Buildings and construction Patent Leaders 2019

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	12	Valinge Innovation Ab
2	Steven R. Robinson	11	Schul International Co.
3	Laurent Meersseman	9	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#4	G. Matt Krause	8	—
#5	Arlan Collins	7	Innovative Building Technologies
#6	Collin J. Sirco	7	Trojan Leisure Products
#7	Dee Volin	7	Zhejiang Zhengte Co.
#8	Mark Cappelle	7	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#9	Mark Woerman	7	Innovative Building Technologies
#10	Christian Boo	6	Valinge Innovation Ab
#11	Edward Vondell	6	Thursday Pools
#12	Louis A. Waters, Jr.	6	Floodbreak L.L.C.
#13	Luc Vanhastel	6	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#14	Manfred Klein	6	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#15	William Khamis	6	Thursday Pools
#16	Henry H. Bilge	5	Tremco Cpg
#17	Juyoung Jin	5	Xiamen Innovation Metal Products Co.
#18	Kwan Jun Choi	5	Inno-Sports Co.
#19	Michael J. Hubbard	5	Firestone Building Products Company
#20	Nick A. Eastman	5	Floodbreak L.L.C.
#21	N. Eric Knudsen	5	—
#22	Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca	5	—
#23	Ronald P. Hohmann, Jr.	5	Mitek Holdings
#24	Shay Witelson	5	Maytronics
#25	Thomas M. Espinosa	5	Cetres Holdings
#26	Bert W. Elliott	4	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#27	Bernard Thiers	4	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#28	Budy D. Notohardjono	4	IBM
#29	Christian Foerg	4	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#30	David A. Steele	4	Trojan Leisure Products
#31	Donald Anthony Pilz	4	California Expanded Metal Products
#32	Donn R. Vermilion	4	—
#33	Gregory F. Jacobs	4	Certainteed
#34	Jean-Marc Scherrer	4	Normalu
#35	Joseph A. Inzeo	4	Metal-Era
#36	John J. Loparco	4	IBM
#37	John G. Torok	4	IBM
#38	Lawrence J. Grubka	4	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#39	Ming Liang Shiao	4	Certainteed
#40	Olaf Mjelde	4	Aquastar Pool Products
#41	Philippe Pichon	4	Zodiac Pool Care Europe
#42	Samuel Yin	4	Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co.
#43	Scott A. Kittilstad	4	Metal-Era
#44	Shawn Canfield	4	IBM
#45	Shahar Schloss	4	Aquatron Robotic Technology
#46	Todd M. Bergman	4	Awi Licensing
#47	Werner Schluter	4	Schluter Systems
#48	Anwar Merchant	3	Unknown
#49	Andrew Pritzl	3	Jack Walters & Sons
#50	Ashish Gupta	3	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa
#51	Benoit Joseph Renaud	3	Hayward Industries
#52	Brian Hansen Bogh	3	Nucor
#53	Brian W. Kirn	3	Certainteed
#54	Charles A. Haba	3	Overhead Door
#55	Clinton D. Bunch	3	Acufloor
#56	David M. Cook	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#57	Daniel J. Harkins	3	Guardian Fiberglass
#58	Daniel Pederson	3	Jack Walters & Sons
#59	David J. Stucky	3	Certainteed
#60	Dirk Albartus	3	Halfen Gmbh
#61	Felix L. Sorkin	3	Generate Technologies
#62	Francis John Babineau, Jr.	3	Johns Manville
#63	Fredrick R. Gilbert	3	Jack Walters & Sons
#64	Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen	3	—
#65	Hao Wang	3	Holcim Technology
#66	Hendrikus Johannes van der Meijden	3	Zodiac Pool Systems
#67	Husnu M. Kalkanoglu	3	Certainteed
#68	Ian A. Hill	3	Oz-Post International
#69	James S. Belt	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#70	Jeffrey Reino Martin	3	Nucor
#71	Jean-Yves Simon	3	Tarkett Gdl S.A.
#72	Jiansheng Tang	3	Firestone Building Products Company
#73	Joshua A. Bunch	3	Acufloor
#74	John Louis Vanker	3	Patco
#75	John Woods	3	The Mead
#76	Kathryn Fink Miks	3	Johns Manville
#77	Kenneth M. Chevis	3	Apache Industrial Services
#78	Keith Dietzen	3	Unknown
#79	Keiji Izumi	3	Nisshin Steel Co.
#80	Kwanjun Choi	3	Campvalley (Xiamen) Co.
#81	Lester Hensley	3	Emseal Joint Systems
#82	Lianzhang Pan	3	Sunjoy Industries Group
#83	Mark Freiborg	3	—
#84	Mathieu Grumberg	3	Safway Services
#85	Markus Koegler	3	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#86	Martin J. Rotter	3	Unknown
#87	Martin Segaert	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#88	Michael Hatzinikolas	3	Fero
#89	Michael J. Lastowski	3	Patco
#90	Michael J. McLain	3	T&M Inventions
#91	Padira Reddy	3	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa
#92	Philip Glen Miller	3	3M
#93	Pieter Devos	3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#94	Ralph Michael Fay	3	Johns Manville
#95	Robert C. Lenney	3	Gutterglove
#96	Roy Scrafford	3	Safway Services
#97	Samuel Fox	3	Fox Hardwood Lumber Company
#98	Steven Brekke	3	Columbia Insurance
#99	Stephane Brochu	3	—
#100	Stephen E. Deeb	3	Trojan Leisure Products

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Unknown	41
2	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	20
3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	17
#4	Valinge Innovation Ab	14
#5	Certainteed	11
#6	Awi Licensing	10
#7	Schul International Co.	10
#8	Columbia Insurance	9
#9	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	9
#10	Maytronics	9
#11	Advanced Architectural Products	8
#12	Campvalley (Xiamen) Co.	8
#13	Firestone Building Products Company	8
#14	Hayward Industries	7
#15	Innovative Building Technologies	7
#16	Johns Manville	7
#17	Trojan Leisure Products	7
#18	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	6
#19	Floodbreak L.L.C.	6
#20	Simpson Strong-Tie Company	6
#21	Cetres Holdings	5
#22	Metal-Era	5
#23	Polygroup Macau Limited (Bvi)	5
#24	Schluter Systems	5
#25	Thursday Pools	5
#26	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	5
#27	Xiamen Innovation Metal Products Co.	5
#28	Apache Industrial Services	4
#29	Aquatron Robotic Technology	4
#30	Building Materials Investment	4
#31	California Expanded Metal Products	4
#32	Doka Gmbh	4
#33	Fox Hardwood Lumber Company	4
#34	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	4
#35	Gutterglove	4
#36	Illinois Tool Works	4
#37	Nucor	4
#38	Peri Ag	4
#39	Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co.	4
#40	United States Gypsum	4
#41	Usg Interiors	4
#42	Valmont Industries	4
#43	Zodiac Pool Care Europe	4
#44	IBM	4
#45	Aqua Products	3
#46	Covestro	3
#47	Dow Global Technologies	3
#48	Emseal Joint Systems	3
#49	Garland Industries	3
#50	Halfen Gmbh	3
#51	Jack Walters & Sons	3
#52	Korea Institute Of Civil Engineering And Building Technology	3
#53	Max Co.	3
#54	Mitek Holdings	3
#55	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa	3
#56	Oz-Post International	3
#57	Patco	3
#58	Safe Rack	3
#59	Sunjoy Industries Group	3
#60	Telling Industries	3
#61	The Boeing	3
#62	US Army	3
#63	Unilin Bvba	3
#64	Zodiac Pool Systems	3
#65	Advanced Building Systems	2
#66	Airbus Operations Limited	2
#67	Akzenta Paneele + Profile Gmbh	2
#68	Aluhouse Technology (Gd) Company Limited	2
#69	Anchor Ring Solutions	2
#70	Anchor Wall Systems	2
#71	Anderson Innovations	2
#72	Atas International	2
#73	Bailey Metal Products Limited	2
#74	Barrette Outdoor Living	2
#75	Basf Se	2
#76	Berryalloc Nv	2
#77	Bestway Inflatables & Material	2
#78	Bil-Jax	2
#79	Black & Decker	2
#80	Blue Square Manufacturing	2
#81	Blue Tomato	2
#82	Boral Ip Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited	2
#83	Brandsafway Services	2
#84	Carefree/Scott Fetzer	2
#85	Carvana	2
#86	Certainteed Canada	2
#87	Certainteed Ceilings	2
#88	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems	2
#89	Clam	2
#90	Cortex Composites	2
#91	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	2
#92	Dirtt Environmental Solutions	2
#93	Dryvit Systems	2
#94	Endura Products	2
#95	E-Z Bead	2
#96	Fero	2
#97	Fortress Iron, Lp	2
#98	Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation	2
#99	Goodrich	2
#100	Guardian Glass	2

Buildings and construction Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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