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Electric techniques Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

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 Tianyi Gao 26 Baidu Usa
2 Li-Jui Chen 14 TSMC
3 Po-Chung Cheng 12 TSMC
#4 Yifeng Qiu 12 Lumileds
#5 Davide Guatta 10 Whirlpool
#6 Lieyi Fang 10 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#7 Chao-Jung Chen 9 Quanta Computer
#8 Remco Magielse 9 Signify Holding B.V.
#9 Seongho SON 9 LG
#10 Yongsoo Lee 9 LG
#11 Jun Zhou 8 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#12 Bhyrav M. Mutnury 7 Dell Products
#13 Chun-Chiang Wang 7 King Slide Works Co.
#14 Han-Lung Chang 7 TSMC
#15 Jaekyung Yang 7 LG
#16 Joel Richard Goergen 7 Cisco
#17 Joseph Kuczynski 7 IBM
#18 Ken-Ching Chen 7 King Slide Works Co.
#19 Shun-Ho Yang 7 King Slide Works Co.
#20 Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng 7 Quanta Computer
#21 Yu-Nien Huang 7 Quanta Computer
#22 Chun Chang 6 Quanta Computer
#23 Dandan Zhang 6 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#24 Hidetoshi Ito 6 Fuji
#25 John R. Dangler 6 IBM
#26 Lionel Mongin 6 Nxp Usa
#27 Liqiang Zhu 6 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#28 Lvhai Hu 6 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#29 Mikko Heikkinen 6 Tactotek Oy
#30 Michael Miskin 6 Lynk Labs
#31 Robert L. Kottritsch 6 Lynk Labs
#32 Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu 6 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#33 Shang-Chieh Chien 6 TSMC
#34 Steven Embleton 6 Dell Products
#35 Wei Xiong 6 Comcast
#36 Yun Liu 6 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#37 Yusuke Yamakage 6 Fuji
#38 Antti Keränen 5 Tactotek Oy
#39 Ben John Sy 5 Dell Products
#40 Chungho Hsia 5 Aleddra
#41 David P. Lester 5 Freeescale Semiconductor
#42 Eric Michael Tunks 5 Dell Products
#43 Gregory Fournier 5 Hayward Industries
#44 Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr. 5 915 Labs
#45 Haimin Tao 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#46 James E. Benedict 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#47 James Carter 5 Hayward Industries
#48 James Murdock 5 Hayward Industries
#49 Jarmo Sääski 5 Tactotek Oy
#50 James Eric Scott 5 Nxp Usa
#51 Jonathan Silvano de Sousa 5 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik
#52 Jun Iisaka 5 Fuji
#53 Kevin Potucek 5 Hayward Industries
#54 Mikael Tuominen 5 At&S(China) Co.
#55 Pasi Raappana 5 Tactotek Oy
#56 Paul Verhagen 5 Illinois Tool Works
#57 Rui Nuno Batista 5 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#58 Shoichiro Sakai 5 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#59 Tae-Seong Kim 5 Samsung
#60 Weihua Qiu 5 Joyetech Europe Holding Gmbh
#61 Yingcong Deng 5 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#62 Abderrazzaq Ifis 4 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik
#63 Alexander Bilchinsky 4 Goji Limited
#64 Alan Andrew McReynolds 4 Lumileds
#65 Alex Viroli 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#66 Anthony Van Bergen Salsich 4 Illinois Tool Works
#67 Andreas SCHLIPF 4 Türk & Hillinger Gmbh
#68 Andrew R. Southworth 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#69 Annie Tay 4 At&S(China) Co.
#70 Arthur W. Johnson, III 4 Hayward Industries
#71 Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#72 Bok Eng Cheah 4 Intel
#73 Bo-Tsun Liu 4 TSMC
#74 Christian Vockenberger 4 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik
#75 Chi-Ming Yang 4 TSMC
#76 Chang Sun Yun 4 Samsung
#77 Craig Horrocks 4 Hayward Industries
#78 Cristiano Vito Pastore 4 Whirlpool
#79 David Blaine 4 Hayward Industries
#80 David C. Long 4 IBM
#81 Dustin W. Demetriou 4 IBM
#82 Eran Ben-Shmuel 4 Juganu
#83 Francis R. Krug, Jr. 4 IBM
#84 Fuxing Lu 4 Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#85 James A. Busby 4 IBM
#86 Jason DeBruin 4 Hayward Industries
#87 Jackson Chung Peng Kong 4 Intel
#88 Jason Parcell 4 Hayward Industries
#89 James P. Steiner 4 Lutron Technology Company
#90 John Franz 4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#91 Ju Ho Kim 4 Samsung
#92 Kazuyoshi Oyama 4 Yamaha Motor
#93 Kai-Ming Yang 4 Unimicron Technology
#94 Khang Choong Yong 4 Intel
#95 Kousuke Miura 4 Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits
#96 Koji Nitta 4 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#97 Laurent Jeanneteau 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#98 Leendert Teunis Rozendaal 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#99 Ligen Liu 4 Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#100 Marco Gavagnin 4 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 114
2 Fuji 71
3 IBM 66
#4 Signify Holding B.V. 59
#5 LG 49
#6 Panasonic 47
#7 Intel 35
#8 Murata Manufacturing Co. 34
#9 Dell Products 32
#10 Lutron Technology Company 28
#11 Baidu Usa 26
#12 Quanta Computer 26
#13 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 25
#14 Whirlpool 25
#15 Apple 22
#16 Mitsubishi Electric 22
#17 BOE 22
#18 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 21
#19 Yamaha Motor 21
#20 Lumileds 20
#21 Google 20
#22 Altria Client Services 19
#23 TSMC 19
#24 Sumitomo Electric Industries 17
#25 Amazon 16
#26 Fujitsu Limited 16
#27 Illinois Tool Works 16
#28 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited. 15
#29 Unimicron Technology 15
#30 Inventec 14
#31 Inventec (Pudong) Technology 14
#32 Unknown 14
#33 Cisco 14
#34 Gigaphoton 13
#35 Ibiden Co. 12
#36 Robert Bosch Gmbh 12
#37 The Boeing 12
#38 Wistron 12
#39 Comcast 12
#40 Microsoft 12
#41 Delta Electronics 11
#42 Lg Innotek Co. 11
#43 Te Connectivity Co. 11
#44 Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. 11
#45 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 10
#46 RTX (Raytheon) 10
#47 Sony 10
#48 Abl Ip Holding 9
#49 Hamilton Sundstrand 9
#50 Nxp Usa 9
#51 Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits 9
#52 Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 9
#53 Yazaki 9
#54 GE 9
#55 Meta 9
#56 Texas Instruments 9
#57 Asml Netherlands B.V. 8
#58 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 8
#59 Goodrich 8
#60 HP 8
#61 Hongfujin Precision Electronics(Tianjin)Co. 8
#62 Infineon Technologies Ag 8
#63 Juniper Networks 8
#64 Kyocera 8
#65 Qing Ding Precision Electronics (Huaian) Co. 8
#66 Shinko Electric Industries Co. 8
#67 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 8
#68 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 8
#69 Ford 8
#70 Honeywell 8
#71 Toyota 8
#72 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 7
#73 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 7
#74 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 7
#75 Hongqisheng Precision Electronics (Qinhuangdao) Co. 7
#76 Ideal Industries Lighting 7
#77 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 7
#78 King Slide Technology Co. 7
#79 King Slide Works Co. 7
#80 Nitto Denko 7
#81 Osram Gmbh 7
#82 Pioneer 7
#83 Seiko Epson 7
#84 onsemi 7
#85 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 7
#86 Canon 7
#87 Aleddra 6
#88 At&S(China) Co. 6
#89 Autonetworks Technologies 6
#90 Denso 6
#91 Fanuc 6
#92 Fujifilm 6
#93 Goji Limited 6
#94 Foxconn 6
#95 Ledvance Gmbh 6
#96 Lynk Labs 6
#97 Ngk Spark Plug Co. 6
#98 Racepoint Energy 6
#99 Rockwell Automation 6
#100 Rohm Co. 6