Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders 2019

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	Yurgis Mauro Bacallao	15	Walmart Apollo
2	Takahiro TSUBAKI	11	Nsk
3	Erick Michael Lavoie	10	Ford
#4	Takaharu Kozawa	10	Denso
#5	Katsuhiko Hayashi	9	Panasonic
#6	Masaya Taki	9	Denso
#7	Shuji Kuramitsu	9	Denso
#8	Toshimitsu Sakai	9	Denso
#9	Joshua Robert Hemphill	8	Ford
#10	Kentaro Kosaka	8	Shimano
#11	Takafumi Nishino	8	Shimano
#12	Yasuyuki Komada	8	Shimano
#13	Atsuhiro Emura	7	Shimano
#14	Atsushi Komatsu	7	Shimano
#15	Brian Jordan	7	Sram
#16	Masahiro Nakakura	7	Shimano
#17	Yoshimitsu Miki	7	Shimano
#18	Blaine A. Schwalbe	6	Cnh Industrial America
#19	Hideki Sawada	6	Rohm Co.
#20	Jason D. Fahland	6	General Motors
#21	Jack Marchlewski	6	Ford
#22	Joshua R. Auden	6	General Motors
#23	Mitsuo Sasaki	6	Unisia Jecs
#24	Robby Gordon	6	Arctic Cat
#25	Ryo Minaki	6	Nsk
#26	Sebastien Vezina	6	Bombardier Recreational Products
#27	Takayoshi Sugawara	6	Nsk
#28	Yoshio Kudo	6	Toyota
#29	Yoshiaki Nakazawa	6	Nippon Steel
#30	Anthony Smith	5	89908
#31	Andrew J. Taylor	5	Wonderland Switzerland Ag
#32	Atsumune Nagatani	5	Jtekt
#33	Caleb Potvin	5	General Motors
#34	David Weagle	5	Trvstper
#35	Donald A. Buzzard	5	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#36	Dragan B. Stojkovic	5	Ford
#37	Jungnam Choi	5	Hyundai Motor
#38	Kouichi Nakamura	5	Denso
#39	Kohei Obuchi	5	Shimano
#40	Kyosho Uryu	5	Nsk
#41	Lodewijk Wijffels	5	Ford
#42	Makoto Araki	5	Honda Motor Co.
#43	Naoki Fujimoto	5	Shimano
#44	Philipp Kellner	5	Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag
#45	Robert E. Haut	5	Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
#46	Robert Reiners	5	Ford
#47	Scott L. Frederick	5	Toyota
#48	Shin Kumagai	5	Nsk
#49	Sung Dae Lim	5	Hyundai Motor
#50	Takehiko Nakajima	5	Shimano
#51	Tau Tyan	5	Ford
#52	Takashi Yamamoto	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#53	Timothy D. Demetrio	5	General Motors
#54	Toshihiro Fujita	5	Denso
#55	Torsten Gerhardt	5	Ford
#56	Toshio Tetsuka	5	Shimano
#57	Yasuhiro Tsuchizawa	5	Shimano
#58	Yoji Kunihiro	5	Toyota
#59	Yoshihito Yoshihara	5	Jtekt
#60	Yu Myohoji	5	Jtekt
#61	Adrian Gaylard	4	Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#62	Adrian Nania	4	Ford
#63	Akihiko Mori	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#64	Akinobu SUGIMOTO	4	Shimano
#65	Anthony J. Champagne	4	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#66	Andrew Thomas Cunningham	4	General Motors
#67	Anthony J. Povinelli	4	Magna Exteriors
#68	Bruce Southey	4	Ford
#69	Carl Winefordner	4	Crank Brothers
#70	Christophe Ravier	4	Jtekt Europe
#71	Christopher Thompson	4	Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#72	David V. Rotole	4	John Deere
#73	Dong Eun Cha	4	Hyundai Motor
#74	Donald Jacob Mattern	4	Ford
#75	Eric James Johannsen	4	Caterpillar
#76	Frank Hermansen	4	Crank Brothers
#77	Fumihiko Kishima	4	Toyota
#78	Henry E. Richardson	4	Zephyros
#79	Hiroshi Matsuda	4	Canon
#80	Hidenori Matsuoka	4	Mazda Motor
#81	Hiroyuki Miyata	4	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor
#82	Hiroshi Naitou	4	Panasonic
#83	Hyun Gyung Kim	4	Hyundai Motor
#84	Ibrahim A. Badiru	4	General Motors
#85	James Neugebauer	4	Ford
#86	Jeffrey Green	4	Walmart Apollo
#87	Jiawei Ying	4	Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Technology Co.
#88	Jin Young Yoon	4	Hyundai Motor
#89	Joen C. Bodtker	4	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#90	John T. Zuzelski	4	General Motors
#91	Kenji Maruyama	4	Fujitsu Limited
#92	Kenta Nakamura	4	Hakko
#93	Koki Ikeda	4	Toyota
#94	Koichi Nakamura	4	Fujitsu Limited
#95	Louis Chuang	4	—
#96	Martin R. Matthews	4	Magna Exteriors
#97	Makoto Mori	4	Carl Manufacturing Co.
#98	Matthew Arthur Titus	4	Ford
#99	Michael P. Anspaugh	4	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#100	Michael Stephen Sylvester	4	Ford

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Ford	128
2	Toyota	126
3	Honda Motor Co.	104
#4	Shimano	102
#5	Hyundai Motor	59
#6	General Motors	56
#7	Kia Motors	50
#8	Nsk	43
#9	Steering Solutions Ip Holding	40
#10	Jtekt	37
#11	Denso	34
#12	Mazda Motor	29
#13	BMW	28
#14	Thyssenkrupp Ag	25
#15	Thyssenkrupp Presta	25
#16	Robert Bosch Gmbh	23
#17	Walmart Apollo	23
#18	Yamaha Motor	22
#19	Cnh Industrial America	20
#20	Hitachi Automotive Systems	19
#21	Unknown	19
#22	Mitsubishi Electric	18
#23	Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag	17
#24	Sram	17
#25	Caterpillar	17
#26	Kawasaki	16
#27	Bombardier Recreational Products	15
#28	Campagnolo S.R.L.	15
#29	Mandom	15
#30	Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha	13
#31	Subaru	13
#32	Wonderland Switzerland Ag	12
#33	Hyundai Mobis Co.	11
#34	Polaris Industries	11
#35	John Deere	11
#36	Continental Automotive Gmbh	10
#37	Audi Ag	9
#38	Piaggio & C. Spa	9
#39	Suzuki Motor	9
#40	Bridgestone	8
#41	Fox Factory	8
#42	Jtekt Europe	8
#43	Nissan North America	8
#44	Robert Bosch Automotive Steering	8
#45	Trw Limited	8
#46	Volkswagen	8
#47	Panasonic	8
#48	Nissan Motor Co.	7
#49	Yanmar Holdings Co.	7
#50	Boston Dynamics	6
#51	Giant Manufacturing Co.	6
#52	Jaguar Land Rover Limited	6
#53	Komatsu	6
#54	Kubota	6
#55	Nippon Steel	6
#56	Selle Royal S.P.A.	6
#57	The Radio Flyer	6
#58	Volvo Truck	6
#59	Wabash National	6
#60	Camso	5
#61	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	5
#62	Compagnie Plastic Omnium Se	5
#63	Fca Us Llc.	5
#64	Kobe Steel	5
#65	Lund Motion Products	5
#66	Magna Exteriors	5
#67	Renault S.A.S.	5
#68	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	5
#69	Showa	5
#70	Soucy International	5
#71	Specialized Bicycle Components	5
#72	Trvstper	5
#73	Zephyros	5
#74	Amgen	4
#75	Agco	4
#76	Arcelormittal	4
#77	Arvinmeritor Technology	4
#78	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	4
#79	Continental Automotive France	4
#80	Gustav Magenwirth Gmbh &	4
#81	Indian Motorcycle International	4
#82	Mtd Products	4
#83	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	4
#84	Thule Canada	4
#85	Trek Bicycle	4
#86	Yamada Manufacturing Co.	4
#87	Zoox	4
#88	Apple	3
#89	Agjunction	3
#90	Autoliv Development Ab	3
#91	Clark Equipment	3
#92	Daimler Ag	3
#93	Darfon Electronics	3
#94	Decathlon	3
#95	Faurecia Interieur Industrie	3
#96	Fuji Kiko Co.	3
#97	Gatekeeper Systems	3
#98	Gordon Murray Design Limited	3
#99	Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Technology Co.	3
#100	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	3

Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies