Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders 2016

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Erick Michael Lavoie	16	Ford
2	Mark S. Diekevers	13	Caterpillar
3	Masahiro Nakakura	11	Shimano
#4	Dean Kamen	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#5	James J. Dattolo	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#6	J. Douglas Field	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#7	John B. Morrell	10	Apple
#8	Matthew M. McCambridge	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#9	Michael D. Piedmonte	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#10	Richard Kurt Heinzmann	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#11	Richard J. Rosasco	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#12	Robert R. Ambrogi	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#13	Robert J. Duggan	10	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#14	Etsuyoshi Watarai	9	Shimano
#15	Gregory J. Kaufmann	9	Caterpillar
#16	Osamu Kariyama	9	Shimano
#17	Shigeru Hoshino	9	Toyota
#18	Timothy A. Thorson	9	Caterpillar
#19	Yoshimitsu Miki	9	Shimano
#20	Atsuhiro Emura	8	Shimano
#21	Robert N. Saje	8	General Motors
#22	Yuya Takeda	8	Nissan Motor Co.
#23	Atsumune Nagatani	7	Jtekt
#24	Daisuke Nago	7	Shimano
#25	Jonathan R. Young	7	Toyota
#26	Kazuhisa Takano	7	Yamaha Motor
#27	Robert L. Meyer	7	Caterpillar
#28	Toshio Iizuka	7	Yamaha Motor
#29	Kazutaka Fukao	6	Shimano
#30	Mao Kuroda	6	Shimano
#31	Naipaul D. Ramoutar	6	Toyota
#32	Tatsuro Kubota	6	Jtekt
#33	Thomas Edward Pilutti	6	Ford
#34	Thomas Robert George Thompson	6	Ford
#35	Tomonori Sugiura	6	Jtekt
#36	Wataru Hagiwara	6	Nsk
#37	Yosuke Hirayama	6	Yamaha Motor
#38	Yoshihito Yoshihara	6	Jtekt
#39	Darrin Neil Wagner	5	Ford
#40	Edgar Edward Donabedian	5	Ford
#41	Eiji Tanaka	5	Jtekt
#42	Eric James Johannsen	5	Caterpillar
#43	Henrik Braedt	5	Sram Deutschland Gmbh
#44	Hideki Kojima	5	Seiko Epson
#45	John C. Johnson	5	General Motors
#46	Kazuhiro Fujii	5	Shimano
#47	Kaoru Sasaki	5	Yamaha Motor
#48	Kentaro Kosaka	5	Shimano
#49	Steven E. Morris	5	General Motors
#50	Tatsuya Matsushita	5	Shimano
#51	Tetsu Nonoshita	5	Shimano
#52	Thomas D. Bebernes	5	John Deere
#53	Thomas Wolf	5	Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag
#54	Toyoto Shirai	5	Shimano
#55	Udo Mildner	5	General Motors
#56	Yuji Takahashi	5	Fujitsu Limited
#57	Yuuichi Tomaru	5	Nsk
#58	Bruno M. Barthelemy	4	Ford
#59	Brian Jordan	4	Sram
#60	Brian C. Sundberg	4	Safety 1St
#61	David J. Hakes	4	Caterpillar
#62	Daisuke Kuriki	4	Honda Motor Co.
#63	Daiki Orihara	4	Nsk
#64	David V. Rotole	4	John Deere
#65	Dragan B. Stojkovic	4	Ford
#66	Franciscus Johannes Cornelius Driessen	4	Mutsy B.V.
#67	Hirozumi Eki	4	Jtekt
#68	Jennifer P. Lawall	4	General Motors
#69	Joseph D. Langley	4	Dorel Juvenile Group
#70	Kazuya Kuwayama	4	Shimano
#71	Kenichiro Aoki	4	Toyota
#72	Kenkichi Inoue	4	Shimano
#73	Kevin L. Steiner	4	Caterpillar
#74	Masaya Johta	4	Nsk
#75	Masayuki Kita	4	Jtekt
#76	Masahiro Yamanaka	4	Shimano
#77	Michael McAndrews	4	Specialized Bicycle Components
#78	Mohamed Ridha Baccouche	4	Ford
#79	Mohammed Omar Faruque	4	Ford
#80	N. Petter Winberg	4	Tesla
#81	Sachin Shrimant Sawant	4	Tesla
#82	Satoshi Shahana	4	Shimano
#83	Shinji Okada	4	Nsk
#84	Shingo Shiraishi	4	Shimano
#85	Shinya Shirokura	4	Honda Motor Co.
#86	Tatsuya Kawakami	4	Shimano
#87	Takahiro TSUBAKI	4	Nsk
#88	Temitope Olayemi Akinlua	4	Caterpillar
#89	Terutaka Tamaizumi	4	Jtekt
#90	Tomoya Matsuo	4	Honda Motor Co.
#91	Toshio Tetsuka	4	Shimano
#92	Toyoshi Yoshida	4	Shimano
#93	Yota Uesaka	4	Fuji Kiko Co.
#94	Yutaka Kubo	4	Yamaha Motor
#95	Abdelmonaam Sassi	3	Ford
#96	Adam D. Holmstrom	3	Toyota
#97	Akinori Hashimoto	3	Shimano
#98	Akira Inoue	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#99	Akira Omae	3	Honda Motor Co.
#100	Andrew F. Smith	3	Outrider Technologies

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Toyota	111
2	Honda Motor Co.	109
3	Shimano	99
#4	Ford	97
#5	General Motors	57
#6	Jtekt	48
#7	Hyundai Motor	47
#8	Caterpillar	41
#9	Nsk	39
#10	Yamaha Motor	29
#11	Nissan Motor Co.	22
#12	Steering Solutions Ip Holding	22
#13	Unknown	18
#14	Kawasaki	17
#15	Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag	16
#16	Mandom	15
#17	Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha	13
#18	Audi Ag	13
#19	Denso	13
#20	Mazda Motor	13
#21	Showa	13
#22	Specialized Bicycle Components	13
#23	Thyssenkrupp Presta	12
#24	John Deere	12
#25	Hyundai Mobis Co.	11
#26	Kyb	11
#27	Robert Bosch Gmbh	11
#28	Bombardier Recreational Products	10
#29	Deka Products Limited Parternship	10
#30	Subaru	10
#31	Sram	10
#32	BMW	9
#33	Kia Motors	9
#34	Nihon Plast Co.	9
#35	Suzuki Motor	9
#36	Hitachi Automotive Systems Steering	8
#37	Polaris Industries	8
#38	Trw Automotive U.S.	8
#39	Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited	8
#40	Fuji Kiko Co.	7
#41	Campagnolo S.R.L.	6
#42	Camso	6
#43	Cnh Industrial America	6
#44	Dorel Juvenile Group	6
#45	Mitsubishi Electric	6
#46	Bridgestone	5
#47	Daimler Ag	5
#48	Faurecia Interieur Industrie	5
#49	Fca Us Llc.	5
#50	Nissan North America	5
#51	Sram Deutschland Gmbh	5
#52	The Boeing	5
#53	Google	5
#54	Tesla	5
#55	CEA	4
#56	Fox Factory	4
#57	Foxconn	4
#58	Jaguar Land Rover Limited	4
#59	Jtekt Europe	4
#60	Kobe Steel	4
#61	Komatsu	4
#62	Mutsy B.V.	4
#63	Paccar	4
#64	Razor Usa	4
#65	Renault S.A.S.	4
#66	Stemco Co.	4
#67	Trek Bicycle	4
#68	Unarco Industries	4
#69	Volkswagen	4
#70	Volvo Car	4
#71	Zf Friedrichshafen Ag	4
#72	Agri-Cover	3
#73	Baby Jogger	3
#74	Continental Automotive Gmbh	3
#75	Dorel Juvenile (Zhongshan) Product Co.	3
#76	Indian Motorcycle International	3
#77	Kolcraft Enterprises	3
#78	Kubota	3
#79	Magna Electronics	3
#80	Mtd Products	3
#81	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	3
#82	Robert Bosch Automotive Steering	3
#83	Saf-Holland	3
#84	Sika Technology Ag	3
#85	Tektro Technology	3
#86	Tien Hsin Industries Co.	3
#87	Trw Limited	3
#88	Volvo Construction Equipment Ab	3
#89	Volvo Truck	3
#90	Samsung	3
#91	AMD	2
#92	3G Bikes	2
#93	Arctic Cat	2
#94	Artsana Usa	2
#95	Autoliv Asp	2
#96	Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag	2
#97	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	2
#98	Black & Decker	2
#99	Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft	2
#100	Canyon Bicycles Gmbh	2

Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies