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The Inventor 500 2022

204 of 500 Fortune 500 companies were granted US patents in 2022. Top inventor at each company by patent count that year.

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F500 Rank Company Patents Top Inventor (patents that year)
1Walmart Apollo218Kannan Achan (30)
2Amazon2,013Ron Diamant (32)
3Apple2,947Jonathan P. Ive (243)
#4CVS Health——
#5Unitedhealth Group Incorporated5Rudy R. Hilado (3)
#6ExxonMobil340Jo Ann M. Canich (11)
#7Berkshire Hathaway——
#8Google2,059Justin Lewis (32)
#9Mckesson10Stacy Hopkins (3)
#10AmerisourceBergen——
#11Costco Wholesale——
#12Cigna——
#13AT&T861Eric Zavesky (76)
#14Microsoft1,916Raymond Kirk Price (26)
#15Cardinal Health——
#16Chevron169Max P. McDaniel (34)
#17Home Depot Product Authority12Adam Green (3)
#18Walgreen25Mohsin Ovais Ansari (4)
#19Marathon Petroleum Company Lp10V. Elijah Mullins (3)
#20Anthem——
#21The Kroger1Annesleigh H. Bengtson (1)
#22Ford1,459Stuart C. Salter (55)
#23Verizon567Sudhakar Reddy Patil (34)
#24JPMorgan Chase193Howard SPECTOR (11)
#25General Motors868Chandra S. Namuduri (24)
#26Centene——
#27Meta1,058Andrew John Ouderkirk (44)
#28Comcast630Esmael Hejazi Dinan (71)
#29Phillips 66——
#30Valero Energy——
#31Dell Technologies——
#32Target Brands131Austyn Dunham (28)
#33Fannie Mae5Eric Rosenblatt (2)
#34UPS35Robert J. Gillen (5)
#35Lowe'S Companies6Mason E. Sheffield (2)
#36Bank of America610Madhusudhanan Krishnamoorthy (37)
#37Johnson & Johnson264Paulo Cesar de Godoy Oriani (16)
#38Archer-Daniels-Midland5Pam Anklam (1)
#39FedEx——
#40Humana5Brett Edwards (2)
#41Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.406Ashish B. Kurani (34)
#42State Farm219Shawn M. Call (23)
#43Pfizer44Patrick Robert Verhoest (5)
#44Citigroup——
#45PepsiCo58Stephen Lim (7)
#46Intel2,639Joydeep Ray (84)
#47The Procter & Gamble443Steven Lee Barnholtz (18)
#48GE1,261Gregory Terrence Garay (20)
#49IBM4,719Sarbajit K. Rakshit (128)
#50Metropolitan Life Isurance3Eric L. Major (1)
#51Prudential Insurance Company Of America5James Lavine (3)
#52Albertsons——
#53Disney536Hongyuan Zhang (20)
#54Energy Transfer——
#55Lockheed Martin97Jason Stewart Wrigley (4)
#56Freddie Mac——
#57Goldman Sachs12Paul Burchard (3)
#58RTX (Raytheon)1,293Frederick M. Schwarz (29)
#59HP1,325James Michael Gardner (57)
#60Boeing——
#61Morgan Stanley Services Group33Kumar Vadaparty (4)
#62HCA Healthcare——
#63AbbVie22Hemant A. Patel (4)
#64Dow Global Technologies240Hongyu Chen (13)
#65Tesla63Adnan Esmail (4)
#66Allstate Insurance93Howard Hayes (15)
#67AIG——
#68Best Buy——
#69Charter Communications Operating159Volkan Sevindik (30)
#70Sysco——
#71Merck237Amir Hossain Parham (20)
#72New York Life Insurance——
#73Caterpillar461Eric T. Sinn (14)
#74Cisco1,219Jerome Henry (63)
#75TJX——
#76Publix Super Markets——
#77ConocoPhillips——
#78Liberty Mutual Insurance11Courtney Taryn Quinn (2)
#79Progressive Technology——
#80Nationwide Industries2Daniel D. Creacy, III (1)
#81Tyson Foods1Jake Wiedower (1)
#82Bristol-Myers Squibb135Alan J. Korman (10)
#83Nike1,072Benjamin Nethongkome (50)
#84John Deere402Noel W. Anderson (10)
#85American Express63Andras L. Ferenczi (8)
#86Abbott141Gary Alan Hayter (12)
#87StoneX Group——
#88Plains GP Holdings——
#89Enterprise Products Partners——
#90TIAA——
#91Oracle755Bjørn Dag Johnsen (21)
#92Thermo Fisher119Alexander A. Makarov (6)
#93Coca-Cola——
#94General Dynamics——
#95Chs1Josh Brungardt (1)
#96Usaa——
#97Northwestern Mutual——
#98Nucor8Timothy Michael Schwartz (2)
#99Exelon——
#100Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance34Sears Merritt (7)
#101Northrop Grumman——
#1023M471John A. Wheatley (11)
#103The Travelers Indemnity14Dean M. Collins (2)
#104Arrow Electronics——
#105Honeywell595Matthew Wade Puckett (14)
#106Dollar General——
#107Qualcomm2,636Tao Luo (507)
#108Capital One Financial——
#109TD Synnex——
#110Philip Morris International——
#111World Fuel Services——
#112Performance Food Group——
#113Delta Air Lines4Michael Furlong (1)
#114American Airlines10John Praveen Caleb Francis (2)
#115Netflix57Zhi Li (6)
#116Paramount Global——
#117US Foods Holding——
#118Danaher163George THEMELIS (9)
#119Jabil26Erik Gjovik (4)
#120Starbucks8Izaak Koller (3)
#121Mondelez International——
#122Eli Lilly59Roy Howard Byerly (8)
#123Hewlett Packard Enterprise509Sachin Ganu (17)
#124D.R. Horton——
#125Molina Healthcare——
#126CBRE Group——
#127Micron1,930Kishore Kumar Muchherla (62)
#128Broadcom634Wenguang Wang (51)
#129Gilead Sciences41Caricia Catalani (7)
#130PBF Energy——
#131Lennar——
#132United Natural Foods——
#133NRG Energy——
#134NVIDIA668Jan Kautz (17)
#135Occidental Petroleum——
#136Salesforce674Caiming Xiong (22)
#137Dollar Tree——
#138KKR——
#139Kraft Heinz——
#140Amgen148Scott R. Gibson (14)
#141AutoNation——
#142Penske Automotive Group——
#143PayPal314Pankaj Sarin (12)
#144Macy's——
#145Duke Energy2Steven Patrick Hinkel (2)
#146United Airlines——
#147Visa313John F. Sheets (14)
#148Rite Aid——
#149Cummins——
#150U.S. Bancorp——
#151Paccar75Jonathan Duncan (15)
#152Mcdonald'S——
#153Southern——
#154C.H. Robinson Worldwide——
#155Truist Bank19Jeffrey Jason Griffin (3)
#156Applied Materials789Vibhu Jindal (28)
#157Freeport-Mcmoran2Nicholas Hickson (2)
#158Lithia Motors——
#159Blackstone——
#160Hartford Fire Insurance27Tracey Ellen Steger (3)
#161Aflac——
#162Whirlpool323Abhay Naik (24)
#163Union Pacific——
#164Paper Systems——
#165Altria Client Services148Eric Hawes (20)
#166Cdw13Colin R. Vallance (7)
#167ManpowerGroup——
#168PG&E——
#169Carrier306Adam Kuenzi (24)
#170Baker Hughes Holdings115Volker Peters (6)
#171Cleveland-Cliffs——
#172United States Steel2Grant G. Justice (1)
#173Becton, Dickinson And203Jonathan Karl Burkholz (28)
#174Carmax Enterprise Services3Omar Ahmed Ansari (2)
#175The Sherwin-Williams12Michael C. Lambertson, Jr. (7)
#176Builders FirstSource——
#177Marsh & McLennan——
#178Pnc Financial Services Group21Jerry Scheller (8)
#179Lumen Technologies——
#180Avnet——
#181Tenet Healthcare——
#182Kimberly-Clark——
#183Kohl'S3Supun Dewaraja (2)
#184Blackrock1Courtney Golisano (1)
#185Jones Lang LaSalle——
#186Lear78Raúl Ricart (7)
#187Lincoln National——
#188Charles Schwab & Co.9Charles E. Gotlieb (2)
#189Ross Stores——
#190Mastercard291Jaipal Singh Kumawat (14)
#191Genuine Parts——
#192Westrock Shared Services15Kevin M. Simpkins (5)
#193Eog Resources1Shawn Cox (1)
#194Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S.13Risto Miikkulainen (8)
#195Modernatx22Giuseppe Ciaramella (6)
#196Steel Dynamics——
#197HF Sinclair——
#198Texas Instruments911Timothy David Anderson (45)
#199Emerson Electric25Matthew A. Williams (3)
#200Wesco——
#201General Mills24Daniel R. Green (2)
#202Tenneco——
#203Waste Management——
#204Mylan1Molly Knewtson (1)
#205DISH Network——
#206L3Harris Technologies——
#207DXC Technology——
#208Block99Brian Grassadonia (10)
#209The Goodyear Tire & Rubber77Nicholas Thomas Schoeppner (9)
#210Uber Technologies——
#211Colgate-Palmolive132Eduardo Jimenez (16)
#212Stanley Black & Decker——
#213DuPont——
#214Stryker180Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu (23)
#215Florida Power & Light10Eric D. Schwartz (3)
#216Targa Resources——
#217Western Digital——
#218Ppg Industries——
#219American Electric Power Company2Meihuan Zhu Fulk (2)
#220Gap——
#221BJ's Wholesale Club——
#222Reinsurance Group of America——
#223Kinder Morgan——
#224Oneok——
#225Expeditors Intl. of Washington——
#226AMD522Derek N. Jenkins (14)
#227Fiserv——
#228Estee Lauder1Robert Michael Crescas (1)
#229The Bank Of New York Mellon10Brian Blank (2)
#230Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings13Russell Philip Grant (2)
#231Regeneron Pharmaceuticals125Shunhai Wang (20)
#232Land O'Lakes6Richard Dinesen (2)
#233Cheniere Energy——
#234Southwest Airlines——
#235Adobe423Zhe Lin (32)
#236Synchrony——
#237Corteva Agriscience22Cory M. Larsen (5)
#238Fidelity National Financial——
#239DTE Energy——
#240Murphy USA——
#241Halliburton——
#242Automatic Data Processing——
#243Edison International——
#244Borgwarner102Calahan B. Campton (9)
#245Nordstrom——
#246Loews——
#247Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America——
#248Pioneer Natural Resources——
#249Autozone——
#250Lam Research89Adrien LaVoie (8)
#251American Family Insurance Group——
#252Illinois Tool Works298William Joshua Becker (12)
#253Parker-Hannifin——
#254Otis Elevator167Brad Guilani (8)
#255Omnicom Group——
#256Principal Financial——
#257Dominion Energy——
#258Kellogg6Jennifer Elegbede (1)
#259Fluor——
#260Aecom5Brad William Koons (1)
#261Reliance Steel & Aluminum——
#262Jacobs——
#263Corning Incorporated333Timothy Michael Gross (20)
#264Farmers Insurance Exchange——
#265Qurate Retail——
#266Pacific Life——
#267PulteGroup——
#268Fidelity National Information Services——
#269Iqvia11Gary Shorter (2)
#270Marriott International——
#271Berry Global17Steven Gift (3)
#272Ball17Anthony J. Scott (5)
#273Group 1 Automotive——
#274Leidos5Vinayaka Kotraiah (2)
#275Wayfair5Shrenik Sadalgi (2)
#276Consolidated Edison Company Of New York6Bradley Kittrell (2)
#277Ameriprise Financial——
#278Xcel Energy——
#279O'Reilly Automotive——
#280Global Technology Systems——
#281Discover Financial Services——
#282Rocket Companies——
#283LKQ——
#284W.W. Grainger7Matt Leigh (6)
#285Quanta Technology——
#286Crown Holdings——
#287Fox——
#288Sempra——
#289Markel——
#290Carvana20Mustafa Burak Guclu (16)
#291XPO Logistics——
#292Baxter International52Robert W. Childers (9)
#293Ecolab——
#294Tractor Supply3Christian D. Fogg (3)
#295The Andersons1Timothy D. Birthisel (1)
#296Keurig Green Mountain14Peter David Cauwood (6)
#297Universal Health Services——
#298CSX——
#299Henry Schein——
#300Sonic Automotive——
#301Ebay238Robinson Piramuthu (10)
#302Textron2Russell William King (1)
#303Jones Financial (Edward Jones)——
#304Community Health Systems——
#305Mosaic——
#306Thor Gmbh——
#307Dick'S Sporting Goods4Jacob Ray Howell (1)
#308Newmont——
#309Devon Energy1Tarik Ouradi (1)
#310Warner Bros. Discovery——
#311J.B. Hunt Transport Services——
#312Alcoa14—
#313Peter Kiewit Sons'——
#314Aramark——
#315Vistra——
#316State Street1Dushyant Ralhan (1)
#317Unum Group——
#318Alleghany——
#319Boston Scientific Scimed360Paul Smith (20)
#320Westlake——
#321Entergy——
#322International Flavors & Fragrances11Lewis Michael Popplewell (4)
#323DaVita——
#324Mutual of Omaha Insurance——
#325Assurant4Ron Brusky (2)
#326Liberty Media——
#327Hormel Foods——
#328Icahn Enterprises——
#329Republic Services——
#330Mohawk Industries——
#331Conagra Foods Rdm10—
#332Norfolk Southern3Gongli Duan (2)
#333AES——
#334Agco Sa——
#335Caesars Entertainment——
#336Equitable Holdings——
#337Advance Auto Parts——
#338Biogen——
#339Auto-Owners Insurance——
#340Priceline.Com1Ian Merritt (1)
#341Amphenol19Mark W. Gailus (5)
#342Quest Diagnostics——
#343Firstenergy1Robert Soreo (1)
#344DCP Midstream——
#345Ally Financial——
#346Delek US Holdings——
#347Williams Industries——
#348Rubbermaid Incorporated5Tim Haley (2)
#349Eastman Chemical62Kenny Randolph Parker (31)
#350Air Products And Chemicals17Mark Julian Roberts (3)
#351Thrivent Financial for Lutherans——
#352Molson Coors Beverage——
#353Interpublic Group——
#354Weyerhaeuser Nr——
#355Altice USA——
#356Raymond James Financial——
#357EMCOR Group——
#358Eversource Energy——
#359Yum China Holdings——
#360Asbury Automotive Group——
#361Owens & Minor——
#362Public Service Electric & Gas3Frederick W. Lark (3)
#363United Rentals1Michael R. Brown (1)
#364MGM Resorts International——
#365Ryder System——
#366Intuit175Yehezkel Shraga Resheff (15)
#367Cincinnati Financial——
#368Erie Insurance Group——
#369Univar Solutions——
#370Newport News Shipbuilding And Dry Dock——
#371W.R. Berkley——
#372Western & Southern Financial Group——
#373Insight Holding Group1Kimberly Christopher (1)
#374News Corp.——
#375American Tower——
#376Old Republic International——
#377Burlington Stores——
#378Avis Budget Group——
#379ODP——
#380Vf——
#381Bed Bath & Beyond——
#382Seaboard International——
#383First American Financial2David H. Blackman (2)
#384Intercontinental Exchange Holdings14Marc Carl Batten (3)
#385Pvh——
#386Apollo Global Management——
#387Jefferies Financial Group——
#388The Hershey8Gregory Gressel (2)
#389NVR——
#390Foot Locker——
#391Dana Industries3John Ricci (3)
#392SpartanNash——
#393Olin1Taylor Beth Patton (1)
#394Chewy——
#395Jackson Financial——
#396Activision Blizzard——
#397Toll Brothers——
#398Carlyle——
#399Graybar Electric——
#400Ovintiv——
#401Ufp Industries4Russell H. Springborn (2)
#402Ulta Beauty——
#403Constellation Brands——
#404Expedia3Ka Ming Chan (1)
#405Commscope1Marco Parrucci (1)
#406Celanese——
#407Global Payments——
#408Owens Corning Intellectual Capital30Scott W. Schweiger (3)
#409Campbell Soup5Mark Robert Watts (3)
#410Huntsman——
#411Franklin Resources——
#412Avery Dennison27Eric L. Bartholomew (4)
#413Masco——
#414CenterPoint Energy——
#415Fifth Third Bancorp——
#416WEC Energy Group——
#417S&P Global——
#418Fm Global Technologies——
#419Polaris Solutions——
#420Williams-Sonoma11Andrea Parikh (3)
#421Autoliv Development Ab59Yuto Kobayashi (19)
#422Arthur J. Gallagher——
#423Motorola Solutions——
#424Zillow27Ivaylo Boyadzhiev (6)
#425Opendoor Technologies——
#426The J. M. Smucker1Patricia Rene Wireman (1)
#427Realogy Holdings——
#428Oshkosh55Joshua D. Rocholl (14)
#429MasTec——
#430GXO Logistics——
#431APA——
#432Boise Cascade5David Bolton (4)
#433Dover Systems——
#434Genworth Financial——
#435Bath & Body Works——
#436Booz Allen Hamilton20Joshua Peters (10)
#437Coinbase8Peter Jihoon Kim (3)
#438Zimmer Biomet Holdings——
#439Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies——
#440Zoetis——
#441Packaging Corporation Of America6Nicholas A. Philips (2)
#442LPL Financial Holdings——
#443T. Rowe Price——
#444Fortune Brands Home & Security——
#445Casey's General Stores——
#446A-Mark Precious Metals——
#447Hess——
#448Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated23John Studley (4)
#449Keycorp Limited——
#450Chipotle Mexican Grill——
#451CMS Energy——
#452Arconic——
#453Taylor Morrison Home——
#454American Financial Group——
#455UGI——
#456Science Applications International8Matthew L. Peterson (1)
#457Avantor Performance Materials1Chun-Yi Chiu (1)
#458Hanesbrands——
#459The Clorox16Nikhil P. Dani (5)
#460Kellogg Brown & Root9Rian Reyneke (2)
#461TravelCenters of America——
#462Hertz Global Holdings——
#463Analog Devices——
#464Securian Financial Group——
#465Darden Restaurants——
#466Graphic Packaging——
#467Ncr99Matthew Robert Burris (11)
#468Brighthouse Financial——
#469Ppl——
#470Cintas——
#471Xerox167Douglas K. Herrmann (22)
#472Rockwell Automation——
#473Citizens Financial Group1Scott Joseph Slagsvol (1)
#474Kla-Tencor149Amnon Manassen (13)
#475Camping World Holdings——
#476Corn Products Development3William S. Anthony (2)
#477Veritiv——
#478Beacon Roofing Supply——
#479Diamondback Energy——
#480Victoria's Secret——
#481Academy Sports and Outdoors——
#482Sanmina4Shinichi Iketani (3)
#483ON Semiconductor——
#484Commercial Metals——
#485EnLink Midstream——
#486Southwestern Energy——
#487Equinix19Danjue Li (4)
#488Dillard's——
#489Regions Financial——
#490Pizza Hut1Casper W. Chiang (1)
#491Landstar System——
#492CF Industries Holdings——
#493Northern Trust2Zabrina Smith (2)
#494Robert Half International——
#495Compass——
#496Hasbro——
#497Roper Holdings——
#498ARKO——
#499Frontier Communications Holdings5Steven B. Smith (4)
#500Ameren1Benjamin N. Lynch (1)

Fortune 500 rankings from Fortune magazine. Patent data from USPTO via PatentsView. Top inventor = most patents granted at that company in 2022.