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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 2,119 patents in 2013.peak 2,1191996: 552 patents19961997: 559 patents1998: 775 patents1999: 834 patents19992000: 908 patents2001: 854 patents2002: 826 patents20022003: 967 patents2004: 962 patents2005: 915 patents20052006: 1,053 patents2007: 1,001 patents2008: 1,047 patents20082009: 1,054 patents2010: 1,484 patents2011: 1,537 patents20112012: 2,053 patents2013: 2,119 patents2014: 1,927 patents20142015: 1,714 patents2016: 1,776 patents2017: 1,968 patents20172018: 1,797 patents2019: 2,026 patents2020: 1,922 patents20202021: 1,781 patents2022: 1,643 patents2023: 1,699 patents20232024: 1,689 patents2025: 1,603 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Miles Arnone 75 Gamblit Gaming
2 Eric Meyerhofer 64 Gamblit Gaming
3 Frank Cire 44 Gamblit Gaming
#4 Caitlyn Ross 32 Gamblit Gaming
#5 John F. Acres 19 Patent Investment & Licensing
#6 Clifford Kaylin 18 Gamblit Gaming
#7 Jay S. Walker 16 Walker Digital
#8 Geoffrey M. Gelman 15 Cfph
#9 James A. Jorasch 14 Walker Digital
#10 Mark C. Nicely 14 Igt
#11 Steven G. LeMay 13 Igt
#12 Bradley Berman 12 King Show Games
#13 Martin S. Lyons 12 Bally Gaming
#14 Dwayne R. Nelson 11 Igt
#15 Brian Frenkel 10 Ag 18
#16 David Chang 10 Gamblit Gaming
#17 Dean P. Alderucci 10 Cfph
#18 Howard W. Lutnick 10 Cfph
#19 Daisuke Nakamura 9 Konami Gaming
#20 Stephen C. Tulley 9 Igt
#21 Anthony J. Baerlocher 8 Igt
#22 Bryan M. Kelly 8 Bally Gaming
#23 Jay Chun 8 Fresh Idea Global Limited
#24 Mark B. Gagner 8 Wms Gaming
#25 Scott A. Caputo 8 Igt
#26 Bryan D. Wolf 7 Igt
#27 Daniel E. Tedesco 7 Walker Digital
#28 Gary Dawson 7 Milestone Entertainment
#29 Kengo Takeda 7 Comcast
#30 Randall M. Katz 7 Milestone Entertainment
#31 Timothy C. Loose 7 Wms Gaming
#32 Bruce Howard Kusens 6 Collateral Opportunities
#33 Damon E. Gura 6 Wms Gaming
#34 Joseph W. Baumgarte 6 Schlage Lock Company
#35 Jordan Simons 6 Ag 18
#36 John Robert Van Wiemeersch 6 Ford
#37 Larry J. Pacey 6 Wms Gaming
#38 Lee Amaitis 6 Cfph
#39 Michael Kusens 6 Collateral Opportunities
#40 Alfred Thomas 5 Wms Gaming
#41 Andrew Jonathan Mound 5 Scientific Games International
#42 Binh T. Nguyen 5 Igt
#43 Christian L. Castro 5 Bally Gaming
#44 David Froy 5 Igt
#45 Daniel Kraft 5 Allstate Insurance
#46 Hans Elias 5 Igt
#47 Jason Meyer 5 Ford
#48 Jeremy M. Hornik 5 Wms Gaming
#49 Jesse M. Smith 5 Bally Gaming
#50 John R. Blake 5 Cummins-Allison
#51 Jordin T. Kare 5 Intellectual Ventures
#52 Matthew J. Ward 5 IBM
#53 Nicholas Luke Bennett 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#54 Paul M. Lesley 5 Bally Gaming
#55 Paulina Rodgers 5 Igt
#56 Roderick A. Hyde 5 Intellectual Ventures
#57 Stefan Keilwert 5 Igt
#58 Steven M. Santisi 5 Igt
#59 Susumu MIO 5 Comcast
#60 Timothy L. Isaacson 5 Igt
#61 William A. Hodges 5 Capital One Services
#62 Adam Leonards 4 Carnival
#63 Adam Martin 4 Igt
#64 Anders Borg 4 Assa Abloy Ab
#65 Andrew Pascal 4 Playstudios
#66 Benjamin C. Hoffman 4 Igt
#67 Cameron A. Filipour 4 Igt
#68 Christmas C. Parker 4 Igt
#69 Craig J. Sylla 4 Wms Gaming
#70 Curtis W. Hallowell 4 Cummins-Allison
#71 Dale R. Buchholz 4 Motorola
#72 Dana Ferguson 4 Allstate Insurance
#73 Daniel Garmen 4 Assa Abloy Ab
#74 Daniel Marks 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#75 Douglas Steele 4 Carnival
#76 Dylan B. Selegue 4 Igt
#77 Elizabeth A. Sweeney 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#78 Ernest M. Lafky 4 Igt
#79 Gary L. McKnight 4 Intellectual Ventures
#80 Glenn Curtis 4 Carnival
#81 James M. Rasmussen 4 Wms Gaming
#82 Jamie W. Vann 4 Bally Gaming
#83 John Padgett 4 Disney
#84 Joze Pececnik 4 Interblock D.O.O.
#85 Jonathan Bruce Wortmann 4 Pridefield Limited
#86 Kazuo Okada 4 Comcast
#87 Kenta Kitamura 4 Comcast
#88 Kent Wakeford 4 Kabam,
#89 Kyle Prestenback 4 Disney
#90 Leandro Basallo 4 Igt
#91 Mats Cederblad 4 Assa Abloy Ab
#92 Mark J. Davidson 4 UPS
#93 Mark Miller 4 Cfph
#94 Manny Vellon 4 Carnival
#95 Michael G. Jungen 4 Carnival
#96 Ofir Ventura 4 Ags
#97 Patrick Mendiuk 4 Carnival
#98 Peter Siklosi 4 Assa Abloy Ab
#99 Pradip Mistry 4 Cubic
#100 Reuben Dupuis 4 Igt Canada Solutions Ulc

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Igt 118
2 Bally Gaming 78
3 Gamblit Gaming 75
#4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 53
#5 Ford 37
#6 Comcast 27
#7 Konami Gaming 23
#8 IBM 20
#9 Cfph 19
#10 Patent Investment & Licensing 19
#11 Igt Canada Solutions Ulc 17
#12 Robert Bosch Gmbh 17
#13 General Motors 17
#14 Allstate Insurance 15
#15 Capital One Services 15
#16 Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh 14
#17 Zynga 14
#18 Aruze Gaming America 13
#19 Glory 13
#20 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#21 Unknown 13
#22 Ag 18 11
#23 Ags 11
#24 Ncr 11
#25 Schlage Lock Company 11
#26 Honeywell 11
#27 Ainsworth Game Technology Limited 10
#28 Cummins-Allison 10
#29 Denso 10
#30 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 10
#31 Grg Banking Equipment Co. 10
#32 Hyundai Motor 10
#33 Novomatic Ag 10
#34 Scientific Games International 10
#35 Amazon 9
#36 Fuji Electric Co. 9
#37 The Boeing 9
#38 Walmart Apollo 9
#39 Assa Abloy Ab 8
#40 Bank of America 8
#41 BMW 7
#42 Cubic 7
#43 Intellectual Ventures 7
#44 Gamesys 7
#45 Inventio Ag 7
#46 Milestone Entertainment 7
#47 Oki Electric Industry Co. 7
#48 Video Gaming Technologies 7
#49 Google 7
#50 Samsung 7
#51 Toyota 7
#52 AT&T 6
#53 Collateral Opportunities 6
#54 Crane Payment Innovations 6
#55 Everi Payments 6
#56 Pridefield Limited 6
#57 UPS 6
#58 Volkswagen 6
#59 John Deere 6
#60 Aruze Gaming (Hong Kong) Limited 5
#61 Continental Automotive Gmbh 5
#62 Honda Motor Co. 5
#63 Lytx 5
#64 Nguyen Gaming 5
#65 Nippon Conlux Co. 5
#66 Smartdrive Systems 5
#67 State Farm 5
#68 Intel 5
#69 Panasonic 5
#70 Alarm.Com Incorporated 4
#71 Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 4
#72 Carnival 4
#73 Ebay 4
#74 Gentex 4
#75 Intralot S.A.—Integrated Lottery Systems And Services 4
#76 Lg Cns Co. 4
#77 Omron 4
#78 Playstudios 4
#79 Stamps.Com 4
#80 Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 4
#81 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 4
#82 Caterpillar 4
#83 GE 4
#84 LG 4
#85 Sony 4
#86 Accenture Global Solutions Limited 3
#87 Acsys Ip Holding 3
#88 Adp Gauselmann Gmbh 3
#89 Angel Playing Cards Co. 3
#90 Asahi Seiko Co. 3
#91 Audi Ag 3
#92 Carrier 3
#93 Diamond Game Enterprises 3
#94 Electronic Arts 3
#95 Fawn Engineering 3
#96 Fresh Idea Global Limited 3
#97 Gtj Ventures 3
#98 Igt Uk Interactive Limited 3
#99 Incredible Technologies 3
#100 Innovative Timing Systems 3