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Luggage and personal items Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class A45 · Section A

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

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 885 patents in 2022.peak 8851996: 448 patents19961997: 403 patents1998: 633 patents1999: 692 patents19992000: 645 patents2001: 641 patents2002: 552 patents20022003: 507 patents2004: 424 patents2005: 359 patents20052006: 369 patents2007: 367 patents2008: 367 patents20082009: 361 patents2010: 421 patents2011: 453 patents20112012: 569 patents2013: 620 patents2014: 706 patents20142015: 725 patents2016: 708 patents2017: 788 patents20172018: 853 patents2019: 867 patents2020: 842 patents20202021: 854 patents2022: 885 patents2023: 779 patents20232024: 861 patents2025: 799 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Andre W. Moreau 9 Ty-Flot
2 Darrell A. Moreau 9 Ty-Flot
3 Oliver Joen-an Ma 7 Unknown
#4 Stephen Benjamin Courtney 6 Dyson Technology Limited
#5 Patrick Joseph William Moloney 5 Dyson Technology Limited
#6 Edward Sebert Maurice Shelton 4 Dyson Technology Limited
#7 Herve F. Bouix 4 Elc Management
#8 Leo Clifford Pires 4 Zen Design Solutions Limited
#9 Rahul Bose 4 Zen Design Solutions Limited
#10 Roger Hwang 4 Zen Design Solutions Limited
#11 Yukikazu Ishida 4 Tokiwa
#12 Antonio Del Rosario 3 —
#13 Bruno Meglio 3 M. M. & R. Products
#14 Chih-Ting Pao 3 Step2Gold Co.
#15 Claudio Marino 3 M. M. & R. Products
#16 David Richmond 3 Trade Box
#17 David J. Thompson 3 International Cosmetic Suppliers
#18 Howard Richmond 3 M. M. & R. Products
#19 June A. Angus 3 Amphipod
#20 Keith S. Willows 3 Amphipod
#21 Megan Rene Langdon 3 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#22 Ming-Hung Chen 3 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
#23 Michael A. Ragosta 3 M. M. & R. Products
#24 Patrick Lhoyer 3 Albea Services
#25 Peter David Gammack 3 Dyson Technology Limited
#26 Shuichi Yamasaki 3 Casio Computer Co.
#27 Sun-Feng Sung 3 Xiamen Mingho Brothers Mfg Co.
#28 Thomas James Dunning Follows 3 Dyson Technology Limited
#29 Tien-Cheng Chen 3 Xiamen Mingho Brothers Mfg Co.
#30 Timothy Thorpe 3 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#31 Wai Ho Michael Keong 3 Kenford Industrial Company
#32 Yoshikazu Tani 3 Tokiwa
#33 Adrian C. Apodaca 2 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#34 Adam Schrott 2 Kao Usa
#35 Albert D. Edgar 2 IBM
#36 Anthony Christopher Condon 2 —
#37 Andy Fathollahi 2 Incipio
#38 Anne Rutigliano 2 Albea Services
#39 Armando Villarreal 2 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#40 Aurel Tony Kemeny, Jr. 2 —
#41 Brett Hamilton 2 Simplebet
#42 Bryan Lee Hynecek 2 Speculative Product Design
#43 Brian McNamara 2 Toly Management
#44 Camille Schreiber 2 Albea Services
#45 Christopher Crowhurst 2 Prometric
#46 Christophe Jacob 2 Elc Management
#47 Cindy Sean Yuei Lim 2 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#48 Clemens Wiesmann 2 Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetic
#49 David Jeffrey Eberlein 2 Hct Group Holdings Limited
#50 David Hsieh 2 Unknown
#51 David Johnson 2 Zon
#52 David Michael Jones 2 Dyson Technology Limited
#53 Daisuke Kodama 2 Kao
#54 David A. Ponx 2 —
#55 Donna Condon 2 —
#56 Francis Corbellini 2 Elc Management
#57 Hany Abo-El-Magd Mobarak 2 —
#58 Hironori Aso 2 Sinwa
#59 Hiroyasu Bitoh 2 Casio Computer Co.
#60 Iti Seth 2 Zen Design Solutions Limited
#61 Janet L. Purkey 2 Purkey Enterprises
#62 Jennifer Deardorff 2 Kao
#63 Jean-Louis Gueret 2 L'Oreal
#64 Jean-Marc Lebrand 2 L'Oreal
#65 Jean-Christophe Meillan 2 La Siesta Gmbh
#66 John C. Crawford 2 Colgate-Palmolive
#67 Jo Won Seuk 2 —
#68 Judith Von Dahlen 2 The Braun
#69 Katie Marguerite Irving 2 —
#70 Kazuyuki Uehara 2 Kao
#71 Kenko Kurita 2 Kao
#72 Kiran Joseph 2 —
#73 Koon Il Yoo 2 —
#74 Kuo-Yu Huang 2 Au Optronics
#75 Leigh Michael Ryan 2 Annex Products Pty
#76 Lionel Drugeon 2 L'Oreal
#77 Mario Delia 2 Toly Management
#78 Matthias Huisinga 2 The Braun
#79 Masahiro Oka 2 Daikin Industries
#80 Mani V. Thomas 2 Canfield Scientific, Incorporated
#81 Michael Bettua 2 —
#82 Mitchell H. Saranow 2 Suretint Technologies
#83 Michael Wright 2 Suretint Technologies
#84 Myung-Ho Maeng 2 —
#85 Osamu Mizuno 2 Panasonic
#86 Peter J. Gronewoller 2 Otter Products
#87 Ralf Klug 2 The Braun
#88 Richard H. Merzon 2 —
#89 Robert Kroupa 2 —
#90 Sarah Akin 2 Zon
#91 Sarah J. Kennedy 2 —
#92 Shih-Ling Hsu 2 —
#93 Sin-Hsiung Chen 2 —
#94 Soichiro Fujioka 2 Panasonic
#95 Stefan Sindlinger 2 The Braun
#96 Suzanne Dawis 2 Kao
#97 Takumi Suzuki 2 Canon
#98 Thomas F. Holloway 2 Risdon
#99 Thomas Steiner 2 The Braun
#100 Timothy Hemesath 2 Incipio

