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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 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 32 Baidu Usa
2 Li-Jui Chen 13 TSMC
3 Oleg Mironov 12 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#4 Chun Chang 11 Quanta Computer
#5 Jun Iisaka 10 Fuji
#6 Po-Chung Cheng 10 TSMC
#7 Hidetoshi Kawai 9 Fuji
#8 Mikael Tuominen 9 At&S(China) Co.
#9 Shang-Chieh Chien 9 TSMC
#10 Steven Embleton 9 Dell Products
#11 Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng 9 Quanta Computer
#12 Jianxin Wang 8 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#13 Seok Kim Tay 8 At&S(China) Co.
#14 Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis 7 Signify Holding B.V.
#15 Davide Guatta 7 Whirlpool
#16 Fuxing Lu 7 Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#17 John Edward Danek 7 Comcast
#18 Oleg Fursa 7 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#19 Peter Joseph Dionne 7 Comcast
#20 Byeong Wook Park 6 LG
#21 Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu 6 Signify Holding B.V.
#22 Jaekyung Yang 6 LG
#23 Jerome Christian Courbat 6 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#24 MING-JAAN HO 6 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
#25 Rongtu Liu 6 Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#26 Shuai Shao 6 Baidu Usa
#27 Valeria Nocella 6 Whirlpool
#28 Winnie Leung 6 Google
#29 Yoichi Matsushita 6 Yamaha Motor
#30 Alexander Pfaffinger 5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#31 Christopher Bower 5 X-Celeprint Limited
#32 Christian Royer 5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#33 Dooyong OH 5 LG
#34 Hidetoshi Ito 5 Fuji
#35 Huiqiang Chen 5 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#36 Ikuro Suga 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#37 Jason C. Killo 5 Lutron Technology Company
#38 Jaedeok LIM 5 Samsung
#39 Juan Jose Galindo Perez 5 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#40 Kenzo Ishikawa 5 Fuji
#41 Liqiang Zhu 5 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#42 Matthew Knauss 5 Lutron Technology Company
#43 Naoki Shibata 5 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#44 Prabhu Sathyamurthy 5 Frore Systems
#45 Sergio Llorente Gil 5 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#46 Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy 5 Frore Systems
#47 Seungbok OK 5 LG
#48 Seongho SON 5 LG
#49 Shigeto OYAMA 5 Fuji
#50 Suryaprakash Ganti 5 Frore Systems
#51 Toru Matsumoto 5 Canon
#52 Tzung-Chi Fu 5 TSMC
#53 Yasunari Oyabu 5 Nitto Denko
#54 Yifeng Qiu 5 Lumileds
#55 Younghwan KWACK 5 LG
#56 Yusuke Yamakage 5 Fuji
#57 Ali CHEHADE 4 Ovh
#58 Angela Chen 4 Google
#59 Ananth Saran Yalamarthy 4 Frore Systems
#60 Atsushi Miki 4 Jx Nippon Mining & Metals
#61 Berent Willem Meerbeek 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#62 Bernhard Reitmaier 4 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik
#63 Ben John Sy 4 Dell Products
#64 Bhyrav M. Mutnury 4 Dell Products
#65 Bo-Tsun Liu 4 TSMC
#66 Bo Zhang 4 Huawei
#67 Carlos Obon Abadia 4 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#68 Chen An 4 Zt Group Int'L
#69 Chao-Jung Chen 4 Quanta Computer
#70 Christian Pompidor 4 Touchtunes Music Company
#71 Davide Parachini 4 Whirlpool
#72 Daniel L. Twaddell 4 Lutron Technology Company
#73 Ed Rivera 4 Touchtunes Music Company
#74 Enrico Stura 4 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#75 Eric Michael Tunks 4 Dell Products
#76 Eunseok HONG 4 Samsung
#77 Francois Beaumier 4 Touchtunes Music Company
#78 Hiromasa KOYAMA 4 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#79 Hideya Kuroda 4 Fuji
#80 Hsiang-Yin Hung 4 Dell Products
#81 Hsin-Chieh Lin 4 Quanta Computer
#82 Hyein PARK 4 Samsung
#83 Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik 4 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#84 Jayson Michael Jochim 4 Amazon
#85 Jae Woo Lee 4 Samsung
#86 Jacob Mertel 4 Tmgcore
#87 James P. Steiner 4 Lutron Technology Company
#88 Jarkko Torvinen 4 Tactotek Oy
#89 John David Enright 4 Tmgcore
#90 Joel Richard Goergen 4 Cisco
#91 Jun Zhou 4 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#92 Kazuma Ishikawa 4 Fuji
#93 Kazuyoshi Oyama 4 Yamaha Motor
#94 Kazushi Takama 4 Yamaha Motor
#95 Kai-Ming Yang 4 Unimicron Technology
#96 Kazuhiro Yoshikawa 4 Tdk
#97 Kenichi Yoshida 4 Tdk
#98 Laszlo A. Takacs 4 Energy Focus
#99 Lionel Mongin 4 Nxp Usa
#100 Liang Shi 4 Signify Holding B.V.

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 127
2 Fuji 86
3 Dell Products 49
#4 Lutron Technology Company 44
#5 Signify Holding B.V. 44
#6 Murata Manufacturing Co. 33
#7 Baidu Usa 32
#8 Mitsubishi Electric 32
#9 LG 30
#10 Panasonic 30
#11 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited. 26
#12 Yamaha Motor 26
#13 Whirlpool 25
#14 Quanta Computer 24
#15 TSMC 23
#16 Intel 23
#17 IBM 22
#18 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 21
#19 Delta Electronics 18
#20 Gigaphoton 17
#21 Google 17
#22 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 16
#23 Qing Ding Precision Electronics (Huaian) Co. 16
#24 Ibiden Co. 15
#25 BOE 15
#26 Inventec 14
#27 Inventec (Pudong) Technology 14
#28 Philip Morris Products S.A. 14
#29 Unimicron Technology 13
#30 Canon 13
#31 Amazon 12
#32 Altria Client Services 12
#33 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 12
#34 Lumileds 12
#35 Nitto Denko 12
#36 Xiamen Eco Lighting Co. 12
#37 Comcast 12
#38 Apple 11
#39 Lg Innotek Co. 11
#40 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 11
#41 Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) 11
#42 Unknown 11
#43 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 10
#44 Kyocera 10
#45 Savant Systems 10
#46 Huawei 10
#47 RTX (Raytheon) 10
#48 Sony 10
#49 Applied Materials 9
#50 Abl Ip Holding 9
#51 Hongqisheng Precision Electronics (Qinhuangdao) Co. 9
#52 Ledvance Gmbh 9
#53 Sumitomo Electric Industries 9
#54 Tdk 9
#55 Wistron 9
#56 Cisco 9
#57 Toyota 9
#58 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 8
#59 Hitachi Astemo 8
#60 Illinois Tool Works 8
#61 Nec Platforms 8
#62 Rohm Co. 8
#63 The Boeing 8
#64 At&S(China) Co. 7
#65 Denso 7
#66 Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co. 7
#67 Innolux 7
#68 Nxp Usa 7
#69 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 7
#70 Seiko Epson 7
#71 Xiamen Pvtech Co. 7
#72 Honeywell 7
#73 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 6
#74 Hamilton Sundstrand 6
#75 Infineon Technologies Ag 6
#76 Kioxia 6
#77 Kla-Tencor 6
#78 Nichia 6
#79 Ovh 6
#80 Pegatron 6
#81 Ricoh Company 6
#82 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 6
#83 Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits 6
#84 Wistron Neweb 6
#85 Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co. 6
#86 General Motors 6
#87 Meta 6
#88 Microsoft 6
#89 Abb Schweiz Ag 5
#90 Asia Vital Components Co. 5
#91 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 5
#92 Electronic Theatre Controls 5
#93 Erp Power 5
#94 Fanuc 5
#95 Flex 5
#96 Frore Systems 5
#97 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 5
#98 HP 5
#99 Honda Motor Co. 5
#100 Hongfujin Precision Electronics(Tianjin)Co. 5