Buildings and construction Patent Leaders 2020

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	13	Valinge Innovation Ab
2	Thomas M. Espinosa	10	Cetres Holdings
3	Steven R. Robinson	9	Schul International Co.
#4	Gregory F. Jacobs	8	Certainteed
#5	Martin Segaert	8	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#6	Shay Witelson	8	Maytronics
#7	Mark Cappelle	7	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#8	Stephen T. Houston	7	Big Time Investment
#9	Christian Boo	6	Valinge Innovation Ab
#10	Ethan Hanan	6	Aqua Products
#11	Fonda Crandall	6	—
#12	Frédéric Mayer	6	Alabama Metal Industries
#13	Gabriel F. Hein	6	Canvas Construction
#14	Joseph Crandall	6	—
#15	Jonathan M. Verhoff	6	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#16	Kevin B. Albert	6	Canvas Construction
#17	Lester Hensley	6	Emseal Joint Systems
#18	Maria J. Telleria	6	Canvas Construction
#19	Robert L. Jenkins	6	Certainteed
#20	Antonio Giuseppe Perra	5	I4F Licensing Nv
#21	Arndt Andresen	5	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#22	Benjamin J. Folkersen	5	Roofers' Advantage Products
#23	Bruce McFarland	5	American Wave Machines
#24	Clinton D. Bunch	5	Acufloor
#25	David M. Cook	5	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#26	David J. Stucky	5	Certainteed
#27	Gary George Baltz, Jr.	5	Alabama Metal Industries
#28	Jan Eddy De Rick	5	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#29	James L. Lambach	5	Covestro
#30	Joshua A. Bunch	5	Acufloor
#31	Jonny E. Folkersen	5	Roofers' Advantage Products
#32	Jonathan B. Pompa	5	Canvas Construction
#33	Kameshwar Durvasula	5	Aqua Products
#34	Laurent Meersseman	5	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#35	Manuel Colino Vega	5	Ulma C Y E, S. Coop.
#36	Michael Gori	5	Leaffilter North
#37	Phillip Busby	5	—
#38	Sander Gordon Zweed	5	I4F Licensing Nv
#39	Stephen W. Steffes	5	Certainteed
#40	Todd M. Bergman	5	Awi Licensing
#41	Andrew Clyde Brandt	4	Certainteed
#42	Andrew Leo Haynes	4	Lake Products Limited
#43	Bill Witherspoon	4	Emseal Joint Systems
#44	Bryant A. Zavitz	4	Tindall
#45	Christopher G. Tatasciore	4	—
#46	Collin J. Sirco	4	Trojan Leisure Products
#47	David M. Baily	4	Covestro
#48	David Cohen	4	Tower Partners Semiconductor Co.
#49	David Simonsen	4	—
#50	Dieter Döhring	4	Kronoplus Technical Ag
#51	Donald Anthony Pilz	4	California Expanded Metal Products
#52	Eric Mackintosh	4	—
#53	Felix L. Sorkin	4	Generate Technologies
#54	Guy Van Hooydonck	4	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#55	Hans-Jürgen Hannig	4	Akzenta Paneele + Profile Gmbh
#56	Henrik Bennetsen	4	Canvas Construction
#57	Heath Hicks	4	—
#58	James P. Stahl, Jr.	4	Specified Technologies
#59	Jean-Philippe Ndobo-Epoy	4	Certainteed
#60	Jean-Marc Scherrer	4	Normalu
#61	Jeffrey P. Whittemore	4	Zipwall
#62	Jing Bian	4	—
#63	John Louis Vanker	4	Patco
#64	Julio Lopes	4	Specified Technologies
#65	Matthew Zemler	4	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#66	Michael J. Lastowski	4	Patco
#67	Osamu Itagaki	4	Max Co.
#68	Paul Gandolfo	4	Specified Technologies
#69	Philip Glen Miller	4	3M
#70	Philippe Pichon	4	Zodiac Pool Care Europe
#71	Robin C. Czyzewicz	4	Certainteed Ceilings
#72	Robert D. Shaw	4	Certainteed
#73	Samuel Yin	4	Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co.
#74	Scott D. Harnish	4	Awi Licensing
#75	Scott W. Schweiger	4	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#76	Shengyong Yang	4	Cspc Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co.
#77	Slate E. Bryer	4	—
#78	Thomas Friel Allen	4	Open Space Labs
#79	Thomas L. Kelly	4	Hologic
#80	Thomas Mathews	4	Actuant
#81	Todd P. Dinoia	4	Certainteed
#82	William Edwin Smith	4	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#83	Agne Pålsson	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#84	Akira Kasahara	3	Max Co.
#85	Aleksandr Klebanov	3	Aqua Products
#86	Ashish Gupta	3	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa
#87	Ashley A. Schultz	3	Certainteed
#88	Bert W. Elliott	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#89	Ben Mou	3	Qingdao University Of Technology
#90	Brandon Robinson	3	Unknown
#91	Brian K. Threet	3	Big Time Investment
#92	Chad Diercks	3	James Hardie Technology Limited
#93	Charles A. Haba	3	Overhead Door
#94	Christopher M. Relyea	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#95	Christina Marie Wise	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital
#96	Charlie Yan	3	Canvas Construction
#97	Claudio Caselli	3	Dal-Tile
#98	Conor Patrick McDonald	3	Certainteed
#99	Conrad Tin Cheung Wong	3	—
#100	Daniel James Buckwalter	3	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Unknown	29
2	Certainteed	25
3	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	20
#4	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	19
#5	Valinge Innovation Ab	17
#6	Awi Licensing	12
#7	Cetres Holdings	10
#8	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	10
#9	Schul International Co.	9
#10	Alabama Metal Industries	8
#11	I4F Licensing Nv	8
#12	James Hardie Technology Limited	8
#13	Maytronics	8
#14	Big Time Investment	7
#15	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	7
#16	Ulma C Y E, S. Coop.	7
#17	3M	6
#18	Canvas Construction	6
#19	Emseal Joint Systems	6
#20	United States Gypsum	6
#21	American Wave Machines	5
#22	Aqua Products	5
#23	Certainteed Ceilings	5
#24	Covestro	5
#25	Firestone Building Products Company	5
#26	Hayward Industries	5
#27	Illinois Tool Works	5
#28	Leaffilter North	5
#29	Roofers' Advantage Products	5
#30	Unilin Bvba	5
#31	Werner	5
#32	Zodiac Pool Systems	5
#33	Akzenta Paneele + Profile Gmbh	4
#34	Bestway Inflatables & Material	4
#35	California Expanded Metal Products	4
#36	Max Co.	4
#37	Patco	4
#38	Pentair Water Pool And Spa	4
#39	Precision-Hayes International	4
#40	Simpson Strong-Tie Company	4
#41	Specified Technologies	4
#42	The Boeing	4
#43	US Army	4
#44	Tindall	4
#45	Trojan Leisure Products	4
#46	Vega Building Systems	4
#47	Xylo Technologies Ag	4
#48	Zipwall	4
#49	Zodiac Pool Care Europe	4
#50	Air Distribution Technologies Ip	3
#51	Ameristar Perimeter Security Usa	3
#52	Berryalloc Nv	3
#53	Dal-Tile	3
#54	Doka Gmbh	3
#55	Durafuse Frames	3
#56	Form 700 Pty	3
#57	Fortress Iron, Lp	3
#58	Fujifilm	3
#59	Herman Miller	3
#60	Homecare Products	3
#61	Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.	3
#62	Keystone Retaining Wall Systems	3
#63	King Saud University	3
#64	Knapp Holding Gmbh	3
#65	Laticrete International	3
#66	Masonry Reinforcing Corporation Of America	3
#67	Meadow Burke	3
#68	Midwest Concrete & Masonry Supply	3
#69	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa	3
#70	Normalu	3
#71	Peri Ag	3
#72	Qingdao University Of Technology	3
#73	Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co.	3
#74	Saint-Gobain Placo	3
#75	Sika Technology Ag	3
#76	Sunjoy Industries Group	3
#77	Telling Industries	3
#78	Titan Formwork Systems	3
#79	Usg Interiors	3
#80	Anchor Wall Systems	2
#81	Anderson Innovations	2
#82	Aquatron Robotic Technology	2
#83	Beaulieu International Group Nv	2
#84	Blach Construction	2
#85	Boss Ltg	2
#86	Building Materials Investment	2
#87	Carefree/Scott Fetzer	2
#88	Carlisle Intangible	2
#89	Certainteed Canada	2
#90	Certainteed Gypsum	2
#91	Cfs Concrete Forming Systems	2
#92	Daifuku Co.	2
#93	Danfoss Power Electronics A/S	2
#94	Dirtt Environmental Solutions	2
#95	Emeh	2
#96	Exo Group	2
#97	Fast-Form Systems	2
#98	Fox Hardwood Lumber Company	2
#99	G-Con Manufacturing	2
#100	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	2

Buildings and construction Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

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Top Companies