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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 478 patents in 2020.peak 4781996: 243 patents19961997: 246 patents1998: 318 patents1999: 362 patents19992000: 352 patents2001: 350 patents2002: 301 patents20022003: 332 patents2004: 331 patents2005: 261 patents20052006: 314 patents2007: 221 patents2008: 201 patents20082009: 207 patents2010: 304 patents2011: 306 patents20112012: 328 patents2013: 358 patents2014: 370 patents20142015: 346 patents2016: 323 patents2017: 380 patents20172018: 403 patents2019: 470 patents2020: 478 patents20202021: 439 patents2022: 442 patents2023: 399 patents20232024: 359 patents2025: 371 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Ioannis-Marios Psimadas 6 Bic-Violex Sa
2 Jack Anthony Washington 6 The Gillette Company
3 Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek 6 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#4 Panagiotis Kopelas 6 Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#5 Panagiotis Moustakas 6 Bic-Violex Sa
#6 Dimitrios Efthimiadis 5 Bic-Violex Sa
#7 Efstratios Christofidellis 5 Bic-Violex Sa
#8 Luca Iaccarino 5 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#9 Robert Godlieb 5 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#10 Albert Jan Aitink 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#11 Dong Il Kim 4 Samsung
#12 Faiz Feisal Sherman 4 The Procter & Gamble
#13 Jae Joon Lee 4 Hyundai Motor
#14 Kazuki TERADA 4 Disco
#15 Kin Fatt Phoon 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#16 Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#17 Marcus Cornelis PETRELLI 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#18 Michael Scot Jacko 4 Urschel Laboratories
#19 Roel Alexander Rethmeier 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#20 Sung Hee SON 4 Dorco Co.
#21 Willem Maat 4 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#22 Young Ho Park 4 Samsung
#23 Alwin William DE VRIES 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#24 Arjen De Boer 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#25 Argyro Kallivretaki 3 Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#26 Brent L. Bucks 3 Fam
#27 Da-Woon Han 3 Samsung
#28 Everhardus Johannes Hoexum 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#29 Georgios PASPATIS 3 Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#30 Ian Anthony Good 3 The Gillette Company
#31 Ingmar Grasmeijer 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#32 Ioannis Bozikis 3 Bic-Violex Sa
#33 Jong Jin Jeong 3 Dorco Co.
#34 Kelly Daniel Bridges 3 The Gillette Company
#35 Kentaro Sugiyama 3 Brother Kogyo
#36 Martin Fuellgrabe 3 The Braun
#37 Martijn Frans Johan Nab 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#38 Maria Petratou 3 Societe Bic
#39 Robert Joseph Gallegos 3 Wagic
#40 Shin Hwan PARK 3 Dorco Co.
#41 Siegfried Sablatschan 3 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#42 Spiros Gratsias 3 Bic-Violex Sa
#43 Steven Michael Bourque 3 The Gillette Company
#44 Stefan Fuerst 3 The Braun
#45 William E. Tucker 3 Shavelogic
#46 Abolfazl Aghanouri 2 The North Face Apparel
#47 Andrew Demko 2 Cold Steel
#48 Angelique Dietz 2 The North Face Apparel
#49 Andreas Erndt 2 The Braun
#50 Anas Jaber 2
#51 Anthony Perez 2 The North Face Apparel
#52 Athanasia Panou 2 Bic-Violex Sa
#53 Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai 2 The Gillette Company
#54 Bernard Lopez 2 Pellenc
#55 Charles James Bassett 2 The Gillette Company
#56 Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis 2 Bic-Violex Sa
#57 Changhe Li 2 Qingdao University Of Technology
#58 Charles Brian Rogers 2 Rocomp Global, L.L.C.
#59 Corey Everette Baxter 2 Urschel Laboratories
#60 Cornelis Johannes Zandsteeg 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#61 Dan Liu 2 Tencent
#62 Demitri Balabanov 2 The North Face Apparel
#63 Deborah Sue Slovut 2 The Procter & Gamble
#64 Dimitrios Nathanail 2 Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#65 Dmitri Horowitz 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#66 Dongzhou Jia 2 Qingdao University Of Technology
#67 Dougals R. KOHRING 2 Sl Ip Company
#68 Dustin Joseph Gereg 2 Urschel Laboratories
#69 Edwin A. Werner 2 Andis
#70 Fu Keung Ng 2 Slice
#71 Gab-Soo Kim 2 Royal Metal Industrial Co.
#72 Geert Willem De Goeij 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#73 Georgios Pyrris 2 Bic-Violex Sa
#74 Geert Veenstra 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#75 Graham Page 2 The North Face Apparel
#76 Hiroki Inoue 2 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#77 Hirosuke Yasuki 2 Seiko Epson
#78 Huayang ZHAO 2 Qingdao University Of Technology
#79 Jay Bunnell 2 Edgewell Personal Care Brands
#80 Jahdiel Fyfield 2 The Gillette Company
#81 Jeffrey D. Gross 2 Andis
#82 Joseph Caswell 2 Gb Ii
#83 Joseph P. Garavaglia 2 Pacific Handy Cutter
#84 Jonathan Livingston Joyce 2 The Procter & Gamble
#85 Joseph Novak 2 Andis
#86 Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#87 Jun Soo Chang 2 Dorco Co.
#88 Kathryn Christian Kien 2 The Procter & Gamble
#89 Kazuhiro Morisugi 2 Panasonic
#90 Kerry Henn 2 Martor Kg
#91 Kenneth J. Onion 2 Kai U.S.A.
#92 Konstantinos Mavroeidis 2 Bic-Violex Sa
#93 Kyong Chan Lim 2 Seoul Laser Dieboard System Co.
#94 Lixue Lin 2
#95 Lolke Klaas Salverda 2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#96 Mark Fow 2
#97 Mark Marinovich 2 Pacific Handy Cutter
#98 Margarita Zwanette Van Raalte 2
#99 Min Yang 2 Qingdao University Of Technology
#100 Neville Sonnenberg 2 The Gillette Company

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 41
2 The Gillette Company 22
3 Bic-Violex Sa 16
#4 Dorco Co. 15
#5 Unknown 12
#6 Bic Violex Single Member S.A. 11
#7 Disco 6
#8 The Braun 6
#9 The Procter & Gamble 6
#10 Gb Ii 5
#11 The Boeing 5
#12 Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach 5
#13 Andis 4
#14 Brother Kogyo 4
#15 Urschel Laboratories 4
#16 Panasonic 4
#17 Edgewell Personal Care Brands 3
#18 Fam 3
#19 Maxell Izumi Co. 3
#20 Seiko Epson 3
#21 Slice 3
#22 Sl Ip Company 3
#23 Acme United 2
#24 Bizerba Se & Co. Kg 2
#25 Conagra Foods Rdm 2
#26 Fiskars Brands 2
#27 Good Sportsman Marketing 2
#28 Hospira 2
#29 Inner Mongolia University For Nationalities 2
#30 Kai R&D Center Co. 2
#31 Koenig & Bauer Ag 2
#32 Lg Energy Solution 2
#33 Martor Kg 2
#34 Nature Lab 2
#35 Oav Equipment And Tools 2
#36 Pacific Handy Cutter 2
#37 Packsize 2
#38 Provisur Technologies 2
#39 Qingdao University Of Technology 2
#40 Royal Metal Industrial Co. 2
#41 Seoul Laser Dieboard System Co. 2
#42 The North Face Apparel 2
#43 Tokyo Seimitsu Co. 2
#44 Meta 2
#45 3M 1
#46 Amgen 1
#47 A. G. Stacker 1
#48 Altria Client Services 1
#49 Aob Products 1
#50 A O Shallinox Gmbh 1
#51 Avercon Bvba 1
#52 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh 1
#53 Beehive Company 1
#54 Belron International Limited 1
#55 Bettcher Industries 1
#56 Bhs Intralogistics Gmbh 1
#57 Blue Water Concepts 1
#58 Bobst (Shanghai) 1
#59 Bud K Worldwide 1
#60 Caltech 1
#61 Church & Dwight Co. 1
#62 Citic Dicastal Co. 1
#63 Conair 1
#64 Core Link Ab 1
#65 Cozzini 1
#66 Dalian University Of Technology 1
#67 Daniels Manufacturing 1
#68 Denso 1
#69 Dexerials 1
#70 Dollar Shave Club 1
#71 Eigen Systems Limited 1
#72 Fameccanica.Data S.P.A. 1
#73 Federal Card Services 1
#74 Flow International 1
#75 Fosber S.P.A. 1
#76 Fujifilm Business Innovation 1
#77 Futura S.P.A. 1
#78 Gambini S.P.A. 1
#79 Garland Industries 1
#80 Germans Boada, S.A. 1
#81 Gfm Gmbh 1
#82 Globe Food Equipment 1
#83 Gulfstream Aerospace 1
#84 Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co. 1
#85 Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co. 1
#86 Havel'S 1
#87 Heated Blades Holding Company 1
#88 Hefei Boe Display Lighting Co. 1
#89 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 1
#90 HP 1
#91 Hochland Se 1
#92 Hybrid Razor 1
#93 Ip Tech Pros 1
#94 Isoray Medical 1
#95 John Bean Technologies 1
#96 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1
#97 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#98 Koizumi Factory 1
#99 Kolbus Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#100 Konica Minolta 1