Fuels and petroleum Patent Leaders 2018

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	Omer Refa Koseoglu	20	Saudi Arabian Oil
2	Abdennour Bourane	11	Saudi Arabian Oil
3	Arno Johannes Maria Oprins	11	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#4	Ki-Hyouk Choi	11	Saudi Arabian Oil
#5	Michael Hoey	10	Basf Se
#6	Ewan E. Delbridge	8	The Lubrizol
#7	Andrew Mark Ward	7	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#8	Ludwig Voelkel	7	Basf Se
#9	Markus Hansch	7	Basf Se
#10	Ravichander Narayanaswamy	7	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#11	Steen Brummerstedt Iversen	7	Steeper Energy Aps
#12	Brijesh Kumar	6	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#13	Jaakko Nousiainen	6	Upm-Kymmene
#14	Martin R. Greaves	6	Dow Global Technologies
#15	Michael Cheiky	6	Cool Planet Energy System
#16	Richard K. Hoehn	6	Uop
#17	Stephane Kressmann	6	Institut Francais Du Petrole
#18	Vijayanand Rajagopalan	6	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#19	Ajay N. Badhwar	5	Dow Global Technologies
#20	Eugene Scanlon	5	Basf Se
#21	Hitoshi Takahashi	5	Sony
#22	Jason Z. Gao	5	ExxonMobil
#23	Jorge Ancheyta Juarez	5	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#24	John Francis Quanci	5	Suncoke Technology And Development
#25	Kevin J. DeSantis	5	Basf Se
#26	Man Kit Ng	5	ExxonMobil
#27	Souichirou Konno	5	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy
#28	Stephen J. McCarthy	5	ExxonMobil
#29	Thomas Hayden	5	Basf Se
#30	William J. Novak	5	—
#31	Yanfeng Zhang	5	Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#32	Ajay P. Malshe	4	Nanomech
#33	Alan M. Schilowitz	4	ExxonMobil
#34	Arto Rissanen	4	Upm-Kymmene
#35	Ashok K. Punetha	4	Saudi Arabian Oil
#36	Benjamin G. Harvey	4	US Air Force
#37	Christopher L. Friend	4	The Lubrizol
#38	David J. Baillargeon	4	ExxonMobil
#39	Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens	4	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#40	Eric D. Morrison	4	Ecolab Usa
#41	Eugine Choi	4	ExxonMobil
#42	Guillermo Centeno Nolasco	4	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#43	Gustavo Jesus Marroquin Sanchez	4	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo
#44	Heli Laumola	4	Upm-Kymmene
#45	H. Robert Goltz	4	Dow Global Technologies
#46	Isabelle Merdrignac	4	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#47	James J. Baustian	4	Butamax Advanced Biofuels
#48	Jerome Majcher	4	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#49	J. Andrew Waynick	4	Nch
#50	Joo-Hyeong Lee	4	Saudi Arabian Oil
#51	Joris Van Willigenburg	4	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#52	Liang Zhang	4	Huawei
#53	Luca Salvi	4	ExxonMobil
#54	Mazen Mohammad Khaled	4	KFUPM
#55	Mazen Khaled Nazal	4	KFUPM
#56	Marc Walter	4	Basf Se
#57	Muataz Ali Atieh	4	KFUPM
#58	Nawid Kashani-Shirazi	4	Basf Se
#59	Ravinder Kumar Malhotra	4	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#60	Santanam Rajagopal	4	Indian Oil Corporation Limited
#61	Samuel C. Weaver	4	Proton Power
#62	Scott T. Matteucci	4	Dow Global Technologies
#63	Ujjal K. Mukherjee	4	Lummus Technology
#64	William R. S. Barton	4	The Lubrizol
#65	Xinmin Wang	4	Romet Limited
#66	Xiaochun Xu	4	ExxonMobil
#67	Yanshi Zhang	4	The Lubrizol
#68	Abdullah T. Alabdulhadi	3	Saudi Arabian Oil
#69	Abhimanyu O. Patil	3	ExxonMobil
#70	Alan Anthony Del Paggio	3	Shell Oil Compny
#71	Alfred K. Jung	3	Stauffer Chemical
#72	Amanda Prefontaine	3	Canadian National Railway
#73	Andrew Timothy Marzec	3	Electrolab
#74	Andreas Stammer	3	Dow Corning
#75	Arun Arora	3	Lummus Technology
#76	Brian Keith Brashear	3	Electrolab
#77	Chun Wai Choi	3	Suncoke Technology And Development
#78	Chun-Zhu Li	3	Curtin University Of Technology
#79	Charles P. Luebke	3	Uop
#80	Charles Red, Jr.	3	Applied Research Associates
#81	Cornelia Roeger-Goepfert	3	Basf Se
#82	David Eliezer Chasan	3	Basf Se
#83	Daniel L. Hensley	3	Proton Power
#84	DAMIEN HOCKING	3	Meg Energy
#85	David J. Moreton	3	The Lubrizol
#86	DARIUS REMESAT	3	Meg Energy
#87	Daniel J. Saccomando	3	The Lubrizol
#88	Derek Stanger	3	Canadian National Railway
#89	Edward N. Coppola	3	Applied Research Associates
#90	Eric D. Joseck	3	ExxonMobil
#91	Gary W. Sams	3	—
#92	Gary P. Schleicher	3	ExxonMobil
#93	GREG DIDUCH	3	Meg Energy
#94	Harald Boehnke	3	Basf Se
#95	Halou Oumar-Mahamat	3	ExxonMobil
#96	Harold A. Wright	3	—
#97	Hirofumi Kondo	3	Brother Kogyo
#98	Hiroko Shimpo	3	Jxtg Nippon Oil & Energy
#99	James Auld	3	Canadian National Railway
#100	Jari Kotoneva	3	Upm-Kymmene

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	ExxonMobil	50
2	Saudi Arabian Oil	38
3	Uop	35
#4	Basf Se	26
#5	Shell Oil Compny	20
#6	The Lubrizol	20
#7	Chevron	18
#8	Dow Global Technologies	16
#9	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	12
#10	Afton Chemical	11
#11	Ecolab Usa	11
#12	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	11
#13	Jx Nippon Oil & Energy	11
#14	Idemitsu Kosan Co.	10
#15	Saudi Basic Industries	10
#16	GE	8
#17	Fluor Technologies	7
#18	Indian Oil Corporation Limited	7
#19	Infineum International Limited	7
#20	Kobe Steel	7
#21	Upm-Kymmene	7
#22	Instituto Mexicano Del Petróleo	6
#23	KFUPM	6
#24	Phillips Petroleum	6
#25	Steeper Energy Aps	6
#26	Total Marketing Services	6
#27	Cool Planet Energy System	5
#28	Jxtg Nippon Oil & Energy	5
#29	Korea Institute Of Energy Research	5
#30	Nch	5
#31	Sk Innovation Co.	5
#32	Suncoke Technology And Development	5
#33	US Air Force	5
#34	Unknown	5
#35	Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.	5
#36	Battelle Memorial Institute	4
#37	Butamax Advanced Biofuels	4
#38	Kyodo Yushi Co.	4
#39	Lummus Technology	4
#40	Moresco	4
#41	Proton Power	4
#42	Reliance Industries Limited	4
#43	Vanderbilt Chemicals	4
#44	Virent	4
#45	Google	4
#46	Applied Research Associates	3
#47	Axens	3
#48	Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions	3
#49	Cameron International	3
#50	China Petroleum & Chemical	3
#51	Denso	3
#52	Dexerials	3
#53	Dow Silicones	3
#54	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	3
#55	Electrolab	3
#56	Eni S.P.A.	3
#57	Fort Hills Energy	3
#58	Innospec Limited	3
#59	KAIST	3
#60	Linde Gmbh	3
#61	Meg Energy	3
#62	Northwestern University	3
#63	Res Usa	3
#64	Sasol Technology (Pty.) Limited	3
#65	Sk Energy Co.	3
#66	Ut-Battelle	3
#67	Valmet Oy	3
#68	Ada-Es	2
#69	Air Products And Chemicals	2
#70	All Power Labs	2
#71	Anellotech	2
#72	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#73	Biosynthetic Technologies	2
#74	Bixby Energy Systems	2
#75	Bp Corporation North America	2
#76	Castrol Limited	2
#77	China University Of Petroleum—Beijing	2
#78	Chiyoda	2
#79	CEA	2
#80	Corbion Biotech	2
#81	Cosmo Oil Co.	2
#82	Cri Co.	2
#83	Croda International Plc	2
#84	Curtin University Of Technology	2
#85	Dalian University Of Technology	2
#86	Eco Environmental Energy Research Institute Limited	2
#87	Elevance Renewable Sciences	2
#88	Empire Technology Development	2
#89	Enginuity Woldwide	2
#90	Ensyn Renewables	2
#91	Gas Technology Institute	2
#92	Gdf Suez	2
#93	Greyrock Technology	2
#94	Haldor Topsøe A/S	2
#95	Harris	2
#96	Ignite Resources Pty	2
#97	Inaeris Technologies	2
#98	Inpex	2
#99	Institute Of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	2
#100	Japan Oil, Gas And Metals National	2

Fuels and petroleum Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies