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Commerce and payment systems Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Primary CPC class G07 · Section G

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 76 Gamblit Gaming
2 Eric Meyerhofer 71 Gamblit Gaming
3 Frank Cire 49 Gamblit Gaming
#4 Caitlyn Ross 37 Gamblit Gaming
#5 Clifford Kaylin 25 Gamblit Gaming
#6 Howard W. Lutnick 22 Cfph
#7 Lee Amaitis 22 Cfph
#8 Dean P. Alderucci 20 Cfph
#9 Joseph M. Asher 20 Cfph
#10 John F. Acres 18 Patent Investment & Licensing
#11 Anthony J. Baerlocher 17 Igt
#12 Geoffrey M. Gelman 16 Cfph
#13 Bradley Berman 15 King Show Games
#14 Dwayne R. Nelson 13 Igt
#15 Binh T. Nguyen 12 Igt
#16 Jay Chun 12 Fresh Idea Global Limited
#17 Michael Charles Halvorson 12 Adp Gauselmann Gmbh
#18 David Chang 10 Gamblit Gaming
#19 David Froy 10 Igt
#20 Kevin Higgins 10 Igt
#21 Kengo Takeda 10 Comcast
#22 Martin S. Lyons 10 Bally Gaming
#23 Cameron A. Filipour 9 Igt
#24 Hans Elias 9 Igt
#25 Joseph W. Baumgarte 9 Schlage Lock Company
#26 Erik Petersen 8 Igt
#27 Joshua Edwards 8 Capital One Services
#28 Matthew J. Ward 8 IBM
#29 Michael Mossoba 8 Capital One Services
#30 Stefan Keilwert 8 Igt
#31 Brian K. Lickfelt 7 Honda Motor Co.
#32 Chad Shapiro 7 King Show Games
#33 Daisuke Nakamura 7 Konami Gaming
#34 Eric D. Colvin 7 Gaming Arts
#35 Gary Dawson 7 Milestone Entertainment
#36 Mark B. Gagner 7 Wms Gaming
#37 Mark C. Nicely 7 Igt
#38 Randall M. Katz 7 Milestone Entertainment
#39 Robert James Taylor 7 Walmart Apollo
#40 Steven G. LeMay 7 Igt
#41 Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira 6 Capital One Services
#42 David Colvin 6 Gaming Arts
#43 Daniel Marks 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#44 Daniel E. Tedesco 6 Walker Digital
#45 Fayez Idris 6 Igt
#46 Jay S. Walker 6 Walker Digital
#47 Joel R. Jaffe 6 Wms Gaming
#48 Jordan Simons 6 Ag 18
#49 Kevin Burman 6 Cfph
#50 Larry J. Pacey 6 Wms Gaming
#51 Nicholaus A. Jones 6 Walmart Apollo
#52 Paulina Rodgers 6 Igt
#53 Sam Johnson 6 Tipping Point Group
#54 Aaron J. Vasgaard 5 Walmart Apollo
#55 Aed M. Dudar 5 Ford
#56 Anthony M. Singer 5 Igt
#57 Bryan M. Kelly 5 Bally Gaming
#58 Bryan Upton 5 Igt
#59 Colin Fong 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#60 Daniel J. De Waal 5 Igt
#61 Darrin M. Mylet 5 Cfph
#62 Fredrik Carl Stefan Einberg 5 Assa Abloy Ab
#63 Georg Washington 5 Synergy Blue
#64 Howard M. Marks 5 Igt
#65 James A. Jorasch 5 Walker Digital
#66 Jacob Lamb 5 Rockwell Automation
#67 Joe Serra 5 Synergy Blue
#68 Kirk E. Sanford 5 Sightline Interactive
#69 Matthew A. Jones 5 Walmart Apollo
#70 Omer Sattar 5 Sightline Interactive
#71 Robert C. Tedesco 5 Igt
#72 Scott A. Caputo 5 Igt
#73 Stephanie K. Schultz 5 Kabam,
#74 Takeshi YOKAWA 5 Glory
#75 Thomas M. Sears 5 Sightline Interactive
#76 Timothy C. Loose 5 Wms Gaming
#77 William K. Hughes 5 Igt
#78 William C. Little 5 Igt
#79 Yasushi Shigeta 5 Angel Co.
#80 Aaron Michael Koll 4 Igt Global Soulutions
#81 Ajay J. Ghia 4 Scientific Games International
#82 Alfred Thomas 4 Wms Gaming
#83 Alan B. Wilkins 4 Cfph
#84 Andrew Garrood 4 Cg Technology Development
#85 Benjamin C. Hoffman 4 Igt
#86 Bradford Brown 4 Igt
#87 Brian Frenkel 4 Ag 18
#88 Bradford Heathcote 4 Igt Global Soulutions
#89 Brian F. Saunders 4 Igt
#90 Brian Watkins 4 Everi Games
#91 Christian D. Gerchak 4 Igt
#92 Craig J. Sylla 4 Wms Gaming
#93 Daniel J. DeWaal 4 Igt
#94 David I. Ferguson 4 Google
#95 Dean Frederick Herring 4 IBM
#96 James M. Canter 4 Hart Intercivic
#97 Jason Gilmore 4 Wms Gaming
#98 Jason Palmer 4 Smartdrive Systems
#99 Jeffery Shepherd 4 Igt
#100 Jiajun Zhu 4 Google

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Igt 123
2 Gamblit Gaming 76
3 Bally Gaming 60
#4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 57
#5 Cfph 42
#6 Comcast 33
#7 Ford 26
#8 Capital One Services 24
#9 Konami Gaming 24
#10 Glory 21
#11 IBM 21
#12 Ags 19
#13 General Motors 19
#14 Patent Investment & Licensing 18
#15 Ncr 16
#16 Schlage Lock Company 16
#17 Walmart Apollo 16
#18 Adp Gauselmann Gmbh 15
#19 Igt Canada Solutions Ulc 15
#20 Unknown 15
#21 Hyundai Motor 14
#22 Assa Abloy Ab 13
#23 Kia Motors 12
#24 Novomatic Ag 12
#25 Toyota 12
#26 Nguyen Gaming 10
#27 Robert Bosch Gmbh 10
#28 Uber Technologies 10
#29 Bank of America 10
#30 Panasonic 10
#31 Everi Games 9
#32 Gamesys 9
#33 Honda Motor Co. 9
#34 Scientific Games International 9
#35 Honeywell 9
#36 Intel 9
#37 Allstate Insurance 8
#38 Denso 8
#39 Electronic Arts 8
#40 Grg Banking Equipment Co. 8
#41 Igt Global Soulutions 8
#42 State Farm 8
#43 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 8
#44 USAA 8
#45 Video Gaming Technologies 8
#46 Zynga 8
#47 Ainsworth Game Technology Limited 7
#48 Aruze Gaming (Hong Kong) Limited 7
#49 Ebay 7
#50 Hitachi 7
#51 Konami Digital Entertainment Co. 7
#52 Smartdrive Systems 7
#53 Synergy Blue 7
#54 The Boeing 7
#55 Ag 18 6
#56 Alarm.Com Incorporated 6
#57 Continental Automotive Gmbh 6
#58 Cubic 6
#59 Gaming Arts 6
#60 Milestone Entertainment 6
#61 Nec 6
#62 Tipping Point Group 6
#63 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 6
#64 AT&T 5
#65 Angel Playing Cards Co. 5
#66 Aruze Gaming America 5
#67 Cantor Index 5
#68 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 5
#69 Gentex 5
#70 Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh 5
#71 Interactive Games 5
#72 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#73 Oki Electric Industry Co. 5
#74 Sightline Interactive 5
#75 Sikorsky Aircraft 5
#76 Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 5
#77 Caterpillar 5
#78 Disney 5
#79 Amazon 4
#80 Accenture Global Solutions Limited 4
#81 Bell Helicopter Textron 4
#82 Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 4
#83 Carrier 4
#84 Conduent Business Services 4
#85 Deutsche Post Ag 4
#86 Fresh Idea Global Limited 4
#87 Fuji Electric Co. 4
#88 Fujitsu Frontech Limited 4
#89 Hart Intercivic 4
#90 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 4
#91 KFUPM 4
#92 Nuro 4
#93 Omnicell 4
#94 Saudi Arabian Oil 4
#95 Snap-On Incorporated 4
#96 Stamps.Com 4
#97 Vivint 4
#98 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 4
#99 Xerox 4
#100 GE 4