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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 Iustinia Koshkaroff 9 Nike
2 Yongqiang Li 6 Createme Technologies
3 Caglar Remzi Becer 5 Createme Technologies
#4 Daniel John Mackinnon 5 Createme Technologies
#5 Luke A. Pezzimenti 5 Nike
#6 James L. Hull 4 Summit Glove
#7 James Barton Sights 4
#8 Matthew D. Nordstrom 4 Nike
#9 Nicholas Chope 4 Createme Technologies
#10 Ronen Yehuda 4 Nike
#11 Sahara Lotti 4 Lashify
#12 Amir H. Morgan 3 Nike
#13 Amanda Tindell 3 Nike
#14 Baron C. Brandt 3 Nike
#15 Giovanni Mazzarolo 3 Alpinestars Research Srl
#16 Joshua Patrick Williams 3 Nike
#17 Mark A. Van Weerd 3 Nike
#18 Patrick D. Boyd 3 Intel
#19 Stewart D. Horner 3 Nike
#20 Summer L. Schneider 3 Nike
#21 Abby Wittstadt 2 Under Armour
#22 Anne Govan Dickerson 2 No-Knob
#23 Anoop Kumar Holalakere Sreenivasa Rao 2
#24 Anton Sutovsky 2 Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
#25 Austin Orand 2 Nike
#26 Benjamin Bell 2 Levi Strauss &
#27 Brendan Donohoe 2 Nike
#28 Brian Kash 2 Nike
#29 Brian E. Lin 2 O&M Halyard
#30 Bruce Y. Moore 2 Hurley International
#31 Brett Roddis 2 The Gap
#32 Brandon Solotoff 2 Preferred Prescription
#33 Brian Walsh 2 Southern Mills
#34 Christopher J. Ranalli 2 Nike
#35 Christopher Schultz 2 Levi Strauss &
#36 Collin White 2 Texas Instruments
#37 Cynthia Bolker 2
#38 Daniela Grogro 2 Nike
#39 David Love 2 Levi Strauss &
#40 David Malul 2 Nike
#41 Daniel P. Morgan 2 Nike
#42 Daniel Shirley 2 Nike
#43 Dafina Smith 2
#44 Debdulal Mahanty 2 Levi Strauss &
#45 Donavan Harris 2 Nike
#46 Elizabeth O'Neill 2 Levi Strauss &
#47 Eric William McMullin 2
#48 Grant Edward Staples 2
#49 Helena Kaylin 2
#50 Herman Sydney Roup 2 Talon Technologies
#51 Hiroshi Ichigaya 2 Sft Laboratory Co.
#52 Holli Pheil 2 Nike
#53 Jacob R. Arnold 2 Nike
#54 Jae Ho Lee 2 Samsung
#55 Jeffrey Damir 2
#56 Jerald T. Jascomb 2 O&M Halyard
#57 Jennifer Schultz 2 Levi Strauss &
#58 Jeff Zens 2 Levi Strauss &
#59 Joanne DiCamillo 2 Befree
#60 Joshua David Hiney 2 The Gap
#61 John R. Iacono 2 Zero Friction
#62 John Kelly 2 The Gap
#63 Joseph R. McIntyre 2 Milwaukee Electric Tool
#64 Kazuhiro Sakurai 2 Toyota
#65 Keith Folske 2 Nike
#66 Kevin Steward 2 Nike
#67 Kevin C. Sze 2 Nike
#68 Khalil R. Khouri 2 Lipocosm
#69 Kodai Kozuki 2 Showa Glove
#70 Kyle Blakely 2 Under Armour
#71 Luther Lloyd, III 2 Softwear Automation
#72 Lynette Damir 2
#73 Marco BRUNO 2 Geox S.P.A.
#74 Mark Cumiskey 2 Under Armour
#75 Mario Polegato Moretti 2 Geox S.P.A.
#76 Marco Signorelli 2 Alpinestars Research S.P.A.
#77 Manabu Tokunaga 2 Makita
#78 Melissa Lawrence 2 The Gap
#79 Meghan Marsden 2 Veil Intimates
#80 Michael D. Abbott 2 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#81 Michael J. Baker 2 Softwear Automation
#82 Michael Kettner 2 Workaround Gmbh
#83 Michael Andrew Laton 2 Southern Mills
#84 Michael William Tanguay 2 Createme Technologies
#85 Morgan Bakhshaee 2 Southern Mills
#86 Natasha Gray 2
#87 Natasa Lazic 2 Lululemon Athletica Canada
#88 Namita A. Mithani 2 O&M Halyard
#89 Nancy Trangmar 2 Veil Intimates
#90 Nicole Puzzo 2 Befree
#91 Nobuyoshi Miyasaka 2 Teijin Limited
#92 Patrick Robert 2 O&M Halyard
#93 Peter P. Williams, II 2 Nike
#94 Randall Harward 2 Under Armour
#95 Rembert J. Truesdale, III 2 Southern Mills
#96 Roger K. Khouri 2 Lipocosm
#97 Roy C. Mallady, Jr. 2
#98 Robert Newman 2 Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
#99 Robert A. Vito 2 Matscitechno Licensing
#100 Roger D. Warren 2 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Nike 49
2 Unknown 17
3 Under Armour 9
#4 Createme Technologies 8
#5 Lululemon Athletica Canada 6
#6 O&M Halyard 6
#7 Lashify 4
#8 Levi Strauss & 4
#9 Showa Glove 4
#10 Summit Glove 4
#11 Alpinestars Research S.P.A. 3
#12 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises 3
#13 Makita 3
#14 Medline Industries, Lp 3
#15 Milliken & 3
#16 Teijin Limited 3
#17 The Gap 3
#18 Apple 2
#19 Allegiance 2
#20 Ansell Limited 2
#21 Befree 2
#22 Geox S.P.A. 2
#23 Lipocosm 2
#24 Matscitechno Licensing 2
#25 Milwaukee Electric Tool 2
#26 No-Knob 2
#27 Preferred Prescription 2
#28 Puma Se 2
#29 Rawlings Sporting Goods Company 2
#30 Sft Laboratory Co. 2
#31 Shock Doctor 2
#32 Softwear Automation 2
#33 Southern Mills 2
#34 Spanx 2
#35 Talon Technologies 2
#36 Target Brands 2
#37 US Army 2
#38 Trere′ Innovation S.R.L. 2
#39 Veil Intimates 2
#40 Wilson Sporting Goods 2
#41 Workaround Gmbh 2
#42 Zazzle 2
#43 Zero Friction 2
#44 Ford 2
#45 Google 2
#46 Honeywell 2
#47 3M 1
#48 Amazon 1
#49 AMD 1
#50 2Nd Skull 1
#51 5.11 1
#52 A7 Fitness 1
#53 Achaemenid 1
#54 Acushnet 1
#55 Aderans Company Limited 1
#56 Adidas Ag 1
#57 Akerson Ip 1
#58 American Biomedical Group 1
#59 Amogreentech Co. 1
#60 Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University 1
#61 As 1
#62 Assos Of Switzerland Gmbh 1
#63 Axon Enterprise 1
#64 Brownmed 1
#65 Buckingham Manufacturing Company 1
#66 Cascade Maverik Lacrosse 1
#67 Clo Virtual Fashion 1
#68 Columbia Sportswear North America 1
#69 Cranial Technologies 1
#70 Create To Overcome 1
#71 Daio Paper 1
#72 Delta Galil Industries 1
#73 Denka Company Limited 1
#74 Dpg Usa 1
#75 Drexel University 1
#76 Dubrosky & Tracy Patent Service 1
#77 Dupont Safety & Construction 1
#78 Duraflex Hong Kong Limited 1
#79 Falke Kgaa 1
#80 Fidlock Gmbh 1
#81 Fxi Inc. Limited 1
#82 George Tfe Scp 1
#83 Global Apparel Partners 1
#84 Hand Held Products 1
#85 Hb Innovations 1
#86 Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 1
#87 Hojeon Limited 1
#88 Honeylove Sculptwear 1
#89 Jeanologia, S. L. 1
#90 Jsp 1
#91 Karsten Manufacturing 1
#92 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#93 Kowa Company 1
#94 Kyndryl 1
#95 Lion Group 1
#96 Lovepop 1
#97 Lucida 1
#98 Lymphatech 1
#99 Lysse Partners 1
#100 Macneil Ip 1