Coating metals Patent Leaders 2024

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	Adrien LaVoie	10	Lam Research
2	Jing-Cheng Lin	10	TSMC
3	Mark Saly	10	Applied Materials
#4	Eric James Shero	8	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#5	Pekka Soininen	7	Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum Vzw
#6	Abhijit Basu Mallick	6	Applied Materials
#7	Amit Kumar BANSAL	6	Applied Materials
#8	Bryan C. Hendrix	6	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#9	Carl Louis White	6	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#10	Charles Dezelah	6	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#11	Giuseppe Alessio Verni	6	—
#12	Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez	6	Applied Materials
#13	Qi Xie	6	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#14	Ramesh Chandrasekharan	6	Lam Research
#15	Seungyong Song	6	Samsung
#16	Andrew C. Kummel	5	University of California
#17	Arito OGAWA	5	Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#18	Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan	5	Applied Materials
#19	Chia-Cheng Ku	5	Sky Tech
#20	Eric Silberberg	5	Arcelormittal
#21	Fengli Ji	5	BOE
#22	Gregory McGraw	5	Comcast
#23	Jonas Andersson	5	Tobii Ab
#24	Johannes Wesslin	5	Beneq Oy
#25	Kartik Shah	5	Applied Materials
#26	Ludovic Godet	5	Applied Materials
#27	Minho Moon	5	Samsung
#28	Mikko Ritala	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#29	Takuya MITSUNOBU	5	Nippon Steel
#30	Timo Hatanpää	5	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#31	Tuan Nguyen	5	Applied Materials
#32	William E. Quinn	5	Comcast
#33	Youngmin Moon	5	Samsung
#34	Bart J. van Schravendijk	4	Novellus Systems
#35	Bert Jongbloed	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#36	Dieter Pierreux	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#37	Hiroshi Takebayashi	4	Ngk Insulators
#38	Jan Willem Maes	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#39	Jeffrey W. Elam	4	Uchicago Argonne
#40	Jongbum Kim	4	Samsung
#41	John Sudijono	4	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
#42	Jung-Hua Chang	4	TSMC
#43	Karthik Janakiraman	4	Applied Materials
#44	Koei KURIBAYASHI	4	Kokusai Electric
#45	Kohei Tokuda	4	Nippon Steel
#46	Mirjam Arndt	4	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#47	Michael Eugene Givens	4	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#48	Michael R. Rice	4	Applied Materials
#49	Purushottam Kumar	4	Lam Research
#50	Reita IGARASHI	4	Tokyo Electron Limited
#51	Ryan Grant Ell	4	Marathon Petroleum Company Lp
#52	Sanghoon Kim	4	Samsung
#53	Sangshin Lee	4	Samsung
#54	Seungjin Lee	4	Samsung
#55	Sergio Pace	4	Arcelormittal
#56	Takeo Hanashima	4	Kokusai Electric
#57	Thomas H. Baum	4	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#58	Tomoshi Taniyama	4	Kokusai Electric
#59	Yen-Yu Chen	4	TSMC
#60	Amir Kajbafvala	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#61	Amar SABOUNDJI	3	Safran
#62	Andrew CEBALLOS	3	Applied Materials
#63	Anand Chandrashekar	3	Lam Research
#64	Andrea Illiberi	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#65	AREUM LEE	3	Samsung
#66	Ashutosh Agarwal	3	Applied Materials
#67	Atsuro SEINO	3	Kokusai Electric
#68	Bo Gong	3	Lam Research
#69	Bruno Schmitz	3	Arcelormittal
#70	Caleb Miskin	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#71	Carlo Waldfried	3	Axcelis Technologies
#72	Chikao Ikenaga	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#73	Chin-Szu Lee	3	TSMC
#74	Daemian Raj Benjamin Raj	3	Applied Materials
#75	David Marquardt	3	Applied Materials
#76	Denis Kurapov	3	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#77	Didier Marneffe	3	Arcelormittal
#78	Eiichi KOMORI	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#79	Errol Antonio C. Sanchez	3	Applied Materials
#80	Eric Kihara Shono	3	Applied Materials
#81	Geoffrey Hohn	3	Lam Research
#82	Hiroshi Hashigami	3	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#83	Hiroaki Hiramatsu	3	Kokusai Electric
#84	Hiroyuki Ikuta	3	Denso
#85	Hiroki IRIUDA	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#86	Hirohisa Yamazaki	3	Hitachi Kokusai Electric
#87	Hidenari Yoshida	3	Kokusai Electric
#88	Hideki Yuasa	3	Tokyo Electron Limited
#89	Huatan Qiu	3	Lam Research
#90	Isao Ando	3	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
#91	Jeongkuk Kim	3	Samsung
#92	JI-HEE SON	3	Samsung
#93	Jian Zong	3	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.
#94	Jonathan Frankel	3	Applied Materials
#95	Jooho LEE	3	Samsung
#96	Jongsung Park	3	Samsung
#97	Jurgen Ramm	3	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#98	Karl J. Armstrong	3	Applied Materials
#99	Katja Väyrynen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#100	Kai Wu	3	Applied Materials

