Layered products Patent Leaders 2022

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	Kazuhiko Nakayama	9	Sekisui Chemical Co.
2	Christopher Michael Young	8	The Procter & Gamble
3	James Roy Denbow	8	The Procter & Gamble
#4	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	8	The Procter & Gamble
#5	Marcel KLEIN	8	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#6	Michael Gomer Stelljes	8	The Procter & Gamble
#7	Michael Donald Suer	8	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Paul Dennis Trokhan	8	The Procter & Gamble
#9	Shougo Yoshida	8	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#10	Steven Lee Barnholtz	8	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Timothy James Klawitter	8	The Procter & Gamble
#12	Tatsuya Iwamoto	7	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#13	Ki Hwan Kim	6	LG
#14	Moyuru Okano	6	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#15	Tomohiro Furuhashi	6	Ricoh Company
#16	Wataru Takahashi	6	Canon
#17	Yohsuke Haraguchi	6	Ricoh Company
#18	Yong Chan Kim	6	LG
#19	Giles Greenfield	5	Scorrboard
#20	Jeong Woo Shon	5	LG
#21	Manabu Matsumoto	5	Hitachi
#22	Pilsung Jo	5	LG
#23	Sho ASANO	5	Ricoh Company
#24	Shinya MONMA	5	Ricoh Company
#25	Wataru Nozaki	5	Ricoh Company
#26	Yoshito Suzuki	5	Ricoh Company
#27	Yuusuke Oota	5	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#28	Göran Ziegler	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#29	Joji Akiyama	4	Ricoh Company
#30	Jun Sasaki	4	Murata Manufacturing Co.
#31	Kazutoshi Iwata	4	Nikko-Materials Co.
#32	Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE	4	Agp America S.A.
#33	Nicolas Dufaure	4	Arkema France
#34	Takeshi Yamaguchi	4	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#35	Te-Chao Liao	4	Nan Ya Plastics
#36	Vincent Sauvinet	4	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#37	Yoshiaki Honma	4	Komatsu
#38	Young-Su Kim	4	Samsung
#39	Atsuko Takahagi	3	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#40	Chanhyun Park	3	Whitestone Co.
#41	Daisuke Hattori	3	Nitto Denko
#42	Darko Pervan	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#43	Gene M. Rossi	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#44	Hirofumi Kitano	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#45	Hyeon Seok Hwang	3	Posco Co.
#46	Hyejin Kim	3	LG
#47	In Su Yoon	3	Whitestone Co.
#48	Jae-Yong Jeong	3	Samsung
#49	Jesper Gabriël van Berkel	3	Furanix Technologies B, V.
#50	Jiwon Lim	3	Lg Hausys
#51	Jin-Keun Oh	3	Posco Co.
#52	Jorge Caminero Gomes	3	Dow Global Technologies
#53	Jun Akiyama	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#54	Keunsuk P. Chang	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#55	Kostantinos Kourtakis	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#56	Koji Murata	3	Kyocera Document Solutions
#57	Lars Christensen	3	Danapak Flexibles A/S
#58	Leopoldo Alejandro Carbajal	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#59	Mark Allan Lamontia	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#60	Michael Timothy Brennan	3	Corning Incorporated
#61	Mobin Yahyazadehfar	3	Dupont Electronics
#62	Nansra Heo	3	LG
#63	Nami Minakuchi	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#64	Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola	3	Dow Global Technologies
#65	Peter Johansen	3	Danapak Flexibles A/S
#66	Sang-Heon Kim	3	Posco Co.
#67	Seong-Woo Kim	3	Posco Co.
#68	Sebastian Schurse	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#69	Shichen DOU	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#70	Taihei Matsumoto	3	Nikko-Materials Co.
#71	Takeshi Murashige	3	Nitto Denko
#72	Takafumi Oda	3	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
#73	Teppei Kurokawa	3	Toyo Kohan Co.
#74	Tokihiko Aoki	3	Agc
#75	Torben Fogtmann	3	Danapak Flexibles A/S
#76	Uwe Keller	3	Kuraray Europe Gmbh
#77	Valentin SCHULZ	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#78	Yasuhide Fukada	3	Nissha Co.
#79	Yawei Sun	3	Corning Incorporated
#80	Yeol-Rae Cho	3	Posco Co.
#81	Yusuke Hashimoto	3	Panasonic
#82	Yuki Ishikawa	3	Nidec
#83	Yuuma Takeda	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#84	Adam D. Polcyn	2	Vitro Flat Glass
#85	Adrianus Franciscus Petronella Maria Willigers	2	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#86	Akihiro Sengoku	2	Nippon Steel
#87	Alan B. Collison	2	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#88	Alicia DRÖGE	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#89	Alexandre Hennion	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#90	Alexander J. Kugel	2	3M
#91	Alexander Meyer	2	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#92	Andrea Deregibus	2	—
#93	Andrea Felisati	2	Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L.
#94	Anastasios John Hart	2	MIT
#95	Andong Liu	2	Dow Global Technologies
#96	Atsushi Nohara	2	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#97	Audrey A. Sherman	2	3M
#98	Bart E. Wilson	2	Racing Optics
#99	Birgitta Katarina Charlotte Kjellander	2	Trespa International B.V.
#100	Bin Li	2	Fih (Hong Kong) Limited

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	31
2	Sekisui Chemical Co.	28
3	Saint-Gobain Glass France	26
#4	3M	25
#5	Corning Incorporated	22
#6	Dow Global Technologies	20
#7	LG	19
#8	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	15
#9	The Boeing	15
#10	Nitto Denko	13
#11	Toppan Printing Co.	13
#12	Agc	11
#13	Panasonic	11
#14	The Procter & Gamble	10
#15	Toyobo Co.	10
#16	BOE	10
#17	Kuraray Co.	9
#18	Posco Co.	9
#19	ExxonMobil	8
#20	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	7
#21	Nippon Steel	7
#22	Toray Plastics (America)	7
#23	Cryovac	6
#24	Kuraray Europe Gmbh	6
#25	Ricoh Company	6
#26	Toyo Seikan Co.	6
#27	Valinge Innovation Ab	6
#28	Apple	5
#29	Borealis Ag	5
#30	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	5
#31	Honda Motor Co.	5
#32	Lintec	5
#33	Mitsubishi Chemical	5
#34	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	5
#35	Toyo Kohan Co.	5
#36	United States Gypsum	5
#37	Toyota	5
#38	Agp America S.A.	4
#39	Airbus Operations Limited	4
#40	Arkema France	4
#41	Fujifilm	4
#42	Foxconn	4
#43	Lg Hausys	4
#44	Mitsui Chemicals	4
#45	Nan Ya Plastics	4
#46	Nikko-Materials Co.	4
#47	Riken Technos	4
#48	Soliton	4
#49	The Glad Products	4
#50	Tsinghua University	4
#51	Ube Industries	4
#52	Unknown	4
#53	Whirlpool	4
#54	Zeon	4
#55	Agc Glass Europe	3
#56	Airbus Operations Sas	3
#57	Amogreentech Co.	3
#58	Autoneum Management Ag	3
#59	Avintiv Specialty Materials	3
#60	Bemis Associates	3
#61	Bostik Sa	3
#62	Covestro Deutschland Ag	3
#63	Daikin Industries	3
#64	Danapak Flexibles A/S	3
#65	Divergent Technologies	3
#66	Dupont Electronics	3
#67	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	3
#68	Fujifilm Business Innovation	3
#69	Furanix Technologies B, V.	3
#70	Goodrich	3
#71	Kaneka	3
#72	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	3
#73	Lintec Of America	3
#74	Liqui-Box	3
#75	Mazda Motor	3
#76	Nichia	3
#77	Nissha Co.	3
#78	Pbbpolisur S.R.L.	3
#79	Scorrboard	3
#80	Skc Co.	3
#81	Stora Enso Oyj	3
#82	Sumitomo Chemical	3
#83	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.	3
#84	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	3
#85	NASA	3
#86	Whitestone Co.	3
#87	Yungu (Gu'An) Technology Co.	3
#88	Zephyros	3
#89	General Motors	3
#90	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#91	Aplix	2
#92	Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L.	2
#93	Beijing Boe Technology Development Co.	2
#94	Benecke-Kaliko Ag	2
#95	Bmsi	2
#96	Cambrios Film Solutons	2
#97	Celgard	2
#98	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	2
#99	Conductive Composites Company Ip	2
#100	Continental Automotive Gmbh	2

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