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Control systems Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class G05 · 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 3,447 patents in 2019.peak 3,4471996: 765 patents19961997: 747 patents1998: 965 patents1999: 1,008 patents19992000: 961 patents2001: 1,042 patents2002: 1,064 patents20022003: 1,162 patents2004: 1,204 patents2005: 1,096 patents20052006: 1,432 patents2007: 1,150 patents2008: 1,003 patents20082009: 1,107 patents2010: 1,362 patents2011: 1,382 patents20112012: 1,431 patents2013: 1,641 patents2014: 1,743 patents20142015: 1,864 patents2016: 1,987 patents2017: 2,322 patents20172018: 2,669 patents2019: 3,447 patents2020: 3,327 patents20202021: 3,043 patents2022: 3,219 patents2023: 3,183 patents20232024: 2,961 patents2025: 2,979 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Ambreesh Bhattad 9 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited
2 David I. Ferguson 9 Google
3 David Garrett 8 Broadcom
#4 David Lundgren 8 Broadcom
#5 Jeyhan Karaoguz 8 Broadcom
#6 Jeong Seon Min 8 Hyundai Motor
#7 Mark J. Nixon 8 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#8 Rich Prodan 8 Broadcom
#9 Wael William Diab 8 Broadcom
#10 Xuemin Chen 8 Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte.
#11 Douglas J. Reichard 7 Rockwell Automation
#12 Michael J. Wenzel 7 Johnson Controls Technology
#13 Adam Wilson 6 Misty Robotics
#14 Eun Sik Kim 6 Hyundai Motor
#15 Hajime Ogawa 6 Fanuc
#16 Ian H. Bernstein 6 Sphero
#17 Junichi Tezuka 6 Fanuc
#18 Lowell L. Wood, JR. 6 The Invention Science Fund I
#19 Nadim Khlat 6 Qorvo Us
#20 Tomonori Sato 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#21 Anthony M. Fadell 5 Google
#22 Bradley A. Kayton 5 Google
#23 Chen-Tsung Wu 5 Novatek Microelectronics
#24 Jason C. Weaver 5 Google
#25 Jiajun Zhu 5 Google
#26 Joseph W. Forbes, Jr. 5 Causam Energy
#27 Kenneth S. Plache 5 Rockwell Automation
#28 Min-Hung Hu 5 Novatek Microelectronics
#29 Michael R. Kay 5 Qorvo Us
#30 Michael C. Mountz 5 Amazon
#31 Naoto Sonoda 5 Fanuc
#32 Peter R. Wurman 5 Amazon
#33 Roderick A. Hyde 5 Intellectual Ventures
#34 Terrence L. Blevins 5 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#35 Yoky Matsuoka 5 Google
#36 Alice Wang 4 Texas Instruments
#37 Andrew E. Hoffman 4 Amazon
#38 Bijan Sayyarrodsari 4 Rockwell Automation
#39 David Harrison Silver 4 Google
#40 Dimitri Kanevsky 4 IBM
#41 François Coulmeau 4 —
#42 Gordon Gammie 4 Texas Instruments
#43 Jong-I Mou 4 TSMC
#44 John D. Rinaldo, JR. 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#45 Kazuhiro Yoshida 4 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#46 Kenji Iriguchi 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#47 Kouji Nishino 4 Fujikin Incorporated
#48 Koji Terada 4 Fujitsu Limited
#49 Mark A. Malamud 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#50 Matthew Lee Rogers 4 Google
#51 Masakazu Sagasaki 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#52 Michael T. Barbehenn 4 Amazon
#53 Nathaniel Fairfield 4 Google
#54 Naoki Nakamura 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#55 Nicolas Meuleau 4 Nissan North America
#56 Nishant Singh Thakur 4 Freeescale Semiconductor
#57 Nobukazu Ikeda 4 Fujikin Incorporated
#58 Philip Nemec 4 Google
#59 Richard T. Lord 4 Intellectual Ventures
#60 Royce A. Levien 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#61 Robert W. Lord 4 The Invention Science Fund I
#62 Ryousuke Dohi 4 Fujikin Incorporated
#63 Sasha P. Caskey 4 IBM
#64 Sameer Maskey 4 IBM
#65 Taryl J. Jasper 4 Rockwell Automation
#66 Tara N. Sainath 4 Google
#67 Toshiaki Otsuki 4 Fanuc
#68 Tsutomu Tomioka 4 Ablic
#69 Udo Sieber 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#70 Uming Ko 4 Texas Instruments
#71 Yasuhiko Kaku 4 Yaskawa Electric
#72 Alex Grossmann 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#73 Biao Zhou 3 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies
#74 Cary Leen 3 Honeywell
#75 Chih-Wei Hsu 3 Mediatek
#76 Chiu-Huang Huang 3 Novatek Microelectronics
#77 Chun-Wei Huang 3 Asustek Computer
#78 Christopher Paul Urmson 3 Google
#79 Daisuke Fujino 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#80 Daisuke Saito 3 Theravance
#81 David Sloo 3 Google
#82 Eyal Bagon 3 Intel
#83 Frank Kronmueller 3 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited
#84 Fumiyasu Utsunomiya 3 Seiko Instruments
#85 Gernot Gaub 3 —
#86 Gopal K. Bhageria 3 IBM
#87 Han-Sheng Yuh 3 Comcast
#88 Hidenori Kobayashi 3 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#89 Itai Ben Shalom 3 Intel
#90 James N. Conway, Jr. 3 Comcast
#91 Jean-Gael F. Reboul 3 IBM
#92 Joseph Bronikowski 3 Rockwell Automation
#93 Johannes Gerber 3 Texas Instruments
#94 John William Peake 3 Trimble Navigation Limited
#95 Kadir Liano 3 Rockwell Automation
#96 Kirk H. Drees 3 Johnson Controls Technology
#97 Klaus Bauer 3 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#98 Koji Takeda 3 Komatsu
#99 Lakshmi Venkatraman 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#100 Liangguo Shen 3 Qualcomm

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Fanuc 52
2 IBM 46
3 Google 45
#4 Rockwell Automation 39
#5 Mitsubishi Electric 38
#6 GE 36
#7 Honeywell 23
#8 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 22
#9 The Boeing 22
#10 TSMC 21
#11 Robert Bosch Gmbh 20
#12 Texas Instruments 20
#13 Freeescale Semiconductor 18
#14 Qualcomm 18
#15 Sk Hynix 17
#16 Fisher-Rosemount Systems 16
#17 Hyundai Motor 16
#18 Irobot 16
#19 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15
#20 Intel 15
#21 Samsung 15
#22 Dialog Semiconductor 14
#23 Panasonic 14
#24 Johnson Controls Technology 13
#25 Yaskawa Electric 12
#26 Sii Semiconductor 12
#27 LG 12
#28 Amazon 11
#29 Broadcom 11
#30 Toyota 11
#31 Hitachi 10
#32 Infineon Technologies Ag 10
#33 Thales 10
#34 Airbus Operations Sas 9
#35 Kia Motors 9
#36 Sikorsky Aircraft 9
#37 Tokyo Electron Limited 9
#38 RTX (Raytheon) 9
#39 Abb Research 8
#40 Abb Technology Ag 8
#41 Audi Ag 8
#42 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited 8
#43 Intellectual Ventures 8
#44 Foxconn 8
#45 Nxp B.V. 8
#46 Rf Micro Devices 8
#47 US Air Force 8
#48 Canon 8
#49 Disney 8
#50 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 7
#51 Honda Motor Co. 7
#52 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 7
#53 Novatek Microelectronics 7
#54 Renesas Electronics 7
#55 Sphero 7
#56 Stmicroelectronics Sa 7
#57 Unknown 7
#58 Caterpillar 7
#59 AMD 6
#60 Denso 6
#61 Eaton 6
#62 Emerson Electric 6
#63 Fisher Controls International 6
#64 ITRI 6
#65 Komatsu 6
#66 Murata Machinery 6
#67 Nissan North America 6
#68 Omron 6
#69 Pilz Gmbh & Co. Kg 6
#70 Yokogawa Electric 6
#71 Huawei 6
#72 Sony 6
#73 Airbus Operations Limited 5
#74 Azbil 5
#75 Causam Energy 5
#76 CEA 5
#77 Cts 5
#78 Fujikin Incorporated 5
#79 Globalfoundries 5
#80 KAIST 5
#81 Linear Technology Holding 5
#82 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#83 Seiko Epson 5
#84 Stmicroelectronics International N.V. 5
#85 Comcast 5
#86 Ford 5
#87 General Motors 5
#88 Apple 4
#89 Ams Ag 4
#90 Analog Devices 4
#91 Cirrus Logic 4
#92 Ecolab Usa 4
#93 Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#94 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 4
#95 Kuka Roboter Gmbh 4
#96 Lsis Co. 4
#97 Lutron Electronics Co. 4
#98 Macronix International Co. 4
#99 Makino Milling Machine Co. 4
#100 Mediatek Singapore Pte. 4