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Applied Materials	111
2	Tokyo Electron Limited	62
3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	58
#4	Samsung	44
#5	Kokusai Electric	32
#6	Lam Research	32
#7	TSMC	25
#8	Nippon Steel	16
#9	RTX (Raytheon)	14
#10	Posco Co.	13
#11	Arcelormittal	11
#12	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	11
#13	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon	10
#14	Sky Tech	10
#15	BOE	10
#16	Entegris	9
#17	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	9
#18	Jfe Steel	8
#19	Aixtron Se	7
#20	Beneq Oy	7
#21	Uchicago Argonne	7
#22	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	6
#23	Picosun Oy	6
#24	Resonac	6
#25	Safran	6
#26	The Boeing	6
#27	CNRS	5
#28	Globalwafers Co.	5
#29	Nissan Motor Co.	5
#30	University of California	5
#31	Comcast	5
#32	Changxin Memory Technologies	4
#33	Corning Incorporated	4
#34	Fujifilm	4
#35	Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co.	4
#36	Marathon Petroleum Company Lp	4
#37	Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University	4
#38	Safran Aircraft Engines	4
#39	Versum Materials Us	4
#40	Caterpillar	4
#41	Agc	3
#42	Darwin Precisions	3
#43	Halliburton Energy Services	3
#44	Ihi	3
#45	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.	3
#46	Jusung Engineering Co.	3
#47	Kioxia	3
#48	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	3
#49	Lg Energy Solution	3
#50	Mitsubishi Electric	3
#51	Spts Technologies Limited	3
#52	Sumco	3
#53	Sumitomo Electric Industries	3
#54	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.	3
#55	Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.	3
#56	Toppan	3
#57	Ulvac	3
#58	Université De Bordeaux	3
#59	GE	3
#60	LG	3
#61	Advanced Energy Industries	2
#62	Aisin	2
#63	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	2
#64	Basf Coatings Gmbh	2
#65	Bluescope Steel Limited	2
#66	Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh	2
#67	City University Of Hong Kong	2
#68	Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties	2
#69	Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation	2
#70	C.Uyemura & Co.	2
#71	Dorf Ketal Chemicals Fze	2
#72	Emagin	2
#73	First Solar	2
#74	Fontaine Engineering Und Maschinen Gmbh	2
#75	Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co.	2
#76	Gelest	2
#77	Hamilton Sundstrand	2
#78	Honda Motor Co.	2
#79	Hutchinson	2
#80	Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University	2
#81	Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)	2
#82	Jx Advanced Metals	2
#83	Jx Metals	2
#84	King Faisal University	2
#85	Lg Innotek Co.	2
#86	Lyten	2
#87	MIT	2
#88	Milaebo Co.	2
#89	Milliken &	2
#90	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	2
#91	Moldino Tool Engineering	2
#92	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	2
#93	Nanofilm Technologies International Limited	2
#94	Nihon Parkerizing Co.	2
#95	NTT	2
#96	Northwestern University	2
#97	Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.	2
#98	Piotech	2
#99	Praxair Technology	2
#100	Primetals Technologies Japan	2

Coating metals Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies