Buildings and construction 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	Darko Pervan	18	Valinge Innovation Ab
2	Geoff Gosling	8	Dirtt Environmental Solutions
3	Lester Hensley	8	Emseal Joint Systems
#4	Claude Granger	7	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#5	Mark Cappelle	7	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#6	Husnu M. Kalkanoglu	6	Certainteed
#7	Michael J. McLain	6	T&M Inventions
#8	Mogens Smed	6	Dirtt Environmental Solutions
#9	Suresh Gopalan	6	Pentair Water Pool And Spa
#10	Bill Witherspoon	5	Emseal Joint Systems
#11	Donald Anthony Pilz	5	California Expanded Metal Products
#12	Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca	5	—
#13	Ronald P. Hohmann, Jr.	5	Mitek Holdings
#14	Timothy Pendley	5	T&M Inventions
#15	Todd M. Bergman	5	Awi Licensing
#16	Bernard Thiers	4	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#17	Chad A. Collison	4	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#18	Christophe NAEYAERT	4	Unilin Bv
#19	Giora Erlich	4	Aqua Products
#20	Gregory F. Jacobs	4	Certainteed
#21	Henry H. Bilge	4	Tremco Cpg
#22	Husain Abbas	4	King Saud University
#23	Joel F. Barker	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#24	John L. Bennett	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#25	Kevin T. Burt	4	Fortress Iron, Lp
#26	Kelly R. Flaherty	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#27	Kwan Jun Choi	4	Inno-Sports Co.
#28	Neil C. Swiacki	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#29	Nian Ou	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#30	Peder J. Gulbrandsen	4	Usg Interiors
#31	Rick D. Jordan	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#32	Sunil Ramachandra	4	Afi Licensing
#33	Takashi Ohshima	4	Hitachi High-Technologies
#34	Thomas L. Schuman	4	Huber Engineered Woods
#35	William Edwin Shevlin	4	Platinum Roofing
#36	Yousef A. Al-Salloum	4	King Saud University
#37	Abraham Sacks	3	Sacks Industrial
#38	Atsuhiko Kobayashi	3	Senqcia
#39	Benoit Joseph Renaud	3	Hayward Industries
#40	Brett W. Sareyka	3	Worthington Armstrong Venture
#41	Brian Staten	3	Rogers Athletic Company
#42	Bryant A. Zavitz	3	Tindall
#43	Clark Robert Gunness	3	Crom
#44	Dieter J. Rief	3	Poolvergnuegen
#45	Emilio Rosati	3	Form 700 Pty
#46	Fernando Hernandez Sesma	3	California Expanded Metal Products
#47	George Franco	3	Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg.
#48	George David Richardson	3	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems
#49	Harold C. Attebery, II	3	Boral Stone Products
#50	Hans Rainer Schlitzer	3	Hayward Industries
#51	Hidenori Tanaka	3	Canon
#52	Hui Li	3	Rigel Pharmaceuticals
#53	Igor Grubman	3	Maytronics
#54	Jawed Asrar	3	Johns Manville
#55	James Gleeson	3	James Hardie Technology Limited
#56	Jayamurali Kaladharan	3	Pentair Water Pool And Spa
#57	James J. Lehane	3	Usg Interiors
#58	Jean Roy	3	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#59	Jeffrey Sacks	3	Sacks Industrial
#60	Joseph A. Inzeo	3	Metal-Era
#61	Joshua William Koch	3	Stageright
#62	John Matthew LaHood	3	Clam
#63	Jorgen Palsson	3	Pergo (Europe) Ab
#64	Klaus Hagemes	3	Hünnebeck Gmbh
#65	Laurent Meersseman	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#66	Lance Wang	3	Johns Manville
#67	Martin Berger	3	Bmts Technology Gmbh & Co. Kg
#68	Mark Allen Bredeweg	3	Quality Edge
#69	Martin Deiss	3	Iso-Chemie Gmbh
#70	Martin Segaert	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#71	Michael J. Graham	3	Smart Vent Products
#72	Ming Liang Shiao	3	Certainteed
#73	Olan Leitch	3	Building Materials Investment
#74	Oliver Joen-an Ma	3	Unknown
#75	Peter J. Oleske	3	Awi Licensing
#76	Raymond E. Poliquin	3	California Expanded Metal Products
#77	Ronald D. Shaw	3	Shaw & Sons
#78	Semion Krivulin	3	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems
#79	Shay Witelson	3	Maytronics
#80	Sidney E. Francies, III	3	Dayton Superior
#81	Stephen J. Knight, III	3	United Construction Products
#82	Steven R. Robinson	3	Schul International Co.
#83	Tarek H. Almusallam	3	King Saud University
#84	Timothy John Hockemeyer	3	Rogers Athletic Company
#85	Tom Little	3	Smart Vent Products
#86	Tsukasa Matsuzaki	3	Senqcia
#87	Volker Klehr	3	Hünnebeck Gmbh
#88	Wayne Conklin	3	—
#89	Winfield Scott Anderson, Jr.	3	Smart Vent Products
#90	William E. Kugler	3	United Construction Products
#91	William Spilchen	3	Sacks Industrial
#92	Yuichi Nakabo	3	Senqcia
#93	Zi Li Fang	3	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems
#94	Aaron Gummer	2	Jm Industries Group
#95	Abraham M. Underkofler	2	Usg Interiors
#96	Adam Fincham	2	Kelly Slater Wave Company
#97	Agne Pålsson	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#98	Ahmad Alqasimi	2	University Of South Florida
#99	Akiva Pinto	2	Hergeth Hollingsworth Gmbh
#100	Ake Sjoberg	2	Pergo (Europe) Ab

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Unknown	33
2	Awi Licensing	14
3	Certainteed	13
#4	Valinge Innovation Ab	13
#5	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	12
#6	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	10
#7	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	9
#8	Columbia Insurance	9
#9	Emseal Joint Systems	9
#10	Pentair Water Pool And Spa	9
#11	Dirtt Environmental Solutions	8
#12	James Hardie Technology Limited	8
#13	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	7
#14	Rockwool International A/S	7
#15	Senqcia	7
#16	Caterpillar	7
#17	Afi Licensing	6
#18	California Expanded Metal Products	6
#19	Campvalley (Xiamen) Co.	6
#20	Hayward Industries	6
#21	Lg Hausys	6
#22	Pergo (Europe) Ab	6
#23	The Boeing	6
#24	Usg Interiors	6
#25	Building Materials Investment	5
#26	Firestone Building Products Company	5
#27	Ihi	5
#28	United States Gypsum	5
#29	Aqua Products	4
#30	Barrette Outdoor Living	4
#31	Bluescope Buildings North America	4
#32	Clam	4
#33	Hünnebeck Gmbh	4
#34	Huber Engineered Woods	4
#35	Johns Manville	4
#36	King Saud University	4
#37	Maytronics	4
#38	Nucor	4
#39	Philips Lighting Holding B.V.	4
#40	Platinum Roofing	4
#41	Zodiac Pool Care Europe	4
#42	Comcast	4
#43	Anchor Wall Systems	3
#44	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems	3
#45	Dow Global Technologies	3
#46	Form 700 Pty	3
#47	Gallagher Group Limited	3
#48	Gsg Holdings	3
#49	Illinois Tool Works	3
#50	Iso-Chemie Gmbh	3
#51	Keystone Retaining Wall Systems	3
#52	Kronoplus Technical Ag	3
#53	Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg.	3
#54	Mate Gmbh	3
#55	NS Sumikin Engineering	3
#56	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	3
#57	Quality Edge	3
#58	Rogers Athletic Company	3
#59	Sacks Industrial	3
#60	Schul International Co.	3
#61	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	3
#62	Sika Technology Ag	3
#63	Simpson Strong-Tie Company	3
#64	Smart Vent Products	3
#65	Steelcase	3
#66	Tindall	3
#67	T&M Inventions	3
#68	Unilin Bvba	3
#69	United Construction Products	3
#70	Wobben Properties Gmbh	3
#71	Worthington Armstrong Venture	3
#72	GE	3
#73	Acciona Windpower, S.A.	2
#74	Advanced Architectural Products	2
#75	Advanced Building Systems	2
#76	Airbus Operations Limited	2
#77	Allsteel	2
#78	Ashtech Industries	2
#79	Asia Connection	2
#80	Cetres Holdings	2
#81	Champion Link International	2
#82	Cifa S.P.A.	2
#83	Compurobot Technology	2
#84	Convergent Market Research	2
#85	Conxtech	2
#86	Cooper Technologies	2
#87	Designer Direct	2
#88	Dynamic Shelters	2
#89	Etex Services Nv	2
#90	Ewald Dörken Ag	2
#91	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	2
#92	Gutterglove	2
#93	Hawkeyepedershaab Concrete Technologies	2
#94	Haworth	2
#95	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	2
#96	Innovative Construction Technologies	2
#97	Intex Marketing	2
#98	Jm Industries Group	2
#99	Kelly Slater Wave Company	2
#100	Laminated Wood Systems	2

Buildings and construction Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies