Layered products Patent Leaders 2024

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	Sho ASANO	6	Ricoh Company
2	Shinya MONMA	6	Ricoh Company
3	Tomohiro Furuhashi	6	Ricoh Company
#4	Wataru Takahashi	6	Canon
#5	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#6	Paul Dennis Trokhan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#7	Shaokui LIU	5	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#8	Wei QING	5	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#9	Yuhei Gima	5	Agc
#10	Atul Kumar	4	Corning Incorporated
#11	Atsushi Nohara	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#12	Edward B. Tucker	4	The Glad Products
#13	Jefferson DO ROSARIO	4	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#14	Jin Su Kim	4	Samsung
#15	Junichi Inagaki	4	Nitto Denko
#16	Kazuhiko Nakayama	4	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#17	Takeshi Murashige	4	Nitto Denko
#18	Thomas Michael Cleary	4	Corning Incorporated
#19	Wataru Nozaki	4	Ricoh Company
#20	Xingguo LIU	4	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#21	Yohsuke Haraguchi	4	Ricoh Company
#22	Yoshito Suzuki	4	Ricoh Company
#23	Amir Rudyan	3	Unknown
#24	Christian EFFERTZ	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#25	Christopher Michael Young	3	The Procter & Gamble
#26	Doane Shelby CRAIG	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#27	Gabor Varga	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#28	Göran Ziegler	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#29	James Roy Denbow	3	The Procter & Gamble
#30	Jin Seok Byun	3	LG
#31	Jia Deng	3	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#32	Jialin Wang	3	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#33	Joji Akiyama	3	Ricoh Company
#34	Jochen Alkemper	3	Schott Ag
#35	Keisuke Sugiyama	3	Ricoh Company
#36	Kohei Ueda	3	Nippon Steel
#37	Kyun Il Rah	3	LG
#38	Lutz Klippe	3	Schott Ag
#39	Masayuki Haruta	3	Toyobo Co.
#40	Masumi Koori	3	Nippon Steel
#41	Mark E. Lindenfelzer	3	Mucell Extrusion
#42	Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE	3	Agp America S.A.
#43	Michael G. Borchardt	3	The Glad Products
#44	Michael Gomer Stelljes	3	The Procter & Gamble
#45	Michael Donald Suer	3	The Procter & Gamble
#46	Michael ZEISS	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#47	Na Young Shin	3	Samsung
#48	Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola	3	Dow Global Technologies
#49	Patrick Bohl	3	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#50	Per JOSEFSSON	3	Ceraloc Innovation Ab
#51	Peter Niedersuess	3	Borealis Ag
#52	Peter Sandkuehler	3	Dow Global Technologies
#53	Philippe Desbois	3	Basf Se
#54	Qiang Tang	3	Micron
#55	Robert T. Dorsey	3	The Glad Products
#56	Rüdiger Dietrich	3	Schott Ag
#57	Sanjib Biswas	3	Dow Global Technologies
#58	Shaun T. Broering	3	The Glad Products
#59	Shintaro ISHIMARU	3	Toyobo Co.
#60	Steven Lee Barnholtz	3	The Procter & Gamble
#61	Stefan Ortner	3	Borealis Ag
#62	Takanori MIYABE	3	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
#63	Takafumi Oda	3	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
#64	Thomas Hjelmgaard	3	Rockwool A/S
#65	Thomas W. Swierkocki	3	Air Cruisers Company
#66	Thomas TONDU	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#67	Timothy Michael Gross	3	Corning Incorporated
#68	Timothy James Klawitter	3	The Procter & Gamble
#69	Toru Tagami	3	Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh
#70	Tobias Wagner	3	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#71	Wenwei MO	3	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#72	Yawei Sun	3	Corning Incorporated
#73	Yeong Rae Chang	3	LG
#74	Yousef Kayed Qaroush	3	Corning Incorporated
#75	Yosuke Yamada	3	Nidec
#76	Yuji Sakiyama	3	Nippon Steel
#77	Adam Curtis Fuhr	2	Pressing Developments, L.L.C.
#78	Ah-Young Park	2	Corning Incorporated
#79	Akimitsu Morimoto	2	Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello
#80	Alexis Kriegl	2	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#81	A Ra Jo	2	Samsung
#82	Amir Saffar	2	Proampac Holdings
#83	Andy Dion	2	—
#84	Anette Hedlund	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#85	Anna Neft	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#86	Arman Ashraf	2	The Procter & Gamble
#87	Ari-Pekka Määttänen	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#88	Aref Samadidooki	2	Dupont Electronics
#89	Arunvel Thangamani	2	Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
#90	Armin Vogl	2	Schott Ag
#91	Atsushi Kishi	2	Nitto Denko
#92	Atso Laakso	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#93	Atsushi Yoshitake	2	Hitachi Automotive Systems Steering
#94	Auli Nummila-Pakarinen	2	Borealis Ag
#95	Ayumi TANAKA	2	Toppan
#96	Bastian KLAUSS	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#97	Bart E. Wilson	2	Racing Optics
#98	Benjamin CLEMENT	2	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#99	Bertrand Desjoyeaux	2	Safran Nacelles
#100	Bei-Hong Liang	2	Masonite

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	42
2	Saint-Gobain Glass France	34
3	Corning Incorporated	28
#4	BOE	19
#5	Dow Global Technologies	18
#6	Agc	17
#7	LG	16
#8	The Boeing	15
#9	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	13
#10	Nippon Steel	12
#11	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	11
#12	Nitto Denko	11
#13	The Procter & Gamble	11
#14	3M	10
#15	Sekisui Chemical Co.	9
#16	Toyobo Co.	9
#17	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	8
#18	Ricoh Company	8
#19	Fujifilm	7
#20	Välinge Innovation Ab	7
#21	Borealis Ag	6
#22	Kuraray Co.	6
#23	The Glad Products	6
#24	Toppan	6
#25	Whirlpool	6
#26	Toyota	6
#27	Apple	5
#28	Denka Company Limited	5
#29	Mitsubishi Chemical	5
#30	Pilkington Group Limited	5
#31	Sonoco Development	5
#32	Panasonic	5
#33	Agc Glass Europe	4
#34	Airbus Operations Sas	4
#35	Air Cruisers Company	4
#36	Arkema France	4
#37	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	4
#38	Holcim Technology	4
#39	Mitsui Chemicals	4
#40	Nippon Electric Glass Co.	4
#41	Safran Ceramics	4
#42	Toray Industries	4
#43	Toyo Kohan Co.	4
#44	Unilin Bv	4
#45	United States Gypsum	4
#46	General Motors	4
#47	Acr Ii Glass America	3
#48	Agp America S.A.	3
#49	Amcor Flexibles North America	3
#50	Basf Se	3
#51	Celgard	3
#52	Columbia Insurance	3
#53	Covestro Deutschland Ag	3
#54	Covestro Intellectual Property	3
#55	Dow Tray Co.	3
#56	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl	3
#57	Goodrich	3
#58	Hyundai Motor	3
#59	Innolux	3
#60	Johns Manville	3
#61	Kuraray Europe Gmbh	3
#62	Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello	3
#63	Mucell Extrusion	3
#64	Murata Manufacturing Co.	3
#65	Posco Co.	3
#66	Proprietect	3
#67	Proterial	3
#68	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik	3
#69	Rockwool A/S	3
#70	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	3
#71	Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics	3
#72	Schott Ag	3
#73	Soliton	3
#74	Stora Enso Oyj	3
#75	Unknown	3
#76	Wabash National	3
#77	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	3
#78	Zephyros	3
#79	Zf Automotive Germany Gmbh	3
#80	Canon	3
#81	GE	3
#82	Nike	3
#83	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#84	Arcelormittal	2
#85	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	2
#86	Bando Chemical Industries	2
#87	Beijing Boe Technology Development Co.	2
#88	Benecke-Kaliko Ag	2
#89	Bixby International	2
#90	Bonsen Electronics Limited	2
#91	Champion Link International	2
#92	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	2
#93	Cryovac	2
#94	Cytec Technology	2
#95	Daido Metal Company	2
#96	Daikin Industries	2
#97	Dic	2
#98	Dowa Metaltech Co.	2
#99	Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals Co.	2
#100	Dow Quimica De Colombia S.A.	2

Layered products Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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