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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Heating and ventilation Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 Anthony M. Fadell 10 Google
2 Yoky Matsuoka 10 Google
3 Matthew Lee Rogers 9 Google
#4 David Sloo 7 Google
#5 Koji Yamashita 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#6 Paul Bryan Cadima 7 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#7 Shinichi Wakamoto 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#8 Yuji Motomura 7 Mitsubishi Electric
#9 Andrey V. Livchak 6 Oy Halton Group
#10 Daniel Adam Warren 6 Google
#11 Hiroyuki Morimoto 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#12 David J. Emmons 5 Ademco
#13 Derek W. Schrock 5 Oy Halton Group
#14 Glenn W. Kowald 5 Lennox Industries
#15 Kevin J. Gebke 5 Rite-Hite Holding
#16 Naofumi Takenaka 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#17 Nicholas L. Kaufmann 5 Rite-Hite Holding
#18 Osamu Morimoto 5 Mitsubishi Electric
#19 Timothy Scott Shaffer 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#20 Cary Pinkalla 4 Rite-Hite Holding
#21 Darrin W. Beardslee 4 Oy Halton Group
#22 Dayan Bi 4 —
#23 David William Billman 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#24 Daisuke Shimamoto 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#25 Eric Perez 4 Lennox Industries
#26 Hans Juergen Paller 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#27 James Lee Armstrong 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#28 Jeffrey N. Arensmeier 4 Emerson Electric
#29 Jozef Boros 4 Rheem Manufacturing
#30 Joshua Stephen Wiseman 4 GE
#31 Joon Ho Yoon 4 Samsung
#32 Justin McKie 4 Lennox Industries
#33 Jude Paul Pullen 4 Dyson Technology Limited
#34 Matthew J. Asmus 4 Johnson Controls Technology
#35 Mark Joseph Staniforth 4 Dyson Technology Limited
#36 Mark D. Stefanski 4 Google
#37 Naofumi Yokoyama 4 Daikin Industries
#38 Peter F. Vandermeulen 4 7Ac Technologies
#39 Rishi Siravuri 4 Emerson Electric
#40 Sivaprasad Akasam 4 Intel
#41 Sridhar Deivasigamani 4 Intel
#42 Takashi Kashihara 4 Daikin Industries
#43 Takahiro Yamasaki 4 Daikin Industries
#44 Thomas P. Buescher 4 Emerson Electric
#45 Tyrus Hudson 4 Tesla
#46 William A. Niehaus 4 Rite-Hite Holding
#47 Andrew C. Faller 3 Oy Halton Group
#48 Ben Braden 3 Bsh Home Appliances
#49 Bin Wang 3 Huawei
#50 Brad Hyronimus 3 Sioux
#51 Bryan Thomas Phillips 3 Electrolux Home Products
#52 Daniel James Beavis 3 Dyson Technology Limited
#53 Darko Hadzidedic 3 Lennox Industries
#54 Derek Munn 3 Csr Building Products Limited
#55 Dong-Ho Lee 3 Samsung
#56 Edward N. Koop 3 Air Distribution Technologies Ip
#57 Edwin H. Satterthwaite, Jr. 3 Google
#58 Fadi M. Alsaleem 3 Emerson Climate Technologies
#59 Frank Heim 3 Rite-Hite Holding
#60 Gabriel A. Bergman 3 Honeywell
#61 Gregg M. Hemmelgarn 3 Emerson Climate Technologies
#62 Jack Du 3 Honeywell
#63 Jeffrey L. Stewart 3 Trane International
#64 John Mark Chilton 3 GE
#65 John W. Finger 3 Sioux
#66 Josef Novotny 3 Honeywell
#67 John Joseph Roetker 3 GE
#68 Joseph Adam Ruff 3 Google
#69 Jung Ho Kim 3 Samsung
#70 Karel Macek 3 Honeywell
#71 Karel Marik 3 Honeywell
#72 Kevin Graebel 3 Honeywell
#73 Koji Nishioka 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#74 Leslie Zinger 3 Trane International
#75 Mark W. Miles 3 Qualcomm
#76 Marco Moro 3 Eltek S.P.A.
#77 Mark J. Wegner 3 Sioux
#78 Masanao Yasutomi 3 Daikin Industries
#79 Michael Plitkins 3 Google
#80 Motohiko Kawagishi 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#81 Nicholas Collier 3 Innovative Defense
#82 Paolo Savini 3 Eltek S.P.A.
#83 Priotomo Abiprojo 3 Emerson Electric
#84 Rick A. Bagwell 3 Oy Halton Group
#85 Richard Dustin Henderson 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#86 Robert William Jewell 3 HP
#87 Rose Marie Parker 3 Bsh Home Appliances
#88 Shaun Michael Ward 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#89 Siang Teik Teoh 3 Unknown
#90 Stephen Christopher Boedicker 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#91 Steve Schneider 3 Lennox Industries
#92 Sung-June Cho 3 Samsung
#93 Tarek Alfakhrany 3 Rhino Rack Australia Pty Limited
#94 Takeshi Hatomura 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#95 Takayoshi Honda 3 Denso
#96 Takashi Ikeda 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#97 Takashi Matsumoto 3 Honda Motor Co.
#98 Takashi Okazaki 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#99 Tatsuo Ono 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#100 Timothy Russell 3 Bsh Home Appliances

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Mitsubishi Electric 54
2 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 48
3 Honeywell 30
#4 LG 26
#5 Samsung 26
#6 Lennox Industries 22
#7 Google 21
#8 Daikin Industries 20
#9 Panasonic 20
#10 Emerson Electric 17
#11 Trane International 14
#12 Unknown 13
#13 Whirlpool 12
#14 Johnson Controls Technology 11
#15 Bsh Home Appliances 10
#16 Carrier 10
#17 Electrolux Home Products 9
#18 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 7
#19 Rheem Manufacturing 7
#20 Noritz 6
#21 Oy Halton Group 6
#22 3M 5
#23 Azbil 5
#24 Dyson Technology Limited 5
#25 Rite-Hite Holding 5
#26 IBM 5
#27 Intel 5
#28 7Ac Technologies 4
#29 CEA 4
#30 Denso 4
#31 Fujitsu Limited 4
#32 Rinnai 4
#33 Smc 4
#34 Tesla 4
#35 Alstom Technology 3
#36 CNRS 3
#37 Csr Building Products Limited 3
#38 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 3
#39 Eltek S.P.A. 3
#40 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 3
#41 Grundfos Management A/S 3
#42 Illinois Tool Works 3
#43 Innovative Defense 3
#44 Mahle International Gmbh 3
#45 Ormat Industries 3
#46 Philips Lighting Holding B.V. 3
#47 Progress Profiles Spa 3
#48 Robert Bosch Gmbh 3
#49 Ruskin 3
#50 Sioux 3
#51 Stiebel Eltron Gmbh & Co. Kg 3
#52 Tcl Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co. 3
#53 Tvp Solar Sa 3
#54 Abengoa Solar 2
#55 Aermist 2
#56 Air System Components 2
#57 Alarm.Com Incorporated 2
#58 Alto-Shaam 2
#59 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi 2
#60 Asahi Kasei E-Materials 2
#61 British Telecommunications Plc 2
#62 Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd. 2
#63 Coway Co. 2
#64 Delta Electronics 2
#65 Dong Guan Song Wei Electric Technology Co. 2
#66 Eaton 2
#67 Electrolux Do Brasil S.A. 2
#68 Electrolux Professional 2
#69 Intellectual Ventures 2
#70 Emirates Telecommunications 2
#71 Energy Technologies Institute Llp 2
#72 Esolar 2
#73 Field Controls 2
#74 Fuji Electric Co. 2
#75 Fujitsu General Limited 2
#76 Group14 Technologies 2
#77 Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#78 Helen Of Troy Limited 2
#79 Hyundai Motor 2
#80 Innovative Hearth Products 2
#81 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 2
#82 Kao 2
#83 Khalifa University Of Science, Technology And Research 2
#84 King Saud University 2
#85 Koken Co. 2
#86 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 2
#87 Korea Institute Of Construction Technology 2
#88 Kurita Water Industries 2
#89 Miele & Cie. Kg 2
#90 Mistubishi Electric 2
#91 Nv Bekaert Sa 2
#92 Opower 2
#93 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#94 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#95 Siemens Concentrated Solar Power 2
#96 Siemens Industry 2
#97 Solarreserve Technology 2
#98 Stellenbosch University 2
#99 Thermal Storage Systems 2
#100 University Of Alaska Anchorage 2