Clothing Patent Leaders 2018 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Kurt Robert Spenser	7	Roka Sports
2	Robert Allen Canales	7	Roka Sports
3	James L. Hull	4	Summit Glove
#4	Laura Tempesta	4	Nike
#5	Mark Charles Stephens	4	Roka Sports
#6	Nathan Lincoln Tracy	4	Roka Sports
#7	Anthony Angelino	3	Cupid Foundations
#8	Brandon Solotoff	3	Preferred Prescription
#9	Douglas K. Farmer	3	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#10	Gunter Alex	3	—
#11	John D. Lindquist	3	Wrangler Apparel
#12	Anthony B. Clayton	2	Hercules
#13	Baron C. Brandt	2	Nike
#14	Carmen A. Covelli	2	Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#15	Charles DeLuca	2	—
#16	Chong Jin Koh	2	Bodygram
#17	David Welsch	2	Cupid Foundations
#18	Ezgi Ucar	2	Loomia Technologies
#19	Gerhard Fildan	2	Fildan Accessories
#20	Gregory V. Andrews	2	World Fibers
#21	Gregory J. Sesselmann	2	Als Enterprises
#22	Herman Sydney Roup	2	Talon Technologies
#23	Janett Martinez	2	Loomia Technologies
#24	Jennie M. Aburto	2	Cupid Foundations
#25	Johnny Chen	2	Willis Electric Co.
#26	Joseph Pandolfino	2	Patuga
#27	John D. Simmons	2	World Fibers
#28	Julian Hoenig	2	Apple
#29	Karl Wanzenböck	2	Fildan Accessories
#30	Larry Holtzman	2	—
#31	Luis Francisco Rodriguez Alcalde	2	Loomia Technologies
#32	Luke A. Pezzimenti	2	Nike
#33	Manon Turlan-Van Der Hoeven	2	—
#34	Madison Thea Maxey	2	Loomia Technologies
#35	Matthew D. Nordstrom	2	Nike
#36	Matthew Dean Rohrbach	2	Apple
#37	Mei Yee Chin	2	Ansell Limited
#38	M. Evans Hankey	2	Apple
#39	Mohd Fairuz Bin Mohamad Zawawi	2	Ansell Limited
#40	Nancy S. Miller	2	Cupid Foundations
#41	Nicole Callahan	2	Lysse Partners
#42	Nicole Rendone	2	Nike
#43	Norazilayati Binti Rastam	2	Ansell Limited
#44	Paul W. Cornelison	2	World Fibers
#45	Peter N. Russell-Clarke	2	Apple
#46	Phillip Brady Thomas	2	Silencerco
#47	Putri Faridatul Akmar Binti Megat Abdul Aziz	2	Ansell Limited
#48	Randall Jered LeMarbe	2	Point Blank Enterprises
#49	Rayvon A. Morton	2	World Fibers
#50	Rebecca P. Hurd	2	Nike
#51	Sabina Melarti	2	Blanqi
#52	Stephanie J. Scott	2	Nike
#53	Thomas G. Ragan	2	Shelby Group International
#54	Tosha L. Hays	2	Spanx
#55	Valerie Caron	2	Blanqi
#56	Winfield Gilbert James	2	—
#57	Yajaira Solano	2	—
#58	Kevin Borslien	1	—
#59	Phyllis Michele Liniger	1	Nike
#60	Tomasz Mróz	1	—
#61	Adam Gelder	1	Rehco
#62	Adam David Rapp	1	—
#63	Ajay Y. Houde	1	O&M Halyard
#64	Akinori Yamaguchi	1	Ricoh Company
#65	Alistair Black	1	Broadcom
#66	Alyssa Brownlee	1	—
#67	Alain Castonguay	1	Sport Maska
#68	Alfred K. Dassler	1	—
#69	Alexander J. Dedman	1	Nike
#70	Allon Guez	1	Controlrad Systems
#71	Alexander Benjamin HIRSCHBERG	1	—
#72	Albert John Hofeldt	1	Hp Intellectual
#73	Alfredo Infante	1	—
#74	Alyssa Jackson	1	Becton, Dickinson And
#75	Allan Ray McIntire, Jr.	1	—
#76	Alan Paul Oliver	1	Survitec Group Limited
#77	Alan W. Reichow	1	Nike
#78	Alicia M. Sacramone	1	—
#79	Amber Burke	1	Nickel & Suede
#80	Amanda M. Harris	1	—
#81	Amanda Loveland	1	—
#82	Amy Lyttle	1	Nike
#83	Amir H. Morgan	1	Nike
#84	Amatsia Raanan	1	—
#85	Amar Rana	1	—
#86	Amber Roberts	1	Vf Imagewear
#87	Amber Ezell Scott	1	—
#88	Andrea Aliverti	1	L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.
#89	Anthony Archuleta	1	Mesa Digital
#90	Anthony Peter Arnold	1	—
#91	Annabelle Abba Brownell	1	—
#92	Andre Kroecher	1	—
#93	Anthony Lopez	1	Legend3D
#94	Anna-Maria Mountfort	1	—
#95	Anders Nelson	1	Google
#96	Angelo M. Passanisi	1	—
#97	Ana Pinto	1	Southco
#98	Angela Kathleen Primavera	1	Vf Jeanswear Limited Partnership
#99	Antonio Del Rosario	1	Amphipod
#100	Andrew Spitzfaden	1	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	23
2	Unknown	10
3	Roka Sports	7
#4	Under Armour	5
#5	Summit Glove	4
#6	Wacoal	4
#7	Cupid Foundations	3
#8	Invista North America S.A.R.L.	3
#9	Talon Technologies	3
#10	3M	2
#11	Apple	2
#12	Adidas Ag	2
#13	Ansell Limited	2
#14	Blanqi	2
#15	Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service	2
#16	Hanes Operations Europe Sas	2
#17	Kiss Nail Products	2
#18	Loomia Technologies	2
#19	Lysse Partners	2
#20	Original	2
#21	Patuga	2
#22	Point Blank Enterprises	2
#23	Scentlok Technologies	2
#24	Shelby Group International	2
#25	Spanx	2
#26	Vf Imagewear	2
#27	Vf Jeanswear Limited Partnership	2
#28	Willis Electric Co.	2
#29	World Fibers	2
#30	Honeywell	2
#31	0912139 B.C.	1
#32	5.11	1
#33	Acushnet	1
#34	Alf Wear	1
#35	Alignmed	1
#36	Allegiance	1
#37	Altesse	1
#38	Amphipod	1
#39	Ansell Healthcare Products	1
#40	Arena Distribution S.A.	1
#41	Bauer Hockey	1
#42	Bell Sports	1
#43	Boston Inventions	1
#44	Breathablebaby	1
#45	Browning	1
#46	Cohesive Systems	1
#47	Djo	1
#48	Dpg Usa	1
#49	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#50	Elegant Headwear Co.	1
#51	Encompass Group, Llc.	1
#52	Ezbra Advanced Wound Care	1
#53	Franklin Sports	1
#54	F.R.E.D.	1
#55	Freddy S.P.A.	1
#56	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	1
#57	Hillerich & Bradsby	1
#58	Foxconn	1
#59	Joshua R&Dtechnologies	1
#60	L.I.F.E. Corporation S.A.	1
#61	Mast Industries (Far East) Limited	1
#62	Mastrad, S.A.	1
#63	Mechanix Wear	1
#64	Medline Industries, Lp	1
#65	Mesa Digital	1
#66	Millet Innovation	1
#67	Mmi-Ipco	1
#68	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.	1
#69	Nokia Technologies Oy	1
#70	O&M Halyard	1
#71	Peak Theory	1
#72	Phokus Research Group	1
#73	Prestige Ameritech	1
#74	Puma Se	1
#75	Purdue Research Foundation	1
#76	Qp Holdings Limited	1
#77	Reebok International Limited	1
#78	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited	1
#79	Resonance Companies	1
#80	Sca Hygiene Products Ab	1
#81	Sculpted U	1
#82	Seiko Instruments	1
#83	Shake-N-Go Fashion	1
#84	Showa Glove	1
#85	Simple Wishes	1
#86	Skip Hop	1
#87	Skis Rossignol	1
#88	Soliton	1
#89	Source Vagabond Systems	1
#90	Sport Maska	1
#91	Spy Optic	1
#92	Survitec Group Limited	1
#93	Tau Orthopedics	1
#94	University Of Illinois	1
#95	The Boppy Company	1
#96	Towa	1
#97	Tsinghua University	1
#98	Tyr Tactical	1
#99	Umm-Al-Qura University	1
#100	Velocity Systems	1

Clothing Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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