Lighting Patent Leaders 2021 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Tao Jiang	30	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
2	Xiaoliang Wen	21	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
3	Shouqiang Hou	20	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#4	Aiming Xiong	17	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#5	Tseng-Lu Chien	17	Unknown
#6	Yongzhe Dong	17	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#7	Ties Van Bommel	16	Signify Holding B.V.
#8	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	14	Signify Holding B.V.
#9	Weikai Jiang	14	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#10	YUKIHIRO SAITO	14	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#11	Andrew Miles	11	Axis Lighting
#12	Howard Yaphe	11	Axis Lighting
#13	Wei Xu	11	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#14	Yi-Ching Chen	11	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#15	Ai-Ming Xiong	10	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#16	Daniel S. Spiro	10	Exposure Illumination Architects
#17	HAYATO UNAGIIKE	10	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#18	Jun Xu	10	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#19	Kevin Hsu	10	Dong Guan Bright Yinhuey Lighting Co., Ltd. China
#20	Liangliang Cao	10	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#21	Zhenkun Huang	9	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#22	Hongbo Wang	8	Opple Lighting Co.
#23	Kurt S. Wilcox	8	Cree
#24	Louis Lerman	8	Quarkstar
#25	Michael D. Danesh	8	Dmf
#26	Allan Brent York	7	Quarkstar
#27	Brian Halliwell	7	Feit Electric Company
#28	David Proeber	7	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#29	Douglas Patton	7	Luminara Worldwide
#30	Hongkui Jiang	7	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#31	Johnny Chen	7	Willis Electric Co.
#32	Mingbin Wang	7	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#33	Agjah I. Libohova	6	Autronic Plastics
#34	Alan Barry Feit	6	Feit Electric Company
#35	Anil Jeswani	6	Ledvance Gmbh
#36	Brant Potter	6	—
#37	Chunteng Chen	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#38	Christian Kleijnen	6	Lumileds
#39	Chaobo Liu	6	Opple Lighting Co.
#40	Daniel A. Lax	6	Autronic Plastics
#41	Florent Monestier	6	Lumileds
#42	Frederic Stephane Diana	6	Lumileds
#43	Fuxing Lu	6	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#44	Jie Chen	6	Abl Ip Holding
#45	Jianguo Li	6	Intel
#46	Josef Valchar	6	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#47	Kyle Harvey	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#48	Lei Zhang	6	Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#49	Maojin Zeng	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#50	Michael W. May	6	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#51	Motokazu Yamada	6	Nichia
#52	Noam Meir	6	Oree
#53	Qiyuan Wang	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#54	Ross McIntyre	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#55	Sergiy Vasylyev	6	S.V.V. Technology Innovations
#56	Shu-Fa Shao	6	Blooming International Limited
#57	Steffen Zozgornik	6	Lumileds
#58	Yi Li	6	Appotronics Corporation Limited
#59	Ahmed Eissa	5	Ledvance Gmbh
#60	Ariel Meir	5	Korrus
#61	George Lerman	5	Quarkstar
#62	Grzegorz Wronski	5	Cooper Technologies
#63	Haitao Yang	5	Huawei
#64	Jacqueline Teng	5	Quarkstar
#65	Jianguo Dong	5	Self Electronics Co.
#66	Jin Hong Lim	5	Ideal Industries Lighting
#67	John Orisich	5	—
#68	Joshua Portinga	5	Troy-Csl Lighting
#69	Kai Xu	5	Self Electronics Co.
#70	Ligen Liu	5	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#71	Lin Yang	5	Western Digital Technologies
#72	Michael Wasilko	5	Lumileds
#73	Paul W. Lewis, Jr.	5	Cooper Technologies
#74	Paul Kenneth Pickard	5	Cree
#75	Qing Lan	5	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#76	Renaud Richard	5	Ledvance Gmbh
#77	Robert V. Steele	5	Quarkstar
#78	Shoubao Chen	5	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#79	Shitao Deng	5	Opple Lighting Co.
#80	Vincent Stefan David Gielen	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#81	Voravit Puvanakijjakorn	5	Wangs Alliance
#82	Wilson Dau	5	Quarkstar
#83	Yanzeng Gao	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#84	Zhiyong Wang	5	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#85	Zuping He	5	Self Electronics Co.
#86	Basar Erdener	4	Wangs Alliance
#87	Benjamin D. Gall	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#88	Craig Eugene Marquardt	4	Abl Ip Holding
#89	David Daoud Aziz	4	Finelite
#90	Dengke Cai	4	Hgci
#91	Douglas Dewayne Grove	4	Abl Ip Holding
#92	Eay Jin Lim	4	Lg Innotek Co.
#93	Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets	4	Lumileds
#94	Fred Hollinger	4	E. Mishan & Sons
#95	George Erik McMillan	4	Unknown
#96	Hayato Unagike	4	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#97	Huiwu Chen	4	Leedarson Lighting Co.
#98	Huangfeng Pan	4	Self Electronics Co.
#99	Huisheng Zhou	4	—
#100	John Ivey	4	Ilumisys

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Signify Holding B.V.	109
2	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	50
3	Lumileds	49
#4	Opple Lighting Co.	32
#5	Abl Ip Holding	30
#6	Nichia	30
#7	Hubbell Incorporated	28
#8	Koito Manufacturing Co.	27
#9	Valeo Vision	25
#10	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.	24
#11	Ideal Industries Lighting	23
#12	Ledvance Gmbh	21
#13	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	20
#14	Panasonic	18
#15	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	17
#16	Lg Innotek Co.	17
#17	Milwaukee Electric Tool	17
#18	Zhejiang Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	17
#19	Stanley Electric Co.	16
#20	Valeo	16
#21	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	14
#22	Sl	14
#23	Zkw Group Gmbh	13
#24	Ecosense Lighting	12
#25	Axis Lighting	11
#26	Self Electronics Co.	11
#27	Dongguan Jiasheng Lighting Technology Co.	10
#28	Elemental Led	10
#29	Feit Electric Company	10
#30	L&L Candle Company	10
#31	Savant Systems	10
#32	Dmf	9
#33	Hyundai Motor	9
#34	Quarkstar	9
#35	Streamlight	9
#36	Suzhou Opple Lighting Co.	9
#37	Unknown	9
#38	Ford	9
#39	Osram Gmbh	8
#40	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.	8
#41	Samsung	8
#42	Hyundai Mobis Co.	7
#43	Ichikoh Industries	7
#44	Lighting Defense Group	7
#45	Wangs Alliance	7
#46	LG	7
#47	Autronic Plastics	6
#48	Blooming International Limited	6
#49	Bridgelux	6
#50	E. Mishan & Sons	6
#51	Kia Motors	6
#52	Osram Oled Gmbh	6
#53	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	6
#54	S.V.V. Technology Innovations	6
#55	Willis Electric Co.	6
#56	Xiamen Pvtech Co.	6
#57	BOE	6
#58	BMW	5
#59	Electronic Theatre Controls	5
#60	Finelite	5
#61	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	5
#62	Honda Motor Co.	5
#63	Kenall Manufacturing	5
#64	Lite-On Technology	5
#65	Maxlite	5
#66	Radiant Opto-Electronics	5
#67	Seoul Semiconductor Co.	5
#68	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	5
#69	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.	5
#70	Smr Patents S.À.R.L.	5
#71	Toshiba Lighting & Technology	5
#72	Troy-Csl Lighting	5
#73	Ylx Incorporated	5
#74	Current Lighting Solutions	4
#75	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	4
#76	Designs For Vision	4
#77	Epistar	4
#78	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development	4
#79	Hotalux	4
#80	Ilumisys	4
#81	Saturn Licensing	4
#82	Comcast	4
#83	Sony	4
#84	Appleton Grp	3
#85	Bml Productions	3
#86	C&M Oilfield Rentals, L.L.C.	3
#87	Gemmy Industries	3
#88	Hayward Industries	3
#89	Kia	3
#90	Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited	3
#91	Minebea Mitsumi	3
#92	Nantong Ya Tai Candle Arts & Crafts Co.	3
#93	Ngk Insulators	3
#94	Nicor	3
#95	Osram Beteiligungsverwaltung Gmbh	3
#96	Rab Lighting	3
#97	Rohm Co.	3
#98	Schott Ag	3
#99	Snap-On Incorporated	3
#100	Sterno Home	3

Lighting Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

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