Fuels and petroleum 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.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Omer Refa Koseoglu	19	Saudi Arabian Oil
2	Abdennour Bourane	13	Saudi Arabian Oil
3	Benjamin G. Harvey	13	US Air Force
#4	Matthew D. Gieselman	10	The Lubrizol
#5	Ewan E. Delbridge	8	The Lubrizol
#6	Joseph Broun Powell	7	Shell Oil Compny
#7	Clarence Chase	6	ExxonMobil
#8	David T. Ferrughelli	6	ExxonMobil
#9	Donna J. Crowther	6	ExxonMobil
#10	Glen B. Brons	6	ExxonMobil
#11	Hong Cheng	6	ExxonMobil
#12	Man Kit Ng	6	ExxonMobil
#13	Patrick Brant	6	ExxonMobil
#14	Tomoya Matsumoto	6	Idemitsu Kosan Co.
#15	Bradley R. Fingland	5	ExxonMobil
#16	Brijesh Kumar	5	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#17	Christopher P. Nicholas	5	Uop
#18	Lamar Lane Joffrion	5	Shell Oil Compny
#19	Patrick E. Mosier	5	The Lubrizol
#20	Richard K. Hoehn	5	Uop
#21	Richard D. Jordan	5	Epic Oil Extractors
#22	Richard H. Schlosberg	5	ExxonMobil
#23	Teng Xu	5	ExxonMobil
#24	Aya Aoki	4	Idemitsu Kosan Co.
#25	Douglas M Van Thorre	4	Biomass Energy Enhancements
#26	Jaakko Nousiainen	4	Upm-Kymmene
#27	Joanne L. Jones	4	The Lubrizol
#28	Juben Nemchand Chheda	4	Shell Oil Compny
#29	Jun Long	4	China Petroleum & Chemical
#30	Kazuaki Hayasaka	4	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#31	Kevin J. DeSantis	4	Basf Se
#32	Ken Sawada	4	Nippon Oil
#33	Kiyoshi Fukada	4	Jfe Steel
#34	Kun Wang	4	ExxonMobil
#35	Lev Davydov	4	Uop
#36	Mark R. Baker	4	The Lubrizol
#37	Mark C. Davies	4	The Lubrizol
#38	Martin R. Greaves	4	Dow Global Technologies
#39	Marvin I. Greene	4	Lummus Technology
#40	Mahmoud Bahy Mahmoud Noureldin	4	Saudi Arabian Oil
#41	Michael L. Catto	4	Biomass Energy Enhancements
#42	Nikolaos Soultanidis	4	ExxonMobil
#43	Patrick L. Hanks	4	ExxonMobil
#44	Paolo Palmas	4	Uop
#45	Santanam Rajagopal	4	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#46	Seth L. Crawley	4	The Lubrizol
#47	Soumendra Mohan Banerjee	4	Uop
#48	Steen Brummerstedt Iversen	4	Steeper Energy Aps
#49	Stephane Kressmann	4	Institut Francais Du Petrole
#50	Ujjal K. Mukherjee	4	Lummus Technology
#51	William R. S. Barton	4	The Lubrizol
#52	Yoshiyuki Nagayasu	4	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#53	Zhenhua Mao	4	—
#54	Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras	3	Saudi Arabian Oil
#55	Abhimanyu O. Patil	3	ExxonMobil
#56	Alakananda Bhattacharyya	3	Uop
#57	Alfonso LOPEZ ORTEGA	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#58	Alexandre Pagot	3	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#59	Arquimedes ESTRADA MARTINEZ	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#60	Barry A. Freel	3	Ensyn Renewables
#61	Carl W. Bennett	3	David Austin Roses Limited
#62	Carleton Drew Tait	3	Biomass Energy Enhancements
#63	Christopher M. Evans	3	ExxonMobil
#64	Chunming Xu	3	China University Of Petroleum—Beijing
#65	David J. Edlund	3	Idatech
#66	Daniel RUDDY	3	Alliance For Sustainable Energy
#67	Debasis Bhattacharyya	3	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#68	Edward L. Diefenthal	3	Epic Oil Extractors
#69	Eric Lemaire	3	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#70	Eugenio Alejandro Flores Oropeza	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#71	Fernando Alvarez Ramirez	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#72	Flavio Salvador Vazquez Moreno	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#73	Frédéric Tort	3	Total Marketing Services
#74	Fumiaki Takagi	3	Idemitsu Kosan Co.
#75	Gang Wang	3	BOE
#76	Géraldine Papin	3	Total Marketing Services
#77	Hiroyuki Sumi	3	Jfe Steel
#78	Hitoshi Takahashi	3	Sony
#79	Ibrahim Abba	3	Saudi Arabian Oil
#80	Izumi Shimoyama	3	Jfe Steel
#81	James H. Beech, Jr.	3	ExxonMobil
#82	Jakob Bredsguard	3	Biosynthetic Technologies
#83	James D. Burrington	3	The Lubrizol
#84	Jeremy Forest	3	Biosynthetic Technologies
#85	Jesse Hensley	3	Alliance For Sustainable Energy
#86	Jinsen Gao	3	China University Of Petroleum—Beijing
#87	Jose Gonzalo Hernandez Cortez	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#88	Jody A. Kocsis	3	The Lubrizol
#89	Joo-Hyeong Lee	3	Saudi Arabian Oil
#90	John T. Loper	3	Afton Chemical
#91	Joshua A. Schaidle	3	Alliance For Sustainable Energy
#92	Keiichi Nakagawa	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#93	Ki-Hyouk Choi	3	Saudi Arabian Oil
#94	Laura Veronica Castro Sotelo	3	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#95	Larry G. Felix	3	Gas Technology Institute
#96	Mayank Behl	3	Alliance For Sustainable Energy
#97	Mark T. Devlin	3	Afton Chemical
#98	Marie Iwama	3	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#99	Mazen Mohammad Khaled	3	KFUPM
#100	Martin B. Linck	3	Gas Technology Institute

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	ExxonMobil	53
2	Uop	49
3	Saudi Arabian Oil	38
#4	The Lubrizol	31
#5	Shell Oil Compny	29
#6	Chevron	24
#7	Idemitsu Kosan Co.	23
#8	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy	23
#9	Afton Chemical	16
#10	Basf Se	16
#11	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	16
#12	Dow Global Technologies	15
#13	Baker Hughes Holdings	13
#14	US Air Force	13
#15	GE	13
#16	Mitsubishi Electric	10
#17	Phillips Petroleum	10
#18	China Petroleum & Chemical	7
#19	Ecolab Usa	7
#20	Total Marketing Services	7
#21	Vanderbilt Chemicals	7
#22	Cosmo Oil Co.	6
#23	Eni S.P.A.	6
#24	Inaeris Technologies	6
#25	Indian Oil Corporation Limited	6
#26	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo	6
#27	Research Institute Of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec	6
#28	Sk Innovation Co.	6
#29	Unknown	6
#30	Epic Oil Extractors	5
#31	Inpex	5
#32	Japan Oil, Gas And Metals National	5
#33	Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.	5
#34	KFUPM	5
#35	Kobe Steel	5
#36	Lummus Technology	5
#37	NS Sumikin Engineering	5
#38	Alliance For Sustainable Energy	4
#39	Axens	4
#40	Gas Technology Institute	4
#41	Jfe Steel	4
#42	Kyodo Yushi Co.	4
#43	Steeper Energy Aps	4
#44	Total Raffinage France	4
#45	Upm-Kymmene	4
#46	Accordant Energy	3
#47	Amec Foster Wheeler Usa	3
#48	Battelle Memorial Institute	3
#49	Biomass Energy Enhancements	3
#50	Biosynthetic Technologies	3
#51	China University Of Petroleum—Beijing	3
#52	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	3
#53	Croda International Plc	3
#54	Element 1	3
#55	Elevance Renewable Sciences	3
#56	Fort Hills Energy	3
#57	Fujifilm	3
#58	Haldor Topsøe A/S	3
#59	Infineum International Limited	3
#60	Mahle International Gmbh	3
#61	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems	3
#62	Nalco Company	3
#63	Saudi Basic Industries	3
#64	Sk Energy Co.	3
#65	University Of Texas System	3
#66	The Boeing	3
#67	University of California	3
#68	Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Ag	3
#69	University of Florida	3
#70	Toyota	3
#71	Aktiebolaget Skf	2
#72	Anellotech	2
#73	Authentix	2
#74	Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions	2
#75	Carbon	2
#76	Castrol Limited	2
#77	Ceca S.A.	2
#78	Chemtura	2
#79	Chz Technologies	2
#80	Citizen Watch Co.	2
#81	Dorf Ketal Chemicals (India) Private Limited	2
#82	Ecokap Technologies	2
#83	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	2
#84	Ensyn Renewables	2
#85	Evonik Oil Additives Gmbh	2
#86	Expander Energy	2
#87	Field Upgrading Limited	2
#88	Fraunhofer	2
#89	Harris	2
#90	Howard University	2
#91	Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University	2
#92	Johann Haltermann Limited	2
#93	Linde Gmbh	2
#94	Mahle Metal Leve S/A	2
#95	Malaysian Palm Oil Board	2
#96	Marathon Petroleum Company Lp	2
#97	National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology	2
#98	Nexen Energy Ulc	2
#99	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	2
#100	Nissan Motor Co.	2

Fuels and petroleum Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies