Layered products Patent Leaders 2021

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	Nami Minakuchi	9	Sekisui Chemical Co.
2	Tatsuya Iwamoto	9	Sekisui Chemical Co.
3	Jason W. Drexler	7	The Boeing
#4	Darko Pervan	5	Valinge Innovation Ab
#5	Florian Kurz	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#6	Friedrich Paul Lindner	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#7	John Christopher Wilde	5	The Boeing
#8	Kazuhiko Nakayama	5	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#9	Markus Wimplinger	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#10	Thomas Plach	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#11	Thomas Wagenleitner	5	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#12	Akira Sato	4	Tdk
#13	Alan B. Collison	4	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#14	Atsushi Nohara	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#15	Chang Hee Lee	4	KAIST
#16	Holger Kliesch	4	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#17	Jae Hyuk Yoon	4	LG
#18	Jun Hak Oh	4	LG
#19	Masamitsu Nagahama	4	Toppan Printing Co.
#20	Masatoshi Takahashi	4	Fujitsu Limited
#21	Mark S. Wilenski	4	The Boeing
#22	Muyuan M. Ma	4	Wilsonart
#23	Pascal Bauerle	4	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#24	Rajesh Ramamurthy	4	Wilsonart
#25	Reid Borgman	4	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#26	Robert Alan Bellman	4	Corning Incorporated
#27	Shunsuke SADAKANE	4	Agc
#28	Song Ho Jang	4	LG
#29	Xiaoxi Wang	4	The Boeing
#30	Yijun Sang	4	United States Gypsum
#31	Yuusuke Oota	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#32	Yuuma Takeda	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#33	Achiel J. M. Van Loon	3	ExxonMobil
#34	Atsushi Nakamura	3	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#35	Christopher Michael Adams	3	Cubic Tech
#36	Claudia Hernandez	3	Dow Global Technologies
#37	Claudia LOHRE	3	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#38	Daisuke Nakajima	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#39	Eiichi Higashikawa	3	Toppan Printing Co.
#40	Eric Bryan Bond	3	The Procter & Gamble
#41	Göran Ziegler	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#42	Guangli Hu	3	Corning Incorporated
#43	Ho Seong Kang	3	LG
#44	Jay Constantinou	3	Nike
#45	Jacquelyn A. Degroot	3	Dow Global Technologies
#46	Jason Thomas Harris	3	Corning Incorporated
#47	Jacob D. Young	3	3M
#48	Jeffrey O. Emslander	3	3M
#49	Jin-Keun Oh	3	Posco Co.
#50	Juichi Fukatani	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#51	Kaveh Adib	3	Corning Incorporated
#52	Ki Hwan Kim	3	LG
#53	Kouhei Yamaguchi	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#54	Manabu Matsumoto	3	Hitachi
#55	Masaki Yamamoto	3	Alps Electric Co.
#56	Minako IKESHITA	3	Mitsubishi Chemical
#57	Michael P. Kozar	3	The Boeing
#58	Michael Ludwig	3	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#59	Philippe Blondel	3	Arkema France
#60	Pierre Fayet	3	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
#61	Prantik Mazumder	3	Corning Incorporated
#62	Seong-Woo Kim	3	Posco Co.
#63	Shintaro USUI	3	Mitsubishi Chemical
#64	Thomas Michael Cleary	3	Corning Incorporated
#65	Toru Tagami	3	Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh
#66	Wesley Edward Hatcher	3	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#67	Wen-Zhen Li	3	Foxconn
#68	Wensheng Zhou	3	Firestone Building Products Company
#69	Yavuz Ünker	3	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#70	Yosuke Yamada	3	Nidec
#71	Adam N. Toft	2	Arkema France
#72	Alexandre Hennion	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#73	Alexander Meyer	2	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#74	Alexander M. Rubin	2	The Boeing
#75	A-Ra CHO	2	Posco Co.
#76	Andreas Bork	2	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#77	Anne Isohätälä	2	Tactotek Oy
#78	Aristotelis Karagiannis	2	Soliton
#79	Artur MICHALSKI	2	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#80	Ashley Harris	2	First Quality Tissue
#81	Asaf Salant	2	Hp Indigo B.V.
#82	Atul Kumar	2	Corning Incorporated
#83	Bart E. Wilson	2	Racing Optics
#84	Benoit Brule	2	Arkema France
#85	Bertrand Desjoyeaux	2	Safran Nacelles
#86	Brad Andrew Coxon	2	The Boeing
#87	Brian T. Werner	2	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia
#88	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	2	First Quality Tissue
#89	Catherine A. Leatherdale	2	3M
#90	Cesare Lorenzetti	2	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
#91	Christopher L. Chapman	2	Goodrich
#92	Charles C. Crabb	2	Arkema France
#93	Christian EFFERTZ	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#94	Charles R. Harrison	2	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum
#95	Cheng-Chung Li	2	Corning Incorporated
#96	Cheng-Feng Liao	2	HP
#97	Christoph Lodde	2	Coroplast Fritz Müller Gmbh & Co. Kg
#98	David Idan	2	Hp Indigo B.V.
#99	Dagmar Klein	2	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh
#100	David Mihalcik	2	Aspen Aerogels

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	39
2	The Boeing	33
3	Sekisui Chemical Co.	28
#4	Saint-Gobain Glass France	23
#5	Corning Incorporated	19
#6	LG	18
#7	Agc	17
#8	Toppan Printing Co.	16
#9	3M	15
#10	Dow Global Technologies	14
#11	Fujifilm	13
#12	BOE	12
#13	Panasonic	12
#14	Mitsubishi Chemical	11
#15	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	10
#16	Kuraray Co.	9
#17	Toray Industries	9
#18	Nitto Denko	8
#19	Arkema France	7
#20	Posco Co.	7
#21	The Procter & Gamble	7
#22	Toyobo Co.	7
#23	Unknown	7
#24	Toyota	7
#25	Johns Manville	6
#26	Mitsubishi Polyester Film Gmbh	6
#27	Sumitomo Chemical	6
#28	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	6
#29	Valinge Innovation Ab	6
#30	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	6
#31	Agc Glass Europe	5
#32	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh	5
#33	ITRI	5
#34	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	5
#35	Mitsui Chemicals	5
#36	Showa Denko Materials Co.	5
#37	Sika Technology Ag	5
#38	United States Gypsum	5
#39	Wilsonart	5
#40	Ford	5
#41	GE	5
#42	Avery Dennison	4
#43	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	4
#44	Cryovac	4
#45	Daikin Industries	4
#46	Denka Company Limited	4
#47	Disco	4
#48	Firestone Building Products Company	4
#49	Fujimori Kogyo Co.	4
#50	Guardian Glass	4
#51	Honda Motor Co.	4
#52	Foxconn	4
#53	Hp Indigo B.V.	4
#54	Murata Manufacturing Co.	4
#55	Nippon Steel	4
#56	Nissan Motor Co.	4
#57	Soliton	4
#58	Textron Innovations	4
#59	University of California	4
#60	Toray Plastics (America)	4
#61	Tsinghua University	4
#62	Upm Raflatac Oy	4
#63	Zeon	4
#64	Zephyros	4
#65	ExxonMobil	4
#66	Nike	4
#67	Apple	3
#68	Basf Se	3
#69	Bemis Associates	3
#70	Casio Computer Co.	3
#71	Celgard	3
#72	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	3
#73	Dexerials	3
#74	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	3
#75	Dupont Safety & Construction	3
#76	Hanwha Azdel	3
#77	Jfe Steel	3
#78	Jx Nippon Mining & Metals	3
#79	Lg Hausys	3
#80	Northrop Grumman	3
#81	Pratt Retail Specialties	3
#82	Riken Technos	3
#83	Rohm And Haas	3
#84	Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites	3
#85	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	3
#86	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	3
#87	Skc Co.	3
#88	Stora Enso Oyj	3
#89	Yungu (Gu'An) Technology Co.	3
#90	Akron Polymer Systems	2
#91	Amogreentech Co.	2
#92	Arcelormittal	2
#93	Aspen Aerogels	2
#94	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#95	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	2
#96	BMW	2
#97	Bay Materials	2
#98	Bridgestone	2
#99	Certainteed Gypsum	2
#100	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies