Coating metals Patent Leaders 2022

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	Chikao Ikenaga	8	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
2	Sanjeev Baluja	8	Applied Materials
3	Amit Kumar BANSAL	6	Applied Materials
#4	Eric Silberberg	6	Arcelormittal
#5	Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez	6	Applied Materials
#6	Thomas Knisley	6	Applied Materials
#7	Adrien LaVoie	5	Lam Research
#8	Kevin Griffin	5	Applied Materials
#9	Mark Saly	5	Applied Materials
#10	Muhammad M. Rasheed	5	Applied Materials
#11	Ning Li	5	IBM
#12	Sanjay Bhat	5	Applied Materials
#13	Srinivas Gandikota	5	Applied Materials
#14	Tuan Nguyen	5	Applied Materials
#15	Vibhu Jindal	5	Applied Materials
#16	Anil U. Mane	4	Uchicago Argonne
#17	Bassam Hanna Abraham	4	Ionquest
#18	Chang Luo	4	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#19	Christopher J. Nagel	4	Molten Metal Technology
#20	Chiyu Zhu	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#21	Daisuke Toriya	4	Tokyo Electron Limited
#22	Eric James Shero	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#23	HakYong Kwon	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#24	Il-Ryoung Sohn	4	Posco Co.
#25	Jeffrey W. Elam	4	Uchicago Argonne
#26	Jing-Cheng Lin	4	TSMC
#27	Jianpeng Wu	4	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#28	Katsuhiko Kishimoto	4	Sakai Display Products
#29	Koshi Nishida	4	Foxconn
#30	Markku Leskelä	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#31	Mei WANG	4	Osg
#32	Mihaela Balseanu	4	Applied Materials
#33	Mikko Ritala	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#34	Mikio SHINNO	4	Toppan Printing Co.
#35	Muhannad Mustafa	4	Applied Materials
#36	Roman Chistyakov	4	Zond
#37	Seunghwan Lee	4	Samsung
#38	Sergio Pace	4	Arcelormittal
#39	Siegfried Krassnitzer	4	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#40	Suvi Haukka	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#41	SungBae Kim	4	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#42	Susumu Okuno	4	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#43	Susumu Sakio	4	Foxconn
#44	Tae-Chul Kim	4	Posco Co.
#45	Timo Hatanpää	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#46	Toshiaki Fujisato	4	Tokyo Electron Limited
#47	Yasuki Kido	4	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#48	Abhijit Basu Mallick	3	Applied Materials
#49	Andrew Edmonds	3	Fabric8Labs
#50	Antti Niskanen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#51	Avetik Harutyunyan	3	Honda Motor Co.
#52	Bryan C. Hendrix	3	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#53	Bruno Schmitz	3	Arcelormittal
#54	Charles N. Pateros	3	Viasat
#55	Curtis Bailey	3	Lam Research
#56	David Pain	3	Fabric8Labs
#57	David Thompson	3	Applied Materials
#58	Eva Tois	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#59	Hiroyasu Fujii	3	Nippon Steel
#60	Hitoshi Kato	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#61	Hideyuki Okamoto	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#62	Hiroyuki Toshima	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#63	Jan-Willem Brouwer	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#64	Jeffrey Herman	3	Fabric8Labs
#65	Jennifer Y. Sun	3	Applied Materials
#66	Jianxin Lei	3	Applied Materials
#67	Jian Zong	3	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.
#68	Joseph AuBuchon	3	Applied Materials
#69	Jong-Sang Kim	3	Posco Co.
#70	Juerg Hagmann	3	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#71	Juhana Kostamo	3	Picosun Oy
#72	Jun Ogawa	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#73	Katsunari Obata	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#74	Katja Väyrynen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#75	Keith A. Miller	3	Applied Materials
#76	KiKang Kim	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#77	Kiyoaki Nishitsuji	3	Toppan Printing Co.
#78	Kosuke Takagi	3	Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#79	Kozo Yano	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#80	Krzysztof Nauka	3	HP
#81	Lydia Rachiele	3	Arcelormittal
#82	Marko PUDAS	3	Picosun Oy
#83	Marko Tuominen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#84	Masato Ushikusa	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#85	Michael R. Rice	3	Applied Materials
#86	Michael N. Task	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#87	Petri Raisanen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#88	Purushottam Kumar	3	Lam Research
#89	Sang Ho Yu	3	Applied Materials
#90	Shigehiro Miura	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#91	Shuaidi Zhang	3	Applied Materials
#92	Tom E. Blomberg	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#93	Toshinori Miura	3	Meidensha
#94	Toru Shimizu	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#95	Toshihiko Takeda	3	Canon
#96	Vaino Kilpi	3	Picosun Oy
#97	Varun Sharma	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#98	Wen Xiao	3	Applied Materials
#99	Xinhai Han	3	Applied Materials
#100	Yixiong Yang	3	Applied Materials

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Applied Materials	98
2	Tokyo Electron Limited	54
3	Samsung	38
#4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	37
#5	BOE	22
#6	Kokusai Electric	18
#7	Lam Research	17
#8	Nippon Steel	15
#9	TSMC	14
#10	RTX (Raytheon)	14
#11	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	12
#12	Arcelormittal	11
#13	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	11
#14	Posco Co.	9
#15	Entegris	8
#16	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon	8
#17	Ulvac	8
#18	CEA	7
#19	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	7
#20	Chemetall Gmbh	6
#21	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	6
#22	Jfe Steel	6
#23	Mitsubishi Electric	6
#24	Picosun Oy	6
#25	CNRS	5
#26	Foxconn	5
#27	Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co.	5
#28	Toppan Printing Co.	5
#29	Aixtron Se	4
#30	Atotech Deutschland	4
#31	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	4
#32	Element Six Limited	4
#33	Ionquest	4
#34	KFUPM	4
#35	Osg	4
#36	Quantum Elements Development	4
#37	Sky Tech	4
#38	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal	4
#39	Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.	4
#40	The Boeing	4
#41	Uchicago Argonne	4
#42	Walter Ag	4
#43	GE	4
#44	IBM	4
#45	LG	4
#46	Toyota	4
#47	Apple	3
#48	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	3
#49	Beneq Oy	3
#50	City University Of Hong Kong	3
#51	C.Uyemura & Co.	3
#52	Daikin Industries	3
#53	Eastman Kodak	3
#54	Ecolab Usa	3
#55	Fabric8Labs	3
#56	Fraunhofer	3
#57	Fujifilm	3
#58	Globalwafers Co.	3
#59	Goodrich	3
#60	Halliburton Energy Services	3
#61	HP	3
#62	Honda Motor Co.	3
#63	Horiba Stec, Co.	3
#64	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.	3
#65	Jusung Engineering Co.	3
#66	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology	3
#67	Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co.	3
#68	MIT	3
#69	Meidensha	3
#70	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	3
#71	Nitto Denko	3
#72	Robert Bosch Gmbh	3
#73	Safran Aircraft Engines	3
#74	Saudi Arabian Oil	3
#75	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	3
#76	Sumitomo Electric Industries	3
#77	US Navy	3
#78	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	3
#79	Honeywell	3
#80	3M	2
#81	Admap	2
#82	Beijing Boe Technology Development Co.	2
#83	Beijing Naura Microelectronics Equipment Co.	2
#84	Consolidated Nuclear Security	2
#85	Dnf Co.	2
#86	Dowa Thermotech Co.	2
#87	Emagin	2
#88	Eugenus	2
#89	Fei	2
#90	Fontaine Holdings Nv	2
#91	Fujikin Incorporated	2
#92	Fujimi Incorporated	2
#93	Gelest	2
#94	Hitachi	2
#95	Ii-Vi Delaware	2
#96	Intevac	2
#97	Iwis Motorsysteme	2
#98	King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology	2
#99	Kobe Steel	2
#100	Lg Innotek Co.	2

Coating metals Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies