Lighting Patent Leaders | Patent Leaderboard

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Tao Jiang	181	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
2	Ties Van Bommel	165	Signify Holding B.V.
3	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	159	Signify Holding B.V.
#4	Paul Kenneth Pickard	148	Cree
#5	Kurt S. Wilcox	143	Cree
#6	Aiming Xiong	140	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#7	Tseng-Lu Chien	115	Unknown
#8	Antony Paul Van De Ven	111	Cree
#9	Anthony Maglica	109	Mag Instrument
#10	Gerald H. Negley	91	Cree
#11	Myron Gordin	80	Musco
#12	Mingbin Wang	76	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#13	Johnny Chen	69	Willis Electric Co.
#14	Raymond L. Sharrah	69	Streamlight
#15	Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems	67	Signify Holding B.V.
#16	Xiaoliang Wen	66	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#17	Grzegorz Wronski	64	Cooper Technologies
#18	Brian Halliwell	63	Feit Electric Company
#19	Josef Valchar	62	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#20	Shouqiang Hou	60	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#21	Weikai Jiang	60	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#22	Xiaofeng Li	60	L&L Candle Company
#23	Lin Zhou	59	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#24	Pierre Albou	59	Valeo Vision
#25	John Ivey	58	Ilumisys
#26	Yongzhe Dong	58	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#27	Alan Barry Feit	57	Feit Electric Company
#28	Louis Lerman	57	Quarkstar
#29	Wen-Chang Wu	57	Lowe'S Companies
#30	Fuxing Lu	56	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#31	Hyun Soo Lee	55	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#32	Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg	55	Signify Holding B.V.
#33	Daniel S. Spiro	54	Exposure Illumination Architects
#34	Liangliang Cao	54	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#35	Douglas Patton	53	Luminara Worldwide
#36	Fredric S. Maxik	52	Lighting Science Group
#37	Gerard Harbers	52	Xicato
#38	Pavel Jurik	52	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#39	James Michael Lay	49	Cree
#40	Robert D. Galli	48	Emissive Energy
#41	Stuart C. Salter	48	Ford
#42	Chih-Ming Lai	47	TSMC
#43	Guang Yu	47	Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#44	Kevin Hsu	47	Dong Guan Bright Yinhuey Lighting Co., Ltd. China
#45	Mark Penley Boomgaarden	47	Lighting Science Group
#46	David L. Simon	46	Ilumisys
#47	Howard Yaphe	46	Axis Lighting
#48	Jack C. Rains, Jr.	46	Abl Ip Holding
#49	Michael A. Tischler	45	Cooledge Lighting
#50	Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.	44	Cree
#51	Vincent Stefan David Gielen	44	Signify Holding B.V.
#52	Allan Brent York	43	Quarkstar
#53	David Proeber	43	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#54	John Patrick Peck	43	Dialight
#55	Paul Kenneth Dellock	43	Ford
#56	Thomas Tessnow	43	Osram Sylvania
#57	Xintong Liu	43	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#58	Brian Kinnune	42	Cree
#59	Brant Potter	42	—
#60	Hiroyuki Ishida	42	Koito Manufacturing Co.
#61	Koji Takahashi	42	Canon
#62	David P. Ramer	41	Abl Ip Holding
#63	He Zhu	41	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#64	Byoung Suk Ahn	40	Hyundai Motor
#65	Charles M. Coushaine	40	Osram Sylvania
#66	Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems	40	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#67	Richard S. Belliveau	40	Barco Lighting Systems
#68	Steven Walter Pyshos	40	Cooper Technologies
#69	Wilson Dau	40	Quarkstar
#70	Curt Progl	39	Cree
#71	Jerold Alan Tickner	39	Cooper Technologies
#72	Kyle Harvey	39	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#73	Ross McIntyre	39	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#74	Andrew Miles	38	Axis Lighting
#75	John D. Boyer	38	—
#76	Ronald G. Holder	38	Illumination Management Solutions
#77	Satoshi Yamamura	38	Koito Manufacturing Co.
#78	Zhiping Qiu	38	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#79	Frederick Morgan	37	Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions
#80	Jerome H. Simon	37	Genlyte Thomas Group
#81	Robert A. Sonneman	37	Contemporary Visions
#82	Anthony Catalano	36	Terralux
#83	Naoki Uchida	36	Koito Manufacturing Co.
#84	Yasuhiro Okubo	36	Ichikoh Industries
#85	Yi-Qun Li	36	Intematix
#86	Jeyachandrabose Chinniah	35	Visteon Global Technologies
#87	Michael D. Danesh	35	Dmf
#88	Philip Dean Winters	35	Cooper Technologies
#89	Scott Blaise Tylicki	35	Heathco
#90	David E. Bartine	34	Lighting Science Group
#91	Nigel Evans	34	Light And Sound Design
#92	Robert R. Soler	34	Lighting Science Group
#93	Greg Rhoads	33	Illumination Management Solutions
#94	Maojin Zeng	33	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#95	Raghuram L. V. Petluri	33	Korrus
#96	Shih-Hsun Wung	33	Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#97	Shi-Song Zheng	33	Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#98	Tay-Jian Liu	33	Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#99	Antoine De Lamberterie	32	Valeo Vision
#100	Ihor Lys	32	Color Kinetics Incorporated

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Koito Manufacturing Co.	801
2	Signify Holding B.V.	527
3	Unknown	462
#4	Cree	448
#5	Valeo Vision	447
#6	Stanley Electric Co.	397
#7	Cooper Technologies	395
#8	Lg Innotek Co.	394
#9	Panasonic	338
#10	Osram Gmbh	314
#11	Abl Ip Holding	292
#12	GE	286
#13	Foxconn Technology Group Co.	261
#14	Nichia	256
#15	Hubbell Incorporated	241
#16	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	224
#17	Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co.	221
#18	Samsung	203
#19	Philips Lighting Holding B.V.	198
#20	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	193
#21	LG	191
#22	Philips	190
#23	Osram Sylvania	189
#24	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	188
#25	Lumileds	187
#26	Hyundai Mobis Co.	182
#27	Ichikoh Industries	179
#28	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	176
#29	Foxconn	175
#30	Zkw Group Gmbh	166
#31	Toshiba Lighting & Technology	162
#32	Ledvance Gmbh	144
#33	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	142
#34	Mag Instrument	136
#35	Opple Lighting Co.	135
#36	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	131
#37	Ford	127
#38	Genlyte Thomas Group	119
#39	Feit Electric Company	115
#40	Hyundai Motor	111
#41	3M	109
#42	Milwaukee Electric Tool	106
#43	Streamlight	106
#44	Sl	100
#45	Robert Bosch Gmbh	94
#46	Musco	93
#47	Valeo	91
#48	Hella Kgaa Hueck &	90
#49	Bridgelux	88
#50	Foxsemicon Integrated Technology	87
#51	Ideal Industries Lighting	86
#52	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.	84
#53	Lighting Science Group	83
#54	Quarkstar	83
#55	BOE	81
#56	Sony	79
#57	Gte Products	78
#58	General Motors	78
#59	Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh	75
#60	Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh	73
#61	Suzhou Opple Lighting Co.	73
#62	Mitsubishi Electric	71
#63	Tencent	71
#64	Dialight	70
#65	Lite-On Technology	70
#66	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	69
#67	Martin Professional Aps	68
#68	Seoul Semiconductor Co.	68
#69	Self Electronics Co.	66
#70	Lsi	65
#71	Enplas	63
#72	Willis Electric Co.	63
#73	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	62
#74	Apple	61
#75	Epistar	61
#76	Eveready Battery Company	60
#77	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	60
#78	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	59
#79	Honda Motor Co.	59
#80	U.S. Philips	59
#81	Ruud Lighting	58
#82	Wangs Alliance	57
#83	Production Resource Group, L.L.C.	55
#84	Ilumisys	53
#85	Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh	52
#86	ITRI	52
#87	L&L Candle Company	52
#88	Elemental Led	51
#89	Lextar Electronics	51
#90	Xiamen Pvtech Co.	51
#91	Acuity Brands	50
#92	Xicato	50
#93	Comcast	49
#94	Kenall Manufacturing	47
#95	Surefire	47
#96	Rohm Co.	46
#97	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.	46
#98	Cooledge Lighting	45
#99	Seiko Epson	45
#100	Dmf	44

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