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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 635 patents in 2019.peak 6351996: 391 patents19961997: 366 patents1998: 463 patents1999: 476 patents19992000: 517 patents2001: 482 patents2002: 436 patents20022003: 419 patents2004: 421 patents2005: 414 patents20052006: 354 patents2007: 239 patents2008: 227 patents20082009: 289 patents2010: 374 patents2011: 334 patents20112012: 435 patents2013: 515 patents2014: 486 patents20142015: 508 patents2016: 490 patents2017: 516 patents20172018: 474 patents2019: 635 patents2020: 598 patents20202021: 472 patents2022: 425 patents2023: 366 patents20232024: 414 patents2025: 380 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Jonathan Dwight Berry 8 GE
2 Luca Tentorio 8 Rolls-Royce Plc
3 Timothy S. Snyder 8 RTX (Raytheon)
#4 Michael A. Benjamin 6 GE
#5 Michael John Hughes 6 GE
#6 Steven C. Vise 6 GE
#7 Aaron D. Sippel 5
#8 Ahmed Abdelhafez 5 KFUPM
#9 DOUGLAS W. KARKOW 5 Clearsign Combustion
#10 Donald Kendrick 5 Clearsign Technologies
#11 Filippo Zambon 5 Rolls-Royce Plc
#12 Giacomo Di Chiaro 5 Rolls-Royce Plc
#13 Imon-Kalyan BAGCHI 5 Rolls-Royce Deutschland
#14 Jason A. Ryon 5 Delavan
#15 Jonathan Knapton 5 Rolls-Royce Plc
#16 Juan Carlos Roman Casado 5 Rolls-Royce Plc
#17 Kenta Taniguchi 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#18 Lev Alexander Prociw 5 Delavan
#19 Medhat Ahmed Nemitallah 5 KFUPM
#20 Mohamed A. Habib 5 KFUPM
#21 Paul Bryan Cadima 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#22 Radu Irimia 5 Rolls-Royce Plc
#23 Romain Nicolas Lunel 5 Snecma
#24 Ted J. Freeman 5
#25 Borys SHERSHNYOV 4 Doosan Enerbility Co.
#26 Christopher A. Wiklof 4 Clearsign Combustion
#27 Dennis M. Moura 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#28 Fumitaka Ichihashi 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#29 Gurunath Gandikota 4 GE
#30 Jacques Marcel Arthur Bunel 4 Snecma
#31 JAMES K. DANSIE 4 Clearsign Technologies
#32 Karthikeyan Sampath 4 GE
#33 Kapil Kumar Singh 4 IBM
#34 Kei Inoue 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#35 Kenji Miyamoto 4 Autonetworks Technologies
#36 Keijiro Saito 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#37 Lawrence A. Binek 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#38 Perumallu Vukanti 4 GE
#39 Satoshi Takiguchi 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#40 Satoshi Tanimura 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#41 Stephen K. Kramer 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#42 Allen Michael Danis 3 GE
#43 Alexander Myatlev 3 Doosan Enerbility Co.
#44 Carey Clum 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#45 Clayton Stuart Cooper 3 GE
#46 Eric John Stevens 3 GE
#47 François Xavier Chapelle 3 Safran Aircraft Engines
#48 Gregory Allen Boardman 3 GE
#49 Jason Dean Fuller 3 GE
#50 James B. Hoke 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#51 Narendra Digamber Joshi 3 GE
#52 Nayan Vinodbhai Patel 3 GE
#53 Nicholas R. Overman 3 GE
#54 Pradeep Naik 3 GE
#55 Tin Cheung John Hu 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#56 Yuya Sano 3 Taiheiyo Cement
#57 Aaron Michael Dziech 2 GE
#58 Akira Baba 2 Yazaki
#59 Akinori Hayashi 2 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#60 Alessandro Scarpato 2 Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#61 Andre Theuer 2 Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#62 Brian Martin 2 Electrolux Home Products
#63 Chung-Chin Huang 2 Grand Mate Co.
#64 Chin-Ying Huang 2 Grand Mate Co.
#65 Chin-Lin Tsai 2 Roburn Company
#66 Christopher James Wenner 2 GE
#67 David William Billman 2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#68 Daniel L. Folkers 2 Chromalloy Gas Turbine
#69 Dan-Ranjiv Joory 2 Safran Aircraft Engines
#70 David Kalensky 2 Gas Technology Institute
#71 Dariusz Oliwiusz Palys 2 GE
#72 Darton J. Zink 2 Zeeco
#73 Dennis Craig Siegel 2 Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
#74 Donald Michael Corsmeier 2 GE
#75 Duane Douglas Thomsen 2 GE
#76 Evan Butcher 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#77 Félix Querejeta Andueza 2 Copreci, S.Coop.
#78 Frank J. Cunha 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#79 Gregory W. Zeaton 2 Rolls-Royce North America
#80 Gregory A. Zink 2 Delavan
#81 Haris Musaefendic 2 Safran Aircraft Engines
#82 Hsing-Hsiung Huang 2 Grand Mate Co.
#83 Hsin-Ming Huang 2 Grand Mate Co.
#84 Jason Nathaniel Cook 2 GE
#85 Jack D. Petty 2
#86 James Robins 2 Rolls-Royce Deutschland
#87 JESSE DUMAS 2 Clearsign Technologies
#88 Jennifer Nicole Lea 2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#89 JONATHAN BUCHER 2 Clearsign Combustion
#90 JOSEPH COLANNINO 2 Clearsign Combustion
#91 John McKinney 2 The Duriron Company
#92 John Petersen 2 Zeeco
#93 Jon E. Sobanski 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#94 Jun Kyu Park 2 Kyungdong Navien Co.
#95 Kana Horiba 2 Taiheiyo Cement
#96 Katsuyoshi TADA 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#97 Kevin Sauer 2
#98 Kevin W. White 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#99 Kosuke Kitakaze 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#100 Koji Kuramashi 2 Kyocera Document Solutions

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 GE 60
2 RTX (Raytheon) 44
3 Rolls-Royce Plc 20
#4 Mitsubishi Power 12
#5 Safran Aircraft Engines 12
#6 Mitsubishi Electric 9
#7 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 7
#8 Siemens Energy Global 7
#9 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 6
#10 Rolls-Royce North America 6
#11 Honeywell 6
#12 Clearsign Technologies 5
#13 Collins Engine Nozzles 5
#14 KFUPM 5
#15 Rheem Manufacturing 4
#16 Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag 3
#17 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 3
#18 Carrier 3
#19 Copreci, S.Coop. 3
#20 Midea Group Co. 3
#21 Regal Beloit America 3
#22 Taiheiyo Cement 3
#23 Ademco 2
#24 Chromalloy Gas Turbine 2
#25 Delavan 2
#26 Electrolux Home Products 2
#27 Gas Technology Institute 2
#28 Grand Mate Co. 2
#29 Illinois Tool Works 2
#30 Kawasaki 2
#31 Kyungdong Navien Co. 2
#32 Pro-Iroda Industries 2
#33 Roburn Company 2
#34 Unknown 2
#35 Webasto Se 2
#36 Whirlpool 2
#37 Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C. 2
#38 Zeeco 2
#39 8 Rivers Capital 1
#40 Aecc Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. 1
#41 American Air Liquide 1
#42 Andritz 1
#43 Astec Co. 1
#44 Azbil 1
#45 Beckett Gas 1
#46 Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V. 1
#47 Berry Metal 1
#48 Bertelli & Partners S.R.L 1
#49 Beteiligungen Sorg Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#50 Beyrodts Best 1
#51 Bloom Engineering Company 1
#52 Brunswick 1
#53 Bsh Home Appliances 1
#54 Casale Sa 1
#55 Central Boiler 1
#56 Clearsign Combustion 1
#57 Dansons Us 1
#58 Diamond Candles 1
#59 Doosan Enerbility Co. 1
#60 Douglas Technical Limited 1
#61 Drever International 1
#62 Dustex 1
#63 Dyc Turbines 1
#64 Ebm Papst Landshut Gmbh 1
#65 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 1
#66 Field Controls 1
#67 Fulton Group N.A. 1
#68 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 1
#69 Gsi Outdoors 1
#70 Guangdong University Of Technology 1
#71 Hanwha Aerospace Co. 1
#72 Harger 1
#73 Honda Motor Co. 1
#74 Huazhong University Of Science And Technology 1
#75 Hubbell Incorporated 1
#76 Ihi 1
#77 Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (Iit Madras) 1
#78 Johns Manville 1
#79 Khalifa University Of Science And Technology 1
#80 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology 1
#81 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 1
#82 Ludela Technologies 1
#83 Man Energy Solutions Se 1
#84 Masterson Enterprises 1
#85 Maxitrol 1
#86 Mestek 1
#87 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines 1
#88 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering 1
#89 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co. 1
#90 Ningbo Richen Electrical Appliance Co. 1
#91 Noritz 1
#92 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A. 1
#93 Novelis 1
#94 Nuovo Pignone Srl 1
#95 Office National D'Etudes Et De Recherches Aérospatiales 1
#96 Orkli, S.Coop. 1
#97 Outotec (Finland) Oy 1
#98 Parker-Hannifin 1
#99 Pilkington Group Limited 1
#100 Pittway Sarl 1