Buildings and construction Patent Leaders 2018

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	Steven R. Robinson	13	Schul International Co.
2	Darko Pervan	12	Valinge Innovation Ab
3	Felix L. Sorkin	11	Generate Technologies
#4	Bernard Thiers	8	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#5	Mark Cappelle	8	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#6	Scott Teuscher	8	Hayward Industries
#7	Abraham M. Underkofler	7	Usg Interiors
#8	Graham M. Hayes	7	Hayward Industries
#9	N. Eric Knudsen	6	—
#10	Donald Anthony Pilz	5	California Expanded Metal Products
#11	Kwan Jun Choi	5	Inno-Sports Co.
#12	Oded Golan	5	Maytronics
#13	Peder J. Gulbrandsen	5	Usg Interiors
#14	Robert C. Lenney	5	Gutterglove
#15	Shay Witelson	5	Maytronics
#16	William E. Kugler	5	United Construction Products
#17	Bart Pieter Jules ABEEL	4	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#18	Christian Boo	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#19	Collin J. Sirco	4	Trojan Leisure Products
#20	Feng Liu	4	Wellfine Silicone Products Co.
#21	Geoff Gosling	4	Dirtt Environmental Solutions
#22	John M. Goettl	4	Gsg Holdings
#23	Kameron Wayne Konduc	4	National Oilwell Varco
#24	Laurent Meersseman	4	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#25	Michael J. Graham	4	Smart Vent Products
#26	Ming Liang Shiao	4	Certainteed
#27	Robert Urquhart Connell	4	Illinois Tool Works
#28	Steven Brekke	4	Columbia Insurance
#29	Stephen J. Knight, III	4	United Construction Products
#30	Thomas M. Espinosa	4	Cetres Holdings
#31	Tom Little	4	Smart Vent Products
#32	Wayne Conklin	4	—
#33	Winfield Scott Anderson, Jr.	4	Smart Vent Products
#34	Bal Heo	3	—
#35	Barbara H. Murphy	3	—
#36	Benjamin CLEMENT	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#37	Boaz Ben Dov	3	—
#38	David Guy	3	King Technology
#39	David R. Hall	3	Hall Labs
#40	Daniel J. Harkins	3	Guardian Fiberglass
#41	David Simonsen	3	—
#42	David H. Wolf	3	Boral Stone Products
#43	Donald R. Smith	3	Dennison Manufacturing
#44	Dustin M.M. Haddock	3	Rmh Tech
#45	Edward Lawrence Marciano	3	Hayward Industries
#46	Frederik VAN LUCHENE	3	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#47	George David Richardson	3	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems
#48	Gregory F. Jacobs	3	Certainteed
#49	Hua Hsiang Lin	3	Intex Marketing
#50	James R. Keene	3	Keene Building Products Co.
#51	Jeffrey D. Johnson	3	King Technology
#52	Joseph A. King	3	King Technology
#53	Koen VERFAILLIE	3	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#54	Kristof Lemiegre	3	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#55	Lester Hensley	3	Emseal Joint Systems
#56	Manfred Klein	3	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#57	Mark R. Paulsen	3	Usg Interiors
#58	Martin J. Rotter	3	Unknown
#59	Martin Segaert	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#60	Michael W. Maurer	3	Tapco International
#61	Michael Vesper	3	Alaska Structures
#62	Nandy Sarda	3	—
#63	Paul Freeberg	3	King Technology
#64	Per Nygren	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#65	Pieter Brabant	3	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#66	Pieter Devos	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#67	Ramon Kalinowski	3	Aar Manufacturing
#68	Richard W. Hotes	3	Alaska Structures
#69	Richard B. Murphy	3	Etak Systems
#70	Robert John Lundell	3	Keystone Retaining Wall Systems
#71	Rudolf Specht	3	Peri Ag
#72	Semion Krivulin	3	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems
#73	Shane Calmes	3	Advanced Formliners
#74	Stuart C. Segall	3	—
#75	Suresh Gopalan	3	Pentair Water Pool And Spa
#76	Thierry Veys	3	Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#77	Todd M. Bergman	3	Awi Licensing
#78	Van Stokes, Sr.	3	—
#79	Wing-Tak Hui	3	Compurobot Technology
#80	Wing-kin Hui	3	Compurobot Technology
#81	Yaw Yuan Hsu	3	Intex Marketing
#82	Yohanan Maggeni	3	Maytronics
#83	Adrian Allen	2	—
#84	Adam Fincham	2	Kelly Slater Wave Company
#85	Alexander Grant Bornemann	2	Ecofasten Solar
#86	Amir Gilead	2	Camtek
#87	Andrew Broderick	2	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#88	Andre Duranleau	2	Acculign Holdings
#89	Andrew Leo Haynes	2	Lake Products Limited
#90	Andrew Matthew Hui	2	Compurobot Technology
#91	Andrew J. Kopish	2	Krueger International
#92	Andrew Priddis	2	Hall Labs
#93	Anthony L. Rockwell	2	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#94	Arndt Andresen	2	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#95	Arnold Goodz	2	—
#96	Ashish Gupta	2	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa
#97	Avraham Tavor	2	—
#98	Benjamin Attar	2	Aquatron Robotic Technology
#99	Bernard F. Garceau	2	Norco Industries
#100	Bernard Greaney	2	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Unknown	30
2	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	17
3	Hayward Industries	14
#4	Schul International Co.	13
#5	Valinge Innovation Ab	11
#6	Usg Interiors	10
#7	Maytronics	9
#8	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	9
#9	Certainteed	8
#10	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	7
#11	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	7
#12	Illinois Tool Works	7
#13	Awi Licensing	6
#14	California Expanded Metal Products	6
#15	Pentair Water Pool And Spa	6
#16	Campvalley (Xiamen) Co.	5
#17	Columbia Insurance	5
#18	Gutterglove	5
#19	Johns Manville	5
#20	Putzmeister Engineering Gmbh	5
#21	United Construction Products	5
#22	United States Gypsum	5
#23	Aar Manufacturing	4
#24	Bestway Inflatables & Material	4
#25	Cetres Holdings	4
#26	Dirtt Environmental Solutions	4
#27	Firestone Building Products Company	4
#28	Gsg Holdings	4
#29	Renson Sunprotection-Screens	4
#30	Simpson Strong-Tie Company	4
#31	Smart Vent Products	4
#32	Trojan Leisure Products	4
#33	IBM	4
#34	3M	3
#35	Advanced Formliners	3
#36	Alaska Structures	3
#37	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems	3
#38	Compurobot Technology	3
#39	Dometic Sweden Ab	3
#40	Emseal Joint Systems	3
#41	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	3
#42	Intex Marketing	3
#43	Keene Building Products Co.	3
#44	King Technology	3
#45	Knauf Gips Kg	3
#46	National Oilwell Varco	3
#47	Nichia	3
#48	Omg	3
#49	Peri Ag	3
#50	Philips Lighting Holding B.V.	3
#51	Shelterlogic	3
#52	State Farm	3
#53	Tapco International	3
#54	Unilin Bvba	3
#55	Xiamen Innovation Metal Products Co.	3
#56	Zodiac Pool Systems	3
#57	Tesla	3
#58	Amazon	2
#59	Acciona Windpower, S.A.	2
#60	Acculign Holdings	2
#61	Advanced Architectural Products	2
#62	Afi Licensing	2
#63	Anchor Wall Systems	2
#64	Ardisam	2
#65	Asia Connection	2
#66	Building Materials Investment	2
#67	C&D Zodiac	2
#68	Certainteed Canada	2
#69	Certainteed Gypsum And Ceiling Manufacturing	2
#70	Christie Lites Enterprises Canada	2
#71	Composite Technologies	2
#72	Constructis Group	2
#73	Conxtech	2
#74	Cooper Technologies	2
#75	Davinci Italia/Usa Group	2
#76	Despe S.P.A.	2
#77	Diversakore	2
#78	Doka Gmbh	2
#79	Dreco Energy Services Ulc	2
#80	Etex Building Performance International Sas	2
#81	Fortress Iron, Lp	2
#82	Fox Hardwood Lumber Company	2
#83	Garland Industries	2
#84	Gerflor	2
#85	Germans Boada, S.A.	2
#86	Global Energy Science	2
#87	Go Papa, Lllp	2
#88	Hmt	2
#89	Hussey Seating	2
#90	Innovations4Flooring Holding N.V.	2
#91	James Hardie Technology Limited	2
#92	Kelly Slater Wave Company	2
#93	Keystone Retaining Wall Systems	2
#94	Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited	2
#95	Kohler	2
#96	Kokido Development Limited	2
#97	Krueger International	2
#98	Lafarge	2
#99	Lake Products Limited	2
#100	Lift-U, Division Of Hogan Mfg.	2

Buildings and construction Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

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Top Companies