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Layered products Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Primary CPC class B32 · Section B

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 1,231 patents in 2020.peak 1,2311996: 686 patents19961997: 720 patents1998: 940 patents1999: 867 patents19992000: 833 patents2001: 833 patents2002: 838 patents20022003: 893 patents2004: 909 patents2005: 598 patents20052006: 633 patents2007: 599 patents2008: 448 patents20082009: 498 patents2010: 682 patents2011: 750 patents20112012: 725 patents2013: 759 patents2014: 769 patents20142015: 740 patents2016: 802 patents2017: 857 patents20172018: 932 patents2019: 1,151 patents2020: 1,231 patents20202021: 1,207 patents2022: 1,202 patents2023: 1,077 patents20232024: 1,048 patents2025: 1,001 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Jun Lu 11 Soliton
2 Wenjie Chen 6 Soliton
3 Martin B. Wolk 5 3M
#4 Michael Benton Free 5 3M
#5 Michio Shimamoto 4 Sekisui Chemical Co.
#6 Osamu Miyashita 4 Toyoda Iron Works Co.
#7 Takuya Nakazono 4 Nitto Denko
#8 Terry O. Collier 4 3M
#9 David J. Zapp 3 Skyworks Solutions
#10 Evan L. Schwartz 3 3M
#11 Gary Edward Merz 3 Corning Incorporated
#12 Hiroki Adachi 3 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#13 Hideaki Sakai 3 Toyoda Iron Works Co.
#14 Izhar GAFNI 3 I.G. Cardboard Technologies
#15 Jesse Baldwin 3 Toray Plastics (America)
#16 Joseph D. Rule 3 3M
#17 John Earl Tosch 3 Corning Incorporated
#18 Mark S. Wilenski 3 The Boeing
#19 Michael Hannington 3 Avery Dennison
#20 Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek 3 3M
#21 Mrinal Kanti Banerjee 3 Essel Propack
#22 Olester Benson, Jr. 3 3M
#23 Paul K. Oldroyd 3 Textron Innovations
#24 Pawel Sieradzki 3 Toray Plastics (America)
#25 Robert F. Kamrath 3 3M
#26 Satoru Koshio 3 Nitto Denko
#27 Sinyul Yang 3 Sekisui Chemical Co.
#28 Steve Canale 3 Skyworks Solutions
#29 Stephen A. Johnson 3 3M
#30 Tatsuya Iwamoto 3 Sekisui Chemical Co.
#31 Takafumi Oda 3 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
#32 Tadatoshi Tanji 3 Kyoraku Co.
#33 Tomokazu Yura 3 Nitto Denko
#34 Yinong Ma 3 Soliton
#35 Zhou Li 3 Soliton
#36 Alan Keith Breck 2 Liqui-Box
#37 Alan J. Jacobsen 2 Hrl Laboratories
#38 Allan A. Loken 2 The Boeing
#39 Andrew E. Modin 2 The Boeing
#40 Atsushi Kubo 2 Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#41 Beom Seok Lee 2 Samsung
#42 Bernhard Mussig 2 Tesa Ag
#43 Berend Schoke 2 Airbus Operations Limited
#44 Bradbury R Face 2 Face International Corporaton
#45 Chen Feng 2 Foxconn
#46 Christian Julien 2 Meissner Filtration Products
#47 Cheon Ho Park 2 Samsung
#48 Clark D Boyd 2 Face International Corporaton
#49 Corinna Schwarz 2 O&M Halyard
#50 Daniel L. English 2 Swnr Development
#51 David C. Humphreys 2 Tamko Building Products
#52 David James 2 Perstorp Specialty Chemicals Ab
#53 David Christopher Oetjen 2 The Procter & Gamble
#54 Darko Pervan 2 Valinge Innovation Ab
#55 Daniel M. Rotter 2 The Boeing
#56 Daniel Eduardo Sanchez 2 Skyworks Solutions
#57 Daniel J. Schmidt 2 3M
#58 Diego De Paoli 2 Cascades Canada Ulc
#59 Dimitris Gkinosatis 2 Flexopack S.A
#60 Douglas Lumb 2 Malden Mills Industries
#61 Douglas A. McCarville 2 The Boeing
#62 Dong Myung Shin 2 Samsung
#63 Douglas J. Weber 2 Apple
#64 Emilie J. Siochi 2 NASA
#65 Eung Jin Jang 2 LG
#66 Fritz Ganser 2 Rep Ip Ag
#67 Hannah Rebecca Arm 2 The Boeing
#68 Hayk Khachatryan 2 Samsung
#69 Haefa Mansour 2 3M
#70 Hirofumi Imai 2 Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#71 Hirokazu Terada 2 Jnc
#72 Hung V. Phan 2 Skyworks Solutions
#73 Hugues Prud'homme 2 Cascades Canada Ulc
#74 Hyong-yong Lee 2 Samsung
#75 Hyo-Young Mun 2 Samsung
#76 Hye Min Yu 2 LG
#77 Isao Manabe 2 Toray Industries
#78 Jacques Ducarre 2 Hexcel Reinforcements
#79 James Donn Hethcock 2 Bell Helicopter Textron
#80 Jacob M. Hundley 2 Hrl Laboratories
#81 Jeffrey James Farmer 2 O&M Halyard
#82 Jeffery Lee Marcoe 2 The Boeing
#83 Jea Han Ryoo 2 LG
#84 Jeffrey D Shepard 2 Face International Corporaton
#85 Jin Ho Kang 2 —
#86 Jian Xiang 2 Foxconn
#87 Jong Hyun Jung 2 LG
#88 Jong Hwan Kim 2 LG
#89 Jong-Seong Kim 2 Samsung
#90 Jong-Hwan Lee 2 Samsung
#91 Joseph C. Walsh 2 Graphic Packaging International
#92 Juan Jose de Pablo 2 WARF
#93 Juan C. Guzman 2 The Boeing
#94 Justin P. Meyer 2 3M
#95 Ju-Suk OH 2 Samsung
#96 Jun Okuda 2 Unicharm
#97 Jun You 2 The Procter & Gamble
#98 Kay Y. Blohowiak 2 The Boeing
#99 Kaitlyn Michelle Bock 2 Toray Plastics (America)
#100 Kazuo Kitada 2 Nitto Denko

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 34
2 The Boeing 31
3 3M 19
#4 Soliton 15
#5 The Procter & Gamble 13
#6 Nitto Denko 11
#7 Toray Plastics (America) 10
#8 Corning Incorporated 9
#9 BOE 9
#10 Dow Global Technologies 7
#11 Rolls-Royce Plc 7
#12 Panasonic 7
#13 Apple 6
#14 Airbus Operations Limited 6
#15 ITRI 6
#16 Saint-Gobain Glass France 6
#17 Sekisui Chemical Co. 6
#18 LG 6
#19 Avery Dennison 5
#20 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 5
#21 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 5
#22 Foxconn 5
#23 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 5
#24 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 5
#25 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 5
#26 Bell Helicopter Textron 4
#27 Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh 4
#28 Jnc 4
#29 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 4
#30 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. 4
#31 NASA 4
#32 Tokyo Electron Limited 4
#33 Toyota 4
#34 Basf Se 3
#35 Byd Company Limited 3
#36 Essel Propack 3
#37 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 3
#38 Hrl Laboratories 3
#39 I.G. Cardboard Technologies 3
#40 Kuraray Co. 3
#41 Kyoraku Co. 3
#42 Lg Hausys 3
#43 Lintec 3
#44 Nippon Electric Glass Co. 3
#45 Pilkington Group Limited 3
#46 Rohr 3
#47 Skyworks Solutions 3
#48 Tesa Se 3
#49 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag 3
#50 Toray Industries 3
#51 Toyoda Iron Works Co. 3
#52 W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh 3
#53 Zephyros 3
#54 General Motors 3
#55 Agc Automotive Americas R&D 2
#56 Agc Flat Glass North America 2
#57 Airbus Operations Sas 2
#58 Airex Co. 2
#59 Asahi Kasei E-Materials 2
#60 Assa Abloy Ab 2
#61 Avent 2
#62 B/E Aerospace 2
#63 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 2
#64 Beijing Funate Innovation Technology Co. 2
#65 Brewer Science 2
#66 Cascades Canada Ulc 2
#67 Ceraloc Innovation Ab 2
#68 CEA 2
#69 Corcel Ip Limited 2
#70 Corning Precision Materials Co. 2
#71 Cytec Technology 2
#72 Dexerials 2
#73 Face International Corporaton 2
#74 Flexopack S.A 2
#75 Fujifilm 2
#76 Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co. 2
#77 Graphic Packaging International 2
#78 Hexcel Composites Limited 2
#79 Hexcel Reinforcements 2
#80 Hyundai Motor 2
#81 Infiana Germany Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#82 Infineon Technologies Ag 2
#83 Jfe Steel 2
#84 Jnc Fibers 2
#85 Johns Manville 2
#86 Toyota Industries 2
#87 Kia Motors 2
#88 Kobe Steel 2
#89 Kulicke And Soffa Industries 2
#90 Liqui-Box 2
#91 Masonite 2
#92 MIT 2
#93 Meissner Filtration Products 2
#94 Mgc Filsheet Co. 2
#95 Milliken & 2
#96 Mitsubishi Chemical 2
#97 Mitsui Chemicals 2
#98 Mitsui High-Tec 2
#99 Ngk Insulators 2
#100 Ngk Spark Plug Co. 2