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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 66 Baidu Usa
2 Chao-Jung Chen 13 Quanta Computer
3 Li-Jui Chen 13 TSMC
#4 Shang-Chieh Chien 10 TSMC
#5 Bhyrav M. Mutnury 9 Dell Products
#6 Liqiang Zhu 9 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#7 Craig Alan Casey 8 Lutron Technology Company
#8 Ercan Mehmet Dede 8 Stanford University
#9 Feng Zhou 8 Toyota
#10 Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng 8 Quanta Computer
#11 Chien-Yu Chen 7 Auras Technology Co.
#12 Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik 7 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#13 James P. Steiner 7 Lutron Technology Company
#14 Oleg Mironov 7 Philip Morris Products S.A.
#15 Po-Chung Cheng 7 TSMC
#16 Preston Ellis Hennrich 7 Chatsworth Products
#17 Chun Chang 6 Quanta Computer
#18 HAN-YU LI 6 Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co.
#19 Heng-Hsin Liu 6 TSMC
#20 Hiroshi Ukegawa 6 Toyota
#21 Hua Miao 6 Shennan Circuits Co.
#22 Ioannis Manousakis 6 Microsoft
#23 Jeffrey G. Reh 6 Fabriq
#24 Matthew B. O'Kelley 6 Fabriq
#25 Mikael Tuominen 6 At&S(China) Co.
#26 Richard Andrew Crisp 6 Dell Products
#27 Robert C. Newman, Jr. 6 Lutron Technology Company
#28 Sandor Farkas 6 Dell Products
#29 Seongjun KIM 6 LG
#30 Tony Reevell 6 Altria Client Services
#31 Troy Aaron Harvey 6 Passivelogic
#32 Weikai Jiang 6 Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#33 Wen-Chi Peng 6 Semisilicon Technology
#34 William Krietzman 6 Chatsworth Products
#35 Yong-Chao Wei 6 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
#36 Yu-Nien Huang 6 Quanta Computer
#37 Alex Viroli 5 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#38 Bo-Tsun Liu 5 TSMC
#39 Brent Protzman 5 Lutron Technology Company
#40 Charles T. Carlson 5 Applied Materials
#41 CHIEN-CHEN LEE 5 Tong Hsing Electronic Industries
#42 Daniel Curtis Raneri 5 Lutron Technology Company
#43 Daniel L. Twaddell 5 Lutron Technology Company
#44 Frank Sinclair 5 Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
#45 Galen Edgar Knode 5 Lutron Technology Company
#46 Ihab A. Ali 5 Google
#47 Jason C. Killo 5 Lutron Technology Company
#48 Jaykrishna A. Shukla 5 Lutron Technology Company
#49 Jaekyung Yang 5 LG
#50 Jin Won Lee 5 Samsung
#51 Jun Zhou 5 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#52 Lixiang Huang 5 Guangzhou Meijia Intelligent Technology Co.
#53 Massimo Nostro 5 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#54 Ming-Hsun Tsai 5 TSMC
#55 Remco Magielse 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#56 Satoshi Kikuchi 5 Hitachi
#57 Sergio Llorente Gil 5 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#58 Tang Yew Tan 5 Apple
#59 Thomas M. Shearer 5 Lutron Technology Company
#60 Tomoyuki Ichikawa 5 Koito Manufacturing Co.
#61 WEN-HU LU 5 Foxconn
#62 Zhuoyan Li 5 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#63 Ali CHEHADE 4 Ovh
#64 Andrew Young 4 Iceotope Group Limited
#65 Benzion Landa 4 Landa Corporation
#66 Berent Willem Meerbeek 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#67 Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN 4 Microsoft
#68 Chia-Tin Chung 4 Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co.
#69 Christopher M. Green 4 Lutron Technology Company
#70 Corey Dean Hartman 4 Dell Products
#71 David Amos 4 Iceotope Group Limited
#72 David Klein 4 Dhk Storage
#73 Dohyung Kim 4 Samsung
#74 Dzmitry Viktorovich Aliakseyeu 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#75 Fuxing Lu 4 Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#76 FU-YUN SHEN 4 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
#77 Han-Lung Chang 4 TSMC
#78 Hemu Ye 4 Leedarson Lighting Co.
#79 Hironobu Machinaga 4 Nitto Denko
#80 Hiroshi Ueda 4 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#81 Hsin-Feng Chen 4 TSMC
#82 Husam Atallah ALISSA 4 Microsoft
#83 Hung-Ju Chen 4 Inventec
#84 Ikuro Suga 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#85 Jaedeok LIM 4 Samsung
#86 Jeremy David Fillingim 4 Passivelogic
#87 Jin Uk Lee 4 Samsung
#88 John Franz 4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
#89 Jun Iisaka 4 Fuji
#90 Jung Soo Kim 4 Samsung
#91 Jun Young Lim 4 Lg Innotek Co.
#92 Julian Darryn White 4 Nicoventures Trading Limited
#93 Kai-Yang Tung 4 Inventec
#94 Ke Li 4 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#95 Kenichi Ogawa 4 Canon
#96 Laurent Jeanneteau 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#97 Lionel Mongin 4 Nxp Usa
#98 Li Yin 4 Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co.
#99 Mark M. Bailey 4 Dell Products
#100 Matthew B. Gilbert 4 Dell Products

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Samsung 121
2 Dell Products 70
3 Baidu Usa 65
#4 Lutron Technology Company 61
#5 Fuji 40
#6 LG 40
#7 Signify Holding B.V. 32
#8 Murata Manufacturing Co. 31
#9 Quanta Computer 31
#10 Altria Client Services 25
#11 IBM 25
#12 Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited. 24
#13 BOE 24
#14 Toyota 24
#15 Apple 21
#16 TSMC 20
#17 Panasonic 20
#18 Mitsubishi Electric 18
#19 Wistron 18
#20 Google 18
#21 Intel 17
#22 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 16
#23 Ibiden Co. 16
#24 Amazon 15
#25 Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co. 15
#26 Unimicron Technology 15
#27 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 14
#28 Shinko Electric Industries Co. 14
#29 Whirlpool 14
#30 At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik 13
#31 Chatsworth Products 13
#32 Hongqisheng Precision Electronics (Qinhuangdao) Co. 13
#33 Huawei 13
#34 Delta Electronics 12
#35 Innolux 12
#36 Applied Materials 11
#37 Garuda Technology Co. 11
#38 Lg Innotek Co. 11
#39 Qing Ding Precision Electronics (Huaian) Co. 11
#40 Savant Systems 11
#41 Unknown 11
#42 Cisco 11
#43 Illinois Tool Works 10
#44 Inventec 10
#45 Inventec (Pudong) Technology 10
#46 Lumileds 10
#47 On-Bright Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 10
#48 Sumitomo Electric Industries 10
#49 Canon 10
#50 Microsoft 10
#51 RTX (Raytheon) 10
#52 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 9
#53 Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co. 9
#54 Philip Morris Products S.A. 9
#55 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 8
#56 Infineon Technologies Ag 8
#57 Molex 8
#58 Wistron Neweb 8
#59 Texas Instruments 8
#60 Denso 7
#61 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 7
#62 Hamilton Sundstrand 7
#63 Hyundai Motor 7
#64 Kioxia 7
#65 Kyocera 7
#66 Ledvance Gmbh 7
#67 Nicoventures Trading Limited 7
#68 Nitto Denko 7
#69 Ovh 7
#70 Western Digital Technologies 7
#71 Yamaha Motor 7
#72 Sony 7
#73 Abb Schweiz Ag 6
#74 Fabriq 6
#75 Fanuc 6
#76 Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co. 6
#77 Ideal Industries Lighting 6
#78 Koito Manufacturing Co. 6
#79 Leedarson Lighting Co. 6
#80 Midea Group Co. 6
#81 Semisilicon Technology 6
#82 Shennan Circuits Co. 6
#83 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 6
#84 Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits 6
#85 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 6
#86 Watlow Electric Manufacturing 6
#87 General Motors 6
#88 Amphenol 5
#89 Aptiv Technologies Ag 5
#90 Asml Netherlands B.V. 5
#91 Auras Technology Co. 5
#92 Gentherm Incorporated 5
#93 Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited 5
#94 Japan Display 5
#95 Jt International Sa 5
#96 Kia Motors 5
#97 Nxp Usa 5
#98 Rockwell Automation 5
#99 Stmicroelectronics Sa 5
#100 Tatsuta Electric Wire & Cable Co. 5