Machine tools Patent Leaders 2016

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

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Gerald J. Bruck	15	Siemens Energy
2	Steven R. Peters	15	Lincoln Global
3	Ahmed Kamel	12	Siemens Energy
#4	Jian-Shi Jia	11	Foxconn
#5	Jing-Shuang Sui	11	Foxconn
#6	Ming-Lu Yang	11	Foxconn
#7	Yang-Mao Peng	11	Foxconn
#8	Feng-Hua Chen	10	Foxconn
#9	Jian Qu	10	Foxconn
#10	Jian-Min Yu	10	Foxconn
#11	Tian-En Zhang	10	Foxconn
#12	Wei Zhang	10	Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.
#13	Peter Schenk	8	Roehm Gmbh
#14	Gil Hecht	7	Iscar
#15	Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam	7	GE
#16	Joseph A. Daniel	6	Lincoln Global
#17	Robert R. Davidson	6	Illinois Tool Works
#18	Takayuki Nakagawa	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#19	Zhen-Guang Xu	6	Foxconn
#20	Bao-Peng Li	5	Foxconn
#21	Brian Lee Tollison	5	GE
#22	Craig A. Schell	5	Black & Decker
#23	Da-Qing Zhuang	5	Foxconn
#24	Jian-Hua Jia	5	Foxconn
#25	Jie Li	5	Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.
#26	Masao Watanabe	5	—
#27	Xue Qin	5	Foxconn
#28	Ya-Dong Zhang	5	Foxconn
#29	Yi-Ting Liu	5	Htc
#30	Yoshihiro Inoue	5	Shimadzu
#31	Zhen-Zhou Tian	5	Foxconn
#32	Andrew Frolov	4	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#33	Dechao Lin	4	GE
#34	Hideki Uchiuzo	4	Sugino Machine Limited
#35	John James Barry	4	Element Six Limited
#36	Joseph P. Kelleher	4	Black & Decker
#37	John S. Scott	4	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#38	Madhusudan K. Iyengar	4	IBM
#39	Richard Martin Hutchison	4	Illinois Tool Works
#40	Richard J. Schuh	4	Illinois Tool Works
#41	Robert S. Gehret	4	Black & Decker
#42	Tetsuo Era	4	Daihen
#43	Victor Miller	4	Lincoln Global
#44	William B. Korb	4	Irwin Industrial Tool
#45	Yan Cui	4	GE
#46	Alexander Gindorf	3	Mtu Aero Engines Ag
#47	Alain Robert Yves Perroux	3	Snecma
#48	Aland Santamarina	3	Black & Decker
#49	Amr Elfizy	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#50	Amy M. Helvey	3	The Boeing
#51	Anders Snis	3	Arcam Ab
#52	Asif Elliston	3	Black & Decker
#53	Atsuhiko Maeta	3	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#54	Bernard J. Vogel	3	Illinois Tool Works
#55	Bruce Patrick Albrecht	3	Illinois Tool Works
#56	Bruno Jacques Gerard Dambrine	3	Snecma
#57	Bryan Dustin Marschke	3	Illinois Tool Works
#58	Brian Meess	3	Lincoln Global
#59	Byung-Sub Kim	3	Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials
#60	Christoph Gey	3	Kennametal
#61	David P. Graybill	3	IBM
#62	Daryl L. Grubb	3	Foro Energy
#63	David Jackson	3	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
#64	David Edward Schick	3	GE
#65	Denis De Mattia	3	Airbus Operations Sas
#66	Eisaku Hasegawa	3	Honda Motor Co.
#67	Elizabeth Therese Hetrick	3	Ford
#68	Eric A. Eckberg	3	IBM
#69	Glenn J. Grant	3	Battelle Memorial Institute
#70	Hiroshi Kasuya	3	Citizen Machinery Co.
#71	Hidetaka Katougi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#72	Hiroatsu Kobayashi	3	Mitsubishi Electric
#73	Hiroomi Kobayashi	3	Toyota
#74	Howard Victor Mahaney, Jr.	3	IBM
#75	Isamu Sato	3	Tdk
#76	James Bradford Holmes	3	GE
#77	Jaime Moreno	3	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#78	Jamil Snead	3	Lincoln Global
#79	James W. Thomas	3	General Lasertronics
#80	Jack Garry Wallin	3	Stoody
#81	Jeff Kachline	3	Lincoln Global
#82	Jeffrey Francis Kovac	3	Kennametal
#83	Jong-Kweon Park	3	Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials
#84	Juergen Schwaegerl	3	Kennametal
#85	Keiji Nomaru	3	Disco
#86	Kenneth R. Schneebeli	3	IBM
#87	Koji Yano	3	Sony
#88	Kyle Andrew Pfeifer	3	Illinois Tool Works
#89	Mario Anthony Amata	3	Hobart Brothers
#90	Masashi Furukawa	3	Screen Holdings Co.
#91	Masahiro Murota	3	Fanuc
#92	Masahito Mutou	3	Honda Motor Co.
#93	Marco Pacchione	3	Airbus Operations Limited
#94	Manabu Saito	3	Subaru
#95	Mark S. Zediker	3	Foro Energy
#96	Minoru Ihara	3	Sugino Machine Limited
#97	Mike P. Matlack	3	The Boeing
#98	Mikio Nakamura	3	Olympus
#99	Michael Naughton	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#100	Mitchell R. Wool	3	General Lasertronics

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Illinois Tool Works	52
2	Lincoln Global	52
3	Robert Bosch Gmbh	41
#4	Fanuc	38
#5	Mitsubishi Electric	38
#6	Kennametal	34
#7	The Boeing	32
#8	Foxconn	26
#9	GE	26
#10	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab	23
#11	Siemens Energy	21
#12	Unknown	21
#13	Iscar	20
#14	Samsung	19
#15	General Motors	16
#16	Toyota	15
#17	Black & Decker	14
#18	Disco	14
#19	RTX (Raytheon)	14
#20	Honda Motor Co.	12
#21	Hyundai Motor	12
#22	IBM	12
#23	Kobe Steel	11
#24	Kyocera	11
#25	Milwaukee Electric Tool	11
#26	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal	11
#27	Electro Scientific Industries	10
#28	Snecma	10
#29	Dmg Mori Seiki Co.	9
#30	Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.	9
#31	Mitsubishi Materials	9
#32	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	9
#33	Airbus Operations Sas	8
#34	Subaru	8
#35	Makita	8
#36	Robert Bosch Tool	8
#37	Roehm Gmbh	8
#38	Rolls-Royce Plc	8
#39	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	8
#40	Tungaloy	8
#41	Airbus Operations Limited	7
#42	Citizen Machinery Co.	7
#43	CEA	7
#44	Fraunhofer	7
#45	Globalfoundries	7
#46	Irwin Industrial Tool	7
#47	Mahle International Gmbh	7
#48	Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal	7
#49	Osg	7
#50	Panasonic	7
#51	Baker Hughes Holdings	6
#52	Citizen Holdings Co.	6
#53	Jfe Steel	6
#54	Liebherr-Verzahntechnik Gmbh	6
#55	Senju Metal Industry Co.	6
#56	Ford	6
#57	Intel	6
#58	Abbott	5
#59	Apple	5
#60	Applied Materials	5
#61	Apex Brands	5
#62	Ceramtec Gmbh	5
#63	Fronius International Gmbh	5
#64	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	5
#65	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.	5
#66	Hitachi Koki Co.	5
#67	Hypertherm	5
#68	Jtekt	5
#69	Kawasaki	5
#70	Kia Motors	5
#71	Makino Milling Machine Co.	5
#72	Sumitomo Electric Industries	5
#73	Caterpillar	5
#74	Daihen	4
#75	Emag Holding Gmbh	4
#76	Fuji Electric Co.	4
#77	Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn Gmbh	4
#78	Hitachi	4
#79	Husqvarna Ab	4
#80	ITRI	4
#81	Yaskawa Electric	4
#82	Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials	4
#83	Mag Ias Gmbh	4
#84	Nissan Motor Co.	4
#85	Sugino Machine Limited	4
#86	Tencent	4
#87	Toshiba Kikai	4
#88	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg	4
#89	Canon	4
#90	Arcam Ab	3
#91	Asia Vital Components Co.	3
#92	Asm Technology Singapore Pte	3
#93	C. & E. Fein Gmbh	3
#94	Corning Incorporated	3
#95	Deckel Maho Pfronten Gmbh	3
#96	Denso	3
#97	Doosan Infracore Co.	3
#98	Element Six Limited	3
#99	Fih (Hong Kong) Limited	3
#100	Foro Energy	3

Machine tools Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies