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Hand tools Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class B25 · Section B

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2,592 patents in 2025.peak 2,5921996: 630 patents19961997: 577 patents1998: 779 patents1999: 873 patents19992000: 1,007 patents2001: 998 patents2002: 885 patents20022003: 845 patents2004: 808 patents2005: 824 patents20052006: 1,013 patents2007: 849 patents2008: 695 patents20082009: 575 patents2010: 804 patents2011: 870 patents20112012: 1,051 patents2013: 1,250 patents2014: 1,171 patents20142015: 1,303 patents2016: 1,281 patents2017: 1,408 patents20172018: 1,340 patents2019: 1,575 patents2020: 1,857 patents20202021: 1,869 patents2022: 2,186 patents2023: 2,239 patents20232024: 2,408 patents2025: 2,592 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Ethan Rublee 12 X Development
2 Kurt Konolige 10 X Development
3 Eugene Izhikevich 9 Brain
#4 Aaron Edsinger 8 X Development
#5 Jean-Baptiste Passot 8 Brain
#6 Craig A. Schell 7 Black & Decker
#7 Daniel Puzio 7 Black & Decker
#8 Masaki MOTOYOSHI 7 Seiko Epson
#9 Akio Niu 6 Seiko Epson
#10 Chih-Ching Hsieh 6 Kabo Tool
#11 Gary Bradski 6 Magic Leap
#12 Heiko Roehm 6 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#13 James J. Kuffner, Jr. 6 Google
#14 Joachim Hecht 6 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#15 Joseph P. Kelleher 6 Black & Decker
#16 John Zevenbergen 6 X Development
#17 Patryk Laurent 6 Brain
#18 Ryan Hickman 6 Google
#19 Thomas P. Low 6 Sri International
#20 Troy Straszheim 6 X Development
#21 Advait Jain 5 Google
#22 Andreas Bibl 5 Apple
#23 Andrew E. Seman, Jr. 5 Black & Decker
#24 Daniel Theobald 5 Vecna Robotics
#25 Heiko Hoffmann 5 Hrl Laboratories
#26 Lee M. Brendel 5 Black & Decker
#27 Roy D. Kornbluh 5 Sri International
#28 Stuart E. Garber 5 Black & Decker
#29 Yudai Fudaba 5 Panasonic
#30 Yuko Tsusaka 5 Panasonic
#31 Akihiro Gomi 4 Seiko Epson
#32 Anthony Sean Jules 4 X Development
#33 Andre Ullrich 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#34 Atsushi Asada 4 Seiko Epson
#35 Cheng-Wei Su 4 Hong Ann Tool Industries Co.
#36 David Ivinson 4 Eca Medical Instruments
#37 Hiroki Ikuta 4 Makita
#38 Jianying Shi 4 General Motors
#39 John A. Higginson 4 Apple
#40 John Nino 4 Eca Medical Instruments
#41 Kevin Blankespoor 4 Boston Dynamics
#42 Kiyoshi Takagi 4 Canon
#43 Kyung Shik Roh 4 Samsung
#44 Liang Chen 4 Acer Incorporated
#45 Matthew Cross 4 Irobot
#46 Michael P. Baron 4 Black & Decker
#47 Oleg Sinyavskiy 4 Brain
#48 Scott J. Eshleman 4 Black & Decker
#49 Stefan Hinterstoisser 4 X Development
#50 Terry L. Timmons 4 Milwaukee Electric Tool
#51 Todd A. Hagan 4 Black & Decker
#52 Tobias Herr 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#53 Tomohiro Matsuo 4 Sony
#54 Tomoyuki Shiraki 4 Yaskawa Electric
#55 Yi-Fu Chen 4 Timotion Technology Co.
#56 Aaron M. Crescenti 3 Ingersoll-Rand
#57 Adam Arnold Edward Ziemba 3 Archer Aviation
#58 Alexander Steele Kernbaum 3 Sri International
#59 Alois Mundt 3 Liebherr-Verzahntechnik Gmbh
#60 Bernhard Riedmiller 3 Liebherr-Verzahntechnik Gmbh
#61 Brian K. McCoy 3 Sri International
#62 Chih-Min Chang 3 Unknown
#63 Chih-Chi Chang 3 Nike
#64 Clement Gosselin 3 Université Laval
#65 Daniel J. Birk 3 Illinois Tool Works
#66 Daniele C. Brotto 3 Black & Decker
#67 Dalong Gao 3 General Motors
#68 David Haenschke 3 Liebherr-Verzahntechnik Gmbh
#69 David W. Payton 3 Hrl Laboratories
#70 Derek Mitchell 3 Honeywell
#71 Filip Ponulak 3 Brain
#72 Florian Esenwein 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#73 Frank Hohmann 3 —
#74 Franz Som 3 Reis Group Holding Gmbh & Co. Kg
#75 Gordon Geheb 3 Fanuc America
#76 Gregory D. Hager 3 The Johns Hopkins University
#77 Hanxin Zhao 3 Illinois Tool Works
#78 James Wekwert 3 Milwaukee Electric Tool
#79 Jeffrey Linnell 3 X Development
#80 Jörg Hohmann 3 Paul Hettich Gmbh & Co. Kg
#81 Jun Ozawa 3 Panasonic
#82 Junichi Urata 3 Schaft
#83 Katsuji Igarashi 3 Sony
#84 Katherine Goss Witherspoon 3 Seismic Holdings
#85 Kouji Kubo 3 Max Co.
#86 Kuo-Hung Lee 3 Nike
#87 Larry E. Gregory 3 Black & Decker
#88 Lee Magnusson 3 MIT
#89 Marco da Silva 3 Google
#90 Masanori Furusawa 3 Makita
#91 Martin Kraus 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#92 Manfred Lutz 3 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#93 Mitsuhiro Inazumi 3 Seiko Epson
#94 Michael Patrick Murphy 3 Boston Dynamics
#95 Paul Michael Birkmeyer 3 Dishcraft Robotics
#96 Pablo Garcia 3 Sri International
#97 Paul G. Gross 3 Black & Decker
#98 Paul Argus Parks 3 Apple
#99 Patrick Conall Regan 3 Nike
#100 Ping-Wen Huang 3 New Way Tools Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Robert Bosch Gmbh 37
2 Black & Decker 36
3 Google 34
#4 Seiko Epson 30
#5 Yaskawa Electric 27
#6 Makita 27
#7 Fanuc 25
#8 Canon 23
#9 Irobot 18
#10 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 16
#11 Milwaukee Electric Tool 16
#12 General Motors 14
#13 Samsung 14
#14 Foxconn 13
#15 Panasonic 13
#16 Toyota 12
#17 Unknown 11
#18 Illinois Tool Works 10
#19 Kuka Roboter Gmbh 10
#20 Tencent 10
#21 Honda Motor Co. 9
#22 Max Co. 9
#23 Brain 8
#24 Hitachi Koki Co. 8
#25 The Boeing 8
#26 Abb Technology Ag 7
#27 Kabo Tool 6
#28 Sri International 6
#29 GE 6
#30 LG 6
#31 Amazon 5
#32 Fanuc America 5
#33 Hiwin Technologies 5
#34 Hyundai Motor 5
#35 Industrial Perception 5
#36 Ingersoll-Rand 5
#37 Intuitive Surgical 5
#38 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#39 Redwood Robotics 5
#40 Snap-On Incorporated 5
#41 Disney 5
#42 Applied Materials 4
#43 Chervon (Hk) Limited 4
#44 Eca Medical Instruments 4
#45 Nidec Sankyo 4
#46 Olympus 4
#47 Rethink Robotics Gmbh 4
#48 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#49 TSMC 4
#50 X Development 4
#51 Microsoft 4
#52 Qualcomm 4
#53 Airbus Operations Limited 3
#54 Alderbaran Robotics 3
#55 Apex Brands 3
#56 Atlas Copco Rock Drills Ab 3
#57 Basso Industry 3
#58 Fipa Holding Gmbh 3
#59 Hong Ann Tool Industries Co. 3
#60 Hrl Laboratories 3
#61 Hubbell Incorporated 3
#62 Kawasaki 3
#63 Kobe Steel 3
#64 Liebherr-Verzahntechnik Gmbh 3
#65 Luxvue Technology 3
#66 New Way Tools Co. 3
#67 Reis Group Holding Gmbh & Co. Kg 3
#68 The Johns Hopkins University 3
#69 Wagic 3
#70 Zaytran 3
#71 Caterpillar 3
#72 Nike 3
#73 Sony 3
#74 Apple 2
#75 Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg 2
#76 Apkudo 2
#77 Areva Gmbh 2
#78 Atlas Copco Industrial Technique Ab 2
#79 Bot & Dolly 2
#80 Brooks Automation Gmbh 2
#81 Carnegie Mellon University 2
#82 Chick Workholding Solutions 2
#83 Cnh Industrial America 2
#84 Crank Brothers 2
#85 Daifuku Co. 2
#86 Delta Electronics 2
#87 Denso Wave Incorporated 2
#88 Intellectual Ventures 2
#89 Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co. 2
#90 Gauthier Biomedical 2
#91 Handy & Harman 2
#92 Hitachi 2
#93 Husqvarna Ab 2
#94 Hytorc Division Unex 2
#95 ITRI 2
#96 Intouch Technologies 2
#97 J.Schmalz Gmbh 2
#98 Kuka Systems Gmbh 2
#99 Leatherman Tool Group 2
#100 Macau University Of Science And Technology 2