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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 684 patents in 2024.peak 6841996: 278 patents19961997: 292 patents1998: 363 patents1999: 414 patents19992000: 419 patents2001: 397 patents2002: 384 patents20022003: 264 patents2004: 286 patents2005: 258 patents20052006: 288 patents2007: 232 patents2008: 219 patents20082009: 182 patents2010: 358 patents2011: 308 patents20112012: 367 patents2013: 343 patents2014: 389 patents20142015: 391 patents2016: 412 patents2017: 444 patents20172018: 471 patents2019: 574 patents2020: 576 patents20202021: 514 patents2022: 559 patents2023: 597 patents20232024: 684 patents2025: 644 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Sahara Lotti 6 Lashify
2 Iustinia Koshkaroff 5 Nike
3 Charles A. Johnson 4 Puma Se
#4 David Turner 4 Nike
#5 Erica Margaret Buckeridge 4 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#6 Herman Sydney Roup 4 Talon Technologies
#7 James Barton Sights 4
#8 K C Bean 4
#9 Kyle Blakely 4 Under Armour
#10 Matthew D. Nordstrom 4 Nike
#11 Tyson J. Mackjust 4 Dei Headquarters
#12 Benjamin J. Davenport 3
#13 Bruce Y. Moore 3 Hurley International
#14 David Love 3 Levi Strauss &
#15 Daniel P. Morgan 3 Nike
#16 Elizabeth O'Neill 3 Levi Strauss &
#17 Jason Berns 3 Under Armour
#18 Jeff Zens 3 Levi Strauss &
#19 Kristen Elizabeth Barnes 3 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#20 Rebecca P. Hurd 3 Nike
#21 Sharon A. Keene 3
#22 Adam Parkinson 2 Nike
#23 Aislinn Tan 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#24 Andrew M. Plant 2 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#25 Ariana Manesh 2 Nike
#26 Baron C. Brandt 2 Nike
#27 Baljinder Kaur Miles 2 Puma Se
#28 Bart E. Wilson 2 Racing Optics
#29 Brian E. Lin 2 O&M Halyard
#30 Brian Sheehy 2 Coast Cutlery
#31 Christian Darby 2 Nike
#32 Christopher P. Henderson 2 3M
#33 Chi-Feng Huang 2 Microjet Technology Co.
#34 Chun-Yi Kuo 2 Microjet Technology Co.
#35 Connor Alexander HAMMOND 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#36 Debra Abbaszadeh 2 Simple Wishes
#37 Greg Houser 2 Kryptek Outdoor Group
#38 Hana-Lia Krawchuk 2 Big Beings Usa Pty
#39 Hao-Jan Mou 2 Microjet Technology Co.
#40 Henry L Green, II 2
#41 Hugh Clarke 2 Puma Se
#42 Jessica Lee Croll 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#43 Jillian Lindsay Rothert 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#44 Jordi Beneyto-Ferre 2 Puma Se
#45 Joseph Simon Blecha 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#46 Josh Cleghorn 2 Kryptek Outdoor Group
#47 John Inzer 2 Inzer Advance Designs
#48 John Makowsky 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#49 Kevin Holland 2 Kryptek Outdoor Group
#50 Kevin C. Sze 2 Nike
#51 Kim D. Baschak 2 Nike
#52 Kimberly R. Fisher 2 Nike
#53 Krystal Lindsey Howard 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#54 Luke A. Pezzimenti 2 Nike
#55 Marlon J. Harris 2 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#56 Matthew Trexler 2 Under Armour
#57 Merida Miller 2 Under Armour
#58 Michael D. Abbott 2 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#59 Nadine Boudreau-Béland 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#60 Paul R. Juhasz 2 Interactive Skin
#61 Patrick Williams 2 Nike
#62 Rebecca Glazier 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#63 Rhonda McPartland Bentley 2
#64 Robert A. Connor 2 Medibotics
#65 Ryan P. Henry 2 Nike
#66 Ryan Tokko 2
#67 Shohei Utaka 2 Utax Co.
#68 Simon Quay 2 Nike
#69 Stephen H. Liu 2 Ifgcure Holdings
#70 Stephanie Muhlenfeld 2 Nike
#71 Ta-Wei Hsueh 2 Microjet Technology Co.
#72 Thomas Bennett Nields 2 Talon Technologies
#73 Todd Ernst 2 Coast Cutlery
#74 Wendy Hanson Allen 2 Spanx
#75 William J. Schultz 2 3M
#76 Yung-Lung Han 2 Microjet Technology Co.
#77 Ferenc Plutzer 1 Arcsecond
#78 Daniel Banyay 1 Arcsecond
#79 Aurora Cristiano 1
#80 Avanes Galustyants 1
#81 Ricky Tolefree 1
#82 Walter Thomas Bueneman 1
#83 Tamara Wimer-Golebiowski 1
#84 Scott Biscuiti 1
#85 Prince Mufti Ziaul Hasan 1 King Abdulaziz University
#86 Scott Weiser 1
#87 Aaron Cooper 1 Nike
#88 Aaron Reimer 1 Nike
#89 Aaron Tanenbaum 1
#90 Abdalla Abukashef 1
#91 Adrianne Toni Rangel 1
#92 Adam Varga 1 Arcsecond
#93 Aidan T. Cao 1
#94 Aidan Hyde 1 Maquet Cardiopulmonary Gmbh
#95 Akash Kalpesh Gajjar 1
#96 Akanksha Gupta 1 Amazon
#97 Akemi Kobayashi 1 Kao
#98 Aldjia Begriche 1 Honeywell
#99 Alice Brody 1 Feinstein Institutes For Medical Research
#100 Allen Bryan 1

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Nike 47
2 Unknown 16
3 Under Armour 9
#4 Lululemon Athletica Canada 7
#5 Adidas Ag 6
#6 Lashify 6
#7 3M 5
#8 Puma Se 5
#9 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises 4
#10 Levi Strauss & 4
#11 Talon Technologies 4
#12 Showa Glove 3
#13 Simple Wishes 3
#14 Spanx 3
#15 Alignmed 2
#16 Ansell Limited 2
#17 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#18 Big Beings Usa Pty 2
#19 Coast Cutlery 2
#20 Ifgcure Holdings 2
#21 Interactive Skin 2
#22 Inzer Advance Designs 2
#23 Kryptek Outdoor Group 2
#24 Medline Industries, Lp 2
#25 Microjet Technology Co. 2
#26 O&M Halyard 2
#27 Racing Optics 2
#28 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. 2
#29 The North Face Apparel 2
#30 Utax Co. 2
#31 Wells Lamont Industry Group 2
#32 Honeywell 2
#33 Adobe 1
#34 Apple 1
#35 0912139 B.C. 1
#36 2Nd Skull 1
#37 5.11 1
#38 Active Protective Technologies 1
#39 Akerson Ip 1
#40 Alpinestars Research S.P.A. 1
#41 American Brands 1
#42 Ampac Enterprises 1
#43 Arcsecond 1
#44 Assos Of Switzerland Gmbh 1
#45 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 1
#46 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 1
#47 Bodygram 1
#48 Booginhead 1
#49 Capped Out Media 1
#50 Cascade Maverik Lacrosse 1
#51 Clo Virtual Fashion 1
#52 Contact Control Interfaces, Llc. 1
#53 Cornell University 1
#54 Cornerstone Research Group 1
#55 Createme Technologies 1
#56 Dashamerica 1
#57 Denka Company Limited 1
#58 Drymax Technologies 1
#59 Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service 1
#60 Ebay 1
#61 Electricite De France 1
#62 Extang 1
#63 Falke Kgaa 1
#64 Fast Retailing Co. 1
#65 Fidlock Gmbh 1
#66 Gelmart Industries 1
#67 G-Form 1
#68 Global Apparel Partners 1
#69 Groz-Beckert Kg 1
#70 H2W 1
#71 Hanes Operations Europe Sas 1
#72 Hb Innovations 1
#73 Holovisions 1
#74 Ingrid & Isabel 1
#75 International Textile Group 1
#76 Jbs Hair 1
#77 Jenny Yoo Collection 1
#78 Jsp 1
#79 King Abdulaziz University 1
#80 Knix Wear 1
#81 Kore Essentials 1
#82 L'Oreal 1
#83 Lucida 1
#84 Lumitex 1
#85 Lymphatech 1
#86 Makita 1
#87 Matscitechno Licensing 1
#88 Mechanix Wear 1
#89 Medela Holding Ag 1
#90 Medibotics 1
#91 Medstar Health 1
#92 Milliken & 1
#93 Mustang Survival 1
#94 Myntra Designs Private Limited 1
#95 Nantworks 1
#96 Nbc Meshtec 1
#97 Nitto Denko 1
#98 Novalash 1
#99 Nuu Collective 1
#100 Nypro 1