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Commerce and payment systems Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 38 Igt
2 Yasushi Shigeta 37 Angel Co.
3 Kevin Higgins 34 Igt
#4 Casey Alexander HUKE 23 Adrenalineip
#5 Michael D'ANDREA 20 Panasonic
#6 John F. Acres 18 Patent Investment & Licensing
#7 John Cronin 18 IBM
#8 Dean P. Alderucci 17 Cfph
#9 Joseph W. BEYERS 17 Adrenalineip
#10 Jeffery Shepherd 16 Igt
#11 Allon G. Englman 15 Wms Gaming
#12 Angelo Palmisano 14 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#13 Howard W. Lutnick 14 Cfph
#14 Lee Amaitis 14 Cfph
#15 Daniel Marks 13 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#16 Gary Penacho 13 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#17 Hanna Sanborn 13 Aristocrat Technologies
#18 Bradley Berman 12 King Show Games
#19 Geoffrey M. Gelman 12 Cfph
#20 Joseph M. Asher 12 Cfph
#21 Erik Petersen 11 Igt
#22 Michael Russ 11 Igt
#23 Rogelio Decasa, JR. 11 Aristocrat Technologies
#24 Darren M. Goetz 10 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#25 Erick T. Ching 10 Igt
#26 George BOUVIER 10 Lnw Gaming
#27 Hua Xu 10 OPPO
#28 Adam Kuenzi 9 Carrier
#29 Binh T. Nguyen 9 Igt
#30 Bradford Brown 9 Igt
#31 Cameron A. Filipour 9 Igt
#32 Christopher Cleveland 9 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#33 Dennis E. Montenegro 9 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#34 Jennifer Mizzi 9 Aristocrat Technologies
#35 Steven G. LeMay 9 Igt
#36 David Colvin 8 Gaming Arts
#37 Rajendrasinh Jadeja 8 Aristocrat Technologies
#38 Richard Milosevich 8 Lnw Gaming
#39 Robert Honeycutt 8 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#40 Ryan Hawkins 8 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#41 Yanis Tsombanidis 8 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#42 Antoon Visser 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#43 Chad La Guardia 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#44 Chris Peterson 7 Igt
#45 David I. Ferguson 7 Google
#46 Ernest W. Moody 7 Igt
#47 Frank Digangi 7 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#48 Jason Meyer 7 Ford
#49 Jason Palmer 7 Smartdrive Systems
#50 Jiajun Zhu 7 Google
#51 Kenneth Shawn SOONG 7 Lnw Gaming
#52 Kimberly Cohn 7 Lnw Gaming
#53 Zachary Smith 7 Aristocrat Technologies
#54 Bruce Urban 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#55 Christian Mande 6 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#56 Daniel A. Deninger 6 Smartdrive Systems
#57 Daniel Gates 6 Fedex Corporate Services
#58 Eric D. Colvin 6 Gaming Arts
#59 Eric Taylor 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#60 Frank Mayfield 6 Fedex Corporate Services
#61 Harrison GRANT 6 Adrenalineip
#62 James Loader 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#63 James A. Vasquez 6 Igt
#64 Jeffrey Uss 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#65 Luke Andrew SCHOENFELDER 6 Latch Systems
#66 Matthew Chan 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#67 Mark Freitas 6 Smartdrive Systems
#68 Michael Brian Jones 6 Latch Systems
#69 Natalie Bryant 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#70 Nimish Purohit 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#71 Ole-Petter Skaaksrud 6 Fedex Corporate Services
#72 Patrick Danielson 6 Igt
#73 Albert S. Penilla 5 Emerging Automotive
#74 Alfred Thomas 5 Wms Gaming
#75 Billy Tam 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#76 David Forney 5 Smartdrive Systems
#77 David Froy 5 Igt
#78 Dwayne A. Davis 5 Igt
#79 Gary M. Zalewski 5 Sony
#80 Jabbok Schlacks 5 Equipmentshare.Com
#81 Jeffrey Griswold 5 Smartdrive Systems
#82 Joseph W. Baumgarte 5 Schlage Lock Company
#83 Joseph Masinter, II 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#84 Karen Kendall 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#85 Kenneth L. Miller 5 Atricure
#86 Kirk E. Sanford 5 Sightline Interactive
#87 Mark J. Davidson 5 UPS
#88 Mark Miller 5 Cfph
#89 Nathan Ajhar 5 Igt
#90 Nathan Warms 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#91 Nick Hillstrom 5 Igt
#92 Patrick S. Merg 5 Snap-On Incorporated
#93 Scott Olive 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#94 Slaven Sljivar 5 Smartdrive Systems
#95 Stephanie Johns 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#96 Thomas M. Sears 5 Sightline Interactive
#97 Timothy Richards 5 Everi Payments
#98 Travis Bussey 5 Everi Games
#99 William J. Schlacks, IV 5 Equipmentshare.Com
#100 Adrian Bulzacki 4 Arb Labs

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Igt 144
2 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 103
3 Aristocrat Technologies 79
#4 Angel Co. 38
#5 Cfph 33
#6 Toyota 33
#7 Lnw Gaming 27
#8 Adrenalineip 23
#9 Konami Gaming 19
#10 Acres Technology 18
#11 Ford 18
#12 Capital One Services 17
#13 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 15
#14 Everi Games 13
#15 Hyundai Motor 13
#16 Nec 13
#17 Glory 12
#18 Ncr 11
#19 USAA 11
#20 Carrier 10
#21 Geotab 10
#22 Unknown 10
#23 Honda Motor Co. 9
#24 Sg Gaming 9
#25 Bank of America 9
#26 Allstate Insurance 8
#27 Video Gaming Technologies 8
#28 Comcast 8
#29 Honeywell 8
#30 Alarm.Com Incorporated 7
#31 Assa Abloy Ab 7
#32 Igt Global Soulutions 7
#33 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 7
#34 Kia Motors 7
#35 Nuro 7
#36 Schlage Lock Company 7
#37 Smartdrive Systems 7
#38 Everi Payments 6
#39 Fedex Corporate Services 6
#40 Kia 6
#41 Latch Systems 6
#42 Snap-On Incorporated 6
#43 The Chamberlain Group 6
#44 General Motors 6
#45 PepsiCo 6
#46 Amazon 5
#47 24/7 Pizza Box 5
#48 Aries Technology 5
#49 Cantor Index 5
#50 Equipmentshare.Com 5
#51 Gaming Arts 5
#52 Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh 5
#53 Robert Bosch Gmbh 5
#54 State Farm 5
#55 Touchtunes Music Company 5
#56 Sony 5
#57 Ags 4
#58 Arb Labs 4
#59 Autel Intelligent Technology 4
#60 Blueowl 4
#61 Castle Hill Holding 4
#62 Cummins-Allison 4
#63 Dk Crown Holdings 4
#64 Ebay 4
#65 Fujitsu Frontech Limited 4
#66 Kabam, 4
#67 Lyft 4
#68 Milestone Entertainment 4
#69 Municipal Parking Services 4
#70 Samsara 4
#71 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co. 4
#72 Sightline Payments 4
#73 Subaru 4
#74 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 4
#75 United States Postal Service 4
#76 IBM 4
#77 Micron 4
#78 Verizon 4
#79 Akkadian Enterprises 3
#80 Blackhawk Network 3
#81 Brain Games, L.C. 3
#82 Brink'S Network, Incorporated 3
#83 Cummins 3
#84 Denso 3
#85 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 3
#86 Draftkings 3
#87 Electronic Transaction Consultants 3
#88 Evolution Malta Limited 3
#89 Games Global Operations Limited 3
#90 Hart Intercivic 3
#91 Hyosung Tns 3
#92 Innova Electronics 3
#93 Interactive Games 3
#94 I-Pro Co. 3
#95 Japan Cash Machine Co. 3
#96 Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#97 Mitsubishi Electric 3
#98 Play'N Go Marks 3
#99 Rivian Ip Holdings 3
#100 Scooterbug 3