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Mechanical elements Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 Seong Wook Hwang 107 Hyundai Motor
2 Jae Chang Kook 101 Hyundai Motor
3 Wonmin Cho 80 Hyundai Motor
#4 Seongwook Ji 79 Hyundai Motor
#5 Hyun Sik Kwon 71 Hyundai Motor
#6 Myeong Hoon Noh 47 Hyundai Motor
#7 Dong Hwan Hwang 45 Hyundai Motor
#8 Jongsool Park 40 Hyundai Motor
#9 KyeongHun Lee 36 Hyundai Motor
#10 Chang Wook Lee 32 Hyundai Motor
#11 Sueng Ho Lee 32 Hyundai Motor
#12 Seong Wook Ji 28 Hyundai Motor
#13 Won Min Cho 28 Hyundai Motor
#14 Kang Soo Seo 26 LG
#15 Kangsoo Seo 23 Hyundai Motor
#16 Stefan Beck 23 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#17 Christian Sibla 21 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#18 Jong Soo Kim 16 Hyundai Motor
#19 Alexandre Depraete 15 Valeo Embrayages
#20 Woo Jin Chang 14 Hyundai Motor
#21 Wolfgang Rieger 14 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#22 Jong Sool Park 13 Hyundai Motor
#23 Kyeong Hun Lee 13 Hyundai Motor
#24 Brian Schoolcraft 12 Allison Transmission
#25 Wookjin Jang 12 Hyundai Motor
#26 Charles F. Long 11 Allison Transmission
#27 Mark R. J. Versteyhe 11 Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings
#28 Benoit Arnault 10 Aktiebolaget Skf
#29 Benoît Hauvespre 10 Aktiebolaget Skf
#30 James M. Hart 10 General Motors
#31 Laurent Varnoux 10 Aktiebolaget Skf
#32 Masatoshi Itadani 10 Eagle Industry Co.
#33 David B. Crompton 9 Quick Fitting Holding Company
#34 Hiroyuki Shioiri 9 Toyota
#35 Libardo Ochoa Dias 9 Quick Fitting Holding Company
#36 William Moratz 9 Schaeffler
#37 Brian M. Graichen 8 Dayco Ip Holdings
#38 David E. Fletcher 8 Dayco Ip Holdings
#39 Herbert J. Bouchard 8 Quick Fitting Holding Company
#40 John E. Rode 8 Temper Axle Products
#41 Kenichi Tsuchida 8 Aisin Aw Co.
#42 Ki Tae Kim 8 Hyundai Motor
#43 Paul G. Conley 8 Lincoln Industrial
#44 Timothy N. Sexton 8 Us Synthetic
#45 Wook Jin Jang 8 Hyundai Motor
#46 Yuichiro Tokunaga 8 Eagle Industry Co.
#47 Zhihui Zhang 8 —
#48 Akira Ueki 7 Bridgestone
#49 Chon Ok Kim 7 Hyundai Motor
#50 Charles B. Lohr 7 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company
#51 François Champalou 7 Aktiebolaget Skf
#52 Hideaki Komada 7 Toyota
#53 Hiroyuki Shibata 7 Toyota
#54 Hiroki Yasui 7 Toyota
#55 Hyu Tae Shim 7 Hyundai Motor
#56 Woochurl Son 7 Hyundai Motor
#57 Yoshimitsu Hyodo 7 Aisin Aw Co.
#58 Yuji Kurematsu 7 Tsubakimoto Chain
#59 Yuki KUROSAKI 7 Toyota
#60 Andreas Bichler 6 Trelleborg Pipe Seals Dusiburg Gmbh
#61 David A. Janson 6 Ford
#62 Darren J. Weber 6 Allison Transmission
#63 Edward W. Mellet 6 General Motors
#64 Glenn C. Lemmers, Jr. 6 Hamilton Sundstrand
#65 Gregory Michael Pietron 6 Ford
#66 Hiroki Kondo 6 Yazaki
#67 Hidekazu Uehara 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#68 James H. Miller 6 Dayco Ip Holdings
#69 Jintao Zhang 6 Byd Company Limited
#70 Joen C. Bodtker 6 Steering Solutions Ip Holding
#71 Joop Roodenburg 6 Itrec B.V.
#72 Kenneth E. Cooper 6 Dana Automotive Systems Group
#73 Kenji Matsuo 6 Toyota
#74 Larry W. Kiest, Jr. 6 Lmk Technologies
#75 Larry A. Pritchard 6 Borgwarner
#76 Martin Brehmer 6 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#77 Mark A. Clason 6 Swagelok
#78 Matthew G. Fox 6 Eaton
#79 Marion Jack Ince 6 Schaeffler
#80 Marcus Loof 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#81 Nicolas Berruet 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#82 Patrick Lindemann 6 Schaeffler
#83 Philip C. Lundberg 6 General Motors
#84 Roel Verhoog 6 Valeo Embrayages
#85 Samuel Viault 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#86 SeokJin Kim 6 Hyundai Motor
#87 Steven Anatole Frait 6 Ford
#88 Sung Hyun Cho 6 Hyundai Motor
#89 Suengho Lee 6 Hyundai Motor
#90 Yoram Ringer 6 Tyco Fire Products Lp
#91 Young Min Yoon 6 Hyundai Motor
#92 Aaron M. Finke 5 Hamilton Sundstrand
#93 Akiyuki Suzuki 5 Jtekt
#94 Andrew P. Grosskopf 5 Hamilton Sundstrand
#95 Atsushi Tabata 5 Toyota
#96 Bradley Ronald Heuver 5 Ford
#97 Craig H. Cooley 5 Us Synthetic
#98 David Drennen 5 Goodrich
#99 Daisuke Inoue 5 Ricoh Company
#100 Dongsheng Yang 5 Byd Company Limited

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Hyundai Motor 232
2 Schaeffler 188
3 General Motors 123
#4 Aktiebolaget Skf 116
#5 Toyota 111
#6 Ford 94
#7 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 90
#8 Honda Motor Co. 79
#9 Ntn 63
#10 Robert Bosch Gmbh 48
#11 Jtekt 47
#12 The Boeing 47
#13 Unknown 47
#14 GE 47
#15 Borgwarner 42
#16 Eaton 40
#17 Caterpillar 40
#18 Allison Transmission 35
#19 RTX (Raytheon) 35
#20 Aisin Aw Co. 34
#21 Denso 34
#22 Hamilton Sundstrand 33
#23 Eagle Industry Co. 31
#24 Valeo Embrayages 29
#25 Nsk 28
#26 Kyb 27
#27 Kia Motors 26
#28 John Deere 25
#29 Honeywell 25
#30 Mahle International Gmbh 24
#31 Tsubakimoto Chain 23
#32 Goodrich 22
#33 Illinois Tool Works 22
#34 Audi Ag 21
#35 Fisher Controls International 20
#36 Cameron International 18
#37 Airbus Operations Limited 17
#38 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 17
#39 Jatco 17
#40 Parker-Hannifin 17
#41 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 17
#42 Arvinmeritor Technology 16
#43 Dayco Ip Holdings 16
#44 Gates 16
#45 Mitsubishi Electric 16
#46 Us Synthetic 16
#47 Bell Helicopter Textron 15
#48 Hitachi Automotive Systems 15
#49 Nok 15
#50 Steering Solutions Ip Holding 15
#51 Dana Automotive Systems Group 14
#52 Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies 14
#53 Nissan Motor Co. 14
#54 Shimano 14
#55 Thk Co. 14
#56 Akebono Brake Industry Co. 13
#57 American Axle & Manufacturing 13
#58 Continental Automotive Gmbh 13
#59 Hiwin Technologies 13
#60 Foxconn 13
#61 Mandom 13
#62 Cooper Technologies 12
#63 Dana Limited 12
#64 Mueller International 12
#65 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 12
#66 Rolls-Royce Plc 12
#67 Sumitomo Riko Company Limited 12
#68 Airbus Operations Sas 11
#69 Cnh Industrial America 11
#70 Exedy 11
#71 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company 11
#72 Fox Factory 11
#73 Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership 11
#74 Smc 11
#75 Bridgestone 10
#76 Federal-Mogul Worldwide 10
#77 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 10
#78 Litens Automotive Partnership 10
#79 Nabtesco 10
#80 Nifco 10
#81 Oiles 10
#82 Voss Automotive Gmbh 10
#83 A. Raymond Et Cie 9
#84 Bando Chemical Industries 9
#85 Dresser Industries 9
#86 Harmonic Drive Systems 9
#87 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 9
#88 Kawasaki 9
#89 Lincoln Industrial 9
#90 Mazda Motor 9
#91 Quick Fitting Holding Company 9
#92 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company 9
#93 Vallourec Oil And Gas France 9
#94 Canon 9
#95 Google 9
#96 Samsung 9
#97 BMW 8
#98 Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake 8
#99 Carl Freudenberg Kg 8
#100 Daido Metal Company 8