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The Inventor 500 2018

187 of 500 Fortune 500 companies were granted US patents in 2018. Top inventor at each company by patent count that year.

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F500 Rank Company Patents Top Inventor (patents that year)
1Walmart Apollo203Nicholaus A. Jones (35)
2ExxonMobil472Paul F. Keusenkothen (17)
3Berkshire Hathaway——
#4Apple2,576Jonathan P. Ive (184)
#5Unitedhealth Group Incorporated3Christopher Carlson (1)
#6Mckesson2Merle Hertzler (1)
#7CVS Health——
#8Amazon2,151Gregory Branchek Roth (61)
#9AT&T1,217Irwin Gerszberg (129)
#10General Motors1,251Bakhtiar B. Litkouhi (21)
#11Ford2,302Stuart C. Salter (116)
#12AmerisourceBergen——
#13Chevron189Max P. McDaniel (14)
#14Cardinal Health——
#15Costco——
#16Verizon458Priscilla Lau (22)
#17The Kroger——
#18GE2,149Detlev Marpe (35)
#19Walgreen9Joseph M. Rago (3)
#20JPMorgan Chase76Eren Kursun (6)
#21Fannie Mae1Dror Oppenheimer (1)
#22Google2,658Justin Lewis (49)
#23Home Depot Product Authority41Michael Nelson (22)
#24Bank of America320Manu Kurian (32)
#25Express Scripts Holding——
#26Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.74Stephen M. Ellis (8)
#27Boeing——
#28Phillips 66——
#29Anthem——
#30Microsoft2,551Amer A. Hassan (32)
#31Valero Energy——
#32Citigroup——
#33Comcast428Chuanjun Xia (39)
#34IBM9,410Kangguo Cheng (324)
#35Dell Technologies——
#36State Farm200Brian Mark Fields (35)
#37Johnson & Johnson607Frederick E. Shelton, IV (147)
#38Freddie Mac——
#39Target Brands61Jeremy A. Clark (12)
#40Lowe'S Companies9Guillermo Enrique Baeza (2)
#41Marathon Petroleum Company Lp2Michael J. Maron (1)
#42The Procter & Gamble531Gary Dean LaVon (13)
#43Metropolitan Life Isurance2Jeanetta Skorzewski (1)
#44UPS61Mark J. Davidson (11)
#45PepsiCo63Stephen Lim (9)
#46Intel3,642Jong-Kae Fwu (54)
#47DowDuPont——
#48Archer-Daniels-Midland27Kenneth Stensrud (8)
#49Aetna12Antony L. Kerz (5)
#50FedEx——
#51United Systems——
#52Prudential Insurance Company Of America——
#53Albertsons Cos.——
#54Sysco——
#55Disney683Hongyuan Zhang (93)
#56Humana10Michael Mahar (6)
#57Pfizer70Greg Troiano (7)
#58HP586Hannoch Ron (2)
#59Lockheed Martin186John Goeltz (11)
#60AIG——
#61Centene——
#62Cisco958Jean-Philippe Vasseur (47)
#63HCA Healthcare——
#64Energy Transfer Equity——
#65Caterpillar490Joshua W. Steffen (12)
#66Nationwide Industries——
#67Morgan Stanley Services Group2—
#68Liberty Mutual Insurance7Khamla Saenglongma (3)
#69New York Life Insurance1Scott Berlin (1)
#70Goldman Sachs8David Orelowitz (1)
#71American Airlines3Hadi Purnomo (1)
#72Best Buy——
#73Cigna——
#74Charter Communications Operating7Joseph Thaddeus Lipowski (2)
#75Delta Air Lines——
#76Meta821Erick Tseng (29)
#77Honeywell801Hsueh Sung Tung (23)
#78Merck343Philipp Stoessel (19)
#79Allstate Insurance92Alinawaz Ismaili (11)
#80Tyson Foods2Brent Robert McElroy (1)
#81United Continental Holdings——
#82Oracle758Xuezhe Zheng (18)
#83Tech Data——
#84TIAA——
#85TJX——
#86American Express57Sastry VSM Durvasula (5)
#87Coca-Cola——
#88Publix Super Markets——
#89Nike883David Jonathan Cin (28)
#90Andeavor——
#91World Fuel Services——
#92Exelon——
#93Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance24Michal Knas (14)
#94Rite Aid——
#95ConocoPhillips——
#96Chs1Kenneth R. Evans (1)
#973M658Anna M. Hegdahl (18)
#98Time Warner——
#99General Dynamics——
#100Usaa——
#101Capital One Financial——
#102John Deere256Elijah B. Garner (11)
#103INTL FCStone——
#104Northwestern Mutual——
#105Enterprise Products Partners——
#106The Travelers Indemnity8Edward A. Hennen (2)
#107Hewlett Packard Enterprise429Michael Renne Ty Tan (19)
#108Philip Morris International——
#109Twenty-First Century Fox——
#110AbbVie107Scott J. Dylla (14)
#111Abbott264Gary Alan Hayter (22)
#112Progressive Technology——
#113Arrow Electronics1Ryan-Michael Hanson (1)
#114Kraft Heinz——
#115Plains GP Holdings——
#116Gilead Sciences45William J. Watkins (8)
#117Mondelez International——
#118Northrop Grumman——
#119RTX (Raytheon)1,441Gabriel L. Suciu (69)
#120Macy’s——
#121US Foods Holding——
#122U.S. Bancorp——
#123Dollar General——
#124Paper Systems——
#125Duke Energy4Raiford Smith (2)
#126Southern——
#127Marriott International——
#128Avnet——
#129Eli Lilly41Jesse Arnold Fourt (4)
#130Amgen130Sigrid Moeslinger (7)
#131Mcdonald'S——
#132Starbucks10Andre Y. Kim (3)
#133Qualcomm2,320Wanshi Chen (133)
#134Dollar Tree——
#135PBF Energy——
#136Icahn Enterprises——
#137Aflac——
#138AutoNation——
#139Penske Automotive Group——
#140Whirlpool370John W. McConnell (16)
#141Union Pacific——
#142Southwest Airlines——
#143ManpowerGroup——
#144Thermo Fisher202Alexander A. Makarov (11)
#145Bristol-Myers Squibb167James Marvin Veal (17)
#146Halliburton——
#147Tenet Healthcare——
#148Lear71Gerald Patrick (8)
#149Cummins——
#150Micron942Gurtej S. Sandhu (29)
#151Nucor11Christopher Ronald Killmore (2)
#152Molina Healthcare——
#153Fluor——
#154Altria Client Services113Christopher S. Tucker (17)
#155Paccar18Zachary Slaton (4)
#156Hartford Fire Insurance38James A. Madison (3)
#157Kohl'S——
#158Western Digital——
#159Jabil11Jeroen Bosboom (3)
#160Community Health Systems——
#161Visa171Ayman Hammad (16)
#162Danaher128Christophe Apothéloz (4)
#163Kimberly-Clark——
#164Aecom——
#165Pnc Financial Services Group1Pierre-Alexandre Poirier (1)
#166CenturyLink——
#167Florida Power & Light3Julio C. Gutierrez (1)
#168PG&E Corp.——
#169Synnex——
#170WellCare Health Plans——
#171Performance Food Group——
#172Sears Brands, L.L.C.25Angel Favila (4)
#173Synchrony——
#174Carmax Enterprise Services——
#175The Bank Of New York Mellon3Vadim Pertsovskiy (2)
#176Freeport-Mcmoran5Mary Amelia Walker (3)
#177Genuine Parts——
#178Emerson Electric42John F. Broker (4)
#179DaVita——
#180Supervalu——
#181Gap——
#182General Mills26Steven C. Robie (4)
#183Nordstrom——
#184Colgate-Palmolive155Michael Prencipe (19)
#185American Electric Power Company——
#186XPO Logistics——
#187The Goodyear Tire & Rubber121Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte (18)
#188Omnicom Group——
#189Cdw2Yang Sun (1)
#190The Sherwin-Williams27Edward Ray Goodwin, Jr. (10)
#191Ppg Industries——
#192Texas Instruments792Lee D. Whetsel (45)
#193C.H. Robinson Worldwide——
#194Westrock Shared Services16Thomas Dean Graham (4)
#195Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S.——
#196Rubbermaid Incorporated18Evan Allen Fulford (3)
#197CBS——
#198Envision Healthcare——
#199Monsanto Technologies——
#200Aramark——
#201Applied Materials515Dmitry Lubomirsky (20)
#202Waste Management——
#203DISH Network——
#204Illinois Tool Works255Bruce Patrick Albrecht (9)
#205Lincoln National——
#206HollyFrontier——
#207CBRE Group——
#208Textron1Shane Christopher Reid (1)
#209Ross Stores——
#210Principal Financial——
#211D.R. Horton——
#212Marsh & McLennan——
#213Devon Energy——
#214AES——
#215Ecolab——
#216Land O'Lakes5Richard Dinesen (2)
#217Loews——
#218Kinder Morgan——
#219Firstenergy——
#220Occidental Petroleum——
#221Viacom International6Gregg William Riedel (3)
#222PayPal234Michael Charles Todasco (16)
#223NGL Energy Partners——
#224Celgene——
#225Arconic——
#226Kellogg4Chris Willoughby (1)
#227Las Vegas Sands1Andrew MacDonald (1)
#228Stanley Black & Decker——
#229Priceline.Com1Scott Lake (1)
#230Lennar——
#231Bath & Body Works Brand Management1Kathryn Ludwig (1)
#232DTE Energy——
#233Dominion Energy——
#234Reinsurance Group of America——
#235J.C. Penney Corporation——
#236Mastercard151Satyan G. Pitroda (8)
#237Blackrock——
#238Henry Schein——
#239Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America——
#240Stryker77Brandon David Naber (6)
#241Jefferies Financial Group——
#242Vf3Darren J. Peshek (3)
#243Adp45Serafin Vazquez (7)
#244Edison International——
#245Biogen——
#246United States Steel——
#247Core-Mark Holding——
#248Bed Bath & Beyond——
#249Oneok——
#250BB&T Corp.——
#251Becton, Dickinson And183Dwight Livingston (15)
#252Ameriprise Financial——
#253Farmers Insurance Exchange——
#254First Data19Vijay K. Royyuru (5)
#255Consolidated Edison Company Of New York——
#256Parker-Hannifin——
#257Anadarko Petroleum——
#258Estee Lauder——
#259State Street1—
#260Tesla115Jack West (17)
#261Netflix32Jafar Husain (3)
#262Alcoa34—
#263Discover Financial Services5Angela Liddy (5)
#264Praxair——
#265CSX——
#266Xcel Energy——
#267Unum Group——
#268Universal Health Services——
#269NRG Energy——
#270Eog Resources1James A. Keeton (1)
#271Sempra Energy——
#272Toys “R” Us——
#273Group 1 Automotive——
#274Entergy——
#275Molson Coors Brewing——
#276L3 Technologies10Janez Jeraj (3)
#277Ball10Mark A. Jacober (3)
#278Autozone——
#279Murphy USA——
#280MGM Resorts International——
#281Office Depot——
#282Huntsman——
#283Baxter International64Robert W. Childers (11)
#284Norfolk Southern——
#285Salesforce232Adrian Dieter Rapp (9)
#286Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings3Charles Paul Cartwright (2)
#287W.W. Grainger6Jerry Shim (4)
#288Qurate Retail——
#289Autoliv Development Ab36Gary Wootton (2)
#290Live Nation Entertainment18Dennis Denker (6)
#291Xerox359Paul J. McConville (21)
#292Leidos19Gabriel M. Gutierrez (3)
#293Corning Incorporated298Dana Craig Bookbinder (35)
#294Lithia Motors——
#295Expedia3Matthew Knight (1)
#296Republic Services——
#297Jacobs——
#298Sonic Automotive——
#299Ally Financial——
#300LKQ——
#301Borgwarner180Larry A. Pritchard (8)
#302Fidelity National Financial——
#303Truist Bank4—
#304Iqvia10—
#305Reliance Steel & Aluminum——
#306NVIDIA534Lucian Shifren (20)
#307Voya Financial——
#308CenterPoint Energy——
#309Ebay223Neelakantan Sundaresan (13)
#310Eastman Chemical43Mesfin Ejerssa Janka (6)
#311American Family Insurance Group——
#312Steel Dynamics——
#313Pacific Life——
#314Chesapeake Energy——
#315Mohawk Industries1Thomas R. Clark (1)
#316Quanta Technology——
#317Advance Auto Parts——
#318Owens & Minor——
#319United Natural Foods——
#320Tenneco——
#321Conagra Foods Rdm9Kevin Mellor (3)
#322GameStop——
#323Hormel Foods1Brian J. Srsen (1)
#324Hilton Worldwide Holdings——
#325Frontier Communications Holdings1—
#326Fidelity National Information Services1Neil PALMER (1)
#327Public Service Electric & Gas——
#328Boston Scientific Scimed388—
#329O’Reilly Automotive——
#330Charles Schwab & Co.6William Page (2)
#331Global Technology Systems——
#332Pvh1Douglas Miller (1)
#333Avis Budget Group——
#334Targa Resources——
#335Hertz Global Holdings——
#336Calpine——
#337Mutual of Omaha Insurance——
#338Crown Holdings——
#339Peter Kiewit Sons’——
#340Dick'S Sporting Goods1Peter J. Murphy (1)
#341PulteGroup——
#342Navistar International——
#343Thrivent Financial for Lutherans——
#344DCP Midstream——
#345Air Products And Chemicals31Joshua D. Isom (5)
#346Veritiv——
#347Agco Sa——
#348Genworth Financial——
#349Univar——
#350News Corp.——
#351SpartanNash——
#352Westlake Chemical——
#353Williams Industries——
#354Lam Research257Adrien LaVoie (19)
#355Alaska Air Group——
#356Jones Lang LaSalle——
#357Anixter International——
#358Campbell Soup2Talia Salamon-Hickey (1)
#359Interpublic Group——
#360Dover Systems——
#361Zimmer Biomet Holdings——
#362Dean Foods——
#363Foot Locker——
#364Eversource Energy——
#365Alliance Data Systems——
#366Fifth Third Bancorp——
#367Quest Diagnostics——
#368EMCOR Group——
#369W.R. Berkley——
#370Wesco——
#371Coty1Carole Suchocki (1)
#372WEC Energy Group——
#373Masco——
#374DXC Technology——
#375Auto-Owners Insurance——
#376Jones Financial (Edward Jones)——
#377Liberty Media——
#378Erie Insurance Group——
#379The Hershey2Robert J. Huzinec (1)
#380Ppl——
#381Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock——
#382Mosaic——
#383The J. M. Smucker1—
#384Delek US Holdings——
#385Newmont Mining——
#386Constellation Brands——
#387Ryder System——
#388National Oilwell Varco46Frank Benjamin Springett (3)
#389Adobe343Zhe Lin (22)
#390LifePoint Health——
#391Tractor Supply3Brian Kennemer (3)
#392Thor Gmbh1Peter Erich Hahn (1)
#393Dana Industries——
#394Weyerhaeuser Nr——
#395J.B. Hunt Transport Services——
#396Darden Restaurants——
#397Yum China Holdings——
#398Blackstone Group——
#399Berry Global——
#400Builders FirstSource——
#401Activision Blizzard——
#402JetBlue Airways——
#403Amphenol31Mark W. Gailus (9)
#404A-Mark Precious Metals——
#405Spirit Aerosystems10Rahbar Nasserrafi (3)
#406R. R. Donnelley & Sons11Theodore F. Cyman, Jr. (4)
#407Harris——
#408Expeditors Intl. of Washington——
#409Discovery Technology International——
#410Owens-Illinois——
#411Sanmina12Robert Steven Newberry (5)
#412Keycorp Limited——
#413American Financial Group——
#414Oshkosh14Andrew Kotloski (4)
#415Rockwell Collins149Sarah Barber (8)
#416Kindred Healthcare——
#417Insight Holding Group——
#418Keurig Green Mountain4Geoffrey Y. Smith (4)
#419American Tower——
#420Tektronix36John J. Pickerd (4)
#421Ralph Lauren——
#422Spectrum Brands87Francisco Javier Barquin (11)
#423Ascena Retail Group——
#424United Rentals——
#425Casey’s General Stores——
#426Graybar Electric——
#427Avery Dennison38Eric L. Bartholomew (7)
#428MasTec——
#429CMS Energy——
#430HD Supply Holdings——
#431Raymond James Financial——
#432Ncr100James Lee Fortuna (6)
#433Hanesbrands——
#434Asbury Automotive Group——
#435Citizens Financial Group——
#436Packaging Corporation Of America2Scott Michael Miller (1)
#437Alleghany——
#438Apache Technologies——
#439Dillard’s——
#440Assurant2Cameron Hurst (2)
#441Franklin Resources——
#442Owens Corning Intellectual Capital24Lawrence J. Grubka (4)
#443Motorola Solutions——
#444NVR——
#445Rockwell Automation——
#446TreeHouse Foods——
#447Wynn Resorts——
#448Olin——
#449American Axle & Manufacturing28—
#450Old Republic International——
#451The Chemours Company Fc28John Christopher Sworen (7)
#452iHeartMedia——
#453Ameren——
#454Arthur J. Gallagher——
#455Celanese——
#456Sealed Air Corporation (Us)8Laurence B. Sperry (3)
#457UGI——
#458Realogy Holdings——
#459Burlington Stores——
#460Regions Financial——
#461Ak Steel——
#462Securian Financial Group——
#463S&P Global——
#464Markel2Charles Edward Wolanski (2)
#465TravelCenters of America——
#466Conduent Business Services84Wencheng Wu (15)
#467M&T Bank Corp.——
#468The Clorox33Kerry D. Azelton (9)
#469AmTrust Financial Services——
#470KKR——
#471Ulta Beauty——
#472Pizza Hut——
#473Regeneron Pharmaceuticals73Andrew J. Murphy (29)
#474Windstream Holdings——
#475Magellan Health——
#476Western & Southern Financial——
#477Intercontinental Exchange Holdings4Charles Vice (3)
#478Corn Products Development7Erhan Yildiz (2)
#479Wyndham Destinations——
#480Toll Brothers——
#481Seaboard International2Loren P. Boisvert (1)
#482Booz Allen Hamilton8Gary Jason Myers (2)
#483First American Financial1Adriano Freire (1)
#484Cincinnati Financial——
#485Avon Products17Uma Santhanam (8)
#486Northern Trust4Andrew Monks (4)
#487Fiserv——
#488Harley-Davidson——
#489Cheniere Energy——
#490Patterson——
#491Peabody Energy——
#492ON Semiconductor——
#493Simon Property Group——
#494The Western Union10Evans Mehew (4)
#495Netapp118Jeffrey S. Kimmel (6)
#496Polaris Solutions——
#497Pioneer Natural Resources——
#498Abm International4Neal A. Schwarzberger (4)
#499Vistra Energy——
#500Cintas——

Fortune 500 rankings from Fortune magazine. Patent data from USPTO via PatentsView. Top inventor = most patents granted at that company in 2018.