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Bottling and liquid handling Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Primary CPC class B67 · Section B

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

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 385 patents in 2021.peak 3851996: 246 patents19961997: 216 patents1998: 249 patents1999: 318 patents19992000: 304 patents2001: 306 patents2002: 295 patents20022003: 230 patents2004: 220 patents2005: 172 patents20052006: 194 patents2007: 157 patents2008: 120 patents20082009: 117 patents2010: 148 patents2011: 144 patents20112012: 193 patents2013: 243 patents2014: 301 patents20142015: 281 patents2016: 278 patents2017: 293 patents20172018: 299 patents2019: 342 patents2020: 351 patents20202021: 385 patents2022: 324 patents2023: 336 patents20232024: 306 patents2025: 286 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Ludwig Clüsserath 11 Khs Gmbh
2 Dieter-Rudolf Krulitsch 5 Khs Gmbh
3 Thomas R. Hecht 5 Automatic Bar Controls
#4 Ricky Dean Shock 4 Fuel Automation Station
#5 Rupert Meinzinger 4 Krones Ag
#6 Arie Maarten Paauwe 3 Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#7 Bart Jan Bax 3 Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#8 Benedikt Leibinger 3 Leibinger Gmbh
#9 Daniel Peirsman 3 Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#10 Pieter Gerard Witte 3 Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
#11 Roy Malcolm Moffitt, Jr. 3 —
#12 Stephen Lim 3 PepsiCo
#13 Stijn Vandekerckhove 3 Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A.
#14 William W. Segiet 3 PepsiCo
#15 Aaron M. Stein 2 PepsiCo
#16 Andreas Fahldieck 2 Khs Gmbh
#17 Andrew S. Walker 2 Unknown
#18 Andrei Yui 2 —
#19 Arthur G. Rudick 2 —
#20 Brian Maxfield 2 Shl Medical Ag
#21 Christopher F. Zemko 2 Cornelius
#22 Cornel Comsa 2 Electrolux Home Products
#23 David R. Newman 2 —
#24 David Santy 2 Schroeder Industries
#25 Dong Sun Kim 2 Korea Electronics Technology Institute
#26 Donald R. Lamond 2 Colgate-Palmolive
#27 Enrico Cocchi 2 Sidel S.P.A. Con Socio Unico
#28 Eric Selbmann 2 Dürr Somac Gmbh
#29 Fernando A. Ubidia 2 PepsiCo
#30 Florian Angerer 2 Krones Ag
#31 Frank Wieland 2 Dürr Somac Gmbh
#32 George Yui 2 —
#33 Greg Latimer 2 —
#34 James W. Johnson 2 Liqui-Box
#35 James R. Lester 2 —
#36 Jim Tuyls 2 Automatic Bar Controls
#37 Josef Doblinger 2 Krones Ag
#38 John Delano Gibson 2 —
#39 Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez 2 Electrolux Home Products
#40 Kevin M. Chase 2 Whirlpool
#41 Kenneth John Gallagher 2 —
#42 Lev Volftsun 2 Sestra Systems
#43 Martin Eduardo Broen 2 PepsiCo
#44 Manfred Härtel 2 Khs Gmbh
#45 Masahiro Hasunuma 2 Surpass Industry Co.
#46 Masamichi Kobayashi 2 Surpass Industry Co.
#47 Maher Nachawati 2 PepsiCo
#48 Matthew J. Wiant 2 Compagnie Gervais Danone
#49 Michael J. Keating 2 University Of Texas System
#50 Michael Liebal 2 Gilbarco
#51 Nilton Carlos Bertolini 2 Electrolux Home Products
#52 Nihat O. Cur 2 Whirlpool
#53 Nilang Patel 2 —
#54 Preston Fitzjarrell David 2 Ecowell
#55 Ronald F. Faust 2 Berg Companies
#56 Stefano D'ERRICO 2 Sidel Participations S.A.S
#57 Steven T. Jersey 2 PepsiCo
#58 Thomas Achatz 2 Dürr Somac Gmbh
#59 Thomas E. Giles 2 Berg Companies
#60 Thomas R. Stumpf 2 Fuelie Systems
#61 Timothy W. Bethuy 2 PepsiCo
#62 Todd K. Hansen 2 Ripelocker
#63 Travis McMahan 2 Electrolux Home Products
#64 Vincenzo DiFatta 2 Cornelius
#65 Yeh-Yi Chung 2 —
#66 Bülent Sahiner 1 —
#67 Aaron N. Ingram 1 Neomed
#68 Adam Elliot Bercu 1 —
#69 Adam CAMERON 1 United States Council For Automotive Research
#70 Adam Cleland 1 Cleland Sales
#71 Adam Delecki 1 Fillmaster Systems
#72 Adam Peattie 1 Walnab Pty
#73 Akihiro Wakatsuki 1 Daicel
#74 Albert H. Dorsey 1 Berg Companies
#75 Alper Sitki Gurdal 1 —
#76 Alex Kushnir 1 Sestra Systems
#77 Alexander Pekin 1 —
#78 Alexander Schacht 1 Starbucks
#79 Alex Seewald-Raider 1 Khs Gmbh
#80 A.A. Jud Schroeder 1 Schroeder Industries
#81 Amy Koland 1 Entegris
#82 Antonio Philippe Anselmo 1 —
#83 Antonio DiRoma 1 —
#84 Andre Grimm 1 Dürr Somac Gmbh
#85 Anton Hirschberger 1 Krones Ag
#86 Andreas Lörcks 1 Khs Gmbh
#87 Annalisa MALFATTO 1 Sidel Participations S.A.S
#88 Andrew McNees 1 Lexmark International
#89 Anthony Novelle 1 Marmon Foodservice Technologies
#90 Andrew Richard Pearce 1 Gilbarco
#91 Atsushi Makino 1 Panasonic
#92 Augusto Mitidieri 1 Sintetica S.A.
#93 Avihay Cohen 1 Seraphic Algorithms
#94 Avi Cohen 1 Sodastream Industries
#95 Basavraj Ishwar Sankhgond 1 Whirlpool
#96 Benoit Adamo 1 Mannkind
#97 Bernd Bruch 1 Khs Gmbh
#98 Benjamin M. Davis 1 Neomed
#99 Bernhard Kammerer 1 Facc Ag
#100 Bengt I. Larsson 1 Wayne Fueling Systems Sweden Ab

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Khs Gmbh 20
2 Krones Ag 9
3 Unknown 8
#4 PepsiCo 8
#5 Automatic Bar Controls 6
#6 Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A. 4
#7 Electrolux Home Products 4
#8 Fuel Automation Station 4
#9 Whirlpool 4
#10 Coca-Cola 4
#11 LG 4
#12 Cornelius 3
#13 Heineken Supply Chain B.V. 3
#14 Leibinger Gmbh 3
#15 Sidel S.P.A. Con Socio Unico 3
#16 Berg Companies 2
#17 Dongbu Daewoo Electronics 2
#18 Dürr Somac Gmbh 2
#19 Ecowell 2
#20 Fuelie Systems 2
#21 Gilbarco 2
#22 Liqui-Box 2
#23 Opw Fueling Components 2
#24 Schroeder Industries 2
#25 Sestra Systems 2
#26 Sidel Participations S.A.S 2
#27 Surpass Industry Co. 2
#28 The Boeing 2
#29 3M 1
#30 Applied Materials 1
#31 Acd 1
#32 Afero 1
#33 Alpha Consolidated Holdings 1
#34 Aquamira Technologies 1
#35 Becton, Dickinson And 1
#36 Bedford Systems 1
#37 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 1
#38 Bibo Barmaid 1
#39 Brand Gmbh & Co Kg 1
#40 Briggo 1
#41 Brooks Automation Gmbh 1
#42 Campbell Soup 1
#43 Cardomon International Limited 1
#44 Carlsberg Breweries A/S 1
#45 C.H.&I. Technologies 1
#46 Chs 1
#47 Cleland Sales 1
#48 Control Products 1
#49 Coway Co. 1
#50 Crossford International 1
#51 Daicel 1
#52 David S. Smith America 1
#53 Decathlon 1
#54 Dixon Valve & Coupling Company 1
#55 Ecolab Usa 1
#56 Entegris 1
#57 Exel Industries 1
#58 Fairlife 1
#59 Fillmaster Systems 1
#60 Flomax International 1
#61 Funai Electric Co. 1
#62 Gea Procomac S.P.A. 1
#63 Gojo Industries 1
#64 Gp Strategies 1
#65 Graham Packaging Company 1
#66 Grindmaster 1
#67 Growlerwerks 1
#68 Hartdesign! 1
#69 Hodges & Drake Design 1
#70 International Paper 1
#71 Khs Corpoplast Gmbh 1
#72 Komatsu 1
#73 Lancer 1
#74 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 1
#75 Manitowoc Foodservice Companies 1
#76 Mbf S.P.A. 1
#77 Mcavey Ventures 1
#78 Medinstill Development 1
#79 Mercedes Textiles 1
#80 Michael Hörauf Maschinenfabrik Gmbh Und Co. Kg 1
#81 Micro Matic A/S 1
#82 Midea Group Co. 1
#83 Musashi Engineering 1
#84 Natura Resources 1
#85 Navajo Manufacturing Company 1
#86 Neomed 1
#87 Newco Enterprises 1
#88 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A. 1
#89 Npc Co. 1
#90 Oilmatic Systems 1
#91 Pcm Technologies 1
#92 Pouch Pac Innovations 1
#93 Prince Castle 1
#94 Progressive International 1
#95 Psr Automation 1
#96 Rehrig Pacific 1
#97 S9 1
#98 Sacmi Imola S.C. 1
#99 Saipem S.A. 1
#100 Sapporo Holdings Limited 1