Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2022

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	Ari Kattainen	12	Kone
2	Brad Guilani	8	Otis Elevator
3	Aurelien Fauconnet	7	Otis Elevator
#4	Antti Hovi	6	Kone
#5	Arto Nakari	6	Kone
#6	Juha Helenius	6	Kone
#7	Bruce P. Swaybill	5	Otis Elevator
#8	Daniel A. Mosher	5	Otis Elevator
#9	Derk Oscar Pahlke	5	Otis Elevator
#10	Guillaume Montigny	5	Otis Elevator
#11	Hiroyuki Hayashi	5	Sumitomo Wiring Systems
#12	Hiroshi Kashiwakura	5	Fujitec Co.
#13	Kiron Bhaskar	5	Otis Elevator
#14	Martin Kusserow	5	Inventio Ag
#15	Michael J. Tracey	5	Otis Elevator
#16	Patricia Derwinski	5	Otis Elevator
#17	Zhengbao Shi	5	Otis Elevator
#18	Alexander Turek	4	Otis Elevator
#19	Astrid Sonnenmoser	4	Inventio Ag
#20	Christian Studer	4	Inventio Ag
#21	Chen Zhao	4	Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou)
#22	Emmanuel Convard	4	Otis Elevator
#23	Frederic Beauchaud	4	Otis Elevator
#24	Harri Makinen	4	Kone
#25	James L. Hubbard	4	Otis Elevator
#26	Jim D. Hamlik	4	Rightline Equipment
#27	John P. Wesson	4	Otis Elevator
#28	Juha-Matti Aitamurto	4	Kone
#29	Juha-Matti Kuusinen	4	Kone
#30	Matthew Gilbride	4	Oshkosh
#31	Markku Haapaniemi	4	Kone
#32	Matti Rasanen	4	Kone
#33	Marja-Liisa Siikonen	4	Kone
#34	Mikael Haag	4	Kone
#35	Olli Pokkinen	4	Kone
#36	Peter Herkel	4	Otis Elevator
#37	Petri Kere	4	Kone
#38	Philipp Zimmerli	4	Inventio Ag
#39	Raimo Pelto-Huikko	4	Kone
#40	Randy Roberts	4	Otis Elevator
#41	Shinsuke Kanda	4	Tadano
#42	Sigmund Lindsay Clements	4	—
#43	Tarvo Viita-Aho	4	Kone
#44	Thomas Illedits	4	Inventio Ag
#45	Wenbo Huang	4	Otis Elevator
#46	Wenping Zhao	4	Otis Elevator
#47	Zack Zhu	4	Inventio Ag
#48	Ziming Kou	4	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#49	Akihide Shiratsuki	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#50	Alessandro Ferraro	3	—
#51	Andrea Cambruzzi	3	Inventio Ag
#52	Antti Koskinen	3	Kone
#53	Antti I Maki	3	Kone
#54	Anssi Venho	3	Kone
#55	Bejan Maghsoodi	3	Goodrich
#56	David Ginsberg	3	Otis Elevator
#57	David Lombardo	3	Oshkosh
#58	Dominik Praxmarer	3	Inventio Ag
#59	Eko Prasetiawan	3	Oshkosh
#60	Erich Bütler	3	Inventio Ag
#61	Erik C. Tracy	3	The Raymond
#62	Gerhard Kleewein	3	Inventio Ag
#63	Gerard Sirigu	3	Otis Elevator
#64	Guillaume Trouvain	3	Otis Elevator
#65	Ignacy Puszkiewicz	3	Jlg Industries
#66	Ivo Lustenberger	3	Inventio Ag
#67	Iwao Ishikawa	3	Tadano
#68	Jayapal Reddy Gireddy	3	Otis Elevator
#69	Jaakko Kalliomäki	3	Kone
#70	Jesper Moeller	3	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#71	Jin Inoue	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#72	Joel D. Hamlik	3	Rightline Equipment
#73	Juan Wu	3	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#74	Kazuma Mizuki	3	Tadano
#75	Kensuke Futahashi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#76	Keita Mochizuki	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#77	Kurt Heinz	3	Inventio Ag
#78	Kurt Streibig	3	Inventio Ag
#79	Leandre Adifon	3	Otis Elevator
#80	Lieping Wei	3	Otis Elevator
#81	Luciano Mozzato	3	—
#82	Marco Maria Ceriani	3	—
#83	Markku Haivala	3	Kone
#84	Masahiro Ishikawa	3	Honda Motor Co.
#85	Mirko Ruokokoski	3	Kone
#86	Nino Mario Bianchi	3	—
#87	Noriyuki Hasegawa	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#88	Pasi Raassina	3	Kone
#89	Petteri Valjus	3	Kone
#90	Philipp Schedl	3	Otis Elevator
#91	Raphael Bitzi	3	Inventio Ag
#92	Scott Alan Eastman	3	Otis Elevator
#93	Stephen Harold Schumacher	3	Nabholz Construction
#94	Thomas Novacek	3	Inventio Ag
#95	Walter Thomas Schmidt	3	Otis Elevator
#96	XiaoBin Tang	3	Otis Elevator
#97	Aaron J. Gnagey	2	Caterpillar
#98	Andrew J. Kieser	2	Caterpillar
#99	Andrew James Laughton	2	Elevator Safety
#100	Arnaud Cazé	2	Otis Elevator

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	150
2	Kone	62
3	Inventio Ag	35
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	27
#5	Tadano	13
#6	Konecranes Global	9
#7	Oshkosh	9
#8	Tk Elevator Innovation And Operations Gmbh	9
#9	Fujitec Co.	8
#10	Unknown	7
#11	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	6
#12	Caterpillar	6
#13	Toyota	6
#14	Altec Industries	5
#15	Jungheinrich Ag	5
#16	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	5
#17	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	5
#18	Goodrich	4
#19	Hyster-Yale Group	4
#20	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	4
#21	Taiyuan University Of Technology	4
#22	The Raymond	4
#23	Abb Schweiz Ag	3
#24	Cascade	3
#25	Crown Equipment	3
#26	Hiab Ab	3
#27	Illinois Tool Works	3
#28	Toyota Industries	3
#29	Nabholz Construction	3
#30	Palfinger Ag	3
#31	Rightline Equipment	3
#32	Shimadzu	3
#33	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	3
#34	Tadano Demag Gmbh	3
#35	Brandt Industries Canada	2
#36	Conductix-Wampfler Gmbh	2
#37	Cranemasters	2
#38	Electronic Theatre Controls	2
#39	Elevator Safety	2
#40	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company	2
#41	Gray Manufacturing Company	2
#42	Harmar Mobility	2
#43	Haulotte Group	2
#44	Hubtex Maschinenbau Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#45	Jlg Industries	2
#46	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	2
#47	Manitou Italia S.R.L.	2
#48	Manitowoc Crane Group France	2
#49	Nordic Minesteel Technologies	2
#50	Reel Tech Co.	2
#51	Safeworks	2
#52	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	2
#53	Snap-On Incorporated	2
#54	Stertil B.V.	2
#55	The School Corporation Kansai University	2
#56	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	2
#57	Vita Inclinata Technologies	2
#58	Zedel	2
#59	Cisco	2
#60	Ford	2
#61	Amazon	1
#62	Apple	1
#63	AT&T	1
#64	Aga Tools & Products	1
#65	Ample	1
#66	Bauer Maschinen Gmbh	1
#67	Bbm Railway Equipment	1
#68	Bechtel Energy Technologies & Solutions	1
#69	Beijing Tusen Zhitu Technology Co.	1
#70	Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv	1
#71	Beltways	1
#72	Big Lift	1
#73	Carrier	1
#74	Cattron North America	1
#75	Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment	1
#76	China University Of Mining And Technology-Beijing	1
#77	Cifa S.P.A.	1
#78	Clark Equipment	1
#79	Cnh Industrial America	1
#80	Columbus Mckinnon	1
#81	Comeup Industries	1
#82	CEA	1
#83	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	1
#84	Construction Specialties	1
#85	Daifuku Co.	1
#86	Danfoss Power Solutions Ii Technology A/S	1
#87	Delmar Systems	1
#88	Dissing A/S	1
#89	Doosan	1
#90	Doosan Industrial Vehicle Co.	1
#91	Draka Elevator Products	1
#92	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	1
#93	Dutton-Lainson	1
#94	Eaglerail Container Logistics	1
#95	Elme Spreader Ab	1
#96	Energy Vault	1
#97	Epsilon Kran Gmbh	1
#98	Flsmidth A/S	1
#99	Funai Electric Co.	1
#100	Gilbert Engineering	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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