Lighting Patent Leaders 2019 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Kurt S. Wilcox	18	Cree
2	Paul Kenneth Dellock	18	Ford
3	Stuart C. Salter	18	Ford
#4	Robert A. Sonneman	15	Contemporary Visions
#5	Tseng-Lu Chien	15	Unknown
#6	Tao Jiang	14	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#7	Aiming Xiong	12	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#8	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	12	Signify Holding B.V.
#9	Marine Courcier	11	Valeo Vision
#10	Pavel Jurik	11	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#11	Paul Kenneth Pickard	11	Cree
#12	Aaron Bradley Johnson	10	Ford
#13	Josef Valchar	10	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#14	Brant Potter	9	—
#15	Alan Barry Feit	8	Feit Electric Company
#16	Christian N. Garnett	8	Contemporary Visions
#17	Dung Duong	8	Fluence Bioengineering
#18	Grzegorz Wronski	8	Cooper Technologies
#19	John Orisich	8	—
#20	Liangliang Cao	8	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#21	Stephen Kenneth Helwig	8	Ford
#22	Steven Walter Pyshos	8	Cooper Technologies
#23	Ties Van Bommel	8	Signify Holding B.V.
#24	Brian Halliwell	7	Feit Electric Company
#25	Byoung Suk Ahn	7	Hyundai Motor
#26	Daisuke Kosugi	7	Toshiba Lighting & Technology
#27	Eric Tarsa	7	Cree
#28	Johnny Chen	7	Willis Electric Co.
#29	Jun Liu	7	Ledvance Gmbh
#30	Klaus Eckert	7	Ledvance Gmbh
#31	Maojin Zeng	7	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#32	Paolo Di Trapani	7	Coelux S.R.L.
#33	Qing Lan	7	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#34	Tsuyoshi Kamada	7	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#35	Vanesa Sanchez	7	Valeo Vision
#36	Xintong Liu	7	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#37	Andreas Hierzer	6	H4X E.U.
#38	Andrew Miles	6	Axis Lighting
#39	Bernd Keller	6	Cree
#40	Christopher D. Nolan	6	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#41	Dennis Pearson	6	Tempo Industries
#42	Howard Yaphe	6	Axis Lighting
#43	Jason Duckworth	6	Hubbell Incorporated
#44	Jin Hong Lim	6	Ideal Industries Lighting
#45	Jik Soo Shin	6	Hyundai Motor
#46	Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems	6	Signify Holding B.V.
#47	Joseph R. Casper	6	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#48	Jung Wook Lim	6	Hyundai Motor
#49	Kevin Roy Harpenau	6	Cooper Technologies
#50	Kevin Hsu	6	Dong Guan Bright Yinhuey Lighting Co., Ltd. China
#51	Ki Hong Lee	6	Sk Hynix
#52	Koji Takahashi	6	Canon
#53	Kuniko Kojima	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#54	Li-Qin Li	6	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#55	Louis Lerman	6	Quarkstar
#56	Michael A. Tischler	6	Cooledge Lighting
#57	Muneharu Kuwata	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#58	Noriko Sato	6	Canon
#59	Pierre Albou	6	Valeo Vision
#60	Qiyuan Wang	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#61	Ritsuya Oshima	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#62	Shun Ueki	6	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#63	Tomas Gloss	6	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
#64	Tomoyuki Ichikawa	6	Koito Manufacturing Co.
#65	Tobias Schmidt	6	Infineon Technologies Ag
#66	Vincent Stefan David Gielen	6	Signify Holding B.V.
#67	Xiaofeng Li	6	L&L Candle Company
#68	Anthony Maglica	5	Mag Instrument
#69	Antony Paul Van De Ven	5	Cree
#70	Basar Erdener	5	Wangs Alliance
#71	Bettina Reisinger	5	Zkw Group Gmbh
#72	Benno Spinger	5	Lumileds
#73	Curt Progl	5	Cree
#74	Dhavalkumar Patel	5	Hubbell Incorporated
#75	Douglas Patton	5	Luminara Worldwide
#76	Gary Van Winkle	5	Eti Solid State Lighting
#77	Hyun Soo Lee	5	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#78	Jinhee Park	5	LG
#79	John Roberts	5	Cree
#80	Jun Sung Park	5	Hyundai Motor
#81	Kayla Greene	5	—
#82	Kenneth Braganca	5	Designs For Vision
#83	Ki Hyun Kim	5	Samsung
#84	Krister Bergenek	5	Ledvance Gmbh
#85	Kyle Harvey	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#86	Liqin Li	5	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#87	Lilei Su	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#88	Lorenzo Baldo	5	Stmicroelectronics Sa
#89	Martin Bader	5	Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#90	Mario A. Castillo	5	Cree
#91	Masaya Shido	5	Koito Manufacturing Co.
#92	Masashige Suwa	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#93	Mingyan Fu	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#94	Michael James Harris	5	Cree
#95	Myron Gordin	5	Musco
#96	Nick Klase	5	Fluence Bioengineering
#97	Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.	5	Cree
#98	Philip Dean Winters	5	Cooper Technologies
#99	Randy Johnson	5	Fluence Bioengineering
#100	Raghuram L. V. Petluri	5	Korrus

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Valeo Vision	53
2	Panasonic	52
3	Koito Manufacturing Co.	51
#4	Signify Holding B.V.	50
#5	Osram Gmbh	48
#6	Ledvance Gmbh	43
#7	Lg Innotek Co.	43
#8	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	41
#9	LG	41
#10	Cree	36
#11	Hubbell Incorporated	35
#12	Unknown	34
#13	Stanley Electric Co.	32
#14	Philips Lighting Holding B.V.	30
#15	Nichia	27
#16	Ford	25
#17	Cooper Technologies	24
#18	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	24
#19	Valeo	23
#20	Abl Ip Holding	21
#21	Ideal Industries Lighting	21
#22	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	21
#23	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	20
#24	Zkw Group Gmbh	20
#25	Feit Electric Company	16
#26	GE	16
#27	Samsung	16
#28	Contemporary Visions	14
#29	Mitsubishi Electric	14
#30	Hyundai Motor	13
#31	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.	13
#32	BOE	13
#33	Current Lighting Solutions	12
#34	Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh	12
#35	Enplas	11
#36	Hyundai Mobis Co.	11
#37	Lumileds	11
#38	Osram Sylvania	11
#39	Quarkstar	11
#40	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	11
#41	Ecosense Lighting	10
#42	Epistar	10
#43	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	10
#44	Toshiba Lighting & Technology	10
#45	Sony	10
#46	Sl	9
#47	Fluence Bioengineering	8
#48	Honda Motor Co.	8
#49	Ichikoh Industries	8
#50	Coelux S.R.L.	7
#51	Grote Industries	7
#52	Kia Motors	7
#53	Milwaukee Electric Tool	7
#54	Opple Lighting Co.	7
#55	Self Electronics Co.	7
#56	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.	7
#57	The Boeing	7
#58	Willis Electric Co.	7
#59	General Motors	7
#60	Appleton Grp	6
#61	Axis Lighting	6
#62	Cooledge Lighting	6
#63	Elemental Led	6
#64	H4X E.U.	6
#65	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	6
#66	Lite-On Technology	6
#67	Lumileds Holding B.V.	6
#68	Maxlite	6
#69	Musco	6
#70	Tempo Industries	6
#71	3M	5
#72	Apple	5
#73	Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh	5
#74	Clay Paky S.P.A.	5
#75	Designs For Vision	5
#76	Dialight	5
#77	Dongguan Jiasheng Lighting Technology Co.	5
#78	Eti Solid State Lighting	5
#79	Kaneka	5
#80	Leedarson America	5
#81	Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited	5
#82	L&L Candle Company	5
#83	Mag Instrument	5
#84	Maxell	5
#85	Minebea Mitsumi	5
#86	Molex	5
#87	Seoul Semiconductor Co.	5
#88	Streamlight	5
#89	Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	5
#90	Wangs Alliance	5
#91	Whelen Engineering Company	5
#92	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	5
#93	Comcast	5
#94	Texas Instruments	5
#95	Toyota	5
#96	Alliance Sports Group	4
#97	Bridgelux	4
#98	Cordelia Lighting	4
#99	Deepsea Power & Light	4
#100	Guangdong Oml Technology Co.	4

Lighting Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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