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Combustion engines Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class F02 · Section F

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3,504 patents in 2019.peak 3,5041996: 1,278 patents19961997: 1,294 patents1998: 1,623 patents1999: 1,588 patents19992000: 1,833 patents2001: 2,148 patents2002: 2,201 patents20022003: 2,266 patents2004: 2,345 patents2005: 2,128 patents20052006: 2,254 patents2007: 1,917 patents2008: 1,769 patents20082009: 1,537 patents2010: 1,983 patents2011: 1,884 patents20112012: 2,141 patents2013: 2,425 patents2014: 2,430 patents20142015: 2,568 patents2016: 2,849 patents2017: 3,158 patents20172018: 3,451 patents2019: 3,504 patents2020: 3,262 patents20202021: 2,935 patents2022: 2,624 patents2023: 2,145 patents20232024: 1,924 patents2025: 1,530 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Ross Dykstra Pursifull 54 Ford
2 Gopichandra Surnilla 47 Ford
3 Aed M. Dudar 31 Ford
#4 Chris Paul Glugla 25 Ford
#5 Joseph Norman Ulrey 21 Ford
#6 Mark W. Peters 19 Stoneridge Control Devices
#7 Thomas G. Leone 19 Ford
#8 Daniel Joseph Styles 17 Ford
#9 Dennis Seung-Man Yang 16 Ford
#10 Russell Randall Pearce 16 Ford
#11 Christopher E. Whitney 14 General Motors
#12 James Alfred Hilditch 14 Ford
#13 Robert Roy Jentz 14 Ford
#14 Brad Alan Boyer 13 Ford
#15 Jeffrey Allen Doering 13 Ford
#16 Timothy Joseph Clark 13 Ford
#17 Michael Howard Shelby 12 Ford
#18 Yuji Ikeda 12 Imagineering
#19 John Eric Rollinger 10 Ford
#20 Julia Helen Buckland 10 Ford
#21 Richard E. Soltis 10 Ford
#22 Roy Edward McAlister 10 Mcalister Technologies
#23 Yan Wang 10 Ford
#24 Gregory Patrick McConville 9 Ford
#25 Adam Nathan Banker 8 Ford
#26 Brad Alan VanDerWege 8 Ford
#27 Gabriel L. Suciu 8 RTX (Raytheon)
#28 Louis J. Serrano 8 Tula Etechnology
#29 Michael James Uhrich 8 Ford
#30 Shuya Shark Yamada 8 Ford
#31 Joseph F. Basmaji 7 Ford
#32 Koichiro Kamei 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#33 Michael Damian Czekala 7 Ford
#34 Albert Breuer 6 Ford
#35 Alex O'Connor Gibson 6 Ford
#36 Alan R. Stockner 6 Caterpillar
#37 Brien Lloyd Fulton 6 Ford
#38 Daniel R. Cohn 6 MIT
#39 Dana R. Coldren 6 Caterpillar
#40 Daniel Bernard Kupratis 6 RTX (Raytheon)
#41 Daisuke Mizuno 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#42 Douglas Raymond Martin 6 Ford
#43 Edward J. Keating 6 General Motors
#44 Helmut Hans Ruhland 6 Ford
#45 Holger Rapp 6 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#46 Imad Hassan Makki 6 Ford
#47 Jacobus Hendrik Visser 6 Ford
#48 Jun-Mo Kang 6 General Motors
#49 Kazuhiro Odahara 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#50 Leslie Bromberg 6 MIT
#51 Luke Henry 6 GE
#52 Mark Meinhart 6 Ford
#53 Robert S. McAlpine 6 General Motors
#54 Robert Andrew Wade 6 Ford
#55 Scott A. Bohr 6 Ford
#56 Yoshihito Yasukawa 6 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#57 Adam Edgar Klingbeil 5 GE
#58 Adam J. Richards 5 Ford
#59 Alberto Bemporad 5 General Motors
#60 Amey Y. Karnik 5 Ford
#61 Chen-Fang Chang 5 General Motors
#62 Daniel Alecu 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#63 David Bell 5 Utilidata
#64 Daniele Bernardini 5 General Motors
#65 Daniel A. Makled 5 Ford
#66 Daniel R. Puckett 5 Caterpillar
#67 Dhyana Ramamurthy 5 Denso International America
#68 Douglas Hamrin 5 Ener-Core Power
#69 Gary Robert Cygan, Jr. 5 General Motors
#70 Harald Hagen 5 Audi Ag
#71 Hiroaki Kitano 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#72 Hoisan Kim 5 Caterpillar
#73 James E. Anderson 5 Ford
#74 Jean Thomassin 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#75 Joel Cowgill 5 General Motors
#76 Joshua D. Cowgill 5 General Motors
#77 Jody Michael Slike 5 Ford
#78 Julian R. Verdejo 5 General Motors
#79 Kenneth James Miller 5 Ford
#80 Kenji Suzuki 5 Canon
#81 Klemens Grieser 5 Ford
#82 Masami Abe 5 Oki Electric Industry Co.
#83 Mark Allen Dearth 5 Ford
#84 Mauro Grandi 5 Continental Automotive Gmbh
#85 Masahisa Yamakawa 5 Mazda Motor
#86 Michael Casedy 5 Ford
#87 Motoyuki Abe 5 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#88 Mohannad Hakeem 5 Ford
#89 Moritz Klaus Springer 5 Ford
#90 Nobuaki Kobayashi 5 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#91 Noriyuki Maekawa 5 Hitachi
#92 Oliver Berkemeier 5 Ford
#93 Pierre Caruel 5 Aircelle
#94 Ralph Wayne Cunningham 5 Ford
#95 Robert Koenen 5 Briggs & Stratton
#96 Ryosuke Hiyoshi 5 Nissan Motor Co.
#97 Steven E. Carlson 5 Tula Etechnology
#98 Steven Wooldridge 5 Ford
#99 Takashi Youso 5 Mazda Motor
#100 Theodore Beyer 5 Ford

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Ford 360
2 GE 148
3 Toyota 138
#4 General Motors 125
#5 RTX (Raytheon) 104
#6 Robert Bosch Gmbh 99
#7 Denso 81
#8 Caterpillar 69
#9 Continental Automotive Gmbh 67
#10 Hyundai Motor 61
#11 Honda Motor Co. 60
#12 Mitsubishi Electric 58
#13 Cummins 38
#14 Snecma 35
#15 Nissan Motor Co. 32
#16 Hitachi Automotive Systems 30
#17 Rolls-Royce Plc 30
#18 Mahle International Gmbh 28
#19 Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 24
#20 Mazda Motor 24
#21 Aircelle 21
#22 Audi Ag 20
#23 Kia Motors 19
#24 Honeywell 19
#25 Hamilton Sundstrand 18
#26 Suzuki Motor 15
#27 Electro-Motive Diesel 14
#28 The Boeing 14
#29 Borgwarner 13
#30 Rolls-Royce North America 13
#31 Siemens Energy 13
#32 Achates Power 12
#33 Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg 12
#34 Daimler Ag 12
#35 Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 12
#36 Fca Us Llc. 12
#37 Imagineering 12
#38 International Engine Intellectual Property Company 12
#39 Mann+Hummel Gmbh 12
#40 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 12
#41 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 12
#42 Tula Etechnology 12
#43 Yamaha Motor 12
#44 Kawasaki 11
#45 Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 11
#46 Rohr 11
#47 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 11
#48 BMW 10
#49 Briggs & Stratton 10
#50 Mcalister Technologies 10
#51 Solar Turbines Incorporated 10
#52 Borgwarner Ludwigsburg Gmbh 9
#53 Delphi Technologies 9
#54 Federal-Mogul Worldwide 9
#55 Unknown 9
#56 Woodward 9
#57 Yanmar Holdings Co. 9
#58 John Deere 9
#59 Toyota Industries 8
#60 Mitsubishi Motors 8
#61 Pierburg Gmbh 8
#62 Renault S.A.S. 8
#63 Turbomeca 8
#64 Alstom Technology 7
#65 Bosch 7
#66 Denso International America 7
#67 Ngk Spark Plug Co. 7
#68 Remy Technologies 7
#69 Airbus Helicopters 6
#70 Ener-Core Power 6
#71 Husqvarna Ab 6
#72 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 6
#73 Kohler 6
#74 Southwest Research Institute 6
#75 Westport Power 6
#76 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 5
#77 Avl List Gmbh 5
#78 Brunswick 5
#79 Ihi 5
#80 Isuzu Motors Limited 5
#81 Komatsu 5
#82 Magneti Marelli S.P.A. 5
#83 Man Truck &Bus Ag 5
#84 Rolls-Royce Controls And Data Services Limited 5
#85 Scania Cv Ab 5
#86 Zama Japan Kabushiki Kaisha 5
#87 Carter Fuel Systems 4
#88 Cummins Ip 4
#89 Delavan 4
#90 Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. 4
#91 Ifp Energies Nouvelles 4
#92 Keihin 4
#93 Makita 4
#94 Nok 4
#95 Sagem Defense Securite 4
#96 Valeo Systemes De Controle Moteur 4
#97 Volvo Lastvagnar Ab 4
#98 Airbus Operations Sas 3
#99 Aisin Aw Co. 3
#100 Bha Altair. 3