{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Technologies", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/technologies"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Control systems", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/technology/control-systems"}]}
Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
Home › Technologies › Control systems

Control systems Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 Joseph W. Forbes, Jr. 11 Causam Energy
2 David I. Ferguson 8 Google
3 Nathaniel Fairfield 8 Google
#4 Ambreesh Bhattad 7 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited
#5 Anthony M. Fadell 7 Google
#6 Matthew Lee Rogers 7 Google
#7 David Sloo 6 Google
#8 David A. Vasko 6 Rockwell Automation
#9 Lowell L. Wood, JR. 6 The Invention Science Fund I
#10 Mark J. Nixon 6 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#11 Ratnesh Sharma 6 HP
#12 Brian Douglas Cullinane 5 Google
#13 Charles M. Rischar 5 Rockwell Automation
#14 Daniel Adam Warren 5 Google
#15 Douglas J. Reichard 5 Rockwell Automation
#16 Frank Kronmueller 5 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited
#17 Jennifer Arden 5 Google
#18 Jiajun Zhu 5 Google
#19 Kouji Nishino 5 Fujikin Incorporated
#20 Nobukazu Ikeda 5 Fujikin Incorporated
#21 Paul Richard Muston 5 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#22 Randy C. Willig 5 Enernoc
#23 Renaud-Roland Hubert 5 Google
#24 Satoshi Ikai 5 Fanuc
#25 Stefano Di Cairano 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#26 Stefan Marinca 5 Analog Devices
#27 Sujeet Chand 5 Rockwell Automation
#28 Subbian Govindaraj 5 Rockwell Automation
#29 Tsutomu Nakamura 5 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#30 Adam Wilson 4 Misty Robotics
#31 Amy E. Miller 4 Lutron Electronics Co.
#32 Ang Liu 4 Sz Dji Technology Co.
#33 Axel H. Henning 4 Omax
#34 Brian Conner 4 Google
#35 Clifford A. Pickover 4 IBM
#36 Donald R. Mosebrook 4 Lutron Electronics Co.
#37 Guyue Zhou 4 Sz Dji Technology Co.
#38 Hitoshi Matsumoto 4 Seiko Epson
#39 Ian C. Smith 4 Google
#40 James M. O'Connor 4 AMD
#41 Jianjun Yang 4 Zerotech (Shenzhen) Intelligence Robot Co.
#42 Joseph A. Harkulich 4 Rockwell Automation
#43 Joshua Seth Herbach 4 Google
#44 John Zevenbergen 4 X Development
#45 Junichi Tezuka 4 Fanuc
#46 Masaaki Nagase 4 Fujikin Incorporated
#47 Michael D. Kalan 4 —
#48 Pablo Lema 4 Gopro
#49 Rainer Hessmer 4 Rockwell Automation
#50 Richard S. Camden 4 Lutron Technology Company
#51 Roderick A. Hyde 4 Intellectual Ventures
#52 Sandor Petenyi 4 Stmicroelectronics Design & Application S.R.O.
#53 Shu Ching Ip 4 Gopro
#54 Terrence L. Blevins 4 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#55 Wan-Yen Lo 4 Google
#56 William J. Dally 4 NVIDIA
#57 William Taylor Shivell 4 Lutron Technology Company
#58 Xiao Hu 4 Sz Dji Technology Co.
#59 Xuyang Pan 4 Sz Dji Technology Co.
#60 Yoky Matsuoka 4 Google
#61 Yoshihide Nishiyama 4 Omron
#62 Abraham Galton Bachrach 3 Skydio
#63 Adam E. Lund 3 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#64 Alain P. Steven 3 Viridity Energy
#65 Amanda Filbeck 3 Lennox Industries
#66 Anne Kristiina Aula 3 Google
#67 Andrew R. Stump 3 Rockwell Automation
#68 Atsushi Hidaka 3 Fujikin Incorporated
#69 Atsushi Mise 3 Panasonic
#70 Chulwoo Park 3 Samsung
#71 Chuleun Yun 3 Samsung
#72 David D. Brandt 3 Rockwell Automation
#73 Daniel D. Christensen 3 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#74 David W. Farchmin 3 Rockwell Automation
#75 David P. Ramer 3 Abl Ip Holding
#76 David Harrison Silver 3 Google
#77 Dave Tran 3 Aveva Software
#78 Douglas C. Lawson 3 Rockwell Automation
#79 Edward Alan Hill 3 Rockwell Automation
#80 Elina Vartiainen 3 Abb Schweiz Ag
#81 Eric J. Burgett 3 Tescom
#82 Eric A. Frische 3 Space Data
#83 Eugene Berdichevsky 3 Sila Nanotechnologies
#84 Eugene V. Solodovnik 3 The Boeing
#85 Gary S. Ditlow 3 IBM
#86 Garry Robin Marty 3 Masco Corporation Of Indiana
#87 Gerhard Brun 3 Siemens Schweiz Ag
#88 Gerald M. Knoblach 3 Space Data
#89 Haithem Mansouri 3 Rockwell Automation
#90 Hajime Matsumaru 3 Citizen Machinery Co.
#91 Hajime Ogawa 3 Fanuc
#92 Ian H. Bernstein 3 Sphero
#93 James E. Bostick 3 Kyndryl
#94 Jaw-Juinn Horng 3 TSMC
#95 Jack C. Rains, Jr. 3 Abl Ip Holding
#96 Jessica L. Korpela 3 Rockwell Automation
#97 Jimmy Fort 3 Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas
#98 Jimi R. Michalscheck 3 Rockwell Automation
#99 Jinjun Xiong 3 IBM
#100 John M. Ganci, Jr. 3 IBM

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Fanuc 68
2 Mitsubishi Electric 52
3 Google 46
#4 Rockwell Automation 45
#5 GE 44
#6 IBM 43
#7 Honeywell 40
#8 The Boeing 30
#9 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 27
#10 Samsung 23
#11 Qualcomm 21
#12 Texas Instruments 21
#13 Panasonic 20
#14 Amazon 19
#15 Fisher-Rosemount Systems 19
#16 Robert Bosch Gmbh 19
#17 Toyota 19
#18 Omron 16
#19 Sii Semiconductor 15
#20 Ford 15
#21 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 14
#22 X Development 14
#23 Abb Schweiz Ag 13
#24 Hitachi 13
#25 Nxp Usa 13
#26 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited 12
#27 Sk Hynix 12
#28 Causam Energy 11
#29 Honda Motor Co. 11
#30 Stmicroelectronics Sa 11
#31 TSMC 11
#32 Intel 11
#33 Applied Materials 10
#34 Nxp B.V. 10
#35 Unknown 10
#36 Sony 10
#37 Fujitsu Limited 9
#38 Rohm Co. 9
#39 Tokyo Electron Limited 9
#40 LG 9
#41 Hyundai Motor 8
#42 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 8
#43 Mediatek 8
#44 Mitsubishi Electric 8
#45 Renesas Electronics 8
#46 Canon 8
#47 Disney 8
#48 Microsoft 8
#49 Airbus Operations Sas 7
#50 Analog Devices International Unlimited 7
#51 Intellectual Ventures 7
#52 Hamilton Sundstrand 7
#53 Infineon Technologies Ag 7
#54 Johnson Controls Technology 7
#55 Lsis Co. 7
#56 Nec 7
#57 Okuma 7
#58 Sikorsky Aircraft 7
#59 Sz Dji Technology Co. 7
#60 Yokogawa Electric 7
#61 John Deere 7
#62 Abb Research 6
#63 Crown Equipment 6
#64 Dmg Mori Seiki Co. 6
#65 Fujikin Incorporated 6
#66 Gopro 6
#67 Husqvarna Ab 6
#68 Invensys Systems 6
#69 KAIST 6
#70 Kyocera 6
#71 Murata Machinery 6
#72 Richtek Technology 6
#73 Stmicroelectronics International N.V. 6
#74 Stmicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. 6
#75 Toyoda Iron Works Co. 6
#76 General Motors 6
#77 Micron 6
#78 Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. 5
#79 Azbil 5
#80 Citizen Machinery Co. 5
#81 Denso 5
#82 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 5
#83 Enernoc 5
#84 Irobot 5
#85 Komatsu 5
#86 Lennox Industries 5
#87 Lutron Electronics Co. 5
#88 Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. 5
#89 onsemi 5
#90 Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas 5
#91 Tescom 5
#92 Caterpillar 5
#93 NVIDIA 5
#94 AMD 4
#95 Abb Technology Ag 4
#96 Abl Ip Holding 4
#97 Analog Devices 4
#98 Bell Helicopter Textron 4
#99 Citizen Watch Co. 4
#100 Cnh Industrial America 4