Lighting Patent Leaders 2022 | Patent Leaderboard

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Shouqiang Hou	20	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
2	Xiaoliang Wen	20	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
3	Yongzhe Dong	17	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#4	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	13	Signify Holding B.V.
#5	Ties Van Bommel	12	Signify Holding B.V.
#6	Zhiping Qiu	11	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#7	David Proeber	10	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#8	Fuxing Lu	10	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#9	He Zhu	10	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#10	Jung Wook Lim	10	Hyundai Motor
#11	Liangliang Cao	10	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#12	Tao Jiang	10	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#13	Weikai Jiang	10	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#14	Apollo Paul Paredes	9	Heathco
#15	Brian Halliwell	9	Feit Electric Company
#16	Byoung Suk Ahn	9	Hyundai Motor
#17	Hyun Soo Lee	9	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#18	John Colvin Deaton	9	Heathco
#19	Ki Hong Lee	9	Sk Hynix
#20	Kyle Harvey	9	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#21	Lionel V. Luu	9	Heathco
#22	Scott Blaise Tylicki	9	Heathco
#23	Seung Sik Han	9	Hyundai Motor
#24	Brant Potter	8	—
#25	Hongkui Jiang	8	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#26	Michael D. Danesh	8	Dmf
#27	Alan Barry Feit	7	Feit Electric Company
#28	Christian Kleijnen	7	Lumileds
#29	Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems	7	Signify Holding B.V.
#30	John Orisich	7	—
#31	Justin D. Dorman	7	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#32	Ross McIntyre	7	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#33	Shu-Fa Shao	7	Blooming International Limited
#34	Sung Ho Park	7	LG
#35	Aiming Xiong	6	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#36	Brian Cornell	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#37	Cong Li	6	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#38	Dapan Zhang	6	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#39	Hongbo Wang	6	Opple Lighting Co.
#40	Jacob Hawkins	6	Troy-Csl Lighting
#41	Jason D. Thurner	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#42	Jizhong Pu	6	Ch Lighting Technology Co.
#43	Johnny Chen	6	Willis Electric Co.
#44	Kushagra Dixit	6	Heathco
#45	Miles William McDonald	6	Heathco
#46	Noam Meir	6	Oree
#47	Xuejun Feng	6	Opple Lighting Co.
#48	Yanzeng Gao	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#49	Yisheng Xiao	6	Opple Lighting Co.
#50	Zhenyu Tang	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#51	Amir Lotfi	5	Dmf
#52	Anil Jeswani	5	Ledvance Gmbh
#53	Andrea M. Sreshta	5	Luminaid Lab
#54	Anna Ruth Stork	5	Luminaid Lab
#55	Calvin Wong	5	Troy-Csl Lighting
#56	Caijian Zheng	5	Shenzhen Bolong Technology Co.
#57	Hui Li	5	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#58	Jiangfeng Jiang	5	Ch Lighting Technology Co.
#59	Louis Lerman	5	Quarkstar
#60	Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#61	Shuxing Gao	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#62	Sikai Chen	5	—
#63	S-Wei Chen	5	Young Optics
#64	Steven Walter Pyshos	5	Cooper Technologies
#65	Wenzhen Ouyang	5	Shenzhen Bolong Technology Co.
#66	Xiaofeng Li	5	L&L Candle Company
#67	Zhenkun Huang	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#68	Alan Amundson	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#69	Ariel Meir	4	Korrus
#70	Basar Erdener	4	Wangs Alliance
#71	Bernd Fischer	4	Biedermann Technologies
#72	Bin Chen	4	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#73	Brandon Cohen	4	Amp Plus
#74	Christopher D. Nolan	4	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#75	Duane W. Wenzel	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#76	Georg Henninger	4	Lumileds
#77	Guohui Bai	4	Ningbo Jinghui Opto-Electronic Co.
#78	Helmut Erdl	4	BMW
#79	Huazhu Zheng	4	Shenzhen Bolong Technology Co.
#80	Jason Isaacs	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#81	Jeremy B. Ross	4	First-Light Usa
#82	Jing Jing Yu	4	1 Energy Solutions
#83	Jie Zhang	4	Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co.
#84	Joseph R. Casper	4	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#85	Joshua Portinga	4	Troy-Csl Lighting
#86	John Salzinger	4	Mpowerd
#87	Kurt S. Wilcox	4	Cree
#88	Lei Zhang	4	Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#89	Ligen Liu	4	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#90	Lukas Taudt	4	Zkw Group Gmbh
#91	Michael M. McRae	4	National Christmas Products
#92	Mingbin Wang	4	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#93	Moo Ryong Park	4	Lg Innotek Co.
#94	Motokazu Yamada	4	Nichia
#95	Paul Kenneth Pickard	4	Cree
#96	Qing Lan	4	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.
#97	Qingguang Zeng	4	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#98	Roxane Caprara	4	Schreder S.A.
#99	Rongtu Liu	4	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#100	Shoubao Chen	4	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Signify Holding B.V.	59
2	Lumileds	33
3	Hyundai Mobis Co.	32
#4	Nichia	32
#5	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.	32
#6	Opple Lighting Co.	30
#7	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	30
#8	Abl Ip Holding	22
#9	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	21
#10	Valeo Vision	21
#11	Koito Manufacturing Co.	20
#12	Milwaukee Electric Tool	17
#13	Feit Electric Company	16
#14	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	16
#15	Hubbell Lighting	15
#16	Sl	15
#17	Zkw Group Gmbh	15
#18	Lg Innotek Co.	14
#19	Unknown	14
#20	Hyundai Motor	13
#21	Schreder S.A.	13
#22	Suzhou Opple Lighting Co.	13
#23	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	12
#24	Valeo	12
#25	Stanley Electric Co.	11
#26	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	10
#27	Ideal Industries Lighting	10
#28	Ledvance Gmbh	10
#29	Xiamen Pvtech Co.	10
#30	Dmf	9
#31	Heathco	9
#32	Troy-Csl Lighting	8
#33	Panasonic	8
#34	Apple	7
#35	Blooming International Limited	7
#36	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development	7
#37	Hubbell Incorporated	7
#38	Kia	7
#39	Sony	7
#40	BMW	6
#41	Ch Lighting Technology Co.	6
#42	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	6
#43	Ichikoh Industries	6
#44	Kia Motors	6
#45	Korrus	6
#46	L&L Candle Company	6
#47	Quarkstar	6
#48	Savant Systems	6
#49	Young Optics	6
#50	Samsung	6
#51	Aputure Imaging Industries Co.	5
#52	Bridgelux	5
#53	E. Mishan & Sons	5
#54	Epistar	5
#55	Lmpg	5
#56	Luminaid Lab	5
#57	Osram Gmbh	5
#58	Saturn Licensing	5
#59	Coretronic	4
#60	Dongguan Huihuan Lighting Co.	4
#61	Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited	4
#62	Lutron Technology Company	4
#63	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#64	Mpowerd	4
#65	National Christmas Products	4
#66	Ningbo Jinghui Opto-Electronic Co.	4
#67	Self Electronics Co.	4
#68	Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co.	4
#69	Streamlight	4
#70	Wangs Alliance	4
#71	Willis Electric Co.	4
#72	Google	4
#73	Air Cool Industrial Co.	3
#74	Appotronics Corporation Limited	3
#75	Au Optronics	3
#76	Axis Lighting	3
#77	Bjb Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#78	Brightz	3
#79	Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd.	3
#80	Cooledge Lighting	3
#81	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	3
#82	Delta Electronics	3
#83	Dongguan Jiasheng Lighting Technology Co.	3
#84	Ecosense Lighting	3
#85	E Ink Holdings	3
#86	Electronic Theatre Controls	3
#87	Emissive Energy	3
#88	First-Light Usa	3
#89	Fluence Bioengineering	3
#90	Fuse	3
#91	Hotalux	3
#92	Japan Display	3
#93	Jiashan Sansi Optoelectronic Technology Co.	3
#94	Juganu	3
#95	Kenall Manufacturing	3
#96	Lite-On Technology	3
#97	M3 Innovation	3
#98	Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.P.A.	3
#99	Maxlite	3
#100	Nite Ize	3

Lighting Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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