Machine tools Patent Leaders 2022

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	Susumu Okuno	13	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
2	Gil Hecht	10	Iscar
3	Anongsack Paseuth	9	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#4	Yasuki Kido	9	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#5	Steven R. Peters	8	Lincoln Global
#6	Daniel Shapiro	7	Glowforge
#7	James Lee Uecker	7	Illinois Tool Works
#8	Mark Gosselin	7	Glowforge
#9	Takaichi Nakaya	7	Citizen Watch Co.
#10	Anthony Wright	6	Glowforge
#11	Bruce J. Chantry	6	Lincoln Global
#12	Hiroyoshi Kawasaki	6	Senju Metal Industry Co.
#13	Masao Watanabe	6	—
#14	Matthew A. Weeks	6	Lincoln Global
#15	Naoyuki Fukushima	6	Tungaloy
#16	Tatsuo Nakahata	6	Subaru
#17	Takeshi Yamada	6	Sumitomo Chemical
#18	Craig Steven Knoener	5	Illinois Tool Works
#19	Franz Haimer	5	Franz Haimer Maschinenbau Kg
#20	Haruyo Fukui	5	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#21	Hisashi Hori	5	Nippon Light Metal Company
#22	Joseph Peter Henderkott	5	—
#23	Masaru Nakamura	5	Disco
#24	Makoto Setoyama	5	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#25	Reiichi SUZUKI	5	Kobe Steel
#26	Richard Martin Hutchison	5	Illinois Tool Works
#27	Rinsei Ikeda	5	Jfe Steel
#28	Ryohei Ono	5	Mazda Motor
#29	Shuhei Ogura	5	Toyota
#30	Shinji Sato	5	Nikon
#31	Takashi Goto	5	Fujifilm
#32	Takemasa Yamasaki	5	Kobe Steel
#33	Toru HIOKI	5	Toyota
#34	Toshiaki Nakamata	5	Daihen
#35	Adam JOHANSSON	4	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab
#36	Ahmed Kamel	4	Siemens Energy
#37	Akiyoshi Miyawaki	4	Honda Motor Co.
#38	Alan J. Bookheimer	4	Kennametal
#39	Atsushi Kawakita	4	Toyota
#40	Atsuhiro Kawamoto	4	Panasonic
#41	David Alan Stephenson	4	Ford
#42	Dean Putney	4	Glowforge
#43	Dwight Sheldon	4	Woodcraft Solutions
#44	Emiko Kawamura	4	Disco
#45	Hayato Kiuchi	4	Disco
#46	Hiroki Fujimoto	4	Nippon Steel
#47	Hiroshi Ogawa	4	Fujitsu Limited
#48	Jae-Joon Choi	4	Samsung
#49	Josua Frank	4	Festool Gmbh
#50	Junji Fujiwara	4	Panasonic
#51	Justin Mamrak	4	GE
#52	Kenji Kumai	4	Kyocera
#53	Keizo Tanaka	4	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#54	Keisuke Tsuta	4	Honda Motor Co.
#55	Lauren Banka	4	Glowforge
#56	Masamitsu Agari	4	Disco
#57	Masahito Hikiji	4	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#58	Makiko Ohmae	4	Disco
#59	MacKenzie Ryan Redding	4	GE
#60	Masashi Sakaguchi	4	Sodick Co.
#61	Michael J. Karagoulis	4	General Motors
#62	Minoru Matsuzawa	4	Disco
#63	Mitsuru Sayama	4	Honda Motor Co.
#64	Nobushiro Seo	4	Nippon Light Metal Company
#65	Pen Hung Chen	4	Shin-Yain Industrial Co.
#66	Robert R. Davidson	4	Illinois Tool Works
#67	Ronnie Lof	4	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab
#68	Ryan M. Hahnlen	4	Honda Motor Co.
#69	Shigenori Harada	4	Disco
#70	Shinya Imamura	4	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal
#71	Taro Arakawa	4	Disco
#72	Takashi Izumi	4	Fanuc
#73	Tetsuo Era	4	Daihen
#74	Timothy W. Ellis	4	Rsr Technologies
#75	Todd Earl Holverson	4	Illinois Tool Works
#76	Toshiki Miyai	4	Disco
#77	William Joshua Becker	4	Illinois Tool Works
#78	William T. Matthews	4	Lincoln Global
#79	Yoshiaki Yodo	4	Disco
#80	Yusuke FUJII	4	Disco
#81	Alexander R. Greenhill	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#82	Alexander C. Mehlman	3	Lincoln Global
#83	Alexander Zoller	3	E. Zoller Gmbh & Co. Kg Einstell-Und Messgeraete
#84	Amberlee S. Haselhuhn	3	General Motors
#85	Andreas Luedi	3	Bystronic Laser Ag
#86	Anthony Van Bergen Salsich	3	Illinois Tool Works
#87	Andrew Lee Trimmer	3	GE
#88	Atsushi Fukunaga	3	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#89	Badri Narayanan	3	Lincoln Global
#90	Bernd Burbaum	3	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#91	Boris Regaard	3	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#92	Bruce Patrick Albrecht	3	Illinois Tool Works
#93	Brett A. Parendo	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#94	Bradford W. Petot	3	Lincoln Global
#95	Bryan C. Ward	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#96	Charles Y. Hu	3	The Boeing
#97	Daniel A. Bales	3	RTX (Raytheon)
#98	Dan He	3	IBM
#99	David Hlavac	3	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#100	David Schindhelm	3	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Illinois Tool Works	66
2	Fanuc	52
3	RTX (Raytheon)	31
#4	Kyocera	30
#5	The Boeing	30
#6	Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal	29
#7	GE	28
#8	Disco	26
#9	Lincoln Global	25
#10	Honda Motor Co.	24
#11	Samsung	23
#12	Milwaukee Electric Tool	21
#13	Mitsubishi Electric	21
#14	Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab	21
#15	Tungaloy	20
#16	Kennametal	19
#17	Daihen	18
#18	Iscar	18
#19	General Motors	18
#20	Toyota	18
#21	Kobe Steel	16
#22	Makita	15
#23	Senju Metal Industry Co.	15
#24	Panasonic	15
#25	Rolls-Royce Plc	14
#26	Citizen Watch Co.	13
#27	Citizen Machinery Co.	12
#28	Hyundai Motor	12
#29	Kia Motors	12
#30	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg	12
#31	Robert Bosch Gmbh	11
#32	Sodick Co.	10
#33	Subaru	10
#34	Bystronic Laser Ag	9
#35	Kawasaki	9
#36	Black & Decker	8
#37	Citic Dicastal Co.	8
#38	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.	8
#39	Ipg Photonics	8
#40	Moldino Tool Engineering	8
#41	Nippon Steel	8
#42	Precitec Gmbh & Co. Kg	8
#43	Uacj	8
#44	Apex Brands	7
#45	Glowforge	7
#46	Guehring Kg	7
#47	Jfe Steel	7
#48	Kulicke And Soffa Industries	7
#49	Makino Milling Machine Co.	7
#50	Saudi Arabian Oil	7
#51	Siemens Energy Global	7
#52	Unknown	7
#53	BMW	6
#54	Dmg Mori Co.	6
#55	Festool Gmbh	6
#56	ITRI	6
#57	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	6
#58	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	6
#59	Okuma	6
#60	Schunk Sonosystems Gmbh	6
#61	IBM	6
#62	Airbus Operations Sas	5
#63	Doosan Machine Tools Co.	5
#64	Fronius International Gmbh	5
#65	Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn Gmbh	5
#66	Hirata	5
#67	Hubbell Incorporated	5
#68	Kreg Enterprises	5
#69	Lg Energy Solution	5
#70	Mitsubishi Materials	5
#71	Nippon Light Metal Company	5
#72	Osg	5
#73	Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik Gmbh	5
#74	Caterpillar	5
#75	Ford	5
#76	Applied Materials	4
#77	Adige S.P.A.	4
#78	Amada Co.	4
#79	Dalian University Of Technology	4
#80	Delta Electronics	4
#81	Esab Ab	4
#82	Franz Haimer Maschinenbau Kg	4
#83	Futaba Industrial Co.	4
#84	Hamilton Sundstrand	4
#85	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	4
#86	Hitachi	4
#87	Hobart Brothers	4
#88	Foxconn	4
#89	Infineon Technologies Ag	4
#90	Jtekt	4
#91	Koki Holdings Co.	4
#92	Kosmek	4
#93	Laserssel Co.	4
#94	Lawrence Livermore National Security	4
#95	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.	4
#96	Nlight	4
#97	Renishaw Plc	4
#98	Safran Aircraft Engines	4
#99	Sauer Gmbh	4
#100	Seco Tools Ab	4

Machine tools Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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