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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 8,200 patents in 2019.peak 8,2001996: 1,600 patents19961997: 1,825 patents1998: 2,419 patents1999: 2,516 patents19992000: 2,564 patents2001: 2,636 patents2002: 2,734 patents20022003: 2,550 patents2004: 3,013 patents2005: 2,559 patents20052006: 2,920 patents2007: 2,582 patents2008: 2,657 patents20082009: 3,280 patents2010: 3,881 patents2011: 4,095 patents20112012: 4,439 patents2013: 4,940 patents2014: 5,417 patents20142015: 5,861 patents2016: 6,611 patents2017: 7,514 patents20172018: 7,517 patents2019: 8,200 patents2020: 7,270 patents20202021: 6,839 patents2022: 6,895 patents2023: 6,426 patents20232024: 7,099 patents2025: 7,218 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Alberto Peralta 26 Nucurrent
2 Jialiang Zhang 23 OPPO
3 Johannes Brombach 15 Wobben Properties Gmbh
#4 Md. Nazmul Alam 15 Nucurrent
#5 Yongcheol PARK 14 LG
#6 Chen Tian 13 OPPO
#7 Da Jin 13 Delta Electronics
#8 Hatem Zeine 13 Ossia
#9 Shiming Wan 13 OPPO
#10 David Giuliano 12 Psemi
#11 Itay Sherman 11 Google
#12 Jinfa Zhang 11 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#13 Michael Katz 11 Nucurrent
#14 Chen Zhao 10 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#15 Eric J. King 10 Cirrus Logic
#16 Fred E. Hunstable 10 Linear Labs
#17 Guy Sella 10 Solaredge Technologies
#18 Wooram Lee 10 IBM
#19 Yuki Takahashi 10 Denso
#20 Afshin Partovi 9 Mojo Mobility
#21 Aleksandar Radic 9 Appulse Power
#22 Elieser Mach 9 Powermat Technologies
#23 Eliyahu Rozinsky 9 Evr Motors
#24 Gabriela Bunea 9 Gaf Energy
#25 Ruslan Shabinski 9 Evr Motors
#26 Seonghun Lee 9 LG
#27 Songnan Yang 9 Intel
#28 Victor Kislev 9 Evr Motors
#29 Vinit Singh 9 Nucurrent
#30 Bongsik Kwak 8 LG
#31 Christine A. Frysz 8 Greatbatch
#32 Chungho Hsia 8 Aleddra
#33 Dongzo Kim 8 Samsung
#34 Eric Heindel Goodchild 8 Aira
#35 Haroon Inam 8 Smart Wires
#36 Ilan Yoscovich 8 Solaredge Technologies
#37 Juhyang LEE 8 Samsung
#38 Kazunori Hatakeyama 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#39 Keisuke Uemura 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#40 Kiyotaka Koga 8 Aisin Aw Co.
#41 Mincheol HA 8 Samsung
#42 Michael Sears 8 Mojo Mobility
#43 Oleg Gaspar 8 Evr Motors
#44 Paulo Guedes-Pinto 8 Infinitum Electric
#45 Shangbo Lin 8 OPPO
#46 Tzu-Tseng Chan 8 Acer Incorporated
#47 Tzachi Glovinsky 8 Solaredge Technologies
#48 Yoav Galin 8 Solaredge Technologies
#49 Yusu KIM 8 Samsung
#50 Amir Salhuv 7 Powermat Technologies
#51 Antonio Ginart 7 Smart Wires
#52 Bin Chen 7 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#53 Cheng Lu 7 Foxconn
#54 Changyu Sun 7 Xiaomi
#55 Graeme G. MACKAY 7 Cirrus Logic
#56 Hiroaki Takeda 7 Denso
#57 Jeffrey P. Baldwin 7 Hubbell Incorporated
#58 Jeffrey Alan Dankworth 7 Neworld Energy
#59 Jian Deng 7 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#60 Jianping Ying 7 Delta Electronics
#61 Joonho PARK 7 LG
#62 Jun Zhang 7 OPPO
#63 Kirk Neet 7 Borgwarner
#64 Koji Hotta 7 Toyota
#65 Kosuke Ogawa 7 Nidec
#66 Kyungmin Park 7 Ofinno
#67 Lei Hao 7 General Motors
#68 Makoto Taniguchi 7 Denso
#69 Mark Telefus 7 Flextronics Ap
#70 Meir Gazit 7 Solaredge Technologies
#71 Paul W. Donahue 7 Neworld Energy
#72 Patrizio Vinciarelli 7 Vlt
#73 Prerit Pramod 7 Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#74 Qinghua Su 7 Delta Electronics
#75 Ronald A. Vaccaro 7 Commscope Technologies
#76 Ryan Paul Donahue 7 Crimson Trace
#77 Sheng-Hua Li 7 Delta Electronics
#78 Tao Zhao 7 Intuitive Surgical
#79 Teng Liu 7 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#80 Thierry Nguyen 7 Gaf Energy
#81 Youngmi Ha 7 Samsung
#82 Yong Xiao 7 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#83 Yusuke Kawai 7 Mazda Motor
#84 Zhimin Dan 7 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
#85 Aijuan Jin 6 University Of Shanghai For Science And Technology
#86 Alberto Cattani 6 Stmicroelectronics Sa
#87 Alireza Fatemi 6 General Motors
#88 Andrew T. Beyerl 6 Milwaukee Electric Tool
#89 Andries Van Wageningen 6 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#90 Andrew R. Wilkinson 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#91 Arvind Kumar Tiwari 6 GE
#92 Dhaval Patel 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#93 Dianbo Fu 6 Futurewei Technologies
#94 Ghislain Despesse 6 CEA
#95 Gregory Szczeszynski 6 Psemi
#96 Guoqiao Shen 6 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#97 Gyunghwan YOOK 6 LG
#98 Hiroshi Kitahara 6 Nidec Sankyo
#99 Hwanyong KIM 6 LG
#100 Ilya Gluzman 6 Powermat Technologies

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Mitsubishi Electric 181
2 Samsung 122
3 Denso 110
#4 Texas Instruments 101
#5 Nidec 85
#6 GE 75
#7 Toyota 75
#8 Apple 67
#9 Abb Schweiz Ag 67
#10 LG 67
#11 Canon 65
#12 Honda Motor Co. 64
#13 Delta Electronics 63
#14 Hamilton Sundstrand 63
#15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 60
#16 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 51
#17 Huawei 50
#18 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 47
#19 Panasonic 47
#20 Hitachi Astemo 45
#21 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 45
#22 Lg Innotek Co. 44
#23 Fanuc 43
#24 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 42
#25 Robert Bosch Gmbh 42
#26 Fuji Electric Co. 41
#27 OPPO 40
#28 Nucurrent 39
#29 Hyundai Motor 38
#30 Ford 37
#31 Kia Motors 36
#32 Rohm Co. 33
#33 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 32
#34 Unknown 31
#35 General Motors 31
#36 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 30
#37 Rockwell Automation 30
#38 Stmicroelectronics Sa 29
#39 Aisin 28
#40 onsemi 28
#41 Siemens Energy Global 28
#42 BMW 27
#43 Minebea Mitsumi 27
#44 Xiaomi 24
#45 Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co. 24
#46 Hitachi Energy Switzerland Ag 23
#47 Hubbell Incorporated 23
#48 Seiko Epson 23
#49 Infineon Technologies Ag 22
#50 Milwaukee Electric Tool 22
#51 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 22
#52 Yazaki 22
#53 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 21
#54 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 21
#55 Sony 21
#56 Richtek Technology 20
#57 Solaredge Technologies 20
#58 Wobben Properties Gmbh 20
#59 Audi Ag 19
#60 Black & Decker 19
#61 Murata Manufacturing Co. 19
#62 Power Integrations 19
#63 Psemi 19
#64 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited 18
#65 Omron 18
#66 Sumitomo Electric Industries 18
#67 Intel 18
#68 Aac Technologies Pte. 17
#69 Enphase Energy 17
#70 Vitesco Technologies Gmbh 17
#71 Lg Energy Solution 16
#72 Renesas Electronics America 16
#73 Cirrus Logic 15
#74 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 15
#75 Hitachi 15
#76 Mitsuba 15
#77 Nissan Motor Co. 15
#78 Rolls-Royce Plc 15
#79 Valeo Siemens Eautomotive Germany Gmbh 15
#80 Honeywell 15
#81 Analog Devices International Unlimited 14
#82 Astec International Limited 14
#83 Autonetworks Technologies 14
#84 CEA 14
#85 Kyocera 14
#86 Makita 14
#87 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 14
#88 Schaeffler 14
#89 Schneider Electric It 14
#90 Sunpower 14
#91 Amazon 13
#92 Anpec Electronics 13
#93 Borgwarner 13
#94 Energous 13
#95 Ls Electric Co. 13
#96 Ossia 13
#97 Powermat Technologies 13
#98 Tdk 13
#99 Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage 13
#100 Dell Products 12