Layered products Patent Leaders 2025

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	Yohsuke Haraguchi	7	Ricoh Company
2	Jefferson DO ROSARIO	6	Saint-Gobain Glass France
3	Junichi Inagaki	5	Nitto Denko
#4	Kyun Il Rah	5	LG
#5	Markus Walter Pohlen	5	Acr Ii Glass America
#6	Na Young Shin	5	Samsung
#7	Takeshi Murashige	5	Nitto Denko
#8	Akira Kunieda	4	Ricoh Company
#9	Benjamin CLEMENT	4	Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl
#10	Bradbury R Face	4	Face International Corporaton
#11	Clark D Boyd	4	Face International Corporaton
#12	Dae-Hyun Hwang	4	Samsung
#13	Göran Ziegler	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#14	James Gregory Couillard	4	Corning Incorporated
#15	Jan HAGEN	4	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#16	Jeffrey D Shepard	4	Face International Corporaton
#17	Jin Seok Byun	4	LG
#18	Michael Aaron McDonald	4	Corning Incorporated
#19	Peter Niedersüss	4	Borealis Ag
#20	Ryohsuke Akaishi	4	Ricoh Company
#21	Satoshi Kuno	4	Ricoh Company
#22	Shinya MONMA	4	Ricoh Company
#23	Tomohiro Furuhashi	4	Ricoh Company
#24	Tzu-Jung Huang	4	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.
#25	Wataru Takahashi	4	Canon
#26	Yasunobu Kidoura	4	Ricoh Company
#27	Yasuhide Oshima	4	Jfe Steel
#28	Yasuyuki Sasada	4	Fujifilm
#29	Yeong Rae Chang	4	LG
#30	Abhishek Anant Dixit	3	View
#31	Alan B. Collison	3	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.
#32	Atsushi Kishi	3	Nitto Denko
#33	Atsuhiro NAKAHARA	3	Kuraray Co.
#34	Barrett R. Morton	3	Columbia Insurance
#35	Christopher M. Stanton	3	Pratt Corrugated Holdings
#36	Dallas Lund	3	Nike
#37	Donna C. TIPPMANN	3	Holcim Technology
#38	Greg Sollie	3	Pratt Corrugated Holdings
#39	Gurpreet Singh Sandhar	3	Ft Synthetics
#40	Hao Wang	3	Holcim Technology
#41	Hirofumi Horita	3	Ricoh Company
#42	Hiromitsu Nishino	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#43	Joji Akiyama	3	Ricoh Company
#44	Joseph Jeremy Boote	3	Pilkington Group Limited
#45	Kam Piu Ho	3	Grst International Limited
#46	Katsumi Kojima	3	Jfe Steel
#47	Keihann YAVARI	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#48	Klaus Bernreitner	3	Borealis Ag
#49	Koju Kawakami	3	Ricoh Company
#50	Kristof Van Vlassenrode	3	Unilin Bv
#51	Laurent Lamoureux	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#52	Markus Gahleitner	3	Borealis Ag
#53	Masayuki Haruta	3	Toyobo Co.
#54	Mario Arturo MANNHEIM ASTETE	3	Agp America S.A.
#55	Masahiko Shimizu	3	Daicel
#56	Masashi Yanai	3	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#57	Olivier Farreyrol	3	Acr Ii Glass America
#58	Pauli Leskinen	3	Borealis Ag
#59	Patrick B. Stickler	3	The Boeing
#60	Ronald M. Parker	3	View
#61	Robert T. Rozbicki	3	View
#62	Sandy Chen	3	Lam Research
#63	Sahar Khedri	3	Bmic
#64	Sebastian Wittmann	3	Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh
#65	Sho ASANO	3	Ricoh Company
#66	Shunsuke SADAKANE	3	Agc
#67	Soichi Fujimoto	3	Mizuno
#68	Sofia NILSSON	3	Välinge Innovation Ab
#69	Stephan GILLESSEN	3	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#70	Takuro NIIMURA	3	Kuraray Co.
#71	Thibault RAPENNE	3	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#72	Toshiki KITAZAWA	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#73	Wataru Nozaki	3	Ricoh Company
#74	Yangjian Dong	3	Grst Singapore Pte.
#75	Yingkai Jiang	3	Grst International Limited
#76	Yoshiaki ASANUMA	3	Kuraray Co.
#77	Yoshito Suzuki	3	Ricoh Company
#78	Achim ZEICHNER	2	Saint-Gobain Glass France
#79	Akira Yamauchi	2	Yamaha
#80	Alexander M. Rubin	2	The Boeing
#81	ALEXEY VISHTAL	2	Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
#82	Amy M. Heintz	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#83	Amir Saffar	2	Proampac Holdings
#84	Anthony Robert Board	2	Corning Cable Systems
#85	Andreas Dobner	2	Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh
#86	Anthony Drevet	2	Champion Link International
#87	Anshu A. Pradhan	2	View
#88	Ashley Wynne	2	Cryovac
#89	Atsushi Nohara	2	Sekisui Chemical Co.
#90	Benzion Landa	2	Landa Corporation
#91	Bin Chen	2	Georgetown University
#92	Bingming JIANG	2	Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co.
#93	Bryan Gillespie	2	Berry Global
#94	Brian J. Schiermeier	2	Proampac Holdings
#95	Chang-Hsin Hsieh	2	Giant Manufacturing Co.
#96	Chang-Yong Lee	2	Samsung
#97	Chin Ho Lin	2	—
#98	Christoph Troska	2	Kuraray Europe Gmbh
#99	CHING-YAO YUAN	2	Nan Ya Plastics
#100	Cheol Min Yun	2	Sk Innovation Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Samsung	37
2	Saint-Gobain Glass France	25
3	3M	16
#4	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	12
#5	Agc	11
#6	The Boeing	11
#7	Toppan	11
#8	Corning Incorporated	10
#9	Nitto Denko	10
#10	Panasonic	9
#11	Ricoh Company	8
#12	The Procter & Gamble	8
#13	LG	8
#14	Sekisui Chemical Co.	7
#15	Dow Global Technologies	6
#16	Acr Ii Glass America	5
#17	Fujifilm	5
#18	Mitsubishi Chemical	5
#19	Nippon Steel	5
#20	Pilkington Group Limited	5
#21	Unilin Bv	5
#22	Agc Glass Europe	4
#23	Berry Global	4
#24	Borealis Ag	4
#25	Chang Chun Petrochemical Co.	4
#26	Holcim Technology	4
#27	Hyundai Motor	4
#28	I4F Licensing Nv	4
#29	Kia	4
#30	Kuraray Europe Gmbh	4
#31	Posco Co.	4
#32	Toyobo Co.	4
#33	Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co.	4
#34	Toyota	4
#35	Agp America S.A.	3
#36	Amcor Flexibles North America	3
#37	Columbia Insurance	3
#38	Face International Corporaton	3
#39	Innolux	3
#40	Jfe Steel	3
#41	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	3
#42	Kuraray Co.	3
#43	Lg Energy Solution	3
#44	MIT	3
#45	Mitsubishi Electric	3
#46	Proampac Holdings	3
#47	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	3
#48	Unknown	3
#49	View Operating	3
#50	Välinge Innovation Ab	3
#51	Zephyros	3
#52	BOE	3
#53	General Motors	3
#54	Nike	3
#55	Apple	2
#56	Adtec Engineering Co.	2
#57	Agfa Nv	2
#58	Ahlstrom Oyj	2
#59	Arianegroup Sas	2
#60	Arkema France	2
#61	Aspen Aerogels	2
#62	Autoneum Management Ag	2
#63	Avery Dennison	2
#64	Battelle Memorial Institute	2
#65	Bay Materials	2
#66	Bmic	2
#67	Cricut	2
#68	Cryovac	2
#69	Dexerials	2
#70	Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals Co.	2
#71	Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co.	2
#72	Gold Bond Building Products	2
#73	Grst Singapore Pte.	2
#74	H.B. Fuller	2
#75	Johns Manville	2
#76	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#77	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology	2
#78	Louisiana-Pacific	2
#79	Mp Global Products, L.L.C.	2
#80	Murata Manufacturing Co.	2
#81	Nan Ya Plastics	2
#82	Nelumbo	2
#83	Ngk Insulators	2
#84	Nippon Electric Glass Co.	2
#85	Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited	2
#86	North University Of China	2
#87	Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh	2
#88	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	2
#89	Pratt Corrugated Holdings	2
#90	Resonac Packaging	2
#91	Rolls-Royce Plc	2
#92	Shanjin Optoelectronics (Suzhou) Co.	2
#93	Shaw Industries Group	2
#94	Sika Technology Ag	2
#95	Sk Ie Technology Co.	2
#96	Sk Innovation Co.	2
#97	Sonoco Development	2
#98	Toray Industries	2
#99	Transhield	2
#100	Valinge Innovation Ab	2

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