Detergents and oils Patent Leaders 2016

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Carter M. Silvernail	8	Ecolab Usa
2	Stephen Norman Batchelor	7	Conopco
3	Stephen Thomas Keningley	7	Conopco
#4	Andrew Paul Chapple	6	Lever Brothers Company, Division Of Conopco
#5	Gregory Scot Miracle	6	The Procter & Gamble
#6	Oleg Kozyuk	6	Arisdyne Systems
#7	Randal J. Bernhardt	6	Stepan
#8	Victor Fuk-Pong Man	6	Ecolab Usa
#9	William L. Smith	6	The Clorox
#10	Dave R. Allen	5	Stepan
#11	Damien Berthier	5	Firmenich Sa
#12	Jared Heymann	5	The Clorox
#13	Michael E. Klinkhammer	5	S. C. Johnson & Son
#14	Patrick Shane Wolfe	5	Stepan
#15	Russell B. Wortley	5	S. C. Johnson & Son
#16	Steven A. Cohen	5	Elevance Renewable Sciences
#17	Steven E. Lentsch	5	—
#18	Yvonne Marie Killeen	5	Ecolab Usa
#19	Aaron Brown	4	Stepan
#20	Abhilesh Agarwal	4	Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited
#21	Adam Kelliher	4	Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited
#22	Anthony T. Levorse, Jr.	4	International Flavors & Fragrances
#23	Angus Morrison	4	Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited
#24	Anil R. Oroskar	4	Uop
#25	Christian Kropf	4	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#26	Dennis S. Murphy	4	Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco
#27	Erik C. Olson	4	Ecolab Usa
#28	Hugo Robert Germain Denutte	4	The Procter & Gamble
#29	Johan Smets	4	Encapsys
#30	Kim R. Smith	4	Ethyl
#31	Mareile Job	4	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#32	Peter Reimers	4	Arisdyne Systems
#33	Peter Nelson Wainman	4	Equator Global Limited
#34	Rakesh Vikraman Nair Rema	4	Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited
#35	Ralf Wiedemann	4	Reckitt Benckiser
#36	Sirilak NARONGTANUPONE	4	Equator Global Limited
#37	Allan Svendsen	3	Novozymes A/S
#38	Amanda Ruth Blattner	3	Ecolab Usa
#39	An Pintens	3	The Procter & Gamble
#40	Bernard William Kluesener	3	The Procter & Gamble
#41	Benoit Luneau	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#42	Birgit Gluesen	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#43	Charles Allen Hodge	3	Ecolab Usa
#44	Charles J. Schramm, Jr.	3	Colgate-Palmolive
#45	David R. Scheuing	3	The Clorox
#46	Erin Jane Dahlquist	3	Ecolab Usa
#47	Jacques Legrand	3	Laboratoires Expanscience
#48	Jan E. Shulman	3	Rohm And Haas
#49	Jos Simon De Wit	3	Eastman Chemical
#50	John R. Wietfeldt	3	S. C. Johnson & Son
#51	Katie Truong	3	Colgate-Palmolive
#52	Konstantin Benda	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#53	Marcos Alonso	3	Stepan
#54	Mark S. Pavlin	3	Arizona Chemical Company
#55	Michael Charles DeNoma	3	Ecolab Usa
#56	Mike Kinsinger	3	The Clorox
#57	Michael G. Monteleone	3	International Flavors & Fragrances
#58	Nicholas David Vetter	3	The Procter & Gamble
#59	Paul A. Reinking	3	Arisdyne Systems
#60	Patrick Christopher Stenger	3	The Procter & Gamble
#61	Patrick Brian Whiting	3	The Procter & Gamble
#62	Philippe Msika	3	Laboratoires Expanscience
#63	Rajan Keshav Panandiker	3	The Procter & Gamble
#64	Robert P. Belko	3	International Flavors & Fragrances
#65	Rosemary Gaudreault	3	Jelmar
#66	Ronald A. Masters	3	Stepan
#67	Sungworn Sangsri	3	Equator Global Limited
#68	Thorsten Bastigkeit	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#69	Thomas Eiting	3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#70	Thomas A. Strash	3	S. C. Johnson & Son
#71	Adam PORTER	2	The Procter & Gamble
#72	Alison Lesley Main	2	The Procter & Gamble
#73	Andreas Bauer	2	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#74	Anton Furrer	2	Firmenich Sa
#75	Andreas Herrmann	2	Smr Patents S.À.R.L.
#76	Annette Helle Johansen	2	Novozymes A/S
#77	Andrew Brian Greenaway Patton	2	The Procter & Gamble
#78	Andrew J. Schmidt	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#79	Andrew Wold	2	Ecolab Usa
#80	Areerat Lertamornchaikul	2	Equator Global Limited
#81	Aude Daugeron Jouault	2	—
#82	Benjamin Amorelli	2	International Flavors & Fragrances
#83	Bjoern Ludolph	2	The Procter & Gamble
#84	Brian Bennett	2	Ecolab Usa
#85	Brian Joseph Loughnane	2	The Procter & Gamble
#86	Catherine Hanson	2	Ecolab Usa
#87	Christian Eidamshaus	2	The Procter & Gamble
#88	Christopher A. Gariepy	2	Stepan
#89	Charles Rupert Gillham	2	The Procter & Gamble
#90	Christian Herzig	2	Wacker Chemie Ag
#91	Clinton Hunt, Jr.	2	Ecolab Usa
#92	Clemens Schröder	2	The Procter & Gamble
#93	Corey James Kenneally	2	The Procter & Gamble
#94	David Bernhard	2	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#95	Daitao GENG	2	The Procter & Gamble
#96	David D. McSherry	2	Ecolab Usa
#97	David W. Minsek	2	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.
#98	David J. Smith	2	Black & Decker
#99	Denis Bertin	2	Atofina
#100	Demond L. Gildon	2	Elevance Renewable Sciences

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Procter & Gamble	47
2	Ecolab Usa	33
3	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	16
#4	Firmenich Sa	14
#5	Conopco	13
#6	The Clorox	8
#7	Elevance Renewable Sciences	7
#8	Stepan	7
#9	Advanced Technology & Materials Co.	5
#10	Arisdyne Systems	5
#11	Basf Se	5
#12	Colgate-Palmolive	5
#13	International Flavors & Fragrances	5
#14	Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.	5
#15	S. C. Johnson & Son	5
#16	Basf Pharma (Callanish) Limited	4
#17	Eastman Chemical	4
#18	Equator Global Limited	4
#19	Kao	4
#20	3M	3
#21	Cargill, Incorporated	3
#22	Diversey	3
#23	Jelmar	3
#24	Laboratoires Expanscience	3
#25	Rohm And Haas	3
#26	Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry	2
#27	Battelle Memorial Institute	2
#28	Bausch & Lomb Incorporated	2
#29	Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation	2
#30	Danisco Us	2
#31	Dow Global Technologies	2
#32	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	2
#33	Givaudan Sa	2
#34	Nch	2
#35	Novozymes A/S	2
#36	Rrip	2
#37	Takasago International	2
#38	The Chemours Company Fc	2
#39	The Dial	2
#40	Toyota	2
#41	Applied Materials	1
#42	Aak Ab (Publ)	1
#43	Ab Enzymes Oy	1
#44	Agfa Graphics Nv	1
#45	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#46	Ajinomoto Co.	1
#47	A.L.M. Holding	1
#48	Amorepacific	1
#49	Arrowhead Center	1
#50	Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh	1
#51	Battelle Energy Alliance	1
#52	Bg Intellectuals	1
#53	Biobased Technologies	1
#54	Buckman Laboratories International	1
#55	Budich International Gmbh	1
#56	Bunge Global Innovation	1
#57	Cavitation Technologies	1
#58	Central Glass Company, Limited	1
#59	CNRS	1
#60	Charabot	1
#61	Chemetall Gmbh	1
#62	Chemlink Laboratories	1
#63	Church & Dwight Co.	1
#64	Davy Process Technology Limited	1
#65	Delcotto Ip	1
#66	Dental Care Innovation Gmbh	1
#67	Dong-A Teaching Materials Co.	1
#68	Dow Corning	1
#69	Drexel University	1
#70	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	1
#71	Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps	1
#72	Dynaloy	1
#73	Eastman Kodak	1
#74	Ekc Technology	1
#75	Empire Technology Development	1
#76	Epic Oil Extractors	1
#77	Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions	1
#78	Ethox Chemicals	1
#79	Flint Hills Resources, Lp	1
#80	Genifuel	1
#81	Gfbiochemicals Limited	1
#82	Globalfoundries	1
#83	Greenology Products	1
#84	Groupe Novasep	1
#85	Heliae Development	1
#86	Horiba	1
#87	H R D	1
#88	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	1
#89	Illinois Tool Works	1
#90	Infineon Technologies Ag	1
#91	Innospec Limited	1
#92	Intermolecular	1
#93	Isp Investments	1
#94	Italmatch Chemicals S.P.A.	1
#95	Jiangnan University	1
#96	Kanto Kagaku	1
#97	Kleancheck Systems	1
#98	Kukdong Jeyen Company Limited	1
#99	Kurita Water Industries	1
#100	Ltc Co.	1

Detergents and oils Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies