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Mechanical elements Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Primary CPC class F16 · Section F

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6,657 patents in 2019.peak 6,6571996: 3,188 patents19961997: 3,136 patents1998: 3,893 patents1999: 4,158 patents19992000: 4,369 patents2001: 4,412 patents2002: 4,399 patents20022003: 4,125 patents2004: 3,834 patents2005: 3,374 patents20052006: 3,815 patents2007: 3,072 patents2008: 2,949 patents20082009: 2,940 patents2010: 3,830 patents2011: 3,950 patents20112012: 4,706 patents2013: 5,087 patents2014: 5,503 patents20142015: 5,919 patents2016: 5,668 patents2017: 6,190 patents20172018: 5,880 patents2019: 6,657 patents2020: 6,310 patents20202021: 5,569 patents2022: 5,150 patents2023: 5,002 patents20232024: 5,035 patents2025: 4,534 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Jae Chang Kook 32 Hyundai Motor
2 Myeong Hoon Noh 32 Hyundai Motor
3 Seong Wook Hwang 31 Hyundai Motor
#4 Stefan Beck 29 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#5 Christian Sibla 21 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#6 Kangsoo Seo 21 Hyundai Motor
#7 Wolfgang Rieger 21 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#8 Wonmin Cho 17 Hyundai Motor
#9 Kang Soo Seo 16 LG
#10 Seong Wook Ji 16 Hyundai Motor
#11 Won Min Cho 16 Hyundai Motor
#12 Seongwook Ji 15 Hyundai Motor
#13 James M. Hart 14 General Motors
#14 Jongsool Park 12 Hyundai Motor
#15 Charles F. Long 11 Allison Transmission
#16 Edward W. Mellet 11 General Motors
#17 Johannes Kaltenbach 11 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#18 Jennifer P. Lawall 10 General Motors
#19 Steven E. Morris 10 General Motors
#20 Brian Schoolcraft 9 Allison Transmission
#21 John W. Kimes 9 Means Industries
#22 S. Barrett Peterson 9 Us Synthetic
#23 Taehwan Wi 9 Hyundai Motor
#24 Brian Lee 8 Schaeffler
#25 Chang Wook Lee 8 Hyundai Motor
#26 Hideyuki Inoue 8 Eagle Industry Co.
#27 Jin Young Hwang 8 Hyundai Motor
#28 Shinji Oishi 8 Ntn
#29 Charles B. Lohr 7 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company
#30 Chou-Hsin Wu 7 Timotion Technology Co.
#31 Larry W. Kiest, Jr. 7 Lmk Technologies
#32 Patrick Lindemann 7 Schaeffler
#33 Se Hwan Jo 7 Hyundai Motor
#34 Yoshihide Kiyosawa 7 Harmonic Drive Systems
#35 Akio Kato 6 Ntn
#36 Akiyuki Suzuki 6 Jtekt
#37 Alexandre Depraete 6 Valeo Embrayages
#38 Andrew M. Boyes 6 Litens Automotive Partnership
#39 Ayumi Hamada 6 Kawasaki
#40 Brad P. Pohl 6 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company
#41 Bradley Dean Riedle 6 Ford
#42 Carsten Ohr 6 Schaeffler
#43 David Drennen 6 Goodrich
#44 Derek Kinch 6 Ford
#45 Gianpiero Scaltriti 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#46 Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr. 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#47 Gregory Daniel Goleski 6 Ford
#48 Harald Klode 6 Goodrich
#49 Jair J. Gonzalez 6 Us Synthetic
#50 John Edward Brevick 6 Ford
#51 Joseph F. Kucharski 6 Ford
#52 Kevin Rehfus 6 Goodrich
#53 Michio Yamaji 6 Fujikin Incorporated
#54 Orson S. Wang 6 General Motors
#55 Paul G. Otanez 6 General Motors
#56 Riccardo Restivo 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#57 Roberto Mola 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#58 Seiji Itoo 6 Kawasaki
#59 Seiji Masunaga 6 Toyota
#60 Soon Ki Eo 6 Hyundai Motor
#61 Sueng Ho Lee 6 Hyundai Motor
#62 Takeshi Hosoe 6 Eagle Industry Co.
#63 Taisuke Morita 6 Kawasaki
#64 Tsuyoshi Fukumori 6 Shimano
#65 Yuichiro Tokunaga 6 Eagle Industry Co.
#66 Andre S. Todd 5 Forge Tech
#67 Atsuhiro Mase 5 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#68 Avi Chiproot 5 Eliezer Krausz Industrial Development
#69 Baozhu Liang 5 Aktiebolaget Skf
#70 Chang-Hsin Kuo 5 Hiwin Technologies
#71 Craig H. Cooley 5 Us Synthetic
#72 Daniel Lorenz 5 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#73 Daniel J. Rybicki 5 Forge Tech
#74 Daryl A. Wilton 5 General Motors
#75 Derick S. Balsiger 5 Hamilton Sundstrand
#76 Douglas R. Dole 5 Victaulic
#77 Edward Nelson Fuller 5 Kelsey-Hayes-Company
#78 Eun Sik Kim 5 Hyundai Motor
#79 Frank B. Stamps 5 Textron Innovations
#80 Gregory Michael Pietron 5 Ford
#81 Hideki Nakamura 5 Hitachi
#82 Hubertus Frank 5 Imo Holding Gmbh
#83 James P. Downs 5 —
#84 John R. Antchak 5 Litens Automotive Partnership
#85 John M. Griffin 5 Forge Tech
#86 Ken Mototsune 5 Exedy
#87 Kenneth R. Vejr 5 Forge Tech
#88 Kiyoharu Takagi 5 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#89 Kouichi Morishige 5 Oiles
#90 Lawrence J. Povse 5 Forge Tech
#91 Larry A. Pritchard 5 Borgwarner
#92 Masahiro Nakakura 5 Shimano
#93 Mathew A. Rybicki 5 Motorola
#94 Michael L. Miller 5 AMD
#95 Mitsuo Unno 5 Hitachi Chemical Company
#96 Michio Yoshida 5 Toyota
#97 Nathan W. Bonny 5 Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
#98 Parthiban Arunasalam 5 Dunan Microstaq
#99 Peter C. Williams 5 Swagelok
#100 Robert Scott Lippert 5 Ford

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 General Motors 137
2 Schaeffler 129
3 Hyundai Motor 123
#4 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 99
#5 Toyota 91
#6 Aktiebolaget Skf 88
#7 Ford 81
#8 Honda Motor Co. 80
#9 Ntn 63
#10 Robert Bosch Gmbh 57
#11 Hamilton Sundstrand 51
#12 Unknown 51
#13 Borgwarner 43
#14 Jtekt 43
#15 GE 42
#16 The Boeing 39
#17 Eaton 34
#18 Caterpillar 33
#19 Allison Transmission 30
#20 Denso 28
#21 Hitachi Automotive Systems 27
#22 Fisher Controls International 26
#23 Honeywell 26
#24 RTX (Raytheon) 26
#25 Kia Motors 25
#26 Illinois Tool Works 23
#27 Shimano 23
#28 Eagle Industry Co. 22
#29 Kyb 22
#30 Sumitomo Riko Company Limited 22
#31 Airbus Operations Limited 21
#32 Parker-Hannifin 21
#33 Mandom 20
#34 John Deere 20
#35 Nsk 19
#36 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 18
#37 Foxconn 18
#38 Nissan Motor Co. 18
#39 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 18
#40 Us Synthetic 18
#41 Mitsubishi Electric 17
#42 Aisin Aw Co. 16
#43 Mahle International Gmbh 16
#44 Smc 16
#45 Tsubakimoto Chain 16
#46 American Axle & Manufacturing 15
#47 Gates 15
#48 Goodrich 15
#49 Jatco 15
#50 Kawasaki 15
#51 Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh 15
#52 Google 15
#53 Federal-Mogul Worldwide 14
#54 Hiwin Technologies 14
#55 Nok 13
#56 Dana Automotive Systems Group 12
#57 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 12
#58 Exedy 12
#59 Fujikin Incorporated 12
#60 Harmonic Drive Systems 12
#61 Litens Automotive Partnership 12
#62 Oiles 12
#63 Thk Co. 12
#64 Valeo Embrayages 12
#65 IBM 12
#66 Freni Brembo S.P.A. 11
#67 Mueller International 11
#68 Nhk Spring Co. 11
#69 Akebono Brake Industry Co. 10
#70 Buerkert Werke Gmbh 10
#71 Continental Automotive Gmbh 10
#72 Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 10
#73 Hyundai Mobis Co. 10
#74 Mazda Motor 10
#75 Means Industries 10
#76 Newfrey 10
#77 Nifco 10
#78 Snecma 10
#79 Samsung 10
#80 Advics Co. 9
#81 Arvinmeritor Technology 9
#82 Cameron International 9
#83 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 9
#84 Dayco Ip Holdings 9
#85 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company 9
#86 Fox Factory 9
#87 Getrag Getriebe- Und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagen 9
#88 Itt Manufacturing Enterprises 9
#89 Kyocera Document Solutions 9
#90 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 9
#91 Riken 9
#92 Rolls-Royce Plc 9
#93 Seagate Technology 9
#94 Airbus Operations Sas 8
#95 Audi Ag 8
#96 Baker Hughes Holdings 8
#97 BMW 8
#98 Beijing West Industries Co. 8
#99 Bridgestone 8
#100 Cnh Industrial America 8