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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 10 Hall Labs
2 Emily Brimhall 8 Hall Labs
3 Walter Schreiber 7 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#4 Hans-Werner Kuster 6 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#5 Stephen P. Hebeisen 6 Mechoshade Systems
#6 William A. Briese 6 Ged Integrated Solutions
#7 Austin Carlson 5 Hall Labs
#8 Ismail Mohammad Budaiwi 5 KFUPM
#9 Mohammed Abdul Fasi 5 KFUPM
#10 N. Ryan Moss 5 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#11 Sean R. Peterson 5 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#12 Shun Ueki 5 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#13 Tsuyoshi Kamada 5 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#14 Brent Boyce 4 Guardian Glass
#15 Brian B. Russell 4 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#16 DAISUKE SHINOZAKI 4 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#17 Eugene Miroshnichenko 4 Mechoshade Systems
#18 Jerry G. Crittenden 4 Masonite International
#19 Joel Berman 4 Unknown
#20 John Grismer 4 Ged Integrated Solutions
#21 Mark A. Flannery 4 Regalo International
#22 Michael Allen Graybar 4 Springs Window Fashions
#23 Terrece Pearman 4 Hall Labs
#24 Toru Kanno 4 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#25 Wendell B. Colson 4 Hunter Douglas
#26 David A. Kirby 3 Lutron Technology Company
#27 David J. Sylvester 3 Panduit
#28 Donald E. Fraser 3 Hunter Douglas
#29 Eiichi Uriu 3 Panasonic
#30 Gary M. Jonas 3 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#31 James M. Anthony 3 Hunter Douglas
#32 James Geiger 3 Geigtech East Bay
#33 Jerome Miles 3 Hall Labs
#34 Joe Fox 3 Hall Labs
#35 Kevin Rees 3 Hall Labs
#36 Leopold Mader 3 Lisec Austria Gmbh
#37 Paul G. Swiszcz 3 Hunter Douglas
#38 Peter W. Ogden, Jr. 3 Lutron Technology Company
#39 Richard N. Anderson 3 Hunter Douglas
#40 Rino Messere 3 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#41 Rodney G. Rouleau 3 Panduit
#42 Shumpei Nishinaka 3 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#43 Steven B. Swartzmiller 3 Masonite
#44 Timothy A. Dennis 3 Guardian Glass
#45 Xi Ming Liarno 3 Mechoshade Systems
#46 Alex Greenspan 2 Mechoshade Systems
#47 Alexander Lorenz 2 Sensys Medical
#48 Anthony Batte 2 Hunter Douglas
#49 Antoine Dubois 2 Kinestral Technologies
#50 Andrew W. Pantke 2 Guardian Glass
#51 Benjamin L. Cook 2 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated
#52 Benoit Georges 2 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#53 Benjamin Slivka 2 Crestron Electronics
#54 Brad Cantwell 2 Mid-West Metal Products Company
#55 Brett Latimer 2 Royal Appliance Mfg.
#56 Brandon Nichols 2 Kinestral Technologies
#57 Bruce E. Procton 2 Endura Products
#58 Brent Van Camp 2 Endura Products
#59 Ching-Hsiang Cheng 2 Chen Tian Co.
#60 Chung-Hsien Hsieh 2 Htc
#61 Chien-Lan HUANG 2 Teh Yor Co.
#62 Chien-Chih Huang 2 Ching Feng Home Fashions Co.
#63 Chin-Tien Huang 2 Teh Yor Co.
#64 Clifford J. Weber 2 Ged Integrated Solutions
#65 Daniel M. Fogarty 2 Hunter Douglas
#66 David Mugnier 2 Somfy Sas
#67 Daniel Schweigert 2 Guardian Glass
#68 Dean Grubb 2 Hunter Douglas
#69 Duane Fier 2 Andersen
#70 Edward J. Blair 2 Lutron Electronics Co.
#71 Egbert Schwerdt 2 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#72 Eric D. Betz 2 Oshkosh
#73 George Feldstein 2 Crestron Electronics
#74 Gene Summy 2
#75 Gregory A. Header 2 Unknown
#76 Guowen Ding 2 Intermolecular
#77 Hartmut Knoll 2 Centre Luxembourgeois De Recherches Pour Le Verre Et La Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.)
#78 Hiroyuki Abe 2 Japan Display
#79 Jason L. Jungling 2 Pella
#80 Jae-Suk Kwak 2 Comfortex Window Fashions
#81 James V. Miller 2 Qualitas Manufacturing Incorporated
#82 Jennifer Baur 2
#83 Jedediah Knight 2 Hall Labs
#84 Jeffery W. Nicholson 2 Anthony
#85 Jorg Bohlen 2 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V.
#86 John P. Hogan 2 Guardian Glass
#87 John D. Rupel 2 Hunter Douglas
#88 Jwee Thiam Quek 2
#89 Kazuto Yamagishi 2 Tachikawa
#90 Kenji Hasegawa 2 Panasonic
#91 Kuei-Yung Wang 2 Nan Ya Plastics
#92 Kyun Jang Chin 2
#93 Larry Meyerink 2 Hunter Douglas
#94 Lin Chen 2 Nien Made Enterprise Co.
#95 Luhao Leng 2 New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co.
#96 Marcus Frank 2 Guardian Industries
#97 Matthew Rolek 2 Anthony
#98 Mark Sandnes 2 Anthony
#99 Michael J. Blackburn 2 Roche Diagnostics Operations
#100 Michael Campagna 2 Crestron Electronics

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Hunter Douglas 25
2 Unknown 15
3 Guardian Glass 13
#4 Saint-Gobain Glass France 12
#5 Hall Labs 9
#6 Masonite 8
#7 Werner 7
#8 Crestron Electronics 6
#9 Ged Integrated Solutions 6
#10 Mechoshade Systems 6
#11 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 6
#12 KFUPM 5
#13 Vkr Holding A/S 5
#14 Wing Enterprises, Incorporated 5
#15 Carlson Pet Products 4
#16 Somfy Activites Sa 4
#17 Springs Window Fashions 4
#18 The Boeing 4
#19 Alcoa 3
#20 Endura Products 3
#21 Geigtech East Bay 3
#22 Hunter Douglas Industries B. V. 3
#23 Lisec Austria Gmbh 3
#24 Nien Made Enterprise Co. 3
#25 Panduit 3
#26 Schlage Lock Company 3
#27 Teh Yor Co. 3
#28 Panasonic 3
#29 Aadg 2
#30 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#31 Amesbury Group 2
#32 Andersen 2
#33 Anthony 2
#34 Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Ab 2
#35 Cardinal Cg 2
#36 Chen Tian Co. 2
#37 Ching Feng Home Fashions Co. 2
#38 Comfortex Window Fashions 2
#39 Cornellcookson 2
#40 Guardian-I 2
#41 Intex Marketing 2
#42 Kinestral Technologies 2
#43 Louisville Ladder 2
#44 Lutron Electronics Co. 2
#45 Lutron Technology Company 2
#46 Materion 2
#47 Mid-West Metal Products Company 2
#48 Nan Ya Plastics 2
#49 Novomatic Ag 2
#50 Oshkosh 2
#51 Pella 2
#52 Pgt Innovations 2
#53 Planet Gdz Ag 2
#54 Qualitas Manufacturing Incorporated 2
#55 Sage Electrochromics 2
#56 Somfy Sas 2
#57 Sorrell Quarters 2
#58 Tachikawa 2
#59 View 2
#60 Wexenergy 2
#61 Whole Space Industries 2
#62 Zmc Metal Coating 2
#63 Toyota 2
#64 3M 1
#65 Amazon 1
#66 Apple 1
#67 Actiw Oy 1
#68 Advanced Building Systems 1
#69 A-Fax Limited 1
#70 Agc Automotive Americas R&D 1
#71 Agc Flat Glass North America 1
#72 Agc Glass Europe 1
#73 Airbus Safran Launchers Sas 1
#74 Amrona Ag 1
#75 Apex Industrial Technologies 1
#76 Apogee Enterprises 1
#77 Assa Abloy Door Group 1
#78 Baby Dan A/S 1
#79 Bandalux Industrial, S.A. 1
#80 Barrette Outdoor Living 1
#81 Blue Moon Designs 1
#82 Bombardier 1
#83 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 1
#84 Caldwell Manufacturing Company North America 1
#85 Cardinal Ig 1
#86 Centor Design Pty 1
#87 Comfortex 1
#88 Core Distribution 1
#89 Cornell Ironworks Enterprises 1
#90 Coulisse B.V. 1
#91 Daifuku Co. 1
#92 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 1
#93 Deceuninck North America 1
#94 Deceuninck Nv 1
#95 Deco Flash 1
#96 Dirtt Environmental Solutions 1
#97 Dorel Juvenile Group 1
#98 Dow Silicones 1
#99 Draper 1
#100 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 1