Firefighting and rescue Patent Leaders

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	Göran Sundholm	61	Maricap Oy
2	Manuel R. Silva, Jr.	59	Tyco Fire Products Lp
3	George S. Polan	47	Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#4	William L. Grilliot	45	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.
#5	Mary I. Grilliot	43	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.
#6	Scott C. Casebolt	40	D B Industries
#7	Yoram Ringer	40	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#8	Scott T. Franson	39	Viking Group
#9	James E. Golinveaux	36	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#10	Stephen J. Meyer	36	Victaulic
#11	Adalbert Pasternack	31	Dragerwerk Aktiegesellschaft
#12	Oliver Pahila	31	Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#13	Dwight P. Williams	29	Williams Fire & Hazard Control
#14	Stephen Conboy	29	Mighty Fire Breaker
#15	Thomas Edwin Archibald	29	Victaulic
#16	John P. Libal	27	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#17	Shawn J. Feenstra	27	Viking Group
#18	George J. McHugh	26	Agf Manufacturing
#19	Michael A. Fischer	26	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#20	Wolfgang Rittner	26	Zodiac Aerotechnics
#21	Paul Petzl	25	Zedel
#22	William J. Reilly	24	Victaulic
#23	Dennis Hulbert	23	Frs Group
#24	Ernst-Werner Wagner	23	Amrona Ag
#25	Gerald Geissler	23	Frs Group
#26	J. Thomas Wolner	23	D B Industries
#27	Michael S. Schnarr	23	Frs Group
#28	David W. Wilkening	22	Frs Group
#29	Joseph McLellan	22	Frs Group
#30	Robert J. Burnham	22	Frs Group
#31	Thomas Multer	22	Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#32	Christopher P. Henderson	21	3M
#33	Desmond T. Curran	21	3M
#34	John E. McLoughlin	21	Rom Acquisition
#35	Jeffrey T. Kochelek	20	Engineered Corrosion Solutions
#36	Meyer Ostrobrod	20	—
#37	Robert G. Dunster	20	Kidde Technologies
#38	Rudiger Meckes	20	Zodiac Aerotechnics
#39	Shawn G. Orr	20	Viking Group
#40	Wei-Chieh Hung	20	Yoke Industrial
#41	John Desrosier	19	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#42	Karl Jones	19	Latchways Plc
#43	Norman J. MacDonald, III	19	Pnm
#44	Sean E. Cutting	19	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#45	Terry Simpson	19	Kidde Technologies
#46	Gary E. Choate	18	Reliance Industries Limited
#47	JoAnna M. Monfils	18	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#48	Mark L. Robin	18	Great Lakes Chemical
#49	Neocles G. Athanasiades	18	Rom Acquisition
#50	Adam Chattaway	17	Kidde Technologies
#51	Ernst Warncke	17	Dragerwerk Aktiegesellschaft
#52	Francis J. McCabe	17	Prefco Products
#53	George W. Wagner	17	US Army
#54	Ronald B. Mele	17	Scott Technologies
#55	William A. Mittelstadt	17	3M
#56	Zachary L. Magnone	17	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#57	Thomas K. McDonald	16	Be Intellectual Property
#58	Barbara Haviland Minor	15	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#59	David Frasure	15	Kidde Technologies
#60	Gary R. Hannah	15	Be Intellectual Property
#61	Garry J. Walker	15	3M
#62	Jason Cerrano	15	Hale Products
#63	Kevin Desmond MAUGHAN	15	Victaulic
#64	Martin H. Workman	15	Viking Group
#65	Owain Jones	15	Latchways Plc
#66	Peter M. MacDonald	15	Pnm
#67	Steven Williamson	15	Symtron Systems
#68	Andrew T. Thompson	14	Viking Group
#69	Blake H. Bomann	14	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#70	David W. Archer	14	Oshkosh
#71	Donald B. Pounder	14	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#72	James B. Popp	14	Federal Express
#73	Jason Thomas Watson	14	Viking Group
#74	Jerry A. Phifer	14	Sti Licensing
#75	Joseph Bennett	14	Firetrace Usa
#76	John Wright Porterfield, Jr.	14	Kidde Technologies
#77	Judd J. Perner	14	D B Industries
#78	Michael R. Moore	14	Oshkosh
#79	Michael P. Ziaylek	14	Unknown
#80	Philip G. Martin	14	3M
#81	William E. Parson	14	Scott Technologies
#82	Darin K. Thompson	13	Scott Technologies
#83	Donald W. Murray	13	Williamsrdm
#84	Duane R. Pillar	13	Oshkosh Truck
#85	Eric N. Combs	13	Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company
#86	Hector Rousseau	13	Rusoh
#87	Hongbao Guo	13	Shaanxi J & R Fire Fighting Co.
#88	James W. Mears	13	Grinnell
#89	Mark P. Fazzio	13	Kidde Technologies
#90	Odair Dafonseca	13	Anvil International
#91	Paul S. F. Silcox	13	Flexhead Industries
#92	Peter Cordani	13	Geltech Solutions
#93	Robert H. Thompson	13	Ford
#94	Steven Lee Shields	13	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#95	Thomas E. Winebrenner	13	Viking Group
#96	Alain Maurice	12	Zedel
#97	Andrew Murphy	12	3M
#98	Bernhard Abels	12	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#99	Chad A. Goyette	12	Tyco Fire Products Lp
#100	Corey M. Grove	12	US Army

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	3M	271
2	Tyco Fire Products Lp	255
3	Unknown	214
#4	Honeywell	144
#5	US Army	105
#6	Viking Group	99
#7	Dragerwerk Aktiegesellschaft	98
#8	US Air Force	91
#9	Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.	81
#10	Kidde Technologies	78
#11	D B Industries	74
#12	The Boeing	74
#13	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	63
#14	Dräger Safety Ag & Co. Kgaa	59
#15	Victaulic	56
#16	Zedel	46
#17	Intertechnique	44
#18	Oshkosh	42
#19	Scott Technologies	41
#20	Marioff Corporation Oy	38
#21	Zodiac Aerotechnics	38
#22	Mine Safety Appliances Company	37
#23	Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh	37
#24	Central Sprinkler	34
#25	Latchways Plc	31
#26	Msa Technology	30
#27	Draeger Safety Uk Limited	29
#28	Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company	29
#29	Carrier	28
#30	Agf Manufacturing	25
#31	Amrona Ag	25
#32	Airbus Operations Limited	24
#33	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	24
#34	Mighty Fire Breaker	24
#35	Minimax Gmbh & Co Kg	23
#36	Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C.	23
#37	Senju Sprinkler Co.	23
#38	B/E Aerospace	22
#39	Engineered Corrosion Solutions	22
#40	Frs Group	22
#41	Yoke Industrial	21
#42	Ford	21
#43	Battelle Memorial Institute	20
#44	GE	20
#45	Auergesellschaft Gmbh	19
#46	Figgie Inernational	19
#47	Lion Apparel	19
#48	Be Intellectual Property	18
#49	The Chemours Company Fc	18
#50	Uop	18
#51	LG	18
#52	Buckingham Manufacturing Company	17
#53	Federal Express	17
#54	Hochiki	17
#55	Airbus Operations Sas	16
#56	Hale Products	16
#57	Normalair-Garrett (Holdings) Limited	16
#58	University of California	16
#59	US Dept of Energy	16
#60	Grinnell	15
#61	Minimax Viking Patent Management Gmbh	15
#62	Msa Auer Gmbh	15
#63	Oshkosh Truck	15
#64	Williams Fire & Hazard Control	15
#65	Task Force Tips	14
#66	Williamsrdm	14
#67	Lockheed Martin	14
#68	E.D. Bullard	13
#69	Fike	13
#70	Geltech Solutions	13
#71	Kidde-Fenwal	13
#72	Lg Energy Solution	13
#73	Rosenbauer International Ag	13
#74	Akron Brass	12
#75	Anvil International	12
#76	Firetrace Usa	12
#77	Globe Manufacturing	12
#78	Hyundai Motor	12
#79	Job Lizenz Gmbh & Co. Kg	12
#80	Minimax Gmbh	12
#81	Symtron Systems	12
#82	Avox Systems	11
#83	B/E Aerospace Systems Gmbh	11
#84	CEA	11
#85	Molten Metal Technology	11
#86	Pnm	11
#87	Rescue Air Systems	11
#88	Rmt Limited	11
#89	Scott Health & Safety	11
#90	Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh	11
#91	Utc Fire & Security Americas	11
#92	Xi'An Westpeace Fire Technology Co.	11
#93	Chevron	11
#94	Airbus Deutschland Gmbh	10
#95	Avon Protection Systems	10
#96	Kofulso Co.	10
#97	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	10
#98	Leinemann Gmbh & Co. Kg	10
#99	Lukas Hydraulik Gmbh	10
#100	Respironics	10

Firefighting and rescue Patent Leaders All Time

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