Layered products Patent Leaders 2020

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	7	Soliton
2	Daisuke Nakajima	7	Sekisui Chemical Co.
3	Yuusuke Oota	7	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#4	Jun Lu	6	Soliton
#5	Pascal Bauerle	6	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#6	Tatsuya Iwamoto	6	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#7	Yasuyuki Izu	6	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#8	Stephen A. Johnson	5	3M
#9	Xiaoxi Wang	5	The Boeing
#10	Bong Su Jeung	4	LG
#11	Jawed Asrar	4	Johns Manville
#12	Jea Han Ryoo	4	LG
#13	Jorge Caminero Gomes	4	Dow Global Technologies
#14	Kazuhiko Nakayama	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#15	Lu Liu	4	BOE
#16	Matthew Harthcock	4	Zephyros
#17	Mark S. Wilenski	4	The Boeing
#18	Megan L. Szlosek	4	Soliton
#19	Nami Minakuchi	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#20	San Park	4	LG
#21	Se Woo Yang	4	LG
#22	Shou-Shan Fan	4	Foxconn
#23	Shunsuke SADAKANE	4	Agc
#24	Suk-Jae Lee	4	LG
#25	Terence D. Neavin	4	3M
#26	Timothy J. Lindquist	4	3M
#27	Tokihiko Aoki	4	Agc
#28	Ulrich Alef	4	Sig Technology Ag
#29	Yalda Farhoudi	4	Soliton
#30	Andrew M. Bayless	3	Micron
#31	Beom Seok Lee	3	Samsung
#32	Brian Gish	3	Carlisle Construction Materials
#33	Brooke D. Kitzmiller	3	Berry Plastics
#34	Bruce Edward Wade	3	Soliton
#35	Charlene Marie Smith	3	Corning Incorporated
#36	Dale N. Memering	3	Apple
#37	Eung Jin Jang	3	LG
#38	Filip Gilbert Lucien Bossuyt	3	Ivc Bv
#39	François Lemieux	3	Annexair
#40	Göran Ziegler	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#41	Hang Suk Choi	3	LG
#42	Hirofumi Kitano	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#43	Hyun Suk Kim	3	Samsung
#44	Hyun Jee Yoo	3	LG
#45	Jeffrey A. Middlesworth	3	Tredegar Film Products
#46	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	3	The Procter & Gamble
#47	Jianping Pan	3	Dow Global Technologies
#48	John Christopher Wilde	3	The Boeing
#49	Jung Ok Moon	3	LG
#50	Kai-Li Jiang	3	Foxconn
#51	Kazuhiko Kaneuchi	3	Panasonic
#52	Kenneth E. Cisek	3	The Glad Products
#53	Kelsi M. Hurley	3	The Boeing
#54	Khanh Duc Tran	3	Soliton
#55	Kristof Van Vlassenrode	3	Unilin Bv
#56	Kyung Hyeok Park	3	LG
#57	Mark D. Tennant	3	Schneller
#58	Michael Eugene Donelson	3	Eastman Chemical
#59	Michael Labrot	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#60	Mikhail L. Pekurovsky	3	3M
#61	Natesan Venkataraman	3	Corning Incorporated
#62	Onur S. Yordem	3	3M
#63	Paul Dennis Trokhan	3	The Procter & Gamble
#64	Polly Wanda Chu	3	Corning Incorporated
#65	Pu Zhang	3	Navitas Systems
#66	Rajen M. Patel	3	Dow Global Technologies
#67	Raia Slivniak	3	Hp Indigo B.V.
#68	Rhéal Comte	3	Annexair
#69	Rikiya Yamashita	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#70	Robert G. Pierson	3	Schneller
#71	Ryuta Tsunoda	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#72	Takanori FUJIWARA	3	Zeon
#73	Thomas Michael Cleary	3	Corning Incorporated
#74	Theodore J. Fish	3	The Glad Products
#75	Timothy Michael Gross	3	Corning Incorporated
#76	Wataru Hirose	3	Kuraray Co.
#77	Weifeng Zhou	3	BOE
#78	Yinong Ma	3	Soliton
#79	Yong Chen	3	Dow Global Technologies
#80	Yushan Hu	3	Dow Global Technologies
#81	Achim Grefenstein	2	Basf Se
#82	Achiel J. M. Van Loon	2	—
#83	Adam James Ellison	2	Corning Incorporated
#84	Akira Matsuda	2	Mitsui Petrochemical Industries
#85	Akira Sato	2	Tdk
#86	Alan G. Burg	2	The Boeing
#87	Alexandra K. Dillon	2	The Boeing
#88	Ali Shanian	2	Harvard University
#89	Alexander Stolov	2	Hp Indigo B.V.
#90	Anthony Joseph Centofanti	2	—
#91	Antony Dodworth	2	Bright Lite Structures
#92	April Renae Brown	2	The Procter & Gamble
#93	Arturo Mannheim Astete	2	Agp America S.A.
#94	Atsushi Ishiguro	2	Zeon
#95	Atsushi Kodama	2	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals
#96	Atsuko Takahagi	2	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#97	Ayaka Ikegami	2	Agc
#98	Azusa Takai	2	Agc
#99	Benjamin Jeffrey Hynes	2	Harley-Davidson Motor Company
#100	Bei-Hong Liang	2	Masonite

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	42
2	The Boeing	40
3	Sekisui Chemical Co.	25
#4	Saint-Gobain Glass France	21
#5	3M	20
#6	Corning Incorporated	19
#7	LG	19
#8	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	16
#9	Agc	15
#10	Soliton	14
#11	Fujifilm	13
#12	Dow Global Technologies	12
#13	The Procter & Gamble	12
#14	Panasonic	12
#15	BOE	11
#16	Mitsubishi Chemical	10
#17	Nitto Denko	10
#18	Toppan Printing Co.	10
#19	Apple	9
#20	Zeon	9
#21	Johns Manville	8
#22	Kuraray Co.	8
#23	Toray Industries	8
#24	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	8
#25	Unknown	7
#26	Foxconn	6
#27	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	6
#28	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	6
#29	Airbus Operations Limited	5
#30	Amogreentech Co.	5
#31	Berry Plastics	5
#32	HP	5
#33	Honda Motor Co.	5
#34	Hyundai Motor	5
#35	Lg Hausys	5
#36	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	5
#37	Toray Plastics (America)	5
#38	Tsinghua University	5
#39	Zephyros	5
#40	ExxonMobil	5
#41	Ford	5
#42	Toyota	5
#43	Agc Glass Europe	4
#44	Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co.	4
#45	Goodrich	4
#46	Japan Display	4
#47	Kia Motors	4
#48	Lintec	4
#49	Ngk Insulators	4
#50	Riken Technos	4
#51	Sig Technology Ag	4
#52	Toyobo Co.	4
#53	Toyo Seikan Co.	4
#54	Valinge Innovation Ab	4
#55	Canon	4
#56	RTX (Raytheon)	4
#57	Agfa Nv	3
#58	Annexair	3
#59	Arkema France	3
#60	Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L.	3
#61	BMW	3
#62	Bell Helicopter Textron	3
#63	Bemis Associates	3
#64	Cryovac	3
#65	Dexerials	3
#66	Dow Tray Co.	3
#67	Evonik Operations Gmbh	3
#68	Fujimori Kogyo Co.	3
#69	General Interface Solution Limited	3
#70	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	3
#71	Hp Indigo B.V.	3
#72	ITRI	3
#73	Interface Optoelectronics (Shenzhen) Co.	3
#74	Interface Technology (Chengdu) Co.	3
#75	Ivc Bv	3
#76	Kaneka	3
#77	Koenig & Bauer Ag	3
#78	MIT	3
#79	Milliken &	3
#80	Mitsui Chemicals	3
#81	Nippon Steel	3
#82	Nippon Steel Chemical	3
#83	Nissan Motor Co.	3
#84	O&M Halyard	3
#85	Harvard University	3
#86	Schneller	3
#87	Sumitomo Electric Industries	3
#88	Tencent	3
#89	The Glad Products	3
#90	NASA	3
#91	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	3
#92	GE	3
#93	General Motors	3
#94	Micron	3
#95	Sony	3
#96	Agp America S.A.	2
#97	Aicello	2
#98	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	2
#99	Airbus Operations Sas	2
#100	Albany International	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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