Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders 2022

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	James A. Curran	5	Apple
2	Jumpei Fujikata	5	Ebara
3	Kyle M. Hanson	5	Semitool
#4	Marco Arnold	5	Basf Se
#5	Matsutaro Miyamoto	5	Ebara
#6	Mizuki Nagai	5	Ebara
#7	Akihiko Ono	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#8	Alexander FLUEGEL	4	Basf Se
#9	Christina A. Lomasney	4	Modumetal
#10	Eric J. Bergman	4	Semitool
#11	Hsin-Yung Lin	4	Unknown
#12	Kyle Whitten	4	Macdermid Enthone
#13	Masakazu Yamagiwa	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#14	Ryan J. Gilliam	4	Calera
#15	Ryota Kitagawa	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#16	Satoshi Mikoshiba	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#17	Thomas H. McWaid	4	Verdagy
#18	Yuki Kudo	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#19	Akiyoshi Manabe	3	De Nora Permelec
#20	Andrea Marmann	3	Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein Gmbh
#21	Asahi Motoshige	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#22	Christoph Molls	3	Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein Gmbh
#23	Edward Hartley Sargent	3	Invisage Technologies
#24	Elie H. Najjar	3	Macdermid Enthone
#25	Gaku Yamasaki	3	Ebara
#26	Gregory J. Wilson	3	Applied Materials
#27	Guohua Li	3	Sony
#28	Ibrahim Khan	3	KFUPM
#29	Jianwen Han	3	Macdermid Enthone
#30	John W. Freiderich	3	Consolidated Nuclear Security
#31	Jui-Chang Chou	3	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#32	Jun Tamura	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#33	Karin H. Rasmussen	3	Apple
#34	Kiyotaka Nakaya	3	Mitsubishi Materials
#35	Kun Xu	3	Applied Materials
#36	Markus Pfeffer	3	—
#37	Nadine ENGELHARDT	3	Basf Se
#38	Rebecca Kamire	3	Honeywell
#39	Seung Min KIM	3	Kcf Technologies
#40	Shantinath Ghongadi	3	Novellus Systems
#41	Shan Jin	3	Alcatel Lucent
#42	Shigenori Mitsushima	3	De Nora Permelec
#43	Shaopeng Sun	3	Macdermid Enthone
#44	Stefan HÖLLER	3	—
#45	Stephen Yates	3	Honeywell
#46	Tomonori Hirao	3	Ebara
#47	Toshio Yokoyama	3	Ebara
#48	Yao-Sheng Lai	3	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#49	Yasuyuki Tanaka	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#50	Yoshitsune Sugano	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#51	Zhaoyang Zhang	3	Jiangsu University
#52	Abdul Rehman	2	KFUPM
#53	Ahsanulhaq Qurashi	2	KFUPM
#54	Akihiro Kato	2	De Nora Permelec
#55	An Na Lee	2	LG
#56	Andrew T. B. Stuart	2	Stuart Energy Systems
#57	Anbin Wang	2	Jiangsu University
#58	Aqil Jamal	2	Saudi Arabian Oil
#59	Arash Takshi	2	University Of South Florida
#60	Ashwin Ramesh	2	Lam Research
#61	Atsushi Shimizu	2	NTT
#62	Bamdad Bahar	2	Ffi Ionix Ip
#63	Brian H. Dennis	2	University Of Texas System
#64	Bryan P. Kiple	2	Apple
#65	ByeongSun Yoo	2	LG
#66	Chien-Pin Chan	2	TSMC
#67	Charlotte Emnet	2	Basf Se
#68	Chun-Yu Kao	2	Co-Tech Development
#69	Charles B. Woodhull	2	Apple
#70	Daniel A. Konopka	2	Iontra
#71	Daisuke Kurashina	2	Honda Motor Co.
#72	David A. Pakula	2	Apple
#73	David Morgan Wirth	2	Fabric8Labs
#74	Dieter Mayer	2	Basf Se
#75	Douyan Zhao	2	Jiangsu University
#76	Edward D. B. Stuart	2	Key Dh Ip Inc./Ip Strategiques Dh
#77	Etosha R. Cave	2	Twelve Benefit
#78	Fayez Nasir Al-Rowaili	2	KFUPM
#79	Fan Yang	2	Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
#80	Florian Pfefferer	2	—
#81	Gotae Kim	2	LG
#82	Gyo Hyun Hwang	2	LG
#83	Hiroaki Fujii	2	Takata
#84	Hirofumi Iisaka	2	Toyota
#85	Hirotoshi Murayama	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#86	Hideki Takayanagi	2	Ebara
#87	Hitoshi Tsuchida	2	Sumitomo Electric Toyama Co.
#88	Hsin-Chi Iou	2	—
#89	Hung-Wei Hsu	2	Apple
#90	Jamie Y. C. Chen	2	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials
#91	James A. Dean	2	Apple
#92	Jaideep S. Spal	2	Key Dh Ip Inc./Ip Strategiques Dh
#93	Jeffrey Herman	2	Fabric8Labs
#94	Jingbin Feng	2	Novellus Systems
#95	Jia Lei	2	Southwest University Of Science And Technology
#96	John Commander	2	Macdermid Enthone
#97	Joshua D. Kuntz	2	Lawrence Livermore National Security
#98	Junji Nunomura	2	Uacj
#99	Jussi Räisä	2	Savroc
#100	Kazuaki Okamoto	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Ebara	23
2	Applied Materials	8
3	TSMC	8
#4	Toyota	8
#5	Apple	7
#6	KFUPM	7
#7	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	6
#8	Atotech Deutschland	5
#9	Basf Se	5
#10	De Nora Permelec	5
#11	Honda Motor Co.	5
#12	Macdermid Enthone	5
#13	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	4
#14	Mitsubishi Materials	4
#15	Modumetal	4
#16	Unknown	4
#17	Honeywell	4
#18	Lam Research	4
#19	LG	4
#20	Caltech	3
#21	Consolidated Nuclear Security	3
#22	Enlighten Innovations	3
#23	Jiangsu University	3
#24	National University Corporation Yokohama National University	3
#25	Nippon Steel	3
#26	Northwestern University	3
#27	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials	3
#28	Saudi Arabian Oil	3
#29	Siemens Energy Global	3
#30	University Of Texas System	3
#31	Stanford University	3
#32	Governing Council Of The University Of Toronto	3
#33	Thyssenkrupp Rasselstein Gmbh	3
#34	Tokuyama	3
#35	Tokyo Electron Limited	3
#36	Uacj	3
#37	University Of South Florida	3
#38	Verdagy	3
#39	Panasonic	3
#40	Samsung	3
#41	3M	2
#42	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	2
#43	C2Cnt	2
#44	City University Of Hong Kong	2
#45	Co-Tech Development	2
#46	C.Uyemura & Co.	2
#47	Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)	2
#48	Fabric8Labs	2
#49	Ffi Ionix Ip	2
#50	Hydrogenics	2
#51	Infineon Technologies Ag	2
#52	Jfe Steel	2
#53	Key Dh Ip Inc./Ip Strategiques Dh	2
#54	Kyoto University	2
#55	Lacks Enterprises	2
#56	Lawrence Livermore National Security	2
#57	MIT	2
#58	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#59	National Tsing Hua University	2
#60	Nippon Light Metal Company	2
#61	Savroc	2
#62	Sk Nexilis Co.	2
#63	Southwest University Of Science And Technology	2
#64	Sumitomo Electric Toyama Co.	2
#65	University Of Alabama	2
#66	Thyssenkrupp Ag	2
#67	Total Se	2
#68	Vallourec Oil And Gas France	2
#69	RTX (Raytheon)	2
#70	Texas Instruments	2
#71	Aalto University Foundation Sr	1
#72	Acm Research (Shanghai)	1
#73	Agc	1
#74	Agfa-Gevaert Nv	1
#75	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	1
#76	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#77	Air Company Holdings	1
#78	Alfred E. Mann Institute For Biomedical Engineering At The University Of Southern California	1
#79	Apollo Energy Systems	1
#80	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	1
#81	Asbury Graphite Of North Carolina	1
#82	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	1
#83	Bang & Olufsen A/S	1
#84	Battelle Energy Alliance	1
#85	Biocheminsights	1
#86	Blue Safety Gmbh	1
#87	Brilliant Light Power	1
#88	Calera	1
#89	Case Western Reserve University	1
#90	Championx Usa	1
#91	Changchun Institute Of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy Of Sciences	1
#92	Chang Chun Plastics Co.	1
#93	Chiyoda	1
#94	Cilag Gmbh International	1
#95	CEA	1
#96	Cornell University	1
#97	Coventya S.P.A.	1
#98	Curium Us	1
#99	Dairen Chemical	1
#100	Delta Faucet	1

Electrolysis and electroplating Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies