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Commerce and payment systems Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Kevin Higgins 44 Igt
2 Dwayne R. Nelson 34 Igt
3 Yasushi Shigeta 34 Angel Co.
#4 John Cronin 30 IBM
#5 Casey Alexander HUKE 29 Adrenalineip
#6 Jeffery Shepherd 27 Igt
#7 Joseph W. BEYERS 27 Adrenalineip
#8 Michael D'ANDREA 27 Panasonic
#9 Chris Peterson 14 Igt
#10 Erik Petersen 14 Igt
#11 Lee Amaitis 12 Cfph
#12 Michael Russ 12 Igt
#13 Steven G. LeMay 12 Igt
#14 Alfred Thomas 11 Wms Gaming
#15 Bradley Berman 11 King Show Games
#16 Darren M. Goetz 11 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#17 Allon G. Englman 10 Wms Gaming
#18 Dennis E. Montenegro 10 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#19 Fredrik Carl Stefan Einberg 10 Assa Abloy Ab
#20 Joseph M. Asher 10 Cfph
#21 Martin S. Lyons 10 Bally Gaming
#22 Daniel Marks 9 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#23 Dean P. Alderucci 9 Cfph
#24 Erick T. Ching 9 Igt
#25 Howard W. Lutnick 9 Cfph
#26 Matthew Chan 9 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#27 Binh T. Nguyen 8 Igt
#28 Blake Davis 8 Aristocrat Technologies
#29 Frank Rodriguez 8 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#30 Nathan Ajhar 8 Igt
#31 Angelo Palmisano 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#32 Christian Mande 7 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#33 Craig Mateer 7 Baggage Airline Guest Services
#34 David Froy 7 Igt
#35 Frank Digangi 7 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
#36 Geoffrey M. Gelman 7 Cfph
#37 Jennifer Mizzi 7 Aristocrat Technologies
#38 John F. Acres 7 Patent Investment & Licensing
#39 Joseph Masinter, II 7 Aristocrat Technologies
#40 Nick Hillstrom 7 Igt
#41 Scott T. Gowin 7 Igt
#42 Yanis Tsombanidis 7 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#43 Yixiang Chen 7 Sonatus
#44 Yu Fang 7 Sonatus
#45 Adam Kuenzi 6 Carrier
#46 Christmas Uberuaga 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#47 George BOUVIER 6 Lnw Gaming
#48 Hanna Sanborn 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#49 James Loader 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#50 Jordan Simons 6 Ag 18
#51 Kenneth Shawn SOONG 6 Lnw Gaming
#52 Larry J. Pacey 6 Wms Gaming
#53 Natalie Bryant 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#54 Ryan Hawkins 6 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#55 Sina Miri 6 Igt
#56 Timothy Barbour 6 Aristocrat Technologies
#57 Yu Chong 6 Igt
#58 Antoon Visser 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#59 Andrew Wyllie 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#60 Brian Frenkel 5 Ag 18
#61 Brian J. Herron 5 Drew Technologies
#62 Bruce Urban 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#63 Cameron A. Filipour 5 Igt
#64 Christopher Levin 5 Igt
#65 David Ceniceroz 5 Igt
#66 David Marsh 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#67 Derek Imanuel 5 Assa Abloy Americas Residential
#68 Dwayne A. Davis 5 Igt
#69 Eric D. Colvin 5 Gaming Arts
#70 Hans-Juergen Pirch 5 Assa Abloy Ab
#71 Hua Xu 5 OPPO
#72 Jacob G. Foreman 5 Snap-On Incorporated
#73 James A. Vasquez 5 Igt
#74 Jun Haishima 5 Comcast
#75 Patrick S. Merg 5 Snap-On Incorporated
#76 Rajendrasinh Jadeja 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#77 Rogelio Decasa, JR. 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#78 Scott Burns 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#79 Stephen Shaffer, Jr. 5 Aristocrat Technologies
#80 Sylvain Jacques Prevost 5 Assa Abloy Ab
#81 T. Grant Bolling, JR. 5 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#82 Adam Fong 4 Everi Payments
#83 Alan Wong 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#84 Andrew Garrood 4 Cg Technology Development
#85 Brett A. Kelley 4 Snap-On Incorporated
#86 Bryan M. Kelly 4 Bally Gaming
#87 Bruno Rittner 4 Igt
#88 Christopher Cleveland 4 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
#89 Craig Schaefer 4 Igt
#90 David Colvin 4 Gaming Arts
#91 Daniel Mirjavadi 4 Aristocrat Technologies
#92 David R. Morris 4 The Chamberlain Group
#93 Donald Rodd 4 Aristocrat Technologies
#94 Elisabeth Kiss 4 Igt
#95 Eric Taylor 4 Aristocrat Technologies
#96 Fumi Irie 4 Nec
#97 Garrett Hill 4 Aristocrat Technologies
#98 George Allan MacKay 4 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited
#99 Gregory Emile Chauvin 4 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited
#100 James E. Deaton 4 Automated Retail Technologies

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Igt 164
2 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited 104
3 Aristocrat Technologies 87
#4 Lnw Gaming 37
#5 Angel Co. 34
#6 Adrenalineip 33
#7 Nec 30
#8 Toyota 30
#9 Cfph 28
#10 Glory 21
#11 Assa Abloy Ab 19
#12 Hyundai Motor 17
#13 Ford 17
#14 Capital One Services 16
#15 Konami Gaming 15
#16 Panasonic 15
#17 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 14
#18 Bank of America 14
#19 Comcast 14
#20 Geotab 12
#21 Kia 12
#22 Ags 9
#23 Carrier 9
#24 Dk Crown Holdings 9
#25 Honda Motor Co. 9
#26 Amazon 8
#27 Ag 18 8
#28 Allstate Insurance 8
#29 Acres Technology 7
#30 Assa Abloy Americas Residential 7
#31 Denso 7
#32 Sonatus 7
#33 Unknown 7
#34 Honeywell 7
#35 Asahi Seiko Co. 6
#36 Everi Payments 6
#37 Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh 6
#38 Robert Bosch Gmbh 6
#39 State Farm 6
#40 The Chamberlain Group 6
#41 USAA 6
#42 Zoox 6
#43 Autel Intelligent Technology 5
#44 Cummins 5
#45 Diebold Nixdorf Systems Gmbh 5
#46 Igt Global Soulutions 5
#47 Kia Motors 5
#48 Ncr 5
#49 Opus Ivs 5
#50 Schlage Lock Company 5
#51 Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co. 5
#52 Snap-On Incorporated 5
#53 Walker Digital Table Systems 5
#54 General Motors 5
#55 Auctane 4
#56 Automated Retail Technologies 4
#57 BMW 4
#58 Epic Tech 4
#59 Hyosung Tns 4
#60 Innova Electronics 4
#61 Interactive Games 4
#62 Japan Cash Machine Co. 4
#63 Jcm American 4
#64 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited 4
#65 Sightline Payments 4
#66 The Adt Security 4
#67 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 4
#68 Touchtunes Music Company 4
#69 Video Gaming Technologies 4
#70 Google 4
#71 Samsung 4
#72 Arb Labs 3
#73 Calamp 3
#74 Empire Technological Group Limited 3
#75 Everi Games 3
#76 Fujitsu Frontech Limited 3
#77 Hart Intercivic 3
#78 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 3
#79 Milestone Entertainment 3
#80 Mixi 3
#81 Nec Platforms 3
#82 Oshkosh 3
#83 Samsara 3
#84 Scientific Games International 3
#85 Secure Identity 3
#86 Security Enhancement Systems 3
#87 Urban Intel 3
#88 Wayne Fueling Systems 3
#89 West Flagler Associates 3
#90 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 3
#91 BOE 3
#92 GE 3
#93 PepsiCo 3
#94 Apple 2
#95 Accesso Technology Group Plc 2
#96 Alarm.Com Incorporated 2
#97 Americorp Investments 2
#98 Argo Ai 2
#99 Audi Ag 2
#100 Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited 2