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Commerce and payment systems Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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 Dwayne R. Nelson 26 Igt
2 Yasushi Shigeta 26 Angel Co.
3 Kevin Higgins 22 Igt
#4 Casey Alexander HUKE 21 Adrenalineip
#5 John Cronin 19 IBM
#6 Michael D'ANDREA 19 Panasonic
#7 Joseph W. BEYERS 16 Adrenalineip
#8 Howard W. Lutnick 15 Cfph
#9 Jeffery Shepherd 15 Igt
#10 Lee Amaitis 14 Cfph
#11 Michael Russ 13 Igt
#12 Adam Kuenzi 12 Carrier
#13 Binh T. Nguyen 12 Igt
#14 Dean P. Alderucci 12 Cfph
#15 Bradley Berman 11 King Show Games
#16 Joseph M. Asher 11 Cfph
#17 Daniel Marks 10 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#18 John F. Acres 10 Patent Investment & Licensing
#19 Bruce Urban 9 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#20 Erick T. Ching 9 Igt
#21 Gary Penacho 9 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#22 Geoffrey M. Gelman 9 Cfph
#23 Allon G. Englman 8 Wms Gaming
#24 Michael M. Oberberger 8 Igt
#25 Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira 7 Capital One Services
#26 Ankit Tiwari 7 Carrier
#27 Chad La Guardia 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#28 David Froy 7 Igt
#29 Daniel Gates 7 Fedex Corporate Services
#30 Frank Mayfield 7 Fedex Corporate Services
#31 Gregory Paul Schwartz 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#32 Hanna Sanborn 7 Aristocrat Technologies
#33 Joshua Edwards 7 Capital One Services
#34 Michael Mossoba 7 Capital One Services
#35 Oliver Crispino 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#36 Ole-Petter Skaaksrud 7 Fedex Corporate Services
#37 Stefan Keilwert 7 Igt
#38 Sven Aurich 7 Igt
#39 Cameron A. Filipour 6 Igt
#40 Eric Taylor 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#41 Jacob G. Foreman 6 Snap-On Incorporated
#42 Matthew Chan 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#43 Natalie Bryant 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#44 Patrick Danielson 6 Igt
#45 Patrick S. Merg 6 Snap-On Incorporated
#46 Angelo Palmisano 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#47 Binghui Peng 5 Yunding Network Technology (Beijing) Co.
#48 Bradley Hendricks 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#49 Brian J. Herron 5 Drew Technologies
#50 Brett A. Kelley 5 Snap-On Incorporated
#51 Christmas Uberuaga 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#52 David Colvin 5 Gaming Arts
#53 David Marsh 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#54 Gary Dawson 5 Milestone Entertainment
#55 Jacob Lamb 5 Rockwell Automation
#56 Joseph W. Baumgarte 5 Schlage Lock Company
#57 Joze Pececnik 5 Interblock D.O.O.
#58 Kevin Burman 5 Cfph
#59 Kunal Srivastava 5 Carrier
#60 Martin S. Lyons 5 Bally Gaming
#61 Michael P. Casey 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#62 Nicole Hedley 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#63 Pedro Fernandez-Orellana 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#64 Rajendrasinh Jadeja 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#65 Randall M. Katz 5 Milestone Entertainment
#66 Roy S. Brozovich 5 Snap-On Incorporated
#67 Ronald Carter 5 1Ahead Technologies
#68 Rogelio Decasa, JR. 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#69 Thomas Tuomey 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#70 Yuri Novozhenets 5 Carrier
#71 Alfred Thomas 4 Wms Gaming
#72 Anthony J. Baerlocher 4 Igt
#73 Anthony M. Morelli 4 Pilot Games
#74 Arkadiusz Zimny 4 Delphian Systems
#75 Ashok Hirpara 4 Delphian Systems
#76 Billy Tam 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#77 Cheuk Chi LAU 4 PepsiCo
#78 Colin Fong 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#79 David Gilles 4 Edst
#80 David Kubajak 4 Japan Cash Machine Co.
#81 Dave Marcinkowski 4 Edst
#82 David Small 4 Igt
#83 Doanh Dang 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#84 Dong Mok Shin 4 LG
#85 Dwayne A. Davis 4 Igt
#86 Elisabeth Kiss 4 Igt
#87 Emad Jafa 4 PepsiCo
#88 Eric D. Colvin 4 Gaming Arts
#89 Erik Petersen 4 Igt
#90 Erik David Williams 4 PepsiCo
#91 Eric P. Winston 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#92 Euan Morrison 4 PepsiCo
#93 Fayez Idris 4 Igt
#94 Frank Rodriguez 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#95 Joseph BODKIN 4 Adrenalineip
#96 Jon Weaver 4 Pilot Games
#97 Julia-Ines Lerchbaumer 4 Igt
#98 Karl Roelofs 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#99 Larry LaFreniere 4 Edst
#100 Liam Sanders 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 116
2 Igt 101
3 Aristocrat Technologies 52
#4 Toyota 38
#5 Angel Co. 26
#6 Ford 26
#7 Carrier 25
#8 Adrenalineip 24
#9 Sg Gaming 23
#10 Cfph 21
#11 Glory 17
#12 Assa Abloy Ab 15
#13 Capital One Services 15
#14 Konami Gaming 14
#15 Nec 14
#16 Hyundai Motor 13
#17 IBM 13
#18 Kia Motors 12
#19 Bank of America 12
#20 Comcast 11
#21 Acres Technology 10
#22 Honda Motor Co. 10
#23 Ncr 10
#24 Unknown 10
#25 Ags 9
#26 Everi Games 9
#27 Denso 8
#28 Geotab 8
#29 Robert Bosch Gmbh 8
#30 Schlage Lock Company 8
#31 Fedex Corporate Services 7
#32 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co. 7
#33 The Boeing 7
#34 Video Gaming Technologies 7
#35 Volkswagen 7
#36 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 7
#37 Yunding Network Technology (Beijing) Co. 7
#38 General Motors 7
#39 Panasonic 7
#40 Akkadian Enterprises 6
#41 Cantor Index 6
#42 Continental Automotive Gmbh 6
#43 Draftkings 6
#44 Hyosung Tns 6
#45 Interactive Games 6
#46 Snap-On Incorporated 6
#47 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 6
#48 Coca-Cola 6
#49 PepsiCo 6
#50 1Ahead Technologies 5
#51 Alarm.Com Incorporated 5
#52 Asahi Seiko Co. 5
#53 Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh 5
#54 Igt Global Soulutions 5
#55 Interblock D.O.O. 5
#56 Japan Cash Machine Co. 5
#57 Milestone Entertainment 5
#58 Opus Ivs 5
#59 State Farm 5
#60 USAA 5
#61 Samsung 5
#62 Amazon 4
#63 Advanced New Technologies Co. 4
#64 Ag 18 4
#65 Cummins-Allison 4
#66 Delphian Systems 4
#67 Denso International America 4
#68 Edst 4
#69 Gaming Arts 4
#70 Innova Electronics 4
#71 Kabam, 4
#72 Mitsubishi Electric 4
#73 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems 4
#74 Novomatic Ag 4
#75 Pilot Games 4
#76 Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions 4
#77 Urban Intel 4
#78 Vulcan Gaming 4
#79 Walker Digital Table Systems 4
#80 Walmart Apollo 4
#81 Honeywell 4
#82 Intel 4
#83 Sony 4
#84 AT&T 3
#85 Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co. 3
#86 Automated Cashless Systems 3
#87 Blueowl 3
#88 Cg Technology Development 3
#89 Continental Automotive France 3
#90 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 3
#91 Crane Payment Innovations 3
#92 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 3
#93 Everi Payments 3
#94 G4S Retail Solutions (Usa) 3
#95 Moca System 3
#96 Nuro 3
#97 Omron 3
#98 Oshkosh 3
#99 Samsara 3
#100 Security Enhancement Systems 3