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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 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 Christopher Todd Barnett 17 Kerr Machine
2 Kelcy Jake Foster 17 Kerr Machine
3 Micheal Cole Thomas 16 Kerr Machine
#4 Keigo Shirafuji 15 Eagle Industry Co.
#5 Kohei Fukudome 15 Eagle Industry Co.
#6 Seokho Choi 15 LG
#7 Jaehyuk Jung 13 LG
#8 John Keith 12 Kerr Machine
#9 Masahiro Hayama 12 Eagle Industry Co.
#10 Nicholas Son 12 Kerr Machine
#11 Bobby Neal Norwood 11 Hunter Fan
#12 Charles William Botkin 10 Hunter Fan
#13 Hoojin Kim 10 LG
#14 Nobuhira Tanaka 10 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#15 Shigeyuki YORIKANE 10 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#16 Wataru Takahashi 10 Canon
#17 Yongmin Kim 10 University Of Washington
#18 Yusheng Hu 10 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#19 Huijun Wei 9 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#20 Hyungho Park 9 LG
#21 Kotaro Chiba 9 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#22 Chiyoung Choi 8 LG
#23 Kenji Morita 8 Canon
#24 Cheolhwan Kim 7 LG
#25 Changhoon Lee 7 LG
#26 Chao-Fu Yang 7 Delta Electronics
#27 Daichi Kurihara 7 Eagle Industry Co.
#28 Haein Jung 7 LG
#29 Hiroshi Suzuki 7 Hitachi
#30 Kenichiro Iwakiri 7 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger
#31 Kidong Kim 7 LG
#32 Kyung Jae Lee 7 Hanon Systems
#33 Mark S. Nowell 7 Kerr Machine
#34 Nigel Paul Schofield 7 Edwards Limited
#35 Paul V. Cooper 7 Molten Metal Equipment Innovations
#36 Takuya TERAMOTO 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#37 Toshinori Kanzaki 7 Eagle Industry Co.
#38 Vishnu M. Sishtla 7 Carrier
#39 Chi-Feng Huang 6 Microjet Technology Co.
#40 David J. Thompson 6 Graco Minnesota
#41 Hao-Jan Mou 6 Microjet Technology Co.
#42 Jeong Ki Seo 6 Hanon Systems
#43 Jia Xu 6 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#44 Kangwook Lee 6 LG
#45 Kazuya Michikami 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#46 Ryo Horie 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#47 Steve J. Wrobel 6 Graco Minnesota
#48 Takeshi Tsuchiya 6 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#49 Takahiro Yamatani 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#50 Yung-Lung Han 6 Microjet Technology Co.
#51 Andrew J. Kopel 5 Graco Minnesota
#52 Brent J. Merritt 5 Hamilton Sundstrand
#53 Cheng-Wen Hsieh 5 Acer Incorporated
#54 Chunqiang Lan 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#55 Christopher A. Lins 5 Graco Minnesota
#56 Chris W. Sydow 5 Graco Minnesota
#57 Chad R. Taszarek 5 Graco Minnesota
#58 Craig M. Beers 5 Hamilton Sundstrand
#59 Douglas Troy Mason 5 Hunter Fan
#60 Glen W. Davidson 5 Graco Minnesota
#61 Guy J. Lapointe 5 Kerr Machine
#62 Haiping Cui 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#63 Hiroyasu Hayashi 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#64 Hiroshi Tsutsumi 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#65 Juhyun Kim 5 Samsung
#66 Kenjiro Okaguchi 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#67 Liping Ren 5 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#68 Masaaki FUJISAKI 5 Murata Manufacturing Co.
#69 Masahiko Takano 5 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
#70 Michael M. Perevozchikov 5 Emerson Climate Technologies
#71 Peng Zhang 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#72 Rikui Zhang 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#73 Shun-Chen Chang 5 Delta Electronics
#74 Takahiro Ejima 5 Eagle Industry Co.
#75 Tsung-Ting Chen 5 Acer Incorporated
#76 Wen-Neng Liao 5 Acer Incorporated
#77 William M. Blenkush 5 Graco Minnesota
#78 Xiaolei Ji 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#79 Xiaobin Li 5 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#80 Alex Beckerman 4 Pdc Machines
#81 Atsuo TESHIMA 4 Sanden
#82 Atsushi YONEMURA 4 Ihi
#83 Brandon Scott Ayres 4 Kerr Machine
#84 Bradley H. Hines 4 Graco Minnesota
#85 Brian W. Koehn 4 Graco Minnesota
#86 Bryce Whitehill 4 Pdc Machines
#87 Cheng-Hsien Chou 4 TSMC
#88 Chen Jiang 4 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.
#89 Chris Turner 4 Pdc Machines
#90 Darryl A. Colson 4 Hamilton Sundstrand
#91 Daniel RUSCH 4 Turbo Systems Switzerland
#92 Guy Robert Babbitt 4 Pdc Machines
#93 Hosik Jang 4 LG
#94 Hsin-Chen Lin 4 Asustek Computer
#95 Hyeongjun Lim 4 LG
#96 Ing-Jer Chiou 4 Asustek Computer
#97 Jaehyeon Kim 4 LG
#98 Jaewoo Park 4 Samsung
#99 Ji Liang 4 Copeland Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co.
#100 Jixin Wang 4 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co.

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 LG 79
2 Daikin Industries 33
3 Hanon Systems 28
#4 Hamilton Sundstrand 23
#5 Mitsubishi Electric 23
#6 Copeland Lp 22
#7 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 21
#8 Eagle Industry Co. 20
#9 Edwards Japan Limited 18
#10 Kerr Machine 17
#11 Murata Manufacturing Co. 17
#12 Carrier 16
#13 Edwards Limited 16
#14 Delta Electronics 14
#15 Graco Minnesota 14
#16 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 14
#17 Robert Bosch Gmbh 14
#18 RTX (Raytheon) 14
#19 Hunter Fan 13
#20 Toyota Industries 13
#21 Tyco Fire & Security Gmbh 13
#22 Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 12
#23 Caterpillar 12
#24 Samsung 12
#25 Copeland Climate Technologies (Suzhou) Co. 11
#26 Grundfos Holding A/S 11
#27 Halliburton Energy Services 11
#28 Shimadzu 11
#29 Sulzer Management Ag 11
#30 Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co. 11
#31 Ecp Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh 10
#32 Nidec 10
#33 Trane International 10
#34 Danfoss A/S 9
#35 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger 9
#36 Saudi Arabian Oil 9
#37 Gd Energy Products 8
#38 Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. 8
#39 Midea Group Co. 8
#40 Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.R.L. 8
#41 Schlumberger Technology 8
#42 Spm Oil & Gas 8
#43 Xylem Europe Gmbh 8
#44 Fujitsu General Limited 7
#45 Ihi 7
#46 Kyb 7
#47 Molten Metal Equipment Innovations 7
#48 Sanyo Denki Co. 7
#49 Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive Gmbh 7
#50 Panasonic 7
#51 Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations 6
#52 Borgwarner 6
#53 Danfoss Commercial Compressors 6
#54 Delta T 6
#55 Denso 6
#56 Gardner Denver Deutschland, Gmbh 6
#57 Gd Midea Environment Appliances Mfg Co. 6
#58 Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co., Ltd. Of Zhuhai 6
#59 Mahle International Gmbh 6
#60 Microjet Technology Co. 6
#61 Regal Beloit America 6
#62 Rolls-Royce Plc 6
#63 Sanden 6
#64 Siemens Energy Global 6
#65 Unknown 6
#66 GE 6
#67 Acer Incorporated 5
#68 Air Squared 5
#69 Asustek Computer 5
#70 Blue-White Industries 5
#71 Brose Fahrzeugteile Se & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg 5
#72 Coavis 5
#73 Dyson Technology Limited 5
#74 Ebm-Papst Mulfingen 5
#75 Edwards Vacuum 5
#76 Jiangsu University 5
#77 Milwaukee Electric Tool 5
#78 Minebea Mitsumi 5
#79 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor 5
#80 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems 5
#81 Sumitomo Heavy Industries 5
#82 Techtronic Cordless Gp 5
#83 Agilent Technologies 4
#84 Air Cool Industrial Co. 4
#85 American Jereh International 4
#86 Asia Vital Components Co. 4
#87 Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau Gmbh 4
#88 Copeland Europe Gmbh 4
#89 Danfoss (Tianjin) 4
#90 Deka Products Limited Parternship 4
#91 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 4
#92 Fte Automotive Gmbh 4
#93 Garrett Transportation I 4
#94 Guangdong Midea Environmental Technologies Co. 4
#95 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 4
#96 Honda Motor Co. 4
#97 Ksb Se & Co. Kgaa 4
#98 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 4
#99 Levitronix Gmbh 4
#100 Makita 4