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Buildings and construction Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Primary CPC class E04 · Section E

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 1,806 patents in 2020.peak 1,8061996: 853 patents19961997: 958 patents1998: 1,124 patents1999: 1,149 patents19992000: 1,157 patents2001: 1,239 patents2002: 1,079 patents20022003: 1,013 patents2004: 953 patents2005: 874 patents20052006: 794 patents2007: 629 patents2008: 602 patents20082009: 799 patents2010: 1,246 patents2011: 1,151 patents20112012: 1,307 patents2013: 1,545 patents2014: 1,674 patents20142015: 1,642 patents2016: 1,555 patents2017: 1,519 patents20172018: 1,577 patents2019: 1,739 patents2020: 1,806 patents20202021: 1,559 patents2022: 1,410 patents2023: 1,520 patents20232024: 1,625 patents2025: 1,604 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Daniel E. Boss 10 Bmic
2 Eddy Alberic Boucké 10 I4F Licensing Nv
3 Jan Eddy De Rick 10 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#4 Ming Liang Shiao 10 Certainteed
#5 Donald Anthony Pilz 8 California Expanded Metal Products
#6 Adem Chich 7 Bmic
#7 Clinton D. Bunch 7 Acufloor
#8 Darko Pervan 7 Valinge Innovation Ab
#9 Joshua A. Bunch 7 Acufloor
#10 Kristof Van Vlassenrode 7 Unilin Bv
#11 Michael Gori 7 Leaffilter North
#12 Pieter Devos 7 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#13 Robert C. Lenney 7 Gutterglove
#14 Arndt Andresen 6 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#15 G. Matt Krause 6 —
#16 James A. Svec 6 Bmic
#17 Joost Benjamin Renaat De Frene 6 Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#18 Kenneth M. Chevis 6 Apache Industrial Services
#19 Laurent Meersseman 6 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#20 Mark Cappelle 6 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#21 Matthew Zemler 6 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#22 Christian Boo 5 Valinge Innovation Ab
#23 Han Qin 5 A&C Future
#24 Jason Alan Crowell 5 Leaffilter North
#25 Jiayang Qin 5 A&C Future
#26 Jiuqi Wang 5 A&C Future
#27 Jochen BOSSUYT 5 Unilin Bv
#28 Kevin T. Burt 5 Fortress Iron, Lp
#29 Martin Segaert 5 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#30 Matthew Carlyle Sherstad 5 Fortress Iron, Lp
#31 Michael J. Hubbard 5 Firestone Building Products Company
#32 Nick VANHULLE 5 Unilin Bv
#33 Sichen Li 5 A&C Future
#34 Thomas Luc Martine BAERT 5 Champion Link International
#35 Zhuangboyu Zhou 5 A&C Future
#36 Anthony Robert Cherry 4 Sano Development Limited
#37 Ansgar Müller 4 Putzmeister Engineering Gmbh
#38 Berthold Mueller 4 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc.
#39 Christopher Michael Schneider 4 Barrette Outdoor Living
#40 Chad Stroike 4 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#41 Charles David Taylor, Jr. 4 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc.
#42 Claudio Caselli 4 Dal-Tile
#43 Clement Ginestet 4 American Wave Machines
#44 David Jones 4 Sano Development Limited
#45 David Simonsen 4 —
#46 Denis Muki Tibah 4 Bmic
#47 Edward Ross Shenton 4 Nerudia Limited
#48 Geoff Gosling 4 Dirtt Environmental Solutions
#49 Imack Laydera-Collins 4 Gordon Sales
#50 Jaime Ramos 4 Belgravia Wood Limited
#51 Julian Bowron 4 Z-Modular Holding
#52 Karl QUIST 4 Välinge Innovation Ab
#53 Kristof Lemiegre 4 Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#54 Luis Duque 4 Building Materials Investment
#55 Michael Magin 4 Certainteed Ceilings
#56 Norman Arnold Turnquist 4 GE
#57 Osamu Itagaki 4 Max Co.
#58 Paul Addison Brown 4 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc.
#59 Paul BRUSSEEL 4 Unilin Bv
#60 Pieter Brabant 4 Renson Sunprotection-Screens
#61 Randal Scott Hoffner 4 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc.
#62 Rahul Patki 4 Dal-Tile
#63 Simon Duffaut 4 Zodiac Pool Care Europe
#64 Stewart McIntyre Adams 4 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc.
#65 Sven BOON 4 Champion Link International
#66 Thomas A. Brown 4 Dirtt Environmental Solutions
#67 Thierry Nguyen 4 Gaf Energy
#68 Tom VAN POYER 4 Champion Link International
#69 Aaron C. Fraser 3 0776425 B.C.
#70 Anthony Attalla 3 —
#71 Anthony Drevet 3 Champion Link International
#72 Anders Nilsson 3 Välinge Innovation Ab
#73 Antonio Giuseppe Perra 3 I4F Licensing Nv
#74 Axel Terradillos 3 Whitewater West Industries
#75 Benoit Coenraets 3 Dynaco International S.A.
#76 Biao Fang 3 GE
#77 Brian Lee 3 Bmic
#78 Brian G. Randall 3 —
#79 Chris Jasinski 3 Cb Interests
#80 Charles W. Mineo 3 —
#81 Christophe NAEYAERT 3 Unilin Bv
#82 Chris Searcy 3 Bmic
#83 Christopher Paul Stogbauer 3 Dap Products
#84 Chien-Ho Wang 3 Moxa
#85 Colin V. Blehm 3 Dirtt Environmental Solutions
#86 David A. Bailey 3 Honeywell
#87 Dennis Michaud 3 Certainteed Gypsum
#88 Eric R. Anderson 3 Bmic
#89 Evan Michael Wray 3 Gaf Energy
#90 Felix L. Sorkin 3 Generate Technologies
#91 Florian Sturm 3 Peri Se
#92 Gary George Baltz, Jr. 3 Alabama Metal Industries
#93 Gregory Edward Cooper 3 GE
#94 Harrison Grant Meadows 3 Buildz
#95 Hideo Nagamatsu 3 Sekisui House
#96 Jason Gillette 3 Turf Design
#97 Jason Daryl Hunsinger 3 Buildz
#98 Jason McSpadden Woodland 3 —
#99 Joseph CARR 3 Firestone Building Products Company
#100 Jonathan Jonny Melic 3 —

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Bmic 36
2 Unilin Bv 36
3 Unknown 26
#4 I4F Licensing Nv 16
#5 Awi Licensing 13
#6 Välinge Innovation Ab 13
#7 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 12
#8 Certainteed 11
#9 Max Co. 10
#10 Peri Se 10
#11 Cemco 8
#12 Knauf Gips Kg 8
#13 Acufloor 7
#14 Gutterglove 7
#15 Owens Corning Intellectual Capital 7
#16 Apache Industrial Services 6
#17 Certainteed Ceilings 6
#18 Certainteed Gypsum 6
#19 Fortress Iron, Lp 6
#20 Putzmeister Engineering Gmbh 6
#21 A&C Future 5
#22 Ceraloc Innovation Ab 5
#23 Champion Link International 5
#24 Columbia Insurance 5
#25 Dirtt Environmental Solutions 5
#26 Gaf Energy 5
#27 Holcim Technology 5
#28 Johns Manville 5
#29 Louisiana-Pacific 5
#30 Sekisui House 5
#31 Whitewater West Industries 5
#32 Zodiac Pool Care Europe 5
#33 Advanced Architectural Products 4
#34 Barrette Outdoor Living 4
#35 Belgravia Wood Limited 4
#36 Bestway Inflatables & Material 4
#37 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us, Llc. 4
#38 Gordon Sales 4
#39 Milwaukee Electric Tool 4
#40 Renson Sunprotection-Screens 4
#41 Sano Development Limited 4
#42 Simpson Strong-Tie Company 4
#43 Vkr Holding A/S 4
#44 Wobben Properties Gmbh 4
#45 Z-Modular Holding 4
#46 GE 4
#47 0776425 B.C. 3
#48 Alabama Metal Industries 3
#49 Ardisam 3
#50 Becoflex 3
#51 Brand Shared Services 3
#52 Buildz 3
#53 Carefree/Scott Fetzer 3
#54 Cb Interests 3
#55 Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems 3
#56 Dal-Tile 3
#57 Dap Products 3
#58 Fero 3
#59 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl 3
#60 Fusion Optix 3
#61 Gold Bond Building Products 3
#62 Hainan University 3
#63 Hayward Industries 3
#64 Illinois Tool Works 3
#65 Independence Materials Group 3
#66 Jackson Design & Remodeling 3
#67 King Faisal University 3
#68 Masonite 3
#69 Maytronics 3
#70 Milliken & 3
#71 Mitek Holdings 3
#72 Nichia 3
#73 Shelterlogic 3
#74 South China University Of Technology 3
#75 Tate Access Floors 3
#76 The Boeing 3
#77 T. J. Harris 3
#78 Unirac 3
#79 Usg Interiors 3
#80 Xingmai Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co. 3
#81 Abatement Technologies 2
#82 Ameristar Perimeter Security Usa 2
#83 Aob Products 2
#84 Basf Se 2
#85 Beijing University Of Technology 2
#86 Best Gen Modular 2
#87 Big Time Investment 2
#88 Bil-Jax 2
#89 Bond Formwork Systems 2
#90 Brandsafway Services 2
#91 Buzon Pedestal International S.A. 2
#92 Canvas Construction 2
#93 Carboshield 2
#94 Ccs Contractor Equipment &Supplyllc 2
#95 Cfs Concrete Forming Systems 2
#96 China Construction Science And Industry Corporation 2
#97 Colhurst Concepts 2
#98 Commscope Technologies 2
#99 Cover Technologies 2
#100 Crystal Lagoons Technologies 2