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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 1,852 patents in 2024.peak 1,8521996: 33 patents19961997: 39 patents1998: 63 patents1999: 80 patents19992000: 77 patents2001: 95 patents2002: 99 patents20022003: 132 patents2004: 117 patents2005: 133 patents20052006: 198 patents2007: 164 patents2008: 160 patents20082009: 156 patents2010: 427 patents2011: 484 patents20112012: 566 patents2013: 784 patents2014: 876 patents20142015: 672 patents2016: 719 patents2017: 856 patents20172018: 1,089 patents2019: 1,488 patents2020: 1,478 patents20202021: 1,579 patents2022: 1,601 patents2023: 1,751 patents20232024: 1,852 patents2025: 1,695 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Kenneth Neumann 118 Kpn Innovations
2 Lowell L. Wood, JR. 108 The Invention Science Fund I
3 Roderick A. Hyde 95 Intellectual Ventures
#4 Douglas S. McNair 86 Oracle
#5 Leo Grady 84 Heartflow
#6 Eric C. Leuthardt 72 The Invention Science Fund I
#7 Daniel Almonacid 66 Ubiome
#8 Elizabeth A. Sweeney 65 The Invention Science Fund I
#9 Jessica Richman 65 Ubiome
#10 Zachary Apte 65 Ubiome
#11 Charles A. Taylor 63 Heartflow
#12 Evan K. Fram 60 D.R. Systems
#13 Stephen J. Brown 57 Health Hero Network
#14 Dean Kamen 56 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#15 Charles S. Jordan 54 Intouch Technologies
#16 Murray A. Reicher 54 D.R. Systems
#17 Aaron B. Weast 50 Nike
#18 Yulun Wang 50 Intouch Technologies
#19 Ammar Al-Ali 49 Masimo
#20 Dorin Comaniciu 46 Siemens Healthcare Limited
#21 Apurv Ullas Kamath 44 Dexcom
#22 Gary Alan Hayter 44 Abbott
#23 Andrew Alexander Kenedy 43 Expanse Networks
#24 Charles A. Eldering 43 Prime Research Alliance E
#25 Edwin C. Iliff 43 First Opinion
#26 John Zachary Sanborn 43 University of California
#27 Michael D. Ellis 42 United Video Properties
#28 Laxmi P. Parida 41 IBM
#29 Marco Pinter 41 Intouch Technologies
#30 Adam Hanina 40 Aic Innovations Group
#31 Michael Robert Mensinger 40 Dexcom
#32 Carl W. Riley 39 Hill-Rom Services
#33 Patrick Soon-Shiong 39 Nant Holdings Ip
#34 Robert C. Booth 39 Aseko
#35 Royce A. Levien 39 The Invention Science Fund I
#36 Jordin T. Kare 38 Intellectual Ventures
#37 Nathan P. Myhrvold 38 The Invention Science Fund I
#38 John M. Kerwin 37 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#39 Mark A. Malamud 37 The Invention Science Fund I
#40 Michael L. Blomquist 37 Tandem Diabetes Care
#41 Robert W. Lord 37 The Invention Science Fund I
#42 Mark Kent Sloan 36 Abbott
#43 Steven Mason 36 Rom Technologies
#44 Clarence T. Tegreene 34 Intellectual Ventures
#45 Peter C. Simpson 34 Dexcom
#46 Eli Reihman 33 Dexcom
#47 Daniel Posnack 32 Rom Technologies
#48 Edward K.Y. Jung 32 The Invention Science Fund I
#49 Gilwoo Choi 32 Heartflow
#50 Hari Hampapuram 32 Dexcom
#51 Jonathan Greene 32 Rom Technologies
#52 Keith A. Huster 32 Hill-Rom Services
#53 Michael Ruehle 32 Edico Genome
#54 Peter Arn 32 Rom Technologies
#55 Praduman Jain 32 Vignet Incorporated
#56 S. Adam Hacking 32 Rom Technologies
#57 Joseph Guaneri 31 Rom Technologies
#58 Micheal Mueller 31 Rom Technologies
#59 Muriel Y. Ishikawa 31 The Invention Science Fund I
#60 Shelten Gee Jao Yuen 31 Google
#61 Wendy Para 31 Rom Technologies
#62 Frederick E. Shelton, IV 30 Johnson & Johnson
#63 Kanakasabha Kailasam 30 Oracle
#64 Michael L. Orenstein 30 Nike
#65 Puneet Sharma 30 Siemens Healthcare Limited
#66 Harry Hebblewhite 29 Aseko
#67 Jamian R. Cobbett 29 Nike
#68 Kristen L. White 29 Nike
#69 Stephen Charles Benz 29 Nantomics
#70 David LaBorde 28 Brain Trust Innovations I
#71 Daniel Steven Sanchez 28 Intouch Technologies
#72 Gary A. Freeman 28 Zoll Medical
#73 Gordon Kessler 28 Ai Cure Technologies
#74 Jason Nims 28 Nike
#75 Blair Whitney 27 Intouch Technologies
#76 Christina S. Self 27 Nike
#77 John Christopher Murrish 27 Oracle
#78 Kevin Hanrahan 27 Intri-Plex Technologies
#79 Anmol Madan 26 Ginger.Io
#80 Ben Xavier 26 Icu Medical
#81 Bilal Muhsin 26 Masimo
#82 Brian Thomas Naughton 26 23Andme
#83 Dave Klein 26 Vignet Incorporated
#84 Dennis Krabbe 26 Icu Medical
#85 Fuji Lai 26 Intouch Technologies
#86 SantoshKumar Balakrishnan 26 Nike
#87 Sai Moturu 26 Ginger.Io
#88 Allan M. Schrock 25 Nike
#89 David Haussler 25 University of California
#90 Edward S. Boyden 25 The Invention Science Fund I
#91 Katherine Yerre Koehler 25 Dexcom
#92 Larry B. Gray 25 Deka Products Limited Parternship
#93 Marcelo Lamego 25 Masimo
#94 Merlijn Sevenster 25 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#95 Aarthi Mahalingam 24 Dexcom
#96 Brian C. Case 24 Fenwal
#97 Cynthia Yamaga 24
#98 James A. Niegowski 24 Nike
#99 Josh Schilling 24 Vignet Incorporated
#100 Kevin W. Hoffer 24 Nike

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 IBM 718
2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 404
3 GE 346
#4 Oracle 343
#5 Nike 212
#6 Canon 182
#7 Medtronic 169
#8 Samsung 156
#9 Unknown 155
#10 Hospira 145
#11 University of California 140
#12 Abbott 134
#13 Fujifilm 130
#14 Microsoft 128
#15 Siemens Healthcare Limited 121
#16 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 119
#17 Hill-Rom Services 111
#18 Kpn Innovations 105
#19 Express Scripts Strategic Development 92
#20 Heartflow 92
#21 Google 89
#22 Dexcom 87
#23 Fujitsu Limited 87
#24 Deka Products Limited Parternship 74
#25 Allscripts Software 73
#26 Sony 71
#27 Siemens Medical Solutions Usa 69
#28 Apple 66
#29 Thermo Fisher 66
#30 Adidas Ag 63
#31 Illumina 62
#32 Roche Diagnostics Operations 62
#33 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 61
#34 The Invention Science Fund I 57
#35 Toshiba Medical Systems 57
#36 Walgreen 56
#37 Zoll Medical 55
#38 Intel 54
#39 Affymetrix 53
#40 Covidien Lp 52
#41 D.R. Systems 52
#42 Stryker 51
#43 23Andme 50
#44 Roche Diabetes Care 49
#45 AT&T 48
#46 Tata Consultancy Services Limited 48
#47 Panasonic 48
#48 Icu Medical 47
#49 Siemens Healthineers Ag 46
#50 Fenwal 45
#51 Iqvia 44
#52 Tandem Diabetes Care 44
#53 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings 43
#54 Hitachi 43
#55 Tele Tracking Technologies 43
#56 Danaher 43
#57 Intellectual Ventures 42
#58 Stanford University 42
#59 Health Hero Network 41
#60 Ubiome 41
#61 Verily Life Sciences 41
#62 Baxter International 40
#63 Align Technology 39
#64 Cardiac Pacemakers 39
#65 Intouch Technologies 39
#66 Aseko 38
#67 Rom Technologies 37
#68 Seven Bridges Genomics 37
#69 Nant Holdings Ip 36
#70 Welldoc 36
#71 Agilent Technologies 35
#72 Baxter Healthcare Sa 34
#73 Bayer Healthcare 34
#74 Brainlab Ag 34
#75 Sysmex 33
#76 Masimo 32
#77 MIT 32
#78 Olympus 32
#79 Vignet Incorporated 32
#80 Becton, Dickinson And 31
#81 Nec 31
#82 Tempus Labs 31
#83 Welch Allyn 31
#84 Cilag Gmbh International 30
#85 Optum 30
#86 Varian Medical Systems 30
#87 Cercacor Laboratories 29
#88 Edico Genome 29
#89 Sequenom 29
#90 Ancestry.Com Dna 28
#91 Sanofi-Aventis 28
#92 State Farm 28
#93 Novo Nordisk A/S 26
#94 Bostongene 25
#95 Nantomics 25
#96 BOE 25
#97 Brain Trust Innovations I 24
#98 Epic Systems Co. 24
#99 Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh 24
#100 Psomagen 24