Coating metals Patent Leaders 2016

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	Shinichi Kawato	9	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
2	Karl Leeser	6	Lam Research
3	Satoshi Inoue	6	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#4	Tohru Sonoda	6	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#5	Alan A. Ritchie	5	Applied Materials
#6	Eric R. Dickey	5	Lotus Applied Technology
#7	Eric James Shero	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#8	Hideo Sugawara	5	Nitto Denko
#9	Keith A. Miller	5	Applied Materials
#10	Ludovic Godet	5	Applied Materials
#11	Markku Leskelä	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#12	Mikko Ritala	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#13	Myung-Soo Huh	5	Samsung
#14	Sang Shin Lee	5	Hyundai Motor
#15	Soo Young Choi	5	Applied Materials
#16	Tomotake Nashiki	5	Nitto Denko
#17	Yezdi Dordi	5	Lam Research
#18	Akira Hamada	4	Casio Computer Co.
#19	Aniruddha Joi	4	Lam Research
#20	Christine Schieber	4	IBM
#21	Donny Young	4	Applied Materials
#22	Ichiro Shiono	4	Shincron Co.
#23	Jeong Won HAN	4	Samsung
#24	Jong-Heon Kim	4	Samsung
#25	Jrjyan Jerry CHEN	4	Applied Materials
#26	Julia Baldauf	4	IBM
#27	Kam C. Ng	4	Eastman Kodak
#28	Kenkichi Yagura	4	Nitto Denko
#29	Kuniaki Ishibashi	4	Nitto Denko
#30	Kurt D. Sieber	4	Eastman Kodak
#31	Nobuhiro Hayashi	4	Sony
#32	Ronald S. Cok	4	Eastman Kodak
#33	Shiro Tsukamoto	4	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals
#34	Siegfried Krassnitzer	4	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#35	Stefan Harrer	4	IBM
#36	Suk-Won Jung	4	Samsung
#37	Veit Schier	4	Walter Ag
#38	Young-Mook Choi	4	Samsung
#39	Yoshihisa Ito	4	Kuraray Noritake Dental
#40	Yousong Jiang	4	Shincron Co.
#41	Yoshimasa Sakata	4	Nitto Denko
#42	Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer	3	Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno
#43	Akihiro Goto	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#44	Aldona Jagminiene	3	Lam Research
#45	Arito OGAWA	3	Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#46	Brian S. Tryon	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#47	Carl Louis White	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#48	Choel-Min Jang	3	Samsung
#49	Dong-Yoeul Lee	3	Posco Co.
#50	Dong-Bok Park	3	Korloy
#51	Edward Augustyniak	3	Lam Research
#52	Eiichi Matsumoto	3	Preferred Networks
#53	Ekishu Nagae	3	Shincron Co.
#54	Eugenijus Norkus	3	Lam Research
#55	Gad Zak	3	—
#56	Hitoshi Kato	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#57	Hiroyuki Nishimura	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#58	Ikuo Kikuchi	3	Nippon Steel
#59	Ina Stankeviciene	3	Lam Research
#60	Jae-Hoon Kang	3	Ildong Pharm Co.
#61	Jeffrey W. Anthis	3	Applied Materials
#62	Je-Hun Park	3	Korloy
#63	John M. White	3	Applied Materials
#64	Jung Wook Kim	3	Samsung
#65	Jung-Woo Ko	3	Samsung
#66	Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez	3	Applied Materials
#67	Kazumi Nishimura	3	Nippon Steel
#68	Katsunari Obata	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#69	Kenji Yamamoto	3	Sony
#70	Kiyokazu Ishizuka	3	Nippon Steel
#71	Koutarou Takazaki	3	Citizen Holdings Co.
#72	Kristen M. Milum	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#73	Kyung-Hoon Nam	3	Posco Co.
#74	Loreta Tamasauskaite-Tamasiunaite	3	Lam Research
#75	Man Cheol Han	3	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology
#76	Manabu Honma	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#77	Masahiro ICHIHARA	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#78	Markus Lechthaler	3	Oerlikon Trading Ag, Truebbach
#79	Maria Anna Rzeznik	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#80	Masayuki Saito	3	Jnc
#81	Masanori Sakai	3	Canon
#82	Masahiro Yoshida	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#83	Mitsuaki Iwashita	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#84	Ramesh Chandrasekharan	3	Lam Research
#85	Seung-Su Ahn	3	Korloy
#86	Seok Chang	3	Samsung
#87	Shinichi Kurita	3	Applied Materials
#88	Shunpei Yamazaki	3	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#89	Sun-Yong Ahn	3	Korloy
#90	Sung Hyun Kim	3	Samsung
#91	Sung Gu Lee	3	Korloy
#92	Tae-Yeob Kim	3	Posco Co.
#93	Takashi Ochi	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#94	Takuya Sugawara	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#95	Takashi Tanaka	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#96	Thomas Nowak	3	Applied Materials
#97	Timo Hatanpää	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#98	Toshihiko Takeda	3	Canon
#99	Tsuyoshi Takeda	3	Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#100	Victor Brouk	3	Advanced Energy Industries

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	57
2	Applied Materials	48
3	Tokyo Electron Limited	30
#4	Hitachi Kokusai Electric	18
#5	Lam Research	17
#6	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	15
#7	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	13
#8	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	12
#9	Novellus Systems	11
#10	RTX (Raytheon)	11
#11	Jfe Steel	10
#12	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	10
#13	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	9
#14	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon	9
#15	GE	9
#16	Eastman Kodak	8
#17	Canon	8
#18	TSMC	7
#19	CNRS	6
#20	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	6
#21	Joled	6
#22	Posco Co.	6
#23	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory	6
#24	Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.	6
#25	Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates	6
#26	Asm International N.V.	5
#27	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	5
#28	Lotus Applied Technology	5
#29	Nitto Denko	5
#30	Tencent	5
#31	3M	4
#32	Apple	4
#33	Atotech Deutschland	4
#34	CEA	4
#35	Intermolecular	4
#36	Kobe Steel	4
#37	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	4
#38	Lintec	4
#39	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#40	Mitsubishi Materials	4
#41	Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno	4
#42	Seagate Technology	4
#43	Shincron Co.	4
#44	The Boeing	4
#45	Veeco Instruments	4
#46	Walter Ag	4
#47	General Motors	4
#48	IBM	4
#49	Advanced Energy Industries	3
#50	Baker Hughes Holdings	3
#51	Citizen Holdings Co.	3
#52	Citizen Watch Co.	3
#53	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	3
#54	Ecolab Usa	3
#55	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	3
#56	Fih (Hong Kong) Limited	3
#57	First Solar	3
#58	Globalfoundries	3
#59	Hgst Netherlands, B.V.	3
#60	Hitachi High-Technologies	3
#61	Ihi	3
#62	ITRI	3
#63	Kennametal	3
#64	Korloy	3
#65	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	3
#66	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	3
#67	Robert Bosch Gmbh	3
#68	Rolls-Royce Plc	3
#69	Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co.	3
#70	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	3
#71	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	3
#72	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.	3
#73	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems	3
#74	Ulvac	3
#75	Wacker Chemie Ag	3
#76	BOE	3
#77	Air Products And Chemicals	2
#78	Asm America	2
#79	Blackberry Limited	2
#80	Byd Company Limited	2
#81	Chemetall Gmbh	2
#82	Chemtreat	2
#83	Cnam—Conservatoire National Des Arts At Metier	2
#84	Corning Incorporated	2
#85	Corning Precision Materials Co.	2
#86	Cortec Gmbh	2
#87	Dipsol Chemicals Co.	2
#88	Ecole Normale Superieure De Cachan	2
#89	Edwards Limited	2
#90	Empire Technology Development	2
#91	Entegris	2
#92	Eugene Technology Co.	2
#93	Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co.	2
#94	Federal-Mogul Burscheid Gmbh	2
#95	Fraunhofer	2
#96	Fujifilm	2
#97	Fujimi Incorporated	2
#98	Halliburton Energy Services	2
#99	H.E.F.	2
#100	Hermes-Epitek	2

Coating metals Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies