Lighting Patent Leaders 2023 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Ties Van Bommel	29	Signify Holding B.V.
2	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	27	Signify Holding B.V.
3	Shuxing Gao	16	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#4	Zhenyu Tang	16	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#5	Hyun Soo Lee	14	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#6	Daniel S. Spiro	11	Exposure Illumination Architects
#7	Brian Halliwell	10	Feit Electric Company
#8	Tao Jiang	10	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#9	Alan Barry Feit	9	Feit Electric Company
#10	He Zhu	9	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#11	Weikai Jiang	9	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.
#12	Huiyong Huang	8	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#13	Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems	8	Signify Holding B.V.
#14	Yongzhe Dong	8	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#15	Zhiping Qiu	8	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#16	Aiming Xiong	7	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#17	Dapan Zhang	7	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#18	Fuxing Lu	7	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#19	Kurt S. Wilcox	7	Cree
#20	Wenhui Sang	7	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#21	Andrew Miles	6	Axis Lighting
#22	Brandon Cohen	6	Amp Plus
#23	Brant Potter	6	—
#24	Howard Yaphe	6	Axis Lighting
#25	Kyle Harvey	6	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#26	Masafumi Okada	6	Japan Display
#27	Mingbin Wang	6	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#28	Nobuyuki Suzuki	6	Hitachi
#29	Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin	6	Signify Holding B.V.
#30	Song Wang	6	Dongguan Huihuan Lighting Co.
#31	Xiaoliang Wen	6	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#32	Yisheng Xiao	6	Opple Lighting Co.
#33	Christina Hwang	5	Metromax America
#34	Dong Hyun Go	5	Sl
#35	Fanglei Zhao	5	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.
#36	Hugo Johan Cornelissen	5	Philips
#37	Hyo Jin Han	5	Sl
#38	Jianwen Lei	5	Dongguan Miray E-Tech Co.
#39	Johnny Chen	5	Willis Electric Co.
#40	Makoto Hasegawa	5	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#41	Norimasa Yoshida	5	Nichia
#42	Renhua Zou	5	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.
#43	Ross McIntyre	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#44	ROBERT JACOB PET	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#45	Shouqiang Hou	5	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#46	Stephane Beland	5	Axis Lighting
#47	Terence Yeo	5	Fusion Optix
#48	Timothy Kelly	5	Fusion Optix
#49	Tsuyoshi OKAHISA	5	Nichia
#50	Xilong Li	5	Xiamen Longstar Lighting Co.
#51	Yizhen Chen	5	Leedarson Lighting Co.
#52	Allan Brent York	4	Quarkstar
#53	Andrea M. Sreshta	4	Luminaid Lab
#54	Anna Ruth Stork	4	Luminaid Lab
#55	Benjamin Willeke	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#56	Chenxi Bu	4	Opple Lighting Co.
#57	Chih-Hung Ju	4	Radiant Opto-Electronics
#58	Conner Schramm	4	Putco
#59	David Proeber	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#60	Gerardo Cisneros	4	Feit Electric Company
#61	George Lerman	4	Quarkstar
#62	Guohui Bai	4	Ningbo Jinghui Opto-Electronic Co.
#63	Hui Li	4	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#64	James P. Elwell	4	Putco
#65	Jacqueline Teng	4	Quarkstar
#66	Jie Zhang	4	Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co.
#67	Josef Valchar	4	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#68	Jung Wook Lim	4	Hyundai Motor
#69	Liangliang Cao	4	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#70	Louis Lerman	4	Quarkstar
#71	Matthias Epmeier	4	Lumileds
#72	Moo Ryong Park	4	Lg Innotek Co.
#73	Parker Freeman	4	Putco
#74	Paul Kenneth Pickard	4	Cree
#75	Paul Smets	4	Schreder S.A.
#76	Roxane Caprara	4	Schreder S.A.
#77	Robert V. Steele	4	Quarkstar
#78	Seok Huyn KIM	4	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#79	Tomas Gloss	4	Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
#80	Wilson Dau	4	Quarkstar
#81	Xiaofeng Li	4	L&L Candle Company
#82	Xu Wu	4	Leedarson Lighting Co.
#83	Youqin Lin	4	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.
#84	Zhixian Wu	4	Huawei
#85	Alan Amundson	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#86	Alexander Hacker	3	Zkw Group Gmbh
#87	Anil Jeswani	3	Ledvance Gmbh
#88	Anthony Sinphay	3	Hubbell Incorporated
#89	Anle Zhao	3	Shenzhen Snc Opto Electronic Co.
#90	Bernd Fischer	3	Biedermann Technologies
#91	Byoung Suk Ahn	3	Hyundai Motor
#92	Caijian Zheng	3	Shenzhen Bolong Technology Co.
#93	Chung-Yi Chang	3	Sonar Auto Parts Co.
#94	Chih-Lung Huang	3	Qisda
#95	Christopher D. Nolan	3	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
#96	Christian Rakobrandt	3	Schott Ag
#97	Christoph Stangl	3	Schott Ag
#98	Cong Li	3	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#99	Dhavalkumar Patel	3	Hubbell Incorporated
#100	Dimauro Andrade Edwards	3	Wangs Alliance

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Signify Holding B.V.	58
2	Hyundai Mobis Co.	34
3	Nichia	34
#4	Opple Lighting Co.	29
#5	Suzhou Opple Lighting Co.	26
#6	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	24
#7	Koito Manufacturing Co.	22
#8	Lumileds	22
#9	Feit Electric Company	19
#10	Unknown	19
#11	Zkw Group Gmbh	19
#12	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.	18
#13	Valeo Vision	16
#14	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.	16
#15	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	15
#16	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	13
#17	Sl	13
#18	Abl Ip Holding	12
#19	Hli Solutions	12
#20	Lg Innotek Co.	12
#21	Milwaukee Electric Tool	12
#22	Stanley Electric Co.	12
#23	Hyundai Motor	11
#24	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	11
#25	Kia	11
#26	Ideal Industries Lighting	10
#27	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	9
#28	Korrus	9
#29	Leedarson Lighting Co.	9
#30	Samsung	9
#31	Japan Display	8
#32	Schreder S.A.	8
#33	Wangs Alliance	8
#34	Ledvance Gmbh	7
#35	Seoul Semiconductor Co.	7
#36	Valeo	7
#37	Amp Plus	6
#38	Axis Lighting	6
#39	Dongguan Huihuan Lighting Co.	6
#40	Lighting Defense Group	6
#41	Lutron Technology Company	6
#42	Qisda	6
#43	Quarkstar	6
#44	Saturn Licensing	6
#45	Self Electronics Co.	6
#46	Xiamen Longstar Lighting Co.	6
#47	Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh	6
#48	Aputure Imaging Industries Co.	5
#49	Elemental Led	5
#50	Exposure Illumination Architects	5
#51	Fusion Optix	5
#52	Hubbell Incorporated	5
#53	Ichikoh Industries	5
#54	Metromax America	5
#55	Willis Electric Co.	5
#56	Xiamen Pvtech Co.	5
#57	BOE	5
#58	LG	5
#59	Air Cool Industrial Co.	4
#60	Appleton Grp	4
#61	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	4
#62	Bridgelux	4
#63	Coplus	4
#64	Dmf	4
#65	Epistar	4
#66	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development	4
#67	Integra Lifesciences	4
#68	L&L Candle Company	4
#69	Luminaid Lab	4
#70	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#71	Ngk Insulators	4
#72	Ningbo Jinghui Opto-Electronic Co.	4
#73	Putco	4
#74	Radiant Opto-Electronics	4
#75	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	4
#76	Schott Ag	4
#77	Troy-Csl Lighting	4
#78	Panasonic	4
#79	Sony	4
#80	Apple	3
#81	Alliance Sports Group	3
#82	Artemide S.P.A.	3
#83	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	3
#84	Dialight	3
#85	Dongguan Miray E-Tech Co.	3
#86	Hangzhou Hangke Optoelectronics Co.	3
#87	Hengdian Group Tospo Lighting Co.	3
#88	Hkc Corporation Limited	3
#89	Honda Motor Co.	3
#90	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	3
#91	Kyocera	3
#92	Lb Marketing	3
#93	Lmpg	3
#94	Magna Exteriors	3
#95	Motherson Innovations Company Limited	3
#96	Mpowerd	3
#97	Osram Oled Gmbh	3
#98	Pictiva Displays International Limited	3
#99	Seoul Viosys Co.	3
#100	Shenzhen Snc Opto Electronic Co.	3

Lighting Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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