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Control systems Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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 Charles Howard Cella 46 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016
2 Gerald William Duffy, Jr. 46 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016
3 Jeffrey P. McGuckin 46 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016
#4 Mehul Desai 44 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016
#5 Mark J. Nixon 14 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#6 Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi 12 Ai Incorporated
#7 Michael J. Wenzel 12 Johnson Controls Technology
#8 Christopher W. Como 11 Rockwell Automation
#9 David I. Ferguson 10 Google
#10 Sudhi R. Sinha 10 Johnson Controls Technology
#11 Andrew R. Stump 9 Rockwell Automation
#12 Fan Zhu 9 Baidu Usa
#13 Gary K. Law 9 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#14 Jiajun Zhu 9 Google
#15 Satoshi Ikai 9 Fanuc
#16 Youngchoon Park 9 Johnson Controls Technology
#17 Anthony Carrara 8 Rockwell Automation
#18 John M. Caldwell 8 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#19 Kirk H. Drees 8 Johnson Controls Technology
#20 Mohammad N. Elbsat 8 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp
#21 Eashwer Srinivasan 7 Rockwell Automation
#22 Jiangtao Hu 7 Baidu Usa
#23 Junpei Noguchi 7 Honda Motor Co.
#24 Mamoru Egi 7 Omron
#25 Ravi Gogna 7 Zoox
#26 Robert D. Turney 7 Johnson Controls Technology
#27 Sarbajit K. Rakshit 7 IBM
#28 Sharon M. Billi-Duran 7 Rockwell Automation
#29 Shunsuke Tanimori 7 Toyota
#30 Christopher M. Lange 6 Graco Minnesota
#31 Jungsik Kim 6 LG
#32 Lukas Fath 6 Ai Incorporated
#33 Matthew J. Ellis 6 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp
#34 Matthew R. Ericsson 6 Rockwell Automation
#35 Nicholas A. Pagano 6 Graco Minnesota
#36 Roger Robert Webster 6 Amazon
#37 Ryan Christopher Gariepy 6 Clearpath Robotics
#38 Abraham Galton Bachrach 5 Skydio
#39 Abhigyan Chatterjee 5 Johnson Controls Technology
#40 Adam Parker Bry 5 Skydio
#41 Anthony Amaro, Jr. 5 Fisher-Rosemount Systems
#42 Benjamin Lutz 5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#43 Bijan Sayyarrodsari 5 Rockwell Automation
#44 Chikara Tango 5 Fanuc
#45 David C. Mazur 5 Rockwell Automation
#46 Daisuke Uenishi 5 Fanuc
#47 Daniel Keith Van Ostrand 5 Sigmasense, Llc.
#48 Erik S. Paulson 5 Johnson Controls Technology
#49 Gerald Dale Morrison 5 Sigmasense, Llc.
#50 Hongbin Sun 5 Tsinghua University
#51 Ignacio Alvarez 5 Intel
#52 Jessica L. Korpela 5 Rockwell Automation
#53 Liu Liu 5 Ntt Docomo
#54 Matthew Donahoe 5 Skydio
#55 Michael D. Kalan 5 Rockwell Automation
#56 Qinglai Guo 5 Tsinghua University
#57 Richard Stuart Seger, JR. 5 Sigmasense, Llc.
#58 Ryan P Dunn 5 Rockwell Automation
#59 Shinichiro Maki 5 Mitsumi Electric Co.
#60 Soroush Mehrnia 5 Ai Incorporated
#61 Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran 5 Johnson Controls Technology
#62 Young-Min Lee 5 Samsung
#63 Yong Shao 5 Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co.
#64 Yoichi Takano 5 Mitsumi Electric Co.
#65 Youjun Xiong 5 Ubtech Robotics Corp
#66 Abdulrahman U. Alsaggaf 4 King Abdulaziz University
#67 Alberto Daniel Lacaze 4 Robotic Research Opco
#68 Andrew J. Kopel 4 Graco Minnesota
#69 Bang Li Liang 4 Skyworks Solutions
#70 Benjamin R. Godding 4 Graco Minnesota
#71 Bin Wang 4 Huawei
#72 Chen-Chun Chen 4 Delta Electronics
#73 Chang Zhou 4 Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co.
#74 Darrell S. Filtz 4 Rockwell Automation
#75 Daniel R. Johnson 4 Uop
#76 Daniel Shapiro 4 Glowforge
#77 Dong Li 4 Baidu Usa
#78 Gordon W. East 4 Terydon
#79 Graeme Willmott 4 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp
#80 Guyue Zhou 4 Sz Dji Technology Co.
#81 Gyuho Eoh 4 LG
#82 Harsoveet Singh 4 Zebra Technologies
#83 Homero L. Noboa 4 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp
#84 James L. Jacobs, II 4 Desprez
#85 Jayesh Patil 4 Johnson Controls Technology
#86 James M. Schreder 4 Honeywell
#87 Jesse Sol Levinson 4 Zoox
#88 Jiangang Lu 4 Samsung
#89 Jinghao Miao 4 Baidu Usa
#90 Jiaxuan Xu 4 Baidu Usa
#91 Jinyun Zhou 4 Baidu Usa
#92 Jonghoon CHAE 4 LG
#93 Joseph W. Forbes, Jr. 4 Causam Energy
#94 Joshua Seth Herbach 4 Google
#95 Jon M. Shockey, Jr. 4 Terydon
#96 Joshua P. Switkes 4 Peloton Technology
#97 Katsuhiko Abe 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#98 Kai-Chieh Ma 4 Tusimple
#99 Karl Nicholas Murphy 4 Robotic Research Opco
#100 Karl F. Reichenberger 4 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Fanuc 119
2 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 91
3 Toyota 74
#4 Rockwell Automation 60
#5 Mitsubishi Electric 51
#6 LG 51
#7 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 49
#8 Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 46
#9 Omron 40
#10 Honeywell 40
#11 Honda Motor Co. 36
#12 Google 35
#13 Samsung 34
#14 Amazon 32
#15 IBM 30
#16 The Boeing 29
#17 Hitachi 28
#18 Intel 28
#19 Sz Dji Technology Co. 27
#20 Sony 26
#21 Hyundai Motor 25
#22 Zoox 25
#23 Uatc 24
#24 Fisher-Rosemount Systems 22
#25 Kia Motors 22
#26 Ford 22
#27 Panasonic 22
#28 Texas Instruments 22
#29 Yokogawa Electric 21
#30 Robert Bosch Gmbh 20
#31 Qualcomm 20
#32 General Motors 19
#33 Baidu Usa 17
#34 GE 15
#35 Johnson Controls Technology 14
#36 Ai Incorporated 13
#37 Micron 13
#38 Nec 12
#39 John Deere 12
#40 Apple 11
#41 Abb Schweiz Ag 11
#42 Yaskawa Electric 11
#43 Mitsubishi Electric 11
#44 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 11
#45 TSMC 11
#46 Applied Materials 10
#47 Denso 10
#48 HP 10
#49 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 10
#50 Lutron Technology Company 10
#51 Schneider Electric Usa 10
#52 Huawei 10
#53 Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co. 9
#54 Irobot 9
#55 Nxp B.V. 9
#56 Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co. 9
#57 onsemi 9
#58 RTX (Raytheon) 9
#59 Beta Air 8
#60 Cirrus Logic 8
#61 Fuji 8
#62 Toyota Industries 8
#63 Nissan North America 8
#64 Realtek Semiconductor 8
#65 Sk Hynix 8
#66 Volkswagen 8
#67 Caterpillar 8
#68 Disney 8
#69 Microsoft 8
#70 Dalian University Of Technology 7
#71 Fujikin Incorporated 7
#72 Fujitsu Limited 7
#73 Here Global B.V. 7
#74 Saudi Arabian Oil 7
#75 Stmicroelectronics Sa 7
#76 Tokyo Electron Limited 7
#77 Uber Technologies 7
#78 Cisco 7
#79 Ablic 6
#80 Accenture Global Solutions Limited 6
#81 Alarm.Com Incorporated 6
#82 Aveva Software 6
#83 Clearpath Robotics 6
#84 Crown Equipment 6
#85 Dell Products 6
#86 Endress+Hauser Process Solutions Ag 6
#87 Fujifilm Business Innovation 6
#88 Graco Minnesota 6
#89 Komatsu 6
#90 Rohm Co. 6
#91 Skydio 6
#92 State Farm 6
#93 Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6
#94 Tsinghua University 6
#95 Ubtech Robotics Corp 6
#96 Unknown 6
#97 X Development 6
#98 Audi Ag 5
#99 Autel Robotics Co. 5
#100 Autodesk 5