Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2018

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	David R. Hall	9	Hall Labs
2	Matti Rasanen	9	Kone
3	Jerome Miles	8	Hall Labs
#4	Richard N. Fargo	8	Otis Elevator
#5	Ari Kattainen	7	Kone
#6	Larry M. Jaipaul	7	Gray Manufacturing Company
#7	Marja-Liisa Siikonen	7	Kone
#8	Pentti Alasentie	7	Kone
#9	Petteri Valjus	7	Kone
#10	Arthur Hsu	6	Otis Elevator
#11	Hannu Lehtinen	6	Kone
#12	Janne Sorsa	6	Kone
#13	Michael Matheisl	6	Inventio Ag
#14	Robert Schulz	6	Inventio Ag
#15	Alexander Turek	5	Otis Elevator
#16	Daryl J. Marvin	5	Otis Elevator
#17	Gongbo Zhou	5	China University Of Mining And Technology
#18	Guohua Cao	5	China University Of Mining And Technology
#19	Lauri Stolt	5	Kone
#20	Mika Alvesalo	5	Kone
#21	Raimo Pelto-Huikko	5	Kone
#22	Randall Keith Roberts	5	Otis Elevator
#23	Riku Lampinen	5	Kone
#24	Thomas Illedits	5	Inventio Ag
#25	Wei Li	5	China University Of Mining And Technology
#26	Yuxing Peng	5	China University Of Mining And Technology
#27	Zbigniew Piech	5	Otis Elevator
#28	Zhencai Zhu	5	China University Of Mining And Technology
#29	Ben Taylor	4	Atlas Copco Ias Uk Limited
#30	Chris Jones	4	Hall Labs
#31	David Ginsberg	4	Otis Elevator
#32	Daniel A. Mosher	4	Otis Elevator
#33	Esko Aulanko	4	Kone
#34	Faruk Osmanbasic	4	Inventio Ag
#35	Frank Dudde	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#36	Ismail Agirman	4	Otis Elevator
#37	James L. Hubbard	4	Otis Elevator
#38	Kevin Rees	4	Hall Labs
#39	Markku Haapaniemi	4	Kone
#40	Peter Feldhusen	4	Thyssenkrupp Ag
#41	Petri Kere	4	Kone
#42	Tadeusz Pawel Witczak	4	Otis Elevator
#43	Alan Matthew Finn	3	Otis Elevator
#44	Alois Senger	3	Otis Elevator
#45	Bejan Maghsoodi	3	Goodrich
#46	Bradley Armand Scoville	3	Otis Elevator
#47	Christoph Makovec	3	Inventio Ag
#48	Davido Hyer	3	Hall Labs
#49	David Michel	3	Inventio Ag
#50	Don Francis Ahern	3	Xtreme Manufacturing
#51	Florian Dold	3	Inventio Ag
#52	Gabriela ROIVAINEN	3	Kone
#53	Hans-Dieter Willim	3	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh
#54	Hui Fang	3	Otis Elevator
#55	Ignacy Puszkiewicz	3	Jlg Industries
#56	Jarmo Reijonen	3	Kone
#57	Jose Miguel Pasini	3	Otis Elevator
#58	John P. Wesson	3	Otis Elevator
#59	Juha Helenius	3	Kone
#60	Juha-Matti Kuusinen	3	Kone
#61	Jukka Salmikuukka	3	Kone
#62	Kim Bergman	3	Kone
#63	Kosuke Kosuga	3	Kito
#64	Paul A. Simcik	3	Otis Elevator
#65	Peter Herkel	3	Otis Elevator
#66	Ronald Lee Fifield	3	Xtreme Manufacturing
#67	Rory Smith	3	Thyssen Elevator Capital
#68	Seiji Watanabe	3	Honda Motor Co.
#69	Shih Jyi Huang	3	Comeup Industries
#70	Stephen J. Rucker	3	Gray Manufacturing Company
#71	Tapio Tyni	3	Kone
#72	Theresa M. Christy	3	Otis Elevator
#73	Uwe Hauer	3	Inventio Ag
#74	Weihong Peng	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#75	Aapo Saari	2	Kone
#76	Adrian Steiner	2	Steiner Ag Weggis
#77	Akihide Shiratsuki	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#78	Alan M. Parker	2	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#79	Amir Lotfi	2	Dmf
#80	Andy Conlon	2	Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#81	Antti Kallioniemi	2	Kone
#82	Antti Mertala	2	Kone
#83	Ari Hänninen	2	Kone
#84	Ari Jussila	2	Kone
#85	Arto Nakari	2	Kone
#86	Atsushi Mitsui	2	Mitsubishi Electric
#87	Atsushi Yamada	2	Fujitsu Limited
#88	Bryan Averill	2	Warn Industries
#89	Brian Beloin	2	Otis Elevator
#90	Brad Guilani	2	Otis Elevator
#91	Brian Sinclair White	2	Cascade
#92	Carter Smith	2	ExxonMobil
#93	Cezary Jedryczka	2	Otis Elevator
#94	Changhua Hu	2	Xuzhou Coal Mine Safety Equipment Manufacture Co.
#95	Christof Lautwein	2	—
#96	Chan-Jong Park	2	Samsung
#97	Christoph Wagener	2	—
#98	Darren G. Fretz	2	Warn Industries
#99	Daniel Madsen	2	Hall Labs
#100	Daniel Meierhans	2	Inventio Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	93
2	Kone	82
3	Inventio Ag	42
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	20
#5	Thyssenkrupp Elevator	16
#6	Crown Equipment	9
#7	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	9
#8	Unknown	8
#9	Gray Manufacturing Company	7
#10	Konecranes Global	7
#11	Thyssenkrupp Ag	7
#12	China University Of Mining And Technology	5
#13	Toyota Industries	5
#14	Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Gmbh	5
#15	Cascade	4
#16	Jlg Industries	4
#17	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	4
#18	The Boeing	4
#19	Xuzhou Heavy Machinery Co.	4
#20	Toyota	4
#21	Amazon	3
#22	Altec Industries	3
#23	Big Lift	3
#24	Comeup Industries	3
#25	Daifuku Co.	3
#26	Goodrich	3
#27	Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co.	3
#28	Jungheinrich Ag	3
#29	Kito	3
#30	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	3
#31	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	3
#32	Ramsey Winch	3
#33	The Raymond	3
#34	Vehicle Service Group	3
#35	Warn Industries	3
#36	X Development	3
#37	Xtreme Manufacturing	3
#38	Caterpillar	3
#39	GE	3
#40	IBM	3
#41	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions	2
#42	Clark Material Handling	2
#43	Doosan	2
#44	Jaguar Land Rover Limited	2
#45	J.Schmalz Gmbh	2
#46	Kobe Steel	2
#47	Konecranes Plc	2
#48	Macgregor Norway As	2
#49	Manitou Italia S.R.L.	2
#50	Manitowoc Crane Companies	2
#51	Merits Health Products Co.	2
#52	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#53	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.	2
#54	Nabors Drilling Technologies Usa	2
#55	National Oilwell Varco Norway As	2
#56	Oshkosh	2
#57	Paratech, Incorporated	2
#58	Parker-Hannifin	2
#59	Safeworks	2
#60	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	2
#61	Stertil B.V.	2
#62	Terex Global Gmbh	2
#63	Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center S.A.	2
#64	Xuzhou Coal Mine Safety Equipment Manufacture Co.	2
#65	Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co.	2
#66	Applied Materials	1
#67	Abb Technology Ag	1
#68	Airbus Defence And Space Sas	1
#69	Areva Wind Gmbh	1
#70	Auto Crane	1
#71	Bauer Maschinen Gmbh	1
#72	Bishamon Industries	1
#73	Blox	1
#74	Bluesky Solutions Limited	1
#75	Building Materials Investment	1
#76	Camco Manufacturing	1
#77	Cameron International	1
#78	Capewell Aerial Systems	1
#79	C.E. Electronics	1
#80	Cifa S.P.A.	1
#81	Clark Equipment	1
#82	Cnh Industrial America	1
#83	Columbia Insurance	1
#84	Columbus Mckinnon	1
#85	Contractors & Industrial Supply Company	1
#86	Cranemasters	1
#87	Design Data	1
#88	Ehc Canada	1
#89	Electronic Power Design	1
#90	Electronic Theatre Controls	1
#91	Envision Energy (Denmark) Aps	1
#92	Etak Systems	1
#93	Frank'S International	1
#94	Fujitec Co.	1
#95	Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S. L.	1
#96	Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.	1
#97	Gerhard Finkbeiner	1
#98	Greenfield Products	1
#99	Grenzebach Maschinenbau Gmbh	1
#100	Gse Technologies	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

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Top Companies