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The Inventor 500 2017

188 of 500 Fortune 500 companies were granted US patents in 2017. Top inventor at each company by patent count that year.

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F500 Rank Company Patents Top Inventor (patents that year)
1Walmart Apollo93—
2Berkshire Hathaway——
3Apple2,679Jonathan P. Ive (206)
#4ExxonMobil444Paul F. Keusenkothen (22)
#5Mckesson5—
#6Unitedhealth Group Incorporated——
#7CVS Health——
#8General Motors1,294Timothy P. Kozub (36)
#9AT&T1,226Irwin Gerszberg (55)
#10Ford2,018Stuart C. Salter (101)
#11AmerisourceBergen——
#12Amazon2,065Eric Jason Brandwine (61)
#13GE2,121Lewis Berkley Davis, Jr. (26)
#14Verizon525Lalit R. Kotecha (37)
#15Cardinal Health——
#16Costco——
#17Walgreen5Tim McCauley (2)
#18The Kroger——
#19Chevron256Dan Xie (23)
#20Fannie Mae2Adam Davis (1)
#21JPMorgan Chase80Joseph Bradley Nolan (9)
#22Express Scripts Holding——
#23Home Depot Product Authority50Adam Green (17)
#24Boeing——
#25Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.38Kourtney Eidam (6)
#26Bank of America291Manu Kurian (29)
#27Google3,178Anthony M. Fadell (54)
#28Microsoft3,006Amer A. Hassan (31)
#29Anthem——
#30Citigroup——
#31Comcast482Chuanjun Xia (37)
#32IBM9,353Kangguo Cheng (352)
#33State Farm89Gregory Hayward (20)
#34Phillips 66——
#35Johnson & Johnson592Frederick E. Shelton, IV (122)
#36The Procter & Gamble561Theodore Cory Fites (17)
#37Valero Energy——
#38Target Brands80Timothy J. Martell (9)
#39Freddie Mac——
#40Lowe'S Companies3Allen R. Nelson (1)
#41Dell Technologies——
#42Metropolitan Life Isurance2Art Agostinelli (1)
#43Aetna8Erin Renee Hatzikostas (5)
#44PepsiCo79Martin Eduardo Broen (11)
#45Archer-Daniels-Midland24Kenneth Stensrud (6)
#46UPS45Mark J. Davidson (12)
#47Intel3,969Robert S. Chau (58)
#48Prudential Insurance Company Of America——
#49Albertsons Cos.——
#50United Systems——
#51Marathon Petroleum Company Lp3Howard F. Moore (1)
#52Disney798Hongyuan Zhang (64)
#53Humana10Michael Mahar (5)
#54Pfizer98Lei Zhang (12)
#55AIG——
#56Lockheed Martin180Peter V. Bedworth (7)
#57Sysco——
#58FedEx——
#59Hewlett Packard Enterprise389Brent Buchanan (14)
#60Cisco1,049Jean-Philippe Vasseur (84)
#61HP627Jefferson P. Ward (17)
#62Dow Chemical——
#63HCA Holdings——
#64Coca-Cola——
#65New York Life Insurance——
#66Centene——
#67American Airlines8James T. Diamond (2)
#68Nationwide Industries2E. Erik Timothy (2)
#69Merck412Philipp Stoessel (18)
#70Cigna——
#71Delta Air Lines2Taran Reese (1)
#72Best Buy——
#73Honeywell915Rajiv R. Singh (17)
#74Caterpillar552Douglas C. Serrurier (30)
#75Liberty Mutual Insurance4Khamla Saenglongma (2)
#76Morgan Stanley Services Group2—
#77Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance13Jiby John (5)
#78Goldman Sachs6Phil J. Venables (2)
#79Energy Transfer Equity——
#80TIAA——
#81Oracle814Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (31)
#82Tyson Foods7David Lee Mantooth (4)
#83United Continental Holdings——
#84Allstate Insurance62Mark V. Slusar (7)
#85Publix Super Markets——
#86American Express71Sripriya V. Tiku (11)
#87TJX——
#88Nike1,257Leo S. Chang (35)
#89Exelon——
#90General Dynamics——
#91Rite Aid——
#92Gilead Sciences53Richard L. Mackman (10)
#93Chs1Michael Wedowski (1)
#943M673Douglas B. Gundel (25)
#95Time Warner——
#96Charter Communications Operating11Ian Ruppert (4)
#97Northwestern Mutual——
#98Meta756Erick Tseng (30)
#99The Travelers Indemnity3Richard J. Heffernan (1)
#100Capital One Financial——
#101Twenty-First Century Fox——
#102Usaa——
#103World Fuel Services——
#104Philip Morris International——
#105John Deere288Elijah B. Garner (16)
#106Kraft Heinz——
#107Tech Data——
#108Avnet——
#109Mondelez International——
#110Macy’s——
#111AbbVie134John E. Donello (14)
#112Mcdonald'S——
#113DuPont——
#114Northrop Grumman——
#115ConocoPhillips——
#116RTX (Raytheon)947Gabriel L. Suciu (42)
#117Andeavor——
#118Arrow Electronics1Christian Curtis (1)
#119Qualcomm2,680Peter Gaal (135)
#120Progressive Technology——
#121Duke Energy5Stuart Laval (4)
#122Enterprise Products Partners——
#123Amgen110Lawrence R. McGee (9)
#124US Foods Holding——
#125U.S. Bancorp——
#126Aflac——
#127Sears Brands, L.L.C.57Zhe Sun (23)
#128Dollar General——
#129AutoNation——
#130Community Health Systems——
#131Starbucks11Andre Y. Kim (8)
#132Eli Lilly35David Coates (4)
#133Paper Systems——
#134Tenet Healthcare——
#135Abbott371Stephen D. Pacetti (33)
#136Dollar Tree——
#137Whirlpool350John W. McConnell (20)
#138Southwest Airlines——
#139Emerson Electric48Jeffrey N. Arensmeier (8)
#140Staples1William Jeffrey Bridwell (1)
#141Plains GP Holdings——
#142Penske Automotive Group——
#143Union Pacific——
#144Danaher147Khaled Abdel-Hakim Helmy Aamer (15)
#145Southern——
#146ManpowerGroup——
#147Bristol-Myers Squibb209James Marvin Veal (14)
#148Altria Client Services43Eric Hawes (8)
#149Fluor——
#150Kohl'S——
#151Lear70Douglas S Moeller (9)
#152Jabil7David Eckerson (3)
#153Hartford Fire Insurance33Andrew J. Amigo (3)
#154Thermo Fisher179Alexander A. Makarov (17)
#155Kimberly-Clark——
#156Molina Healthcare——
#157PG&E Corp.——
#158Supervalu——
#159Cummins——
#160CenturyLink——
#161Aecom——
#162Xerox474Guerino G. Sacripante (16)
#163Marriott International——
#164Paccar29Scott M. Conway (5)
#165General Mills34Jon Duke Seibold (5)
#166Pnc Financial Services Group3Christina Payne Earle (2)
#167American Electric Power Company——
#168Icahn Enterprises——
#169Nucor9Lionel Edward Dayton (3)
#170Florida Power & Light1Greg Williams (1)
#171Performance Food Group——
#172PBF Energy——
#173Halliburton——
#174Carmax Enterprise Services——
#175Freeport-Mcmoran——
#176Whole Foods Market——
#177The Bank Of New York Mellon1Brian Blank (1)
#178Gap——
#179Omnicom Group——
#180Genuine Parts——
#181DaVita——
#182Colgate-Palmolive166Michael Prencipe (15)
#183Ppg Industries——
#184The Goodyear Tire & Rubber180Jonathan James Shondel (21)
#185Synchrony1Christopher Sortore (1)
#186DISH Network——
#187Visa138Selim Aissi (13)
#188Nordstrom——
#189INTL FCStone——
#190Westrock Shared Services19Kenneth Charles Smith (7)
#191XPO Logistics——
#192Aramark——
#193CBS——
#194AES——
#195WellCare Health Plans——
#196Firstenergy——
#197Conagra Foods Rdm4James W. Clements (2)
#198Synnex——
#199Cdw——
#200Textron5Arthur James Harvey (1)
#201Waste Management——
#202Illinois Tool Works270William Joshua Becker (13)
#203Office Depot——
#204Monsanto Technologies——
#205Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S.——
#206Texas Instruments943Lee D. Whetsel (50)
#207Lincoln National——
#208Rubbermaid Incorporated10—
#209Land O'Lakes4Thomas Alexander Glenn, III (2)
#210Marsh & McLennan——
#211Ecolab——
#212C.H. Robinson Worldwide——
#213Loews——
#214CBRE Group——
#215Kinder Morgan1Noel Duckworth (1)
#216Kellogg2Karen Keeder (1)
#217Western Digital——
#218Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America——
#219Ross Stores——
#220Bath & Body Works Brand Management11Heidi Valentino (10)
#221J.C. Penney Corporation——
#222Farmers Insurance Exchange——
#223R.J. Reynolds Tobacco25Andries Don Sebastian (4)
#224Viacom International4Richard Torpey (2)
#225Becton, Dickinson And191Yiping Ma (10)
#226Micron826Gurtej S. Sandhu (28)
#227Principal Financial——
#228Arconic——
#229NRG Energy——
#230Vf1Brian Marion (1)
#231Devon Energy——
#232D.R. Horton——
#233Bed Bath & Beyond——
#234Consolidated Edison Company Of New York——
#235Edison International——
#236The Sherwin-Williams11Charles T. Buckel, Jr. (3)
#237NGL Energy Partners——
#238Dominion Energy——
#239Ameriprise Financial——
#240Adp68Serafin Vazquez (20)
#241Hilton Worldwide Holdings——
#242First Data21Christopher Loew (4)
#243Henry Schein——
#244Toys “R” Us——
#245BB&T Corp.——
#246Reinsurance Group of America——
#247Core-Mark Holding——
#248Biogen——
#249Las Vegas Sands2Andrew MacDonald (2)
#250Stanley Black & Decker——
#251Parker-Hannifin——
#252Stryker73Donald W. Malackowski (11)
#253Estee Lauder——
#254Celgene——
#255Blackrock——
#256Xcel Energy——
#257CSX——
#258Unum Group——
#259Jacobs——
#260Lennar——
#261Group 1 Automotive——
#262Leucadia National——
#263Entergy——
#264PayPal205John Hastings Granbery (8)
#265Applied Materials532Joseph M. Ranish (24)
#266Voya Financial——
#267Mastercard105Simon Phillips (8)
#268Priceline.Com2John Caine (2)
#269Liberty Interactive——
#270Autozone——
#271State Street1Yorikazu Nakamura (1)
#272DTE Energy——
#273L3 Technologies7Elias Bonaventure Kpodzo (3)
#274HollyFrontier——
#275Praxair——
#276Universal Health Services——
#277Discover Financial Services1Sheryl Yasger (1)
#278Occidental Petroleum——
#279United States Steel——
#280Sempra Energy——
#281Baxter International81Robert W. Childers (17)
#282W.W. Grainger9Geoffry A. Westphal (5)
#283Autoliv Development Ab44Doo Seob Jung (4)
#284Norfolk Southern——
#285Baker Hughes Holdings513—
#286Ally Financial——
#287Sonic Automotive——
#288Owens & Minor——
#289Huntsman——
#290Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings5Gordon Parry (1)
#291Murphy USA——
#292Advance Auto Parts——
#293Fidelity National Financial——
#294Air Products And Chemicals44Mark Julian Roberts (4)
#295Hormel Foods3Christopher C. Candullo (1)
#296Hertz Global Holdings——
#297MGM Resorts International——
#298Corning Incorporated358Dana Craig Bookbinder (30)
#299Republic Services——
#300Alcoa17—
#301Fidelity National Information Services——
#302Pacific Life——
#303Truist Bank6—
#304LKQ——
#305Borgwarner141Larry A. Pritchard (12)
#306Ball12Mark A. Jacober (3)
#307CST Brands——
#308Public Service Electric & Gas——
#309Eastman Chemical47David William Norman (5)
#310Ebay220Neelakantan Sundaresan (16)
#311Mohawk Industries5Thomas R. Clark (5)
#312Oneok——
#313Frontier Communications Holdings2—
#314Netflix33Neil D. Hunt (6)
#315American Family Insurance Group——
#316Thrivent Financial for Lutherans——
#317Expedia——
#318Lithia Motors——
#319Avis Budget Group——
#320Reliance Steel & Aluminum——
#321GameStop——
#322Tenneco——
#323O’Reilly Automotive——
#324Peter Kiewit Sons’——
#325United Natural Foods——
#326Salesforce252Yuseung Kim (20)
#327Boston Scientific Scimed465—
#328Newmont Mining——
#329Genworth Financial——
#330Live Nation Entertainment20Dennis Denker (6)
#331Veritiv——
#332News Corp.——
#333Crown Holdings——
#334Global Technology Systems——
#335Pvh——
#336Level 3 Communications170Christopher Newton (45)
#337Navistar International——
#338Univar——
#339Campbell Soup——
#340Dick'S Sporting Goods1Chinawut Paesang (1)
#341Weyerhaeuser Nr9Jack G. Winterowd (3)
#342Mutual of Omaha Insurance——
#343Chesapeake Energy——
#344Anadarko Petroleum——
#345Interpublic Group——
#346The J. M. Smucker5Luis Fernando Reyes Mora (Reyes) (1)
#347Steel Dynamics——
#348Foot Locker——
#349Western Refining——
#350SpartanNash——
#351Dean Foods1Larry Sewell (1)
#352Zimmer Biomet Holdings——
#353PulteGroup——
#354W.R. Berkley——
#355Quanta Technology1Damir Novosel (1)
#356Eog Resources——
#357Charles Schwab & Co.4Charles E. Gotlieb (1)
#358Eversource Energy——
#359Anixter International——
#360EMCOR Group——
#361Assurant——
#362CenterPoint Energy——
#363Harris——
#364HD Supply Holdings——
#365Ppl——
#366Quest Diagnostics——
#367Williams Industries——
#368WEC Energy Group——
#369The Hershey6Jonathon K. Markey (4)
#370Agco Sa2Gabriel Menier (1)
#371Ralph Lauren——
#372Masco——
#373Wesco——
#374LifePoint Health——
#375National Oilwell Varco60Nicholas Ryan Marchand (5)
#376Kindred Healthcare——
#377Mosaic——
#378Alliance Data Systems——
#379Computer Sciences——
#380Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock——
#381Leidos10John Dresios (1)
#382Erie Insurance Group——
#383Tesla93Jack West (16)
#384Ascena Retail Group——
#385Darden Restaurants——
#386Harman International Industries, Incorporated147Stefan Marti (15)
#387NVIDIA540David Raymond Lutz (21)
#388R. R. Donnelley & Sons13Theodore F. Cyman, Jr. (4)
#389Fifth Third Bancorp——
#390Iqvia8—
#391Jones Lang LaSalle——
#392Dover Systems——
#393Spirit Aerosystems10Mark Anthony Wadsworth (3)
#394Ryder System——
#395A-Mark Precious Metals——
#396Tractor Supply1Brian Kennemer (1)
#397Sealed Air Corporation (Us)8William J. Mahon (2)
#398Auto-Owners Insurance——
#399Yum China Holdings——
#400Calpine——
#401Owens-Illinois——
#402Targa Resources——
#403JetBlue Airways——
#404Jones Financial (Edward Jones)——
#405Franklin Resources——
#406Activision Blizzard——
#407J.B. Hunt Transport Services——
#408Constellation Brands——
#409Ncr73Erick Kobres (7)
#410Asbury Automotive Group——
#411American Financial Group——
#412Discovery Communications4—
#413Berry Global——
#414Sanmina14Robert Steven Newberry (4)
#415CalAtlantic Group——
#416Keurig Green Mountain12James E. Shepard (2)
#417Dillard’s——
#418HRG Group——
#419CMS Energy——
#420Graybar Electric——
#421Builders FirstSource——
#422Pizza Hut——
#423Casey’s General Stores——
#424Amphenol30Mark W. Gailus (9)
#425Oshkosh17Eric D. Betz (4)
#426iHeartMedia——
#427TreeHouse Foods——
#428Alleghany——
#429Expeditors International of Washington——
#430Avery Dennison45Kyle R. Heimbach (7)
#431Ameren——
#432Hanesbrands——
#433Motorola Solutions——
#434St. Jude Medical87—
#435Harley-Davidson——
#436Regions Financial——
#437Intercontinental Exchange Holdings2Antonios Gkoulousis (2)
#438Alaska Air Group——
#439Old Republic International——
#440Lam Research215Adrien LaVoie (17)
#441Ak Steel——
#442Rockwell Automation——
#443Adobe341Zhe Lin (21)
#444Avon Products16John W. Lyga (7)
#445Terex——
#446NVR——
#447Dana Industries1Frank Borges (1)
#448Realogy Holdings——
#449American Tower——
#450Packaging Corporation Of America2George De Los Santos (1)
#451Citizens Financial Group——
#452United Rentals——
#453The Clorox19Kerry D. Azelton (6)
#454Genesis Healthcare——
#455M&T Bank Corp.——
#456Corn Products Development4Brad Carnish (1)
#457UGI——
#458Owens Corning Intellectual Capital27Bert W. Elliott (4)
#459S&P Global——
#460Markel——
#461Wyndham Worldwide——
#462Arthur J. Gallagher——
#463Burlington Stores——
#464First American Financial1Daniel A. Newcomer (1)
#465Nortonlifelock——
#466Patterson——
#467Olin2Gerald T. Eberhart (1)
#468Netapp243David Slik (8)
#469Raymond James Financial——
#470TravelCenters of America——
#471Fiserv——
#472Host Hotels & Resorts——
#473Insight Holding Group——
#474Mattel52Robb Fujioka (7)
#475AmTrust Financial Services——
#476Cincinnati Financial——
#477Simon Property Group——
#478The Western Union7Ken Algiene (2)
#479Keycorp Limited——
#480Delek US Holdings——
#481Booz Allen Hamilton3Gary Jason Myers (2)
#482The Chemours Company Fc32Barbara Haviland Minor (7)
#483Western & Southern Financial Group——
#484Celanese——
#485Windstream Holdings——
#486Seaboard International2Charles Chapman (1)
#487Essendant——
#488Apache Technologies——
#489Airgas1Anthony W. Reccek, Jr. (1)
#490Kelly Services——
#491Liberty Media——
#492Rockwell Collins179Kevin M. Kronfeld (9)
#493Robert Half International——
#494Ch2M Hill——
#495Big Lots——
#496Michaels Cos.——
#497Toll Brothers——
#498Yahoo Holdings146Adam Smith (6)
#499Vistra Energy——
#500Abm International4Neal A. Schwarzberger (4)

Fortune 500 rankings from Fortune magazine. Patent data from USPTO via PatentsView. Top inventor = most patents granted at that company in 2017.