Fluid systems and actuators Patent Leaders 2016

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	Jiao Zhang	4	Caterpillar
2	Pengfei Ma	4	Caterpillar
3	Tonglin Shang	4	Caterpillar
#4	Bryan J. Hillman	3	Caterpillar
#5	Daniel Theobald	3	Vecna Robotics
#6	Aleksandar Egelja	2	Caterpillar
#7	Cameron Lewis	2	Hydrostor
#8	Curtis Vanwalleghem	2	Hydrostor
#9	Dayao Chen	2	Caterpillar
#10	Daniel Sawchuk	2	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company
#11	Dennis R. Barber	2	Husco International
#12	Edmund Joseph Zaleski	2	Maradyne
#13	Francis P. Marocchini	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#14	Gregor J. Brown	2	Cameron International
#15	Hiroshi Horii	2	IBM
#16	Jean Heren	2	Poclain Hydraulics Industrie
#17	Joseph H. Kim	2	Woodward
#18	Joseph A. St. Aubin	2	Clark Equipment
#19	Kenta Kimura	2	Toyota
#20	Kuniaki Miyake	2	Nok
#21	Lawrence J. Tognetti	2	Caterpillar
#22	Lonnie J. Love	2	Ut-Battelle
#23	Martin Groben	2	Hydac Technology Gmbh
#24	Naoto Hori	2	Kobe Steel
#25	Naoki Sugano	2	Kobe Steel
#26	Paul D. Ellsworth	2	Maradyne
#27	Patrick Michael Mullen	2	Emc
#28	Pawel A. Sobolewski	2	Woodward
#29	Randall F. Lind	2	Ut-Battelle
#30	Reginald Selirio	2	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company
#31	Rustu Cesur	2	Caterpillar
#32	Steven F. Griffin	2	The Boeing
#33	Takafumi Inagaki	2	Toyota
#34	Takaharu Michida	2	Kobelco Cranes Co.
#35	Tetsuya Yoshino	2	Ykk
#36	Tomokazu Inagawa	2	Toyota
#37	Vishal Vijay Mahulkar	2	Eaton
#38	Yuji Hattori	2	Toyota
#39	Aaron D. Mazzeo	1	Harvard University
#40	Abraham Shelcoviz	1	Curtiss-Wright Flow Control
#41	Achim Helbig	1	Moog
#42	Adam J. Kurzynski	1	Brunswick
#43	Adam J. Monkowski	1	Pivotal Systems
#44	Adam Stokes	1	Harvard University
#45	Akiyoshi Horikawa	1	Koganei
#46	Akinori Isii	1	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#47	Akitaka Nishio	1	Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#48	Akira Sakai	1	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#49	Alex Grossmann	1	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#50	Alfred Langen	1	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg
#51	Alexander Nerowski	1	Sick Engineering Gmbh
#52	Alan W. Wells	1	Caterpillar
#53	Amol Arvind Kulkarni	1	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research
#54	Andreas Bōrsch	1	Kelsey-Hayes-Company
#55	Andrew Coors	1	Steelhead Composites
#56	Andrew Justin DeRung	1	Eaton
#57	Andreas Dreiss	1	Flowserve Management
#58	Andrew D. Dumas	1	Sonnax Industries
#59	Andrew N. Edler	1	Eaton
#60	Andreas Ehrlich	1	Sick Ag
#61	Andreas Ekvall	1	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab
#62	Andreas Hofmann	1	Pegasystems
#63	Anders Hoglund	1	Freevalve Ab
#64	Andreas Knecht	1	Hydraulik-Ring Gmbh
#65	Annalisa Padget-Shields	1	Steelhead Composites
#66	Andreas Remmelmann	1	John Deere
#67	Andrew Schevets	1	Flowserve Management
#68	Anthony Tesoriero	1	Parker-Hannifin
#69	Andreas Weh	1	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#70	Armin Brosch	1	Wabco Gmbh
#71	Armin Steinhilber	1	Alstom Renewable Technologies
#72	Arne Trangard	1	Abb Schweiz Ag
#73	Atsushi Fujikawa	1	Honda Motor Co.
#74	Atsuo Orita	1	Honda Motor Co.
#75	Axel Rüdell	1	Zf Active Safety Gmbh
#76	Barry L. Gaarder	1	Fisher Controls International
#77	Balakrishnan Ponnuraj	1	GE
#78	BenZion Avni	1	Polytex Technologies
#79	Ben Dyer	1	Marathonnorco Aerospace
#80	Bernhard Fischer	1	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#81	Bingbing Chen	1	Dalian University Of Technology
#82	Björn Hof	1	—
#83	Blaise J. Ganzel	1	—
#84	Bon-Seuk Ku	1	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab
#85	Bo Vigholm	1	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab
#86	Brian M. Graichen	1	Dayco Ip Holdings
#87	Brett J. Janson	1	Caterpillar
#88	Bruce R. Penning	1	General Equipment And Manufacturing Company
#89	Brian Star	1	Marathonnorco Aerospace
#90	Brian L. Van Batavia	1	Bollinger Motors
#91	Brian C. Witkowski	1	S.P.M. Flow Control
#92	Bradley James Woodward	1	Nine Point Eight
#93	Burkhard Goelling	1	Airbus Operations Limited
#94	Burkhard Stuermer	1	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg
#95	Carthel C. Baker	1	Woodward
#96	Carl Block	1	Parker-Hannifin
#97	Carl Gaufin	1	Tse Brakes
#98	Calin Raszga	1	John Deere
#99	Christopher G. Benson	1	General Motors
#100	Christoph Boes	1	Moog

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Caterpillar	13
2	Robert Bosch Gmbh	9
3	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.	7
#4	The Boeing	7
#5	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab	7
#6	Eaton	6
#7	Parker-Hannifin	6
#8	Honda Motor Co.	4
#9	Kubota	4
#10	Kyb	4
#11	Poclain Hydraulics Industrie	4
#12	Cameron International	3
#13	Clark Equipment	3
#14	Hydac Technology Gmbh	3
#15	Moog	3
#16	Woodward	3
#17	John Deere	3
#18	GE	3
#19	Azbil	2
#20	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company	2
#21	Doosan Infracore Co.	2
#22	Eagle Industry Co.	2
#23	Hamilton Sundstrand	2
#24	Hilite Germany Gmbh	2
#25	Hitachi	2
#26	Hydrostor	2
#27	Kelsey-Hayes-Company	2
#28	Kobelco Cranes Co.	2
#29	Kobe Steel	2
#30	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#31	Maradyne	2
#32	Ut-Battelle	2
#33	Wabco Gmbh	2
#34	Toyota	2
#35	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#36	Advics Co.	1
#37	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh	1
#38	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#39	Alcoa	1
#40	Alstom Renewable Technologies	1
#41	Astyx Gmbh	1
#42	Audi Ag	1
#43	Basso Industry	1
#44	B/E Aerospace	1
#45	Boge Kompressoren Otto Boge Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#46	Buerkert Werke Gmbh	1
#47	Ckd	1
#48	Cockerill Maintenance & Ingenierie S.A.	1
#49	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	1
#50	Curtiss-Wright Flow Control	1
#51	Danfoss A/S	1
#52	Dayco Ip Holdings	1
#53	Dresser Industries	1
#54	Eads Deutschland Gmbh	1
#55	Emerson Process Management Valve Automation	1
#56	Exelis	1
#57	Firestone Industrial Products Company	1
#58	Fisher Controls International	1
#59	Flextronics Ap	1
#60	Flowserve Management	1
#61	Freevalve Ab	1
#62	Fte Automotive Gmbh	1
#63	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	1
#64	General Equipment And Manufacturing Company	1
#65	Hanwha Techwin Co.	1
#66	Hawe Hydraulik Se	1
#67	Herakles	1
#68	Herrmann Ag	1
#69	Hoerbiger Automotive Komforsysteme Gmbh	1
#70	Foxconn	1
#71	Hunan Sany Intelligent Control Equipment Co.	1
#72	Husco International	1
#73	Husky	1
#74	Hydac Fluidtechnik Gmbh	1
#75	Hydraforce	1
#76	Hyundai Motor	1
#77	Hyva Holding B.V.	1
#78	Illinois Tool Works	1
#79	Jlg Industries	1
#80	Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co.	1
#81	KFUPM	1
#82	K.J. Manufacturing	1
#83	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	1
#84	Koganei	1
#85	Komatsu	1
#86	Konecranes Global	1
#87	Kosmek	1
#88	Lucas Automotive Gmbh	1
#89	Ludwig Ehrhardt Gmbh	1
#90	Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik	1
#91	Marathonnorco Aerospace	1
#92	MIT	1
#93	Messier-Dowty Limited	1
#94	Mhwirth As	1
#95	Mitsubishi Electric	1
#96	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co.	1
#97	Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co.	1
#98	Moog Controls Limited	1
#99	Mts Systems	1
#100	Nabtesco	1

Fluid systems and actuators Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies