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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 29 Nucurrent
2 Guy Sella 23 Solaredge Technologies
3 Yoav Galin 21 Solaredge Technologies
#4 Lior Handelsman 20 Solaredge Technologies
#5 Md. Nazmul Alam 20 Nucurrent
#6 Meir Adest 17 Solaredge Technologies
#7 Alireza Fatemi 16 General Motors
#8 Lukas Mercer Hansen 16 8Me Nova
#9 Amir Fishelov 15 Solaredge Technologies
#10 Bin Chen 15 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#11 Ilan Yoscovich 15 Solaredge Technologies
#12 Michael Katz 15 Nucurrent
#13 Gautham Ramesh 14 8Me Nova
#14 Hatem Zeine 14 Ossia
#15 Franco Leonardi 13 Ford
#16 Michael W. Degner 13 Ford
#17 Thomas Buttgenbach 13 8Me Nova
#18 Yongcheol PARK 13 LG
#19 Yong Xiao 13 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#20 Chen Zhao 12 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#21 David Giuliano 12 Psemi
#22 Jinfa Zhang 12 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#23 Mark Melone 12 Nucurrent
#24 Jagadeesh Kumar Tangudu 11 Hamilton Sundstrand
#25 Lei Shi 11 Alpha And Omega Semiconductor
#26 Ta-Yung Yang 11 System General
#27 Yeong Woo SEO 11 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#28 Yusheng Hu 11 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#29 Yuki Takahashi 11 Denso
#30 Chun-Kil Jung 10 GE
#31 Graeme G. MACKAY 10 Cirrus Logic
#32 Jian Deng 10 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#33 Jialiang Zhang 10 OPPO
#34 Lieyi Fang 10 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#35 Patrizio Vinciarelli 10 Vlt
#36 Suhua Lu 10 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#37 Tong Tong 10 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#38 Chung-Lung Pai 9 Richtek Technology
#39 Finbar Sheehy 9 8Me Nova
#40 Gregory Szczeszynski 9 Psemi
#41 Jason W. Lawrence 9 Cirrus Logic
#42 James Richard Stanfield 9 The Noco
#43 Kuo-Chi Liu 9 Richtek Technology
#44 Makoto Taniguchi 9 Denso
#45 Peter Mantovanelli Barbosa 9 Delta Electronics
#46 Yuki Ishikawa 9 Nidec
#47 Aleksandar Radic 8 Appulse Power
#48 Andy Yoon 8 Nucurrent
#49 Derek Michael Underhill 8 The Noco
#50 Eric Heindel Goodchild 8 Aira
#51 Haroon Inam 8 Smart Wires
#52 Herman Wiegman 8 Beta Air
#53 Jonathan Lewis Nook 8 The Noco
#54 Kazunori Hatakeyama 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#55 Kenji Takahashi 8 Fujitsu Limited
#56 Keisuke Uemura 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#57 Milisav Danilovic 8 Witricity
#58 Mohamed Osama 8 GE
#59 Nagendra Srinivas Cherukupalli 8 Ftc Solar
#60 Preetam Charan Anand Tadeparthy 8 Texas Instruments
#61 Tzachi Glovinsky 8 Solaredge Technologies
#62 William Knight Nook, Sr. 8 The Noco
#63 Arvind Kumar Tiwari 7 GE
#64 Chengwu Duan 7 General Motors
#65 Da Jin 7 Delta Electronics
#66 Daofei Xu 7 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#67 Dianbo Fu 7 Futurewei Technologies
#68 Eric J. King 7 Cirrus Logic
#69 Frank Carl Oudheusden 7 Fcx Solar
#70 Haibin Song 7 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#71 Heping Dai 7 Futurewei Technologies
#72 Hongyang Wu 7 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#73 Jeffrey P. Baldwin 7 Hubbell Incorporated
#74 Jie Ma 7 Huawei
#75 Johannes Brombach 7 Wobben Properties Gmbh
#76 Kapil Jha 7 GE
#77 Min-Fu Hsieh 7 National Cheng Kung University
#78 Michael Quinlan 7 S&C Electric
#79 Ming-Fu Tsai 7 TSMC
#80 Mohammad Ali Abido 7 KFUPM
#81 Philippe Garneau-Halliday 7 8Me Nova
#82 Qiukai Huang 7 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#83 Roland Jasmin 7 Sunmodo
#84 Seong Jun Hwang 7 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#85 Shinya TOYODOME 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#86 Takeshi Matsumoto 7 Honda Motor Co.
#87 Thomas W. Nehl 7 General Motors
#88 Yaron Binder 7 Solaredge Technologies
#89 Yongbing Gao 7 Huawei
#90 Aichen Low 6 Psemi
#91 Anthony M. Coppola 6 General Motors
#92 Christopher S. Graham 6 Apple
#93 Christopher Thomas Needham 6 Fcx Solar
#94 Chun Tang 6 Ford
#95 Dean Sanders 6 Inertial Engineering And Machine Works
#96 Dhaval Patel 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#97 Fuchun Zhan 6 Nuvolta Technologies (Hefei) Co.
#98 Hye Seong YANG 6 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#99 Jae Ho Hwang 6 Hyundai Motor
#100 James Sigamani 6 Astec International Limited

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Mitsubishi Electric 151
2 Texas Instruments 114
3 GE 86
#4 Toyota 86
#5 Samsung 84
#6 Apple 77
#7 Huawei 75
#8 Delta Electronics 73
#9 Denso 62
#10 Hyundai Motor 60
#11 Abb Schweiz Ag 58
#12 Hamilton Sundstrand 57
#13 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 54
#14 LG 53
#15 Canon 51
#16 General Motors 51
#17 Solaredge Technologies 50
#18 Nidec 45
#19 Nucurrent 45
#20 Honda Motor Co. 44
#21 Lg Innotek Co. 44
#22 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 42
#23 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 42
#24 Ford 39
#25 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 38
#26 Minebea Mitsumi 36
#27 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 36
#28 Unknown 36
#29 Stmicroelectronics Sa 34
#30 Kia 33
#31 Panasonic 33
#32 Robert Bosch Gmbh 32
#33 Infineon Technologies Ag 31
#34 8Me Nova 30
#35 Milwaukee Electric Tool 29
#36 Fuji Electric Co. 28
#37 Hubbell Incorporated 28
#38 Rohm Co. 28
#39 Astec International Limited 27
#40 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 27
#41 Kia Motors 27
#42 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 26
#43 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 22
#44 Hitachi Astemo 22
#45 Hyundai Mobis Co. 22
#46 Richtek Technology 22
#47 Sumitomo Electric Industries 22
#48 Audi Ag 21
#49 Cirrus Logic 21
#50 OPPO 21
#51 Psemi 21
#52 Beta Air 20
#53 Nxp Usa 20
#54 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 19
#55 Hitachi Energy Switzerland Ag 19
#56 Murata Manufacturing Co. 19
#57 Rolls-Royce Plc 19
#58 Schneider Electric It 19
#59 Tdk 19
#60 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 19
#61 Yazaki 19
#62 S&C Electric 18
#63 Wobben Properties Gmbh 18
#64 Qualcomm 18
#65 Makita 17
#66 onsemi 17
#67 TSMC 17
#68 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 17
#69 IBM 17
#70 Anpec Electronics 15
#71 Black & Decker 15
#72 Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co. 15
#73 Dialog Semiconductor (Uk) Limited 15
#74 Lutron Technology Company 15
#75 Nidec Motor 15
#76 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories 15
#77 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 15
#78 RTX (Raytheon) 15
#79 Analog Devices International Unlimited 14
#80 Autonetworks Technologies 14
#81 Xiaomi 14
#82 CEA 14
#83 Ossia 14
#84 Seiko Epson 14
#85 Siemens Energy Global 14
#86 BMW 13
#87 Energous 13
#88 Nuvolta Technologies (Hefei) Co. 13
#89 Nxp B.V. 13
#90 Schneider Electric Industries Sas 13
#91 Witricity 13
#92 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 12
#93 Power Integrations 12
#94 Renesas Electronics America 12
#95 Rockwell Automation 12
#96 Sma Solar Technology Ag 12
#97 Intel 12
#98 Analog Devices 11
#99 Hitachi 11
#100 Mahle International Gmbh 11