Bottling and liquid handling 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	Ludwig Clüsserath	100	Khs Gmbh
2	Arthur G. Rudick	56	—
3	Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch	53	Khs Gmbh
#4	Alfred A. Schroeder	44	Lancer
#5	Atsushi Hayakawa	41	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#6	Harry Lee Crisp, III	40	Beverage Works
#7	William S. Credle, Jr.	35	—
#8	Bengt I. Larsson	33	Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden Ab
#9	Seifollah S. Nanaji	33	Gilbarco
#10	David R. Newman	29	—
#11	John Newton	29	Global Agricultural Technology And Engineering
#12	Thomas R. Hecht	27	Automatic Bar Controls
#13	Wu-Chou Kuo	27	Botrista
#14	Yu-Min Lee	27	Botrista
#15	Hal C. Hartsell, Jr.	26	Gilbarco
#16	Rodger P. Grantham	26	Vapor Systems Technologies
#17	Russell H. Beavis	26	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#18	Daniel Peirsman	25	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#19	Lawrence B. Ziesel	25	—
#20	Edward A. Payne	24	Gilbarco
#21	Steven T. Jersey	24	PepsiCo
#22	Richard A. Martindale	23	Automatic Bar Controls
#23	Gregory Lambrecht	22	Intrinsic Therapeutics
#24	Peter Brooke	22	Gate Cfv Solutions
#25	Rodney Laible	22	Pfizer
#26	Michael T. Romanyszyn	21	Lancer
#27	Stijn Vandekerckhove	21	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#28	Arthur C. Fink, Jr.	20	Husky
#29	Gillian Callaghan	20	Gate Cfv Solutions
#30	Herbert Bernhard	20	Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag
#31	Kevin M. Chase	20	Whirlpool
#32	Philip A. Walton	20	Cardomon International Limited
#33	Bruce D. Burrows	19	Burrows Golf
#34	Dustin Hartsfield	19	Gate Cfv Solutions
#35	Fernando A. Ubidia	19	PepsiCo
#36	Joseph W. Shannon	19	Abc/Sebrn Techcorp.
#37	Michael Cheney	19	Gate Cfv Solutions
#38	Arie Maarten Paauwe	18	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#39	Bart Jan Bax	18	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#40	Edward H. Donselman	18	Elkay Manufacturing
#41	James W. Healy	18	Healy Systems
#42	Jonathan Kirschner	18	—
#43	Ricky Dean Shock	18	Fuel Automation Station
#44	Stein Alvern	18	Alvern Norway A/S
#45	William W. Segiet	18	PepsiCo
#46	Diego Nini	17	Vitop Moulding S.R.L.
#47	Marc Krüger	17	K-Fee System Gmbh
#48	Volker Till	17	Khs Gmbh
#49	Andreas Fahldieck	16	Khs Gmbh
#50	Daniel Fischer	16	Eugster / Frismag Ag
#51	Daniel S. Quartarone	16	—
#52	Egon Ahlers	16	Seitz-Werke Gmbh
#53	Gerald P. McCann	16	Mccann'S Engineering & Mfg.
#54	Gregg Carpenter	16	—
#55	Paul A. Phillips	16	—
#56	Ray J. Hutchinson	16	Gilbarco
#57	Rupert Meinzinger	16	Krones Ag
#58	Samuel Durham	16	Lancer
#59	Stefan Poeschl	16	Krones Ag
#60	William A. Edwards	16	Lancer
#61	Günter Empl	15	Freezio Ag
#62	H. Brock Kolls	15	Usa Technologies
#63	Kent Reid	15	Veeder-Root
#64	Manfred Härtel	15	Khs Gmbh
#65	Merrill R. Good	15	Lancer
#66	Scott Ross	15	Gate Cfv Solutions
#67	Sergio M. Bravo	15	S. Bravo Systems
#68	Timothy M. Garrison	15	Opw Fueling Components
#69	Andre Graffin	14	Serac Group
#70	Daniel Py	14	Medical Instill Technologies
#71	Donald Verley	14	Mccann'S Engineering & Mfg.
#72	Garry W. Crossdale	14	Diversey
#73	John N. Gregg	14	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#74	Kenneth L. Pope	14	Gilbarco
#75	Thomas O. Mitchell	14	ExxonMobil
#76	Aed M. Dudar	13	Ford
#77	Craig M. Noah	13	Advanced Delivery & Chemical Systems
#78	Gary V. Paisley	13	—
#79	Lev Volftsun	13	Sestra Systems
#80	Michael C. Webb	13	Environ Products
#81	Pieter Gerard Witte	13	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#82	Robert P. Hart	13	Veeder-Root
#83	Scott R. Negley, III	13	Wayne Fueling Systems
#84	Siegmar Sindermann	13	Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag
#85	Wilhelm Weiss	13	Krones Ag Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik
#86	A. A. Jud Schroeder	12	Schroeder Industries
#87	Bernd Bruch	12	Khs Gmbh
#88	Brian P. Janke	12	Whirlpool
#89	Donald W. Smeller	12	Lancer
#90	Farhad Ashrafzadeh	12	Whirlpool
#91	James J. Minard	12	Carrier
#92	John R. McMillin	12	Cornelius
#93	Julian V. Chan	12	Medical Instill Technologies
#94	Nilang Patel	12	—
#95	R. Michael Webb	12	U-Fuel
#96	Robert K. Cleland	12	Magna International
#97	Shreecharan Kanchanavally	12	Whirlpool
#98	Thomas Gagliano	12	Shurflo Pump Manufacturing Company
#99	Thomas S. Green	12	AMD
#100	Aaron M. Stein	11	PepsiCo

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Coca-Cola	323
2	Khs Gmbh	175
3	Unknown	166
#4	Krones Ag	146
#5	Gilbarco	121
#6	PepsiCo	107
#7	Lancer	100
#8	LG	82
#9	Cornelius	61
#10	Automatic Bar Controls	60
#11	Dover Associates	54
#12	Dresser Industries	53
#13	Imi Cornelius	52
#14	Whirlpool	47
#15	Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag	46
#16	Tokheim Holding B.V.	43
#17	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	42
#18	Google	41
#19	Beverage Works	39
#20	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.	39
#21	Ecolab Usa	38
#22	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.	36
#23	Ford	34
#24	Husky	33
#25	Deka Products Limited Parternship	32
#26	Sidel Participations S.A.S	32
#27	Wayne Fueling Systems	30
#28	Krones Ag Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik	29
#29	Serac Group	28
#30	Shibuya Kogyo Co.	28
#31	Fmc	27
#32	Marconi Commerce Systems	27
#33	Coravin	26
#34	Elkay Manufacturing	26
#35	Veeder-Root	26
#36	Bunn-O-Matic	25
#37	Samsung	24
#38	Delaware Capital Formation	23
#39	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	23
#40	The Procter & Gamble	23
#41	Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.P.A.	22
#42	Botrista	22
#43	Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft	22
#44	Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden Ab	22
#45	Fuel Automation Station	21
#46	Chevron	21
#47	Liqui-Box	20
#48	Shell Oil Compny	20
#49	Veeder Industries	20
#50	Adolph Coors	19
#51	Arol S.P.A.	19
#52	Ebtech	19
#53	Marmon Foodservice Technologies	19
#54	Opw Fueling Components	19
#55	Tatsuno	19
#56	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.	18
#57	Bosch-Siemens Hausgeraete Gmbh	18
#58	Dayco Products	18
#59	Heineken Technical Services B.V.	18
#60	Schroeder Industries	18
#61	Diversey	17
#62	Franklin Fueling Systems	17
#63	Freezio Ag	17
#64	Graco Minnesota	17
#65	Mccann'S Engineering & Mfg.	17
#66	Owens-Illinois	17
#67	Surpass Industry Co.	17
#68	Vitop Moulding S.R.L.	17
#69	3M	16
#70	Alvern Norway A/S	16
#71	Emco Wheaton Gmbh	16
#72	Scholle	16
#73	Vapor Systems Technologies	16
#74	Electrolux Home Products	15
#75	Fogg Filler Company	15
#76	Healy Systems	15
#77	Nordson	15
#78	Sanyo Electric Co.	15
#79	Tokico	15
#80	Carlsberg Breweries A/S	14
#81	Entegris	14
#82	GE	14
#83	General Motors	14
#84	Cana Technology	13
#85	Colder Products	13
#86	Jet Spray	13
#87	Micro Matic A/S	13
#88	Seitz-Werke Gmbh	13
#89	Sestra Systems	13
#90	The Meyer	13
#91	Food Equipment Technologies Company	12
#92	Gate Cfv Solutions	12
#93	Gojo Industries	12
#94	Holstein Und Kappert Aktiengesellschaft	12
#95	Robert Bosch Gmbh	12
#96	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	12
#97	ExxonMobil	12
#98	Adcor Industries	11
#99	Crown Simplimatic Incorporated	11
#100	Eastman Kodak	11

Bottling and liquid handling Patent Leaders All Time

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