Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders 2018

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	9	Novellus Systems
2	Charles L. Arvin	7	IBM
3	Motoki Hiraoka	7	Toyota
#4	Yuki Sato	7	Toyota
#5	Hiroshi Yanagimoto	6	Toyota
#6	Gregory J. Wilson	5	Applied Materials
#7	Lee Peng Chua	5	Novellus Systems
#8	Manabu Inoue	5	Minolta
#9	Richard I. Masel	5	Dioxide Materials
#10	Robert Rash	5	Novellus Systems
#11	David W. Porter	4	Novellus Systems
#12	Jumpei Fujikata	4	Ebara
#13	Zhian He	4	Novellus Systems
#14	Zuhra I. Niazimbetova	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#15	Eiji HARYU	3	Honda Motor Co.
#16	Emily Barton Cole	3	Liquid Light
#17	Erik Reddington	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#18	Gabriel Hay Graham	3	Lam Research
#19	Ilja Portegies Zwart	3	Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.
#20	Jacques Hubert Olga Joseph Wijenberg	3	Corus Aluminum Walzprodukte Gmbh
#21	Jingbin Feng	3	Novellus Systems
#22	Julia Woertink	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#23	Karl-Josef Kramer	3	Solexel
#24	Mark Lefebvre	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#25	Magali Reytier	3	CEA
#26	Masashi Shimoyama	3	Ebara
#27	Matthew Thorseth	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#28	Mehrdad M. Moslehi	3	Texas Instruments
#29	Mukund Karanjikar	3	Ceramatec
#30	Paul R. McHugh	3	Applied Materials
#31	Ryan J. Gilliam	3	Calera
#32	Sai Bhavaraju	3	Ceramatec
#33	Scott Blanchet	3	Nuvera Fuel Cells
#34	Shantinath Ghongadi	3	Novellus Systems
#35	Subramanian Tamilmani	3	Solexel
#36	Takao Yonehara	3	Canon
#37	Yi Qin	3	Google
#38	Zengcai Liu	3	Dioxide Materials
#39	Aaron Berke	2	Lam Research
#40	Akira Hashimoto	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#41	Akira Sugawara	2	Dowa Metaltech Co.
#42	Akira Takamatsu	2	Hitachi Ulsi Systems Co.
#43	Allen Richard Wright	2	Metalysis Limited
#44	Andrew B. Bocarsly	2	Princeton University
#45	Anand Raman	2	Freeport Minerals
#46	Ashwin Ramesh	2	Lam Research
#47	Bamdad Bahar	2	Ffi Ionix Ip
#48	Barbara J. Savage	2	Freeport Minerals
#49	Bjorn Winther-Jensen	2	Aquahydrex Pty
#50	Bryan L. Buckalew	2	Novellus Systems
#51	Bryan P. Kiple	2	Apple
#52	Brian A. Rosen	2	Dioxide Materials
#53	Chien-Pin Chan	2	TSMC
#54	Chih-Jung Chen	2	United Microelectronics
#55	Chien-Ming Huang	2	ITRI
#56	Cheng-Lin Huang	2	TSMC
#57	Chin-Yu Ku	2	TSMC
#58	Chen Liang	2	Guangxi University
#59	Chi-Hung Lin	2	Broadcom
#60	Chen-Hsun Liu	2	TSMC
#61	Chun-Yen Lo	2	TSMC
#62	Chengrong Qin	2	Guangxi University
#63	Charles B. Woodhull	2	Apple
#64	David G. Meadows	2	Freeport Minerals
#65	David A. Pakula	2	Apple
#66	Daniel A. Scherson	2	Case Western Reserve University
#67	Dong-Soo Lim	2	Solco Biomedical Co.
#68	Douglas MacFarlane	2	Monash University
#69	Freddie Torres	2	IBM
#70	Frederick Dean Wilmot	2	Novellus Systems
#71	Gary Pearse	2	Nemaska Lithium
#72	George D. Kamian	2	Novellus Systems
#73	Glen N. Biggs	2	IBM
#74	Guy BOURASSA	2	Nemaska Lithium
#75	Guilhem Roux	2	CEA
#76	Hayato DAIMON	2	Honda Motor Co.
#77	Henri Virtanen	2	Outotec (Finland) Oy
#78	Hiroshi Hashiba	2	Panasonic
#79	Hiroyuki Ishikawa	2	Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
#80	Hiroshi Miyazawa	2	Seiko Epson
#81	Hiroki Usui	2	Fujikura
#82	Hisao Watanabe	2	Ricoh Company
#83	Hiroyuki Yamauchi	2	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#84	Huang-Yuan Chang	2	National Chiao Tung University
#85	Hyun Heo	2	Solco Biomedical Co.
#86	Jay Ashjaee	2	Solexel
#87	Jason M Morgan	2	Freeport Minerals
#88	James Mosby	2	Enlighten Innovations
#89	James A. Phipps	2	3M
#90	James L. Willit	2	Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas
#91	Jerry J. Kaczur	2	Olin
#92	Jean-François Magnan	2	Nemaska Lithium
#93	Jin-Chern Chiou	2	National Chiao Tung University
#94	J. David Genders	2	Nemaska Lithium
#95	Joseph M. Dynys	2	Alcoa
#96	Joanna Dziewiszek	2	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#97	John MacNeil	2	Spts Technologies Limited
#98	Jonathan D. Reid	2	Novellus Systems
#99	Joseph C. Sorbello	2	IBM
#100	Jürg Stahl	2	Ancosys Gmbh

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Lam Research	11
2	Applied Materials	10
3	Toyota	8
#4	CEA	7
#5	Novellus Systems	7
#6	IBM	7
#7	Apple	6
#8	Ebara	6
#9	RTX (Raytheon)	6
#10	Alcoa Usa	5
#11	Dioxide Materials	5
#12	Globalfoundries	5
#13	Honda Motor Co.	5
#14	National Chiao Tung University	5
#15	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	5
#16	TSMC	5
#17	Unknown	5
#18	Panasonic	5
#19	Avantium Knowledge Centre B.V.	4
#20	Dipsol Chemicals Co.	4
#21	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	4
#22	Nuvera Fuel Cells	4
#23	The Boeing	4
#24	Toyo Kohan Co.	4
#25	Samsung	4
#26	Atotech Deutschland	3
#27	Baker Hughes Holdings	3
#28	Calera	3
#29	Dow Global Technologies	3
#30	Field Upgrading Limited	3
#31	Freeport Minerals	3
#32	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.	3
#33	Metalysis Limited	3
#34	Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.	3
#35	WARF	3
#36	GE	3
#37	Ancosys Gmbh	2
#38	Aquahydrex Pty	2
#39	Basf Se	2
#40	Michigan State University	2
#41	Case Western Reserve University	2
#42	CNRS	2
#43	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	2
#44	De Nora Permelec	2
#45	Denso	2
#46	Dowa Metaltech Co.	2
#47	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	2
#48	Faraday Technology	2
#49	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	2
#50	Hitachi	2
#51	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	2
#52	Korea Institute Of Energy Research	2
#53	Kyb	2
#54	MIT	2
#55	Nemaska Lithium	2
#56	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	2
#57	Okuno Chemical Industries Co.	2
#58	Outotec (Finland) Oy	2
#59	Pacesetter	2
#60	Seagate Technology	2
#61	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	2
#62	Sion Power	2
#63	Solco Biomedical Co.	2
#64	Spts Technologies Limited	2
#65	University Of Texas System	2
#66	Chugoku Electric Power Co.	2
#67	University of California	2
#68	Swatch Group Research And Development	2
#69	Princeton University	2
#70	Toyoda Gosei Co.	2
#71	Trutag Technologies	2
#72	Uchicago Argonne	2
#73	Ut-Battelle	2
#74	Xergy	2
#75	Intel	2
#76	Acm Research (Shanghai)	1
#77	Advanced Combustion Technologies	1
#78	Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment	1
#79	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	1
#80	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#81	Alchimedics	1
#82	Alchimer	1
#83	Alcoa	1
#84	Alliance For Sustainable Energy	1
#85	Alliance Magnésium	1
#86	Araya Industrial Co.	1
#87	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	1
#88	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#89	Ashwin-Ushas	1
#90	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#91	Befs Co.	1
#92	Biotectix	1
#93	Broadley Technologies	1
#94	Brown University	1
#95	Caltech	1
#96	Cambridge Enterprise Limited	1
#97	Ceramatec	1
#98	Chemetall Gmbh	1
#99	Cormetrics	1
#100	Corning Incorporated	1

Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies