Fluid systems and actuators Patent Leaders 2017

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	Noboru Iida	6	Sumitomo Electric Industries
2	Teruo Akiyama	6	Komatsu
3	Koji Saito	5	Taiyo Yuden Co.
#4	Robert P. O'Hara	5	Woodward
#5	George M. Whitesides	4	Harvard University
#6	Joseph H. Kim	4	Woodward
#7	Masayuki Nakamura	4	Hitachi
#8	Pawel A. Sobolewski	4	Woodward
#9	Shahbaz H. Hydari	4	Woodward
#10	Woo Yong Jung	4	Doosan Infracore Co.
#11	Hiroshi Funato	3	Kyb
#12	Kenneth W. Junk	3	Fisher Controls International
#13	Lukas Krittian	3	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg
#14	Takeshi Terao	3	Kyb
#15	Takayuki Watanabe	3	Canon
#16	Yong Lak Cho	3	Doosan Infracore Co.
#17	Alfred Anthony Rizzi	2	Boston Dynamics
#18	A Reum SEO	2	Doosan Infracore Co.
#19	Andrea Bersani	2	Magneti Marelli S.P.A.
#20	Dal Sik Jang	2	Doosan Infracore Co.
#21	Daniel Sawchuk	2	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company
#22	Davide Scotto	2	Bottero S.P.A.
#23	Dian YANG	2	Harvard University
#24	Eric C. Hughes	2	Caterpillar
#25	Fabio Basiglio	2	Bottero S.P.A.
#26	Garrett Maurer	2	Parker-Hannifin
#27	Hans-Martin Giese	2	Lucas Automotive Gmbh
#28	Haruhiko Kawasaki	2	Kayaba Industry Co.
#29	Hayato Tsutsui	2	Showa
#30	Hea-Gyoon Joung	2	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab
#31	Hiroshi Ishii	2	Ricoh Company
#32	Jean-Romain Bihel	2	Airbus Helicopters
#33	Jeffrey L. Kuehn	2	Caterpillar
#34	Jeremy T. Peterson	2	Caterpillar
#35	Jianmin Liao	2	The Boeing
#36	Jifei Ou	2	MIT
#37	John Aaron Saunders	2	Boston Dynamics
#38	Juri Shimizu	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#39	Kazushige Mori	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.
#40	Kazuaki Murayama	2	Honda Motor Co.
#41	Keith Adams	2	GE
#42	Kenji Hiraku	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#43	Kenji Oshima	2	Seiko Epson
#44	Kenji Sasano	2	Komatsu
#45	Kiwamu Takahashi	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.
#46	Koji Yamashita	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#47	Larry M. Wilmot	2	Tk Holdings
#48	Lining Yao	2	MIT
#49	Lorenzo Armando	2	Bottero S.P.A.
#50	Luca Bovina	2	Magneti Marelli S.P.A.
#51	Luca MACAGNO	2	Bottero S.P.A.
#52	Matthew J. Beschorner	2	Caterpillar
#53	Masahiro Egawa	2	Kayaba Industry Co.
#54	Masanari Kojima	2	Kyb
#55	Mariko Mizuochi	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#56	Marcello Ostorero	2	Bottero S.P.A.
#57	Min Ha An	2	Doosan Infracore Co.
#58	Natsuki Nakamura	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.
#59	Peter Bruck	2	Hydac Fluidtechnik Gmbh
#60	Pengfei Ma	2	Caterpillar
#61	Philipp Hilzendegen	2	Hydac Fluidtechnik Gmbh
#62	Ralf Gomm	2	Parker-Hannifin
#63	Rachid Hammoud	2	Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition
#64	Raymond Hauser	2	Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
#65	Reginald Selirio	2	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company
#66	Shiho Izumi	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#67	Shingo Kishimoto	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.
#68	Stefano Giorgini	2	Magneti Marelli Powertrain, S.P.A.
#69	Steven D. Potter	2	Boston Dynamics
#70	Takeshi Fujiwara	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#71	Takayuki Ogawa	2	Kyb
#72	Teppei SAITOH	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#73	Thibaut Marger	2	Airbus Helicopters
#74	Torsten Petry	2	Lucas Automotive Gmbh
#75	Travis Kyle McEvoy	2	GE
#76	Yoshifumi Takebayashi	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.
#77	Yong Ho Tho	2	Doosan Infracore Co.
#78	Zenon P. Szulyk	2	Woodward
#79	Louis Kocsis, Jr.	1	—
#80	Abiodun Okoya	1	Hamilton Sundstrand
#81	Achim Helbig	1	Moog
#82	Achim Voigt	1	Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh
#83	Adam Nackers	1	Caterpillar
#84	Adam Stokes	1	Harvard University
#85	Ajit Kothadia	1	—
#86	Akinori Ishii	1	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#87	Akira Sakai	1	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#88	Aleksandra M. Egelja	1	Caterpillar
#89	Aleksandar Egelja	1	Caterpillar
#90	Allen Russell Gartman	1	—
#91	Alex Khripin	1	Boston Dynamics
#92	Alfred Langen	1	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg
#93	Alain François Jean Lavie	1	Snecma
#94	Ali Mirbach	1	Gotohti.Com
#95	Alexandre Pantaine	1	Airbus Helicopters
#96	Alex Perkins	1	Boston Dynamics
#97	Alexander Slaza	1	—
#98	Amir Fazeli	1	Goodrich
#99	Amit Shah	1	IBM
#100	Andreas Bischoff	1	Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Kyb	15
2	Caterpillar	13
3	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab	11
#4	Parker-Hannifin	8
#5	Woodward	8
#6	Doosan Infracore Co.	7
#7	The Boeing	7
#8	Komatsu	6
#9	Robert Bosch Gmbh	6
#10	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.	5
#11	Smc	5
#12	Harvard University	4
#13	Google	4
#14	Fisher Controls International	3
#15	Hydac Fluidtechnik Gmbh	3
#16	Hydac Technology Gmbh	3
#17	Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership	3
#18	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	3
#19	Linde Hydraulics Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#20	Tk Holdings	3
#21	Unknown	3
#22	Zf Friedrichshafen Ag	3
#23	John Deere	3
#24	GE	3
#25	Toyota	3
#26	Abb Schweiz Ag	2
#27	Actuant	2
#28	Advics Co.	2
#29	Airbus Helicopters	2
#30	Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co.	2
#31	Bottero S.P.A.	2
#32	Canada Pipeline Accessories Company	2
#33	Cnh Industrial America	2
#34	Eaton	2
#35	Hamilton Sundstrand	2
#36	Hawe Hydraulik Se	2
#37	Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co.	2
#38	Honda Motor Co.	2
#39	Kobe Steel	2
#40	Lucas Automotive Gmbh	2
#41	Magneti Marelli S.P.A.	2
#42	MIT	2
#43	Precision Planting	2
#44	Showa	2
#45	Voith Patent Gmbh	2
#46	Ford	2
#47	1994 Weyer Family Limited Partnership	1
#48	Advance Lifts	1
#49	Aerocontrolex Group	1
#50	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#51	Aisin Aw Co.	1
#52	Aldes Aeraulique	1
#53	Arburg Gmbh + Co Kg	1
#54	Audi Ag	1
#55	Borgwarner	1
#56	Bosch Rexroth	1
#57	Bwi (Shanghai) Co.	1
#58	Cameron International	1
#59	Carl Freudenberg Kg	1
#60	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	1
#61	CEA	1
#62	Concentric Rockford	1
#63	Construction Tools Pc Ab	1
#64	Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg	1
#65	Crystaphase Products	1
#66	Danfoss Power Solutions	1
#67	Danfoss Power Solutions Aps	1
#68	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.	1
#69	Demolition And Recycling Equipment B.V.	1
#70	Denso	1
#71	Eagle Industry Co.	1
#72	Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies	1
#73	Emerson Process Management Valve Automation	1
#74	Festo Ag & Co. Kg	1
#75	Firestone Industrial Products Company	1
#76	Flexibility Engineering	1
#77	Fluidigm	1
#78	Fujikin Incorporated	1
#79	General Fusion	1
#80	Georgia Tech Research	1
#81	Gotohti.Com	1
#82	Grundfos Holding A/S	1
#83	Habonim Industrial Valves & Actuators	1
#84	Hitachi Automotive Systems	1
#85	Husco International	1
#86	Hydraforce	1
#87	Hyundai Motor	1
#88	Illinois Tool Works	1
#89	Ingersoll-Rand	1
#90	Ipgate Ag	1
#91	Jarraff Industries	1
#92	Jatco	1
#93	John Bean Technologies	1
#94	Toyota Industries	1
#95	Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie	1
#96	Kawasaki	1
#97	Kcm	1
#98	Korea Pneumatic System Co.	1
#99	Kubota	1
#100	Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg Gmbh	1

Fluid systems and actuators Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies