Bottling and liquid handling Patent Leaders 2017

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	8	Khs Gmbh
2	Bengt I. Larsson	7	Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden Ab
3	Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch	6	Khs Gmbh
#4	Daniel Peirsman	5	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#5	Thomas R. Hecht	5	Automatic Bar Controls
#6	David R. Newman	3	—
#7	Francis X. Tansey, Jr.	3	Fountain Master
#8	Steven T. Jersey	3	PepsiCo
#9	Stijn Vandekerckhove	3	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#10	Achim Philipp Zapp	2	Automatic Bar Controls
#11	Andreas Fahldieck	2	Khs Gmbh
#12	Antonio Riggio	2	Smi S.P.A.
#13	Andres Viduya	2	Vocollect
#14	Arthur C. Fink, Jr.	2	Husky
#15	Arthur G. Rudick	2	—
#16	Charles Michael McQuade	2	Zonar Systems
#17	Curtis Taylor	2	Ideastream Consumer Products
#18	Dennis C. Oakley	2	Unknown
#19	Dieter Böhm	2	Brand Gmbh & Co Kg
#20	Gianni Grottini	2	—
#21	Glenn M. Tom	2	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#22	Gregg Carpenter	2	—
#23	Gregory Gene Hortin	2	Whirlpool
#24	H. Brock Kolls	2	Usa Technologies
#25	James M. Tuyls	2	Automatic Bar Controls
#26	Joshua Cox	2	Unknown
#27	John Parry	2	Centinel Spine
#28	Jonkheer Theodoor Hendrik van de Poll	2	Conopco
#29	Kenneth D. Cornett	2	Motorola
#30	Kenneth John Gallagher	2	—
#31	Keith W. McIntyre	2	—
#32	Manfred Härtel	2	Khs Gmbh
#33	Niranjan Srinivasan	2	IBM
#34	Rainer Samson	2	Usm Holding Ag
#35	Rick Baron	2	Google
#36	Rick Fadler	2	Zonar Systems
#37	Richard A. Martindale	2	Automatic Bar Controls
#38	Ricky Dean Shock	2	Fuel Automation Station
#39	Robert Clay Groesbeck	2	—
#40	Rupert Meinzinger	2	Krones Ag
#41	Steve Garbee	2	Google
#42	Steve Robbins	2	Microsoft
#43	Thomas R. Stumpf	2	Fuelie Systems
#44	Ute John-Unterburger	2	Krones Ag
#45	William W. Segiet	2	PepsiCo
#46	Gabor Alex Stibinger	1	—
#47	Brandon Alshouse	1	—
#48	George Onda	1	Unknown
#49	Denise Highum	1	—
#50	Jon Highum	1	—
#51	Aaron M. Stein	1	PepsiCo
#52	Adam M. Klenk	1	—
#53	Adam C. Lewis	1	—
#54	Adrian Rivera	1	Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises
#55	Aed M. Dudar	1	Ford
#56	Alex L. Gray	1	PepsiCo
#57	Alan Hackey	1	Google
#58	Alexander Kaiser	1	Krones Ag
#59	Alexander N. Kirdin	1	Airgain
#60	Alessandro Mameli	1	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#61	Alain Meier	1	Google
#62	Alexander George Murashko, Jr.	1	Nel Hydrogen A/S
#63	Albert Marie Wauters	1	—
#64	A. A. Jud Schroeder	1	Schroeder Industries
#65	Amol Ashok Bhalerao	1	Google
#66	Amy Koland	1	Entegris
#67	Andreas Aschan	1	Aktiebolaget Electrolux
#68	Anthony Baxter	1	John Deere
#69	Anders Bergqvist	1	Kvaerner Pulping Technologies Ab
#70	Andrea Biondi	1	G.D Societa' Per Azioni
#71	Annika Birkler	1	Wayne Fueling Systems
#72	Antoine Chaussinand	1	Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation And Research
#73	Anthony Wayne Criddle	1	—
#74	Anthony Dickens	1	Red Bull Gmbh
#75	Andreas Eriksson	1	Kapman Ab
#76	Andreas Fahldiek	1	Khs Gmbh
#77	Anthony Gutta	1	—
#78	Andrew Hunter	1	Conoco
#79	Andre Klopfenstein	1	Google
#80	Annalisa MALFATTO	1	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#81	Anthony Edward Quinn	1	Conopco
#82	Andy Swain	1	Diversey
#83	Andreas Szeteli	1	As Strömungstechnik Gmbh
#84	Andrew Thompson	1	RTX (Raytheon)
#85	Andreas Von Keitz	1	—
#86	Andrew S. Walker	1	Unknown
#87	Armand Bueno	1	Safran Helicopter Engines
#88	Arie Maarten Paauwe	1	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#89	Arganius E. Peckels	1	—
#90	Artemus A. Shelton	1	Wayne Fueling Systems
#91	Arthur L. Vellutato, Sr.	1	Veltek Associates
#92	Arthur L. Vellutato, Jr.	1	Veltek Associates
#93	Atsushi Hayakawa	1	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#94	Bart Jan Bax	1	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#95	Balakrishna Reddy	1	Google
#96	Bartholomeus Johannes Antonius van Haperen	1	Conopco
#97	Bernard Kwame Asante	1	Illinois Tool Works
#98	Bergen Broodryk	1	—
#99	Berrishea Carter	1	Bam Ag
#100	Benny Dahl	1	Micro Matic A/S

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Khs Gmbh	14
2	Automatic Bar Controls	7
3	Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden Ab	7
#4	Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.	5
#5	Krones Ag	5
#6	Unknown	5
#7	Google	5
#8	Husky	4
#9	Whirlpool	4
#10	Coca-Cola	4
#11	PepsiCo	4
#12	Entegris	3
#13	Fountain Master	3
#14	Fuel Automation Station	3
#15	Veeder-Root	3
#16	Brand Gmbh & Co Kg	2
#17	Bunn-O-Matic	2
#18	Conopco	2
#19	Cornelius	2
#20	Discma Ag	2
#21	Diversey	2
#22	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics	2
#23	Fuelie Systems	2
#24	Helen Of Troy Limited	2
#25	Honda Motor Co.	2
#26	Magic Tap	2
#27	Micro Matic A/S	2
#28	Petainer Large Container Ip Limited	2
#29	Petainer Lidkoping Ab	2
#30	Sidel S.P.A. Con Socio Unico	2
#31	Smi S.P.A.	2
#32	The Procter & Gamble	2
#33	Wayne Fueling Systems	2
#34	Zonar Systems	2
#35	Ford	2
#36	LG	2
#37	A.C. Dispensing Equipment	1
#38	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#39	Aktiebolaget Electrolux	1
#40	Albea Le Treport S.A.S.	1
#41	Apiqe Holdings	1
#42	As Strömungstechnik Gmbh	1
#43	Bam Ag	1
#44	Bayer Cropscience	1
#45	BMW	1
#46	Bedford Systems	1
#47	Bibo Barmaid	1
#48	Brewer Science	1
#49	Briggo	1
#50	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	1
#51	Cardomon International Limited	1
#52	Carrier	1
#53	Coravin	1
#54	Corob S.P.A. Con Socio Unico	1
#55	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	1
#56	Deka Products Limited Parternship	1
#57	Depuy Synthes Products	1
#58	Dolby Laboratories Licensing	1
#59	Ds Smith Plastics	1
#60	Ecolab Usa	1
#61	Eurokeg B.V.	1
#62	Fizzics Group	1
#63	Flomax International	1
#64	Fluid Management Operations	1
#65	Fluor Technologies	1
#66	G.D Societa' Per Azioni	1
#67	Getagadget	1
#68	Gilbarco	1
#69	Gilson Sas	1
#70	Global Agricultural Technology And Engineering	1
#71	Gp Strategies	1
#72	Grindmaster	1
#73	Growlerwerks	1
#74	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	1
#75	Hamilton Storage Technologies	1
#76	Haws	1
#77	Heineken Supply Chain B.V.	1
#78	Hewy Wine Chillers	1
#79	Illinois Tool Works	1
#80	I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.	1
#81	Imi Cornelius	1
#82	International Packaging Innovations	1
#83	Ivoclar Vivadent Ag	1
#84	Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C.	1
#85	Leibinger Gmbh	1
#86	Lvd Aquisition	1
#87	Magna Steyr Fuel Systems Gmbh	1
#88	Manitowoc Foodservice Companies	1
#89	Mettler-Toledo Gmbh	1
#90	Musashi Engineering	1
#91	Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation And Research	1
#92	Prince Castle	1
#93	Proteus Digital Health	1
#94	Rehrig Pacific	1
#95	Rj Enterprises	1
#96	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	1
#97	Sca Schucker Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#98	Schaerer Ag	1
#99	Schroeder Industries	1
#100	Serac Group	1

Bottling and liquid handling Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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