Baking and food doughs Patent Leaders

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Torahiko Hayashi	72	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
2	Michio Morikawa	61	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
3	Johann Haas	39	Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H.
#4	Franz Haas, Sr.	36	Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H.
#5	Franz Haas, Jr.	33	Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H.
#6	Johannes Josephus Antonius Van Blokland	32	Radie B.V.
#7	David J. Domingues	31	General Mills
#8	Yasunori Tashiro	25	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#9	Donald P. Smith	24	Unknown
#10	James N. Weinstein	21	General Mills
#11	Stefan Jiraschek	21	Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#12	Bernhard H. van Lengerich	20	General Mills
#13	Eric Clay Lawrence	20	Lawrence Equipment
#14	Sadao Ueno	19	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#15	William S. Schjerven, SR.	19	The Middleby
#16	Mihaelos N. Mihalos	16	—
#17	Paul Eaton Willett	16	Moffat Pty Limited
#18	Claude Q. C. Hayes	15	Hayes & Associates
#19	Louise Slade	15	—
#20	William A. Atwell	15	The Pillsbury
#21	Han-jun Sung	14	Samsung
#22	Josef Haas	14	Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#23	Michael J. Dobie	14	Stewart Systems
#24	Udo Bernhardt	14	Fritsch Bakery Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg
#25	Harry Levine	13	—
#26	Helmut Konig	13	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#27	James W. Finkowski	13	The Pillsbury
#28	Jae Ryong Park	13	Samsung
#29	Jimmy A. DeMars	13	The Pillsbury
#30	Johannes Haas	13	Haas Food Equipment Gmbh
#31	Robert R. Thulin	13	—
#32	Tae-uk Lee	13	Samsung
#33	Allan Svendsen	12	Novozymes A/S
#34	David H. McFadden	12	Turbochef Technologies
#35	Jarald E. High	12	Patentsmith Ii
#36	Jang-woo Lee	12	Samsung
#37	Peter A. Huberg	12	General Mills
#38	Philip R. McKee	12	Alto-Shaam
#39	Alexander Meier	11	Werner & Pfleiderer Lebensmitteltechnik Gmbh
#40	Andrew A. Caridis	11	Heat And Control
#41	Dong-bin Lim	11	Samsung
#42	Ernst Heck	11	Google
#43	Fatimah Wirth	11	—
#44	Jørn Borch Søe	11	Danisco A/S
#45	Masao Kobayashi	11	Mitsubishi Electric
#46	Mitchell C. Henke	11	Lincoln Foodservice Products, L.L.C.
#47	Robert E. Ross	11	—
#48	Sterrett P. Campbell	11	Amf Gmbh
#49	Todd Lindsay Wirth	11	Salesforce
#50	Victor T. Huang	11	The Pillsbury
#51	Yong-hyun Kwon	11	Samsung
#52	Gitte Budolfsen	10	Novozymes A/S
#53	Michael L. Herrera	10	Casa Herrera
#54	Michael Ward	10	Danisco Us
#55	Nigel Dunn-Coleman	10	Genencor International
#56	Norman Schmidt	10	Food Machinery Engineering, Lmtd
#57	Rene Voegtlin	10	Mecatherm
#58	Ahmad Akashe	9	—
#59	Brian Byrne	9	International Flavors & Fragrances
#60	Dieter Knost	9	Werner & Pfleiderer Lebensmitteltechnik Gmbh
#61	Donald L. Cummins	9	Cummins Eagle
#62	Filip Arnaut	9	Puratos N.V.
#63	Hendrikus Antonius Jacobus Kuenen	9	Koppens B.V.
#64	James W. Dibble	9	Delavau L.L.C.
#65	Jesper Vind	9	Novozymes A/S
#66	John W. Finley	9	—
#67	John H. Wiker	9	The Middleby
#68	Kevin W. Lang	9	Delavau L.L.C.
#69	Kim Borch	9	Novozymes A/S
#70	Koichi Hirabayashi	9	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.
#71	Lynn Haynes	9	—
#72	Marion A. Sudol	9	International Flavors & Fragrances
#73	Mohan K. Panicker	9	The Middleby
#74	Robert Chatel	9	The Quaker Oats
#75	Robert Mayernick	9	Unknown
#76	William Day	9	Restaurant Technology
#77	William E. Lanham	9	Lanham Machinery Company
#78	Akihisa Nakano	8	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#79	Andrew D. Voyatzakis	8	Somerset Industries
#80	Augusto Florindez	8	Stewart Systems Baking
#81	Bob B. Buchanan	8	University of California
#82	Chul Kim	8	Samsung
#83	Clark K. Benson	8	Heat And Control
#84	David Howard	8	Unitherm Food Systems
#85	Daniel A. Koppa	8	—
#86	Edward Leon Ouellette	8	Recot
#87	Fletcher Morgan	8	—
#88	Frank H. Y. Chung	8	Rhodia
#89	Gerald W. Sank	8	Welbilt
#90	Henry Arciszewski	8	—
#91	Lawrence L. Buckholz, Jr.	8	—
#92	Manuel J. Rubio	8	Unknown
#93	Pranoti Nagarkar Israni	8	Zimplistic Pte.
#94	Robert F. Meyer	8	The Pillsbury
#95	Thomas A. Atwood	8	Am Manufacturing
#96	Theodore N. Janulis	8	—
#97	Yasuhiro Kakimoto	8	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#98	Bernd Dannenhauer	7	Werner & Pfleiderer Lebensmitteltechnik Gmbh
#99	David Harter	7	Enodis
#100	Dennis Lonergan	7	The Pillsbury

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	General Mills	169
2	Rheon Automatic Machinery Co.	161
3	Kraft Foods Group Brands	157
#4	The Pillsbury	112
#5	Unknown	101
#6	Google	89
#7	Novozymes A/S	54
#8	The Procter & Gamble	48
#9	PepsiCo	45
#10	Recot	29
#11	Samsung	29
#12	Radie B.V.	27
#13	The Quaker Oats	27
#14	Werner & Pfleiderer Lebensmitteltechnik Gmbh	26
#15	Lawrence Equipment	23
#16	General Foods Limited	21
#17	Pizza Hut	21
#18	Premark Feg L.L.C.	21
#19	Sumitomo Electric Industries	19
#20	Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen Industriegesellschaft M.B.H.	18
#21	Rich Products	18
#22	Danisco A/S	17
#23	The Middleby	17
#24	Haas Food Equipment Gmbh	16
#25	Kellogg	16
#26	Casa Herrera	15
#27	Puratos N.V.	15
#28	Am Manufacturing	14
#29	Cargill, Incorporated	14
#30	Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen - Industrie Ag	14
#31	Intercontinental Great Brands	14
#32	Lincoln Foodservice Products, L.L.C.	14
#33	Conagra Foods Rdm	13
#34	Generale Biscuit	13
#35	Van Den Bergh Foods Co., Division Of Conopco	13
#36	Illinois Tool Works	12
#37	Lesaffre Et Compagnie	12
#38	Nisshin Flour Milling	12
#39	Stein Industries	12
#40	Stewart Systems	12
#41	Turbochef Technologies	12
#42	Funai Electric Co.	11
#43	Kraft General Foods	11
#44	Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.	11
#45	Stauffer Chemical	11
#46	Whirlpool	11
#47	Danisco Us	10
#48	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	10
#49	Heat And Control	10
#50	Kao	10
#51	Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co.	10
#52	Mars, Incorporated	10
#53	Oshikiri Machinery	10
#54	USDA	10
#55	Unilever Patent Holdings B.V.	10
#56	Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.P.A.	9
#57	Belshaw Bros.	9
#58	Bunge Foods	9
#59	Cpc International	9
#60	Delavau L.L.C.	9
#61	International Flavors & Fragrances	9
#62	Inventio Ag	9
#63	Moffat Pty Limited	9
#64	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	9
#65	Werner & Pfleiderer Gmbh	9
#66	Asahi Denka Kogyo	8
#67	Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps	8
#68	Fritsch Bakery Technologies Gmbh & Co. Kg	8
#69	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	8
#70	J.C. Ford	8
#71	Kobird Co.	8
#72	Middleby Marshall	8
#73	Novo Nordisk A/S	8
#74	Somerset Industries	8
#75	University of California	8
#76	Zimplistic Pte.	8
#77	Campbell Soup	7
#78	Cummins Eagle	7
#79	Dca Food Industries	7
#80	Fmc	7
#81	Gist-Brocades N.V.	7
#82	International Telephone And Telegraph	7
#83	Prince Castle	7
#84	Sancassiano S.P.A.	7
#85	Shaffer Manufacturing	7
#86	Wolfe Electric	7
#87	Ajinomoto Co.	6
#88	Amf Automation Technologies	6
#89	Amf Gmbh	6
#90	Anko Food Machine Co.	6
#91	Barilla G. E R. F. Lli	6
#92	Buhler Ag	6
#93	Fritsch Gmbh	6
#94	Gist-Brocades B.V.	6
#95	G.S. Blodgett	6
#96	Jeno'S	6
#97	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	6
#98	Lincoln Manufacturing	6
#99	Mecatherm	6
#100	Meiji Seika Kaisha	6

Baking and food doughs Patent Leaders All Time

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