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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 575 patents in 2020.peak 5751996: 316 patents19961997: 327 patents1998: 361 patents1999: 390 patents19992000: 435 patents2001: 380 patents2002: 431 patents20022003: 363 patents2004: 348 patents2005: 304 patents20052006: 300 patents2007: 229 patents2008: 182 patents20082009: 199 patents2010: 338 patents2011: 316 patents20112012: 381 patents2013: 437 patents2014: 469 patents20142015: 439 patents2016: 471 patents2017: 480 patents20172018: 420 patents2019: 502 patents2020: 575 patents20202021: 488 patents2022: 429 patents2023: 423 patents20232024: 450 patents2025: 458 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 David R. Hall 9 Hall Labs
2 Emily Brimhall 8 Hall Labs
3 Mark A. Flannery 8 Regalo International
#4 Austin Carlson 7 Hall Labs
#5 Richard N. Anderson 6 Hunter Douglas
#6 Kenneth M. Faller 5 Hunter Douglas
#7 Wendell B. Colson 5 Hunter Douglas
#8 Eiichi Uriu 4 Panasonic
#9 Jedediah Knight 4 Hall Labs
#10 Jorg Bohlen 4 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#11 Keng-Hao Nien 4 Nien Made Enterprise Co.
#12 Kent A. Smith 4 Hunter Douglas
#13 Lars Koop 4 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#14 Lin Chen 4 Nien Made Enterprise Co.
#15 N. Ryan Moss 4 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#16 Terrece Pearman 4 Hall Labs
#17 Willis Jay Mullet 4 Wayne-Dalton
#18 Brian M. McMahon 3 Regalo International
#19 Brian B. Russell 3 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#20 Caleb Summers 3 Regalo International
#21 CHUN JAN HSU 3 Ching Feng Home Fashions Co.
#22 Darrin W. Brunk 3 The Watt Stopper
#23 David A. Kirby 3 Lutron Technology Company
#24 Duane Fier 3 Andersen
#25 Gary M. Jonas 3 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#26 Hiroyuki Abe 3 Japan Display
#27 James Thomas Clarke, Jr. 3 Frame & Mullions
#28 Ju-Huai Chen 3 My Home Global
#29 Kenji Hasegawa 3 Panasonic
#30 Kuei-Yung Wang 3 Nan Ya Plastics
#31 Lyle H. Rogalla 3 Carlson Pet Products
#32 Po-Yu Chen 3 Sheen World Technology
#33 Richard Scott Hand 3 Current Products Company
#34 Robert C. Allen 3 Masonite
#35 Sean R. Peterson 3 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#36 Sheng Ying Hsu 3 Ching Feng Home Fashions Co.
#37 Steven R. Haarer 3 Hunter Douglas
#38 Tzu-Yen Lin 3 Whole Space Industries
#39 Alain Bourassa 2 Temco Electric Products Company
#40 Andrew Eric Reiner 2
#41 Brian Jensen 2 Quanex
#42 Daniel M. Fogarty 2 Hunter Douglas
#43 David P. Hartman 2 Hunter Douglas
#44 David D. McLean 2 Guardian Industries
#45 Daniel C. Mora 2 Werner
#46 Darius S. Penrod 2 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#47 David D. Plummer 2 Andersen
#48 Dennis J. Goodnow 2
#49 Dennis D. Simpson 2 Tricam Industries
#50 Friedhelm Frede 2 Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab
#51 Galen B. Rhodes 2 Hunter Douglas
#52 Harry Edward Asbury 2 Wayne-Dalton
#53 Jacob D. Pichler 2 Quanex
#54 Jason M. Walsh 2 Masonite
#55 Jerry G. Crittenden 2 Masonite International
#56 Jean-Marc Lemmer 2 Guardian Industries
#57 Jerome Miles 2 Hall Labs
#58 Joel I. Glickman 2 Connector Set Limited Partnership
#59 John C. Godfrey 2 Unknown
#60 Joseph D. Isaacs 2 Quanex
#61 Joerg Lenz 2 Technoform Glass Insulation Holding Gmbh
#62 John B. Plummer 2 Glasscraft Door
#63 Joel S. Spira 2 Lutron Electronics Co.
#64 Karine Luetgert 2 Masonite
#65 Kari B. Myli 2 Cardinal Cg
#66 Keith James Burrows 2 Cardinal Cg
#67 Kieran McMahon 2 Kennametal
#68 Li-Ming Cheng 2 Zipshade Industrial (B.V.I.)
#69 Luhao Leng 2 New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co.
