Coating metals Patent Leaders 2020

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Katsuhiko Kishimoto	12	Sakai Display Products
2	Jennifer Y. Sun	8	Applied Materials
3	Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez	7	Applied Materials
#4	Adrien LaVoie	6	Lam Research
#5	Chikao Ikenaga	6	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#6	Jean-Michel Mataigne	6	Arcelormittal
#7	Karl Leeser	6	Lam Research
#8	Katsunari Obata	6	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#9	Koshi Nishida	6	Foxconn
#10	Toshihiko Takeda	6	Canon
#11	Zhiming Lin	6	Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co.
#12	Amit Kumar BANSAL	5	Applied Materials
#13	Choon Ming Seah	5	Fourté International, Sdn. Bhd
#14	Daniel Schweigert	5	Guardian Glass
#15	Eric James Shero	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#16	Guowen Ding	5	Intermolecular
#17	Guizhen Zhang	5	Intermolecular
#18	Hitoshi Kato	5	Tokyo Electron Limited
#19	James J. Farquhar	5	Fourté International, Sdn. Bhd
#20	Sanjeev Baluja	5	Applied Materials
#21	Suvi Haukka	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#22	Biraja P. Kanungo	4	Applied Materials
#23	Brian T. Hazel	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#24	Carl Louis White	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#25	Cesar Clavero	4	Guardian Glass
#26	Chiaki Hatsuta	4	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#27	Daniel Lee	4	Guardian Glass
#28	David Whitmore	4	Vector Corrosion Technologies
#29	Hiroyuki Kawata	4	Nippon Steel
#30	Hu Kang	4	Lam Research
#31	Jin-Pil Heo	4	Samsung
#32	Jianhua Zhou	4	Applied Materials
#33	Kartik Shah	4	Applied Materials
#34	Kozo Yano	4	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#35	Luc Diez	4	Arcelormittal
#36	Scott Jewhurst	4	Guardian Glass
#37	Srinivas D. Nemani	4	Applied Materials
#38	Susumu Sakio	4	Foxconn
#39	Vahid Firouzdor	4	Applied Materials
#40	Xianmin Tang	4	Applied Materials
#41	Yuji Yamaguchi	4	Toyota
#42	Zhen Wang	4	BOE
#43	Aaron T. Nardi	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#44	Abhijit Basu Mallick	3	Applied Materials
#45	Anantha K. Subramani	3	Applied Materials
#46	Barry L. Merriman	3	Roswell Biotechnologies
#47	Brent Boyce	3	Guardian Glass
#48	Caroline Masquelier	3	Fontaine Holdings Nv
#49	Chloe Baldasseroni	3	Lam Research
#50	Chulmin Choi	3	Roswell Biotechnologies
#51	Christopher W. Strock	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#52	Cheng-Hsiung Tsai	3	TSMC
#53	Chiyu Zhu	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#54	Cliff J. Leidecker	3	Quantum Innovations
#55	David A. Litton	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#56	Daniel LOEFFLER	3	Basf Se
#57	David Warichet	3	Fontaine Holdings Nv
#58	Ding-I Liu	3	TSMC
#59	Dmitry Lubomirsky	3	Applied Materials
#60	Easwar Srinivasan	3	Novellus Systems
#61	Ernst Hendrik August Granneman	3	Asm International N.V.
#62	Falko Abels	3	Basf Se
#63	Gary D. Roberge	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#64	Herbert Terhorst	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#65	Hiroshi Kawasaki	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#66	Hidenari Yoshida	3	Kokusai Electric
#67	Hyun Soo Jang	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#68	James B. Mattzela	3	Silcotek
#69	Jeong Ho Lee	3	Samsung
#70	Jeremy Tucker	3	Lam Research
#71	Jereld Lee Winkler	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#72	Jian Zhang	3	Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co.
#73	Julien Balduyck	3	Fontaine Holdings Nv
#74	Jun Qian	3	Applied Materials
#75	Kandabara Tapily	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#76	Kenji Shirako	3	Kokusai Electric
#77	Keisuke Washio	3	The Japan Steel Works
#78	Kien N. Chuc	3	Applied Materials
#79	Lucian Jdira	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#80	Mark R. Jaworowski	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#81	Markku Leskelä	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#82	Maxime Monnoyer	3	Arcelormittal
#83	Manabu Niboshi	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#84	Masato YUYA	3	Nippon Steel
#85	Mehmet Tugrul Samir	3	Applied Materials
#86	Minh Huu Le	3	Intermolecular
#87	Mikko Ritala	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#88	Mikio SHINNO	3	Toppan Printing Co.
#89	Muhammad M. Rasheed	3	Applied Materials
#90	Natsuo Tatsumi	3	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#91	Pascale Feltin	3	Arcelormittal
#92	Paul Mola	3	Roswell Biotechnologies
#93	Peter R. Leicht	3	Kennametal
#94	Petri Raisanen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#95	Po-Hsiung Leu	3	TSMC
#96	Purushottam Kumar	3	Lam Research
#97	Qiwei Liang	3	Applied Materials
#98	Ramesh Chandrasekharan	3	Lam Research
#99	Ryosuke Komami	3	Nippon Steel
#100	Satoshi Inoue	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Applied Materials	82
2	Tokyo Electron Limited	58
3	Samsung	36
#4	Lam Research	34
#5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	32
#6	BOE	32
#7	RTX (Raytheon)	23
#8	Kokusai Electric	22
#9	Nippon Steel	17
#10	Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co.	16
#11	TSMC	14
#12	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	12
#13	GE	12
#14	Posco Co.	11
#15	Arcelormittal	9
#16	Sakai Display Products	9
#17	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	8
#18	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon	8
#19	The Boeing	8
#20	Toyota	8
#21	Foxconn	7
#22	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	7
#23	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	7
#24	IBM	7
#25	Guardian Glass	6
#26	Kennametal	6
#27	Sumitomo Electric Industries	6
#28	General Motors	6
#29	Aixtron Se	5
#30	Fourté International, Sdn. Bhd	5
#31	Goodrich	5
#32	Mitsubishi Materials	5
#33	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	5
#34	Canon	5
#35	Asm International N.V.	4
#36	Basf Se	4
#37	Entegris	4
#38	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	4
#39	Horiba Stec, Co.	4
#40	Jfe Steel	4
#41	Kobe Steel	4
#42	Materion	4
#43	Praxair Technology	4
#44	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab	4
#45	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	4
#46	Toppan Printing Co.	4
#47	Tungaloy	4
#48	Veeco Instruments	4
#49	Honeywell	4
#50	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	3
#51	Baker Hughes Holdings	3
#52	Caltech	3
#53	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	3
#54	Fontaine Holdings Nv	3
#55	Fujimi Incorporated	3
#56	Hamilton Sundstrand	3
#57	Hermes-Epitek	3
#58	Honda Motor Co.	3
#59	Hyundai Motor	3
#60	Kia Motors	3
#61	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	3
#62	Korloy	3
#63	Kyocera	3
#64	Lawrence Livermore National Security	3
#65	Mitsubishi Electric	3
#66	Novellus Systems	3
#67	Primetals Technologies Japan	3
#68	Quantum Innovations	3
#69	Rolls-Royce Plc	3
#70	Roswell Biotechnologies	3
#71	Seagate Technology	3
#72	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	3
#73	Silcotek	3
#74	Sumitomo Chemical	3
#75	The Japan Steel Works	3
#76	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems	3
#77	Ulvac	3
#78	Unknown	3
#79	Walter Ag	3
#80	Wonik Ips Co.	3
#81	Axcelis Technologies	2
#82	Catlam	2
#83	Citic Dicastal Co.	2
#84	Dowa Thermotech Co.	2
#85	Eastman Kodak	2
#86	Enf Technology Co.	2
#87	Fraunhofer	2
#88	Halliburton Energy Services	2
#89	Imec Vzw	2
#90	Iowa State University	2
#91	Joint Development	2
#92	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ku Leuven R&D	2
#93	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	2
#94	Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering	2
#95	Modumetal	2
#96	Nanolumens Acquisition	2
#97	Nhk Spring Co.	2
#98	Nisshin Steel Co.	2
#99	Novaled Gmbh	2
#100	Nuflare Technology	2

Coating metals Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies