Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders 2025

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	Markku Haapaniemi	10	Kone
2	Matti Rasanen	10	Kone
3	Otto Lanz	8	Kone
#4	Aki HAIKONEN	7	Kone
#5	Anssi Venho	7	Kone
#6	Janne Laine	7	Kone
#7	James T. Benzing	6	Structural Services
#8	Seth T. Slavin	6	Structural Services
#9	Tadeusz Pawel Witczak	6	Otis Elevator
#10	William R. Haller	6	Structural Services
#11	Amarnauth APPANA, JR.	5	Thyssenkrupp Elevator
#12	Ari Kattainen	5	Kone
#13	Craig Drew Bogli	5	Otis Elevator
#14	Derk Oscar Pahlke	5	Otis Elevator
#15	Enrico Manes	5	Otis Elevator
#16	Henri Wenlin	5	Kone
#17	Jorma Mustalahti	5	Kone
#18	Juha-Matti Aitamurto	5	Kone
#19	Marta Kasica-Soltan	5	Structural Services
#20	Stefan Weber	5	Inventio Ag
#21	Tarvo Viita-Aho	5	Kone
#22	Alessandro D'Apice	4	Inventio Ag
#23	Cornelis Boxum	4	Tk Home Solutions B.V.
#24	David Lombardo	4	Oshkosh
#25	Eko Prasetiawan	4	Oshkosh
#26	Gerry Lauderbaugh	4	Vehicle Service Group
#27	Georg Wagenleitner	4	Inventio Ag
#28	Killakathu Ramanathan Babu	4	Unknown
#29	Louis Bafile	4	Oshkosh
#30	Marco Iotti	4	Manitou Italia S.R.L.
#31	Mikko Puranen	4	Kone
#32	Per Eske Fenger	4	Liftra Ip Aps
#33	Robert Elliott	4	Vehicle Service Group
#34	Romeo Lo Jacono	4	Inventio Ag
#35	Sam Thieu Wong	4	Otis Elevator
#36	Sebastian Theos	4	Crown Equipment
#37	Akira KOYAHATA	3	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.
#38	Akram R. Zahdeh	3	General Motors
#39	Antti Hovi	3	Kone
#40	Antonio Martins	3	Otis Elevator
#41	Andreas Simon	3	Crown Equipment
#42	Ari Koivisto	3	Kone
#43	Austin Deuerling	3	Vehicle Service Group
#44	Bernd BOOS	3	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh
#45	Branko Gril	3	—
#46	Christian Studer	3	Inventio Ag
#47	Daisuke Nakazawa	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#48	Darian Smith	3	Vehicle Service Group
#49	Derek Sikora	3	Vita Inclinata Ip Holdings
#50	Diederick Bernardus Wijning	3	Itrec B.V.
#51	Edip Yuksel	3	Beltways
#52	Eric D. Betz	3	Oshkosh
#53	Frank Olivier Roussel	3	Inventio Ag
#54	Hao Lu	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#55	Helmut Lohmann	3	Jungheinrich Ag
#56	Hiroyuki Hayashi	3	Sumitomo Wiring Systems
#57	Holger Brunckhorst	3	Jungheinrich Ag
#58	Ian Ross Ferrier	3	Illinois Tool Works
#59	Jaakko Kahila	3	Kone
#60	Janne Mikkonen	3	Kone
#61	Javier Munoz Sotoca	3	—
#62	Jeffrey S. Kritzer	3	Bendpak
#63	Jouko Kinnari	3	Kone
#64	Jonathan L. Lambert	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#65	Kazu Nagahama	3	Tadano
#66	Logan Goodrich	3	Vita Inclinata Ip Holdings
#67	Marcel Krenzin	3	Jungheinrich Ag
#68	Marcial Lendi	3	Cedes Ag
#69	Matthew Post	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#70	Manato Shirai	3	Tadano
#71	Matthew N. Thurin	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#72	Masahide Zushi	3	Tadano
#73	Michael Schuler	3	Jungheinrich Ag
#74	Naoto Kawauchi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#75	Prabhu Shankar	3	Oshkosh
#76	Qingguo Wang	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#77	Randy Roberts	3	Otis Elevator
#78	Sakari Korvenranta	3	Kone
#79	Shaobai WANG	3	—
#80	Takahiro HATORI	3	Hitachi
#81	Tapio Tyni	3	Kone
#82	Volker Zapf	3	Inventio Ag
#83	Yoshimasa MINAMI	3	Tadano
#84	Yrinee Michaelidis	3	Otis Elevator
#85	Yujie Lu	3	Canon
#86	Yuxing Peng	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#87	Zhencai Zhu	3	China University Of Mining And Technology
#88	Aline H. Hinkle	2	3M
#89	Alexander Pfeiler	2	Inventio Ag
#90	Antti Kallioniemi	2	Kone
#91	Andres Monzon	2	Otis Elevator
#92	Antti Saarelainen	2	Kone
#93	Andreas Schwank	2	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#94	Ari Hänninen	2	Kone
#95	Arthur A. Martinez	2	—
#96	Atsushi Minobe	2	Mitsubishi Logisnext Co.
#97	Aurelien Fauconnet	2	Otis Elevator
#98	Benedikt NAGEL	2	Ims Gear Se & Co. Kgaa
#99	Bingchuan YANG	2	Visionnav Robotics Usa
#100	Bingchuan YANG	2	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Otis Elevator	52
2	Kone	31
3	Inventio Ag	30
#4	Mitsubishi Electric	15
#5	Tadano	15
#6	Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.	11
#7	Toyota	9
#8	Oshkosh	8
#9	Konecranes Global	7
#10	Mitsubishi Logisnext Co.	7
#11	Unknown	7
#12	Itrec B.V.	6
#13	Liebherr-Werk Ehingen Gmbh	6
#14	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	6
#15	Altec Industries	5
#16	Crown Equipment	5
#17	Hitachi	5
#18	Structural Services	5
#19	Vehicle Service Group	5
#20	Caterpillar	5
#21	Cedes Ag	4
#22	Beltways	3
#23	China University Of Mining And Technology	3
#24	Haulotte Group	3
#25	Hyster-Yale Materials Handling	3
#26	Illinois Tool Works	3
#27	Jungheinrich Ag	3
#28	Liebherr-Werk Biberach Gmbh	3
#29	Manitou Italia S.R.L.	3
#30	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	3
#31	Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co.	3
#32	The Raymond	3
#33	Visionnav Robotics Usa	3
#34	Wittur Holding Gmbh	3
#35	3M	2
#36	Amazon	2
#37	Bendpak	2
#38	Construction Robotics Gmbh	2
#39	Continental Automotive Gmbh	2
#40	Danfoss Power Solutions	2
#41	Fujitec Co.	2
#42	Gustomsc B.V.	2
#43	Foxconn	2
#44	Hyundai Mobis Co.	2
#45	Ims Gear Se & Co. Kgaa	2
#46	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#47	Toyota Industries	2
#48	Liebherr-Components Biberach Gmbh	2
#49	Liftra Ip Aps	2
#50	Manitowoc Crane Companies	2
#51	Manitowoc Crane Group France	2
#52	Milwaukee Electric Tool	2
#53	Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions	2
#54	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#55	Symbotic	2
#56	Terex Australia Pty	2
#57	Theator	2
#58	Tk Home Solutions B.V.	2
#59	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	2
#60	Vita Inclinata Ip Holdings	2
#61	Warn Industries	2
#62	Ford	2
#63	Samsung	2
#64	Applied Materials	1
#65	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#66	Aga Tools & Products	1
#67	Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh	1
#68	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#69	Ample	1
#70	Amp Robotics	1
#71	Anytrek	1
#72	Autostore Technology As	1
#73	Bae Systems Plc	1
#74	Bechtel Energy Technologies & Solutions	1
#75	Black & Decker	1
#76	Bolzoni S.P.A.	1
#77	Brandt Industries Canada	1
#78	Bruno Independent Living Aids	1
#79	Buildz	1
#80	Car-O-Liner Group Ab	1
#81	Columbus Mckinnon	1
#82	Consolidated Edison Company Of New York	1
#83	Corning Research & Development	1
#84	Custom Truck One Source	1
#85	Cyngn	1
#86	Daifuku Co.	1
#87	Danco	1
#88	Delta Electronics	1
#89	Deme Offshore Be Nv	1
#90	Elevator Safety	1
#91	Elme Spreader Ab	1
#92	Energy Vault	1
#93	Fenton Mobility Products	1
#94	Foxsemicon Integrated Technology	1
#95	Fuji	1
#96	Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co.	1
#97	G.A.L. Manufacturing Company	1
#98	Gestion Laforest	1
#99	Grove U.S. L.L.C.	1
#100	Hai Robotics Co.	1

Lifting and hoisting Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

Patents per Year

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