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Heating and ventilation Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class F24 · Section F

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 1,516 patents in 2023.peak 1,5161996: 366 patents19961997: 364 patents1998: 474 patents1999: 542 patents19992000: 521 patents2001: 553 patents2002: 458 patents20022003: 445 patents2004: 444 patents2005: 415 patents20052006: 427 patents2007: 359 patents2008: 313 patents20082009: 311 patents2010: 468 patents2011: 470 patents20112012: 576 patents2013: 635 patents2014: 832 patents20142015: 916 patents2016: 903 patents2017: 1,100 patents20172018: 1,229 patents2019: 1,459 patents2020: 1,491 patents20202021: 1,415 patents2022: 1,460 patents2023: 1,516 patents20232024: 1,496 patents2025: 1,486 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Koji Yamashita 12 Mitsubishi Electric
2 Yoky Matsuoka 9 Google
3 Hiroyuki Morimoto 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#4 Anthony M. Fadell 6 Google
#5 John Adam Yantis 6 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#6 Peter F. Vandermeulen 6 7Ac Technologies
#7 Scott Thomas Kershner 6 GE
#8 Akihiro Eguchi 5 Daikin Industries
#9 Gakuto Sakai 5 Daikin Industries
#10 John Mark Chilton 5 GE
#11 Joshua Stephen Wiseman 5 GE
#12 Lawrence Kates 5 Google
#13 Naofumi Takenaka 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#14 Shinichi Wakamoto 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#15 Yuji Motomura 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#16 Evan J. Fisher 4 Google
#17 Franz Bohlender 4 Eberspächer Catem Gmbh &
#18 James Lee Armstrong 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#19 James Carter Bach 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#20 Jack I. Hanoka 4 7Ac Technologies
#21 Matthew Lee Rogers 4 Google
#22 Samuel Harward 4 Bsh Home Appliances
#23 Tomohiro Yabu 4 Daikin Industries
#24 Andrey V. Livchak 3 Oy Halton Group
#25 Brian Atchley 3 Tesla
#26 Byungsoon Kim 3 LG
#27 Claude Lesage 3 Giant Factories
#28 David Deng 3 Continental Appliances
#29 David Perry 3 GE
#30 David Schoon 3 Schoonscan
#31 David Sloo 3 Google
#32 Daniel Adam Warren 3 Google
#33 David T. Wasyluk 3 The Babcock & Wilcox
#34 Eric Sugalski 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#35 Francesco Corleoni 3 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
#36 Frank Heim 3 Rite-Hite Holding
#37 Gaku Hayashida 3 Panasonic
#38 Israel Biran 3 Enverid Systems
#39 Jahyung Koo 3 LG
#40 Jason M. Marshall 3 The Babcock & Wilcox
#41 John Raymond Edens 3 Trane International
#42 Joseph B. Lee, Jr. 3 Procom Heating
#43 Jude Paul Pullen 3 Dyson Technology Limited
#44 Kevin R. Chwala 3 Omni Containment Systems
#45 Kevin J. Gebke 3 Rite-Hite Holding
#46 Kyongmin Kwon 3 LG
#47 Lawrence Tom 3 Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd.
#48 Mark Joseph Staniforth 3 Dyson Technology Limited
#49 Masanao Yasutomi 3 Daikin Industries
#50 Michael A. Jacobson 3 Rite-Hite Holding
#51 Michael Niederer 3 Eberspächer Catem Gmbh &
#52 Paul Bryan Cadima 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#53 Richard R. Sinur 3 Broan-Nutone
#54 Rose Marie Parker 3 Bsh Home Appliances
#55 Spencer Kim Haws 3 —
#56 Takashi Matsumoto 3 Honda Motor Co.
#57 Toshiyuki KUBONO 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#58 Udi Meirav 3 Enverid Systems
#59 Yusuke Shimazu 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#60 Adrienne Thomle 2 Honeywell
#61 Amy Ragland 2 Honeywell
#62 Arnaud Bruch 2 CEA
#63 Asael Meruham 2 Enverid Systems
#64 Blake Norman Erb 2 Nortek Air Solutions Canada
#65 Brian Thomas Branecky 2 —
#66 Brett Alan Farris 2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#67 Bruce L. Hill 2 Honeywell
#68 Bryan Smith 2 Lennox Industries
#69 Brian R. Wellnitz 2 Broan-Nutone
#70 Cary Pinkalla 2 Rite-Hite Holding
#71 Cedric Catalogne 2 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
#72 Chris Hayden 2 Eemax
#73 Christopher Lee Hettinger 2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#74 Chunbae Lee 2 LG
#75 Christian Morgen 2 Eberspächer Catem Gmbh &
#76 Cory Grabinger 2 Honeywell
#77 David L. Baugh 2 Nortek Air Solutions
#78 Daniel S. Codd 2 Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund
#79 David L. Kraft 2 The Babcock & Wilcox
#80 David D. Larson 2 Progress Profiles Spa
#81 David Quam 2 Ademco
#82 David Schultz 2 Honeywell
#83 Derek W. Schrock 2 Oy Halton Group
#84 Donald Hendricks 2 Bsh Home Appliances
#85 Don C. Kennedy 2 Honeywell
#86 Duckgu Jeon 2 LG
#87 Edward B. Evans 2 Emerson Electric
#88 Edward LaVoisier Muhammad 2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#89 Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. 2 Google
#90 Emmanuel Marcakis 2 —
#91 Eric R. Jurczyszak 2 Rheem Manufacturing
#92 Eric Perez 2 Lennox Industries
#93 Fumitake Unezaki 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#94 Gianfranco Gabbianelli 2 Magna International
#95 Gordon Jeffrey Hugghins 2 Trane International
#96 Greg McPheeters 2 Sunrun South
#97 Hirofumi Koge 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#98 Hyunjung Kim 2 Samsung
#99 Ian C. Smith 2 Google
#100 Iñigo Albizuri 2 Coprecitec, S.L.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Mitsubishi Electric 38
2 LG 34
3 Daikin Industries 25
#4 Honeywell 22
#5 GE 18
#6 Google 18
#7 Trane International 17
#8 Lennox Industries 15
#9 Unknown 15
#10 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 14
#11 Panasonic 13
#12 Bsh Home Appliances 10
#13 Carrier 7
#14 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 7
#15 Emerson Electric 7
#16 Whirlpool 7
#17 Samsung 7
#18 7Ac Technologies 6
#19 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 6
#20 Dyson Technology Limited 5
#21 Smc 5
#22 Sunpower 5
#23 IBM 5
#24 3M 4
#25 Broan-Nutone 4
#26 Procom Heating 4
#27 Rheem Manufacturing 4
#28 Ruskin 4
#29 Twin-Star International 4
#30 Tesla 4
#31 Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.A. 3
#32 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 3
#33 Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd. 3
#34 CEA 3
#35 Coprecitec, S.L. 3
#36 Daikin Europe N.V. 3
#37 Eberspächer Catem Gmbh & 3
#38 Enverid Systems 3
#39 Fujitsu General Limited 3
#40 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 3
#41 Magna International 3
#42 MIT 3
#43 Miclau-S.R.I. 3
#44 Noritz 3
#45 Nortek Air Solutions 3
#46 Oy Halton Group 3
#47 Rite-Hite Holding 3
#48 Tencent 3
#49 The Babcock & Wilcox 3
#50 Woongjin Coway Co. 3
#51 Toyota 3
#52 Alliance For Sustainable Energy 2
#53 Alstom Technology 2
#54 Canplas Industries 2
#55 Cewa Technologies 2
#56 Dong Guan Song Wei Electric Technology Co. 2
#57 Ecofactor 2
#58 Eemax 2
#59 Enerallies 2
#60 Esolar 2
#61 Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co. 2
#62 Gottlieb Binder 2
#63 Grundfos Management A/S 2
#64 Helen Of Troy Limited 2
#65 Henri Peteri Beheer B.V. 2
#66 Hitachi 2
#67 Illinois Tool Works 2
#68 Johnson Controls Technology 2
#69 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 2
#70 Korea Institute Of Energy Research 2
#71 L.B. White Company 2
#72 Mestek 2
#73 Nortek Air Solutions Canada 2
#74 Ormat Industries 2
#75 Progress Profiles Spa 2
#76 Schott Ag 2
#77 Sunrun South 2
#78 Tigi 2
#79 Tvp Solar Sa 2
#80 Intel 2
#81 Apple 1
#82 Access Business Group International 1
#83 Accu Temp Products 1
#84 Agc Glass Europe 1
#85 Airex Co. 1
#86 Airius Ip Holdings 1
#87 Air System Components 1
#88 Allure Energy 1
#89 Alto-Shaam 1
#90 Amf Automation Technologies 1
#91 Apollo Precision Fujian Limited 1
#92 Au Optronics 1
#93 Automatic Fire Control 1
#94 Automotive Research & Testing Center 1
#95 Awois 1
#96 Banyan Energy 1
#97 Basf Se 1
#98 Battelle Memorial Institute 1
#99 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 1
#100 Belimo Holding Ag 1