Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2017

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Ari Kattainen	8	Kone
2	Michael Matheisl	8	Inventio Ag
3	Raimo Pelto-Huikko	8	Kone
#4	Richard N. Fargo	7	Otis Elevator
#5	Gongbo Zhou	6	China University Of Mining And Technology
#6	Guohua Cao	6	China University Of Mining And Technology
#7	Jaakko Kalliomäki	6	Kone
#8	John P. Wesson	6	Otis Elevator
#9	Lauri Stolt	6	Kone
#10	Matti Rasanen	6	Kone
#11	Robert Schulz	6	Inventio Ag
#12	Wei Li	6	China University Of Mining And Technology
#13	Zhencai Zhu	6	China University Of Mining And Technology
#14	Alexander Turek	5	Otis Elevator
#15	David R. Hall	5	Hall Labs
#16	Daryl J. Marvin	5	Otis Elevator
#17	Jerome Miles	5	Hall Labs
#18	Johannes De Jong	5	Kone
#19	Juan Domingo Gonzalez Pantiga	5	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#20	Miguel Angel Gonzalez Alemany	5	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#21	Shinji Kaneko	5	Komatsu
#22	Taishi Oiwa	5	Komatsu
#23	Thomas Illedits	5	Inventio Ag
#24	Alberto Florez Castro	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#25	Astrid Sonnenmoser	4	Inventio Ag
#26	Christoph Paßmann	4	Terex Mhps Gmbh
#27	Eduardo Moran Garcia	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#28	Gabriela ROIVAINEN	4	Kone
#29	Harold Terry	4	Otis Elevator
#30	José Mendiolagoitia Juliana	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#31	Luis Joaquín Fernandez Alvarez	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#32	Lukas Finschi	4	Inventio Ag
#33	Mark S. Thompson	4	Otis Elevator
#34	Mikko Vesterinen	4	Kone
#35	Pentti Alasentie	4	Kone
#36	Pedro Ros Zuazua	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#37	Petteri Valjus	4	Kone
#38	Richard Kreisner	4	Terex Mhps Gmbh
#39	Riku Lampinen	4	Kone
#40	Thomas Schlierbach-Knobloch	4	Terex Mhps Gmbh
#41	Walter Srb-Gaffron	4	Otis Elevator
#42	Werner Eidler	4	Inventio Ag
#43	Yoichiro Koyama	4	Murata Machinery
#44	Amir Lotfi	3	Dmf
#45	Antti Hovi	3	Kone
#46	Antti Kallioniemi	3	Kone
#47	Antti Mertala	3	Kone
#48	Aurelio Castaño Lantero	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#49	Brad Guilani	3	Otis Elevator
#50	Christoph Mohr	3	—
#51	Daniel Meierhans	3	Inventio Ag
#52	Enrique Gonzalez Fernandez	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#53	Esko Aulanko	3	Kone
#54	Faruk Osmanbasic	3	Inventio Ag
#55	Francisco Palomero Cocho	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#56	Gopal R. Krishnan	3	Otis Elevator
#57	Guoan Chen	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#58	Hans Kocher	3	Inventio Ag
#59	Hong Yang	3	Otis Elevator
#60	Huan Zhang	3	Huawei
#61	James L. Hubbard	3	Otis Elevator
#62	Jiancong Qin	3	Dongnan Elevator Co.
#63	Jianrong Yang	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#64	José Ojeda Arenas	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#65	Joop Roodenburg	3	Itrec B.V.
#66	Justin Billard	3	Otis Elevator
#67	Kevin Rees	3	Hall Labs
#68	Matthew Joyce	3	Otis Elevator
#69	Martin McVicar	3	Combilift
#70	Michael Geisshüsler	3	Inventio Ag
#71	Oliver Sawodny	3	Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Gmbh
#72	Osmo Björni	3	Kone
#73	Petri Kere	3	Kone
#74	Pekka Kilpeläinen	3	Kone
#75	Philip W. Swift	3	Crown Equipment
#76	Riccardo Magni	3	C.M.C. S.R.L.—Societa Unipersonale
#77	Robert F. Gazdzinski	3	West View Research
#78	Robert Moffett	3	Combilift
#79	Takuo Kugiya	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#80	Tapio Tyni	3	Kone
#81	Tuukka Kauppinen	3	Kone
#82	Uwe Hauer	3	Inventio Ag
#83	Yiping Ma	3	Becton, Dickinson And
#84	Adrian D. West	2	Otis Elevator
#85	Aki Metsänen	2	Kone
#86	Alexandre Lecours	2	General Motors
#87	Alex Ooms	2	Otto Ooms B.V.
