Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2019

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	Paul A. Simcik	14	Otis Elevator
2	Ari Kattainen	11	Kone
3	David R. Hall	11	Hall Labs
#4	Hui Fang	11	Otis Elevator
#5	Alan Matthew Finn	10	Otis Elevator
#6	Eric C. Peterson	10	Otis Elevator
#7	Arthur Hsu	9	Otis Elevator
#8	Bradley Armand Scoville	9	Otis Elevator
#9	Zhen Jia	9	Dell Products
#10	Jianwei Zhao	8	Carrier
#11	Qiang Li	8	Huawei
#12	Richard N. Fargo	8	Otis Elevator
#13	Zbigniew Piech	8	Otis Elevator
#14	Aurelien Fauconnet	7	Otis Elevator
#15	Daniel Madsen	7	Hall Labs
#16	Ismail Agirman	7	Otis Elevator
#17	Randall Keith Roberts	7	Otis Elevator
#18	Tadeusz Pawel Witczak	7	Otis Elevator
#19	Amir Lotfi	6	Dmf
#20	Anna Su	6	Otis Elevator
#21	Ashley Chapman	6	Otis Elevator
#22	Brad Guilani	6	Otis Elevator
#23	David Ginsberg	6	Otis Elevator
#24	Enrico Manes	6	Otis Elevator
#25	Shashank Krishnamurthy	6	Otis Elevator
#26	Zhaoxia Hu	6	Otis Elevator
#27	Antti Hovi	5	Kone
#28	Benjamin Taylor	5	Hall Labs
#29	Bruce P. Swaybill	5	Otis Elevator
#30	Carsten Schöttke	5	Jungheinrich Ag
#31	Ernst-Peter Magens	5	Jungheinrich Ag
#32	Frederic Beauchaud	5	Otis Elevator
#33	Hiroaki Kawai	5	Fujitsu Limited
#34	Hubert Bibernell	5	Jungheinrich Ag
#35	Ignacy Puszkiewicz	5	Jlg Industries
#36	Joop Roodenburg	5	Itrec B.V.
#37	Jürgen Schmalzl	5	Jungheinrich Ag
#38	LongWen Wang	5	Otis Elevator
#39	Matti Rasanen	5	Kone
#40	Richard J. Ericson	5	Otis Elevator
#41	Walter Thomas Schmidt	5	Otis Elevator
#42	Astrid Sonnenmoser	4	Inventio Ag
#43	Daniel A. Mosher	4	Otis Elevator
#44	Derrick L. Geiser	4	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#45	Eduard Steinhauer	4	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#46	Emily Baldi	4	Otis Elevator
#47	Esko Aulanko	4	Kone
#48	Guohua Cao	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#49	Guohong Hu	4	Otis Elevator
#50	HanJong Kim	4	Otis Elevator
#51	Hannu Lehtinen	4	Kone
#52	Hans-Dieter Willim	4	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh
#53	Ivo Lustenberger	4	Inventio Ag
#54	Joseph R. Rucinski	4	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#55	John P. Wesson	4	Otis Elevator
#56	Jukka Salmikuukka	4	Kone
#57	Lauri Stolt	4	Kone
#58	Lloyd J. Wilson	4	Hall Labs
#59	Markku Haapaniemi	4	Kone
#60	Pentti Alasentie	4	Kone
#61	Randall S. Dube	4	Otis Elevator
#62	Takashi Hiekata	4	Kobe Steel
#63	Timothy James Albinger	4	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#64	Toshiro Yamashita	4	Kobe Steel
#65	Yuji Harauchi	4	Tadano
#66	Yuki Hata	4	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#67	Zhencai Zhu	4	China University Of Mining And Technology
#68	Alfred Hess	3	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh
#69	Alois Senger	3	Otis Elevator
#70	Andrew Priddis	3	Hall Labs
#71	Arto Nakari	3	Kone
#72	Bernd Altenburger	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#73	Bryan Averill	3	Warn Industries
#74	Chan-Jong Park	3	Samsung
#75	Darren G. Fretz	3	Warn Industries
#76	Daryl J. Marvin	3	Otis Elevator
#77	David J. Pech	3	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#78	Donald A. Hoffend, III	3	Electronic Theatre Controls
#79	Eckhard Wimmer	3	Palfinger Ag
#80	Fritz-Botho Köster	3	Terex Global Gmbh
#81	Gopal R. Krishnan	3	Otis Elevator
#82	Hisanori Seki	3	Otis Elevator
#83	Holger Zerelles	3	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#84	Ian Moore	3	Westerngeco L.L.C.
#85	James M. Collins	3	Otis Elevator
#86	James L. Hubbard	3	Otis Elevator
#87	Janne Mikkonen	3	Kone
#88	Jerome Miles	3	Hall Labs
#89	Jose Miguel Pasini	3	Otis Elevator
#90	Jouni Ratia	3	Kone
#91	Joel D. Zick	3	Manitowoc Crane Companies
#92	Koji Inoue	3	Canon
#93	Lars Eberhardt	3	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh
#94	Larry M. Jaipaul	3	Gray Manufacturing Company
#95	Lei Wei	3	Micron
#96	Markku Haivala	3	Kone
#97	Martin Kusserow	3	Inventio Ag
#98	Niko Elomaa	3	Kone
#99	Oliver Moll	3	Konecranes Global
#100	Paul Papas	3	Otis Elevator

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	150
2	Kone	59
3	Inventio Ag	31
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	25
#5	Thyssenkrupp Elevator	18
#6	Thyssenkrupp Ag	15
#7	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	12
#8	Konecranes Global	12
#9	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	12
#10	Manitowoc Crane Companies	12
#11	Hall Labs	11
#12	Tadano	10
#13	Unknown	9
#14	Oshkosh	8
#15	Jungheinrich Ag	7
#16	Toyota Industries	7
#17	Kobe Steel	6
#18	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	6
#19	Palfinger Ag	6
#20	Altec Industries	5
#21	Crown Equipment	5
#22	Itrec B.V.	5
#23	Gray Manufacturing Company	4
#24	Hyster-Yale Group	4
#25	Kito	4
#26	The Boeing	4
#27	The Raymond	4
#28	Warn Industries	4
#29	GE	4
#30	China University Of Mining And Technology	3
#31	Electronic Theatre Controls	3
#32	Goodrich	3
#33	Honda Motor Co.	3
#34	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	3
#35	Linde Material Handling Gmbh	3
#36	Ningbo Lianda Winch Co.	3
#37	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	3
#38	Terex Global Gmbh	3
#39	Toshiba Elevator	3
#40	Vehicle Service Group	3
#41	Xuzhou Heavy Machinery Co.	3
#42	Caterpillar	3
#43	IBM	3
#44	Actuant	2
#45	Cascade	2
#46	Cedes Ag	2
#47	Comeup Industries	2
#48	Daifuku Co.	2
#49	Dongnan Elevator Co.	2
#50	Fosbel	2
#51	Greenfield Products	2
#52	Harry Miller Co.	2
#53	Haulotte Group	2
#54	Hyundai Motor	2
#55	Ingersoll-Rand	2
#56	Jenoptik Advanced Systems Gmbh	2
#57	Jlg Industries	2
#58	Kia Motors	2
#59	Link-Belt Cranes, L.P., Lllp	2
#60	Manitowoc Crane Group France	2
#61	Markwest Energy Partners	2
#62	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#63	Reel Power Licensing	2
#64	Reid Lifting Limited	2
#65	Rightline Equipment	2
#66	Schlumberger Technology	2
#67	Stannah Stairlifts Limited	2
#68	Walmart Apollo	2
#69	Wittur Holding Gmbh	2
#70	Yoke Industrial	2
#71	Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co.	2
#72	Toyota	2
#73	Addictive Desert Designs	1
#74	Advance Lifts	1
#75	A.K. Stamping Company	1
#76	Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited	1
#77	Auto Crane	1
#78	Big Lift	1
#79	Bluemarine Offshore Yard Service B.V.	1
#80	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions	1
#81	Bubba Rope	1
#82	Bucher Hydraulics S.P.A	1
#83	Cameron International	1
#84	Cargotec Research & Development Ireland Limited	1
#85	Carrier	1
#86	Dalian University Of Technology	1
#87	Danfoss Power Solutions Gmbh & Co. Ohg	1
#88	Daystar Products International	1
#89	Dell Products	1
#90	Dutton-Lainson	1
#91	Eaglerail Container Logistics	1
#92	Echostar Technologies International	1
#93	Ehc Canada	1
#94	Elevator Safety	1
#95	Elme Spreader Ab	1
#96	E-Makeco.	1
#97	Enercorp Sand Solutions	1
#98	Federal Equipment	1
#99	Forum Us	1
#100	Fraunhofer	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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