
#480Owens Corning Intellectual Capital23Lawrence J. Grubka (5)
#481S&P Global——
#482Raymond James Financial——
#483NiSource——
#484Airgas——
#485Abm International3Neal A. Schwarzberger (3)
#486Citizens Financial Group——
#487Booz Allen Hamilton3Randy Yamada (1)
#488Simon Property Group——
#489Domtar——
#490Rockwell Collins137Russell D. Wyse (6)
#491Lam Research189John C. Valcore, Jr. (14)
#492Fiserv——
#493Spectra Energy——
#494Navient——
#495Big Lots——
#496Telephone & Data Systems——
#497First American Financial——
#498NVR——
#499Cincinnati Financial——
#500Burlington Stores——

Fortune 500 rankings from Fortune magazine. Patent data from USPTO via PatentsView. Top inventor = most patents granted at that company in 2016.