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 33 BOE
2 Yao HUANG 27 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
3 Haijiang Yuan 26 Hkc Corporation Limited
#4 Jieliang Li 25 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.
#5 Jin-Wook Yang 22 Samsung
#6 Libin Liu 22 BOE
#7 Weiyun Huang 22 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#8 Xuehuan Feng 21 BOE
#9 Yong Yuan 21 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.
#10 Yue Long 21 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#11 Minghua Xuan 20 BOE
#12 Rongrong Li 20 Hkc Corporation Limited
#13 Hae-Kwan Seo 19 Samsung
#14 Yi Zhang 19 BOE
#15 Huijuan Yang 18 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#16 Soon-Dong Kim 18 Samsung
#17 Baohong Kang 17 Hkc Corporation Limited
#18 Hai-Jung In 17 Samsung
#19 Kihyun Pyun 17 Samsung
#20 Haigang Qing 16 BOE
#21 Haoxuan Zheng 16 Hkc Corporation Limited
#22 Tingliang Liu 16 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#23 Yu Wang 16 BOE
#24 Ji-Hyun Ka 15 Samsung
#25 Jinfeng Liu 15 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#26 Ki Hyun Pyun 15 Samsung
#27 Li Wang 15 BOE
#28 Sehyuk Park 15 Samsung
#29 Taehoon Kim 15 Samsung
#30 Xiaofeng Jiang 15 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#31 Joon-Chul Goh 14 Samsung
#32 Meng Li 14 BOE
#33 Sangan Kwon 14 Samsung
#34 Shunpei Yamazaki 14 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#35 Zhidong Yuan 14 BOE
#36 Can Yuan 13 BOE
#37 Chao Tian 13 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#38 Jaekeun Lim 13 Samsung
#39 Jinyoung Roh 13 Samsung
#40 Mengmeng Zhang 13 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
#41 Renjie Zhou 13 Hkc Corporation Limited
#42 Tinghua Shang 13 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#43 Benlian Wang 12 BOE
#44 Junhyun Park 12 Samsung
#45 Pengfei Yu 12 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#46 Sangmoo Choi 12 Google
#47 Won-Kyu Kwak 12 Samsung
#48 Yang Zhou 12 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#49 Bon-Seog Gu 11 Samsung
#50 Changnoh Yoon 11 Samsung
#51 Dongni Liu 11 BOE
#52 Gary B. Mandle 11 Baylor University
#53 Hao Zhang 11 BOE
#54 Haoliang Zheng 11 BOE
#55 JAE-HYEON JEON 11 Samsung
#56 Lu Bai 11 BOE
#57 Lujiang Huangfu 11 BOE
#58 Mancheng Zhou 11 Hkc Corporation Limited
#59 Minjae Jeong 11 Samsung
#60 Ping An 11 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.
#61 Se Byung Chae 11 Samsung
#62 Seung-Kyu Lee 11 Samsung
#63 Seungho Park 11 Samsung
#64 Yuan-Lin Wu 11 Innolux
#65 Atsushi Umezaki 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#66 Cuili Gai 10 BOE
#67 Hajime Kimura 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#68 James M. DeFilippis 10 Baylor University
#69 Jangmi Kang 10 Samsung
#70 Jae-Hoon Lee 10 Samsung
#71 Ji-Won Lee 10 Samsung
#72 Jingbo Xu 10 BOE
#73 Jiao ZHAO 10 BOE
#74 Liang Chen 10 BOE
#75 Lili DU 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#76 Linhong Han 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#77 MooKyoung Hong 10 LG
#78 Mukyung Jeon 10 Samsung
#79 Pan Xu 10 BOE
#80 Susumu KAWASHIMA 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#81 Yuheng Zhang 10 Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co.
#82 Chin-Wei Lin 9 Apple
#83 Dae-Sik Lee 9 Samsung
#84 Gholamreza Chaji 9 Vuereal
#85 Hirobumi Furihata 9 Synaptics Incorporated
#86 Huijun Li 9 BOE
#87 Hyun Joon Kim 9 Samsung
#88 Hyeongseok Kim 9 Samsung
#89 Jhih-Siou Cheng 9 Novatek Microelectronics
#90 Jie Dai 9 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#91 Jinho Kim 9 Samsung
#92 Jingquan WANG 9 BOE
#93 Jung-Taek Kim 9 Samsung
#94 Ki Myeong Eom 9 Samsung
#95 Koji KUSUNOKI 9 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#96 Ling Shi 9 BOE
#97 Li Xiao 9 BOE
#98 Shiming Shi 9 BOE
#99 Takashi Nose 9 Synaptics Incorporated
#100 Tian Dong 9 BOE

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 771
2 BOE 400
3 LG 292
#4 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 149
#5 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 88
#6 Hkc Corporation Limited 85
#7 Apple 67
#8 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 57
#9 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 52
#10 Sony 52
#11 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 50
#12 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 49
#13 Innolux 48
#14 Lx Semicon Co. 47
#15 Japan Display 46
#16 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 43
#17 Novatek Microelectronics 39
#18 Google 37
#19 Hefei Boe Joint Technology Co. 35
#20 Seiko Epson 35
#21 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 35
#22 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 33
#23 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 31
#24 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 29
#25 Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co. 29
#26 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch 25
#27 E Ink Holdings 22
#28 Auo 21
#29 Huawei 18
#30 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 17
#31 Lapis Technology Co. 17
#32 Unknown 17
#33 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 16
#34 Qualcomm 16
#35 Microsoft 15
#36 Sharp Display Technology 14
#37 Yungu (Gu'An) Technology Co. 14
#38 IBM 14
#39 Beijing Eswin Computing Technology Co. 13
#40 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 13
#41 Silicon Works Co. 13
#42 Snap 13
#43 Synaptics Incorporated 13
#44 Applied Medical Resources 12
#45 Honor Device Co. 12
#46 Sapien Semiconductors 12
#47 Canon 12
#48 Baylor University 11
#49 Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co. 11
#50 Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co. 11
#51 Himax Technologies Limited 10
#52 Intel 10
#53 Panasonic 10
#54 Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co. 9
#55 Iconex 9
#56 Realtek Semiconductor 9
#57 Meta 9
#58 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 8
#59 Saturn Licensing 8
#60 AMD 7
#61 Chipone Technology (Beijing) Co. 7
#62 Chongqing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 7
#63 Fujifilm 7
#64 Hefei Visionox Technology Co. 7
#65 Illinois Tool Works 7
#66 Lumileds 7
#67 Toyota 7
#68 Amazon 6
#69 Dell Products 6
#70 Enduvo 6
#71 Ignis Innovation 6
#72 KAIST 6
#73 Macroblock 6
#74 Manufacturing Resources International 6
#75 Motorola Mobility 6
#76 Stereyo Bv 6
#77 Dolby Laboratories Licensing 5
#78 Hanshow Technology Co. 5
#79 Hefei Eswin Computing Technology Co. 5
#80 HP 5
#81 Kawasaki 5
#82 Lenovo (Beijing) Limited 5
#83 Maxell 5
#84 Mianyang Hkc Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#85 Nichia 5
#86 Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University 5
#87 X Display Company Technology Limited 5
#88 General Motors 5
#89 University Of Arizona 4
#90 Barco N.V. 4
#91 Xiaomi 4
#92 Catarc Automotive Test Center (Tianjin) Co. 4
#93 China Automotive Technology And Research Center Co. 4
#94 D2L 4
#95 Freedom Scientific 4
#96 Fujifilm Business Innovation 4
#97 Gaumard Scientific Company 4
#98 Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 4
#99 Haining Eswin Ic Design Co. 4
#100 Hyundai Mobis Co. 4