Combustion equipment Patent Leaders 2019

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	Christopher A. Wiklof	14	Clearsign Combustion
2	Frank J. Cunha	14	RTX (Raytheon)
3	Stanislav Kostka	13	RTX (Raytheon)
#4	Gregory Allen Boardman	9	GE
#5	JOSEPH COLANNINO	9	Clearsign Combustion
#6	Igor A. Krichtafovitch	8	Clearsign Combustion
#7	Andrea Ciani	7	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#8	David William Cihlar	7	GE
#9	David Andrew Hannwacker	7	GE
#10	Mirko Ruben Bothien	7	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#11	Pradeep Naik	7	GE
#12	Stephen John Howell	7	GE
#13	DOUGLAS W. KARKOW	6	Clearsign Combustion
#14	Jason A. Ryon	6	Delavan
#15	Jeffrey Michael Martini	6	GE
#16	Jonathan Jeffery Eastwood	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#17	Timothy S. Snyder	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#18	Bruno Schuermans	5	Alstom Technology
#19	Florent Guillou	5	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#20	Hoyt Y. Chang	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#21	James B. Hoke	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#22	John Carl Jacobson	5	GE
#23	John S. Tu	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#24	Kevin Joseph Low	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#25	Keijiro Saito	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#26	Ron White	5	Lamplight Farms Incorporated
#27	Wei-Long Chen	5	Pro-Iroda Industries
#28	Adnan Eroglu	4	Alstom Technology
#29	Chung-Chin Huang	4	Grand Mate Co.
#30	Chin-Ying Huang	4	Grand Mate Co.
#31	Christopher Paul Willis	4	GE
#32	Dennis M. Moura	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#33	Donald Michael Corsmeier	4	GE
#34	Douglas Anthony Pennell	4	Alstom Technology
#35	Ewald Freitag	4	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#36	Frank van Prooijen	4	Honeywell
#37	Glenn W. Kowald	4	Lennox Industries
#38	Hsing-Hsiung Huang	4	Grand Mate Co.
#39	Hsin-Ming Huang	4	Grand Mate Co.
#40	Jonathan Dwight Berry	4	GE
#41	Joshua Tyler Mook	4	GE
#42	Lev Alexander Prociw	4	Delavan
#43	Lucas John Stoia	4	GE
#44	Luis Tay Wo Chong Hilares	4	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#45	Mahdi Yazdanpanah	4	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#46	Michael Düsing	4	The Procter & Gamble
#47	Michael Alan Stieg	4	GE
#48	Patrick Benedict Melton	4	GE
#49	Sri Sreekanth	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#50	Tiago Sozinho	4	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#51	Tomoya Nakata	4	Azbil
#52	Urs Benz	4	Alstom Technology
#53	Yen-Jen Yeh	4	Grand Mate Co.
#54	Aaron Michael Dziech	3	GE
#55	Anthony Pidcock	3	Rolls-Royce Plc
#56	Andre Theuer	3	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#57	Brandon ALlanson Reynolds	3	GE
#58	David Albin Lind	3	GE
#59	Eduardo Hawie	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#60	Fei Philip Lee	3	Woodward
#61	Helene Stainton	3	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#62	Hirokazu Takahashi	3	Ddk
#63	Jonathan David Baldiga	3	GE
#64	Jonathan M. Jause	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#65	John J. Rup, Jr.	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#66	Kei Inoue	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#67	Kiyonori Kushioka	3	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#68	Klaus Moesl	3	Webasto Se
#69	Kuan-Chou Lin	3	Grand Mate Co.
#70	Luca Breccia	3	E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau Gmbh
#71	Manampathy G. Giridharan	3	GE
#72	Masashi Kiyosawa	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#73	Mark Eugene Noe	3	GE
#74	Manabu Oda	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#75	Marco Sbaffi	3	—
#76	Michael A. Benjamin	3	GE
#77	Michael Papple	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#78	Michael Todd Radwanski	3	GE
#79	Osami Yokota	3	Hitachi
#80	Paul I. Chandler	3	Rolls-Royce Plc
#81	Reinhard Schilp	3	Siemens Energy
#82	Remi Tsiava	3	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#83	Romain Nicolas Lunel	3	Snecma
#84	San Quach	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#85	Shinji Akamatsu	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#86	Shohei Numata	3	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#87	Takahide Hasegawa	3	Noritz
#88	Tang-Yuan Luo	3	Grand Mate Co.
#89	Tetsuma TATSUMI	3	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#90	Thomas F. Robertson	3	Fives North American Combustion
#91	Timothy A. Fox	3	Siemens Energy
#92	Vladimir Konstantinovich Khan	3	Schlumberger Technology
#93	Walter Ray Laster	3	Siemens Energy
#94	Yasuyuki Yamamoto	3	Autonetworks Technologies
#95	Yen-Wen Wang	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#96	Yoshiyuki Hagihara	3	Taiyo Nippon Sanso
#97	Aaron D. Sippel	2	—
#98	Akinori Hayashi	2	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#99	Alan E. Bowser, Jr.	2	Fosbel
#100	Allen Michael Danis	2	GE

