Clothing Patent Leaders | Patent Leaderboard

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	William L. Grilliot	64	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.
2	Mary I. Grilliot	62	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.
3	Gerhard Fildan	55	Fildan Accessories
#4	James L. Hull	43	Summit Glove
#5	David Turner	40	Nike
#6	Matthew D. Nordstrom	37	Nike
#7	Iustinia Koshkaroff	36	Nike
#8	Jason Berns	32	Under Armour
#9	Karl Wanzenböck	31	Fildan Accessories
#10	Giovanni Mazzarolo	29	Alpinestars Research Srl
#11	Kyle Blakely	26	Under Armour
#12	Luke A. Pezzimenti	26	Nike
#13	Andrea J. Staub	22	Nike
#14	Roger D. Warren	21	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#15	Donald Aldridge	20	Lion Apparel
#16	Sahara Lotti	19	Lashify
#17	Susan L. Sokolowski	19	Nike
#18	Patricia Lewis	18	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.
#19	Stephen J. Blauer	18	Blauer Manufacturing Company
#20	Christopher P. Henderson	17	3M
#21	Gloria Falla	17	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#22	Matthew Winningham	17	Warrior Sports
#23	Daniel P. Morgan	16	Nike
#24	Rebecca P. Hurd	16	Nike
#25	Bruce Y. Moore	15	Hurley International
#26	Donald E. Weder	15	Southpac Trust International
#27	Herman Sydney Roup	15	Talon Technologies
#28	James K. Kim	15	Shake-N-Go Fashion
#29	James M. Kleinert	15	Hillerich & Bradsby
#30	Zhen Qiang Liu	15	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited
#31	Baron C. Brandt	14	Nike
#32	Brian James VanDerWoude	14	Stryker
#33	George Spector	14	Unknown
#34	Joseph W. A. Off	14	Haggar
#35	Michael D. Abbott	14	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#36	Thomas G. Ragan	14	Shelby Group International
#37	Desmond T. Curran	13	3M
#38	James F. Dyrud	13	3M
#39	Johnny Chen	13	Willis Electric Co.
#40	Kenneth T. Craig	13	Nike
#41	Merida Miller	13	Under Armour
#42	Moshe Rock	13	Malden Mills Industries
#43	Patrick Williams	13	Nike
#44	David Chen	12	Bragel International
#45	Danny Gold	12	—
#46	Hiroshi Ichigaya	12	Sft Laboratory Co.
#47	Hye Sun Kim	12	Shake-N-Go Fashion
#48	Jorge E. Carbo, Jr.	12	Nike
#49	John Inzer	12	Inzer Advance Designs
#50	Mark Mordecai	12	Globe Holding Company
#51	Nathalie Martinet	12	Victoria'S Secret Stores Brand Management
#52	Nicole Rendone	12	Nike
#53	Peter Ough	12	Shake-N-Go Fashion
#54	Zhenqiang Liu	12	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited
#55	Austin Orand	11	Nike
#56	Daniel Phu Dinh	11	—
#57	Debra Abbaszadeh	11	Simple Wishes
#58	Dennis R. Baacke	11	—
#59	Dean R. Duffy	11	3M
#60	Fumio Seki	11	Yoshida Kogyo K.K.
#61	James Barton Sights	11	—
#62	John W. Bryant	11	3M
#63	Judson H. Early	11	Haggar
#64	Roger Maier	11	Assos Of Switzerland Gmbh
#65	Ryan P. Henry	11	Nike
#66	Steven H. Walker	11	Nike
#67	Toufic G. Atallah	11	Blauer Manufacturing Company
#68	Amir H. Morgan	10	Nike
#69	Bodo W. Lambertz	10	X-Technology Swiss Gmbh
#70	Brandon Solotoff	10	Preferred Prescription
#71	Christopher J. Pearen	10	Summit Glove
#72	Christopher J. Ranalli	10	Nike
#73	Cole Williams	10	—
#74	Daniela Grogro	10	Nike
#75	Dave Narasimhan	10	Ansell Healthcare Products
#76	Irena Ilcheva	10	Nike
#77	Joseph Horta	10	S&S Industries Limited
#78	John Mitchell	10	Sara Lee
#79	Karl Wanzenboeck	10	Fildan Accessories (Hk)
#80	Kurt Robert Spenser	10	Roka Sports
#81	Marshall Proulx	10	Stryker
#82	Michael R. Baron	10	Nike
#83	Peter P. Williams, II	10	Nike
#84	Robert Allen Canales	10	Roka Sports
#85	Ronnie Michael Ekelund	10	Bebe Au Lait
#86	Ronald J. Thatcher	10	Summit Glove
#87	Sharon Goff	10	Sherrywear
#88	Stewart D. Horner	10	Nike
#89	Stephanie Muhlenfeld	10	Nike
#90	Tosha L. Hays	10	Spanx
#91	Angelica Melendez	9	Spanx
#92	Bhupesh Dua	9	Nike
#93	Caleb Clark Crye	9	Lineweight
#94	Christopher Andon	9	Nike
#95	Dennis L. Krueger	9	3M
#96	Dobriana Gheneva	9	Nike
#97	Edward L. Harber	9	Nike
#98	Elena Novosiolova	9	Spanx
#99	Erica Margaret Buckeridge	9	Lululemon Athletica Canada
#100	Francis A. Czajka	9	Medline Industries, Lp

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	458
2	Unknown	381
3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	98
#4	Under Armour	94
#5	3M	75
#6	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	65
#7	Yoshida Kogyo K.K.	46
#8	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.	43
#9	Summit Glove	42
#10	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited	38
#11	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	38
#12	Sara Lee	37
#13	Wacoal	36
#14	Aderans Company Limited	35
#15	Spanx	31
#16	Medline Industries, Lp	30
#17	Adidas Ag	28
#18	Lululemon Athletica Canada	28
#19	The Procter & Gamble	27
#20	Levi Strauss &	26
#21	Showa Glove	26
#22	Honeywell	26
#23	Lion Apparel	25
#24	Kaneka	23
#25	Ansell Limited	22
#26	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	22
#27	Fildan Accessories	22
#28	Intel	22
#29	Salomon S.A.	20
#30	Lashify	19
#31	Alpinestars Research Srl	18
#32	Blauer Manufacturing Company	18
#33	O&M Halyard	18
#34	Talon Technologies	18
#35	Ansell Healthcare Products	17
#36	Shake-N-Go Fashion	17
#37	Sport Maska	17
#38	Stryker	17
#39	Ykk	17
#40	Hanes Operations Europe Sas	16
#41	Warrior Sports	16
#42	Allegiance	15
#43	Hillerich & Bradsby	15
#44	S&S Industries Limited	15
#45	Acushnet	14
#46	Alpinestars Research S.P.A.	14
#47	Mast Industries (Far East) Limited	14
#48	US Army	14
#49	5.11	13
#50	Createme Technologies	13
#51	Mizuno	13
#52	Shelby Group International	13
#53	Willis Electric Co.	13
#54	NVIDIA	13
#55	Apple	12
#56	Haggar	12
#57	Patagonia	12
#58	Playtex Apparel	12
#59	Puma Se	12
#60	Shock Doctor	12
#61	Simple Wishes	12
#62	The Gap	12
#63	Dashamerica	11
#64	Globe Manufacturing	11
#65	Gore Enterprise Holdings	11
#66	Honda Motor Co.	11
#67	Lainiere De Picardie Bc	11
#68	Nippon Notion Kogyo Co.	11
#69	The Kendall Company Lp	11
#70	Toray Industries	11
#71	Burlington Industries	10
#72	Celebrity Signatures International	10
#73	Destination Maternity	10
#74	Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service	10
#75	International Playtex	10
#76	Mmi-Ipco	10
#77	Roka Sports	10
#78	Johnson & Johnson	10
#79	180S	9
#80	Bauer Hockey	9
#81	Cabela'S	9
#82	Ce Soir Lingerie Company	9
#83	Dainese S.P.A.	9
#84	Fildan Accessories (Hk)	9
#85	Mechanix Wear	9
#86	Milwaukee Electric Tool	9
#87	Patuga	9
#88	Sft Laboratory Co.	9
#89	The North Face Apparel	9
#90	Unicharm	9
#91	William Prym-Werke Gmbh. & Co. Kg.	9
#92	Google	9
#93	Bebe Au Lait	8
#94	Bragel International	8
#95	Geox S.P.A.	8
#96	Lineweight	8
#97	Milliken &	8
#98	Safe Lites	8
#99	Scovill Fasteners	8
#100	Southpac Trust International	8

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