Doors and windows Patent Leaders 2017

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	David R. Hall	9	Hall Labs
2	Emily Brimhall	9	Hall Labs
3	Austin Carlson	8	Hall Labs
#4	Richard N. Anderson	8	Hunter Douglas
#5	Wendell B. Colson	8	Hunter Douglas
#6	Willis Jay Mullet	7	Wayne-Dalton
#7	Jerome Miles	6	Hall Labs
#8	Ju-Huai Chen	5	My Home Global
#9	Robert E. Fisher	5	Hunter Douglas
#10	Szu-Chang Huang	5	Taicang Kingfu Plastic Manufacture Co.
#11	Chin-Tien Huang	4	Teh Yor Co.
#12	Darrin W. Brunk	4	The Watt Stopper
#13	Daniel M. Fogarty	4	Hunter Douglas
#14	Davido Hyer	4	Hall Labs
#15	David A. Kirby	4	Lutron Technology Company
#16	Edward J. Blair	4	Lutron Electronics Co.
#17	Fu-Lai Yu	4	Teh Yor Co.
#18	Jorg Bohlen	4	Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#19	Kevin Rees	4	Hall Labs
#20	Mark A. Flannery	4	Regalo International
#21	N. Ryan Moss	4	Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#22	Paul G. Swiszcz	4	Hunter Douglas
#23	Richard Scott Hand	4	Current Products Company
#24	Robert C. Allen	4	Masonite
#25	Stephen Lundy	4	Lutron Technology Company
#26	Arakkal Abdul Khader Abdul Lathief	3	—
#27	Brian B. Russell	3	Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#28	Donald E. Fraser	3	Hunter Douglas
#29	Eric D. Betz	3	Oshkosh
#30	Eric B. Rapp	3	Guardian-I
#31	Gary M. Jonas	3	Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#32	Jason T. Throne	3	Hunter Douglas
#33	Jerry G. Crittenden	3	Masonite International
#34	Jeffrey A. Jones	3	Lear
#35	John E. Morris	3	Possis Medical
#36	John D. Rupel	3	Hunter Douglas
#37	Justin M. Zernhelt	3	Lutron Technology Company
#38	Paul Lin	3	Macauto Industrial Co.
#39	Peter W. Ogden, Jr.	3	Lutron Technology Company
#40	Porter R. Million	3	Carlson Pet Products
#41	Robert C. Newman, Jr.	3	Lutron Technology Company
#42	Samuel F. Chambers	3	Lutron Electronics Co.
#43	Sean R. Peterson	3	Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#44	Stephen Clark Brown	3	View
#45	Steven Norwood	3	Norwood Architecture
#46	Stephen T. Wisecup	3	Hunter Douglas
#47	Timothy D. Gouge	3	Masonite
#48	Tomasz Jaskiewicz	3	Endura Products
#49	Travis D. Wilbur	3	View
#50	Allen R. Hill	2	Masonite
#51	Alexander Rumer	2	View
#52	Andrew Karl Cooney	2	Lutron Technology Company
#53	Andreas Dintheer	2	Planet Gdz Ag
#54	Andrew Greening	2	Louver-Lite Limited
#55	Andrew Mikesell, Sr.	2	—
#56	Andrew Stevens	2	R Value
#57	Anton Vassilev	2	Unknown
#58	Bhakti Sadeli	2	—
#59	Brent Boyce	2	Guardian Glass
#60	Brad Cantwell	2	Mid-West Metal Products Company
#61	Charles A. Haba	2	Overhead Door
#62	Chengshang Wu	2	—
#63	Chen Ming Wu	2	Lutron Technology Company
#64	Corey E. Pemberton	2	Guardian-I
#65	David J. Cooper	2	Wilmar
#66	Daniel W. Mistarz	2	Lutron Technology Company
#67	Daniel J. Plaggemeyer	2	Cardinal Cg
#68	David H. Stark	2	Eversealed Windows
#69	David J. Sylvester	2	Panduit
#70	David M. Townsley	2	Disney
#71	Dennis Mullins	2	—
#72	Ding Gou Kun	2	Cmech (Guangzhou)
#73	Dwayne J. Kornish	2	Overhead Door
#74	Eutimio Reyes	2	—
#75	Eugene W. Thompson	2	Hunter Douglas
#76	Gary L. Pfaff	2	Cardinal Cg
#77	George Heid	2	Endura Products
#78	Gregory A. Header	2	Unknown
#79	Hung-Ming Yen	2	Macauto Industrial Co.
#80	Jason O. Adams	2	Lutron Electronics Co.
#81	Jason B. Teuscher	2	—
#82	Jeffrey D. Aiken	2	Oshkosh
#83	Jennifer L. Bloemer	2	Oshkosh
#84	John Grismer	2	Ged Integrated Solutions
#85	Jonathan L. Roe	2	Lutron Technology Company
#86	Justin J. Mierta	2	Lutron Electronics Co.
#87	Karine Luetgert	2	Masonite
#88	Kari B. Myli	2	Cardinal Cg
#89	Kevin M. Dann	2	Hunter Douglas
#90	Kelly Q. Rahn	2	Hunter Douglas
#91	Kyle G. Astor	2	Werner
#92	Lawrence Ayala	2	—
#93	Leopold Mader	2	Lisec Austria Gmbh
#94	Li-Ming Cheng	2	Zipshade Industrial (B.V.I.)
#95	Lucas Hunter Oakley	2	Qmotion, Incorporated
#96	Mark A. Collins	2	View
#97	Martin Haberland	2	Centor Design Pty
#98	Marcus Long	2	Hunter Douglas
#99	Mark Pratt	2	R Value
#100	Martin B. Wolk	2	3M

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Hunter Douglas	26
2	Unknown	9
3	Masonite	8
#4	The Watt Stopper	8
#5	Guardian Industries	7
#6	Lutron Electronics Co.	7
#7	Springs Window Fashions	7
#8	Guardian Glass	5
#9	Guardian-I	5
#10	Saint-Gobain Glass France	5
#11	Carlson Pet Products	4
#12	Crestron Electronics	4
#13	Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.	4
#14	Rite-Hite Holding	4
#15	Taicang Kingfu Plastic Manufacture Co.	4
#16	Teh Yor Co.	4
#17	Wing Enterprises, Incorporated	4
#18	Cardinal Cg	3
#19	Endura Products	3
#20	Ged Integrated Solutions	3
#21	Iveco Magirus Ag	3
#22	Macauto Industrial Co.	3
#23	Norwood Architecture	3
#24	Oshkosh	3
#25	Overhead Door	3
#26	Panduit	3
#27	Pella	3
#28	Schlage Lock Company	3
#29	View	3
#30	3M	2
#31	Agc Glass Europe	2
#32	Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab	2
#33	Centor Design Pty	2
#34	Centre Luxembourgeois De Recherches Pour Le Verre Et La Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)	2
#35	Ching Feng Home Fashions Co.	2
#36	Cmech (Guangzhou)	2
#37	Daifuku Co.	2
#38	Eversealed Windows	2
#39	Lisec Austria Gmbh	2
#40	Louver-Lite Limited	2
#41	Mid-West Metal Products Company	2
#42	Milgard Manufacturing	2
#43	Nan Ya Plastics	2
#44	Ningbo Xianfeng New Material Co.	2
#45	Oldcastle Buildingenvelope	2
#46	Philips Lighting Holding B.V.	2
#47	Planet Gdz Ag	2
#48	R Value	2
#49	Werner	2
#50	Wexenergy	2
#51	Whole Space Industries	2
#52	IBM	2
#53	Applied Materials	1
#54	Aadg	1
#55	Aerospace Technologies Group	1
#56	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#57	Allsteel	1
#58	Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen Ag	1
#59	Andersen	1
#60	Axis Labs	1
#61	Basf Se	1
#62	Bubendorff	1
#63	Buildblock Building Systems	1
#64	Bystronic Lenhardt Gmbh	1
#65	Cardinal Ig	1
#66	Carnegie Mellon University, A Pennsylvania Non-Profit	1
#67	Chamberlain Australia Pty	1
#68	Chen Tian Co.	1
#69	Ciw Enterprises	1
#70	Climb Tech	1
#71	Comfortex	1
#72	Comfortex Window Fashions	1
#73	CEA	1
#74	Core Distribution	1
#75	Cornell Ironworks Enterprises	1
#76	Corning Incorporated	1
#77	Dan Raz	1
#78	Deceuninck North America	1
#79	Defender Screens International	1
#80	Dorma Deutschland Gmbh	1
#81	Dow Global Technologies	1
#82	Draper	1
#83	Dynamic Closures	1
#84	Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)	1
#85	Efaflex Inzeniring D.O.O. Ljubljana	1
#86	Emeh	1
#87	Ensinger Gmbh	1
#88	Fibar Group S.A.	1
#89	Fourds Limited	1
#90	Fry Reglet	1
#91	Geigtech East Bay	1
#92	Getinge La Calhene	1
#93	Global Products International Group	1
#94	Grenzebach Maschinenbau Gmbh	1
#95	Hansen International	1
#96	Hitachi Systems	1
#97	Hme, Incorporated	1
#98	Hunter Douglas Industries Switzerland Gmbh	1
#99	Industrial Sales	1
#100	Irvin Automotive Products	1

Doors and windows Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies