Layered products 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	Aristotelis Karagiannis	11	Soliton
2	Bruce Edward Wade	10	Soliton
3	Michael Eugene Donelson	10	Eastman Chemical
#4	Yasuyuki Izu	10	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#5	Khanh Duc Tran	9	Soliton
#6	Jun Lu	8	Soliton
#7	Kouhei Yamaguchi	6	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#8	Daisuke Nakajima	5	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#9	Kazuhiko Nakayama	5	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#10	Weixin D. Song	5	United States Gypsum
#11	Carmelo Luca Restuccia	4	—
#12	Darko Pervan	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#13	Hang Suk Choi	4	LG
#14	Keith Daniel Humfeld	4	The Boeing
#15	Matti Manner	4	Upm Raflatac Oy
#16	Noel Mitchell	4	Upm Raflatac Oy
#17	Richard Guillemette	4	Guill Tool & Engineering Co.
#18	Robert Peters	4	Guill Tool & Engineering Co.
#19	Ryoichi Sasaki	4	Hitachi
#20	Yasutaka Inubushi	4	Kuraray Co.
#21	Yuusuke Oota	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#22	Alfred C. Li	3	United States Gypsum
#23	Beom Seok Lee	3	Samsung
#24	Bei-Hong Liang	3	Masonite
#25	Bong Su Jeung	3	LG
#26	Chikara Murakami	3	Sumitomo Chemical
#27	Douglas A. McCarville	3	The Boeing
#28	Emiliano Frulloni	3	Cytec Technology
#29	Eung Jin Jang	3	LG
#30	Fiorenzo Lenzi	3	—
#31	George Clayton Hansen	3	Conductive Composites Company Ip
#32	Hidekazu Hayashi	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#33	Hirokazu Ishii	3	Ricoh Company
#34	Jasmin Berger	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#35	Jea Han Ryoo	3	LG
#36	Jorge Caminero Gomes	3	Dow Global Technologies
#37	John P. Hogan	3	Guardian Glass
#38	Juichi Fukatani	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#39	Juan C. Guzman	3	The Boeing
#40	Katsuhiko Tanaka	3	Canon
#41	Koichiro Tanaka	3	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#42	Kyung Hyeok Park	3	LG
#43	Masako Okamoto	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#44	Michael Benton Free	3	3M
#45	Michael Leslie Hand	3	The Boeing
#46	Michael Labrot	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#47	Nathan D. Hansen	3	Conductive Composites Company Ip
#48	Naoki Mizuno	3	Brother Kogyo
#49	Nobuaki Yamada	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#50	Rainer Goering	3	Evonik Degussa Gmbh
#51	Ronald Mark Buck	3	Snacktops
#52	Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl	3	Guardian Industries
#53	Ryuta Tsunoda	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#54	San Park	3	LG
#55	Shougo Yoshida	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#56	Soochan Lee	3	LG
#57	Stephan Kremers	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#58	Suk-Jae Lee	3	LG
#59	Toshihiko Ogata	3	Sumitomo Chemical
#60	Wenjie Chen	3	Soliton
#61	Yang-Han Son	3	Samsung
#62	Yijun Sang	3	United States Gypsum
#63	Adriana Willempje Blom	2	The Boeing
#64	Alan J. Jacobsen	2	Hrl Laboratories
#65	Alexander J. Kugel	2	3M
#66	Anthony Calomino	2	Greenfield Products
#67	Antony Dodworth	2	Bright Lite Structures
#68	Andrew R. Ogren	2	Blank Acquisition
#69	Andrew W. Pantke	2	Guardian Glass
#70	Annamaria Vilinska	2	United States Gypsum
#71	Ashok Bhatnagar	2	Honeywell
#72	Atsushi Niinoh	2	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#73	Atsushi Yasui	2	Nitto Denko
#74	Audrey Dogimont	2	Agc Glass Europe
#75	Audrey A. Sherman	2	3M
#76	Bart W. Fox	2	Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co.
#77	Bernard E. Obi	2	Dow Global Technologies
#78	Bernhard Reul	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#79	Bradley J. Blaski	2	General Motors
#80	Brian J. Christ	2	United States Gypsum
#81	Bradbury R Face	2	Face International Corporaton
#82	Bradley W. Todd	2	United States Gypsum
#83	Brian W. Walther	2	Dow Global Technologies
#84	Cesar Clavero	2	Guardian Glass
#85	Chen Feng	2	Foxconn
#86	Christer Lundblad	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#87	Christophe Swiderski	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#88	Christopher B. Walker, Jr.	2	3M
#89	Cheng-Yi Wang	2	ITRI
#90	Clark D Boyd	2	Face International Corporaton
#91	Claire Lestringant	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#92	Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka	2	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#93	Daniel Lee	2	Guardian Glass
#94	Daniel Schweigert	2	Guardian Glass
#95	Dirk Doerner	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#96	Didem Oner-Deliormanli	2	Dow Global Technologies
#97	Donald E. Kirkpatrick	2	—
#98	Eijiro IWASE	2	Fujifilm
#99	Eiichi Shinada	2	Hitachi Chemical Company
#100	Ernest Lee	2	Nanosys

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	40
2	Samsung	29
3	3M	27
#4	Sekisui Chemical Co.	25
#5	Saint-Gobain Glass France	19
#6	Soliton	19
#7	Dow Global Technologies	18
#8	LG	18
#9	Corning Incorporated	14
#10	Fujifilm	14
#11	BOE	14
#12	Panasonic	10
#13	Agc	9
#14	Kuraray Co.	9
#15	Ngk Insulators	9
#16	Toppan Printing Co.	9
#17	United States Gypsum	9
#18	Apple	7
#19	Lintec	7
#20	Mitsubishi Chemical	7
#21	Unknown	7
#22	Valinge Innovation Ab	7
#23	General Motors	7
#24	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	6
#25	Guardian Glass	6
#26	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	6
#27	Agc Glass Europe	5
#28	Covestro Deutschland Ag	5
#29	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	5
#30	Honda Motor Co.	5
#31	ITRI	5
#32	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	5
#33	Sumitomo Chemical	5
#34	The Procter & Gamble	5
#35	Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag	5
#36	Toray Industries	5
#37	Ford	5
#38	GE	5
#39	Honeywell	5
#40	Toyota	5
#41	Basf Se	4
#42	Cytec Technology	4
#43	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	4
#44	Guill Tool & Engineering Co.	4
#45	Hexcel	4
#46	Hitachi Chemical Company	4
#47	Hyundai Motor	4
#48	Jfe Steel	4
#49	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	4
#50	Kobe Steel	4
#51	Lg Hausys	4
#52	Masonite	4
#53	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#54	Nitto Denko	4
#55	Shengyi Technology Co.	4
#56	Upm Raflatac Oy	4
#57	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	4
#58	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	4
#59	Zeon	4
#60	Zephyros	4
#61	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	3
#62	Airbus Operations Limited	3
#63	Arkema France	3
#64	Berry Plastics	3
#65	Borealis Ag	3
#66	Conductive Composites Company Ip	3
#67	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	3
#68	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	3
#69	Kyoraku Co.	3
#70	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	3
#71	Murata Manufacturing Co.	3
#72	Nippon Electric Glass Co.	3
#73	Nippon Steel	3
#74	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	3
#75	Tesa Se	3
#76	Thyssenkrupp Ag	3
#77	Toyo Seikan Co.	3
#78	View	3
#79	ExxonMobil	3
#80	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#81	Beijing Boe Display Technology Co.	2
#82	Beijing Funate Innovation Technology Co.	2
#83	Blank Acquisition	2
#84	Bostik Sa	2
#85	Bridgestone	2
#86	Bright Lite Structures	2
#87	Celgard	2
#88	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	2
#89	Certainteed	2
#90	Daikin Industries	2
#91	Dexerials	2
#92	Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co.	2
#93	Dow Quimica Mexicana S.A.De C.V.	2
#94	Entrotech	2
#95	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh	2
#96	Faurecia Interior Systems	2
#97	Firestone Building Products Company	2
#98	Fraunhofer	2
#99	General Interface Solution Limited	2
#100	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies