Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2016

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	John F. Cameron	8	Trimble Navigation Limited
2	Kurtis L. Maynard	7	Trimble Navigation Limited
3	Harry H. Arzouman	6	Safe-T-Jack
#4	Harold Terry	5	Otis Elevator
#5	Jannah A. Stanley	5	Otis Elevator
#6	Michael Matheisl	5	Inventio Ag
#7	Bryan Averill	4	Warn Industries
#8	Curt Conquest	4	Trimble Navigation Limited
#9	Darren G. Fretz	4	Warn Industries
#10	Darrin R. Ihle	4	Crown Equipment
#11	Daryl J. Marvin	4	Otis Elevator
#12	Esko Aulanko	4	Kone
#13	Gongbo Zhou	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#14	Guohua Cao	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#15	Hans Kocher	4	Inventio Ag
#16	Hongqiao Kang	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#17	Jiancong Qin	4	Dongnan Elevator Co.
#18	Karl L. Dammeyer	4	Crown Equipment
#19	Mouhacine Benosman	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#20	Oliver Heravi	4	Warn Industries
#21	Richard N. Fargo	4	Otis Elevator
#22	Zhencai Zhu	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#23	Gregory C. Best	3	Trimble Navigation Limited
#24	Guoan Chen	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#25	Handing Lin	3	Unknown
#26	Hans-Dieter Willim	3	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh
#27	Hideki Arai	3	Sony
#28	Jesper Moeller	3	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#29	Jianrong Yang	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#30	John E. Hey	3	National Oilwell Varco
#31	Jorma Mustalahti	3	Kone
#32	Justin Jacobs	3	Smart Lifts
#33	Lucas B. Waltz	3	Crown Equipment
#34	Marc A. McClain	3	Crown Equipment
#35	Osmo Björni	3	Kone
#36	Peter Herkel	3	Otis Elevator
#37	Renyuan Wu	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#38	Wei Li	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#39	Yiping Ma	3	Becton, Dickinson And
#40	Zbigniew Piech	3	Otis Elevator
#41	Aldon E. Beale	2	Unknown
#42	Alois Senger	2	Otis Elevator
#43	Alexander Turek	2	Otis Elevator
#44	Antti Mertala	2	Kone
#45	Antti Saarelainen	2	Kone
#46	Ari Kattainen	2	Kone
#47	Ashley Chapman	2	Otis Elevator
#48	Astrid Sonnenmoser	2	Inventio Ag
#49	Atsushi Kawasaki	2	Nippon Steel
#50	Aurelien Fauconnet	2	Otis Elevator
#51	Beat Brügger	2	Inventio Ag
#52	Boris Franke	2	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#53	Christoph Makovec	2	Inventio Ag
#54	Christoph Schuler	2	Inventio Ag
#55	Christian Studer	2	Inventio Ag
#56	Daiki Fukui	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#57	David Dwight Sandmann	2	Gray Manufacturing Company
#58	Daniel S. Williams	2	Otis Elevator
#59	Dieter Stuehrwoldt	2	Manitowoc Crane Group France
#60	Donald A. Hoffend, III	2	Electronic Theatre Controls
#61	Eric D. Holbrook	2	Crown Equipment
#62	Eric Rossignol	2	Rexam Dispensing Smt S.A.S.
#63	Etienne Delachatre	2	Otis Elevator
#64	Faruk Osmanbasic	2	Inventio Ag
#65	Fujioki Yamaguchi	2	Gogou Co.
#66	Gero Gschwendtner	2	Otis Elevator
#67	Gregory W. Smiley	2	The Raymond
#68	Günther Niedermayer	2	Inventio Ag
#69	Guido Sonntag	2	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#70	Harry Xydias	2	—
#71	Hideki Nakamura	2	Hitachi
#72	Hideki Nakano	2	Otis Elevator
#73	Hideo Takahashi	2	Toshiba Elevator
#74	Hubert Steiner	2	Inventio Ag
#75	Ian Wendler	2	Warn Industries
#76	Jaakko Kalliomäki	2	Kone
#77	Jeff Walston	2	Warn Industries
#78	John C. Belotti	2	Malzine Co.
#79	John F. Benton	2	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#80	John E. Fagan	2	Gray Manufacturing Company
#81	John Bryant Kirk	2	The Raymond
#82	John Recchia	2	Jungheinrich Ag
#83	Juergen Gsell	2	—
#84	Juha Mielonen	2	Kone
#85	Jussi PERÄLÄ	2	Kone
#86	Kelvin Chan	2	Cisco
#87	Kevin Christensen	2	Warn Industries
#88	Kenneth G. Kingery	2	Adp
#89	Kenneth Helligsoe Svinth	2	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#90	Klaus Ott	2	Gebruder Netzsch Maschinenfabrik Gmbh &
#91	Kosei Kamimura	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#92	Kouji Ogawa	2	Sony
#93	Larry M. Jaipaul	2	Gray Manufacturing Company
#94	Leandre Adifon	2	Otis Elevator
#95	Leslie C. Watterson	2	Otis Elevator
#96	Lukas Zeder	2	Inventio Ag
#97	Masaharu Eto	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#98	Matthew Gilbride	2	Oshkosh
#99	Marvin M. May	2	Aquatec Group Limited
#100	Matti Rasanen	2	Kone

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	45
2	Kone	32
3	Inventio Ag	30
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	23
#5	Trimble Navigation Limited	11
#6	Unknown	11
#7	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	7
#8	Thyssenkrupp Elevator	7
#9	Crown Equipment	6
#10	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	6
#11	Jungheinrich Ag	5
#12	Manitowoc Crane Companies	5
#13	Warn Industries	5
#14	Altec Industries	4
#15	China University Of Mining And Technology	4
#16	Toyota Industries	4
#17	Manitowoc Crane Group France	4
#18	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#19	Tadano	4
#20	The Raymond	4
#21	GE	4
#22	Cascade	3
#23	Gray Manufacturing Company	3
#24	Hyster-Yale Group	3
#25	Konecranes Global	3
#26	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	3
#27	National Oilwell Varco	3
#28	Smart Lifts	3
#29	Toshiba Elevator	3
#30	Dongnan Elevator Co.	2
#31	Electronic Theatre Controls	2
#32	Gogou Co.	2
#33	Konecranes Plc	2
#34	Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Gmbh	2
#35	Lsis Co.	2
#36	Malzine Co.	2
#37	Mi-Jack Products	2
#38	Niftylift Limited	2
#39	Pfu Limited	2
#40	Snap-On Incorporated	2
#41	Spanset Inter Ag	2
#42	Wolffkran Holding Ag	2
#43	Caterpillar	2
#44	Google	2
#45	Amazon	1
#46	Apple	1
#47	AT&T	1
#48	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#49	Agco Sa	1
#50	Aircelle	1
#51	Aktiebolaget Skf	1
#52	Alion Energy	1
#53	Aloys Wobben	1
#54	Atlas Devices	1
#55	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration	1
#56	Ballymore Company	1
#57	Big Lift	1
#58	Bluesky Solutions Limited	1
#59	Bruno Independent Living Aids	1
#60	Bwxt Nuclear Energy	1
#61	Cedes Ag	1
#62	Changshu Tongrun Auto Accessory Co.	1
#63	Clark Equipment	1
#64	Cnh Industrial America	1
#65	Comeup Industries	1
#66	CEA	1
#67	Conxtech	1
#68	Crrc Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co.	1
#69	Custom Truck & Equipment	1
#70	Dalian University Of Technology	1
#71	Drexel University	1
#72	Electronic Power Design	1
#73	Elme Spreader Ab	1
#74	Enovation Controls	1
#75	Federal Equipment	1
#76	Frank'S International	1
#77	Fuji Electric Co.	1
#78	Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S. L.	1
#79	Gomtec Gmbh	1
#80	Gse Technologies	1
#81	Guangzhou Construction Engineering Co.	1
#82	Haulotte Group	1
#83	Herkules Equipment	1
#84	Herrmann Ag	1
#85	Honda Motor Co.	1
#86	Hudson Bay Holding B.V.	1
#87	Huntington Ingalls Incorporated	1
#88	Institute Of Nuclear Energy Research	1
#89	Integris Rentals, L.L.C.	1
#90	Iveco Magirus Ag	1
#91	J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited	1
#92	Jergens	1
#93	Jlg Industries	1
#94	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	1
#95	KFUPM	1
#96	Kito	1
#97	Kobelco Cranes Co.	1
#98	Komatsu	1
#99	Krones Ag	1
#100	Lely Patent N.V.	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies