Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders 2022

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	Ayaka Kagami	9	Toyota
2	Do Hoi Kim	9	Hyundai Motor
3	Satoshi Shahana	9	Shimano
#4	Takehiko Nakajima	9	Shimano
#5	Yasuyuki Komada	9	Shimano
#6	Koichi Nakamura	8	Fujitsu Limited
#7	Nobuyori Nakajima	8	Denso
#8	Soshiro Murata	8	Toyota
#9	Masaya Taki	7	Denso
#10	Takeshi Nakamura	7	Murata Manufacturing Co.
#11	Takashi Sagisaka	7	Toyota
#12	Tsuneki Shimanaka	7	Mazda Motor
#13	Yoshio Kudo	7	Toyota
#14	David Brian Glickman	6	Ford
#15	David Weagle	6	Trvstper
#16	Erick Michael Lavoie	6	Ford
#17	Haidong Gu	6	Cyclingdeal Usa
#18	Keisuke Ebisumoto	6	Mazda Motor
#19	Luke Niewiadomski	6	Ford
#20	Pascal Moulaire	6	Jtekt Europe
#21	Shuji Kuramitsu	6	Denso
#22	Shawn Michael Morgans	6	Ford
#23	Suguru Sugishita	6	Nsk
#24	Tae Hong Kim	6	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#25	Takeshi Watanabe	6	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#26	Toshihiro Fujita	6	Denso
#27	Yoshifumi Kurokawa	6	Nsk
#28	Andrea Raffaelli	5	Piaggio & C. Spa
#29	Atsuko Oka	5	Denso
#30	Bo-Yi Liao	5	Tektro Technology
#31	Brian Jordan	5	Sram
#32	Bradley A. Newcomb	5	General Motors
#33	Daniel F. McCormick	5	Brunswick
#34	Hiroshi Ishii	5	Ricoh Company
#35	Hitoshi Takayama	5	Shimano
#36	Ho Yeon Kim	5	Hyundai Motor
#37	Jens-Uwe Hafermalz	5	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#38	Joshua Coaplen	5	Fox Factory
#39	Naoki Takahashi	5	Nitto Denko
#40	Paxton S. Williams	5	Toyota
#41	Prerit Pramod	5	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#42	Robert Fuchs	5	Jtekt
#43	Robert Willison	5	Workhorse Group
#44	Sebastian Huber	5	Thyssenkrupp Presta
#45	Stuart C. Salter	5	Ford
#46	Takafumi Nishino	5	Shimano
#47	Tadashi Yamazaki	5	Mazda Motor
#48	Tetsuya Kitazume	5	Nsk
#49	Toshio Tetsuka	5	Shimano
#50	Yasuyuki Nozawa	5	Jtekt
#51	Ahishay Sardes	4	Ree Automotive
#52	Akira Furukawa	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#53	Alfredo Sala	4	Tien Hsin Industries Co.
#54	Arne Schacht	4	Thyssenkrupp Presta
#55	Chul Hee Heo	4	Hyundai Motor
#56	Christopher Kreis	4	Volkswagen
#57	Colby S. Williams	4	Toyota
#58	David J. Hakes	4	Caterpillar
#59	Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski	4	Rehrig Pacific
#60	Daisuke Nago	4	Shimano
#61	Dennis Fuechsel	4	Robert Bosch Automotive Steering
#62	Deok Hwa Hong	4	Hyundai Motor
#63	Donald Jacob Mattern	4	Ford
#64	Ganesh Narasimhan	4	Canoo Technologies
#65	George E. Arlt	4	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#66	Go Endoh	4	Denso
#67	Hee Seouk Chung	4	Hyundai Motor
#68	Hisaya Akatsuka	4	Denso
#69	Hiroshi Fujita	4	Shimano
#70	Hirotaka Ishioka	4	Toyota
#71	Hiroshi Maeda	4	Ricoh Company
#72	Hyun Sik Kim	4	Samsung
#73	Ippei Kuroda	4	Mazda Motor
#74	Isao Namikawa	4	Jtekt
#75	Jesse M. James	4	Gatekeeper Systems
#76	Jean-Pierre Specht	4	Thyssenkrupp Presta
#77	Joshua Butler	4	Flowbelow Aero
#78	Junya Okamura	4	Subaru
#79	Kei Kitahara	4	Jtekt
#80	Keita Mikura	4	Honda Motor Co.
#81	Koji Anraku	4	Jtekt
#82	Kohei Obuchi	4	Shimano
#83	Li Xu	4	Ford
#84	Luca Carmignani	4	Piaggio & C. Spa
#85	Mariam Swetha George	4	Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#86	Makoto ISHINODA	4	Clarion Co.
#87	Martin R. Matthews	4	Magna Exteriors
#88	Mikel Zubieta Andueza	4	Zuma Innovation S.L.
#89	Musheeruddin Zubair Syed	4	Ford
#90	Noriyasu HASEJIMA	4	Clarion Co.
#91	Nobuyuki Nakayama	4	Mazda Motor
#92	Norihiro Ochi	4	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#93	Osamu Yoshida	4	Tsubakimoto Chain
#94	Paolo E. Pucci	4	Canoo Technologies
#95	Ran Dekel	4	Ree Automotive
#96	Roger Arnold Trombley	4	Ford
#97	Ryo Kimura	4	Subaru
#98	Scott J. Carter	4	Gatekeeper Systems
#99	Scott L. Frederick	4	Toyota
#100	Shun Kakehashi	4	Shimano

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Toyota	161
2	Honda Motor Co.	110
3	Hyundai Motor	97
#4	Kia Motors	84
#5	Ford	68
#6	Shimano	67
#7	Steering Solutions Ip Holding	54
#8	Mazda Motor	51
#9	Thyssenkrupp Presta	43
#10	Jtekt	41
#11	Thyssenkrupp Ag	40
#12	Caterpillar	32
#13	Denso	30
#14	General Motors	30
#15	Nsk	28
#16	Hitachi Astemo	25
#17	Robert Bosch Gmbh	23
#18	Subaru	22
#19	BMW	21
#20	Mandom	20
#21	Volkswagen	19
#22	Mitsubishi Electric	16
#23	Unknown	16
#24	John Deere	16
#25	Fox Factory	15
#26	Piaggio & C. Spa	14
#27	Kia	13
#28	Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh	13
#29	Hyundai Mobis Co.	12
#30	Kubota	12
#31	Polaris Industries	12
#32	Audi Ag	11
#33	Specialized Bicycle Components	11
#34	Yamaha Motor	11
#35	Nissan North America	10
#36	Sram	10
#37	Magna Exteriors	9
#38	Suzuki Motor	9
#39	Volvo Car	9
#40	Wonderland Switzerland Ag	9
#41	Bombardier Recreational Products	8
#42	Campagnolo S.R.L.	8
#43	Cnh Industrial America	8
#44	Nidec	8
#45	Sram Deutschland Gmbh	8
#46	Tektro Technology	8
#47	Zf Automotive Uk Limited	8
#48	Clarion Co.	7
#49	Fca Us Llc.	7
#50	Komatsu	7
#51	Nippon Steel	7
#52	Nissan Motor Co.	7
#53	Rivian Ip Holdings	7
#54	Tien Hsin Industries Co.	7
#55	Workhorse Group	7
#56	Arctic Cat	6
#57	Cyclingdeal Usa	6
#58	Jtekt Europe	6
#59	Kawasaki Motors	6
#60	Yamada Manufacturing Co.	6
#61	Aisin	5
#62	Clark Equipment	5
#63	Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition	5
#64	Kawasaki	5
#65	Razor Usa	5
#66	Saf-Holland	5
#67	Sika Technology Ag	5
#68	Thule Sweden Ab	5
#69	Wabash National	5
#70	Zephyros	5
#71	Zoox	5
#72	Agco	4
#73	Brose Antriebstechnik Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft	4
#74	Canoo Technologies	4
#75	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	4
#76	Flowbelow Aero	4
#77	Gatekeeper Systems	4
#78	Gogoro	4
#79	Hangzhou Chic Intelligent Technology Co.	4
#80	Harley-Davidson Motor Company	4
#81	Isuzu Motors Limited	4
#82	Mclaren Automotive Limited	4
#83	Ree Automotive	4
#84	Rehrig Pacific	4
#85	Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Vendome	4
#86	Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha	4
#87	Volvo Truck	4
#88	Zf Active Safety And Electronics Us	4
#89	Zuma Innovation S.L.	4
#90	LG	4
#91	Panasonic	4
#92	Amgen	3
#93	Apple	3
#94	Ai Incorporated	3
#95	Boston Dynamics	3
#96	Byd Company Limited	3
#97	Cyclazoom	3
#98	D3 Innovation	3
#99	Daimler Ag	3
#100	Danfoss Power Solutions Aps	3

Land vehicle engineering Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

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Top Companies