#88	Alberto Pello Garcia	2	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#89	Alois Senger	2	Otis Elevator
#90	Alfons Weckbecker	2	Terex Cranes Germany Gmbh
#91	Anthony Cooney	2	Otis Elevator
#92	Andrew James Laughton	2	Elevator Safety
#93	Andrew Keith Palican	2	Time Manufacturing
#94	Ana Belén Quiroga Sanchez	2	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.
#95	Ari Harkonen	2	Kone
#96	Ari Ketonen	2	Kone
#97	Arto Nakari	2	Kone
#98	Aurelien Fauconnet	2	Otis Elevator
#99	Bernd Altenburger	2	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#100	Beat De Coi	2	Cedes Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Kone	88
2	Otis Elevator	60
3	Inventio Ag	44
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	27
#5	Tadano	10
#6	Thyssenkrupp Elevator	10
#7	Crown Equipment	9
#8	Konecranes Global	9
#9	Komatsu	7
#10	Unknown	7
#11	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	6
#12	Altec Industries	5
#13	China University Of Mining And Technology	5
#14	Jungheinrich Ag	5
#15	Toyota Industries	5
#16	Murata Machinery	5
#17	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	5
#18	Terex Mhps Gmbh	5
#19	The Boeing	5
#20	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.	5
#21	Kito	4
#22	Vehicle Service Group	4
#23	C.M.C. S.R.L.—Societa Unipersonale	3
#24	Dongnan Elevator Co.	3
#25	Gray Manufacturing Company	3
#26	Itrec B.V.	3
#27	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	3
#28	Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Gmbh	3
#29	Manitowoc Crane Companies	3
#30	Mhwirth Gmbh	3
#31	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.	3
#32	Otto Ooms B.V.	3
#33	Par Systems	3
#34	Terex Global Gmbh	3
#35	West View Research	3
#36	X Development	3
#37	Caterpillar	3
#38	Cargotec Finland Oy	2
#39	Cedes Ag	2
#40	Elevator Safety	2
#41	Georg Fischer	2
#42	Georg Fischer Gmbh & Co Kg	2
#43	Goodrich	2
#44	Hyster-Yale Group	2
#45	Jlg Industries	2
#46	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	2
#47	Kobelco Cranes Co.	2
#48	Kobe Steel	2
#49	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	2
#50	Macton	2
#51	Manitou Italia S.R.L.	2
#52	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#53	Nishina Industrial Co.	2
#54	Palfinger Ag	2
#55	Ramsey Winch	2
#56	Smart Lifts	2
#57	Stertil B.V.	2
#58	Tadano Mantis	2
#59	Terex Cranes Germany Gmbh	2
#60	The Raymond	2
#61	Time Manufacturing	2
#62	Université Laval	2
#63	Wittur Holding Gmbh	2
#64	General Motors	2
#65	Amgen	1
#66	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#67	Advance Lifts	1
#68	Airbus Defence And Space Sas	1
#69	Aktiebolaget Skf	1
#70	Amec Foster Wheeler Usa	1
#71	Areva Np	1
#72	Areva Wind Gmbh	1
#73	Bendpak	1
#74	Big Lift	1
#75	Bluesky Solutions Limited	1
#76	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions	1
#77	Bt Products Ab	1
#78	Cameron International	1
#79	Cascade	1
#80	Cerro Wire	1
#81	Changshu Tongrun Auto Accessory Co.	1
#82	Cnh Industrial America	1
#83	Columbia Machine	1
#84	Combilift	1
#85	Contractors & Industrial Supply Company	1
#86	Core Laboratories Lp	1
#87	Crrc Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co.	1
#88	Cse Co.	1
#89	Dana Limited	1
#90	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority	1
#91	Devin International	1
#92	Elme Spreader Ab	1
#93	Fairfield Industries Incorporated	1
#94	Foley Patents	1
#95	Fujitec Co.	1
#96	Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.	1
#97	Georgia-Pacific	1
#98	Gerhard Finkbeiner	1
#99	Hand Held Products	1
#100	Harry Miller Co.	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies