Clothing Patent Leaders 2016 | 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.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	David Turner	4	Nike
2	Hye Sun Kim	3	Shake-N-Go Fashion
3	Jason Berns	3	Under Armour
#4	James K. Kim	3	Shake-N-Go Fashion
#5	Peter Ough	3	Shake-N-Go Fashion
#6	Alexander J. Dedman	2	Nike
#7	Anders Nelson	2	Google
#8	Bree McKeen	2	Evelyn & Bobbie
#9	Carl L. Madore	2	Nike
#10	Casey Sumnicht	2	Exxel Outdoors
#11	Chris Heffington	2	Unknown
#12	Darien Curl	2	Nike
#13	Daniel Phu Dinh	2	—
#14	David Gellis	2	Madgrip Holdings
#15	Durgamritha Thayammal Sundaram	2	—
#16	Edward L. Harber	2	Nike
#17	Giovanni Mazzarolo	2	Alpinestars Research Srl
#18	Irena Ilcheva	2	Nike
#19	James L. Hull	2	Summit Glove
#20	Jeffrey Allen Dorton	2	Under Armour
#21	John R. Iacono	2	Zero Friction
#22	Joseph King	2	Sound Shore Innovations L.L.C.
#23	Kyle Blakely	2	Under Armour
#24	Kyle D. Rothschild	2	Sound Shore Innovations L.L.C.
#25	Luke A. Pezzimenti	2	Nike
#26	Marci S. DuChene	2	Nike
#27	Martin L. Flora	2	Massif Mountain Gear Company
#28	Mari Lucero	2	Under Armour
#29	Manon Turlan-Van Der Hoeven	2	Hanes Operations Europe Sas
#30	Michael D. Abbott	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#31	Michael Glavin	2	Exxel Outdoors
#32	Roger Crissman	2	—
#33	Robert Keathley	2	Under Armour
#34	Roger D. Warren	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#35	Scott Campbell	2	—
#36	Sharon Goff	2	Sherrywear
#37	Tara Kim	2	—
#38	Tracy Buescher	2	—
#39	William Robert English	2	Caterpillar
#40	Yong Chong Kim	2	—
#41	Troy Nelson Orsburne	1	—
#42	Justin L. Drake	1	—
#43	Raphael Quander	1	—
#44	Claudia H. M. Blakeney	1	—
#45	Aaron Jones	1	Griffin Technology
#46	Aaron Drake Smith	1	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#47	Abraham Burmeister	1	—
#48	Acela Carolina Navarro Orozco	1	—
#49	Adam Cross	1	—
#50	Agostinho Martins	1	Elc Management
#51	Aleksandar Aleksov	1	Intel
#52	Alan Cucknell	1	Ford
#53	Alan Elsmo	1	—
#54	Alfredo Infante	1	—
#55	Alexander Kreisz	1	—
#56	Alan W. Reichow	1	Nike
#57	Alexander S. Ross	1	IBM
#58	Allan Sanford	1	—
#59	Alan W. Schierenbeck	1	Honeywell
#60	A. B. Radjiyeb	1	Unist Academy-Industry Research
#61	A. Alex Wortman	1	—
#62	Ameersing Luximon	1	Hong Kong Polytechnic University
#63	Amy Lyttle	1	Nike
#64	Amy Martin	1	Google
#65	Amir H. Morgan	1	Nike
#66	Amy Styczynski Sabin	1	—
#67	Antonio Del Rosario	1	—
#68	Anthony John Dighton	1	—
#69	Andrea Farrell	1	—
#70	Anthony Gambuzza	1	—
#71	Andrew Gosse	1	Columbia Sportswear North America
#72	Andrew G. Hartnett	1	—
#73	Angela A. Lee	1	Otsuka America Pharmaceutical
#74	Andrew John Lehman	1	—
#75	Andrew Lawrence Neale	1	The Boeing
#76	Ana Esmeralda Navarro Orozco	1	—
#77	Anthony Roy	1	—
#78	Annie Schatzberg	1	—
#79	Andrea J. Staub	1	Nike
#80	Anton Wortman	1	—
#81	Arvetta Hall	1	—
#82	Ashwin George	1	Valeo Schalter Und Sensoren Gmbh
#83	Ashawnte Jackson	1	—
#84	Aubrey C. Briggs	1	Dravo
#85	Babak Baravarian	1	Therabody
#86	Bastien Jourde	1	Shock Doctor
#87	Barbara Martin	1	Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh
#88	Balamurugan Selvarajan	1	V Personalize
#89	Bill Ott	1	Albahealth
#90	Bodo W. Lambertz	1	X-Technology Swiss Gmbh
#91	Bradley Thomas Buczkowski	1	—
#92	Brian Cole	1	US Air Force
#93	Brandon William Etheridge	1	—
#94	Bryan N. Farris	1	Nike
#95	Brad Glass	1	Safariland
#96	Bruce Huffa	1	Nike
#97	Bridgot Isenhour	1	—
#98	Brian Kamradt	1	Hansa Medical Products
#99	Brian E. Le Gette	1	Kelsyus
#100	Brian L. Nakayama	1	Magpul Industries

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	23
2	Unknown	12
3	Under Armour	8
#4	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	4
#5	Shake-N-Go Fashion	3
#6	Alpinestars Research Srl	2
#7	Evelyn & Bobbie	2
#8	Exxel Outdoors	2
#9	Madgrip Holdings	2
#10	Shock Doctor	2
#11	Sound Shore Innovations L.L.C.	2
#12	Summit Glove	2
#13	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	2
#14	Wacoal	2
#15	Zero Friction	2
#16	Intel	2
#17	3M	1
#18	180S	1
#19	Academy	1
#20	Aderans Company Limited	1
#21	Albahealth	1
#22	Amphipod	1
#23	Ansell Healthcare Products	1
#24	Arc'Teryx Equipment	1
#25	Asics	1
#26	Blanqi	1
#27	Brownmed	1
#28	Bsn Medical Gmbh	1
#29	Chico'S Brands Investments	1
#30	Clover Mystique Co. Limited	1
#31	Columbia Sportswear North America	1
#32	Covidien Lp	1
#33	Dainese S.P.A.	1
#34	Daio Paper	1
#35	Danfoss Silicon Power Gmbh	1
#36	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#37	Elc Management	1
#38	Encompass Group, Llc.	1
#39	Fabdesigns	1
#40	Fildan Accessories (Hk)	1
#41	Finetrack Co.	1
#42	Freddy S.P.A.	1
#43	Goldwin	1
#44	Goldwin Technical Center	1
#45	Grip-N-Ride	1
#46	Hanes Operations Europe Sas	1
#47	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	1
#48	Henry Ford Health System	1
#49	Huntex	1
#50	Id Lab	1
#51	Illinois Tool Works	1
#52	International Edge	1
#53	International Textile Group	1
#54	Invista North America S.A.R.L.	1
#55	Ironclad Performance Wear	1
#56	Karsten Manufacturing	1
#57	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	1
#58	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology	1
#59	Kossan Sdn. Bhd.	1
#60	Kowa Company	1
#61	Louis Garneau Sports	1
#62	Magpul Industries	1
#63	Maidenform	1
#64	Medline Industries, Lp	1
#65	Midori Anzen Co.	1
#66	Moldex-Metric	1
#67	Montbell Co.	1
#68	Okamoto	1
#69	Pbi Performance Products	1
#70	Phokus Research Group	1
#71	Pro-Iroda Industries	1
#72	Propia Co.	1
#73	Pull'R Holding Company	1
#74	Qinetiq Limited	1
#75	Qp Holdings Limited	1
#76	Radians	1
#77	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited	1
#78	Renfro	1
#79	Safariland	1
#80	San-M Package Co.	1
#81	Sca Hygiene Products Ab	1
#82	Scentlok Technologies	1
#83	Sculpted U	1
#84	Shelby Group International	1
#85	Simple Wishes	1
#86	Simpson Performance Products	1
#87	Sleeveit	1
#88	Spanx	1
#89	Target Brands	1
#90	The Boeing	1
#91	Thule Sweden Ab	1
#92	Topical Gear	1
#93	Towa	1
#94	Unist Academy-Industry Research	1
#95	Victoria'S Secret Store Brand Management	1
#96	V Personalize	1
#97	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	1
#98	X-Technology Swiss Gmbh	1
#99	General Motors	1
#100	Google	1

Clothing Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

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