Clothing Patent Leaders 2017 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	David Turner	5	Nike
2	Dean R. Duffy	5	3M
3	Matthew D. Nordstrom	4	Nike
#4	Tosha L. Hays	4	Spanx
#5	James J. Landi	3	Xo Athletic
#6	Laura Tempesta	3	Nike
#7	Mary Tiffin	3	Mangata Co.
#8	Robert A. Stevenson	3	Greatbatch
#9	Wendy L. Stevenson	3	Unknown
#10	Alan Cucknell	2	Ford
#11	Andre Michalak	2	Somnifix International
#12	Bartosz Milczarczyk	2	Zhik Pty
#13	Brian John Conolly	2	Xefco Pty
#14	Casey Scherr	2	—
#15	Chris Johnson	2	Speedo International Limited
#16	Chen-Chiang Lee	2	Top Victory Investments Limited
#17	Daniel Phu Dinh	2	—
#18	Erika J. Olshin	2	—
#19	Fabio Luxi	2	Hanes Operations Europe Sas
#20	Gerhard Fildan	2	Fildan Accessories
#21	Ira Rothbaum	2	—
#22	Jason Berns	2	Under Armour
#23	James Shapiro	2	Rosecroft Components
#24	Karl Wanzenböck	2	Fildan Accessories
#25	Kendyl A. Roman	2	Evrio
#26	Kenneth Safford	2	Mechanix Wear
#27	Kurt Robert Spenser	2	Roka Sports
#28	Laurie Cronan	2	—
#29	Laurie A. Goldman	2	Spanx
#30	Lisa A. Hendrickson	2	Destination Maternity
#31	Matthew Edwards	2	Blc Paws
#32	Manon Turlan	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#33	Melanie Neal	2	Speedo International Limited
#34	Michael Landi	2	Shock Doctor
#35	Nathan Demarest	2	Nike
#36	Patrick Williams	2	Nike
#37	Robert Bolen	2	Lyall Assemblies
#38	Robert Allen Canales	2	Roka Sports
#39	Ronald Steven Charnecky	2	—
#40	Sebastien Scemla	2	—
#41	Sharon Goff	2	Sherrywear
#42	Tom Waller	2	Speedo International Limited
#43	William Biesecker, Sr.	1	—
#44	Grace Fooden	1	Spanx
#45	Joseph Cutrona	1	—
#46	Estella Pegues	1	—
#47	Edward Luevano	1	—
#48	Denise Weitala	1	—
#49	Siona Josiette Riana McCalla	1	—
#50	Amy Osetek	1	—
#51	Rhoda Squire	1	—
#52	Carlos K. Gurr	1	—
#53	Aaron Kayne Lillie	1	—
#54	Adam Daniels	1	Samuel Heath & Sons Plc
#55	Adel A. Elsherbini	1	Intel
#56	Adriana Lucin	1	—
#57	Adam C. Sclafani	1	Hoover Limited
#58	Adam E. Slank	1	—
#59	Agustin Portillo Mercado	1	Ansell Limited
#60	Ahmad Helmi Ujar	1	Ansell Limited
#61	Aimee Hayden Baehr	1	—
#62	Akiyo Hirakubo	1	Gold Flag
#63	Aki Kano	1	Kaneka
#64	Aleksandar Aleksov	1	Intel
#65	Alessandro Bellati	1	Dainese S.P.A.
#66	Alan Carey	1	Intel
#67	Alessandra Carrer	1	—
#68	Alan Habash	1	—
#69	Alan Lamper	1	Velcro Bvba
#70	Allan Ray McIntire, Jr.	1	—
#71	Alan Smith	1	Graham Holdings
#72	Alan Toronjo	1	Under Armour
#73	Albert Tsang	1	—
#74	Alexandra Whitaker	1	—
#75	A. Alex Wortman	1	—
#76	Amatsia Raanan	1	—
#77	Amy Styczynski Sabin	1	—
#78	Andrew Ampofo	1	—
#79	Anthony Angelino	1	Cupid Foundations
#80	Angelo Arena	1	—
#81	Anna Asnis	1	Specialized Bicycle Components
#82	Annette Azan	1	Nuu Collective
#83	Andrea Azzolin	1	Dainese S.P.A.
#84	Angeli Alino Breen	1	—
#85	Anthony B. Clayton	1	Hercules
#86	Andras Fenyves	1	—
#87	Andrew Foley	1	Ghsp
#88	Andrew R. Fox	1	3M
#89	Anthony Gambuzza	1	—
#90	Andrew Giles	1	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#91	Anatoly Kaganov	1	Anca Pty
#92	Andrue Kerr	1	Zhik Pty
#93	Anthony Hang Kwong Mak	1	—
#94	Andrew Lawrence Neale	1	The Boeing
#95	Anita Tomkoria	1	—
#96	Anton Wortman	1	—
#97	Arthur Tse-Shao Shih	1	—
#98	Asher Von Stein	1	—
#99	Atsushi Horihata	1	Denka Company Limited
#100	Atsushi Takai	1	Hitachi

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	22
2	Unknown	7
3	3M	6
#4	Under Armour	5
#5	Ansell Limited	4
#6	Hanes Operations Europe Sas	4
#7	Spanx	4
#8	5.11	3
#9	Kaneka	3
#10	Mangata Co.	3
#11	Wacoal	3
#12	Ykk	3
#13	Clover Mystique Co. Limited	2
#14	Dainese S.P.A.	2
#15	Destination Maternity	2
#16	Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service	2
#17	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	2
#18	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	2
#19	Mast Industries (Far East) Limited	2
#20	Mechanix Wear	2
#21	Roka Sports	2
#22	Rosecroft Components	2
#23	Sherrywear	2
#24	Shock Doctor	2
#25	Speedo International Limited	2
#26	Te Connectivity Co.	2
#27	X-Technology Swiss Gmbh	2
#28	Zhik Pty	2
#29	Intel	2
#30	Apple	1
#31	0912139 B.C.	1
#32	Adidas Ag	1
#33	Aeris Gmbh	1
#34	Albea Services	1
#35	Alf Wear	1
#36	Allegiance	1
#37	Alo	1
#38	Ampac Enterprises	1
#39	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	1
#40	Assos Of Switzerland Gmbh	1
#41	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services	1
#42	Blanqi	1
#43	Cabela'S	1
#44	Ce Soir Lingerie Company	1
#45	Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co.	1
#46	Cupid Foundations	1
#47	Danfoss Silicon Power Gmbh	1
#48	Dashamerica	1
#49	Decathlon	1
#50	Delta Galil Industries	1
#51	Denka Company Limited	1
#52	Djo	1
#53	Drifire	1
#54	Easton Diamond Sports	1
#55	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#56	Intellectual Ventures	1
#57	Exsomed International Ip	1
#58	Fastech Co.	1
#59	Finetrack Co.	1
#60	Gameplan Gear	1
#61	Gerber Technology	1
#62	G-Form	1
#63	Gold Flag	1
#64	Gottlieb Binder	1
#65	Groupestahl	1
#66	Hillerich & Bradsby	1
#67	Foxconn	1
#68	Innovative Sports	1
#69	Inteplast Group	1
#70	Kang Na Hsiung Enterprise Co.	1
#71	Lat Enterprises	1
#72	Leading Lady	1
#73	Lineweight	1
#74	Lululemon Athletica Canada	1
#75	Madgrip Holdings	1
#76	MIT	1
#77	Matscitechno Licensing	1
#78	Medela Holding Ag	1
#79	Medi Manufacturing	1
#80	Medline Industries, Lp	1
#81	Midori Anzen Co.	1
#82	Milliken &	1
#83	Moai Electronics	1
#84	National University Corporation Nagoya University	1
#85	New Balance Athletics	1
#86	Okamoto	1
#87	Performance Fabrics	1
#88	Prestige Ameritech	1
#89	Radians	1
#90	Ram Group	1
#91	University of Minnesota	1
#92	Saati S.P.A.	1
#93	Scentlok Technologies	1
#94	Scott Technologies	1
#95	Sexy Back Bra	1
#96	Shake-N-Go Fashion	1
#97	Shelby Group International	1
#98	Shibaura Institute Of Technology	1
#99	Showa Glove	1
#100	Sleeveit	1

Clothing Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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