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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

The 100 Most Valuable US Patents

Ranked by estimated economic value from the KPSS stock-market-reaction dataset. The most valuable is worth an estimated $20.2B.

Rank Patent Est. Value Year Assignee First Inventor
1Parallel processing system runtime state reload$20.2B2024TeslaDaniel W. Bailey
2Autonomous and user controlled vehicle summon to a target$18.4B2024TeslaElon Musk
3Self-synchronizing remote memory operations in a multiprocessor system$16.7B2024NVIDIASrinivas Santosh Kumar MADUGULA
#4Reducing false positive ray traversal using ray clipping$16.7B2024NVIDIAGregory MUTHLER
#5Apparatus and method for detection of deformation in battery cells$16.0B2024TeslaMichael Kahn
#6Playstyle analysis for game recommendations$15.9B2024NVIDIAAndrew Fear
#7Joining or replaying a game instance from a game broadcast$15.9B2024NVIDIAAndrew Fear
#8Learning dense correspondences for images$12.3B2024NVIDIASifei Liu
#9Hardware codec accelerators for high-performance video encoding$12.3B2024NVIDIARanga Ramanujam Srinivasan
#10Standard cell layout generation with applied artificial intelligence$12.3B2024NVIDIAHaoxing Ren
#11System and method for adapting a neural network model on a hardware platform$12.0B2024TeslaMichael Driscoll
#12Aggregated battery system$10.9B2023TeslaKevin Cornelius Matthews
#13Vehicle seat with integrated temperature-control system$10.3B2024TeslaGaurang Gupta
#14Autonomous driving system emergency signaling$10.0B2023TeslaMichael D. Cave
#15Annotation cross-labeling for autonomous control systems$9.6B2023TeslaAnting Shen
#16Implementing hardware-based memory safety for a graphic processing unit$9.6B2024NVIDIAAamer Jaleel
#17Virtual channel starvation-free arbitration for switches$9.6B2024NVIDIAAnil Mugu
#18Hardware-efficient PAM-3 encoder and decoder$9.6B2024NVIDIAGautam Bhatia
#19Glare mitigation using image contrast analysis for autonomous systems and applications$9.6B2024NVIDIAIgor Tryndin
#20Inverter$9.6B2023TeslaWenjun Liu
#21Connector assembly with a detection system$9.5B2023TeslaIn Jae Chung
#22Wiring system architecture$9.4B2024TeslaSatyan Chandra
#23Machine learning models operating at different frequencies for autonomous vehicles$9.2B2023TeslaAnting Shen
#24Estimating object properties using visual image data$9.1B2023TeslaJames Anthony Musk
#25Overload clutch$9.0B2021Sasan Nawabi
#26Path perception diversity and redundancy in autonomous machine applications$9.0B2024NVIDIADavide Onofrio
#27Built-in self-test for a programmable vision accelerator of a system on a chip$9.0B2024NVIDIAAhmad Itani
#28Coroutine suspension mechanism for improving performance of a computer device$9.0B2024NVIDIAKonstantinos Kyriakopoulos
#29Stator for an electric motor$9.0B2023TeslaKalonica Christie
#30External electrical contact for solar roof tiles$8.7B2024TeslaPeter P. Nguyen
#31Solar roof tile free of back encapsulant layer$8.5B2023TeslaBhavananda R. Nadimpally
#32Instruction set architecture for a vector computational unit$8.4B2023TeslaDebjit Das Sarma
#33Active disparity sensing of head mounted display$8.3B2024MetaKarol Constantine Hatzilias
#34System and method for adapting a neural network model on a hardware platform$8.1B2023TeslaMichael Driscoll
#35Measuring the effects of augmentation artifacts on a machine learning network$7.9B2024NVIDIAZongyi Yang
#36Determining associations between objects and persons using machine learning models$7.9B2024NVIDIAParthasarathy Sriram
#37Remote promise and remote future for downstream components to update upstream states$7.9B2024NVIDIARyan Olson
#38Integrated server flow-through fixture with state sensor for datacenter cooling systems$7.9B2024NVIDIAMarc E. Davis
#39Dry energy storage device electrode and methods of making the same$7.5B2024TeslaHieu Minh Duong
#40Systems and methods to optimize video streaming using digital avatars$7.4B2024NVIDIASiddha Ganju
#41Action-conditional implicit dynamics of deformable objects$7.4B2024NVIDIAYuke Zhu
#42Top-down object detection from LiDAR point clouds$7.4B2024NVIDIANikolai Smolyanskiy
#43Multi-view image analysis using neural networks$7.4B2024NVIDIAHolger Reinhard Roth
#44In-cabin hazard prevention and safety control system for autonomous machine applications$7.4B2024NVIDIAAtousa Torabi
#45Adjustable suspension for a vehicle$7.3B2024TeslaJoel Van Rooyen
#46Technologies for manifolds$7.3B2024TeslaJohn David Calderone
#47Autonomous driving controller encrypted communications$7.1B2023TeslaThaddeus Fortenberry
#48Autonomous driving system component fault prediction$6.9B2023TeslaAtchyuth K. Gorti
#49Generating scenes containing shadows using pixel noise reduction techniques$6.7B2023NVIDIAJon Story
#50Three-dimensional model recovery from two-dimensional images$6.7B2023NVIDIASamuli Matias Laine
#51Leveraging multidimensional sensor data for computationally efficient object detection for autonomous machine applications$6.6B2024NVIDIAInnfarn Yoo
#52Image signal processing pipelines for high dynamic range sensors$6.6B2024NVIDIAAnimesh Khemka
#53Large-format battery anodes comprising silicon particles$6.6B2024TeslaTyler Evans
#54Object detection using skewed polygons suitable for parking space detection$6.6B2021NVIDIADongwoo Lee
#55Vehicle network and method of communication$6.5B2024TeslaAdnan Esmail
#56Transmitter-based, multi-phase clock distortion correction$6.5B2023NVIDIAVenkatraman Natarajan
#57Mechanical architecture for a multi-chip module$6.5B2024TeslaRobert Y. Cao
#58Prelithiated hybridized energy storage device$6.5B2024TeslaHieu Minh Duong
#59Techniques for generating and processing hierarchical representations of sparse matrices$6.5B2023NVIDIAHanrui Wang
#60Heat sink with adjustable fin pitch$6.5B2023NVIDIASusheela Narasimhan
#61Compositions and methods for multilayer electrode films$6.3B2024TeslaJoon Ho Shin
#62Machine learning-based seatbelt detection and usage recognition using fiducial marking$6.1B2024NVIDIAFeng Hu
#63Transposed sparse matrix multiply by dense matrix for neural network training$6.1B2024NVIDIAHao Wu
#64Energy efficient liquid-cooled datacenters$6.1B2024NVIDIAAli Heydari
#65Cloud execution of audio/video compositing applications$6.1B2024NVIDIAJames Lewis van Welzen
#66Level-conversion circuits for signaling across voltage domains$6.1B2024NVIDIAWalker Joseph Turner
#67Medication delivery device with gear set dosage system$6.1B2024Eli LillyJared Alden Judson
#68Processes and intermediate for the large-scale preparation of 2,4,6-trifluoro-N-[6-(1-methyl-piperidine-4-carbonyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-benzamide hemisuccinate, and preparation of 2,4,6-trifluoro-N-[6-(1-methyl-piperidine-4-carbonyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-benzamide acetate$6.1B2024Eli LillyAktham Aburub
#69Drug delivery systems including displaceable closures$6.1B2024Eli LillyGavin M. McKeown
#70System for controlling gas generation within a drug delivery device$6.0B2024Eli LillyCorrie Bennison
#71Drive ribbon for moving piston within container$6.0B2024Eli LillyJared Alden Judson
#72Treprostinil salt$5.9B2024Eli LillyDavid Michael Remick
#73Long acting amylin receptor agonists and uses thereof$5.8B2024Eli LillyMilata Mary Abraham
#74System and method for improving color appearance of solar roofs$5.8B2024TeslaJohn Liu
#75Progressive modification of generative adversarial neural networks$5.8B2023NVIDIATero Tapani Karras
#76Improving area light shadows in computer generated scenes$5.8B2023NVIDIAAlexey Panteleev
#77Selective estrogen receptor degraders$5.8B2024Eli LillyJolie Anne Bastian
#78Leak detection in a cable assembly$5.7B2024TeslaPascal-Andre Fortin
#79Compositions and methods for prelithiating energy storage devices$5.7B2024TeslaZiying Wang
#80AT2R antagonists and uses thereof$5.7B2024Eli LillyThomas Beauchamp
#81Disubstituted pyrazole compounds$5.7B2024Eli LillyDavid Coates
#82Medication injection system$5.7B2024Eli LillyWilliam G. Atterbury
#83Compositions and methods for multilayer dry coated and wet cast film hybrid electrode films$5.7B2023TeslaJoon Ho Shin
#84Electric motor rotor discharge protection$5.7B2023TeslaScott Michael Graves
#85Cloud-centric platform for collaboration and connectivity on 3D virtual environments$5.6B2022NVIDIARev Lebaredian
#863D surface reconstruction with point cloud densification using artificial intelligence for autonomous systems and applications$5.6B2024NVIDIAKang L. Wang
#87Machine learning of encoding parameters for a network using a video encoder$5.6B2024NVIDIARavi Kumar Boddeti
#88Single-cycle byte correcting and multi-byte detecting error code$5.6B2024NVIDIAMichael Sullivan
#89Method for continued bounding volume hierarchy traversal on intersection without shader intervention$5.6B2024NVIDIAGreg Muthler
#90Cloud defined storage$5.6B2024NVIDIASiamak Nazari
#91Reducing level of detail of a polygon mesh to decrease a complexity of rendered geometry within a scene$5.6B2024NVIDIAHolger Heinrich Gruen
#92Multi-dimensional column-based heat dissipation features for datacenter cooling systems$5.6B2024NVIDIASusheela Narasimhan
#93Methods and systems for selecting an injection site$5.5B2024Eli LillyHemant Thakorbhai Patel
#94Inductor windings forming apparatus and method of manufacturing inductors$5.4B2023TeslaTobias Sebastian Ricco
#95Accelerated mathematical engine$5.4B2023TeslaPeter J. Bannon
#96Compositions and methods for dry electrode films having reduced binder content$5.4B2023TeslaYudi Yudi
#97Process to make textured glass$5.4B2023TeslaWilliam S. Sweney
#98Methods and apparatuses for energy storage device electrode fabrication$5.3B2023TeslaPorter Mitchell
#99Computational array microprocessor system using non-consecutive data formatting$5.3B2023TeslaEmil Talpes
#100Neural network accelerator using logarithmic-based arithmetic$5.3B2024NVIDIAWilliam J. Dally

Value estimates from Kogan, Papanikolaou, Seru & Stoffman (2017), based on stock-market reactions to patent grants. See methodology.