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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 605 patents in 1998.peak 6051996: 571 patents19961997: 550 patents1998: 605 patents1999: 564 patents19992000: 479 patents2001: 569 patents2002: 549 patents20022003: 541 patents2004: 554 patents2005: 377 patents20052006: 395 patents2007: 392 patents2008: 375 patents20082009: 370 patents2010: 508 patents2011: 522 patents20112012: 539 patents2013: 535 patents2014: 509 patents20142015: 473 patents2016: 431 patents2017: 435 patents20172018: 445 patents2019: 450 patents2020: 525 patents20202021: 463 patents2022: 466 patents2023: 549 patents20232024: 552 patents2025: 589 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca 6
2 Kyriacos Agapiou 5 Halliburton Energy Services
3 Satoru Kukino 5 Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#4 Vahit Atakan 5 Solidia Technologies
#5 Andrew J. Lazur 4
#6 Christoph Hesse 4 Basf Se
#7 Glen Harold Kirby 4 GE
#8 Katsumi Okamura 4 Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#9 Lawrence L. Kuo 4 W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
#10 Paul Sheedy 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#11 Thomas Jason Pisklak 4 Halliburton Energy Services
#12 Wayde R. Schmidt 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#13 Ashish Dubey 3 United States Gypsum
#14 Jian Li 3 Foxconn
#15 Joachim DENGLER 3 Basf Se
#16 Lance E. Brothers 3 Halliburton Energy Services
#17 Manfred Bichler 3 Basf Se
#18 Patrick David Tepesch 3 Corning Incorporated
#19 Peter Boul 3 Saudi Arabian Oil
#20 Robert J. Shinavski 3 Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites
#21 Takashi Harada 3 Ngk Insulators
#22 Torben Gädt 3 Basf Se
#23 Uwe Gehrig 3 Basf Se
#24 Akito Ishii 2 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#25 Alexander Assmann 2 Basf Se
#26 Alex Xie 2
#27 Arnd Eberhardt 2 Sika Technology Ag
#28 Biraja P. Kanungo 2 Applied Materials
#29 Brian Arnott 2 Basf Se
#30 Bryan Ray Wheaton 2 Corning Incorporated
#31 Cédrick Favero 2 S.P.C.M. Sa
#32 Christoph Bauer 2 BMW
#33 Christophe Roux 2 Gcp Applied Technologies
#34 David K. Bower 2 Basf Se
#35 David Jack Bronfenbrenner 2 Corning Incorporated
#36 Damien CARTIER 2 Comadur Sa
#37 Dennis Mark Lettkeman 2 United States Gypsum
#38 Devin Patten 2 Solidia Technologies
#39 Deepak Ravikumar 2 Solidia Technologies
#40 Douglas Munroe Beall 2 Corning Incorporated
#41 Douglas M. Berczik 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#42 Elizabeth Marie Vileno 2 Corning Incorporated
#43 Emilie Courcot 2 Herakles
#44 Emmanuel GALLUCCI 2 Sika Technology Ag
#45 Erik David Spoerke 2 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia
#46 Ge Chen 2 Advanced New Technologies Co.
#47 Gregory Scot Corman 2 GE
#48 Helge Jansen 2 Refratechnik Holding Gmbh
#49 Helmut Leibinger 2
#50 Heiko Schuermann 2 Khd Humboldt Wedag Gmbh
#51 Hiroaki Ashizawa 2 Tokyo Electron Limited
#52 Hiroyuki Ibe 2 Fujimi Incorporated
#53 Hidekazu KONISHI 2 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#54 Hirokazu Shima 2 Mitsubishi Materials
#55 Homoud M. Assehdi 2 KFUPM
#56 Hwai-Chung Wu 2 Wayne State University
#57 James Scott Vartuli 2 GE
#58 Jerome SOUDIER 2 Calderys France
#59 Jean-Marc Suau 2 Coatex
#60 Jennifer Y. Sun 2 Applied Materials
#61 John M. Guynn 2 Roman Cement
#62 John D. Holley 2 Holley Engineering Company
#63 Jon Ihlefeld 2 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia
#64 Joe Kaul 2 Basf Se
#65 John P. Kuppler 2 Solidia Technologies
#66 Joerg Neubauer 2 Dow Global Technologies
#67 Joseph PEGNA 2 Free Form Fibers
#68 John L. Schneiter 2 Free Form Fibers
#69 John W. Wilson 2 Axon Enterprise
#70 Julin Wan 2 GE
#71 Kathryn S. Read 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#72 Kazuyuki Tsuzuki 2 Fujimi Incorporated
#73 Kirk L. WILLIAMS 2 Free Form Fibers
#74 Mayu Danda 2 Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#75 Masakatsu Kiyohara 2 Toto
