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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 4,045 patents in 2019.peak 4,0451996: 885 patents19961997: 943 patents1998: 1,333 patents1999: 1,309 patents19992000: 1,481 patents2001: 1,462 patents2002: 1,450 patents20022003: 1,560 patents2004: 1,586 patents2005: 1,434 patents20052006: 1,961 patents2007: 1,716 patents2008: 1,672 patents20082009: 1,843 patents2010: 2,378 patents2011: 2,482 patents20112012: 3,058 patents2013: 3,135 patents2014: 3,150 patents20142015: 2,911 patents2016: 2,920 patents2017: 3,277 patents20172018: 3,364 patents2019: 4,045 patents2020: 3,902 patents20202021: 3,921 patents2022: 4,036 patents2023: 3,634 patents20232024: 3,841 patents2025: 3,862 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Yongqian Li 65 BOE
2 Minghua Xuan 54 BOE
3 Xuehuan Feng 50 BOE
#4 Xiaochuan Chen 41 BOE
#5 Can Yuan 29 BOE
#6 Dongni Liu 29 BOE
#7 Sehyuk Park 27 Samsung
#8 Zhidong Yuan 27 BOE
#9 Sangan Kwon 24 Samsung
#10 Xue Dong 23 BOE
#11 Han Yue 22 BOE
#12 Meng Li 22 BOE
#13 Ming Chen 22 BOE
#14 Hyo Jin Lee 21 Samsung
#15 Ning Cong 21 BOE
#16 Shengji Yang 21 BOE
#17 Ki Hyun Pyun 20 Samsung
#18 Jinyoung Roh 19 Samsung
#19 Liang Chen 19 BOE
#20 Pengcheng Lu 18 BOE
#21 Seung-Kyu Lee 18 Samsung
#22 Shunpei Yamazaki 18 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#23 Gary B. Mandle 17 Baylor University
#24 Lingyun Shi 17 BOE
#25 Li Xiao 17 BOE
#26 Mingliang Wang 17 Hkc Corporation Limited
#27 Susumu KAWASHIMA 17 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#28 Xingyao Zhou 17 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co.
#29 Hao Zhang 16 BOE
#30 Hyojin Lee 16 Samsung
#31 Libin Liu 16 BOE
#32 Won-Kyu Kwak 16 Samsung
#33 Can Zhang 15 BOE
#34 Chin-Wei Lin 15 Apple
#35 Haoliang Zheng 15 BOE
#36 Hui Wang 15 BOE
#37 Jin Young Roh 15 Samsung
#38 Yue Li 15 BOE
#39 Hong-Soo Kim 14 Samsung
#40 James M. DeFilippis 14 Baylor University
#41 Jae Keun Lim 14 Samsung
#42 Mengmeng Zhang 14 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
#43 Soon-Dong Kim 14 Samsung
#44 Won Tae Kim 14 Samsung
#45 Xin Duan 14 BOE
#46 Xiaoyu Huang 14 Hkc Corporation Limited
#47 Yang Wan Kim 14 Samsung
#48 Dongkyoon Han 13 Samsung
#49 Guangliang Shang 13 BOE
#50 Hui Nam 13 Samsung
#51 Lei Wang 13 BOE
#52 Tian Dong 13 BOE
#53 Wei Sun 13 BOE
#54 Young Bok Kim 13 Silicon Works Co.
#55 Zhongyuan Wu 13 BOE
#56 Baixiang Han 12 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.
#57 Chih-tsung Kang 12 Tencent
#58 Hae-Kwan Seo 12 Samsung
#59 Hirobumi Furihata 12 Synaptics Incorporated
#60 Jin Jeon 12
#61 Ji-Hyun Ka 12 Samsung
#62 Jing-Meng Liu 12 Richtek Technology
#63 Jun Hyun Park 12 Samsung
#64 Kang Moon Jo 12 Samsung
#65 Kei Takahashi 12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#66 Koji KUSUNOKI 12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#67 Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz 12 Baylor University
#68 Song Meng 12 BOE
#69 Taehoon Kim 12 Samsung
#70 Yan Xun Xue 12 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor
#71 Zhichong Wang 12 BOE
#72 Bonghyun You 11 Samsung
#73 Can Wang 11 BOE
#74 Changnoh Yoon 11 Samsung
#75 Hongsoo Kim 11 Samsung
#76 Jongkon BAE 11 Samsung
#77 Jong Won Park 11 Samsung
#78 Ki Myeong Eom 11 Samsung
#79 Ming Yang 11 BOE
#80 Se Hyuk Park 11 Samsung
#81 Shuai Chen 11 BOE
#82 Xinshe Yin 11 BOE
#83 Atsushi Umezaki 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#84 Corey P. Carbonara 10 Baylor University
#85 Detao Zhao 10 BOE
#86 Eun Jin Choi 10 Samsung
#87 Fuqiang Li 10 BOE
#88 Jhih-Siou Cheng 10 Novatek Microelectronics
#89 Jieliang Li 10 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.
#90 Jianfeng Shan 10 Hkc Corporation Limited
#91 Kouhei Toyotaka 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#92 Lujiang Huangfu 10 BOE
#93 Michael F. Korpi 10 Baylor University
#94 Pan Xu 10 BOE
#95 Qi Qi 10 BOE
#96 Tieshi Wang 10 BOE
#97 Weiyun Huang 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#98 Wei Qin 10 BOE
#99 Xiuzhu Tang 10 BOE
#100 Yuxin Bi 10 BOE

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 734
2 BOE 555
3 LG 211
#4 Hkc Corporation Limited 141
#5 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 117
#6 Chongqing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 83
#7 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 81
#8 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 78
#9 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 62
#10 Apple 59
#11 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 59
#12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 52
#13 Silicon Works Co. 49
#14 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 48
#15 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 48
#16 Sony 47
#17 Novatek Microelectronics 45
#18 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 41
#19 Hefei Boe Joint Technology Co. 40
#20 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 38
#21 Au Optronics 35
#22 Seiko Epson 32
#23 Innolux 31
#24 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 30
#25 IBM 30
#26 Japan Display 27
#27 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 27
#28 Meta 27
#29 Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co. 26
#30 Intel 24
#31 Synaptics Incorporated 23
#32 E Ink Holdings 22
#33 Unknown 22
#34 Microsoft 22
#35 HP 21
#36 Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co. 19
#37 Xiaomi 18
#38 Baylor University 17
#39 Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 17
#40 Dell Products 16
#41 Canon 16
#42 Hefei Boe Display Technology Co. 15
#43 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch 15
#44 Google 15
#45 Himax Technologies Limited 13
#46 Pearson Education 13
#47 Shanghai Tianma Am-Oled Co. 13
#48 Joled 12
#49 Lapis Semiconductor Co. 12
#50 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 12
#51 Ignis Innovation 11
#52 Illinois Tool Works 11
#53 Realtek Semiconductor 11
#54 Panasonic 11
#55 Seeya Optronics Co. 10
#56 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 10
#57 Applied Medical Resources 9
#58 Yungu (Gu'An) Technology Co. 9
#59 Fuzhou Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 8
#60 Huayuan Semiconductor (Shenzhen) Limited 8
#61 Lx Semicon Co. 8
#62 Macroblock 8
#63 Rohm Co. 8
#64 Huawei 8
#65 Toyota 8
#66 Iconex 7
#67 Mitsubishi Electric 7
#68 NTT 7
#69 Qisda 7
#70 The Boeing 7
#71 Xianyang Caihong Optoelectronics Technology Co. 7
#72 AMD 6
#73 Rockwell Collins 6
#74 Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co. 6
#75 Beihai Hkc Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#76 Cae 5
#77 Group14 Technologies 5
#78 Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co. 5
#79 Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited 5
#80 Lumileds 5
#81 Sapien Semiconductors 5
#82 Shenzhen Gloshine Technology Co. 5
#83 Shenzhen Skyworth-Rgb Electronic Co. 5
#84 X Display Company Technology Limited 5
#85 Cae Healthcare Canada 4
#86 Capital One Services 4
#87 CEA 4
#88 D2L 4
#89 E Ink California 4
#90 Eizo 4
#91 Enduvo 4
#92 Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co. 4
#93 Hallmark Cards, Incorporated 4
#94 Jvckenwood 4
#95 Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation 4
#96 Lapis Technology Co. 4
#97 Maxell 4
#98 Motorola Mobility 4
#99 Osram Oled Gmbh 4
#100 Saturn Licensing 4