Heat exchange 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.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Akira Ishibashi	11	Mitsubishi Electric
2	Daisuke Ito	9	Panasonic
3	Shinya Higashiiue	9	Mitsubishi Electric
#4	Atsushi Mochizuki	8	Mitsubishi Electric
#5	Shigeyoshi MATSUI	8	Mitsubishi Electric
#6	Wen-Ji Lan	8	Asia Vital Components Co.
#7	Takashi Okazaki	7	Mitsubishi Electric
#8	Hani Mohammed Al Saed	6	Saudi Arabian Oil
#9	Takuya Matsuda	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#10	Bruno Agostini	5	Abb Schweiz Ag
#11	Mahmoud Bahy Mahmoud Noureldin	5	Saudi Arabian Oil
#12	Michael Bardeleben	5	Dana Canada
#13	Arvind K. Sinha	4	IBM
#14	Aurélie Bellenfant	4	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#15	Bret P. Elison	4	IBM
#16	Eberhard Pantow	4	Mahle International Gmbh
#17	Fu-Kuei Chang	4	Asia Vital Components Co.
#18	Ihab Edward Gerges	4	Dana Canada
#19	Phillip V. Mann	4	IBM
#20	Sylvain Moreau	4	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#21	Tai-Her Yang	4	Unknown
#22	William J. Anderl	4	IBM
#23	Yuki UGAJIN	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#24	Akio Niikura	3	Uacj
#25	Alain Pourmarin	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#26	Andrew Buckrell	3	Dana Canada
#27	Anders Nyander	3	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab
#28	Chun-Hung Lin	3	TSMC
#29	Chelsie M. Peterson	3	IBM
#30	Chien-Hung Sun	3	Celsia Technologies Taiwan
#31	Christoph Walter	3	Behr Gmbh &
#32	Colin A. Shore	3	Dana Canada
#33	Daniele Torresin	3	Abb Schweiz Ag
#34	Donald E. Army	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#35	Francesco Agostini	3	Abb Schweiz Ag
#36	François Busson	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#37	Herbert Hofmann	3	Mahle International Gmbh
#38	Hirofumi Aoki	3	Nec
#39	Hsiu-Wei Yang	3	Asia Vital Components Co.
#40	Jeff Sheppard	3	Dana Canada
#41	Jung-Yi Chiu	3	Asia Vital Components Co.
#42	Keith Roland Wilkins	3	Hanon Systems
#43	Klaus Kalbacher	3	Modine Manufacturing
#44	Laurent Odillard	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#45	Lei Liu	3	Foxconn
#46	Linjie Huang	3	Hangzhou Sanhua Research Institute Co.
#47	Mathieu Habert	3	Abb Schweiz Ag
#48	Markus Hammerdinger	3	Linde Gmbh
#49	Marc Thuillard	3	Belimo Holding Ag
#50	Ming-Han Yu	3	Asia Vital Components Co.
#51	Mohamed Ibrahimi	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#52	Qiang Gao	3	Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co.
#53	Ralf Blomgren	3	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab
#54	Sachin Bhatia	3	Dana Canada
#55	Sebastien Devedeux	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#56	Shin Nakamura	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#57	Yoshikatsu Inagaki	3	Furukawa Electric Co.
#58	Akihiro Tanabe	2	Canon
#59	Alvaro Zorzin	2	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab
#60	Andreas Beutler	2	Wieland-Werke Ag
#61	Andreas Gruener	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#62	Armin R. Volkel	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#63	Atsushi Fukumoto	2	Sony
#64	Atsuo Okaichi	2	Panasonic
#65	Atsushi Okubo	2	Sony
#66	Bernard D. Casse	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#67	Benjamin A. Kenney	2	Dana Canada
#68	Christophe Denoual	2	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#69	Christiane Kerber	2	Linde Gmbh
#70	Chun-Ming Wu	2	Asia Vital Components Co.
#71	Clemens Schupp	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#72	David Andrew Aaron	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#73	David Barron	2	IBM
#74	Dario Bettio	2	Dana Canada
#75	David C. Jarmon	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#76	David Rich	2	Msw Power
#77	Donald Robert Pautler	2	Delphi Technologies
#78	Douglas C. Wintersteen	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#79	Dwight H. Heberer	2	Carrier
#80	Eldon F. Mockry	2	Spx Cooling Technologies
#81	Ercan Mehmet Dede	2	Stanford University
#82	Esmail M. A. Mokheimer	2	KFUPM
#83	Feng Zhou	2	Toyota
#84	Gary A. Adamson	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#85	Gottfried Duerr	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#86	Hajime Sotokawa	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#87	Henry C. Goodman	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#88	Hiroshi Sakai	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#89	Hiroyuki Takahashi	2	Nec Electronics
#90	Hironori Tomita	2	Panasonic
#91	Hirokazu Yamada	2	Denso
#92	Huan D. Nguyen	2	Google
#93	Indresh Rampall	2	Holtec International
#94	Isamu Hiwatashi	2	Hisaka Works
#95	Jae-Yong Kim	2	Samsung
#96	Jae Yeon Kim	2	Hyundai Motor
#97	James Stander	2	Denso International America
#98	Jean-Christophe Prevost	2	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#99	Jeremy Rice	2	Google
#100	Jens Richter	2	Depuy Synthes Products

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Mahle International Gmbh	27
2	Mitsubishi Electric	22
3	Asia Vital Components Co.	20
#4	Denso	18
#5	Valeo Systemes Thermiques	16
#6	Dana Canada	15
#7	Hamilton Sundstrand	15
#8	IBM	14
#9	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab	10
#10	Hanon Systems	9
#11	Panasonic	8
#12	Denso International America	7
#13	Saudi Arabian Oil	7
#14	RTX (Raytheon)	7
#15	Toyota	7
#16	Modine Manufacturing	6
#17	Cooler Master Co.	5
#18	T.Rad Co.	5
#19	GE	5
#20	Google	5
#21	Samsung	5
#22	Carrier	4
#23	Linde Gmbh	4
#24	Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co.	4
#25	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	4
#26	The Boeing	4
#27	Trane International	4
#28	Uacj	4
#29	Unknown	4
#30	LG	4
#31	Lockheed Martin	4
#32	Abb Schweiz Ag	3
#33	Belimo Holding Ag	3
#34	Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co.	3
#35	Delta Electronics	3
#36	Enterex America	3
#37	Evapco	3
#38	Furukawa Electric Co.	3
#39	Hyundai Motor	3
#40	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	3
#41	Taiwan Microloops	3
#42	Abb Research	2
#43	Baltimore Aircoil Company	2
#44	CNRS	2
#45	Daikin Industries	2
#46	Danfoss A/S	2
#47	Denso Marston	2
#48	Doosan Fuel Cell America	2
#49	Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.	2
#50	Electrolux Home Products	2
#51	Faraday & Future	2
#52	Fujikura	2
#53	Fujitsu Limited	2
#54	Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems	2
#55	Hisaka Works	2
#56	Hitachi-Ge Nuclear Energy	2
#57	Holtec International	2
#58	Johnson Controls Technology	2
#59	Kawasaki	2
#60	Kelvin Thermal Technologies	2
#61	KFUPM	2
#62	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	2
#63	Nooter/Eriksen	2
#64	Noritz	2
#65	Rouchon Industries	2
#66	Schneider Electric It	2
#67	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	2
#68	Stoneage	2
#69	Sumitomo Precision Products Co.	2
#70	Stanford University	2
#71	US Air Force	2
#72	Vahterus Oy	2
#73	Wieland-Werke Ag	2
#74	WARF	2
#75	Caterpillar	2
#76	Ford	2
#77	3M	1
#78	AMD	1
#79	7Ac Technologies	1
#80	8 Rivers Capital	1
#81	Aavid Thermalloy	1
#82	Abb Technology Ag	1
#83	Advanced Cooling Technologies	1
#84	Airbus Defence And Space Netherlands B.V	1
#85	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#86	Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#87	Alcoa	1
#88	Alfa Laval Vicarb Sas	1
#89	Altex Technologies	1
#90	Areva Gmbh	1
#91	Arvos Ljungstrom	1
#92	Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.	1
#93	Bae Systems Plc	1
#94	Balcke-Durr Gmbh	1
#95	Basf Se	1
#96	Bayotech	1
#97	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	1
#98	Bl Technologies	1
#99	Board Of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College	1
#100	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	1

Heat exchange Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies