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Electric techniques Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Primary CPC class H05 · Section H

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 4,261 patents in 2016.peak 4,2611996: 1,272 patents19961997: 1,081 patents1998: 1,673 patents1999: 1,928 patents19992000: 2,119 patents2001: 2,332 patents2002: 2,372 patents20022003: 2,436 patents2004: 2,421 patents2005: 2,050 patents20052006: 2,271 patents2007: 2,262 patents2008: 2,169 patents20082009: 2,162 patents2010: 2,749 patents2011: 2,996 patents20112012: 3,465 patents2013: 3,536 patents2014: 3,742 patents20142015: 4,054 patents2016: 4,261 patents2017: 4,144 patents20172018: 3,760 patents2019: 4,217 patents2020: 3,518 patents20202021: 2,964 patents2022: 2,789 patents2023: 2,689 patents20232024: 2,938 patents2025: 3,206 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis 15 Signify Holding B.V.
2 Chao-Jung Chen 15 Quanta Computer
3 Bhyrav M. Mutnury 13 Dell Products
#4 Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu 13 Signify Holding B.V.
#5 Joseph Kuczynski 12 IBM
#6 Kevin B. Leigh 12 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#7 Remco Magielse 12 Signify Holding B.V.
#8 Matthew S. Doyle 11 Globalfoundries
#9 Tahir Cader 11 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#10 Yifeng Qiu 11 Lumileds
#11 Berent Willem Meerbeek 9 Signify Holding B.V.
#12 Harvey J. Lunsman 9 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#13 Haifang Zhai 9 Emc Ip Holding Company
#14 Jianxin Wang 9 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#15 John Franz 9 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#16 Li-Jui Chen 9 TSMC
#17 Mikko Heikkinen 9 Tactotek Oy
#18 Tianyi Gao 9 Baidu Usa
#19 Chun-Chiang Wang 8 King Slide Works Co.
#20 Dirk Valentinus René Engelen 8 Signify Holding B.V.
#21 Ken-Ching Chen 8 King Slide Works Co.
#22 MING-JAAN HO 8 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
#23 PETER DEIXLER 8 Signify Holding B.V.
#24 Po-Chung Cheng 8 TSMC
#25 Shun-Ho Yang 8 King Slide Works Co.
#26 Timothy J. Chainer 8 IBM
#27 William Dunn 8 Comcast
#28 Antti Keränen 7 Tactotek Oy
#29 George D. Megason 7 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#30 Jason David Adrian 7 Meta
#31 Jarmo Sääski 7 Tactotek Oy
#32 John R. Dangler 7 IBM
#33 Jun Iisaka 7 Fuji
#34 Lieyi Fang 7 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#35 Madhusudan K. Iyengar 7 IBM
#36 Michael Miskin 7 Lynk Labs
#37 Pritish R. Parida 7 IBM
#38 Richard Evans Lewis, II 7 Chatsworth Products
#39 Robert L. Kottritsch 7 Lynk Labs
#40 Bas Driesen 6 Signify Holding B.V.
#41 Craig Alan Casey 6 Lutron Technology Company
#42 David Dong 6 Emc Ip Holding Company
#43 David C. Long 6 IBM
#44 Guenther Schall 6 Saint-Gobain Glass France
#45 Hidetoshi Ito 6 Fuji
#46 James A. Busby 6 IBM
#47 James P. Steiner 6 Lutron Technology Company
#48 John Norton 6 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#49 Jun Zhou 6 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#50 Khang Choong Yong 6 Intel
#51 Koji Kawaguchi 6 Fuji Electric Co.
#52 Mark M. Bailey 6 Dell Products
#53 Michael J. Fisher 6 IBM
#54 Michele Sclocchi 6 Illinois Tool Works
#55 Patrizio Vinciarelli 6 Vlt
#56 Philip Steven Newton 6 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#57 Rohit Dev Gupta 6 Cisco
#58 Rui Nuno Batista 6 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#59 Tim Dekker 6 Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
#60 Timothy J. Tofil 6 IBM
#61 Tomoyuki Ichikawa 6 Koito Manufacturing Co.
#62 XIAN-QIN HU 6 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
#63 Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng 6 Quanta Computer
#64 Yujie Zhou 6 Emc Ip Holding Company
#65 Camillo Sassano 5 IBM
#66 Christopher Lane Bailey 5 Hubbell Incorporated
#67 Christopher Strickland Beall 5 Amazon
#68 Chun Chang 5 Quanta Computer
#69 Chun-Lin Liao 5 Dell Products
#70 HARRY BROERS 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#71 Hendry Xiaoping Wu 5 Emc Ip Holding Company
#72 Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik 5 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#73 Jeffrey N. Judd 5 IBM
#74 Jeffrey Papen 5 Core Scientific
#75 Joel Richard Goergen 5 Cisco
#76 Kousuke Miura 5 Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits
#77 Liqiang Zhu 5 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#78 Marco Carcano 5 Illinois Tool Works
#79 Markus Puff 5 Epcos Ag
#80 Matthew Renner 5 Core Scientific
#81 Mark S. Taipale 5 Lutron Electronics Co.
#82 Mikael Tuominen 5 At&S(China) Co.
#83 Montgomery Sykora 5 Core Scientific
#84 Noriaki Iwaki 5 Fuji
#85 Phillip V. Mann 5 IBM
#86 Richard L. Westrick, Jr. 5 Abl Ip Holding
#87 Robert C. Newman, Jr. 5 Lutron Technology Company
#88 RUBEN RAJAGOPALAN 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#89 Ryan Elsasser 5 IBM
#90 Scott D. Strand 5 IBM
#91 Shuichiro KITO 5 Fuji
#92 Takayuki Yabu 5 Gigaphoton
#93 Thomas R. Kowalski 5 Google
#94 Thomas M. Shearer 5 Lutron Technology Company
#95 Travis C. North 5 Dell Products
#96 Trey S. Wiederhold 5 Dell Products
#97 Tyler B. Duncan 5 Dell Products
#98 Wansoo Kim 5 LG
#99 Weston Adams 5 Core Scientific
#100 William Krietzman 5 Chatsworth Products

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 102
2 Signify Holding B.V. 91
3 Fuji 89
#4 IBM 89
#5 Panasonic 56
#6 Dell Products 49
#7 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 47
#8 Lutron Technology Company 47
#9 Intel 45
#10 LG 45
#11 Murata Manufacturing Co. 35
#12 Apple 34
#13 Amazon 26
#14 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited. 25
#15 Quanta Computer 25
#16 Altria Client Services 23
#17 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 23
#18 Fujitsu Limited 23
#19 Gigaphoton 23
#20 Google 23
#21 Mitsubishi Electric 22
#22 Sumitomo Electric Industries 22
#23 GE 22
#24 Hongqisheng Precision Electronics (Qinhuangdao) Co. 21
#25 BOE 21
#26 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 20
#27 Unknown 20
#28 Canon 19
#29 Microsoft 19
#30 Delta Electronics 18
#31 TSMC 18
#32 The Boeing 18
#33 Meta 18
#34 Autonetworks Technologies 17
#35 Hypertherm 17
#36 Yamaha Motor 17
#37 Illinois Tool Works 16
#38 Whirlpool 16
#39 Unimicron Technology 15
#40 Cisco 15
#41 Abl Ip Holding 14
#42 Infineon Technologies Ag 14
#43 Saint-Gobain Glass France 14
#44 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 14
#45 RTX (Raytheon) 13
#46 Fanuc 12
#47 Hubbell Incorporated 12
#48 Lumileds 12
#49 Manufacturing Resources International 12
#50 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 12
#51 Wistron 12
#52 Huawei 12
#53 Toyota 12
#54 Asml Netherlands B.V. 11
#55 Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. 11
#56 Honeywell 11
#57 Chatsworth Products 10
#58 Denso 10
#59 Kyocera 10
#60 Ledvance Gmbh 10
#61 Midea Group Co. 10
#62 Sony 10
#63 3M 9
#64 Baidu Usa 9
#65 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 9
#66 Emc Ip Holding Company 9
#67 Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co. 9
#68 Japan Display 9
#69 Koito Manufacturing Co. 9
#70 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 9
#71 Robert Bosch Gmbh 9
#72 Rohm Co. 9
#73 Tactotek Oy 9
#74 Ford 9
#75 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 8
#76 Hitachi 8
#77 Foxconn 8
#78 Ideal Industries Lighting 8
#79 King Slide Technology Co. 8
#80 King Slide Works Co. 8
#81 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. 8
#82 Ngk Spark Plug Co. 8
#83 Yazaki 8
#84 Applied Materials 7
#85 Asia Vital Components Co. 7
#86 At&S(China) Co. 7
#87 Continental Automotive Gmbh 7
#88 Flex 7
#89 Hongfujin Precision Electronics(Tianjin)Co. 7
#90 Hyundai Motor 7
#91 ITRI 7
#92 Innolux 7
#93 Kia Motors 7
#94 Lynk Labs 7
#95 Osram Sylvania 7
#96 Shinko Electric Industries Co. 7
#97 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 7
#98 Super Micro Computer 7
#99 CEA 6
#100 E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau Gmbh 6