#76 Mark L. La Forest 2 Honeywell
#77 Margarita Perello 2 Dow Global Technologies
#78 Marianela Perez-Pena 2 United States Gypsum
#79 Martin Pichler 2 Basf Se
#80 Marcus E. Powell 2 The National Lime And Stone
#81 Martin Winklbauer 2 Construction Research & Technology Gmbh
#82 Michael G. Abbott 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#83 Michael Schinabeck 2 Construction Research & Technology Gmbh
#84 Mohammad Maslehuddin 2 KFUPM
#85 Mohammed Maslehuddin 2 KFUPM
#86 Nasser Al-Aqeeli 2 KFUPM
#87 Nathan A. Tregger 2 Gcp Applied Technologies
#88 Norbert Freiberger 2 Refractory Intellectual Property
#89 Nobuyuki Nagayama 2 Tokyo Electron Limited
#90 Oliver MAZANEC 2 Basf Se
#91 Omkar Deo 2 Solidia Technologies
#92 Patrick JUILLAND 2 Sika Technology Ag
#93 Pauline Akinyi Otieno 2 Halliburton Energy Services
#94 Randall P. Bright 2 Laticrete International
#95 Ramkiran Goduguchinta 2 Free Form Fibers
#96 Raymond A. Kaligian 2 United States Gypsum
#97 Rajeswari Kompalli 2 Laticrete International
#98 Raymond C. Turpin, Jr. 2 Us Concrete
#99 Robin Fisher 2 Oracle
#100 Ronnie Glen Morgan 2 Halliburton Energy Services

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Halliburton Energy Services 12
2 RTX (Raytheon) 12
3 Basf Se 11
#4 Ngk Insulators 11
#5 GE 11
#6 Corning Incorporated 10
#7 United States Gypsum 10
#8 KFUPM 8
#9 Lafarge 6
#10 Mitsubishi Materials 6
#11 Sika Technology Ag 6
#12 Sumitomo Electric Industries 6
#13 Baker Hughes Holdings 5
#14 Dow Global Technologies 5
#15 Unknown 5
#16 Honeywell 5
#17 Gcp Applied Technologies 4
#18 Hitachi 4
#19 Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites 4
#20 Rolls-Royce Plc 4
#21 Solidia Technologies 4
#22 Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal 4
#23 Toto 4
#24 3M 3
#25 CNRS 3
#26 Chryso 3
#27 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum 3
#28 Refractory Intellectual Property 3
#29 Refratechnik Holding Gmbh 3
#30 Saint-Gobain Centre De Recherches Et D'Etudes Europeen 3
#31 Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics 3
#32 The Boeing 3
#33 Applied Materials 2
#34 Byd Company Limited 2
#35 Calderys France 2
#36 Certainteed Gypsum 2
#37 Coatex 2
#38 Comadur Sa 2
#39 Construction Research & Technology Gmbh 2
#40 Coorstek 2
#41 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 2
#42 Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku Kogyo Co. 2
#43 Free Form Fibers 2
#44 Fujimi Incorporated 2
#45 Geopolymer Solutions 2
#46 Herakles 2
#47 Holcim Technology 2
#48 Khd Humboldt Wedag Gmbh 2
#49 Krosakiharima 2
#50 Laticrete International 2
#51 Murata Manufacturing Co. 2
#52 Nanjing University 2
#53 National Gypsum Properties 2
#54 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 2
#55 Nichia 2
#56 Rohm And Haas 2
#57 Roman Cement 2
#58 Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey 2
#59 Saint-Gobain Placo 2
#60 Schlumberger Technology 2
#61 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2
#62 Snf S.A.S. 2
#63 Tdk 2
#64 The National Lime And Stone 2
#65 NASA 2
#66 Tokyo Electron Limited 2
#67 Tungaloy 2
#68 US Air Force 2
#69 Wacker Chemie Ag 2
#70 ExxonMobil 2
#71 Advanced Concrete Technologies 1
#72 Akebono Brake Industry Co. 1
#73 Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Limited 1
#74 Applied Thin Films 1
#75 Aquasmart Enterprises 1
#76 Arizona State University 1
#77 A Tec Holding Gmbh 1
#78 Binder Gmbh 1
#79 Bnz Materials 1
#80 Bpb Limited 1
#81 Calera 1
#82 Cancer Intelligence Care Systems 1
#83 Carbo Ceramics 1
#84 Cemex Research Group Ag 1
#85 Ceramtec Gmbh 1
#86 Chemische Fabrik Budenheim Kg 1
#87 CEA 1
#88 Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation 1
#89 Coorstek Kk 1
#90 Cp Kelco U.S. 1
#91 Cr Minerals Company 1
#92 Denka Company Limited 1
#93 Dowa Metaltech Co. 1
#94 Dow Corning 1
#95 Dynamic Material Systems 1
#96 Empa Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-Und Forschungsanstalt 1
#97 Epcos Ag 1
#98 Ferro 1
#99 Flsmidth A/S 1
#100 Forta 1