Lighting Patent Leaders 2020 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Tao Jiang	71	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
2	Aiming Xiong	62	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
3	Mingbin Wang	46	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#4	Lin Zhou	45	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#5	Kevin Hsu	15	Dong Guan Bright Yinhuey Lighting Co., Ltd. China
#6	Maojin Zeng	14	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#7	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	13	Signify Holding B.V.
#8	Josef Valchar	11	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#9	Pavel Jurik	10	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#10	Paul Kenneth Pickard	10	Cree
#11	Steven Walter Pyshos	10	Cooper Technologies
#12	Xiaoliang Wen	10	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#13	YUKIHIRO SAITO	10	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#14	Alan Barry Feit	9	Feit Electric Company
#15	Dengke Cai	9	Hgci
#16	Johnny Chen	9	Willis Electric Co.
#17	Liangliang Cao	9	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#18	Raghuram L. V. Petluri	9	Korrus
#19	Ties Van Bommel	9	Signify Holding B.V.
#20	Amer Salihovic	8	Heathco
#21	Grzegorz Wronski	8	Cooper Technologies
#22	Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems	8	Signify Holding B.V.
#23	Junfeng Xu	8	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#24	Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg	8	Signify Holding B.V.
#25	Scott Blaise Tylicki	8	Heathco
#26	Weikai Jiang	8	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#27	Weihong Xu	8	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#28	Xintong Liu	8	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#29	Yanzeng Gao	8	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#30	Yiching Chen	8	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#31	Zhaoyong Zheng	8	Self Electronics Co.
#32	Brian Halliwell	7	Feit Electric Company
#33	Hongkui Jiang	7	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#34	Jared Michael Davis	7	Cooper Technologies
#35	Louis Lerman	7	Quarkstar
#36	Marine Courcier	7	Valeo Vision
#37	Michael D. Danesh	7	Dmf
#38	Pierre Albou	7	Valeo Vision
#39	Thomas Clynne	7	GE
#40	Vincent Stefan David Gielen	7	Signify Holding B.V.
#41	Xiaofeng Li	7	L&L Candle Company
#42	Yasuo Toko	7	Stanley Electric Co.
#43	Allan Brent York	6	Quarkstar
#44	Antoine De Lamberterie	6	Valeo Vision
#45	David Brian Glickman	6	Ford
#46	George Lerman	6	Quarkstar
#47	Graham J. Woodgate	6	Reald Spark
#48	James P. Elwell	6	Putco
#49	Jacqueline Teng	6	Quarkstar
#50	Jianmin He	6	BOE
#51	Jonathan Harrold	6	Reald Spark
#52	Kurt S. Wilcox	6	Cree
#53	Liqin Li	6	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#54	Makio Kurashige	6	Dai Nippon Printing Co.
#55	Matthew S. Tlachac	6	Orion Energy Systems
#56	Paul Kenneth Dellock	6	Ford
#57	Philip Dean Winters	6	Cooper Technologies
#58	Raymond George Janik	6	Signify Holding B.V.
#59	Ross McIntyre	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#60	Robert A. Sonneman	6	Contemporary Visions
#61	Robert V. Steele	6	Quarkstar
#62	Scott A. Green	6	Orion Energy Systems
#63	Shouqiang Hou	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#64	Stuart C. Salter	6	Ford
#65	Takeshi Masuda	6	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#66	Tseng-Lu Chien	6	Unknown
#67	Wilson Dau	6	Quarkstar
#68	William D. Worman	6	Streamlight
#69	Yves Gromfeld	6	Valeo Vision
#70	Zhiyong Wang	6	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#71	Alan Amundson	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#72	Benno Spinger	5	Lumileds
#73	Christian N. Garnett	5	Contemporary Visions
#74	Christian Kleijnen	5	Lumileds
#75	Chenjun Wu	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#76	Davide Magatti	5	Coelux S.R.L.
#77	David Proeber	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#78	Douglas Patton	5	Luminara Worldwide
#79	Dung Duong	5	Fluence Bioengineering
#80	HAYATO UNAGIIKE	5	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#81	Hayato Unagike	5	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#82	Hongbo Wang	5	Opple Lighting Co.
#83	Hyun Duck Yang	5	Lg Innotek Co.
#84	James Michael Lay	5	Cree
#85	Jason D. Thurner	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#86	Ming-Chih Shih	5	T.Y.C. Brother Industrial Co.
#87	Motokazu Yamada	5	Nichia
#88	Nate Mullen	5	Roly
#89	Nathan Snell	5	Cree
#90	Paolo Di Trapani	5	Coelux S.R.L.
#91	Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems	5	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#92	Qing Lan	5	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#93	Richard E. Feinbloom	5	Designs For Vision
#94	Shinya Kogure	5	Canon
#95	Steffen Zozgornik	5	Lumileds
#96	Todd Nykerk	5	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development
#97	Wentao Yao	5	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#98	Xiaobo Chen	5	Huawei
#99	Yongchuan Li	5	Leedarson America
#100	Zhang Yingchun	5	Argo Import-Export

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Signify Holding B.V.	99
2	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	60
3	Valeo Vision	59
#4	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	48
#5	Koito Manufacturing Co.	48
#6	Stanley Electric Co.	38
#7	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	38
#8	Hubbell Incorporated	36
#9	Ledvance Gmbh	34
#10	Lg Innotek Co.	31
#11	Abl Ip Holding	29
#12	Lumileds	28
#13	Zkw Group Gmbh	26
#14	Nichia	25
#15	Panasonic	25
#16	Ideal Industries Lighting	21
#17	Unknown	21
#18	Feit Electric Company	19
#19	Valeo	16
#20	Dongguan Jiasheng Lighting Technology Co.	14
#21	Self Electronics Co.	14
#22	Ford	14
#23	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	13
#24	Lumileds Holding B.V.	13
#25	LG	13
#26	Elemental Led	12
#27	Milwaukee Electric Tool	12
#28	Osram Gmbh	12
#29	Current Lighting Solutions	11
#30	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development	11
#31	L&L Candle Company	11
#32	Opple Lighting Co.	11
#33	Quarkstar	11
#34	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	11
#35	Consumer Lighting (U.S.)	10
#36	Ecosense Lighting	10
#37	Sl	10
#38	BOE	10
#39	Hyundai Motor	9
#40	Kia Motors	9
#41	Lite-On Technology	9
#42	Sony	9
#43	3M	8
#44	Fluence Bioengineering	8
#45	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	8
#46	Maxlite	8
#47	Mitsubishi Electric	8
#48	Orion Energy Systems	8
#49	Streamlight	8
#50	Coelux S.R.L.	7
#51	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	7
#52	Dmf	7
#53	Epistar	7
#54	Harman Professional Denmark Aps	7
#55	Heathco	7
#56	Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited	7
#57	Osram Oled Gmbh	7
#58	Willis Electric Co.	7
#59	Samsung	7
#60	Toyota	7
#61	Enplas	6
#62	Guangdong Oml Technology Co.	6
#63	Ichikoh Industries	6
#64	Optovate Limited	6
#65	Osram Beteiligungsverwaltung Gmbh	6
#66	Putco	6
#67	Seiko Epson	6
#68	T.Y.C. Brother Industrial Co.	6
#69	Argo Import-Export	5
#70	Bridgelux	5
#71	Contemporary Visions	5
#72	Designs For Vision	5
#73	Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.P.A.	5
#74	Maxell	5
#75	Polygroup Macau Limited (Bvi)	5
#76	Rab Lighting	5
#77	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.	5
#78	Toshiba Lighting & Technology	5
#79	Toyoda Gosei Co.	5
#80	Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	5
#81	Appotronics Corporation Limited	4
#82	Chian Yih Optotech Co.	4
#83	Cordelia Lighting	4
#84	H4X E.U.	4
#85	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	4
#86	Hunter Industries	4
#87	Ilumisys	4
#88	Kaneka	4
#89	Kenall Manufacturing	4
#90	Leedarson Lighting Co.	4
#91	North American Lighting	4
#92	Promier Products	4
#93	Qisda	4
#94	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	4
#95	Sterno Home	4
#96	Valeo Lighting Hubei Technical Center Co.	4
#97	Valeo Vision Belgique	4
#98	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.	4
#99	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	4
#100	Comcast	4

Lighting Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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