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Engines and machines Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class F01 · Section F

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3,340 patents in 2019.peak 3,3401996: 732 patents19961997: 720 patents1998: 950 patents1999: 925 patents19992000: 1,074 patents2001: 1,306 patents2002: 1,314 patents20022003: 1,255 patents2004: 1,172 patents2005: 1,158 patents20052006: 1,283 patents2007: 1,146 patents2008: 1,105 patents20082009: 1,159 patents2010: 1,399 patents2011: 1,562 patents20112012: 2,088 patents2013: 2,075 patents2014: 2,451 patents20142015: 2,399 patents2016: 2,170 patents2017: 2,567 patents20172018: 2,823 patents2019: 3,340 patents2020: 3,328 patents20202021: 2,794 patents2022: 2,594 patents2023: 2,031 patents20232024: 1,817 patents2025: 1,642 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Jan Hodgson 13 Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh
2 Aaron Ezekiel Smith 10 GE
3 JinQuan Xu 10 RTX (Raytheon)
#4 Ross Dykstra Pursifull 10 Ford
#5 Xiaoqing Zheng 9 GE
#6 Brandon W. Spangler 8 RTX (Raytheon)
#7 Ching-Pang Lee 8 GE
#8 John Eric Rollinger 8 Ford
#9 Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley 8 RTX (Raytheon)
#10 Benjamin Paul Lacy 7 GE
#11 David Martin Johnson 7 GE
#12 Kenneth Damon Black 7 GE
#13 Shigeki Nakayama 7 Toyota
#14 Sven Schepers 7 Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh
#15 Ali Bayrakdar 6 Schaeffler
#16 Brian Denver Potter 6 GE
#17 Christopher Whitt 6 General Motors
#18 Douglas A. Mitchell 6 Cummins Emission Solutions
#19 Dominic J. Mongillo 6 RTX (Raytheon)
#20 Elmar Grussmann 6 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh
#21 Eugene V. Gonze 6 General Motors
#22 Gopichandra Surnilla 6 Ford
#23 Kenji Sakurai 6 Toyota
#24 Leslie John Faulder 6 Solar Turbines Incorporated
#25 Lowell L. Wood, JR. 6 The Invention Science Fund I
#26 Matthew Stephen Casavant 6 GE
#27 Maruthi Narasinga Rao Devarakonda 6 GE
#28 Michael James Healy 6 GE
#29 Peter Bauer 6 Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh
#30 Ronald Scott Bunker 6 GE
#31 Toru Kidokoro 6 Toyota
#32 Andreas Eleftheriou 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#33 Andrew Myer 5 Cummins Emission Solutions
#34 Erich James Nowka 5 Ford
#35 Falk Schneider 5 Mahle International Gmbh
#36 Gary Michael Itzel 5 GE
#37 Hirofumi Miyamoto 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#38 Hiroharu Oyama 5 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#39 Joseph Norman Ulrey 5 Ford
#40 Kamlesh Mundra 5 GE
#41 Katsuhiro Tsutsumi 5 Komatsu
#42 Kevin Weston McMahan 5 GE
#43 Manfred Feldmann 5 Mtu Aero Engines Ag
#44 Masaki Kobayashi 5 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#45 Patrick Benedict Melton 5 GE
#46 Radu Ioan Danescu 5 GE
#47 Richard J. Ancimer 5 Cummins
#48 ROLF BRUECK 5 Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh
#49 Roderick A. Hyde 5 Intellectual Ventures
#50 San Quach 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#51 Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam 5 GE
#52 Stephen Batt 5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#53 Steven Bruce Gautschi 5 RTX (Raytheon)
#54 Thomas Flender 5 Mahle International Gmbh
#55 Thomas Ramb 5 Borgwarner
#56 Timothy James Held 5 Echogen Power Systems
#57 Vincent J. Tylutki 5 General Motors
#58 Adam L. Chamberlain 4 —
#59 Akira Mikami 4 Toyota
#60 Antonio Menonna 4 Mahle International Gmbh
#61 Andrew W. Osburn 4 Cummins
#62 Asaharu Matsuo 4 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#63 Atsushi Koide 4 Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.
#64 Baohua Qi 4 Cummins Emission Solutions
#65 Cary Henry 4 Southwest Research Institute
#66 Christopher C. Swoish 4 General Motors
#67 David Karl Bidner 4 Ford
#68 David P. Dube 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#69 David Richard Johns 4 GE
#70 David Edward Schick 4 GE
#71 Debora Manther 4 Schaeffler
#72 Debabrata Mukhopadhyay 4 GE
#73 Edward J. Gallagher 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#74 Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#75 Fred Thomas Willett, JR. 4 GE
#76 Geoffrey Hirson 4 Powerdyne
#77 Gus F. Shouse 4 Powerdyne
#78 Gunnar Leif Siden 4 GE
#79 Harish Bommanakatte 4 GE
#80 Hiroshi Otsuki 4 Toyota
#81 Hiroki Takahashi 4 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#82 Ichiro Tsumagari 4 Hino Motors
#83 James B. Coffin 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#84 Jeffrey Eugene Tarczy 4 Solar Turbines Incorporated
#85 John McConnell Delvaux 4 GE
#86 Jorge I. Farah 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#87 John J. Marra 4 Siemens Energy
#88 Juergen Weber 4 Schaeffler
#89 Kai Sebastian Kuhlbach 4 Ford
#90 Kazumi MASE 4 Ngk Insulators
#91 Kazuyuki Matsumoto 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#92 Kazuya Takaoka 4 Toyota
#93 Keiichiro Aoki 4 Toyota
#94 Keishi Takada 4 Toyota
#95 Masashi Hayashi 4 Canon
#96 Masaki Iijima 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#97 Manoj K. Sampath 4 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company
#98 Markus Schlemmer 4 Mtu Aero Engines Ag
#99 Mamoru Yoshioka 4 Toyota
#100 Mert Geveci 4 Cummins

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 GE 258
2 RTX (Raytheon) 185
3 Ford 83
#4 Toyota 80
#5 General Motors 61
#6 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 54
#7 Snecma 48
#8 Rolls-Royce Plc 44
#9 Hyundai Motor 40
#10 Schaeffler 37
#11 Siemens Energy 37
#12 Mtu Aero Engines Ag 35
#13 Honda Motor Co. 29
#14 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems 25
#15 Caterpillar 24
#16 Alstom Technology 23
#17 Cummins Emission Solutions 22
#18 Denso 22
#19 Emitec Gesellschaft Fuer Emissionstechnologie Mbh 21
#20 Solar Turbines Incorporated 21
#21 Cummins 19
#22 Borgwarner 18
#23 Komatsu 18
#24 Robert Bosch Gmbh 18
#25 Eberspächer Exhaust Technology Gmbh 17
#26 Mitsubishi Electric 17
#27 Hitachi Automotive Systems 15
#28 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15
#29 Ngk Insulators 15
#30 Mahle International Gmbh 14
#31 Hamilton Sundstrand 13
#32 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 13
#33 Kia Motors 12
#34 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 11
#35 Honeywell 11
#36 Daimler Ag 10
#37 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 10
#38 Unknown 10
#39 Continental Automotive Gmbh 9
#40 Eaton 9
#41 Ihi 9
#42 Kawasaki 9
#43 Kubota 9
#44 Mazda Motor 9
#45 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 8
#46 Cummins Ip 8
#47 Donaldson Company 7
#48 International Engine Intellectual Property Company 7
#49 Isuzu Motors Limited 7
#50 Johnson Matthey Public Limited 7
#51 Rolls-Royce North America 7
#52 Delphi Technologies 6
#53 Electro-Motive Diesel 6
#54 Hilite Germany Gmbh 6
#55 Ibiden Co. 6
#56 Mann+Hummel Gmbh 6
#57 Nissan Motor Co. 6
#58 Scania Cv Ab 6
#59 The Boeing 6
#60 Yanmar Holdings Co. 6
#61 Dresser-Rand 5
#62 Echogen Power Systems 5
#63 Intellectual Ventures 5
#64 Futaba Industrial Co. 5
#65 Herakles 5
#66 Toyota Industries 5
#67 Perkins Engines Company Limited 5
#68 Renault S.A.S. 5
#69 Volkswagen 5
#70 Volvo Lastvagnar Ab 5
#71 John Deere 5
#72 3M 4
#73 Airbus Helicopters 4
#74 Airbus Operations Sas 4
#75 Audi Ag 4
#76 Avl List Gmbh 4
#77 Bell Helicopter Textron 4
#78 Brunswick 4
#79 Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa 4
#80 Faurecia Systemes D'Echappement 4
#81 Hino Motors 4
#82 Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. 4
#83 Man Truck &Bus Ag 4
#84 Nuovo Pignone Spa 4
#85 Powerdyne 4
#86 Sanden 4
#87 Shanghai Universoon Autoparts Co. 4
#88 Sikorsky Aircraft 4
#89 S & J Design 4
#90 Umicore Ag & Co. Kg 4
#91 Yamaha Motor 4
#92 Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 3
#93 Alfa Laval Corporate Ab 3
#94 Ecoservices 3
#95 Fanuc 3
#96 Hanon Systems 3
#97 Hitachi 3
#98 Jacobs Vehicle Systems 3
#99 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 3
#100 Kobe Steel 3