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Inorganic chemistry Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class C01 · Section C

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 1,044 patents in 2025.peak 1,0441996: 348 patents19961997: 356 patents1998: 363 patents1999: 426 patents19992000: 415 patents2001: 449 patents2002: 395 patents20022003: 375 patents2004: 419 patents2005: 318 patents20052006: 416 patents2007: 356 patents2008: 372 patents20082009: 443 patents2010: 666 patents2011: 626 patents20112012: 680 patents2013: 775 patents2014: 764 patents20142015: 754 patents2016: 687 patents2017: 737 patents20172018: 689 patents2019: 743 patents2020: 750 patents20202021: 723 patents2022: 777 patents2023: 867 patents20232024: 959 patents2025: 1,044 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Takashi Inada 6 Kaneka
2 Tracy Margaret Davis 6 Chevron
3 Yasushi Nishikawa 6 Kaneka
#4 Dan Xie 5 Chevron
#5 Hao-Ming Wei 5 Foxconn
#6 Shou-Shan Fan 5 Foxconn
#7 Ulrich Müller 5 Basf Se
#8 Yusuke Ohta 5 Kaneka
#9 Aruna Zhamu 4 Nanotek Instruments Group
#10 Kai-Li Jiang 4 Foxconn
#11 Makoto Mishiro 4 Kaneka
#12 Stacey I. Zones 4 Chevron
#13 Yang Wei 4 Foxconn
#14 Yanfeng Zhang 4 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#15 Atsuki Terabe 3 Sakai Chemical Industry Co.
#16 Bee Eng Mary Chan 3 Nanyang Technological University
#17 Bilge Yilmaz 3 Basf Se
#18 Bor Z. Jang 3 Nanotek Instruments Group
#19 Byung Sook Kim 3 Lg Innotek Co.
#20 Dirk De Vos 3 Basf Se
#21 Feng Xiao 3 Basf Se
#22 Hartwig Rauleder 3 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#23 Hermann Gies 3 Basf Se
#24 Hiroyoshi Okuno 3 —
#25 Hideaki Yoshikawa 3 —
#26 Hyoyoung Lee 3 Samsung
#27 Hyeon Jin Shin 3 Samsung
#28 Jae Young Choi 3 Samsung
#29 Kazuyoshi Takeshima 3 Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha
#30 Keiko Yoshitake 3 Nissan Chemical Industries
#31 Masatoshi Honma 3 Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha
#32 Michael Paul Rowe 3 Toyota
#33 Naohiko Suemura 3 Nissan Chemical Industries
#34 Puneet Gupta 3 Tela Innovations
#35 Satoru Sueda 3 Sakai Chemical Industry Co.
#36 Seon-mi Yoon 3 Samsung
#37 Shunsuke NOZAKI 3 —
#38 Takashi Tatsumi 3 Basf Se
#39 Toshiaki Takeyama 3 Nissan Chemical Industries
#40 Weiping Zhang 3 Basf Se
#41 Xinhe Bao 3 Basf Se
#42 Yusuke Okuda 3 Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha
#43 Aleksandr Sergeevich Senyuta 2 United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#44 Andreas Bode 2 Sanofi-Aventis
#45 Anastasios John Hart 2 MIT
#46 Antoine Hoxha 2 Prayon Technologies
#47 Andrey Vladimirovich Panov 2 United Company Rusal Engineering And Technology Centre
#48 Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu 2 Basf Se
#49 Atsushi Wakui 2 Hitachi Zosen
#50 Binyuan Zhao 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong University
#51 Bryan K. Glover 2 Uop
#52 Byung Hee Hong 2 Graphene Square
#53 Carl-Friedrich Hoppe 2 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#54 Christian Bauch 2 Spawnt Private S.À.R.L.
#55 Christian Gerhart 2 Alzchem Ag
#56 Christian Goetz 2 Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#57 Chad E. Law 2 Intel
#58 Chun-Boo Lee 2 Korea Institute Of Energy Research
#59 Chan-Hyun Lee 2 Korea University Research And Business Foundation
#60 Christopher Michael Lew 2 Chevron
#61 Christian Schneider 2 Basf Se
#62 Chiaki Sotowa 2 Showa Denko K.K.
#63 Chika Takai 2 Nagoya Institute Of Technology
#64 Christian Valencia 2 Alveo Energy
#65 Christian Vogler 2 Johnson Matthey Plc
#66 Colin Deane Wessells 2 Natron Energy
#67 Daniel Braithwaite 2 Intel
#68 Dallas B. Noyes 2 Seerstone
#69 Darren Paul Scattergood 2 Qinetiq Limited
#70 Darryl Williams 2 Eastman Chemical
#71 Denis Primeau 2 Orbite Technologies
#72 Dirk Klingler 2 Basf Se
#73 Dorina Fati 2 Prayon Technologies
#74 Dong Hua 2 Guizhou Redstar Developing Co.
#75 Dylan J. Boday 2 IBM
#76 Erich Dornberger 2 Wacker Siltronic Gesellschaft Fur Halbleitermaterialien Ag
#77 Fabio Angelini 2 Stamicarbon B.V. Acting Under The Name Of Mt Innovation Center
#78 Gareth Thomas Flegg 2 Qinetiq Limited
#79 Gabriele Iffland 2 Basf Se
#80 Gerd Lippold 2 Spawnt Private S.À.R.L.
#81 Grigorios Kolios 2 Basf Se
#82 Graham Manton 2 Qinetiq Limited
#83 Guanghong Zheng 2 Intel
#84 Han Kwon Chang 2 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources
#85 Haijun Chen 2 Mesnac Co.
#86 Han-Ik Joh 2 Korea Institute Of Science And Technology
#87 Hajime Nakatani 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#88 Henry R. Costantino 2 Group14 Technologies
#89 Hee Dong Jang 2 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources
#90 Hermann Luyken 2 Basf Se
#91 Hiroyuki Imai 2 Basf Se
#92 Hideo Ito 2 Olympus Optical Co.
#93 Hitoshi Oshiro 2 Hitachi Zosen
#94 Hongtao Nie 2 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co.
#95 Hong-Kyu Park 2 LG
#96 Howard Paul Withers, Jr. 2 Air Products And Chemicals
#97 Hyun-Min Jang 2 LG
#98 Hyun Jun Kim 2 Samsung
#99 Hyung-Joo Noh 2 Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
#100 Il-Kwon Oh 2 LG

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Basf Se 15
2 Chevron 10
3 Intel 7
#4 LG 7
#5 Samsung 7
#6 Kaneka 6
#7 Linde Gmbh 6
#8 Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University 6
#9 ExxonMobil 6
#10 Toyota 6
#11 Air Products And Chemicals 5
#12 CNRS 5
#13 Foxconn 5
#14 Johnson Matthey Plc 5
#15 KAIST 5
#16 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 5
#17 Mitsubishi Materials 5
#18 Nalco Company 5
#19 Ngk Insulators 5
#20 Tsinghua University 5
#21 Unknown 5
#22 Wacker Chemie Ag 5
#23 GE 5
#24 Casale Sa 4
#25 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 4
#26 Hyundai Motor 4
#27 Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha 4
#28 Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 4
#29 MIT 4
#30 Sakai Chemical Industry Co. 4
#31 Battelle Memorial Institute 3
#32 Cerion 3
#33 Dow Global Technologies 3
#34 Evonik Degussa Gmbh 3
#35 Fujifilm Business Innovation 3
#36 Hanwha Techwin Co. 3
#37 Hitachi 3
#38 Jx Nippon Mining & Metals 3
#39 Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources 3
#40 Kyoto University 3
#41 Lg Innotek Co. 3
#42 Nanotek Instruments Group 3
#43 Nanyang Technological University 3
#44 National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 3
#45 National Sun Yat-Sen University 3
#46 National University Corporation Hokkaido University 3
#47 National University Of Singapore 3
#48 Nissan Chemical Industries 3
#49 Northwestern University 3
#50 Rhodia Operations 3
#51 Rive Technology 3
#52 Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics 3
#53 Showa Denko K.K. 3
#54 Spawnt Private S.À.R.L. 3
#55 Sumitomo Electric Industries 3
#56 Sunedison 3
#57 The University Of Tokyo 3
#58 Toda Kogyo 3
#59 Tohoku University 3
#60 Tokuyama 3
#61 Tokyo Institute Of Technology 3
#62 William Marsh Rice University 3
#63 Wuhan Kaidi Engineering Technology Research Institute Co. 3
#64 Honeywell 3
#65 Panasonic 3
#66 Alveo Energy 2
#67 Alzchem Ag 2
#68 Arkema France 2
#69 Caltech 2
#70 Covestro Deutschland Ag 2
#71 East China University Of Science And Technology 2
#72 Element Six Limited 2
#73 Intellectual Ventures 2
#74 Fpinnovations 2
#75 Fujifilm 2
#76 Guizhou Redstar Developing Co. 2
#77 Haldor Topsøe A/S 2
#78 Hanwha Chemical 2
#79 Hitachi Zosen 2
#80 Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University 2
#81 Toyota Industries 2
#82 KFUPM 2
#83 Korea University Research And Business Foundation 2
#84 Los Alamos National Security 2
#85 Metal Industries Research & Development Centre 2
#86 Mitsubishi Chemical 2
#87 Mitsubishi Electric 2
#88 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 2
#89 Mitsubishi Plastics 2
#90 M. Technique Co. 2
#91 Nagoya Institute Of Technology 2
#92 National Tsing Hua University 2
#93 National University Corporation Nagoya University 2
#94 Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited 2
#95 Nippon Soda Co. 2
#96 Omya International Ag 2
#97 Orbite Technologies 2
#98 Postech Academy-Industry Foundation 2
#99 Prayon Technologies 2
#100 Qinetiq Limited 2