Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders 2019

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	Akihiko Ono	14	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
2	Satoshi Mikoshiba	14	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
3	Jun Tamura	13	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#4	Yoshitsune Sugano	11	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#5	Yuki Kudo	11	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#6	Ryota Kitagawa	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#7	Steven T. Mayer	10	Novellus Systems
#8	Kiyotaka Nakaya	7	Mitsubishi Materials
#9	Charles L. Arvin	6	IBM
#10	Eishi Tsutsumi	6	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#11	Masakazu Yamagiwa	6	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#12	Mitsutoshi Yahagi	6	Ebara
#13	Bryan L. Buckalew	5	Novellus Systems
#14	Gregory J. Wilson	5	Applied Materials
#15	Jumpei Fujikata	5	Ebara
#16	Paul R. McHugh	5	Applied Materials
#17	Shantinath Ghongadi	5	Novellus Systems
#18	Zhian He	5	Novellus Systems
#19	Zuhra I. Niazimbetova	5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#20	Akira Tachiki	4	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#21	Chingchun Huang	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#22	Hirokazu Yokoya	4	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#23	Hsin-Yung Lin	4	Unknown
#24	James A. Curran	4	Apple
#25	Jonathan D. Reid	4	Novellus Systems
#26	Kenji Kubota	4	Mitsubishi Materials
#27	Masaaki Kimura	4	Ebara
#28	Michael S. Gordon	4	IBM
#29	Morio Yanagihara	4	Nippon Steel
#30	Ryan J. Gilliam	4	Calera
#31	Shigeru Hirano	4	Tosoh
#32	Yoshiaki Tani	4	Nippon Steel
#33	Yoshie Tarutani	4	Mitsubishi Materials
#34	Alice Calderara	3	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.
#35	Benoit Bardet	3	Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
#36	Bernd Elsler	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#37	Christina A. Lomasney	3	Modumetal
#38	David W. Porter	3	Novellus Systems
#39	Dirk Fridag	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#40	Hong Zhao	3	Xerox
#41	Joanna Dziewiszek	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#42	Juha Miettinen	3	Savroc
#43	Jussi Räisä	3	Savroc
#44	Kazunari Domen	3	The University Of Tokyo
#45	Katrin Marie Dyballa	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#46	Lee J. Brogan	3	Lam Research
#47	Luciano Iacopetti	3	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.
#48	Mark R. Jaworowski	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#49	Makoto Kawabata	3	Sony
#50	Masashi Shimoyama	3	Ebara
#51	Masashige Tatebe	3	Apple
#52	Mami Watanabe	3	Mitsubishi Materials
#53	Michael Kostowskyj	3	Calera
#54	Motoki Hiraoka	3	Toyota
#55	Naotoshi Sato	3	Yazaki
#56	Peter N. Russell-Clarke	3	Apple
#57	Ralph Jason Hemphill	3	Pacesetter
#58	Robert Franke	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#59	Robert Rash	3	Novellus Systems
#60	Samaresh Mohanta	3	Powergenix Systems
#61	Scott Blanchet	3	Nuvera Fuel Cells
#62	Siegfried R. Waldvogel	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#63	Steeve Renaudier	3	Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
#64	Thomas H. McWaid	3	Verdagy
#65	Thomas B. Richardson	3	Macdermid Enthone
#66	Timothy R. Marshall	3	Pacesetter
#67	Vincent Paneccasio, Jr.	3	Enthone Gmbh
#68	Yuki Sato	3	Toyota
#69	Aaron D. Paterson	2	Apple
#70	Ahmed Busnaina	2	Northwestern University
#71	Akira Hashimoto	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#72	Akiyoshi Manabe	2	De Nora Permelec
#73	Akira Owatari	2	Ebara
#74	Alessandro FIORUCCI	2	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.
#75	Aleksandr Olegovich Gusev	2	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#76	Amr Abdelkader	2	The University Of Manchester
#77	Anthony B. Davis	2	Westlake Vinyl
#78	Anthony M. Fuller	2	HP
#79	Ankur Kadam	2	Applied Materials
#80	Anthony K. Stamper	2	IBM
#81	Arun S. Agarwal	2	The Clorox
#82	Arisa Yamada	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#83	Asahi Motoshige	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#84	Ashwin Ramesh	2	Lam Research
#85	Bryan P. Kiple	2	Apple
#86	Bryan Pennington	2	Lam Research
#87	Christian Duval	2	Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
#88	Christopher D. Prest	2	Apple
#89	Charles B. Woodhull	2	Apple
#90	Daniel Mark Dinneen	2	Lam Research
#91	Daizo Oda	2	Nippon Micrometal
#92	David A. Pakula	2	Apple
#93	Daisuke Soma	2	Senju Metal Industry Co.
#94	Denis Laroche	2	Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
#95	Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Simakov	2	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#96	Eric J. White	2	IBM
#97	Frederick Sandel	2	US Air Force
#98	Freddie Torres	2	IBM
#99	Frederick Dean Wilmot	2	Novellus Systems
#100	Gaku Kanou	2	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	18
2	Ebara	17
3	Lam Research	13
#4	IBM	12
#5	Applied Materials	11
#6	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	10
#7	RTX (Raytheon)	10
#8	Apple	9
#9	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	8
#10	Unknown	8
#11	Mitsubishi Materials	7
#12	Novellus Systems	7
#13	Toyota	7
#14	Atotech Deutschland	6
#15	Fujifilm	6
#16	Japan Technological Research Association Of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process	6
#17	CEA	5
#18	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.	5
#19	Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited	5
#20	Calera	4
#21	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	4
#22	Avantium Knowledge Centre B.V.	3
#23	CNRS	3
#24	Electricite De France	3
#25	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	3
#26	Hamilton Sundstrand	3
#27	Hyundai Motor	3
#28	King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology	3
#29	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology	3
#30	Lawrence Livermore National Security	3
#31	Macdermid Enthone	3
#32	Modumetal	3
#33	Nippon Steel	3
#34	Nuvera Fuel Cells	3
#35	Pacesetter	3
#36	Purdue Research Foundation	3
#37	Savroc	3
#38	Sumitomo Electric Industries	3
#39	University Of Texas System	3
#40	The University Of Tokyo	3
#41	Tokyo Electron Limited	3
#42	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre	3
#43	Ut-Battelle	3
#44	GE	3
#45	Samsung	3
#46	Basf Se	2
#47	Covestro Deutschland Ag	2
#48	De Nora Permelec	2
#49	Dipsol Chemicals Co.	2
#50	Evoqua Water Technologies	2
#51	Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas	2
#52	Gsi Helmholtzzentrum Fuer Schwerionenforschung Gmbh	2
#53	HP	2
#54	Foxconn	2
#55	Hydrogenics	2
#56	Kia Motors	2
#57	KFUPM	2
#58	Macdermid Acumen	2
#59	Marine Power Products Incorporated	2
#60	Nippon Micrometal	2
#61	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	2
#62	Northwestern University	2
#63	Outotec (Finland) Oy	2
#64	Rolls-Royce Plc	2
#65	Saudi Arabian Oil	2
#66	Savannah River Nuclear Solutions	2
#67	Senju Metal Industry Co.	2
#68	Shenzhen Sunxing Light Alloys Materials Co.	2
#69	Suzuki Motor	2
#70	TSMC	2
#71	University Of Illinois	2
#72	US Navy	2
#73	Swatch Group Research And Development	2
#74	The University Of Manchester	2
#75	Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers (Japan)	2
#76	Boston University	2
#77	Tsinghua University	2
#78	Uchicago Argonne	2
#79	United Microelectronics	2
#80	Universite De Nantes	2
#81	Us Synthetic	2
#82	Westlake Vinyl	2
#83	Honeywell	2
#84	Panasonic	2
#85	Acm Research (Shanghai)	1
#86	Agc	1
#87	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#88	Alchimer	1
#89	Alcoa Usa	1
#90	Aquahydrex Pty	1
#91	Aqua Metals	1
#92	Ardica Technologies	1
#93	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#94	Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings Ag	1
#95	Auckland Uniservices Limited	1
#96	Autonetworks Technologies	1
#97	Bae Systems Plc	1
#98	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	1
#99	Basf Coatings Gmbh	1
#100	Battelle Memorial Institute	1

Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies