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 32 BOE
2 Yao HUANG 27 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
3 Ming Hu 26 BOE
#4 Minghua Xuan 26 BOE
#5 Haigang Qing 24 BOE
#6 Jin-Wook Yang 23 Samsung
#7 Libin Liu 23 BOE
#8 Weiyun Huang 22 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#9 Tianyi Cheng 21 BOE
#10 Mengmeng Zhang 19 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch
#11 Xuehuan Feng 19 BOE
#12 Benlian Wang 18 BOE
#13 Kihyun Pyun 18 Samsung
#14 Li Wang 18 BOE
#15 Ziyang Yu 18 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#16 Can Yuan 17 BOE
#17 Cong Liu 17 Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#18 Yue Long 17 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#19 Zhiliang Jiang 16 BOE
#20 Zhidong Yuan 16 BOE
#21 Gary B. Mandle 15 Baylor University
#22 Haijun Qiu 14 BOE
#23 Huijuan Yang 14 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#24 James M. DeFilippis 14 Baylor University
#25 JAE-HYEON JEON 14 Samsung
#26 Lujiang Huangfu 14 BOE
#27 Meng Li 14 BOE
#28 Miao LIU 14 Hefei Boe Joint Technology Co.
#29 Mukyung Jeon 14 Samsung
#30 Stephen John Hart 14 Pacific Light & Hologram
#31 Tiaomei ZHANG 14 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#32 Yunsheng Xiao 14 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#33 Benjamin Francis Neil 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#34 Cheng Xu 13 IBM
#35 Jesus Manuel Caridad Ramirez 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#36 Jonathan Seamus Blackley 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#37 Junhyun Park 13 Samsung
#38 Kamran Qaderi 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#39 Lili DU 13 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#40 Mark Anthony Loya 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#41 Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz 13 Baylor University
#42 Pan Xu 13 BOE
#43 Robin James Green 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#44 Robert Alan Hess 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#45 Watson Brent Boyett 13 Pacific Light & Hologram
#46 Xing Yao 13 BOE
#47 Yanping Liao 13 BOE
#48 Donggyu Lee 12 Samsung
#49 Haoliang Zheng 12 BOE
#50 Hyun Joon Kim 12 Samsung
#51 Jiangnan Lu 12 BOE
#52 Yi Zhang 12 BOE
#53 YU-CHOL KIM 12 Samsung
#54 Asher Zelig Sefami 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#55 Christoph Von Jutrzenka 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#56 Corey P. Carbonara 11 Baylor University
#57 Daniel Dereck Williamson 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#58 DeaGyu Kim 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#59 Guangliang Shang 11 BOE
#60 Hai-Jung In 11 Samsung
#61 Isaac Serrano Guasch 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#62 Jayakrishna Sashidharan 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#63 Jeff Smith 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#64 Joshua D. Wiensch 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#65 Kenneth R. Crounse 11 E Ink Holdings
#66 Kelly Swan MacNeill 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#67 Lu Bai 11 BOE
#68 Margaret H. Hsu 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#69 Michael F. Korpi 11 Baylor University
#70 Quanyong Gu 11 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#71 Richard Bahr 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#72 Robert David Srinivasiah 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#73 Sameer Sudhir Walavalkar 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#74 Sylvain Marcel Colin 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#75 Tingliang Liu 11 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#76 Tina Qin 11 Pacific Light & Hologram
#77 Tinghua Shang 11 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#78 Wenbo Chen 11 BOE
#79 Xingyao Zhou 11 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co.
#80 Baohong Kang 10 Hkc Corporation Limited
#81 Binyan WANG 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#82 Chien-Hui Wen 10 Google
#83 Gregory K. Hofstetter 10 Applied Medical Resources
#84 Hae-Kwan Seo 10 Samsung
#85 Kai Zhang 10 Bytedance
#86 Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi 10 Apple
#87 Mancheng Zhou 10 Hkc Corporation Limited
#88 Ning Cong 10 BOE
#89 Shiming Shi 10 BOE
#90 Song Meng 10 BOE
#91 Susumu KAWASHIMA 10 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#92 Weixing Liu 10 BOE
#93 Xiangdan Dong 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#94 Ya-Wei Huang 10 Nxp Usa
#95 Yudiao CHENG 10 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#96 Yuheng Zhang 10 Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co.
#97 Chao Tian 9 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#98 Dongchuan Chen 9 BOE
#99 Dongni Liu 9 BOE
#100 Huanxi ZHANG 9 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 779
2 BOE 485
3 LG 349
#4 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 182
#5 Apple 65
#6 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 62
#7 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 48
#8 Innolux 45
#9 Hefei Boe Joint Technology Co. 43
#10 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co. 41
#11 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 38
#12 Sony 37
#13 Hkc Corporation Limited 34
#14 Xiamen Tianma Display Technology Co. 33
#15 Seiko Epson 32
#16 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 30
#17 Google 29
#18 Auo 25
#19 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 24
#20 Japan Display 23
#21 Lx Semicon Co. 23
#22 E Ink Holdings 22
#23 Novatek Microelectronics 22
#24 Sharp Display Technology 22
#25 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 21
#26 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 20
#27 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch 20
#28 Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co. 18
#29 Huawei 18
#30 Honor Device Co. 17
#31 Canon 17
#32 Microsoft 16
#33 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 15
#34 Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co. 15
#35 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 15
#36 Lapis Technology Co. 14
#37 Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 13
#38 Pacific Light & Hologram 13
#39 Intel 13
#40 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 12
#41 Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co. 11
#42 Baylor University 10
#43 Dell Products 10
#44 Panasonic 10
#45 Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co. 9
#46 Synaptics Incorporated 9
#47 X Display Company Technology Limited 9
#48 Applied Medical Resources 8
#49 Hefei Boe Display Technology Co. 7
#50 Hefei Visionox Technology Co. 7
#51 Himax Technologies Limited 7
#52 Illinois Tool Works 7
#53 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 7
#54 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 7
#55 Snap 7
#56 Toyota 7
#57 AMD 6
#58 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 6
#59 Chongqing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 6
#60 Sapien Semiconductors 6
#61 Qualcomm 6
#62 Amazon 5
#63 Fuzhou Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#64 HP 5
#65 Mianyang Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#66 Playnitride Display Co. 5
#67 Yunnan Invensight Optoelectronics Technology Co. 5
#68 General Motors 5
#69 IBM 5
#70 Meta 5
#71 Texas Instruments 5
#72 Beijing Eswin Computing Technology Co. 4
#73 Carux Technology Pte. 4
#74 Chongqing Boe Display Technology Co. 4
#75 Creeled 4
#76 Enduvo 4
#77 Fujifilm 4
#78 Guangzhou Tyrafos Semiconductor Technologies Co. 4
#79 Hisense Visual Technology Co. 4
#80 Lenovo (Beijing) Limited 4
#81 Manufacturing Resources International 4
#82 Qisda 4
#83 Seabery North America 4
#84 The Boeing 4
#85 Unknown 4
#86 Ford 4
#87 Beijing Boe Sensor Technology Co. 3
#88 Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co. 3
#89 Dolby Laboratories Licensing 3
#90 OPPO 3
#91 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 3
#92 Hyundai Motor 3
#93 Iconex 3
#94 Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University 3
#95 Intuitive Surgical 3
#96 Iris Optronics Co. 3
#97 Kia 3
#98 Kyocera 3
#99 Magnolia White 3
#100 Maxell 3