Lighting Patent Leaders 2025 | 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	Ties Van Bommel	26	Signify Holding B.V.
2	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	15	Signify Holding B.V.
3	Josef Valchar	11	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#4	Daniel S. Spiro	10	Exposure Illumination Architects
#5	Fuxing Lu	10	Xiamen Pvtech Co.
#6	Hyun Soo Lee	9	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#7	Jianyong Xu	9	Shenzhen Snc Opto Electronic Co.
#8	Tsuyoshi OKAHISA	9	Nichia
#9	Hongbing Zheng	8	Odk Technology Pte.
#10	Jan Vilem	8	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#11	Norimasa Yoshida	8	Nichia
#12	Brian Halliwell	6	Feit Electric Company
#13	Kwang Hyun KO	6	Lg Innotek Co.
#14	Stacy L. Kennedy	6	Canny Systems
#15	Sun Kwon Mun	6	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#16	Sylvain Giraud	6	Valeo Vision
#17	Tao Jiang	6	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#18	Wenhui Sang	6	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#19	Alan Barry Feit	5	Feit Electric Company
#20	Andreas Hierzer	5	H4X E.U.
#21	Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#22	Bernd Fischer	5	Biedermann Technologies
#23	Brandon Cohen	5	Amp Plus
#24	Brian Cornell	5	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#25	Christina Hwang	5	Metromax America
#26	He Zhu	5	Hasco Vision Technology Co.
#27	Hyeok Jin Lee	5	Samsung
#28	Jack Reilly	5	Lucifer Lighting
#29	Joel A. Nichols	5	Avid Labs
#30	Louis Lerman	5	Quarkstar
#31	Martin Muegge	5	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#32	Martin Mügge	5	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#33	Min Ji Jin	5	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#34	Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#35	Mingbin Wang	5	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#36	Na Ram Jun	5	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#37	Pavel Jurik	5	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#38	Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems	5	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#39	RENÉ CORNELIS REUSER	5	Signify Holding B.V.
#40	Ronald Johannes Gelten	5	Philips
#41	Scott Blaise Tylicki	5	Heathco
#42	Young Geun Jun	5	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#43	Alexander Schwan	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#44	Amir Lotfi	4	Dmf
#45	Benjamin Willeke	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#46	Brian Beck	4	Cpi Card Group-Colorado
#47	Carsten Hohmann	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#48	Dennis Bertken	4	Life+Gear
#49	Dirk Kliebisch	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#50	Dong Hyun Lee	4	Samsung
#51	Duane W. Wenzel	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#52	Eay Jin Lim	4	Lg Innotek Co.
#53	Fangxu Dong	4	Lutron Technology Company
#54	Florian Herold	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#55	Fujun Qiu	4	Ningbo Futai Electric Limited
#56	Huilin She	4	Dongguan Shuiquanzi Industrial Co.
#57	Jason Loomis	4	Seasons 4
#58	Johnny Chen	4	Willis Electric Co.
#59	Jonglee Park	4	General Motors
#60	Liangliang Cao	4	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#61	Marc Kaup	4	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#62	Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn	4	Philips
#63	Miles William McDonald	4	Heathco
#64	Nicolaas Antonie Van Rijswijk	4	Signify Holding B.V.
#65	Robert Cacciabeve	4	Walter R. Tucker Enterprises
#66	Robert Fraizer	4	—
#67	Sehee Lee	4	Google
#68	Tae Yang Park	4	Hyundai Mobis Co.
#69	Tomas David	4	Robe Lighting S.R.O.
#70	Yasuhiro Okubo	4	Ichikoh Industries
#71	Aaron Bradley Johnson	3	Ford
#72	Adrian Byers	3	—
#73	Aiming Xiong	3	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.
#74	Allan Brent York	3	Quarkstar
#75	Anuj Maloo	3	Lucifer Lighting
#76	Anle Zhao	3	Shenzhen Snc Opto Electronic Co.
