Grinding and polishing 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.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Bainian Qian	13	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
2	Marty W. DeGroot	9	Dow Global Technologies
3	Harry Q. Lee	7	Applied Materials
#4	Srinivasan Ramanath	7	Saint-Gobain Abrasives
#5	Hung Chih Chen	6	Wistron
#6	Jeffrey Drue David	6	Applied Materials
#7	Masayuki Nakanishi	6	Ebara
#8	Michael A. Vail	6	Us Synthetic
#9	Rachana Upadhyay	6	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#10	Tetsuji Togawa	6	Ebara
#11	Arup K. Khaund	5	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#12	David B. James	5	Rodel Holdings
#13	Dominic J. Benvegnu	5	Applied Materials
#14	Masaya Seki	5	Ebara
#15	Shou-Sung Chang	5	Applied Materials
#16	Anuj Seth	4	Saint-Gobain Abrasives
#17	Benfu Lin	4	Globalfoundries Singapore Pte.
#18	Boguslaw A. Swedek	4	Applied Materials
#19	Daniel A. Beaudet	4	Velasa Sports
#20	Fengji Yeh	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#21	Florian Esenwein	4	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#22	George C. Jacob	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#23	Ivan D. Goryachev	4	Velasa Sports
#24	James Murnane	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#25	Jeffrey James Hendron	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#26	John G. Nowland	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#27	Michelle Jensen	4	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#28	Russell K. Layton, Jr.	4	Velasa Sports
#29	Toru Maruyama	4	Ebara
#30	Wei Lu	4	Globalfoundries Singapore Pte.
#31	Yinggang Tian	4	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#32	Anthony A. DiGiovanni	3	Baker Hughes Holdings
#33	Angus Repper	3	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#34	Atsushi Kazuno	3	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.
#35	Benjamin Cherian	3	Applied Materials
#36	Chien-Min Sung	3	Ritedia
#37	Daniel T. Dovel	3	Darex
#38	Danny E. Scott	3	Baker Hughes Holdings
#39	Debkumar Mukhopadhyay	3	Us Synthetic
#40	Hiroyuki Shinozaki	3	Ebara
#41	Joachim Diehl	3	Satisloh Ag
#42	John Pearlman	3	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#43	John Russell Roden	3	—
#44	Joachim Schadow	3	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#45	Kenneth E. Bertagnolli	3	Us Synthetic
#46	Kenya Ito	3	Ebara
#47	Keiji Mase	3	Fuji Manufacturing Co.
#48	Kenneth A. Saucier	3	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#49	Makoto Fukushima	3	Ebara
#50	Paul D. Butterfield	3	Applied Materials
#51	Rajeev Bajaj	3	Applied Materials
#52	Ryuichi Kosuge	3	Ebara
#53	Stacy Meyer	3	Applied Materials
#54	Sudhanshu Misra	3	Agere Systems Guardian
#55	Tadakazu Sone	3	Ebara
#56	Toshiki Sakai	3	Jtekt
#57	Wen-Chiang Tu	3	Applied Materials
#58	Young J. Paik	3	Applied Materials
#59	Aaron C. Krause	2	Scrub Daddy
#60	Aaron Sarafinas	2	Rohm And Haas
#61	Achim Schmidt	2	Diehl Metering Systems Gmbh
#62	Akira Yoda	2	Fujifilm
#63	Alan H. Saikin	2	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#64	Alex See	2	—
#65	Alex See	2	Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
#66	Aleksandrs Titovs	2	Scrub Daddy
#67	Anthony C. Gaeta	2	Saint-Gobain Abrasives
#68	Arul Chakkaravarthi Arjunan	2	University of Florida
#69	Bela Elek	2	Edgecraft
#70	Bor-Yann Chuang	2	Black & Decker
#71	Bo-I Lee	2	TSMC
#72	Brandon Paul Linford	2	Us Synthetic
#73	Cedric Lemaire	2	Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)
#74	Chin-Hsiang Chan	2	Quanta Computer
#75	Chih-Hung Chen	2	TSMC
#76	Chung-Liang Cheng	2	TSMC
#77	Chang-Sheng Lee	2	TSMC
#78	Chin-Hsiang Lin	2	TSMC
#79	Chi-Ming Yang	2	TSMC
#80	C. Eugene McMurray	2	Us Synthetic
#81	Cornelius Boeck	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#82	Cong Wang	2	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#83	Daniel Barth	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#84	Darrell K. Everts	2	Saint-Gobain Abrasives
#85	David Kolesar	2	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings
#86	David P. Miess	2	Us Synthetic
#87	Deepika Singh	2	Sinmat
#88	Diane Scott	2	Nexplanar
#89	Doyle E. Bennett	2	Applied Materials
#90	Douglas E. Pyles	2	Ingersoll-Rand
#91	Doruk O. Yener	2	Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics
#92	Ernst H. Schubert	2	Omax
#93	Feng Chen	2	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)
#94	Frank J. Csillag	2	Saint-Gobain Abrasives
#95	Fumitoshi Numata	2	Makita
#96	Fumio Sato	2	Nippon Electric Glass Co.
#97	Gregory P. Albert	2	Ingersoll-Rand
#98	Hideo Aizawa	2	Ebara
#99	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	2	Ebara
#100	Hisanori Matsuo	2	Ebara

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Applied Materials	30
2	Ebara	30
3	Saint-Gobain Abrasives	22
#4	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs	20
#5	TSMC	18
#6	Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings	17
#7	3M	12
#8	Dow Global Technologies	11
#9	Us Synthetic	10
#10	Robert Bosch Gmbh	8
#11	Baker Hughes Holdings	6
#12	Seagate Technology	6
#13	Shin-Etsu Handotai Co.	6
#14	Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)	5
#15	Globalfoundries Singapore Pte.	5
#16	Makita	5
#17	Nexplanar	5
#18	Satisloh Ag	5
#19	Sintokogio	5
#20	Smith International	5
#21	RTX (Raytheon)	5
#22	Samsung	5
#23	Cabot Microelectronics	4
#24	Jtekt	4
#25	Velasa Sports	4
#26	Black & Decker	3
#27	Darex	3
#28	Diamond Innovations	3
#29	Fuji Manufacturing Co.	3
#30	Honda Motor Co.	3
#31	Kinik	3
#32	Sumco	3
#33	The Boeing	3
#34	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.	3
#35	Varel International Ind., L.L.C.	3
#36	Western Digital Technologies	3
#37	Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh	2
#38	C. & E. Fein Gmbh	2
#39	Cnh Industrial America	2
#40	Columbia Insurance	2
#41	Corning Incorporated	2
#42	Disco	2
#43	Eaton	2
#44	Ecolab Usa	2
#45	Edgecraft	2
#46	Ehwa Diamond Industrial Co.	2
#47	Erwin Junker Grinding Technology A.S.	2
#48	Fujibo Holdings	2
#49	Fujikoshi Machinery	2
#50	Fujimi Incorporated	2
#51	Globalfoundries	2
#52	Halliburton Energy Services	2
#53	Foxconn	2
#54	Ingersoll-Rand	2
#55	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co.	2
#56	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	2
#57	Nidek Co.	2
#58	Ntn	2
#59	Omax	2
#60	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)	2
#61	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	2
#62	Siltronic Ag	2
#63	Sinmat	2
#64	Sms Logistiksysteme	2
#65	Strasbaugh	2
#66	Tera Xtal Technology	2
#67	University of Florida	2
#68	Ford	2
#69	GE	2
#70	Abbott	1
#71	Advanced Concrete Technologies	1
#72	Ali Industries	1
#73	Araca	1
#74	University Of Arizona	1
#75	Ascent Aerospace	1
#76	Atlas Copco Industrial Technique Ab	1
#77	Atlas Copco Secoroc Ab	1
#78	Balance Systems S.R.L.	1
#79	Bray International	1
#80	Bridgestone Bandag	1
#81	Comadur Sa	1
#82	Commscope Technologies	1
#83	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	1
#84	Corning Precision Materials Co.	1
#85	Daisho Seiki	1
#86	Dental Care Innovation Gmbh	1
#87	Development	1
#88	Diamabrush	1
#89	Dickson Industries	1
#90	Electro-Motive Diesel	1
#91	Element Six Abrasives S.A.	1
#92	Element Six Limited	1
#93	Engineered Abrasives	1
#94	Felsomat Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#95	Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge Gmbh	1
#96	Fns Tech Co.	1
#97	Fritz Studer Ag	1
#98	Fuji Shoji Co.	1
#99	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	1
#100	Gdo	1

Grinding and polishing Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies