Heat exchange Patent Leaders 2019

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	7	Mitsubishi Electric
2	Mahmoud Bahy Mahmoud Noureldin	7	Saudi Arabian Oil
3	Hani Mohammed Al Saed	6	Saudi Arabian Oil
#4	Daisuke Ito	5	Panasonic
#5	Ercan Mehmet Dede	5	Stanford University
#6	Leo J. Veilleux, Jr.	5	Hamilton Sundstrand
#7	Leo Somhorst	4	Hanon Systems
#8	Masahiro Ariyama	4	Mahle Filter Systems Japan
#9	Masanori Jindou	4	Daikin Industries
#10	Michael Doe	4	Hamilton Sundstrand
#11	Michael F. Taras	4	Carrier
#12	Michael Zager	4	Hamilton Sundstrand
#13	Nicholas J. Nagurny	4	Lockheed Martin
#14	Shinya Higashiiue	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#15	Anthony DeLugan	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#16	Arun Muley	3	The Boeing
#17	Atsushi Mochizuki	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#18	Bart Andre Salters	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#19	Bruce J. Poplawski	3	Carrier
#20	Charles E. Kusuda	3	The Boeing
#21	Chelsie M. Peterson	3	IBM
#22	Christian Riondet	3	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
#23	Chien-Hung Sun	3	Celsia Technologies Taiwan
#24	Daniel Jason Erno	3	GE
#25	Derek M. Beckner	3	Lockheed Martin
#26	Delmar E. Lehman	3	Johnson Controls Technology
#27	Doug Vanderwees	3	Dana Canada
#28	Hicham Rouhana	3	Mahle International Gmbh
#29	Jack Leon Esformes	3	Carrier
#30	James W. Furlong	3	Johnson Controls Technology
#31	James D. Seebald	3	Abb Air Preheater
#32	Jing Yang	3	Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co.
#33	Joseph W. Pillis	3	Frick
#34	Junichi Hamadate	3	Daikin Industries
#35	Mark D. Schultz	3	IBM
#36	Mel Woldesemayat	3	Carrier
#37	Michael R. Eller	3	Lockheed Martin
#38	Michael Thomas Kenworthy	3	Unison Industries
#39	Milton E. Vernon	3	Bayotech
#40	Nobuyuki Kurashima	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#41	Richard Armsden	3	Hanon Systems
#42	Roelant Boudewijn Hietbrink	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#43	Scott M. Maurer	3	Lockheed Martin
#44	Shigeyoshi MATSUI	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#45	Shin Nakamura	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#46	Shun Yoshioka	3	Daikin Industries
#47	Tae-Young Kim	3	Samsung
#48	Tatsuro Miura	3	Furukawa Electric Co.
#49	Taichi Nakamura	3	Panasonic
#50	Tai-Her Yang	3	Unknown
#51	Thomas Kupiszewski	3	GE
#52	Tobias Isermeyer	3	Behr Gmbh & Co. Kg
#53	Vincent Dupont	3	Euro Heat Pipes
#54	Wei-Lin Cho	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#55	William Dwight Gerstler	3	GE
#56	Yoshimasa Kikuchi	3	Daikin Industries
#57	Yoshio Oritani	3	Daikin Industries
#58	Yuki UGAJIN	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#59	Abbas A. Alahyari	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#60	Akio Murata	2	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#61	Akifumi Nishino	2	Kubota
#62	Allan K. So	2	Dana Canada
#63	Antonio Moscatelli	2	Leonardo S.P.A.
#64	Anthony F. Tenore	2	Golden Renewable Energy
#65	Arindom Joardar	2	Carrier
#66	Atsushi Okubo	2	Sony
#67	Benjamin A. Kenney	2	Dana Canada
#68	Bernd Müller	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#69	Bradley Abell	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#70	Brian E. Cheadle	2	Dana Canada
#71	Bret P. Elison	2	IBM
#72	Branislav Korenic	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#73	Brian Magann Rush	2	GE
#74	Carl D. Meinhart	2	University of California
#75	Carl Nicholas Nett	2	Fulton Group N.A.
#76	Chiu-Kung CHEN	2	Delta Electronics
#77	Christophe Pourima	2	Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#78	Christopher S. Roper	2	Hrl Laboratories
#79	Christian Wagner	2	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.
#80	Craig J. Hickman	2	Spx Cooling Technologies
#81	Creed Taylor	2	Westinghouse Electric
#82	David Andrew Aaron	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#83	David H. Altman	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#84	David Barron	2	IBM
#85	David Fowler	2	Golden Renewable Energy
#86	David A. Moore	2	HP
#87	Daniel Reist	2	Advanced Cooling Technologies
#88	Daniel Tylutki	2	Denso International America
#89	David L. Vos	2	Lockheed Martin
#90	Dirk Kux	2	—
#91	Eberhard Pantow	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#92	Eldon F. Mockry	2	Spx Cooling Technologies
#93	Eric Dimmer	2	Modine Manufacturing
#94	Fanghao Yang	2	IBM
#95	Fengze Wang	2	—
#96	Feng Zhou	2	Toyota
#97	Fu-Kuei Chang	2	Asia Vital Components Co.
#98	Gary A. Adamson	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#99	Gerd Abker	2	—
#100	Glenn David Comisac	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Hamilton Sundstrand	26
2	Mahle International Gmbh	26
3	GE	16
#4	Modine Manufacturing	13
#5	Dana Canada	12
#6	Mitsubishi Electric	12
#7	Valeo Systemes Thermiques	12
#8	Hanon Systems	11
#9	IBM	11
#10	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab	10
#11	Carrier	10
#12	Asia Vital Components Co.	9
#13	RTX (Raytheon)	9
#14	Toyota	9
#15	Denso International America	8
#16	Saudi Arabian Oil	8
#17	Spx Cooling Technologies	8
#18	Daikin Industries	7
#19	Johnson Controls Technology	7
#20	The Boeing	7
#21	Trane International	6
#22	Lockheed Martin	6
#23	Arvos Ljungstrom	5
#24	Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co.	5
#25	Denso	5
#26	Furukawa Electric Co.	5
#27	Noritz	5
#28	Intel	5
#29	Advanced Cooling Technologies	4
#30	Baltimore Aircoil Company	4
#31	Cooler Master Co.	4
#32	Euro Heat Pipes	4
#33	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	4
#34	Mahle Filter Systems Japan	4
#35	Ngk Insulators	4
#36	Rinnai	4
#37	Bayotech	3
#38	Bosal Emission Control Systems Nv	3
#39	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	3
#40	Ingersoll-Rand	3
#41	KFUPM	3
#42	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	3
#43	Lennox Industries	3
#44	Linde Gmbh	3
#45	Mahle Behr Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#46	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems	3
#47	Shinko Electric Industries Co.	3
#48	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	3
#49	T.Rad Co.	3
#50	Uacj	3
#51	Unison Industries	3
#52	Applied Materials	2
#53	Alfa Laval Vicarb Sas	2
#54	Arvos Gmbh	2
#55	Auras Technology Co.	2
#56	Basf Se	2
#57	Borgwarner Emissions Systems Spain, S.L.U.	2
#58	Calsonic Kansei	2
#59	Champ Tech Optical (Foshan)	2
#60	Delta Electronics	2
#61	Evapco	2
#62	Fujikura	2
#63	Fulton Group N.A.	2
#64	Golden Renewable Energy	2
#65	Hangzhou Sanhua Research Institute Co.	2
#66	Ifp Energies Nouvelles	2
#67	J R Thermal	2
#68	Kentuckiana Curb Company	2
#69	Kitagawa Industries Co.	2
#70	Kobe Steel	2
#71	Krones Ag	2
#72	Kyungdong Navien Co.	2
#73	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	2
#74	Nec Platforms	2
#75	Ngk Adrec Co.	2
#76	Northrop Grumman	2
#77	Rheem Manufacturing	2
#78	Savannah River Nuclear Solutions	2
#79	Schneider Electric It	2
#80	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	2
#81	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	2
#82	University of California	2
#83	Tsinghua University	2
#84	Westinghouse Electric	2
#85	Zhejiang Sanhua Automotive Components Co.	2
#86	Ford	2
#87	Honeywell	2
#88	Microsoft	2
#89	Samsung	2
#90	3M	1
#91	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#92	Abl Ip Holding	1
#93	Acer Incorporated	1
#94	Advanced Steam Technology Company	1
#95	Airbus Ds Gmbh	1
#96	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#97	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#98	Alenia Aermacchi S.P.A.	1
#99	Alliance For Sustainable Energy	1
#100	A.L.M.T.	1

Heat exchange Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies