Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2023

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	Tadeusz Pawel Witczak	10	Otis Elevator
2	Derk Oscar Pahlke	9	Otis Elevator
3	Marco Iotti	8	Manitou Italia S.R.L.
#4	Philipp Zimmerli	8	Inventio Ag
#5	Andrea Cambruzzi	7	Inventio Ag
#6	Matti Rasanen	7	Kone
#7	Raphael Bitzi	7	Inventio Ag
#8	Sandeep Sudi	7	Otis Elevator
#9	Walter Thomas Schmidt	7	Otis Elevator
#10	Andrea Pedretti	6	Energy Vault
#11	Ari Kattainen	6	Kone
#12	Craig Drew Bogli	6	Otis Elevator
#13	Eliza Olczyk	6	Inventio Ag
#14	Markku Haapaniemi	6	Kone
#15	Michael J. Tracey	6	Otis Elevator
#16	Oliver Simmonds	6	Inventio Ag
#17	Anssi Venho	5	Kone
#18	Bichun Li	5	Otis Elevator
#19	Christian Studer	5	Inventio Ag
#20	Enrico Manes	5	Otis Elevator
#21	Erich Bütler	5	Inventio Ag
#22	Jihong Hao	5	Oshkosh
#23	Korry D. Kobel	5	Oshkosh
#24	Martin Kusserow	5	Inventio Ag
#25	Mikko Puranen	5	Kone
#26	Reto Tschuppert	5	Inventio Ag
#27	Shinsuke Kanda	5	Tadano
#28	Shenhong Wang	5	Otis Elevator
#29	Antti Saarelainen	4	Kone
#30	Brad Guilani	4	Otis Elevator
#31	David Lombardo	4	Oshkosh
#32	Henri Wenlin	4	Kone
#33	Hiroshi Kashiwakura	4	Fujitec Co.
#34	Ignacy Puszkiewicz	4	Jlg Industries
#35	Janne Laine	4	Kone
#36	Josef Husmann	4	Inventio Ag
#37	Jorma Mustalahti	4	Kone
#38	Justin Billard	4	Otis Elevator
#39	Kazuma Mizuki	4	Tadano
#40	Kiron Bhaskar	4	Otis Elevator
#41	Mauro Pedretti-Rodi	4	Energy Vault
#42	Paul R. Braunwart	4	Otis Elevator
#43	Randy Roberts	4	Otis Elevator
#44	Tarvo Viita-Aho	4	Kone
#45	Wenbo Huang	4	Otis Elevator
#46	Yrinee Michaelidis	4	Otis Elevator
#47	Andrew Goodwin	3	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company
#48	Antti Koskinen	3	Kone
#49	Antonio Martins	3	Otis Elevator
#50	Andreas Simon	3	Crown Equipment
#51	Arto Nakari	3	Kone
#52	Astrid Sonnenmoser	3	Inventio Ag
#53	Brian K. Mohlman	3	Jlg Industries
#54	Bradley Armand Scoville	3	Otis Elevator
#55	Changle Li	3	Huawei
#56	Charles Mackenzie-Smith	3	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company
#57	Daniel A. Mosher	3	Otis Elevator
#58	Eko Prasetiawan	3	Oshkosh
#59	Eric Birrer	3	Inventio Ag
#60	Fredric L. Yutzy	3	Oshkosh
#61	Hao Lu	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#62	Janne Mikkonen	3	Kone
#63	Jari Osterman	3	Kone
#64	Jori Hagg	3	Kone
#65	Juha-Matti Aitamurto	3	Kone
#66	Juan Antonio Illan	3	Otis Elevator
#67	Juhamatti Nikander	3	Kone
#68	Jürgen Resch	3	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh
#69	Killakathu Ramanathan Babu	3	Unknown
#70	Kyle Martin	3	Aob Products
#71	Louis Bafile	3	Oshkosh
#72	Markus Hofmeister	3	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh
#73	Michael Palberg	3	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh
#74	Nikola Trcka	3	Otis Elevator
#75	Otto Lanz	3	Kone
#76	Paul Alexander Cook	3	Stannah Stairlifts Limited
#77	Paul A. Simcik	3	Otis Elevator
#78	Petri Kere	3	Kone
#79	Philippe Henneau	3	Inventio Ag
#80	Ravikiran Singaraju	3	Otis Elevator
#81	Richard E. Kulak	3	Otis Elevator
#82	Romeo Lo Jacono	3	Inventio Ag
#83	Sebastian Theos	3	Crown Equipment
#84	Wei-Chung Wang	3	Disney
#85	Xiaofei Guo	3	Otis Elevator
#86	Yuxing Peng	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#87	Yu Tang	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#88	Zhencai Zhu	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#89	Adriaan Joris H. Larmuseau	2	Otis Elevator
#90	Adrian Steiner	2	Steiner Ag Weggis
#91	Aditya Swami	2	Otis Elevator
#92	Aiwen Liu	2	Crrc Yangtze Group Co.
#93	Aki HAIKONEN	2	Kone
#94	Allen Edward Brook	2	Bruno Independent Living Aids
#95	Andrej BURAKOV	2	Kone
#96	Antti Hovi	2	Kone
#97	Arthur Hsu	2	Otis Elevator
#98	Atte Lähteenmäki	2	Konecranes Global
#99	Axel Hosemann	2	Inventio Ag
#100	Bismark J. Aldana	2	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	134
2	Inventio Ag	44
3	Kone	44
#4	Oshkosh	20
#5	Mitsubishi Electric	15
#6	Tadano	13
#7	Toyota	11
#8	Unknown	10
#9	Crown Equipment	8
#10	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	8
#11	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	8
#12	Manitou Italia S.R.L.	8
#13	Manitowoc Crane Group France	8
#14	Energy Vault	6
#15	Konecranes Global	6
#16	Tadano Demag Gmbh	6
#17	Fujitec Co.	4
#18	Hiab Ab	4
#19	Hyster-Yale Group	4
#20	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	4
#21	Stannah Stairlifts Limited	4
#22	The Raymond	4
#23	Tk Home Solutions B.V.	4
#24	IBM	4
#25	China University Of Mining And Technology	3
#26	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company	3
#27	Goodrich	3
#28	Hitachi	3
#29	Jungheinrich Ag	3
#30	Toyota Industries	3
#31	Manitowoc Crane Companies	3
#32	Mitsubishi Logisnext Co.	3
#33	Palfinger Ag	3
#34	Robert Bosch Gmbh	3
#35	Shanghai Master Matrix Information Technology Co.	3
#36	Stertil B.V.	3
#37	Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co.	3
#38	Tadano Faun Gmbh	3
#39	The Boeing	3
#40	Toshiba Elevator	3
#41	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	3
#42	Caterpillar	3
#43	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions	2
#44	Bruno Independent Living Aids	2
#45	Comeup Industries	2
#46	Crrc Yangtze Group Co.	2
#47	David R. Cordell & Associates	2
#48	Greenfield Products	2
#49	Intrinsic Innovation	2
#50	Jlg Industries	2
#51	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#52	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	2
#53	Korea Institute Of Civil Engineering And Building Technology	2
#54	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	2
#55	Liebherr-Werk Nenzing Gmbh	2
#56	Liko Research & Development Ab	2
#57	Milwaukee Electric Tool	2
#58	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	2
#59	Prysmian S.P.A.	2
#60	Reel	2
#61	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	2
#62	Southeast University	2
#63	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2
#64	The School Corporation Kansai University	2
#65	Tk Elevator Innovation And Operations Gmbh	2
#66	Vacuworx Global	2
#67	Xuzhou Heavy Machinery Co.	2
#68	Xuzhou Liren Monorail Transportation Equipment Co.	2
#69	GE	2
#70	Samsung	2
#71	3M	1
#72	Applied Materials	1
#73	Amp Robotics	1
#74	Arrival Limited	1
#75	Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv	1
#76	Beltways	1
#77	Bendpak	1
#78	Besser	1
#79	Bühler Ag	1
#80	Cargotec Finland Oy	1
#81	Cargotec Research & Development Ireland Limited	1
#82	Carrier	1
#83	Cascade	1
#84	Cattron North America	1
#85	Changshu Institute Of Technology	1
#86	Clearpath Robotics	1
#87	Comau S.P.A.	1
#88	Coretronic	1
#89	Daifuku Co.	1
#90	Dane Technologies	1
#91	Danfoss Power Solutions Ii Technology A/S	1
#92	Dissing A/S	1
#93	Doosan	1
#94	Equipment Corporation Of America	1
#95	Ewellix Ab	1
#96	Farobot	1
#97	Fenton Mobility Products	1
#98	Flsmidth A/S	1
#99	Flytrex Aviation	1
#100	Forcome Co.	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

Patents per Year

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Top Companies