Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders 2016

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Steven T. Mayer	11	Novellus Systems
2	Andreas Bulan	6	Bayer Materialscience Ag
3	David W. Porter	5	Novellus Systems
#4	Masashige Tatebe	5	Apple
#5	Bryan L. Buckalew	4	Novellus Systems
#6	Charles L. Arvin	4	IBM
#7	Jingbin Feng	4	Novellus Systems
#8	Julia Kozhukh	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#9	Norihiko Nakamura	4	Toyota
#10	Rainer Weber	4	Bayer Healthcare
#11	Robert Rash	4	Novellus Systems
#12	Takeshi Suzuki	4	Canon
#13	Thomas A. Ponnuswamy	4	Novellus Systems
#14	Zhian He	4	Novellus Systems
#15	Zuhra I. Niazimbetova	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#16	Frederick Dean Wilmot	3	Novellus Systems
#17	Geir Wedde	3	Alstom Technology
#18	Jonathan D. Reid	3	Novellus Systems
#19	Koji Nakazawa	3	Honda Motor Co.
#20	Kyle Teamey	3	Liquid Light
#21	Lucy E. Browning	3	Apple
#22	Margit Clauss	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#23	Maria Anna Rzeznik	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#24	Masashi Shimoyama	3	Ebara
#25	Peter N. Russell-Clarke	3	Apple
#26	Qinbai Fan	3	Gas Technology Institute
#27	Robert Louis Koeneman	3	Joi Scientific
#28	Takahiro Oshima	3	Apple
#29	Thomas Johannessen	3	Apple
#30	Traver Hall Kennedy	3	Joi Scientific
#31	Yoichi Tobiyama	3	Jfe Steel
#32	Yuka Miyamoto	3	Jfe Steel
#33	Adam Clayton Powell, IV	2	Infinium
#34	Ahmed Busnaina	2	Northwestern University
#35	Anil Bhardwaj	2	Institute Of Chemical Technology
#36	Anna Pratt	2	Globalfoundries
#37	Anders Kenneth Sorhuus	2	Alstom Technology
#38	Anthony K. Stamper	2	IBM
#39	Arthur Keigler	2	Tel Nexx
#40	Arnd Kilian	2	Atotech Deutschland
#41	Ashwini Bhagavan Nirukhe	2	Institute Of Chemical Technology
#42	Atsushi Okamoto	2	Socionext
#43	Bantwal Narayana Prabhu	2	Institute Of Chemical Technology
#44	Bioh Kim	2	Applied Materials
#45	Björn Dingwerth	2	Atotech Deutschland
#46	Christopher J. Chang	2	University of California
#47	Chen-Yuan Kao	2	TSMC
#48	Chen Ling	2	Toyota
#49	Christian Nöthlich	2	Atotech Deutschland
#50	Chen-Ping Tsai	2	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#51	Clément Saucy	2	Rolex Sa
#52	David Dreisinger	2	University Of British Columbia
#53	Dilip Madhusudan Kale	2	Institute Of Chemical Technology
#54	Dieter Metzger	2	Atotech Deutschland
#55	Emily Barton Cole	2	Liquid Light
#56	Eric J. White	2	IBM
#57	Felix Prado	2	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.
#58	Fumio Kuriyama	2	Ebara
#59	Gareth G. Hougham	2	IBM
#60	Ganapati Dadasaheb Yadav	2	Institute Of Chemical Technology
#61	Gerard McVicker	2	IBM
#62	Hariklia Deligianni	2	IBM
#63	Heiko Brunner	2	Atotech Deutschland
#64	Hemamala Indivari Karunadasa	2	Stanford University
#65	Hitoshi Nakamura	2	Canon
#66	Hongfei Jia	2	Toyota
#67	Hung-Wen Su	2	TSMC
#68	Itamar Michael Malkowsky	2	Basf Se
#69	James A. Curran	2	Apple
#70	Jeffrey P. Gambino	2	IBM
#71	Jerry J. Kaczur	2	Olin
#72	Jeffrey R. Long	2	University of California
#73	Jim Hinatsu	2	Apple
#74	Jia WANG	2	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.
#75	Jian Zhou	2	GE
#76	Jody R. Akana	2	Apple
#77	Joshua D. Kuntz	2	Lawrence Livermore National Security
#78	Jumpei Fujikata	2	Ebara
#79	Jun Huang	2	Northwestern University
#80	Jürgen Kintrup	2	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh
#81	Justine Menuey	2	Snecma
#82	Junichiro Yoshioka	2	Ebara
#83	Kai CAO	2	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.
#84	Kazuhito Hato	2	Panasonic
#85	Kenji Hara	2	Canon
#86	Klint A. Rose	2	Lawrence Livermore National Security
#87	Koji Mizuguchi	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#88	Kuei-Sen Cheng	2	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#89	Kuniaki Horie	2	Ebara
#90	Lars Kohlmann	2	Atotech Deutschland
#91	Lee Peng Chua	2	Novellus Systems
#92	Lee L. Johnson	2	Colorado Energy Research Technologies
#93	Li Shen	2	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.
#94	Marcin Majda	2	University of California
#95	Masanori Orihashi	2	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#96	Marcus A. Worsley	2	Lawrence Livermore National Security
#97	Michael Stemp	2	Apple
#98	Narayanappa Sivasankar	2	Liquid Light
#99	Napthaneal Y. Tan	2	Apple
#100	Nelson A. Kelly	2	General Motors

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Novellus Systems	14
2	Apple	13
3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	12
#4	Atotech Deutschland	8
#5	University of California	7
#6	IBM	7
#7	Applied Materials	6
#8	CEA	6
#9	Ebara	6
#10	GE	6
#11	Globalfoundries	5
#12	Honda Motor Co.	5
#13	Foxconn	5
#14	Jfe Steel	5
#15	Alcoa	4
#16	Basf Se	4
#17	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	4
#18	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	4
#19	TSMC	4
#20	Panasonic	4
#21	Ceramatec	3
#22	Covestro Deutschland Ag	3
#23	Dioxide Materials	3
#24	Gas Technology Institute	3
#25	Hitachi	3
#26	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.	3
#27	Joi Scientific	3
#28	Liquid Light	3
#29	Shinko Electric Industries Co.	3
#30	Toyota	3
#31	Airbus Operations Limited	2
#32	Alliance For Sustainable Energy	2
#33	Alstom Technology	2
#34	Caltech	2
#35	CNRS	2
#36	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	2
#37	Chlorine Engineers Corp.	2
#38	City University Of Hong Kong	2
#39	Colorado Energy Research Technologies	2
#40	Freeport Minerals	2
#41	Furukawa Electric Co.	2
#42	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	2
#43	Infinium	2
#44	Institute Of Chemical Technology	2
#45	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#46	Lawrence Livermore National Security	2
#47	Microfabrica	2
#48	Murata Manufacturing Co.	2
#49	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	2
#50	Northwestern University	2
#51	Purdue Research Foundation	2
#52	Rolex Sa	2
#53	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	2
#54	Snecma	2
#55	Solvay Sa	2
#56	Sumitomo Electric Industries	2
#57	Sunpower	2
#58	Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co.	2
#59	Tel Nexx	2
#60	The Boeing	2
#61	Uchicago Argonne	2
#62	US Air Force	2
#63	University Of British Columbia	2
#64	Unknown	2
#65	General Motors	2
#66	Lam Research	2
#67	Samsung	2
#68	Abbott	1
#69	Acciona Energia S.A.	1
#70	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#71	Ancosys Gmbh	1
#72	Ardica Technologies	1
#73	Asahi Glass Co.	1
#74	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#75	Asm Technology Singapore Pte	1
#76	Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited	1
#77	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh	1
#78	Blue Planet Strategies	1
#79	Michigan State University	1
#80	Bromine Compounds	1
#81	Brown University	1
#82	Calera	1
#83	Central Glass Company, Limited	1
#84	Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited	1
#85	Chemetall Gmbh	1
#86	China Steel	1
#87	Cnrs-Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique	1
#88	Conopco	1
#89	Customarray	1
#90	Cypress Semiconductor	1
#91	Deca Technologies	1
#92	Denka Company Limited	1
#93	De Nora Permelec	1
#94	Dow Corning	1
#95	Ecolab Usa	1
#96	Eisenmann Gmbh	1
#97	Encite	1
#98	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh	1
#99	Fraunhofer	1
#100	Furukawa Automotive Systems	1

Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies