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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 Pradeep Naik 23 GE
2 Michael A. Benjamin 16 GE
3 Hiranya Nath 14 GE
#4 Saket Singh 14 GE
#5 Perumallu Vukanti 12 GE
#6 Steven C. Vise 12 GE
#7 Ravindra Shankar Ganiger 11 GE
#8 Jason A. Ryon 10 Delavan
#9 Rimple Rangrej 10 GE
#10 Shai Birmaher 10 GE
#11 Lev Alexander Prociw 9 Delavan
#12 Ajoy Patra 8 GE
#13 Lawrence A. Binek 8 RTX (Raytheon)
#14 Clayton Stuart Cooper 7 GE
#15 Manampathy G. Giridharan 6 GE
#16 Michael T. Bucaro 6 GE
#17 Richard W. Cowan 6 Midea Group Co.
#18 Daniel J. Kirtley 5 GE
#19 Jacob Greenfield 5 Delavan
#20 Karthikeyan Sampath 5 GE
#21 Timothy S. Snyder 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#22 Chad Carroll 4 John Zink Company
#23 Doyong Ha 4 LG
#24 Gurunath Gandikota 4 GE
#25 Hansaem Park 4 LG
#26 Janghee Park 4 LG
#27 Jusu Kim 4 LG
#28 Krishnendu Chakraborty 4 GE
#29 Lucas John Stoia 4 GE
#30 Mark Vaccari 4 John Zink Company
#31 Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan 4 GE
#32 R Narasimha Chiranthan 4 GE
#33 Sripathi Mohan 4 GE
#34 Thomas Korb 4 John Zink Company
#35 Wei-Cheng Wu 4 TSMC
#36 Yongki Jeong 4 LG
#37 Allen Michael Danis 3 GE
#38 Anup Vasant Sane 3 Air Products And Chemicals
#39 Gregory Allen Boardman 3 GE
#40 Hari Ravi Chandra 3 GE
#41 Jayanth Sekar 3 GE
#42 Jesse R. Boyer 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#43 Joseph Zelina 3 GE
#44 Kenji Sato 3 Ts Tech Co.
#45 Mark Daniel D'Agostini 3 Air Products And Chemicals
#46 Nicholas R. Overman 3 GE
#47 Paul Bryan Cadima 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#48 Romain Nicolas Lunel 3 Snecma
#49 Valeriy Smirnov 3 John Zink Company
#50 Young Jun Shin 3 Samsung
#51 Aaron J. Glaser 2 GE
#52 Andre Theuer 2 Ansaldo Energia Switzerland Ag
#53 Arvind Kumar Rao 2 GE
#54 Austin White 2 Zeeco
#55 Beverly Stephenson Duncan 2 GE
#56 Benjamin Frantz Karl Villenave 2 Safran Aircraft Engines
#57 Borys SHERSHNYOV 2 Doosan Enerbility Co.
#58 Bruce E. Varney 2
#59 Brandon P. Williams 2 Collins Engine Nozzles
#60 Carson Myers 2 North American Wave Engine
#61 Cameron James Wyatt 2 Midea Group Co.
#62 Chung-Hsien Chen 2 TSMC
#63 Charlie Edmond Jones 2 GE
#64 Christophe Pieussergues 2 Snecma
#65 Danilo Aguilar 2 Rheem Manufacturing
#66 Daniel Caris 2 Letro Products
#67 Dan-Ranjiv Joory 2 Safran Aircraft Engines
#68 Daanish MAQBOOL 2 North American Wave Engine
#69 Darton J. Zink 2 Zeeco
#70 Dennis M. Moura 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#71 Dmytro Mykolayovych Voytovych 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#72 Douglas C. Comrie 2 Nox Ii
#73 Edwin L. Rauch 2 Novelis
#74 Eric Chanthalangsy 2 Lennox Industries
#75 Eric Perez 2 Lennox Industries
#76 Eric John Stevens 2 GE
#77 Evan Butcher 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#78 Fabio Rasi 2 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#79 Gerardo Antonio Salazar Lois 2 GE
#80 Gregory A. Zink 2 Delavan
#81 Guillaume Mauries 2 Safran Helicopter Engines
#82 Hideaki Nakano 2 Kawasaki
#83 Homayoon Feiz 2 GE
#84 Holger Luebcke 2 GE
#85 Hsiao-Nan Wang 2
#86 Hyun Soo An 2 Doosan Enerbility Co.
#87 Hyun Muk Lim 2 Kyungdong Navien Co.
#88 Jacques Marcel Arthur Bunel 2 Snecma
#89 Jaime Erazo 2 John Zink Company
#90 Jeffrey Broadrick 2 Align Machine Works
#91 Jonathan Dwight Berry 2 GE
#92 Jose Corcega 2 John Zink Company
#93 John Kenneth Hooker 2 GE
#94 John Petersen 2 Zeeco
#95 Joseph Pruitt 2 Align Machine Works
#96 Jun Kyu Park 2 Kyungdong Navien Co.
#97 Kenji Kiyama 2 Babcock-Hitachi
#98 Kenichi Ochi 2 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#99 Kenta Taniguchi 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#100 Kosuke Kitakaze 2 Mitsubishi Electric

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 GE 64
2 RTX (Raytheon) 21
3 Doosan Enerbility Co. 16
#4 Collins Engine Nozzles 10
#5 Mitsubishi Electric 9
#6 Midea Group Co. 8
#7 Rolls-Royce Plc 6
#8 Safran Aircraft Engines 6
#9 Honeywell 6
#10 John Zink Company 5
#11 LG 5
#12 Air Products And Chemicals 4
#13 Kyungdong Navien Co. 4
#14 Pro-Iroda Industries 4
#15 Rheem Manufacturing 4
#16 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 3
#17 Honda Motor Co. 3
#18 Kawasaki 3
#19 Onpoint Technologies 3
#20 Siemens Energy Global 3
#21 Whirlpool 3
#22 8 Rivers Capital 2
#23 Brunswick 2
#24 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 2
#25 Desiccant Technology 2
#26 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 2
#27 Emerson Electric 2
#28 Hearth Products Controls 2
#29 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 2
#30 Lennox Industries 2
#31 North American Wave Engine 2
#32 Novelis 2
#33 Nox Ii 2
#34 Pittway Sarl 2
#35 Rinnai 2
#36 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 2
#37 Safran Helicopter Engines 2
#38 Unknown 2
#39 Ademco 1
#40 Air Burners 1
#41 Andritz 1
#42 Babcock Power Services 1
#43 Babington Technology 1
#44 Bdr Thermea Group B.V. 1
#45 Beckett Gas 1
#46 Borgwarner Ludwigsburg Gmbh 1
#47 Cameron International 1
#48 Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited 1
#49 Cardinal Ip Holding 1
#50 Carrier 1
#51 Combustion Research And Flow Technology 1
#52 Copeland Comfort Control Lp 1
#53 Corning Incorporated 1
#54 Daicel 1
#55 Delavan 1
#56 Delta Electronics 1
#57 Denso 1
#58 Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. 1
#59 Ebm Papst Landshut Gmbh 1
#60 Electrolux Home Products 1
#61 Field Controls 1
#62 Fives North American Combustion 1
#63 Fraunhofer 1
#64 Gas Technology Institute 1
#65 Global Polymer Industries 1
#66 Gtl 1
#67 Halo Products Group 1
#68 Henan Agricultural University 1
#69 Hieta Technologies Limited 1
#70 Hitachi Zosen Inova Ag 1
#71 Hrst 1
#72 Ihi 1
#73 Jetoptera 1
#74 Jfe Steel 1
#75 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 1
#76 Jupiter Oxygen 1
#77 Korea Institute Of Fusion Energy 1
#78 Kronoplus Limited 1
#79 Lanzatech 1
#80 Man Energy Solutions Se 1
#81 Martin Gmbh Für Umwelt- Und Energietechik 1
#82 Messer Industries Usa 1
#83 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co. 1
#84 Moneyhun Equipment Sales & Service Co. 1
#85 M.S.T. 1
#86 Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics 1
#87 Ningbo Richen Electrical Appliance Co. 1
#88 Noritz 1
#89 Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.R.L. 1
#90 Orkli, S.Coop. 1
#91 Parker-Hannifin 1
#92 Power Flame Incorporated 1
#93 Produits Berger 1
#94 Purdue Research Foundation 1
#95 Purpose Co. 1
#96 Qingdao Genjoy Home Fashion Co. 1
#97 Riello, S.P.A. 1
#98 Robertshaw Controls 1
#99 Robertson Intellectual Properties 1
#100 Rolls-Royce North America 1