#77	Apollo Paul Paredes	3	Heathco
#78	Benno Spinger	3	Lumileds
#79	Bradley A. Newcomb	3	General Motors
#80	Brian Rothbauer	3	—
#81	Chih-Pin Hsu	3	Cook Composites & Polymers
#82	Cody Duane Grandadam	3	Promier Products
#83	Dalton F. Hansen	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#84	David Proeber	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#85	Dhavalkumar Patel	3	Hubbell Incorporated
#86	Douglas R. Kaye	3	Lb Marketing
#87	Douglas Patton	3	Luminara Worldwide
#88	Frederick William Kopitzke	3	Dmf
#89	Gerhard Kloos	3	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#90	George Lerman	3	Quarkstar
#91	Helgert Elezi	3	Magna Exteriors
#92	Hiroshi Kitano	3	Panasonic
#93	Hongkui Jiang	3	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#94	Hongbin Lin	3	Xiamen Eco Lighting Co.
#95	Hugo Johan Cornelissen	3	Philips
#96	Ingo Möllers	3	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa
#97	Ivon Dachlan	3	Hubbell Incorporated
#98	Jan De Graaf	3	Signify Holding B.V.
#99	Jason Isaacs	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#100	Jason Q. Paulsel	3	Cooper Technologies

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Signify Holding B.V.	56
2	Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	31
3	Valeo Vision	29
#4	Hyundai Mobis Co.	28
#5	Nichia	18
#6	Unknown	16
#7	Leedarson Lighting Co.	14
#8	Lg Innotek Co.	14
#9	Stanley Electric Co.	13
#10	Abl Ip Holding	12
#11	Koito Manufacturing Co.	12
#12	Milwaukee Electric Tool	12
#13	Ichikoh Industries	11
#14	Opple Lighting Co.	10
#15	Suzhou Opple Lighting Co.	10
#16	LG	9
#17	Robe Lighting S.R.O.	8
#18	Shenzhen Snc Opto Electronic Co.	8
#19	Xiamen Pvtech Co.	8
#20	Feit Electric Company	7
#21	Japan Display	7
#22	Joinin Global Pte.	7
#23	Wangs Alliance	7
#24	Zkw Group Gmbh	7
#25	Ford	7
#26	General Motors	7
#27	Panasonic	7
#28	Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.	6
#29	Lutron Technology Company	6
#30	Dmf	5
#31	Eaton Intelligent Power Limited	5
#32	Hasco Vision Technology Co.	5
#33	L&L Candle Company	5
#34	Metromax America	5
#35	Schreder S.A.	5
#36	Canny Systems	4
#37	Dongguan Shuiquanzi Industrial Co.	4
#38	Exposure Illumination Architects	4
#39	H4X E.U.	4
#40	Infinity X1	4
#41	Lumileds	4
#42	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#43	Motherson Innovations Company Limited	4
#44	Qisda	4
#45	Seoul Semiconductor Co.	4
#46	Walter R. Tucker Enterprises	4
#47	Willis Electric Co.	4
#48	Amp Plus	3
#49	Clay Paky S.R.L.	3
#50	Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development	3
#51	Fuse	3
#52	Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co.	3
#53	Heathco	3
#54	Hli Solutions	3
#55	Hubbell Incorporated	3
#56	Hyundai Motor	3
#57	Innolux	3
#58	Kia	3
#59	Korrus	3
#60	Kyocera	3
#61	Lucifer Lighting	3
#62	Ningbo Futai Electric Limited	3
#63	Pinnacle 20	3
#64	Progress Lighting	3
#65	Promier Products	3
#66	Rivian Ip Holdings	3
#67	Savant Systems	3
#68	Seoul Viosys Co.	3
#69	Toshiba Lighting & Technology	3
#70	Toyoda Gosei Co.	3
#71	Xiamen Leedarson Lighting Co.	3
#72	Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh	3
#73	BOE	3
#74	Google	3
#75	Samsung	3
#76	Apple	2
#77	Auo	2
#78	BMW	2
#79	Bitro Group	2
#80	Bjb Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#81	Black & Decker	2
#82	Bridgelux	2
#83	Brightz	2
#84	Carux Technology Pte.	2
#85	Changzhou Jutal Electronic Co.	2
#86	Coplus	2
#87	Cree Lighting Usa	2
#88	Crosman	2
#89	Dado Lighting	2
#90	Darwin Precisions	2
#91	Diem Gmbh	2
#92	Dongguan Huihuan Lighting Co.	2
#93	Dongguan Miray E-Tech Co.	2
#94	Electronic Theatre Controls	2
#95	Elemental Led	2
#96	Emery Allen	2
#97	Fulijiate Nantong New Energy Technology Co.	2
#98	Gemmy Industries	2
#99	Grote Industries	2
#100	Guangdong Jiaduowang Lighting Tech Co.	2

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