Layered products 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	Jurgen Burggraf	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
2	Yoshihiro Inao	5	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
3	Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka	4	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#4	Friedrich Paul Lindner	4	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#5	Hiroyuki Kurimura	4	Denki Kagaku Kogyo
#6	Adam James Ellison	3	Corning Incorporated
#7	Axel FINK	3	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh
#8	Brett G. Webster	3	Otter Products
#9	Christian Terfloth	3	Jowat Ag
#10	David A. Gray	3	Liberman Distributing And Manufacturing
#11	David B. Olson	3	3M
#12	Evan L. Schwartz	3	3M
#13	Felix Starck	3	Jowat Ag
#14	Gary E. Georgeson	3	The Boeing
#15	Guangli Hu	3	Corning Incorporated
#16	Igor Muravyov	3	T6 Health Systems
#17	Jun Lu	3	Soliton
#18	Juan Maldonado	3	Otter Products
#19	Justin P. Meyer	3	3M
#20	Koki Tamura	3	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#21	Kyung Su Lee	3	Samsung
#22	Lewis S. Cohen	3	Venture Tape
#23	Llewellyn Bentley Richardson, III	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#24	Martin B. Wolk	3	3M
#25	Michael G. Borchardt	3	The Glad Products
#26	Michael Benton Free	3	3M
#27	Nicholas James Smith	3	Corning Incorporated
#28	Polly Wanda Chu	3	Corning Incorporated
#29	Robert M. Hume, III	3	H.B. Fuller
#30	Shou-Shan Fan	3	Foxconn
#31	Shimon Mizrahi	3	Productive Research
#32	Takuya Nakazono	3	Nitto Denko
#33	Terry O. Collier	3	3M
#34	Theresa Chang	3	Corning Incorporated
#35	Timothy Michael Gross	3	Corning Incorporated
#36	Akihiko Nakamura	2	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#37	Alan J. Jacobsen	2	Hrl Laboratories
#38	Allan A. Loken	2	The Boeing
#39	Alex Mann	2	Bobst Grenchen Ag
#40	Allan R. Manninen	2	Astenjohnson
#41	Anthony Joseph Centofanti	2	—
#42	Ashok Bhatnagar	2	Honeywell
#43	Atsushi Kubo	2	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#44	Beom Seok Lee	2	Samsung
#45	Bei-Hong Liang	2	Masonite
#46	Christopher Robert Becks	2	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#47	Christopher A. Heikkila	2	—
#48	Christine J. Landry-Coltrain	2	Eastman Kodak
#49	Chi-Shih Lee	2	Jah Yih Enterprise Co.
#50	Chen-Lung Lin	2	ITRI
#51	Chad Mueller	2	Pechiney Emballage Flexible Europe
#52	Cheon Ho Park	2	Samsung
#53	Chong Kyu Shin	2	LG
#54	Charles William Thomas	2	The Boeing
#55	Chih-Wei Wen	2	TSMC
#56	Conrad Anthony D'Elia	2	Ozite
#57	Darko Pervan	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#58	Darius J. Preisler	2	—
#59	Daniel M. Rotter	2	The Boeing
#60	David Turner	2	Nike
#61	David J. Zapp	2	Skyworks Solutions
#62	Dennis G. Schlisner	2	—
#63	Dieter Guse	2	Jowat Ag
#64	Dong-Sul Kim	2	Samsung
#65	Duane Buelow	2	Pechiney Emballage Flexible Europe
#66	Eric C. Clough	2	Hrl Laboratories
#67	Eun Joo Choi	2	LG
#68	Eugene A. Dan-Jumbo	2	The Boeing
#69	Eung Jin Jang	2	LG
#70	Gary L. Jialanella	2	Dow Global Technologies
#71	Gary Edward Merz	2	Corning Incorporated
#72	Gabriele Sablone	2	Fameccanica.Data S.P.A.
#73	Gerald D. Boydston	2	Certainteed Gypsum
#74	Göran Ziegler	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#75	Guenther Schall	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#76	Hayk Khachatryan	2	Samsung
#77	Hak Shin Kim	2	LG
#78	Hayato Miyazaki	2	Denka Company Limited
#79	Henner Sollmann	2	The Procter & Gamble
#80	Hiroki Adachi	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#81	Hiroki Mori	2	Brother Kogyo
#82	Hiroyuki Tanaka	2	Canon
#83	Hirokazu Terada	2	Jnc
#84	Hiroto Yamada	2	Ebara
#85	Houng Sik Yoo	2	LG
#86	Ikuo Ueno	2	Asahi Kasei Fibers
#87	Isao Manabe	2	Toray Industries
#88	Jacob M. Hundley	2	Hrl Laboratories
#89	Jan Jacobsson	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#90	Jeffrey Michael Bartolin	2	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#91	Jeremy Hanna	2	US Air Force
#92	Jeong Min Kim	2	Samsung
#93	Jea Han Ryoo	2	LG
#94	Jin Young Ryu	2	LG
#95	Jong Hwan Kim	2	LG
#96	Jonathan L. Shaw	2	US Air Force
#97	John Earl Tosch	2	Corning Incorporated
#98	Kathryn S. Calman	2	Geek Wraps
#99	Kazuya Hada	2	Nitto Denko
#100	Kazuya Maruhata	2	Livedo

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	31
2	Samsung	21
3	3M	16
#4	Dow Global Technologies	10
#5	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	10
#6	Toray Industries	10
#7	LG	10
#8	Apple	8
#9	Corning Incorporated	8
#10	Avery Dennison	7
#11	Basf Se	7
#12	Nitto Denko	7
#13	Soliton	7
#14	Denka Company Limited	6
#15	Foxconn	6
#16	ITRI	6
#17	Saint-Gobain Glass France	6
#18	Unknown	6
#19	BOE	6
#20	Airbus Operations Limited	5
#21	Tencent	5
#22	The Procter & Gamble	5
#23	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.	5
#24	Eastman Kodak	4
#25	Ev Group Gmbh	4
#26	Kuraray Co.	4
#27	Mitsubishi Plastics	4
#28	Ngk Insulators	4
#29	Nippon Electric Glass Co.	4
#30	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh	3
#31	Au Optronics	3
#32	Coveris Flexibles Us	3
#33	Faurecia Interior Systems	3
#34	Globalfoundries	3
#35	Honda Motor Co.	3
#36	Jowat Ag	3
#37	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	3
#38	Liberman Distributing And Manufacturing	3
#39	Otter Products	3
#40	Productive Research	3
#41	Rohr	3
#42	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory	3
#43	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	3
#44	Textron Innovations	3
#45	The Glad Products	3
#46	Tokyo Electron Limited	3
#47	Toray Plastics (America)	3
#48	Tsinghua University	3
#49	Unicharm	3
#50	US Air Force	3
#51	University Of Washington	3
#52	Valinge Innovation Ab	3
#53	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	3
#54	GE	3
#55	Honeywell	3
#56	Nike	3
#57	Sony	3
#58	Airbus Operations Sas	2
#59	Asahi Kasei E-Materials	2
#60	Asahi Kasei Fibers	2
#61	Astenjohnson	2
#62	Bell Helicopter Textron	2
#63	Berry Plastics	2
#64	Certainteed Gypsum	2
#65	CEA	2
#66	Covestro Deutschland Ag	2
#67	Cryovac	2
#68	Cytec Technology	2
#69	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	2
#70	Denso	2
#71	Disco	2
#72	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	2
#73	E Ink Holdings	2
#74	Everdisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Co.	2
#75	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	2
#76	Fameccanica.Data S.P.A.	2
#77	Firestone Building Products Company	2
#78	Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.	2
#79	Guardian Industries	2
#80	HP	2
#81	Hitachi	2
#82	Hrl Laboratories	2
#83	Ip Holding Company	2
#84	Jah Yih Enterprise Co.	2
#85	Jnc	2
#86	Jnc Fibers	2
#87	Johnson Controls Technology	2
#88	Toyota Industries	2
#89	Kittrich	2
#90	Lg Hausys	2
#91	Livedo	2
#92	Masonite	2
#93	MIT	2
#94	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#95	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	2
#96	Mondi Consumer Packaging Technologies Gmbh	2
#97	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	2
#98	Nissan Motor Co.	2
#99	Nissha Printing Co.	2
#100	Posco Co.	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

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Top Companies