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Lighting Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class F21 · Section F

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2,541 patents in 2019.peak 2,5411996: 322 patents19961997: 348 patents1998: 401 patents1999: 422 patents19992000: 522 patents2001: 539 patents2002: 562 patents20022003: 593 patents2004: 492 patents2005: 492 patents20052006: 586 patents2007: 621 patents2008: 554 patents20082009: 653 patents2010: 891 patents2011: 969 patents20112012: 1,173 patents2013: 1,448 patents2014: 1,629 patents20142015: 1,708 patents2016: 1,792 patents2017: 1,889 patents20172018: 2,022 patents2019: 2,541 patents2020: 2,282 patents20202021: 1,867 patents2022: 1,722 patents2023: 1,549 patents20232024: 1,670 patents2025: 1,489 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Paul Kenneth Pickard 27 Cree
2 Antony Paul Van De Ven 23 Cree
3 Gerald H. Negley 20 Cree
#4 Kurt S. Wilcox 20 Cree
#5 Praneet Athalye 15 Cree
#6 James Michael Lay 13 Cree
#7 Eric Holland 12 Lighting Science Group
#8 Koji Takahashi 12 Canon
#9 Mark Penley Boomgaarden 12 Lighting Science Group
#10 Curt Progl 10 Cree
#11 Mark Edmond 9 Cree
#12 Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. 9 Cree
#13 Anthony Maglica 8 Mag Instrument
#14 Bart P. Reier 8 Cree
#15 CHAU-JIN HU 8 Foxconn
#16 Christopher P. Hussell 8 Cree
#17 John Edmond 8 Cree
#18 Ricardo Romeu 8 Lighting Science Group
#19 Xiaofeng Li 8 L&L Candle Company
#20 Bernd Keller 7 Cree
#21 Brian Kinnune 7 Cree
#22 Charles M. Swoboda 7 Cree
#23 J. Richard Myers 7 Pixi Lighting
#24 John W. Durkee 7 Cree
#25 Jon E. Simmons 7 Deepsea Power & Light
#26 LI-YING WANG HE 7 Scienbizip Consulting(Shenzhen)Co.
#27 Mark S. Olsson 7 Light & Motion Industries
#28 Ryan Kelley 7 Lighting Science Group
#29 Anthony Catalano 6 Terralux
#30 Gerard Harbers 6 Xicato
#31 John Araki 6 Pixi Lighting
#32 Michael A. Tischler 6 Cooledge Lighting
#33 Peter E. Lopez 6 Cree
#34 Raymond L. Sharrah 6 Streamlight
#35 Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet 6 Signify Holding B.V.
#36 Takayuki Yagi 6 Canon
#37 Yoshiyuki Takahira 6 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#38 Andreas Aloysius Henricus Duijmelink 5 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#39 Christopher Michael Bryant 5 Cooper Technologies
#40 Dennis Pearson 5 Tempo Industries
#41 Dong Lu 5 Cree
#42 Duk-Yong Kim 5 Kmw
#43 FENG-YUEN DAI 5 Foxconn
#44 Grzegorz Wronski 5 Cooper Technologies
#45 Hongwei Zhang 5 Osram Gmbh
#46 Jeong Gyu Yang 5 Hyundai Motor
#47 John R. Sanderson, IV 5 Deepsea Power & Light
#48 Kenji Sugiura 5 Ricoh Company
#49 Mark Dixon 5 Cree
#50 Michael R. Krames 5 Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
#51 Michael W. May 5 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#52 Michael A. Meis 5 3M
#53 Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#54 PO-CHOU CHEN 5 Foxconn
#55 Scott A. Green 5 Orion Energy Systems
#56 Stacey H. West 5 Mag Instrument
#57 Ties Van Bommel 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#58 Toshifumi Ogata 5 Panasonic
#59 Aaron J. Steiner 4 Deepsea Power & Light
#60 Alan E. Zantout 4 Ideal Industries
#61 Antoine De Lamberterie 4 Valeo Vision
#62 Arun Kumar 4 Ford
#63 Chungho Hsia 4 Aleddra
#64 Christopher Ladewig 4 Cooper Technologies
#65 Christopher D. Strom 4 Cree
#66 Chih-Liang Wang 4 Unknown
#67 Craig Eugene Marquardt 4 Abl Ip Holding
#68 David Siucheong Auyeung 4 Ultravision Technologies
#69 David E. Bartine 4 Lighting Science Group
#70 David L. Simon 4 Ilumisys
#71 Dmitry Fedosik 4 Docter Optics Se
#72 Douglas R. Jungwirth 4 The Boeing
#73 Eric Tarsa 4 Cree
#74 Fredric S. Maxik 4 Lighting Science Group
#75 Greg Rhoads 4 Illumination Management Solutions
#76 Hui Gui 4 Osram Gmbh
#77 Jean-Claude Puente 4 Valeo Vision
#78 Johnny Chen 4 Willis Electric Co.
#79 John R. Householder 4 Comcast
#80 John Patrick Peck 4 Dialight
#81 John R. Rowlette, Jr. 4 Cree
#82 John Scribante 4 Orion Energy Systems
#83 Jyoti Gururaj Kathawate 4 Cooper Technologies
#84 Karsten Diekmann 4 Osram Oled Gmbh
#85 Masumi Abe 4 Panasonic
#86 Matthias Brendle 4 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh
#87 Mark David Lowenthal 4 Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide
#88 Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#89 Matthew B. Sampsell 4 Qualcomm
#90 Matthew Schroll 4 The Eastern
#91 Mark Johannes Antonius Verhoeven 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#92 Mehmet Arik 4 GE
#93 Naoki Uchida 4 Koito Manufacturing Co.
#94 Pai-Sheng Shen 4 Lightel Technologies
#95 Philip Dean Winters 4 Cooper Technologies
#96 Qihui Zhang 4 Osram Gmbh
#97 Ronald G. Holder 4 Illumination Management Solutions
#98 Robert L. Holman 4 Qualcomm
#99 Russell Bryant Green 4 Cooper Technologies
#100 Ryohei Takayama 4 Minebea Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Cree 101
2 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 67
3 Osram Gmbh 56
#4 Koito Manufacturing Co. 50
#5 Cooper Technologies 41
#6 Lg Innotek Co. 41
#7 Panasonic 30
#8 Unknown 29
#9 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 28
#10 Foxconn 25
#11 Samsung 22
#12 Lighting Science Group 17
#13 Osram Sylvania 15
#14 Stanley Electric Co. 15
#15 GE 15
#16 Abl Ip Holding 13
#17 Nichia 13
#18 3M 12
#19 Hyundai Motor 12
#20 Sl 11
#21 Toshiba Lighting & Technology 11
#22 LG 11
#23 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh 10
#24 Mag Instrument 10
#25 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 10
#26 Valeo Vision 10
#27 Enplas 9
#28 Hyundai Mobis Co. 9
#29 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 9
#30 Hella Kgaa Hueck & 8
#31 Streamlight 8
#32 Ford 8
#33 Sony 8
#34 Bridgelux 7
#35 Ichikoh Industries 7
#36 Philips 7
#37 Orion Energy Systems 7
#38 Pixi Lighting 7
#39 Tencent 7
#40 Terralux 7
#41 Cooledge Lighting 6
#42 Lextar Electronics 6
#43 Olympus 6
#44 Rohm Co. 6
#45 Seoul Semiconductor Co. 6
#46 Soraa 6
#47 The Boeing 6
#48 Xicato 6
#49 BOE 6
#50 Comcast 6
#51 Deepsea Power & Light 5
#52 Epistar 5
#53 Ilumisys 5
#54 Kenall Manufacturing 5
#55 Kmw 5
#56 Minebea Co. 5
#57 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#58 Phoseon Technology 5
#59 Ricoh Company 5
#60 Robert Bosch Gmbh 5
#61 Shenzhen Liown Electronics Company 5
#62 Tempo Industries 5
#63 Whelen Engineering Company 5
#64 Zizala Lichtsysteme Gmbh 5
#65 Apple 4
#66 Citizen Electronics Co. 4
#67 Citizen Holdings Co. 4
#68 Coretronic 4
#69 Dialight 4
#70 Docter Optics Se 4
#71 Flextronics Ap 4
#72 Genius Electronic Optical Co. 4
#73 Honda Motor Co. 4
#74 Hubbell Incorporated 4
#75 Ideal Industries 4
#76 ITRI 4
#77 Intematix 4
#78 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co. 4
#79 Lightel Technologies 4
#80 Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited 4
#81 Lite-On Technology 4
#82 Martin Professional Aps 4
#83 Nitto Denko 4
#84 Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide 4
#85 Osram Oled Gmbh 4
#86 Ultravision Technologies 4
#87 Willis Electric Co. 4
#88 Zedel S.A. 4
#89 Zkw Group Gmbh 4
#90 Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh 4
#91 General Motors 4
#92 Qualcomm 4
#93 3Form 3
#94 Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. 3
#95 Bjb Gmbh & Co. Kg 3
#96 Cooper Crouse-Hinds Gmbh 3
#97 Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation 3
#98 General Scientific 3
#99 Huizhou Light Engine Limited 3
#100 Illumination Management Solutions 3