{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Technologies", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/technologies"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Fluid pumps", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/technology/fluid-pumps"}]}
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 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 Nobuhira Tanaka 14 Murata Manufacturing Co.
2 Kelcy Jake Foster 13 Kerr Machine
3 Christopher Todd Barnett 12 Kerr Machine
#4 Chi-Feng Huang 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#5 Hao-Jan Mou 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#6 Mark S. Nowell 11 Kerr Machine
#7 Micheal Cole Thomas 11 Kerr Machine
#8 Shih-Chang Chen 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#9 Yung-Lung Han 11 Microjet Technology Co.
#10 Bobby Neal Norwood 10 Hunter Fan
#11 Charles William Botkin 9 Hunter Fan
#12 Masahiro Hayama 9 Eagle Industry Co.
#13 Seokho Choi 9 LG
#14 Chiyoung Choi 8 LG
#15 Cheolhwan Kim 8 LG
#16 Douglas Troy Mason 8 Hunter Fan
#17 Hoojin Kim 8 LG
#18 Hyungho Park 8 LG
#19 Vishnu M. Sishtla 8 Carrier
#20 Yongmin Kim 8 University Of Washington
#21 Chung-Wei Kao 7 Microjet Technology Co.
#22 Chun-Yi Kuo 7 Microjet Technology Co.
#23 Daniel Gebert 7 Ebm-Papst Mulfingen
#24 Guy J. Lapointe 7 Kerr Machine
#25 Jaehyuk Jung 7 LG
#26 John Keith 7 Kerr Machine
#27 Kidong Kim 7 LG
#28 Nicholas Son 7 Kerr Machine
#29 Changeol Jo 6 LG
#30 Donghan Kim 6 Samsung
#31 Matthew McPherson 6 Hunter Fan
#32 Wooju Jeon 6 LG
#33 Yoshiyuki Kanemoto 6 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#34 Brandon Scott Ayres 5 Kerr Machine
#35 Cheng-Hsien Chou 5 TSMC
#36 Claus Welte 5 Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive Gmbh
#37 Haein Jung 5 LG
#38 Hua Liu 5 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#39 Huijun Wei 5 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#40 Jia-Yu Liao 5 Microjet Technology Co.
#41 Jinjiang Xiao 5 Saudi Arabian Oil
#42 Joonhong Park 5 LG
#43 Jungsun Choi 5 LG
#44 Kenjiro Okaguchi 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#45 Keigo Shirafuji 5 Eagle Industry Co.
#46 Kiwon Noh 5 LG
#47 Kohei Fukudome 5 Eagle Industry Co.
#48 Kyungho Lee 5 Samsung
#49 Masaaki FUJISAKI 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#50 Michael Eugene May 5 Kerr Machine
#51 Sangik Son 5 LG
#52 Scott Wu 5 Disney
#53 Taekyoung Kim 5 LG
#54 Takuya TERAMOTO 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#55 Wen-San Chou 5 Unik World Industrial Co.
#56 Xiangfu Li 5 Shenzhen Jisu Technology Co.
#57 Zhi Xiong Huang 5 Intex Marketing
#58 Andries Daniel Jozef De Bock 4 Edwards Technologies Vacuum Engineering (Qingdao) Company Limited
#59 Brent J. Merritt 4 Hamilton Sundstrand
#60 Brian D. Tracey 4 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#61 Chang-Yen Tsai 4 Microjet Technology Co.
#62 Chao-Fu Yang 4 Delta Electronics
#63 Chao Chin Yao 4 Honor Device Co.
#64 Craig M. Beers 4 Hamilton Sundstrand
#65 Fuminori Kato 4 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#66 Hideki Higashidozono 4 Eagle Industry Co.
#67 Hideki Nagao 4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor
#68 James D. Dale 4 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#69 Jason A. Demers 4 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#70 Jinung Shin 4 LG
#71 Jia Xu 4 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#72 John Donovan 4 State Farm
#73 Jonathan Christopher Hull 4 State Farm
#74 Joerg Schumacher 4 Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh
#75 Justin Lee Hurst 4 Halliburton Energy Services
#76 Kevin L. Grant 4 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#77 Kyunyoung Lee 4 LG
#78 Lin Sun 4 IBM
#79 Minho Lee 4 LG
#80 Michael J. Wilt 4 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#81 Nathan L. Tofte 4 State Farm
#82 Phillip Santolucito 4 Hunter Fan
#83 Richard Jan Tjaden 4 State Farm
#84 Seoungmin Kang 4 LG
#85 Sheng Chang 4 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#86 Steve J. Wrobel 4 Graco Minnesota
#87 Takumi Maeda 4 Toyota Industries
#88 YONG-KANG ZHANG 4 Champ Tech Optical (Foshan)
#89 Yuya Hattori 4 Toyota Industries
#90 Yusheng Hu 4 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#91 Yung-Ping Lin 4 Champ Tech Optical (Foshan)
#92 Zheng John Ye 4 Applied Materials
#93 Agustin Chacon 3 Hunter Fan
#94 Assaf Govari 3 Biosense Webster (Israel)
#95 Atsushi YONEMURA 3 Ihi
#96 Bryan Allen Callaway 3 Rotoliptic Technologies Incorporated
#97 Brandon N. Hinderliter 3 U.S. Well Services
#98 Bradley H. Hines 3 Graco Minnesota
#99 Brandon Wayne Miller 3 GE
#100 Christophe Duchateau 3 Carnot Compression

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 LG 92
2 Daikin Industries 24
3 Hunter Fan 22
#4 Murata Manufacturing Co. 21
#5 Halliburton Energy Services 18
#6 Carrier 16
#7 Emerson Climate Technologies 16
#8 Mitsubishi Electric 16
#9 Robert Bosch Gmbh 16
#10 Ebm-Papst Mulfingen 15
#11 Hamilton Sundstrand 14
#12 Edwards Japan Limited 13
#13 Edwards Limited 13
#14 Kerr Machine 13
#15 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor 13
#16 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 12
#17 Trane International 12
#18 Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 11
#19 Graco Minnesota 11
#20 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 11
#21 Microjet Technology Co. 11
#22 Schlumberger Technology 11
#23 Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive Gmbh 11
#24 Shimadzu 11
#25 RTX (Raytheon) 11
#26 Denso 10
#27 Toyota Industries 10
#28 Unknown 10
#29 Danfoss A/S 9
#30 Delta Electronics 9
#31 Eagle Industry Co. 9
#32 Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. 9
#33 Spm Oil & Gas 9
#34 Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 8
#35 Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh 8
#36 Hyundai Motor 8
#37 Makita 8
#38 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger 8
#39 Delta T 7
#40 Dyson Technology Limited 7
#41 Hanon Systems 7
#42 Johnson Controls Tyco Ip Holdings Llp 7
#43 Kyb 7
#44 Saudi Arabian Oil 7
#45 Schaeffler 7
#46 Sulzer Management Ag 7
#47 GE 7
#48 Deka Products Limited Parternship 6
#49 Garrett Transportation I 6
#50 Grundfos Holding A/S 6
#51 Ihi 6
#52 Pfeiffer Vacuum 6
#53 Regal Beloit America 6
#54 Safran Aircraft Engines 6
#55 Panasonic 6
#56 Champ Tech Optical (Foshan) 5
#57 Copeland Lp 5
#58 Danfoss (Tianjin) 5
#59 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 5
#60 Intex Marketing 5
#61 Ksb Se & Co. Kgaa 5
#62 Nidec 5
#63 Pierburg Pump Technology Gmbh 5
#64 Shenzhen Jisu Technology Co. 5
#65 Sumitomo Heavy Industries 5
#66 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co. 5
#67 Air Cool Industrial Co. 4
#68 Biosense Webster (Israel) 4
#69 Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau Gmbh 4
#70 Blue Origin 4
#71 Ebara 4
#72 Emerson Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co. 4
#73 Gd Energy Products 4
#74 Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co., Ltd. Of Zhuhai 4
#75 Honda Motor Co. 4
#76 Kia 4
#77 Kia Motors 4
#78 Leistritz Pumpen Gmbh 4
#79 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems 4
#80 Nidec Gpm Gmbh 4
#81 Parker-Hannifin 4
#82 Pentair Flow Technologies 4
#83 Sanden 4
#84 St9 Gas And Oil 4
#85 State Farm 4
#86 Ziehl-Abegg Se 4
#87 Honeywell 4
#88 Samsung 4
#89 Toyota 4
#90 Acer Incorporated 3
#91 Agilent Technologies 3
#92 Asia Vital Components Co. 3
#93 Bj Energy Solutions 3
#94 Black & Decker 3
#95 Blue-White Industries 3
#96 Carnot Compression 3
#97 Collins Engine Nozzles 3
#98 Concepts Nrec 3
#99 Copeland Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co. 3
#100 Dell Products 3