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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Lighting Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 19 Cree
2 Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet 14 Signify Holding B.V.
3 Aiming Xiong 13 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#4 Tao Jiang 12 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#5 Ties Van Bommel 12 Signify Holding B.V.
#6 Antony Paul Van De Ven 11 Cree
#7 Douglas Patton 10 Luminara Worldwide
#8 Kurt S. Wilcox 10 Cree
#9 Friedrich Bauer 9 Zkw Group Gmbh
#10 Grzegorz Wronski 9 Cooper Technologies
#11 Tseng-Lu Chien 9 Unknown
#12 Wolfram Wintzer 9 Docter Optics Se
#13 David Siucheong Auyeung 8 Ultravision Technologies
#14 Gerald H. Negley 8 Cree
#15 Mark Penley Boomgaarden 8 Lighting Science Group
#16 Anthony Maglica 7 Mag Instrument
#17 Gerard Harbers 7 Xicato
#18 Michael W. May 7 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#19 Simon Magarill 7 3M
#20 William Y. Hall 7 Ultravision Technologies
#21 Xiaofeng Li 7 L&L Candle Company
#22 Xintong Liu 7 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#23 Andreas Moser 6 Zkw Group Gmbh
#24 Curt Progl 6 Cree
#25 Edward R. Adams 6 Ecosense Lighting
#26 James Richard Christ 6 Cooper Technologies
#27 Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems 6 Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#28 Philip Dean Winters 6 Cooper Technologies
#29 Robert Fletcher 6 Ecosense Lighting
#30 Simon Bobbo 6 Osram Gmbh
#31 Stacey H. West 6 Mag Instrument
#32 Tomoyuki Ogata 6 Panasonic
#33 Yoshihiko Kanayama 6 Panasonic
#34 Alberto Alfier 5 Osram Gmbh
#35 Benjamin A. Jacobson 5 Cree
#36 Dmitry Fedosik 5 Docter Optics Se
#37 Hiro Aoki 5 Panasonic
#38 Jiqiang Zhang 5 Guizhou Gzgps Co.
#39 John R. Householder 5 Comcast
#40 Koji Takahashi 5 Canon
#41 Makoto Kai 5 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#42 Michael A. Tischler 5 Cooledge Lighting
#43 Qifeng Ye 5 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#44 Raghuram L. V. Petluri 5 Korrus
#45 Raghu Rao 5 Litetronics International
#46 Robert Sorensen 5 Litetronics International
#47 Vincent Stefan David Gielen 5 Signify Holding B.V.
#48 Zheyuan Zhang 5 Guizhou Gzgps Co.
#49 Andrew Dan Bendtsen 4 Cree
#50 Bram Knaapen 4 Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
#51 Chul Hong Kim 4 Lg Innotek Co.
#52 Christopher Ladewig 4 Cooper Technologies
#53 Daniel B. McGowan 4 Molex
#54 David Power 4 Cree
#55 Dengke Cai 4 Hgci
#56 Elizabeth Rodgers 4 Cree
#57 Forrest Starnes McCanless 4 Abl Ip Holding
#58 Gary R. Allen 4 GE
#59 Gerald Ladstaetter 4 Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh
#60 Hans Scheibner 4 Docter Optics Se
#61 Jared Michael Davis 4 Cooper Technologies
#62 Jaepyo Hong 4 LG
#63 James Michael Lay 4 Cree
#64 Johnny Chen 4 Willis Electric Co.
#65 John Ivey 4 Ilumisys
#66 John Patrick Peck 4 Dialight
#67 Kevin Roy Harpenau 4 Cooper Technologies
#68 Kiyokazu Hino 4 Toshiba Lighting & Technology
#69 Ki Hyun Kim 4 Samsung
#70 Matthias Brendle 4 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh
#71 Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake 4 Ford
#72 Mark Edmond 4 Cree
#73 Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn 4 Philips
#74 Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg 4 Signify Holding B.V.
#75 Moo Ryong Park 4 Lg Innotek Co.
#76 Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. 4 Cree
#77 Peter K. Tseng 4 Xicato
#78 Stephen H. Clark 4 Abl Ip Holding
#79 Stuart C. Salter 4 Ford
#80 Thomas Clynne 4 GE
#81 Thomas Lueken 4 Tempo Industries
#82 Tim Dekker 4 Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
#83 Ulrich Hartwig 4 Osram Gmbh
#84 Vladimir Odnoblyudov 4 Micron
#85 Yoshiyuki Takahira 4 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#86 Aaron Matthew Smith 3 Finelite
#87 Abdelmalek Hanafi 3 BMW
#88 Alessandro Scordino 3 Osram Gmbh
#89 Anthonie Hendrik Bergman 3 Philips
#90 Anthony Ryan Gibbs 3 Cooper Technologies
#91 Ashok Deepak Shah 3 Cooper Technologies
#92 Bart P. Reier 3 Cree
#93 Brian Halliwell 3 Feit Electric Company
#94 Brian Kinnune 3 Cree
#95 Byeong Guk Min 3 Lg Innotek Co.
#96 Christopher Michael Bryant 3 Cooper Technologies
#97 Christophe Dubosc 3 Valeo Vision
#98 Chungho Hsia 3 Aleddra
#99 Chul Ho JANG 3 Samsung
#100 Christopher D. Nolan 3 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Philips Lighting Holding B.V. 82
2 Cree 57
3 Cooper Technologies 51
#4 Osram Gmbh 48
#5 Lg Innotek Co. 47
#6 Koito Manufacturing Co. 39
#7 Panasonic 35
#8 Abl Ip Holding 23
#9 GE 21
#10 Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co. 20
#11 Samsung 20
#12 Hella Kgaa Hueck & 19
#13 Nichia 19
#14 Unknown 15
#15 Zkw Group Gmbh 15
#16 BOE 15
#17 3M 14
#18 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 14
#19 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 14
#20 Stanley Electric Co. 14
#21 LG 14
#22 Osram Sylvania 13
#23 Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh 13
#24 Valeo Vision 12
#25 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 11
#26 Martin Professional Aps 11
#27 Seoul Semiconductor Co. 11
#28 Comcast 11
#29 Docter Optics Se 10
#30 Luminara Worldwide 10
#31 Mag Instrument 10
#32 Foxconn 9
#33 Lighting Science Group 9
#34 Sony 9
#35 Bridgelux 8
#36 Citizen Watch Co. 8
#37 Enplas 8
#38 Hubbell Incorporated 8
#39 Mitsubishi Electric 8
#40 Ultravision Technologies 8
#41 Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O. 8
#42 Epistar 7
#43 Hyundai Mobis Co. 7
#44 Hyundai Motor 7
#45 Toshiba Lighting & Technology 7
#46 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh 6
#47 Citizen Electronics Co. 6
#48 Ecosense Lighting 6
#49 Molex 6
#50 Osram Oled Gmbh 6
#51 Quarkstar 6
#52 Xicato 6
#53 Ford 6
#54 Cooledge Lighting 5
#55 Dialight 5
#56 Guizhou Gzgps Co. 5
#57 Ledvance Gmbh 5
#58 Litetronics International 5
#59 Radiant Opto-Electronics 5
#60 BMW 4
#61 Elumigen 4
#62 Ichikoh Industries 4
#63 Ilumisys 4
#64 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 4
#65 Kenall Manufacturing 4
#66 Lightel Technologies 4
#67 Rockwell Automation 4
#68 Rohm Co. 4
#69 Tencent 4
#70 Unity Opto Technology Co. 4
#71 Willis Electric Co. 4
#72 Zweibrder Optoelectronics 4
#73 Advanced Optoelectronic Technology 3
#74 Bega Gantenbrink-Lechten Kg 3
#75 Corning Incorporated 3
#76 Ephesus Lighting 3
#77 Feit Electric Company 3
#78 Finelite 3
#79 Gemmy Industries 3
#80 Heraeus Noblelight America 3
#81 Intematix 3
#82 Interlight Optotech 3
#83 Iris Ohyama 3
#84 Jst Performance 3
#85 Kaistar Lighting(Xiamen) Co. 3
#86 Kmw 3
#87 Lextar Electronics 3
#88 Light Prescriptions Innovators 3
#89 Longwide Technology 3
#90 Minebea Co. 3
#91 Musco 3
#92 Nii Northern International 3
#93 Nthdegree Technologies Worldwide 3
#94 Olympus 3
#95 Once Innovations 3
#96 Orion Energy Systems 3
#97 Ricoh Company 3
#98 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 3
#99 Shenzhen Liown Electronics Company 3
#100 Sl 3