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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 Yuki Takahashi 44 Denso
2 Gregory Szczeszynski 21 Psemi
3 Chandra S. Namuduri 20 General Motors
#4 Yongcheol PARK 17 LG
#5 Alberto Peralta 16 Nucurrent
#6 Guy Sella 16 Solaredge Technologies
#7 Hatem Zeine 15 Ossia
#8 Steven VANHEE 15 Dana Belgium N.V.
#9 Alireza Fatemi 14 General Motors
#10 Ryo Ogura 14 Omron
#11 Ta-Yung Yang 14 System General
#12 Ilan Yoscovich 13 Solaredge Technologies
#13 Suresh Gopalakrishnan 13 General Motors
#14 Tatsuya Hosotani 13 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#15 Yoav Galin 13 Solaredge Technologies
#16 David Giuliano 12 Psemi
#17 Erica Martin 12 Omron
#18 Jae Hee Park 12 Lg Innotek Co.
#19 Lior Handelsman 12 Solaredge Technologies
#20 Tomoko Endo 12 Omron
#21 Tsuyoshi Uchida 12 Omron
#22 Eric Heindel Goodchild 11 Aira
#23 Hiroki Aso 11 Mitsubishi Electric
#24 Jeongho Baik 11
#25 Jun Nakaichi 11 Omron
#26 Meir Adest 11 Solaredge Technologies
#27 Takahiro Takeyama 11 Omron
#28 Brandon Pierquet 10 Apple
#29 Cheng Wang 10 North China Electrical Power University
#30 Jeffrey P. Baldwin 10 Hubbell Incorporated
#31 Jingu CHOI 10 LG
#32 Jialiang Zhang 10 OPPO
#33 Muhammad Khalid 10 KFUPM
#34 Tianshu Bi 10 North China Electrical Power University
#35 Yanzhong Zhang 10 Huawei
#36 Arun Khamesra 9 Cypress Semiconductor
#37 David J. Smith 9 Black & Decker
#38 Issei FUKASAWA 9 Tmeic
#39 Jason Luzinski 9 Nucurrent
#40 Joachim DRUANT 9 Dana Automotive Systems Group
#41 Kang Ho Jeong 9 Hyundai Motor
#42 Md. Nazmul Alam 9 Nucurrent
#43 Sang Cheol Shin 9 Hyundai Motor
#44 Tatsuya Saito 9 Hitachi
#45 Thomas Buttgenbach 9 8Me Nova
#46 Tomoyuki Ueno 9 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#47 Tzachi Glovinsky 9 Solaredge Technologies
#48 Yeong Woo SEO 9 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#49 Yong Il Kwon 9 Samsung
#50 Yong Jae Lee 9 Samsung
#51 Aichen Low 8 Psemi
#52 Amir Fishelov 8 Solaredge Technologies
#53 Anthony M. Coppola 8 General Motors
#54 Ashish K. Sahoo 8 Apple
#55 Chun-Kil Jung 8 GE
#56 Dang Dinh Dang 8 Rivian Ip Holdings
#57 Frederic Lacaux 8 The Boeing
#58 Giancarlo Urzi 8 Lat Enterprises
#59 Guoyi Xu 8 North China Electrical Power University
#60 Kyungmin Lee 8 Samsung
#61 Laura Thiel 8 Lat Enterprises
#62 Lei Hao 8 General Motors
#63 Lukas Mercer Hansen 8 8Me Nova
#64 Mark Melone 8 Nucurrent
#65 Minsoo Lee 8 LG
#66 Rashmi Prasad 8 General Motors
#67 Roland Jasmin 8 Sunmodo
#68 Ryogo TAKAHASHI 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#69 Shuhei Fujiwara 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#70 Sungku YEO 8 Samsung
#71 Takushi Jimichi 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#72 Takuya Kajiyama 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#73 Tatsuya Mori 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#74 Toshiyuki Fujii 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#75 Yongbing Gao 8 Huawei
#76 Akito Tamura 7 Denso
#77 Alexander W. Au 7 Apple
#78 Aleksandar Radic 7 Appulse Power
#79 Arvind Kumar Tiwari 7 GE
#80 Beomwoo GU 7 Samsung
#81 Benjamin Wade 7 Easy Solar Products
#82 Chao Tang 7 Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Co.
#83 Fada DU 7 Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology Co.
#84 Gabriela Bunea 7 Gaf Energy
#85 Gyunghwan YOOK 7 LG
#86 Jaeseok Park 7 Samsung
#87 Jinkwon Lim 7 LG
#88 Jun Zhang 7 OPPO
#89 Keisuke Fukunaga 7 Nidec
#90 Koichi Arisawa 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#91 Krzysztof W. Korcz 7 Hubbell Incorporated
#92 Matthias J. Kasper 7 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag
#93 Matthew J. Rubin 7 Tau Motors
#94 Manabu Yazaki 7 Honda Motor Co.
#95 Meir Gazit 7 Solaredge Technologies
#96 Michael W. Degner 7 Ford
#97 Muhammad Hussain Alvi 7 General Motors
#98 Nejila Parspour 7 Balluff Gmbh
#99 Prasad PMSVVSV 7 Bloom Energy
#100 Ryo Ohori 7 Mitsuba

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Mitsubishi Electric 191
2 Huawei 124
3 Denso 119
#4 Samsung 109
#5 GE 98
#6 Apple 91
#7 Texas Instruments 91
#8 Nidec 70
#9 Lg Innotek Co. 68
#10 Toyota 65
#11 Abb Schweiz Ag 62
#12 Hamilton Sundstrand 57
#13 Hyundai Motor 57
#14 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 56
#15 Honda Motor Co. 54
#16 Kia 54
#17 LG 54
#18 General Motors 53
#19 Hitachi Astemo 52
#20 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 51
#21 Rohm Co. 50
#22 Panasonic 50
#23 Robert Bosch Gmbh 47
#24 Murata Manufacturing Co. 46
#25 Delta Electronics 45
#26 Stmicroelectronics Sa 45
#27 Solaredge Technologies 41
#28 Sumitomo Electric Industries 41
#29 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 40
#30 Ford 40
#31 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 36
#32 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 36
#33 Hubbell Incorporated 34
#34 Nucurrent 34
#35 Omron 34
#36 Milwaukee Electric Tool 33
#37 Canon 33
#38 Fuji Electric Co. 32
#39 Unknown 30
#40 Aisin 29
#41 Autonetworks Technologies 29
#42 Schaeffler 29
#43 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 27
#44 Minebea Mitsumi 27
#45 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 27
#46 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 27
#47 Richtek Technology 26
#48 Hyundai Mobis Co. 24
#49 Tmeic 23
#50 Psemi 21
#51 Siemens Energy Global 21
#52 Black & Decker 20
#53 onsemi 20
#54 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 20
#55 Hitachi Energy 19
#56 Rivian Ip Holdings 19
#57 Ls Electric Co. 18
#58 Makita 18
#59 Schneider Electric It 18
#60 Sungrow Power Supply Co. 18
#61 Google 18
#62 Borgwarner 17
#63 Daikin Industries 17
#64 OPPO 17
#65 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy 17
#66 8Me Nova 16
#67 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 16
#68 KFUPM 16
#69 Lg Energy Solution 16
#70 Lutron Technology Company 16
#71 Mitsuba 16
#72 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 16
#73 The Boeing 16
#74 RTX (Raytheon) 16
#75 Xiaomi 15
#76 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 15
#77 Kyocera 15
#78 Ossia 15
#79 Zhejiang University 15
#80 Qualcomm 15
#81 Cirrus Logic 14
#82 Dell Products 14
#83 Nissan Motor Co. 14
#84 North China Electrical Power University 14
#85 TSMC 14
#86 Mahle International Gmbh 13
#87 Nidec Sankyo 13
#88 Rockwell Automation 13
#89 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 13
#90 Yazaki 13
#91 Anpec Electronics 12
#92 Audi Ag 12
#93 Infineon Technologies Ag 12
#94 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 12
#95 Microchip Technology Incorporated 12
#96 Nippon Steel 12
#97 Schneider Electric Industries Sas 12
#98 Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions 12
#99 Caterpillar 12
#100 Intel 12