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	GE	81
2	RTX (Raytheon)	72
3	Rolls-Royce Plc	26
#4	Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag	24
#5	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems	19
#6	Clearsign Combustion	15
#7	Honeywell	13
#8	Noritz	9
#9	Delavan	8
#10	Safran Aircraft Engines	8
#11	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	8
#12	Azbil	7
#13	Lennox Industries	7
#14	Rinnai	7
#15	Lamplight Farms Incorporated	6
#16	Rolls-Royce North America	6
#17	Siemens Energy	6
#18	Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.	5
#19	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	5
#20	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	5
#21	Mitsubishi Electric	5
#22	Gas Technology Institute	4
#23	Grand Mate Co.	4
#24	Kawasaki	4
#25	Kyungdong Navien Co.	4
#26	Rolls-Royce Deutschland	4
#27	Solar Turbines Incorporated	4
#28	Total Raffinage Chimie	4
#29	Unknown	4
#30	Whirlpool	4
#31	Air Products And Chemicals	3
#32	Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Limited	3
#33	Korea Institute Of Energy Research	3
#34	Pro-Iroda Industries	3
#35	Saudi Arabian Oil	3
#36	Schlumberger Technology	3
#37	Taiyo Nippon Sanso	3
#38	Webasto Se	3
#39	Woodward	3
#40	LG	3
#41	Ademco	2
#42	American Air Liquide	2
#43	Babcock Power Services	2
#44	Babington Technology	2
#45	Biochar Now	2
#46	Bloom Engineering Company	2
#47	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	2
#48	Capstone Turbine	2
#49	Ebara	2
#50	Fives North American Combustion	2
#51	Fives Stein	2
#52	Fosbel	2
#53	Hitachi Zosen Inova Ag	2
#54	Ihi	2
#55	Intergas Heating Assets B.V.	2
#56	Itea S.P.A	2
#57	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	2
#58	Kyocera	2
#59	Linde Gmbh	2
#60	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co.	2
#61	Ngk Spark Plug Co.	2
#62	Praxair Technology	2
#63	Rem Technology	2
#64	Selas Heat Technology Company	2
#65	Smc	2
#66	Tenova S.P.A.	2
#67	The Babcock & Wilcox	2
#68	Thermochem Recovery International	2
#69	ExxonMobil	2
#70	Intel	2
#71	Agc Glass Europe	1
#72	Airgas	1
#73	Andritz	1
#74	Arvos Ljungstrom	1
#75	Astec Co.	1
#76	Biomass Controls	1
#77	Bond Manufacturing Co.	1
#78	Borgwarner Ludwigsburg Gmbh	1
#79	Bromic Pty Limited	1
#80	Carrier	1
#81	Central Boiler	1
#82	Chiyoda	1
#83	CEA	1
#84	Copreci, S.Coop.	1
#85	Degremont	1
#86	Detectors	1
#87	Dresser-Rand	1
#88	Drever International	1
#89	Dürr Systems Ag	1
#90	Eberspächer Climate Control Systems Gmbh	1
#91	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	1
#92	Electrolux Home Products	1
#93	Emerson Electric	1
#94	Eni S.P.A.	1
#95	Ensyn Renewables	1
#96	Exponential Technologies	1
#97	Field Controls	1
#98	Fives Pillard	1
#99	Fuel Tech	1
#100	Ghp Group	1

Combustion equipment Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies