Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders 2020

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	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
2	Jun Tamura	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
3	Ryota Kitagawa	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#4	Satoshi Mikoshiba	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#5	Yuki Kudo	10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#6	Yoshitsune Sugano	9	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#7	Masakazu Yamagiwa	8	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#8	Jumpei Fujikata	7	Ebara
#9	Bryan L. Buckalew	6	Novellus Systems
#10	Masashi Shimoyama	6	Ebara
#11	Steven T. Mayer	6	Novellus Systems
#12	Chen Chen	5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#13	James A. Curran	5	Apple
#14	Lingli Duan	5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#15	Maria Anna Rzeznik	5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#16	Stephen J. Banik, II	5	Lam Research
#17	Zukhra I. Niazimbetova	5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#18	Charles L. Arvin	4	IBM
#19	Dirk Rohde	4	Atotech Deutschland
#20	Eishi Tsutsumi	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#21	Hirokazu Yokoya	4	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#22	Jui-Chang Chou	4	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#23	Morio Yanagihara	4	Nippon Steel
#24	Robert Rash	4	Novellus Systems
#25	Ryan J. Gilliam	4	Calera
#26	Shigeru Hirano	4	Tosoh
#27	Weijing Lu	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#28	Akihiro Kato	3	De Nora Permelec
#29	Akira Tachiki	3	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#30	Gregory J. Wilson	3	Applied Materials
#31	Huei-Fang Huang	3	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#32	Matsutaro Miyamoto	3	Ebara
#33	Md. Abdul Aziz	3	KFUPM
#34	Mizuki Nagai	3	Ebara
#35	Ralph Jason Hemphill	3	Pacesetter
#36	Takayuki Kaneko	3	Canon
#37	Takuo Nishio	3	Agc
#38	Thomas A. Ponnuswamy	3	Novellus Systems
#39	Yao-Sheng Lai	3	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#40	Yasushi Yamaki	3	Agc
#41	Yoshiaki Tani	3	Nippon Steel
#42	Aaron Berke	2	Lam Research
#43	Adam L. Cohen	2	Microfabrica
#44	Akihiro Madono	2	De Nora Permelec
#45	Akiyoshi Manabe	2	De Nora Permelec
#46	Akira Sugawara	2	Dowa Metaltech Co.
#47	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Proshkin	2	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#48	Alain Viola	2	Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
#49	Aleksej Sergeevich Zherdev	2	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#50	Andreas Kirbs	2	Atotech Deutschland
#51	Andreas Konigshofen	2	Macdermid Enthone
#52	Andrej Gennad'evich Sbitnev	2	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#53	Arisa Yamada	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#54	Asahi Motoshige	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#55	Atsushi Kodama	2	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals
#56	Ayumi Hongou	2	Apple
#57	Brian Dougherty	2	Aqua Metals
#58	Bryan P. Kiple	2	Apple
#59	Bradley C. Liang	2	Medtronic
#60	Chun-Ying Lee	2	TSMC
#61	Christopher D. Muzzy	2	IBM
#62	Charles B. Woodhull	2	Apple
#63	Daniel Mark Dinneen	2	Lam Research
#64	Daisuke Kurashina	2	Honda Motor Co.
#65	David A. Pakula	2	Apple
#66	Daniel E. Pesantez	2	Medtronic
#67	Douglas P. Riemer	2	—
#68	Etosha R. Cave	2	Twelve Benefit
#69	Fatai Olawale Bakare	2	KFUPM
#70	Felix PRADO PUEO	2	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.
#71	Frederic Bauer	2	Basf Se
#72	Gary J. Bethurem	2	Advanced Combustion Technologies
#73	Gary Pearse	2	Nemaska Lithium
#74	George Leonard	2	Twelve Benefit
#75	Georgios S. Zafiris	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#76	Grigory VAZHENIN	2	Atotech Deutschland
#77	Guy BOURASSA	2	Nemaska Lithium
#78	Haiming Li	2	—
#79	Heiko Brunner	2	Atotech Deutschland
#80	Hideki Endo	2	Dowa Metaltech Co.
#81	Hirotaka Kotani	2	Dowa Metaltech Co.
#82	Hiromitsu Kusano	2	Agc
#83	Ikuo Nagashima	2	Kawasaki
#84	James Brian Smith	2	Pacesetter
#85	Jan SPERLING	2	Atotech Deutschland
#86	Jean-François Magnan	2	Nemaska Lithium
#87	Jian Lu	2	City University Of Hong Kong
#88	J. David Genders	2	Nemaska Lithium
#89	Jody R. Akana	2	Apple
#90	John David Baniecki	2	Fujitsu Limited
#91	John W. Freiderich	2	Consolidated Nuclear Security
#92	Jonathan D. Reid	2	Novellus Systems
#93	Junichi Katayama	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#94	Junji Nunomura	2	Uacj
#95	Jun Takeuchi	2	Honda Motor Co.
#96	Jyun Toyoizumi	2	Dowa Metaltech Co.
#97	Kazuyo Saito	2	Panasonic
#98	Kazuhiro Yamamoto	2	Fanuc
#99	Kenji Hara	2	Canon
#100	Kenji Hasegawa	2	Panasonic

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Ebara	17
2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	13
3	Lam Research	11
#4	Atotech Deutschland	9
#5	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	9
#6	Apple	8
#7	Nippon Steel	8
#8	De Nora Permelec	6
#9	Honda Motor Co.	6
#10	The Boeing	6
#11	IBM	6
#12	RTX (Raytheon)	6
#13	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	5
#14	TSMC	5
#15	University of California	5
#16	Applied Materials	4
#17	Calera	4
#18	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	4
#19	Dow Global Technologies	4
#20	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	4
#21	KFUPM	4
#22	Modumetal	4
#23	Uchicago Argonne	4
#24	Yazaki	4
#25	GE	4
#26	Panasonic	4
#27	Samsung	4
#28	Agc	3
#29	CNRS	3
#30	City University Of Hong Kong	3
#31	CEA	3
#32	Dowa Metaltech Co.	3
#33	Hitachi	3
#34	Industrie De Nora S.P.A.	3
#35	KAIST	3
#36	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology	3
#37	Lawrence Livermore National Security	3
#38	Mitsubishi Materials	3
#39	Novellus Systems	3
#40	Pacesetter	3
#41	United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre	3
#42	Advanced Combustion Technologies	2
#43	Aqua Metals	2
#44	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	2
#45	Avantium Knowledge Centre B.V.	2
#46	Basf Se	2
#47	Condias Gmbh	2
#48	Consolidated Nuclear Security	2
#49	Delta Faucet	2
#50	Dioxide Materials	2
#51	Elysis Limited Partnership	2
#52	Fraunhofer	2
#53	Fujifilm	2
#54	Fujitsu Limited	2
#55	Foxconn	2
#56	Hutchinson	2
#57	Jfe Steel	2
#58	Kawasaki	2
#59	Macdermid Enthone	2
#60	Microfabrica	2
#61	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#62	Nemaska Lithium	2
#63	Northwestern University	2
#64	Nuvera Fuel Cells	2
#65	Ohio University	2
#66	Pultrusion Technique	2
#67	Safran Aircraft Engines	2
#68	Seoul National University R&Db Foundation	2
#69	Sogang University	2
#70	University Of Texas System	2
#71	University Of Arkansas	2
#72	Swatch Group Research And Development	2
#73	Toyo Kohan Co.	2
#74	Uacj	2
#75	University of Florida	2
#76	Ut-Battelle	2
#77	WARF	2
#78	Ykk	2
#79	Medtronic	2
#80	Toyota	2
#81	3M	1
#82	Abel Unlimited	1
#83	Advanced Diamond Technologies	1
#84	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	1
#85	Alchimedics	1
#86	Alliance Magnésium	1
#87	Ancosys Gmbh	1
#88	Apollo Energy Systems	1
#89	Aquahydrex Pty	1
#90	Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo, S.L.	1
#91	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	1
#92	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	1
#93	Autonetworks Technologies	1
#94	Benteler Steel/Tube Gmbh	1
#95	Biomet Uk Healthcare Limited	1
#96	Michigan State University	1
#97	Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University	1
#98	Caltech	1
#99	Cambridge Enterprise Limited	1
#100	Changzhou University	1

Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies