Combustion equipment Patent Leaders 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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Pradeep Naik	29	GE
2	Perumallu Vukanti	18	GE
3	Ajoy Patra	13	GE
#4	Michael A. Benjamin	13	GE
#5	Clayton Stuart Cooper	11	GE
#6	Steven C. Vise	11	GE
#7	Hiranya Nath	9	GE
#8	Manampathy G. Giridharan	9	GE
#9	Michael T. Bucaro	9	GE
#10	R Narasimha Chiranthan	9	GE
#11	Karthikeyan Sampath	7	GE
#12	Michael John Hughes	7	GE
#13	Rimple Rangrej	7	GE
#14	Saket Singh	7	GE
#15	Sripathi Mohan	7	GE
#16	Ravindra Shankar Ganiger	6	GE
#17	Bradley Donald Crawley	5	GE
#18	Jason A. Ryon	5	Delavan
#19	Lawrence A. Binek	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#20	Shai Birmaher	5	GE
#21	Sibtosh Pal	5	GE
#22	Zhongtao Dai	5	RTX (Raytheon)
#23	Carsten CLEMEN	4	Rolls-Royce Deutschland
#24	Curtis L. Taylor	4	Honeywell
#25	Gerardo Antonio Salazar Lois	4	GE
#26	Jonathan Dwight Berry	4	GE
#27	Joseph Zelina	4	GE
#28	Tin Cheung John Hu	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#29	Brandon P. Williams	3	Collins Engine Nozzles
#30	Dennis Craig Siegel	3	Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
#31	Gregory Allen Boardman	3	GE
#32	Ho Keun Kim	3	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#33	Jeremy Eron Fetvedt	3	8 Rivers Capital
#34	Joshua J. Weaver	3	Honeywell
#35	Justin M. Locke	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#36	Katsuya Noritake	3	Rinnai
#37	Kapil Kumar Singh	3	IBM
#38	Keisuke Miura	3	Kubota
#39	Kenta Taniguchi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#40	Masahiro Uchida	3	Seiko Epson
#41	Michael Bucaro	3	Harvard University
#42	Ranganatha Narasimha Chiranthan	3	GE
#43	Raymond Surace	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#44	Sanjaya Singh	3	BOE
#45	Satoshi Takiguchi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#46	Shinichi FUKUBA	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#47	Shintaro Ito	3	Hitachi
#48	Sosuke Nakamura	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#49	Stephen K. Kramer	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#50	Timothy S. Snyder	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#51	Tomo KAWAKAMI	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#52	Young Gun Go	3	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#53	Adenuga Moshood Adelakun	2	GE
#54	Afzal Pasha Mohammed	2	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#55	Alston Ilford Scipio	2	GE
#56	Aritra Chakraborty	2	GE
#57	Arin Elspeth Lastufka Cross	2	GE
#58	Arijit Sinha Roy	2	GE
#59	Bhavya Naidu Panduri	2	GE
#60	Christian Di Norscia	2	Solar Turbines Incorporated
#61	Chong Tao	2	Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations
#62	COLIN JAMES DELLER	2	Clearsign Technologies
#63	Colin Noel Stevens	2	GE
#64	Daniel Louis Depperschmidt	2	GE
#65	Daniel L. Furmanek	2	Emerson Electric
#66	Daniel J. Kirtley	2	GE
#67	Deepti Bhandari	2	GE
#68	Dibesh D. Joshi	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#69	Dong Sik Han	2	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#70	Donald Kendrick	2	Clearsign Technologies
#71	Duncan Michael Price	2	Edwards Limited
#72	Eric John Ruggiero	2	GE
#73	Fatih Yasar	2	GE
#74	Fouad Said	2	Fives Pillard
#75	Fred Hernandez	2	Power Systems Mfg.
#76	Geert Folkers	2	Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V.
#77	Gerben VAN VLIET	2	Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V.
#78	Girish Kamath Cannanore	2	GE
#79	Gilles Theis	2	John Zink Company
#80	Hannah Erin Bower	2	GE
#81	Hany Rizkalla	2	Alstom Technology
#82	Hejie Li	2	GE
#83	Hokeun Kim	2	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#84	Jayaprakash Kannan	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#85	Jesse R. Boyer	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#86	Joel Meador Hall	2	GE
#87	John Karigiannis	2	GE
#88	Jon E. Sobanski	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#89	John Farrior Woodall	2	GE
#90	Katsuyoshi TADA	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#91	Kenji Miyamoto	2	Autonetworks Technologies
#92	Keijiro Saito	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#93	Kiyoshi Fujimoto	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#94	Kian McCaldon	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#95	Krishnendu Chakraborty	2	GE
#96	Kurt Kraus	2	Honeywell
#97	Kyoung Taek Oh	2	Doosan Enerbility Co.
#98	Massimo Gilioli	2	Worgas Bruciatori S.R.L.
#99	Matthew Yaquinto	2	Power Systems Mfg.
#100	Michael K. Benjamin	2	Ceradyne

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	GE	70
2	RTX (Raytheon)	39
3	Doosan Enerbility Co.	9
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	7
#5	Honeywell	7
#6	Collins Engine Nozzles	5
#7	Ihi	4
#8	Rinnai	4
#9	Rolls-Royce Deutschland	4
#10	Rolls-Royce Plc	4
#11	Copeland Comfort Control Lp	3
#12	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	3
#13	Noritz	3
#14	Siemens Energy Global	3
#15	Wm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.	3
#16	8 Rivers Capital	2
#17	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#18	Beckett Thermal Solutions	2
#19	Clearsign Technologies	2
#20	Edwards Limited	2
#21	John Zink Company	2
#22	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	2
#23	Lamplight Farms Incorporated	2
#24	Power Systems Mfg.	2
#25	Pro-Iroda Industries	2
#26	Selas Heat Technology Company	2
#27	Solo Brands	2
#28	Tsinghua University	2
#29	Samsung	2
#30	3M	1
#31	Air Burners	1
#32	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#33	Andritz	1
#34	Arvos Ljungstrom	1
#35	Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V.	1
#36	Brunswick	1
#37	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	1
#38	Carrier	1
#39	Dürr Systems Ag	1
#40	Econova Gmbh	1
#41	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	1
#42	Environmental Energy Services	1
#43	Federal-Mogul Ignition Gmbh	1
#44	Fives North American Combustion	1
#45	Fives Pillard	1
#46	Fulton Group N.A.	1
#47	Gas Technology Institute	1
#48	Gmg Products	1
#49	Gtl	1
#50	Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co.	1
#51	Guangdong University Of Technology	1
#52	Haohong Electric Technology (Hubei) Co.	1
#53	Hitachi Zosen Inova Ag	1
#54	Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute	1
#55	Huazhong University Of Science And Technology	1
#56	Jupiter Oxygen	1
#57	Toyota Industries	1
#58	Kamterter Products	1
#59	Kawasaki	1
#60	Kunming University Of Science And Technology	1
#61	Man Energy Solutions Se	1
#62	Marathon Petroleum Company Lp	1
#63	Martin Gmbh Für Umwelt- Und Energietechik	1
#64	Masterbuilt Manufacturing	1
#65	Messer Industries Usa	1
#66	Midea Group Co.	1
#67	Orkli, S.Coop.	1
#68	Osaka University	1
#69	Otter Controls Limited	1
#70	Owens-Brockway Glass Container	1
#71	Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras	1
#72	Pilz Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#73	Praxair Technology	1
#74	Rheem Manufacturing	1
#75	Robertshaw Controls	1
#76	Safran Aircraft Engines	1
#77	Safran Helicopter Engines	1
#78	Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics	1
#79	Saudi Arabian Oil	1
#80	Schlumberger Technology	1
#81	Sharkninja Operating	1
#82	Sichuan University	1
#83	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	1
#84	Sit S.P.A.	1
#85	Sms Group Gmbh	1
#86	Societe Bic	1
#87	Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016	1
#88	Taiheiyo Engineering	1
#89	Taiyo Nippon Sanso	1
#90	The Schebler	1
#91	Tianjin University	1
#92	United Conveyor	1
#93	Unknown	1
#94	Uop	1
#95	Valmet Oy	1
#96	Viessmann Climate Solutions Se	1
#97	Washington University	1
#98	W.C. Bradley	1
#99	West Virginia University Board Of Governors On Behalf Of West Virginia University	1
#100	Wh Products, Llc.	1

Combustion equipment Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies