Clothing Patent Leaders 2025 | 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	Daniel P. Morgan	5	Nike
2	Iustinia Koshkaroff	5	Nike
3	Bhupesh Dua	4	Nike
#4	Carrie L. Davis	4	Nike
#5	Christopher Andon	4	Nike
#6	Giovanni Mazzarolo	4	Alpinestars Research Srl
#7	Steven H. Walker	4	Nike
#8	Xiangpeng Lian	4	Unknown
#9	Andrea J. Staub	3	Nike
#10	Baron C. Brandt	3	Nike
#11	Daniel Stuart	3	Nike
#12	Eun Kyung Lee	3	Samsung
#13	Hiroshi Ichigaya	3	Sft Laboratory Co.
#14	Jiarong Sun	3	—
#15	John Poccia	3	Mcneil-Ppc
#16	Junzhong Zou	3	East China University Of Science And Technology
#17	Kenneth A. Pelley	3	Mcneil-Ppc
#18	Kyle Blakely	3	Under Armour
#19	Lee L. Thibodeau	3	Stryker European Holdings
#20	Lorenzo Nardo	3	Alpinestars Research S.P.A.
#21	Sahara Lotti	3	Lashify
#22	William R. Kimball	3	—
#23	Xiangpeng Lian	3	—
#24	Alain Desmeules	2	Unknown
#25	Aleksandra Lugassi	2	—
#26	Amanda Frank	2	—
#27	Angelica Melendez	2	Spanx
#28	Asher Lugassi	2	—
#29	Austin Orand	2	Nike
#30	Avi N. Reichental	2	Nexa3D
#31	Christopher J. Ranalli	2	Nike
#32	Clark Harrison Bulleit	2	Protect3D
#33	Dallas Lund	2	Nike
#34	Diana Ponce-Cwiekalo	2	—
#35	Donald F. Zabkar, Jr.	2	Acushnet
#36	Elizabeth A. Crompton	2	Sculpted U
#37	Elena Novosiolova	2	Spanx
#38	Erdogan Baris OZDEN	2	Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
#39	Eun Jeong JANG	2	Samsung
#40	Fatih KONUKOGLU	2	Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
#41	Florian MIGUET	2	—
#42	Fredrica V. Coates	2	Tailored Technologies
#43	Garrett Li Gerson	2	Global Apparel Partners
#44	Geraldo Alexandre Pimentel de Oliveira	2	Ansell Limited
#45	Giulio Giuseppe Cesareo	2	Directa Plus S.P.A.
#46	Hapuarachchige Don Rasun Sajeewa	2	Prym Intimates Group Limited
#47	Heenatikumbure Kavisekara Mudiyanselage Anjana Piushan Kavisekara	2	Prym Intimates Group Limited
#48	Hosei Yonemitsu	2	Showa Glove
#49	Huijuan Lin	2	—
#50	Isaac Castañeda	2	—
#51	Jason Berns	2	Under Armour
#52	James L. Hull	2	Summit Glove
#53	Jayasuriya Arachchige Palitha Dhanushka Jayasuriya	2	Prym Intimates Group Limited
#54	Jean-François Béland	2	Bauer Nike Hockey
#55	Jessica Clayton	2	Nellcor Puritan Bennett
#56	Jiehua Lin	2	Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co.
#57	Julien GUERITEE	2	—
#58	Kevin Andrew Gehsmann	2	Protect3D
#59	Kyle Schepke	2	Nike
#60	Laura Giorgia Rizzi	2	Directa Plus S.P.A.
#61	Lisa M. Butler	2	Global Trademarks
#62	Ling Sun	2	IBM
#63	Matthew Fink	2	Fastech Co.
#64	Mauri Nylund	2	—
#65	Margaret Snoke	2	Under Armour
#66	Mark Waldman	2	Global Trademarks
#67	Melissa A. Coleman	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#68	Michael Kettner	2	Workaround Gmbh
#69	Monichan Puthuvelil Mathew	2	—
#70	Nicole Sofia Cuervo	2	—
#71	Nino Karas	2	—
#72	Nina Levikj	2	—
#73	Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.	2	Cree
#74	Nicole Rendone	2	Nike
#75	Nina Yashkova	2	Nike
#76	Norazilayati Binti Rastam	2	Ansell Limited
#77	Qian Feng	2	Dow Corning
#78	Rachel I. Erickson	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#79	Richard Athol Barton	2	Chargepoint Technology Limited
#80	Robert A. Vito	2	Matscitechno Licensing
#81	Ruth GORDON	2	Global Trademarks
#82	Ryan Jefferis	2	Stryker
#83	Serkan MERT	2	Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
#84	Shogo Fujiwara	2	Canon
#85	Sherry E. Kimel	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#86	Simon Armbruster	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#87	Tara Pennington	2	Nike
#88	Tasha R. Perry	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#89	Thanh Nguyen	2	Exocad Gmbh
#90	Timothy P. Hopkins	2	Nike
#91	Timothy John Skapek	2	Protect3D
#92	Trina Z. Murrietta	2	Nike
#93	Virginia Porowski	2	—
#94	William S. Wenkman	2	American Brands
#95	Zhi Xu	2	—
#96	Zhennan Xu	2	Hexin Holding Limited
#97	ZIGAN LIN	2	—
#98	Geferl Zasaretti	1	—
#99	John C. Alexander-Pubill	1	—
#100	Brian Harmon de Clare	1	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	38
2	Unknown	16
3	Under Armour	5
#4	Alpinestars Research S.P.A.	4
#5	Amer Sports Canada	4
#6	Milwaukee Electric Tool	4
#7	3M	3
#8	Adidas Ag	3
#9	Lashify	3
#10	Lululemon Athletica Canada	3
#11	Sft Laboratory Co.	3
#12	Sport Maska	3
#13	Sony	3
#14	Acushnet	2
#15	Ansell Limited	2
#16	Burlington Industries	2
#17	Clo Virtual Fashion	2
#18	Directa Plus S.P.A.	2
#19	Global Apparel Partners	2
#20	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	2
#21	Kaneka	2
#22	Mast Industries (Far East) Limited	2
#23	Matscitechno Licensing	2
#24	O&M Halyard	2
#25	Protect3D	2
#26	Puma Se	2
#27	Sculpted U	2
#28	Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co.	2
#29	Showa Glove	2
#30	Spanx	2
#31	Stryker	2
#32	Tailored Technologies	2
#33	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	2
#34	5.11	1
#35	A7 Fitness	1
#36	Active Protective Technologies	1
#37	Aderans Company Limited	1
#38	American Brands	1
#39	Artnature	1
#40	Atg Ceylon (Pvt) Limited	1
#41	Axon Enterprise	1
#42	Beijing Beishute Maternity & Child Articles Co.	1
#43	Bhaptics	1
#44	Blaser Group Gmbh	1
#45	Bombardier Recreational Products	1
#46	Busy Baby	1
#47	Bvw Holding Ag	1
#48	Careandwear Ii	1
#49	Chico'S Brands Investments	1
#50	Coolside Limited	1
#51	Createme Technologies	1
#52	Drymax Technologies	1
#53	Embraer S.A.	1
#54	Fameccanica.Data S.P.A.	1
#55	Fast Retailing Co.	1
#56	Forstgarten International Holding Gmbh	1
#57	Fox Head	1
#58	Georgia Tech Research	1
#59	Global Graphene Group	1
#60	Global Trademarks	1
#61	Goertek	1
#62	Gold Flag	1
#63	Honda Motor Co.	1
#64	Inzer Advance Designs	1
#65	Ip Mill Holdings	1
#66	Juki	1
#67	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	1
#68	Knix Wear	1
#69	Koolance	1
#70	Kuiu	1
#71	Kuprion	1
#72	Laboratoires Innothera	1
#73	Lectra	1
#74	Levi Strauss &	1
#75	Lion Group	1
#76	Lipocosm	1
#77	Loomia Technologies	1
#78	Lovepop	1
#79	Mas Innovation (Private) Limited	1
#80	Medline Industries, Lp	1
#81	Mizuno	1
#82	Mollusca Atelier	1
#83	Multi Trend Corporation Limited	1
#84	Nanjing Forestry University	1
#85	New Balance Athletics	1
#86	NTT	1
#87	On Clouds Gmbh	1
#88	Other Lab	1
#89	Pabban Development	1
#90	Phokus Research Group	1
#91	Prym Intimates Group Limited	1
#92	Regina Miracle International (Group) Limited	1
#93	Retail Royalty	1
#94	Riri S.A.	1
#95	Samtech	1
#96	Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.	1
#97	Schutt Sports Ip	1
#98	Shake-N-Go Fashion	1
#99	Shelby Group International	1
#100	Shen Wei (Usa)	1

Clothing Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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