#70 Mathieu Bourassa 2
#71 Mark Madsen 2 Hall Labs
#72 Mario M. Marocco 2 Maxxmar
#73 Masataka Nonaka 2 Panasonic
#74 Michael S. Goldberg 2 Hunter Douglas
#75 Nestor P. Murphy 2 Guardian Industries
#76 Nicolaas Dekker 2 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#77 Patrick Berger 2 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
#78 Paul G. Swiszcz 2 Hunter Douglas
#79 Peter Cempulik 2 Technoform Glass Insulation Holding Gmbh
#80 Philip F. Lanzafame 2 Unknown
#81 Pierre-Emmanuel Cavarec 2 Somfy Sas
#82 Porter R. Million 2 Carlson Pet Products
#83 Ralph G. Jelic 2 Hunter Douglas
#84 Ralph Steenbergen 2 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#85 Richard Blacker 2 Guardian Industries
#86 Robert D. Beggs 2 Werner
#87 Robert C. Newman, Jr. 2 Lutron Technology Company
#88 Ronald J. Pich 2 Quanex
#89 Samuel F. Chambers 2 Lutron Electronics Co.
#90 Sanjiv R. Malkan 2 Hunter Douglas
#91 Scott M. Fetting 2 Quanex
#92 Sean Scalf 2 Current Products Company
#93 Stephen Clark Brown 2 View
#94 Steven Norwood 2 Norwood Architecture
#95 Stephen P. Smith 2 Hunter Douglas
#96 Terrence M. Drew 2 Hunter Douglas
#97 Thomas J. Rose 2 Roccor
#98 Thorsten Siodla 2 Technoform Glass Insulation Holding Gmbh
#99 Timothy A. Dennis 2 Guardian Glass
#100 Timothy D. Gouge 2 Masonite

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Hunter Douglas 25
2 Lutron Electronics Co. 9
3 Unknown 9
#4 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V. 8
#5 Guardian Glass 7
#6 Nien Made Enterprise Co. 6
#7 Hall Labs 5
#8 Masonite 5
#9 Somfy Sas 5
#10 Andersen 4
#11 Carlson Pet Products 4
#12 Werner 4
#13 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated 4
#14 Panasonic 4
#15 Agc Glass Europe 3
#16 Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab 3
#17 Ching Feng Home Fashions Co. 3
#18 Frame & Mullions 3
#19 Milgard Manufacturing 3
#20 My Home Global 3
#21 Nan Ya Plastics 3
#22 The Boeing 3
#23 The Watt Stopper 3
#24 Whole Space Industries 3
#25 Cardinal Cg 2
#26 Current Products Company 2
#27 Eku Ag 2
#28 Endura Products 2
#29 New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co. 2
#30 Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 2
#31 Norwood Architecture 2
#32 Overhead Door 2
#33 Quanex 2
#34 Regalo International 2
#35 Skidata Gmbh 2
#36 Technoform Glass Insulation Holding Gmbh 2
#37 Tricam Industries 2
#38 View 2
#39 Zmc Metal Coating 2
#40 Aadg 1
#41 Acciona Windpower, S.A. 1
#42 Advanced Equipment 1
#43 Aerovironment 1
#44 Agc Automotive Americas R&D 1
#45 Agc Flat Glass North America 1
#46 Aims International 1
#47 Alcoa 1
#48 Amiserru, S.L. 1
#49 Assa Abloy Accessories And Door Controls Group 1
#50 Atlas Devices 1
#51 Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty 1
#52 Axis Labs 1
#53 B/E Aerospace 1
#54 Black & Decker 1
#55 Blue Moon Designs 1
#56 Cardinal Ig 1
#57 Centor Design Pty 1
#58 Ciw Enterprises 1
#59 Clean Energy Fuels 1
#60 Cmech (Guangzhou) 1
#61 Cold Chain 1
#62 Coopers Fire Limited 1
#63 Core Distribution 1
#64 Coulisse B.V. 1
#65 Covestro 1
#66 Crestron Electronics 1
#67 Daifuku Co. 1
#68 Defender Screens International 1
#69 Demby Development Co. 1
#70 Dorel Juvenile Group 1
#71 Dormakaba Deutschland Gmbh 1
#72 Doskocil Manufacturing Company 1
#73 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#74 E-One 1
#75 Erdman Automation 1
#76 Faiveley Transport Tours 1
#77 Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh 1
#78 Geigtech East Bay 1
#79 Gmp Nv 1
#80 Goppion S.P.A. 1
#81 Hailo-Werk Rudolf Loh Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#82 Honda Motor Co. 1
#83 Hunter Douglas Industries Switzerland Gmbh 1
#84 Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V. 1
#85 Industrial Sales 1
#86 Innovative Building Technologies 1
#87 Jeld-Wen 1
#88 KFUPM 1
#89 Kohler 1
#90 Kone 1
#91 Kyusyu Nanotec Optics Co. 1
#92 Lampe Holding B.V. 1
#93 Lg Hausys 1
#94 Lindsay Transportation Solutions 1
#95 Lisec Austria Gmbh 1
#96 Lock Antriebstechnik Gmbh 1
#97 Ltl Wholesale 1
#98 Lumino 1
#99 Macauto Industrial Co. 1
#100 Maxxmar 1