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 23
2 L'Oreal 12
3 Albea Services 10
#4 Tokiwa 10
#5 Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. 9
#6 Casio Computer Co. 7
#7 Kao 7
#8 Ty-Flot 7
#9 Dyson Technology Limited 6
#10 Panasonic 6
#11 Elc Management 5
#12 Foxconn 5
#13 Yonwoo Co. 5
#14 Geka Gmbh 4
#15 Hct Group Holdings Limited 4
#16 Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited 4
#17 Otter Products 4
#18 The Braun 4
#19 The Procter & Gamble 4
#20 Zen Design Solutions Limited 4
#21 Amphipod 3
#22 Colgate-Palmolive 3
#23 Conair 3
#24 Hct Asia Limited 3
#25 International Cosmetic Suppliers 3
#26 Kao Germany Gmbh 3
#27 Kenford Industrial Company 3
#28 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3
#29 Samsung 3
#30 Apple 2
#31 Chiun Mai Communication Systems 2
#32 Incipio 2
#33 La Siesta Gmbh 2
#34 Lvmh Recherche 2
#35 M. M. & R. Products 2
#36 Phaeton Manufacturing 2
#37 Purkey Enterprises 2
#38 Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetic 2
#39 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#40 Simplebet 2
#41 Sinwa 2
#42 Soft Lines International 2
#43 Step2Gold Co. 2
#44 Suretint Technologies 2
#45 Tcms Transparent Beauty 2
#46 Tencent 2
#47 Thule Organization Solutions 2
#48 Toly Management 2
#49 World Richman Manufacturing 2
#50 Xiamen Mingho Brothers Mfg Co. 2
#51 Zon 2
#52 Johnson & Johnson 2
#53 Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner 1
#54 America Covers 1
#55 Amorepacific 1
#56 Aptar France Sas 1
#57 Atleisure 1
#58 Avon Products 1
#59 Black Diamond Equipment 1
#60 Blokrok 1
#61 Blue Force Gear 1
#62 Bonfit America 1
#63 Briggs & Riley Travelware 1
#64 California Innovations 1
#65 Canfield Scientific, Incorporated 1
#66 Carfoldio 1
#67 Case-Mate 1
#68 Cellco Partnership 1
#69 Cheer Master Trading 1
#70 Chums 1
#71 Coopervision International Limited 1
#72 Core 1
#73 Custom Leathercraft Manuf. Co. 1
#74 Derma Dream Group 1
#75 Diversified Products 1
#76 Eagles Nest Outfitters 1
#77 Ebags 1
#78 Eddie Bauer 1
#79 Intellectual Ventures 1
#80 Faber-Castell Ag 1
#81 Fairhaven Group 1
#82 Fellowes 1
#83 Figla Company 1
#84 Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co. 1
#85 Grit 1
#86 Guerlain 1
#87 Harry'S 1
#88 Hct Packaging 1
#89 H&D Electrics 1
#90 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 1
#91 Heys International 1
#92 Hitachi Koki Co. 1
#93 H & M Gutberlet Gmbh 1
#94 Hydrapak 1
#95 Illinois Tool Works 1
#96 Innovative Technology Electronics 1
#97 Innovital 1
#98 International 1
#99 Johnny Rhymes With Connie 1
#100 Kdesign Gmbh 1