Heat exchange Patent Leaders 2020

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	David Andrew Aaron	6	Baltimore Aircoil Company
2	Yoshihiro Machida	6	Shinko Electric Industries Co.
3	Akira Ishibashi	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#4	Atsushi Okubo	5	Sony
#5	Ronggui Yang	5	Kelvin Thermal Technologies
#6	Shinya Higashiiue	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#7	Yohann Lilian Rousselet	5	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#8	Andrew Beaver	4	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#9	Atsushi Mochizuki	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#10	James Streeter	4	Hamilton Sundstrand
#11	Jeffrey Douglas Rambo	4	GE
#12	Kenya Kawabata	4	Furukawa Electric Co.
#13	Mahmoud Bahy Mahmoud Noureldin	4	Saudi Arabian Oil
#14	Satoshi Inoue	4	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#15	Shailesh N. Joshi	4	Toyota
#16	Shigeyoshi MATSUI	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#17	Takuya Bungo	4	T.Rad Co.
#18	Taiji Sakai	4	Fujitsu Limited
#19	Volker Seidel	4	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
#20	Yung-Cheng Lee	4	Kelvin Thermal Technologies
#21	Abbas A. Alahyari	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#22	Alexander Poltorak	3	Fractal Heatsink Technologies
#23	Brian St. Rock	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#24	Chien-Hung Sun	3	Celsia Technologies Taiwan
#25	Daniel Jason Erno	3	GE
#26	Daisuke Ito	3	Panasonic
#27	Gerd Schlottig	3	IBM
#28	Han-Min Liu	3	Asia Vital Components (China) Co.
#29	Ian G. Horn	3	Uop
#30	Jeremy Rice	3	Google
#31	Jens Romlund	3	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab
#32	Jian Zhang	3	Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co.
#33	John A. Kolb	3	Centrum Equities Acquisition
#34	Joseph Turney	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#35	John H. Whiton	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#36	Larry Baxter	3	Sustainable Energy Solutions
#37	Masanori Jindou	3	Daikin Industries
#38	Masahiro Meguro	3	Furukawa Electric Co.
#39	Michael Thomas Kenworthy	3	Unison Industries
#40	Michael J. Reinke	3	Modine Manufacturing
#41	Nathan Davis	3	IBM
#42	Neal R. Herring	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#43	Nicholas A. Wilson	3	Cilag Gmbh International
#44	Phillip F. Daly	3	Uop
#45	Sanford Allan Victor	3	Uop
#46	Shin Nakamura	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#47	Tatsuo Kawaguchi	3	Ngk Insulators
#48	Takashi Okazaki	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#49	Tony Rousseau	3	Modine Manufacturing
#50	Wenjian Wei	3	Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co.
#51	Xiao-Xiang Zhou	3	Asia Vital Components Co.
#52	Yan He	3	Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co.
#53	Yasumi Sasaki	3	Toshiba Ceramics Co.
#54	Yoon K. Shin	3	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#55	Yuusaku Ishimine	3	Kyocera
#56	Zhifeng Zhang	3	Beijing Boe Sensor Technology Co.
#57	Aaron Sayre	2	Hall Labs
#58	Akram Hamed Mohamed Kamel	2	Saudi Arabian Oil
#59	Anthony DeLugan	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#60	Arindom Joardar	2	Carrier
#61	Aruna Zhamu	2	Nanotek Instruments Group
#62	Axel Dolderer	2	Mahle International Gmbh
#63	Benjamin A. Kenney	2	Dana Canada
#64	Bor Z. Jang	2	Honeycomb Battery
#65	Bo Shi	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#66	Bruce J. Poplawski	2	Carrier
#67	Bruce Scholten	2	—
#68	Christopher P. Auth	2	Intel
#69	Christophe Deleplanque	2	—
#70	Christopher Mark Greiner	2	Ford
#71	Cheng-Wen Hsieh	2	Acer Incorporated
#72	Chen Li	2	Kelvin Thermal Technologies
#73	Christopher Oshman	2	Kelvin Thermal Technologies
#74	Chang-Han Tsai	2	Cooler Master Co.
#75	Craig R. Walker	2	Carrier
#76	Davey J. Vadder	2	Evapco
#77	David L. Vos	2	Lockheed Martin
#78	Dina Malamud	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#79	Donald E. Army	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#80	Dougal Hogg	2	—
#81	Douglas A. Kester	2	Johnson Controls Technology
#82	Dwight H. Heberer	2	Carrier
#83	Enrico Rizzi	2	Methanol Casale Sa
#84	Eric Mansfield	2	Hall Labs
#85	Eric T. Sunada	2	Caltech
#86	Fabien Fauconnier	2	Spx Cooling Technologies
#87	Fanghao Yang	2	IBM
#88	Frank T. Morrison	2	Baltimore Aircoil Company
#89	Gary A. Adamson	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#90	George P. Peterson	2	Texas A&M University System
#91	Gregory G. Hughes	2	Modine Manufacturing
#92	Gregory K. Schwalm	2	Hamilton Sundstrand
#93	Hani Mohammed Al Saed	2	Saudi Arabian Oil
#94	Hayase Gaku	2	Samsung
#95	Hironori Takahashi	2	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
#96	Huan Jin	2	Genemind Biosciences Company Limited
#97	Hung-Wei Tseng	2	E Ink Holdings
#98	Hyun Sik Kim	2	Samsung
#99	Ingmar G. Meijer	2	IBM
#100	James Fitzgerald Bonar	2	GE

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Hamilton Sundstrand	24
2	GE	18
3	Mitsubishi Electric	15
#4	Toyota	13
#5	Hanon Systems	11
#6	Modine Manufacturing	10
#7	Baltimore Aircoil Company	9
#8	Furukawa Electric Co.	9
#9	IBM	9
#10	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab	8
#11	Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co.	8
#12	Denso	8
#13	Carrier	7
#14	Cooler Master Co.	7
#15	Mahle International Gmbh	7
#16	Shinko Electric Industries Co.	7
#17	RTX (Raytheon)	7
#18	Asia Vital Components Co.	6
#19	Dana Canada	6
#20	Denso International America	6
#21	Hyundai Motor	6
#22	Trane International	6
#23	Daikin Industries	5
#24	Enterex America	5
#25	Evapco	5
#26	Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co.	5
#27	Saudi Arabian Oil	5
#28	The Boeing	5
#29	T.Rad Co.	5
#30	LG	5
#31	Delta Electronics	4
#32	Hs Marston Aerospace Limited	4
#33	Linde Gmbh	4
#34	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems	4
#35	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	4
#36	Uop	4
#37	Advanced Cooling Technologies	3
#38	Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.	3
#39	Fractal Heatsink Technologies	3
#40	Hall Labs	3
#41	Hewlett Packard Enterprise	3
#42	Kelvin Thermal Technologies	3
#43	Kia Motors	3
#44	Kyocera	3
#45	Murata Manufacturing Co.	3
#46	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	3
#47	Ngk Insulators	3
#48	Thermal	3
#49	Unknown	3
#50	Valeo Systemes Thermiques	3
#51	Ford	3
#52	Samsung	3
#53	Abb Schweiz Ag	2
#54	Acer Incorporated	2
#55	Brazeway	2
#56	Caltech	2
#57	Casale Sa	2
#58	Daikin Applied Americas	2
#59	Denso Marston	2
#60	Energynest As	2
#61	Forum Us	2
#62	Fujitsu Limited	2
#63	Global Graphene Group	2
#64	Haldor Topsøe A/S	2
#65	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products	2
#66	Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S.	2
#67	Johnson Controls Technology	2
#68	J R Thermal	2
#69	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#70	Mahle Filter Systems Japan	2
#71	MIT	2
#72	Nec	2
#73	Ormat Industries	2
#74	Other Lab	2
#75	Safran Aircraft Engines	2
#76	Stoneage	2
#77	Swep International Ab	2
#78	University of Colorado, A Body Corporate	2
#79	Uacj	2
#80	Unison Industries	2
#81	United Arab Emirates University	2
#82	US Air Force	2
#83	Caterpillar	2
#84	ExxonMobil	2
#85	Google	2
#86	Honeywell	2
#87	Lockheed Martin	2
#88	Micron	2
#89	Panasonic	2
#90	8 Rivers Capital	1
#91	Aavid Thermalloy	1
#92	Aerco International	1
#93	Agco	1
#94	Ail Research	1
#95	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	1
#96	Airbus Defence And Space Sas	1
#97	Airbus Helicopters	1
#98	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#99	Ali Group S.R.L.—Carpigiani	1
#100	Alliance For Sustainable Energy	1

Heat exchange Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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