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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 Kai Xin 21 Huawei
2 Yuki Takahashi 16 Denso
3 Ilan Yoscovich 15 Solaredge Technologies
#4 Ta-Yung Yang 15 System General
#5 David Giuliano 14 Psemi
#6 Alireza Fatemi 13 General Motors
#7 Alberto Peralta 13 Nucurrent
#8 Chandra S. Namuduri 13 General Motors
#9 Richard Perkins 13 Gaf Energy
#10 Suresh Gopalakrishnan 13 General Motors
#11 Takuya Kajiyama 13 Mitsubishi Electric
#12 Tzachi Glovinsky 13 Solaredge Technologies
#13 Weiling Shi 13 Aac Microtech (Changzhou) Co.
#14 Giancarlo Urzi 12 Lat Enterprises
#15 Laura Thiel 12 Lat Enterprises
#16 Yoav Galin 12 Solaredge Technologies
#17 Carlos Cid 11 Lat Enterprises
#18 Guy Sella 11 Solaredge Technologies
#19 Muhammad Hussain Alvi 11 General Motors
#20 Boris Dotz 10 Valeo Siemens Eautomotive Germany Gmbh
#21 Gregory Szczeszynski 10 Psemi
#22 Gyunghwan YOOK 10 LG
#23 Mark Melone 10 Nucurrent
#24 Toshiyuki Fujii 10 Mitsubishi Electric
#25 Yanzhong Zhang 10 Huawei
#26 Yongbing Gao 10 Huawei
#27 Yongcheol PARK 10 LG
#28 Chen Tian 9 OPPO
#29 David Reginald Trainer 9 Rolls-Royce Plc
#30 Gang Xiao 9 Qualcomm
#31 Jae Heon Park 9 Asml Holding N.V.
#32 Jun Xu 9 Sungrow Power Supply Co.
#33 Ryo Ohori 9 Mitsuba
#34 Ryosuke Uda 9 Mitsubishi Electric
#35 Shun Guo 9 Aac Technologies Pte.
#36 Viswanathan Kanakasabai 9 GE
#37 Xinyu Yu 9 Huawei
#38 Yoshiyuki Kono 9 Denso
#39 Yong Jae Kwon 9 Lg Innotek Co.
#40 Alessandro Gasparini 8 Stmicroelectronics Sa
#41 Alexander Unru 8 Sma Solar Technology Ag
#42 Cédric LEDIEU 8 Novares France
#43 Dave G. Rich 8 General Motors
#44 Holger Witt 8 Schaeffler
#45 Jae Hee Park 8 Lg Innotek Co.
#46 Kai Dong 8 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#47 Kenichi Nakayama 8 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#48 Lewis Abra 8 Gaf Energy
#49 Lei Hao 8 General Motors
#50 Mark SWEET 8 Rolls-Royce Plc
#51 Meir Adest 8 Solaredge Technologies
#52 Meir Gazit 8 Solaredge Technologies
#53 Yakir Loewenstern 8 Solaredge Technologies
#54 Yiwen Luo 8 Amazon
#55 Akm Arafat 7 Cummins
#56 Alessandro BERTOLINI 7 Stmicroelectronics Sa
#57 Alberto Cattani 7 Stmicroelectronics Sa
#58 Brian A. Welchko 7 General Motors
#59 Gabriela Bunea 7 Gaf Energy
#60 Jagadeesh Kumar Tangudu 7 Hamilton Sundstrand
#61 Jin Katsuya 7 Honda Motor Co.
#62 Jian Yao 7 General Motors
#63 Jinho YOUN 7 LG
#64 Jun-Mo Kang 7 General Motors
#65 Khorshed Mohammed Alam 7 General Motors
#66 Kuo-Chi Liu 7 Richtek Technology
#67 Lior Handelsman 7 Solaredge Technologies
#68 Masashi Hayashiguchi 7 Rohm Co.
#69 Mikhail GOYKHMAN 7 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#70 Piniwan Thiwanka Bandara Wijekoon 7 GE
#71 Sandeep Narla 7 Tesla
#72 Shuhei Fujiwara 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#73 Siran Wang 7 Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co.
#74 Stefano Ramorini 7 Stmicroelectronics Sa
#75 Tatsuya Hosotani 7 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#76 Thomas W. Nehl 7 General Motors
#77 Tzu-Tseng Chan 7 Acer Incorporated
#78 Wei-Hsu Chang 7 Richtek Technology
#79 Wei Zhao 7 Ericsson
#80 Wilhelmus Gerardus Maria Ettes 7 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#81 Xueyuan Zhu 7 Aac Microtech (Changzhou) Co.
#82 Yong Il Kwon 7 Samsung
#83 Yongnam Park 7 LG
#84 Yu Yan 7 Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
#85 Aleksei Agafonov 6 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#86 Amir Fishelov 6 Solaredge Technologies
#87 Andreas Falk 6 Sma Solar Technology Ag
#88 Arun Khamesra 6 Cypress Semiconductor
#89 Babak Farhangi 6 Gaf Energy
#90 Beomwoo GU 6 Samsung
#91 Bin Chen 6 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#92 Biao Wei 6 Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co.
#93 Christian Finger-Albert 6 Valeo Siemens Eautomotive Germany Gmbh
#94 Chun-Kil Jung 6 GE
#95 David Braginsky 6 Solaredge Technologies
#96 Dirk Reimnitz 6 Schaeffler
#97 Francisco Javier Chivite Zabalza 6 Rolls-Royce Plc
#98 Guibin Jiang 6 Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co.
#99 Hasib Amin 6 Gaf Energy
#100 Hongyu Li 6 Huawei

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Huawei 156
2 Mitsubishi Electric 141
3 Samsung 102
#4 Toyota 97
#5 General Motors 87
#6 GE 82
#7 Texas Instruments 77
#8 Apple 66
#9 Denso 59
#10 LG 55
#11 Honda Motor Co. 54
#12 Schaeffler 50
#13 Hyundai Motor 46
#14 Kia 46
#15 Canon 44
#16 Panasonic 43
#17 Lg Innotek Co. 41
#18 Hamilton Sundstrand 40
#19 Abb Schweiz Ag 38
#20 Rohm Co. 37
#21 Ford 37
#22 Richtek Technology 36
#23 Hitachi Astemo 35
#24 Robert Bosch Gmbh 35
#25 Stmicroelectronics Sa 35
#26 Delta Electronics 34
#27 Tmeic 34
#28 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 33
#29 Minebea Mitsumi 32
#30 Murata Manufacturing Co. 32
#31 Solaredge Technologies 30
#32 Qualcomm 30
#33 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 29
#34 Fuji Electric Co. 29
#35 Hitachi Energy 28
#36 Milwaukee Electric Tool 28
#37 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 28
#38 Infineon Technologies Austria Ag 27
#39 Nidec 26
#40 Omron 25
#41 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 24
#42 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 23
#43 Hubbell Incorporated 23
#44 Lg Energy Solution 21
#45 Makita 21
#46 Unknown 21
#47 Chengdu Monolithic Power Systems Co. 20
#48 Aisin 19
#49 Gaf Energy 19
#50 Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited 18
#51 Nucurrent 18
#52 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 17
#53 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 17
#54 Rolls-Royce Plc 17
#55 Schneider Electric Usa 17
#56 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 17
#57 RTX (Raytheon) 17
#58 Audi Ag 16
#59 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 16
#60 Infineon Technologies Ag 16
#61 KFUPM 16
#62 Schneider Electric It 16
#63 Caterpillar 16
#64 Rivian Ip Holdings 15
#65 John Deere 15
#66 Anpec Electronics 14
#67 Cirrus Logic 14
#68 Sungrow Power Supply Co. 14
#69 Unirac 14
#70 Daikin Industries 13
#71 Innomotics Gmbh 13
#72 Toyota Industries 13
#73 Lutron Technology Company 13
#74 Regal Beloit America 13
#75 Siemens Energy Global 13
#76 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 13
#77 Honeywell 13
#78 BMW 12
#79 Borgwarner 12
#80 Mitsuba 12
#81 onsemi 12
#82 Valeo Eautomotive Germany Gmbh 12
#83 Yazaki 12
#84 Aac Microtech (Changzhou) Co. 11
#85 Xiaomi 11
#86 OPPO 11
#87 KAIST 11
#88 Ls Electric Co. 11
#89 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy 11
#90 Sumitomo Electric Industries 11
#91 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 11
#92 Google 11
#93 Black & Decker 10
#94 Cummins 10
#95 Cypress Semiconductor 10
#96 Enphase Energy 10
#97 Hl Mando 10
#98 Hyundai Mobis Co. 10
#99 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 10
#100 Lat Enterprises 10