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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 460 patents in 2024.peak 4601996: 249 patents19961997: 253 patents1998: 283 patents1999: 310 patents19992000: 275 patents2001: 217 patents2002: 243 patents20022003: 204 patents2004: 221 patents2005: 182 patents20052006: 204 patents2007: 156 patents2008: 151 patents20082009: 142 patents2010: 208 patents2011: 200 patents20112012: 249 patents2013: 282 patents2014: 297 patents20142015: 322 patents2016: 313 patents2017: 326 patents20172018: 340 patents2019: 386 patents2020: 375 patents20202021: 357 patents2022: 404 patents2023: 428 patents20232024: 460 patents2025: 430 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 John P. Libal 9 Tyco Fire Products Lp
2 JoAnna M. Monfils 8 Tyco Fire Products Lp
3 Chiyoung Choi 6 LG
#4 David W. Wilkening 6 Frs Group
#5 Dennis Hulbert 6 Frs Group
#6 Gerald Geissler 6 Frs Group
#7 Hojung Kim 6 Samsung
#8 John Desrosier 6 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#9 Joseph McLellan 6 Frs Group
#10 Keonwang LEE 6 LG
#11 Michael S. Schnarr 6 Frs Group
#12 Robert J. Burnham 6 Frs Group
#13 Michael White 5 Frs Group
#14 Oliver Pahila 5 Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#15 Taejun KIM 5 LG
#16 Adam H. Hilton 4 Engineered Corrosion Solutions
#17 Blake H. Bomann 4 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#18 Kevin Desmond MAUGHAN 4 Victaulic
#19 Mark P. Fazzio 4 Kidde Technologies
#20 Stephen Conboy 4 Mighty Fire Breaker
#21 Stephen J. Meyer 4 Victaulic
#22 Thomas Multer 4 Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#23 Bernd Limbacher 3 R. Stahl Schaltgeräte Gmbh
#24 Benjamin C. Moore 3
#25 David R. Stein 3 3M
#26 Derek M. Sandahl 3 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#27 Derek John Scheffers 3 Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh
#28 Elena Kondrus 3 R. Stahl Schaltgeräte Gmbh
#29 Eric Levitt 3 Square Robot
#30 Gerald S. Frankel 3 Frs Group
#31 Jason Edward Allan 3 Draeger Safety Uk Limited
#32 Jason Cerrano 3 Hale Products
#33 James E. Golinveaux 3 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#34 Jeremy Tyler Cogswell 3 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#35 Jeffrey T. Kochelek 3 Engineered Corrosion Solutions
#36 Jerome Vaganay 3 Square Robot
#37 Jürgen Schmitt 3 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#38 Lucas E. Kirn 3 Engineered Corrosion Solutions
#39 Marcin Piech 3 Carrier
#40 Manuel R. Silva, Jr. 3 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#41 Michael T. Nixon 3 Flashpoint Fire Equipment
#42 Nazar Krutskevych 3 Marioff Corporation Oy
#43 Ryan O'Donnell 3 Flashpoint Fire Equipment
#44 Shawn J. Feenstra 3 Viking Group
#45 Tanguy Prevot 3 Honeywell
#46 Terry Simpson 3 Kidde Technologies
#47 Thomas F. Wancho 3 Victaulic
#48 Trond Austrheim 3 Autostore Technology As
#49 Troy L. Staires 3
#50 Wei-Chieh Hung 3 Yoke Industrial
#51 Wen-Ming Liao 3 Yoke Industrial
#52 William O'Halloran 3 Square Robot
#53 Adam L. Monfils 2 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#54 Alexander P. Stroshane 2 Sherrill
#55 André Claesson 2 Scania Cv Ab
#56 Andrew C. Lambridis 2 Mckeon Rolling Steel Door Co.
#57 Andrew Murphy 2 3M
#58 Andrew C. Strauss 2 3M
#59 Anjaiah Tumu 2 Honeywell
#60 Ashraf Gomaa 2 Mckeon Rolling Steel Door Co.
#61 Barry Voss 2 Sayfa R&D Pty
#62 Blake Livengood 2
#63 Bobby Lawrence Mohs 2 USAA
#64 Brian F. Shipley 2 USAA
#65 Cassandra Lyn DeNunzio 2 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#66 Carl Eugene Kossuth, III 2
#67 Carsten Sauerbier 2 Lukas Hydraulik Gmbh
#68 Cezary Jedryczka 2 Otis Elevator
#69 Christian Kochendörfer 2 R. Stahl Schaltgeräte Gmbh
#70 Chad L. Ryczek 2 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#71 Crest Turdjian 2 Moldex-Metric
#72 Dale Eammon Atkin 2 Faac Incorporated
#73 David M. Blomberg 2 3M
#74 David S. Bouwkamp 2 Faac Incorporated
#75 Daniel G. Farley 2 Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh
#76 Donald D. Brighenti 2 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#77 Donnette Moncrief Brown 2 USAA
#78 Douglas D. Jensen 2 3M
#79 Edgar Ricardo Bautista Lopez 2 Honeywell
#80 Eli Baldwin 2 Kidde Technologies
#81 Emily Margaret Gray 2 USAA
#82 Eric David Schroeder 2 USAA
#83 Eugene Wang 2 Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)
#84 Garaga Phani Kumar 2
#85 George A. McEachen 2 The Boeing
#86 George S. Polan 2 Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
#87 Gregory Alan Godfrey 2
#88 Harlan Hagge 2 Kidde Technologies
#89 Hirofumi Yaguchi 2 Helix Co.
#90 Ivar Fjeldheim 2 Autostore Technology As
#91 James R. Mason 2 Caterpillar
#92 Javad J. Sahbari 2 Shipley Company, L.L.C.
#93 Jason Thomas Watson 2 Viking Group
#94 Jeffrey T. Keacher 2 Medtronic
#95 Jeongtaek Park 2 LG
#96 Jerry A. Phifer 2 Sti Licensing
#97 Jiarong Hong 2 Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited
#98 Joseph Lewis Clift 2 Faac Incorporated
#99 Jonathan J. Lepp 2 3M
#100 Joseph Rodrigues 2 Honeywell

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Tyco Fire Products Lp 30
2 3M 21
3 Honeywell 15
#4 Unknown 11
#5 Kidde Technologies 10
#6 Carrier 8
#7 Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. 8
#8 Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh 7
#9 LG 7
#10 Frs Group 6
#11 Minimax Viking Patent Management Gmbh 6
#12 Victaulic 6
#13 Ford 5
#14 Draeger Safety Uk Limited 4
#15 Engineered Corrosion Solutions 4
#16 Kidde-Fenwal 4
#17 Mighty Fire Breaker 4
#18 Oshkosh 4
#19 R. Stahl Schaltgeräte Gmbh 4
#20 Viking Group 4
#21 Yoke Industrial 4
#22 Autostore Technology As 3
#23 Flashpoint Fire Equipment 3
#24 Marioff Corporation Oy 3
#25 Phillips Petroleum 3
#26 Scott Technologies 3
#27 The Chemours Company Fc 3
#28 Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co. 3
#29 Buckingham Manufacturing Company 2
#30 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited 2
#31 Dräger Safety Ag & Co. Kgaa 2
#32 Faac Incorporated 2
#33 Hale Products 2
#34 Helix Co. 2
#35 Hytrans Beheer B.V. 2
#36 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 2
#37 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 2
#38 Lukas Hydraulik Gmbh 2
#39 Mckeon Rolling Steel Door Co. 2
#40 Moldex-Metric 2
#41 Sayfa R&D Pty 2
#42 Scania Cv Ab 2
#43 Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co. 2
#44 Sherrill 2
#45 Skylotec Gmbh 2
#46 Textron Innovations 2
#47 The Boeing 2
#48 US Army 2
#49 Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh 2
#50 USAA 2
#51 Agf Manufacturing 1
#52 Airbus Operations Limited 1
#53 Airbus Operations Sas 1
#54 Akron Brass 1
#55 Avon Polymer Products Limited 1
#56 Avox Systems 1
#57 B/E Aerospace 1
#58 B/E Aerospace Systems Gmbh 1
#59 Beijing Institute Of Technology 1
#60 Be Intellectual Property 1
#61 Beth-El Zikhron Yaaqov Industries 1
#62 Blucher Gmbh 1
#63 Bombardier 1
#64 Cemco 1
#65 China Petroleum & Chemical 1
#66 China University Of Mining And Technology 1
#67 City University Of Hong Kong 1
#68 Cobham Mission Systems Davenport Lss 1
#69 CEA 1
#70 Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (Csic) 1
#71 Coopers Fire Limited 1
#72 Crosstex International 1
#73 Crown Castle Usa 1
#74 D B Industries 1
#75 D. Wheatley Enterprises 1
#76 Ebara 1
#77 Eddy Current Limited Partnership 1
#78 Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company 1
#79 E-One 1
#80 Firebird Sprinkler Company 1
#81 Florida A&M University 1
#82 Fogtec Brandschutz Gmbh 1
#83 Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#84 Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co. 1
#85 Hamilton Sundstrand 1
#86 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 1
#87 Hochiki 1
#88 Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co. 1
#89 Hunan Brunp Vehicles Recycling Co. 1
#90 Hyundai Motor 1
#91 Jgc 1
#92 Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited 1
#93 Justrite Manufacturing Company, L.L.C. 1
#94 J. Van Walraven Holding B.V. 1
#95 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1
#96 Kia 1
#97 Kioxia 1
#98 Kofulso Co. 1
#99 Latchways Plc 1
#100 Lg Energy Solution 1