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Fluid pumps Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Primary CPC class F04 · 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 1,903 patents in 2019.peak 1,9031996: 734 patents19961997: 633 patents1998: 725 patents1999: 734 patents19992000: 1,125 patents2001: 1,188 patents2002: 1,162 patents20022003: 1,169 patents2004: 940 patents2005: 728 patents20052006: 831 patents2007: 717 patents2008: 684 patents20082009: 699 patents2010: 804 patents2011: 903 patents20112012: 1,363 patents2013: 1,203 patents2014: 1,230 patents20142015: 1,296 patents2016: 1,267 patents2017: 1,564 patents20172018: 1,580 patents2019: 1,903 patents2020: 1,831 patents20202021: 1,678 patents2022: 1,787 patents2023: 1,577 patents20232024: 1,792 patents2025: 1,624 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Shinya Yamamoto 20 Toyota Industries
2 Yusuke Yamazaki 18 Toyota Industries
3 Takahiro Suzuki 14 Toyota Industries
#4 Kei Nishii 13 Toyota Industries
#5 Kazunari HONDA 12 Toyota Industries
#6 Masaki Ota 12 —
#7 Hiroyuki Nakaima 8 Toyota Industries
#8 Kengo SAKAKIBARA 8 Toyota Industries
#9 Craig M. Beers 7 Hamilton Sundstrand
#10 Michael M. Perevozchikov 7 Emerson Climate Technologies
#11 Wen-San Chou 7 Unik World Industrial Co.
#12 Darryl A. Colson 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#13 Hideharu YAMASHITA 6 Toyota Industries
#14 Kirill M. Ignatiev 6 Emerson Climate Technologies
#15 Koichiro Akatsuka 6 Kyb
#16 Takeshi Ogata 6 Panasonic
#17 Tomoyuki Fujita 6 Kyb
#18 Bradley H. Hines 5 Graco Minnesota
#19 Chulgi Roh 5 LG
#20 Fumiyasu Kato 5 Kyb
#21 Hisham Kamal 5 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#22 Hiroshi Suzuki 5 Hitachi
#23 Isao Tomita 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#24 Jerry A. Rood 5 Trane International
#25 Ken Suitou 5 —
#26 Kyoungseok Kang 5 LG
#27 Robert C. Stover 5 Emerson Climate Technologies
#28 Sangsub Jeong 5 LG
#29 Scott J. Smerud 5 Trane International
#30 Wonhyun Jung 5 LG
#31 Adam K. Collins 4 Graco Minnesota
#32 Bernhard Spiegl 4 Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik Holding Gmbh
#33 Brian W. Koehn 4 Graco Minnesota
#34 Byeongil An 4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger
#35 Byeongchul Lee 4 LG
#36 Christopher Brian Locke 4 Kci Licensing
#37 Gunther Herr 4 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#38 Hiromi Sakai 4 Denso
#39 Jeffrey A. Earles 4 Graco Minnesota
#40 Jookon Kim 4 LG
#41 Johann Kreidl 4 Netzsch Mohnopumpen Gmbh
#42 Josef Strassl 4 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#43 Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen 4 Danfoss Low Power Drives A/S
#44 Matthias Gradl 4 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#45 Masamichi Sugihara 4 Kyb
#46 Masahiro Tsuda 4 Calsonic Kansei
#47 Michael Gerard Benco 4 Trane International
#48 Motoki Ebisu 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#49 Oliver Gaertner 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#50 Patrice Bonnefoi 4 Danfoss Commercial Compressors
#51 Paul W. Scheierl 4 Graco Minnesota
#52 Robert Kurz 4 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#53 Shinichiro Koshimoto 4 Denso
#54 Suchul Kim 4 LG
#55 Takumi Hikichi 4 Panasonic
#56 Takashi Ikeda 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#57 Tadayoshi Shoyama 4 Panasonic
#58 Vittorio Michelassi 4 GE
#59 Wesley John Nowitzki 4 Halliburton Energy Services
#60 William C. Maier 4 Dresser-Rand
#61 Yasushi Watanabe 4 —
#62 Aidan Marcus Tout 3 Kci Licensing
#63 Akihiro Hayashi 3 Nidek Co.
#64 Alan Ernest Kinnaird Holbrook 3 Edwards Limited
#65 Andrea Massini 3 Nuovo Pignone Srl
#66 Arnaud Fournier 3 Pierburg Pump Technology Gmbh
#67 Atsushi Sakuda 3 Panasonic
#68 Barry M. Ford 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#69 Bernhard Murrenhoff 3 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#70 Bor-Haw Chang 3 Asia Vital Components Co.
#71 Cheolhwan Kim 3 LG
#72 Chao-Wen Lu 3 Delta Electronics
#73 Chih-Hsien Shih 3 Assoma
#74 Chin-Cheng Wang 3 Assoma
#75 Chun-Chih Wang 3 Daxin Materials
#76 Cliff Wang 3 Air Cool Industrial Co.
#77 David Breuer 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#78 Daiji Furuhashi 3 Denso
#79 David M. Lancisi 3 Thoratec
#80 David F. McManus 3 Baker Hughes Holdings
#81 Deepak Aravind 3 GE
#82 Erwin Weber 3 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#83 Eugene M. Cummings 3 Beacon Technical Systems
#84 Finn Mathiesen Høj 3 Grundfos Management A/S
#85 Florin Lungeanu 3 Pentair Water Pool And Spa
#86 Franz Kneidl 3 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh
#87 Fu-Lung Lin 3 Cooler Master Co.
#88 George Gonnella 3 Entegris
#89 Gert Kjaer 3 Pentair Water Pool And Spa
#90 Gregory William Hahn 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#91 Hiroyuki Arimizu 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#92 Hien Duong 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#93 Hideaki Ohnishi 3 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#94 Hirotada Shimaguchi 3 Calsonic Kansei
#95 Hidenobu Shintaku 3 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#96 Hideaki Tamaki 3 Ihi
#97 Hiroyuki Yamada 3 Hitachi
#98 Honggyun Jin 3 LG
#99 Huan-Jan Chien 3 Bueno Technology Co.
#100 Iacopo Giovannetti 3 Nuovo Pignone Srl

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Toyota Industries 39
2 Mitsubishi Electric 33
3 GE 27
#4 LG 27
#5 Panasonic 23
#6 Robert Bosch Gmbh 22
#7 Borgwarner 21
#8 RTX (Raytheon) 21
#9 Daikin Industries 20
#10 Emerson Climate Technologies 20
#11 Denso 19
#12 Hamilton Sundstrand 17
#13 Ingersoll-Rand 17
#14 Dyson Technology Limited 16
#15 Honeywell 16
#16 Snecma 15
#17 Baker Hughes Holdings 14
#18 Rolls-Royce Plc 13
#19 Caterpillar 13
#20 Hitachi Automotive Systems 12
#21 Whirlpool 12
#22 Continental Automotive Gmbh 11
#23 Delta Electronics 11
#24 Graco Minnesota 11
#25 Samsung 11
#26 Shimadzu 10
#27 Ford 10
#28 Ihi 9
#29 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor 9
#30 Nidec 9
#31 Regal Beloit America 9
#32 Tc1 9
#33 Trane International 9
#34 Asia Vital Components Co. 8
#35 Dresser-Rand 8
#36 Pierburg Pump Technology Gmbh 8
#37 Unknown 8
#38 Agilent Technologies 7
#39 Edwards Limited 7
#40 Kyb 7
#41 Valeo Systemes Thermiques 7
#42 Toyota 7
#43 Calsonic Kansei 6
#44 Johnson Electric S.A. 6
#45 Netzsch Pumpen & Systeme Gmbh 6
#46 Sulzer Management Ag 6
#47 Summit Esp 6
#48 Taiho Kogyo Co. 6
#49 Woodward 6
#50 Edwards Japan Limited 5
#51 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 5
#52 Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik Holding Gmbh 5
#53 Hyundai Motor 5
#54 Jtekt 5
#55 Mahle International Gmbh 5
#56 Murata Manufacturing Co. 5
#57 Nuovo Pignone Srl 5
#58 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 5
#59 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 5
#60 Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co. 5
#61 Weir Minerals Australia 5
#62 IBM 5
#63 Aisin Aw Co. 4
#64 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 4
#65 Carrier 4
#66 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 4
#67 Cooler Master Co. 4
#68 Danfoss Drives A/S 4
#69 Deka Products Limited Parternship 4
#70 Eaton 4
#71 Flow Control 4
#72 Hanwha Techwin Co. 4
#73 Hitachi 4
#74 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 4
#75 Honda Motor Co. 4
#76 Kawasaki 4
#77 Kci Licensing 4
#78 Kia Motors 4
#79 Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg 4
#80 Magna Powertrain Bad Homburg Gmbh 4
#81 Mtu Aero Engines Ag 4
#82 Novartis Ag 4
#83 Pentair Flow Technologies 4
#84 Pentair Water Pool And Spa 4
#85 Sanden 4
#86 Schlumberger Technology 4
#87 The Boeing 4
#88 Turbomeca 4
#89 Weatherford Technology Holdings 4
#90 General Motors 4
#91 Medtronic 4
#92 Advics Co. 3
#93 Anest Iwata 3
#94 Artemis Intelligent Power Limited 3
#95 Assoma 3
#96 Beacon Technical Systems 3
#97 Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau Gmbh 3
#98 Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems Gmbh & Go. Kg 3
#99 Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft 3
#100 Danfoss A/S 3