Layered products Patent Leaders 2023

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	Hyejin Kim	7	LG
2	Yuusuke Oota	7	Sekisui Chemical Co.
3	Christopher Michael Young	6	The Procter & Gamble
#4	James Roy Denbow	6	The Procter & Gamble
#5	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	6	The Procter & Gamble
#6	Kazuhiko Nakayama	6	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#7	Michael Gomer Stelljes	6	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Michael Donald Suer	6	The Procter & Gamble
#9	Paul Dennis Trokhan	6	The Procter & Gamble
#10	Steven Lee Barnholtz	6	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Timothy James Klawitter	6	The Procter & Gamble
#12	Göran Ziegler	5	Valinge Innovation Ab
#13	Haksoo LEE	5	Skc Co.
#14	Junichi Inagaki	5	Nitto Denko
#15	Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE	5	Agp America S.A.
#16	Shinji Kawada	5	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#17	Takeshi Murashige	5	Nitto Denko
#18	Timothy Michael Gross	5	Corning Incorporated
#19	Tomohiro Furuhashi	5	Ricoh Company
#20	Wataru Takahashi	5	Canon
#21	Yohsuke Haraguchi	5	Ricoh Company
#22	Andres Fernando SARMIENTO SANTOS	4	Agp America S.A.
#23	Benoit Ambroise	4	Jinda Films Americas
#24	Hiromitsu Nishino	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#25	Jeong Woo Shon	4	LG
#26	Jin Suk Song	4	LG
#27	Joji Akiyama	4	Ricoh Company
#28	Joseph J. Bailey	4	Gold Bond Building Products
#29	Ki Hwan Kim	4	LG
#30	Kyuhun KIM	4	Skc Co.
#31	Marcel KLEIN	4	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#32	Makoto Suzuki	4	Brother Kogyo
#33	Pilsung Jo	4	LG
#34	Robert M. Sheppard	4	Jinda Films Americas
#35	Sho ASANO	4	Ricoh Company
#36	Shinya MONMA	4	Ricoh Company
#37	Sungjin CHUNG	4	Skc Co.
#38	Toshihiro Kanno	4	Nitto Denko
#39	Wataru Nozaki	4	Ricoh Company
#40	Yawei Sun	4	Corning Incorporated
#41	Yong Chan Kim	4	LG
#42	Yoshito Suzuki	4	Ricoh Company
#43	Yuki Ishikawa	4	Nidec
#44	Abhishek Anant Dixit	3	View
#45	Atul Kumar	3	Corning Incorporated
#46	Atsushi Nohara	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#47	Bart E. Wilson	3	Racing Optics
#48	Christophe Guillaume	3	Jinda Films Americas
#49	Charlene Marie Smith	3	Corning Incorporated
#50	Cindy Yee Cin Lau	3	Eenotech
#51	Dan Ben-Daat	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#52	Dale N. Memering	3	Apple
#53	Daisuke Nakajima	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#54	Daniel Charles Peck	3	The Procter & Gamble
#55	Eli Stav	3	Gold Bond Building Products
#56	Jason R. Maxwell	3	The Glad Products
#57	Jesse Baldwin	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#58	Jin-Keun Oh	3	Posco Co.
#59	Kaitlyn Michelle Bock	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#60	Kinryou Chou	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#61	Kota Nakai	3	Nitto Denko
#62	Manabu Matsumoto	3	Hitachi
#63	Nansra Heo	3	LG
#64	Norbert Kalwa	3	Flooring Technologies
#65	Om Prakash	3	The Boeing
#66	Patrick Joseph Cimo	3	Corning Incorporated
#67	Pawel Sieradzki	3	Toray Plastics (America)
#68	Reiji Tsukao	3	Dexerials
#69	Richard P. Weir	3	Gold Bond Building Products
#70	R. G. Iyer	3	Gold Bond Building Products
#71	Ronald M. Parker	3	View
#72	Seong-Woo Kim	3	Posco Co.
#73	Stephen S. Wilson	3	Racing Optics
#74	Takeshi Inaba	3	Daikin Industries
#75	Tatsuya Iwamoto	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#76	Valentin SCHULZ	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#77	Yuuki KUWAJIMA	3	Daikin Industries
#78	Aaron Kenneth Amstutz	2	Natural Fiber Welding
#79	Adam F. Gross	2	Hrl Laboratories
#80	Akira Yamada	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#81	Alvin S. Bartolome	2	B/E Aerospace
#82	Alan B. Collison	2	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#83	Aldo Glean	2	Certainteed Gypsum
#84	Ali-Osman KIZMAZ	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#85	Alexander J. Kugel	2	3M
#86	Alain Marchall	2	Jinda Films Americas
#87	Amir Rudyan	2	Unknown
#88	Amir Saffar	2	Proampac Holdings
#89	Anthony J. DeNicola, Jr.	2	Himont
#90	Antoine DIGUET	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#91	Andreas Gier	2	Flooring Technologies
#92	Anette Hedlund	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#93	Andrew John Nally	2	Precision Valve & Automation
#94	Anshu A. Pradhan	2	View
#95	Andrew F. Wilkie	2	Applied Extrusion Technologies
#96	Atsuko Takahagi	2	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#97	Axel Nann	2	Voestalpine Automotive Components Dettingen Gmbh & Co. Kg
#98	Brian L. Davis	2	Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#99	Brooke D. Kitzmiller	2	Berry Plastics
#100	Bryce A. Vandyke	2	The Boeing

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	40
2	Sekisui Chemical Co.	26
3	Corning Incorporated	19
#4	3M	18
#5	LG	18
#6	The Boeing	17
#7	Dow Global Technologies	15
#8	Saint-Gobain Glass France	15
#9	Nitto Denko	13
#10	The Procter & Gamble	12
#11	BOE	11
#12	Agc	10
#13	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	10
#14	Kuraray Co.	10
#15	Mitsubishi Chemical	10
#16	Skc Co.	10
#17	Nippon Steel	8
#18	Posco Co.	8
#19	Ricoh Company	8
#20	Toray Industries	8
#21	Daikin Industries	6
#22	Dexerials	6
#23	Murata Manufacturing Co.	6
#24	Toyobo Co.	6
#25	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	6
#26	Agp America S.A.	5
#27	Basf Se	5
#28	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	5
#29	Fujifilm	5
#30	Jinda Films Americas	5
#31	Pilkington Group Limited	5
#32	Toppan Printing Co.	5
#33	View	5
#34	Zephyros	5
#35	Ford	5
#36	Panasonic	5
#37	Apple	4
#38	Denka Company Limited	4
#39	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	4
#40	Gold Bond Building Products	4
#41	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	4
#42	Taghleef Industries	4
#43	Toyo Kohan Co.	4
#44	Unknown	4
#45	Välinge Innovation Ab	4
#46	RTX (Raytheon)	4
#47	Acr Ii Glass America	3
#48	Agc Glass Europe	3
#49	Airbus Operations Sas	3
#50	Awi Licensing	3
#51	B/E Aerospace	3
#52	Certainteed Gypsum	3
#53	Eenotech	3
#54	Flooring Technologies	3
#55	Fujimori Kogyo Co.	3
#56	Hanwha Azdel	3
#57	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	3
#58	Hyundai Motor	3
#59	Jfe Steel	3
#60	Milliken &	3
#61	Racing Optics	3
#62	Shanjin Optoelectronics (Suzhou) Co.	3
#63	Sonoco Development	3
#64	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	3
#65	The Glad Products	3
#66	Toray Plastics (America)	3
#67	Toyo Seikan Co.	3
#68	Wabash National	3
#69	Whirlpool	3
#70	General Motors	3
#71	Toyota	3
#72	Alps Alpine Co.	2
#73	Amcor Flexibles North America	2
#74	Arcelormittal	2
#75	Avery Dennison	2
#76	Avintiv Specialty Materials	2
#77	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	2
#78	Berry Global	2
#79	Borealis Ag	2
#80	Brother Kogyo	2
#81	Celgard	2
#82	Certainteed	2
#83	Columbia Insurance	2
#84	Continuus Materials Intellectual Property	2
#85	Createme Technologies	2
#86	Cryovac	2
#87	Cytec Technology	2
#88	Daikin America	2
#89	Disco	2
#90	Dupont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership	2
#91	E Ink Holdings	2
#92	Engineered Profiles	2
#93	Entrotech	2
#94	Essilor International	2
#95	Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh	2
#96	Flexopack S.A	2
#97	Goodrich	2
#98	Gpcp Ip Holdings	2
#99	Guardian Glass	2
#100	H.B. Fuller	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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