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Mechanical elements Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Hiroshi Suzuki 11 Hitachi
2 Fausto Baracca 10 Aktiebolaget Skf
3 Yuichiro Tokunaga 10 Eagle Industry Co.
#4 Helmut Hauck 9 Aktiebolaget Skf
#5 Jianwen Li 9 Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co.
#6 Juergen Barthelme 9 Aktiebolaget Skf
#7 Ryoma Iwase 9 Kubota
#8 Stefanie Seufert 9 Aktiebolaget Skf
#9 Andrea A. Bertolini 8 Aktiebolaget Skf
#10 Jordan Cameron Belen 8 Asc Engineered Solutions
#11 Matthew William McNamara 8 Asc Engineered Solutions
#12 Mikio Yamashita 8 Hitachi Automotive Systems
#13 Filip D. Schacht 7 Dana Belgium N.V.
#14 Jordan M. Houser 7 Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group
#15 Tadatsugu IMURA 7 Eagle Industry Co.
#16 Tsutomu Shinohara 7 Fujikin Incorporated
#17 Akihiro Harada 6 Fujikin Incorporated
#18 Alain Rusch 6 Schaeffler
#19 Clayton P. Neumann 6 John Deere
#20 Deokhyun Youn 6 LG
#21 Fabio Cavacece 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#22 Hans-Juergen Friedrich 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#23 Kiyotaka Ohmae 6 Nippon Pillar Packing Co.
#24 Lorenzo Dalla Palma 6 Dana Italia S.R.L.
#25 Luther Cifers 6 Yakattack
#26 Mario Gelmini 6 Dana Italia S.R.L.
#27 Mark R. Gurvich 6 Goodrich
#28 Martin Häßler 6 Schaeffler
#29 Masashi Katanaya 6 Nippon Pillar Packing Co.
#30 Ramachandran SANDRASEKARAN 6 Volvo Truck
#31 Sebastian Kraus 6 Aktiebolaget Skf
#32 TING-JUI WANG 6 Fivetech Technology
#33 Travis McClure 6 Centrix
#34 Wonyeong Jung 6 LG
#35 Akira Takagi 5 Denso
#36 Alexander Dilje 5 Aktiebolaget Skf
#37 Andre Häckel 5 Ti Automotive (Fuldabrück) Gmbh
#38 Andreas Kraus 5 Krones Ag
#39 Dongxu Li 5 General Motors
#40 Elias Ferreira Machado 5 Schaeffler
#41 Fabio Falaschi 5 Aktiebolaget Skf
#42 Giovanni Profumo 5 Dana Italia S.R.L.
#43 Isaac Mock 5 Allison Transmission
#44 James Brown 5 Schaeffler
#45 Jeffrey L. Lubben 5 John Deere
#46 Joseph M. Johnson, Sr. 5 Really Right Stuff
#47 Joohang KANG 5 LG
#48 Joachim VAN DINGENEN 5 Dana Belgium N.V.
#49 Jun YANAGIBAYASHI 5 Shimadzu
#50 Kevin R. King 5 John Deere
#51 Kristian James Hagen 5 Oetiker Ny
#52 Kurt CATTOOR 5 Dana Belgium N.V.
#53 Laurent Theriot 5 Schaeffler
#54 Loi T. Truong 5 Colder Products
#55 Matthias Reisch 5 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#56 Pradip Shinde 5 John Deere
#57 Ryutaro Tanno 5 Fujikin Incorporated
#58 Sang Heon Lee 5 Hyundai Motor
#59 Shuhei Nakamatsu 5 Nidec
#60 Takumi Sugiura 5 Denso
#61 Tetsuo Yamaguchi 5 Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#62 Youngchan AHN 5 LG
#63 Yusuke Arai 5 Brother Kogyo
#64 Akira Hikone 4 Tpr Co.
#65 Alexander Kyle Duncan 4 GE
#66 Alexander Reimchen 4 Schaeffler
#67 Amery D. Kuhl 4 Polaris Industries
#68 Anders Hedman 4 Volvo Truck
#69 Andreas Hermey 4 Igus Gmbh
#70 Berthold Beyfuss 4 Aktiebolaget Skf
#71 Björn Bergfeld 4 Kendrion (Villingen) Gmbh
#72 Brian Lee 4 Schaeffler
#73 Christophe Durieux 4 Staubli Faverges
#74 Chunhao J. Lee 4 General Motors
#75 Christopher W. Mason 4 Nibco
#76 Claudio Foti 4 Aktiebolaget Skf
#77 David J. Hicke 4 Polaris Industries
#78 Daewoong Kim 4 LG
#79 Daniel Anderson Newman 4 Yakattack
#80 Dariusz Sapija 4 Goodrich
#81 David J. Vranish 4 Colder Products
#82 Dennis Roffe 4 Schaeffler
#83 Dong Il Han 4 LG
#84 Dong Hyeok Lee 4 Ti Automotive (Fuldabrück) Gmbh
#85 Duk Soon Choi 4 Neooto Co.
#86 Eric M. Engerman 4 Dana Automotive Systems Group
#87 Eric Nowicki 4 Oetiker Ny
#88 Fabio Gunsch 4 Dana Italia S.R.L.
#89 Frank C. Kuperman 4 Revmax Performance
#90 Guillaume Pierre Mouly 4 Safran Transmission Systems
#91 Guihui Zhong 4 Schaeffler
#92 Hideyuki Imai 4 Kawasaki
#93 Horst Hartmann 4 Basf Se
#94 Hubert Herbst 4 Aktiebolaget Skf
#95 Ilja Potapenko 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#96 Iris Barthel 4 Ti Automotive (Fuldabrück) Gmbh
#97 Iwa OU 4 Eagle Industry Co.
#98 James Alan Monroe 4 —
#99 Jay Russell Zgarba 4 —
#100 Jeremy Sean McAllister 4 —

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Schaeffler 126
2 Aktiebolaget Skf 73
3 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 59
#4 Toyota 44
#5 Illinois Tool Works 40
#6 Unknown 40
#7 Hyundai Motor 37
#8 Hitachi Astemo 35
#9 Kia 35
#10 RTX (Raytheon) 30
#11 Denso 29
#12 Eagle Industry Co. 28
#13 Robert Bosch Gmbh 28
#14 Volvo Truck 28
#15 John Deere 28
#16 Hamilton Sundstrand 27
#17 Nok 26
#18 Nsk 26
#19 Goodrich 25
#20 Jatco 25
#21 Ntn 25
#22 GE 25
#23 General Motors 25
#24 LG 25
#25 Nissan Motor Co. 24
#26 Dana Automotive Systems Group 21
#27 Honda Motor Co. 20
#28 Saudi Arabian Oil 20
#29 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 18
#30 Tsubakimoto Chain 17
#31 Aisin 16
#32 Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group 16
#33 Dana Italia S.R.L. 16
#34 Kubota 16
#35 Mueller International 16
#36 The Boeing 16
#37 Allison Transmission 15
#38 Ford 15
#39 A. Raymond Et Cie 14
#40 Colder Products 14
#41 Fox Factory 14
#42 Gates 14
#43 Mitsubishi Electric 14
#44 Parker-Hannifin 14
#45 BMW 13
#46 Fujikin Incorporated 13
#47 Hl Mando 13
#48 Nippon Pillar Packing Co. 13
#49 Arvinmeritor Technology 12
#50 Asc Engineered Solutions 12
#51 Borgwarner 12
#52 Fisher Controls International 12
#53 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 12
#54 Igus Gmbh 12
#55 Means Industries 12
#56 Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 12
#57 Sew-Eurodrive Gmbh & Co. Kg 12
#58 Zf Cv Systems Europe Bv 12
#59 Airbus Operations Limited 11
#60 Dresser Industries 11
#61 Exedy 11
#62 Fca Us Llc. 11
#63 Gkn Automotive Limited 11
#64 Hyundai Mobis Co. 11
#65 Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C. 11
#66 Kawasaki 11
#67 Kyb 11
#68 Safran Transmission Systems 11
#69 Subaru 11
#70 Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. 11
#71 Samsung 11
#72 Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik Gmbh 10
#73 Kohler 10
#74 Mahle International Gmbh 10
#75 Nippon Steel 10
#76 Textron Innovations 10
#77 Apple 9
#78 Dana Belgium N.V. 9
#79 Norma Germany Gmbh 9
#80 Oetiker Ny 9
#81 Swagelok 9
#82 Caterpillar 9
#83 Applied Materials 8
#84 Danfoss A/S 8
#85 Driv Automotive 8
#86 Ihi 8
#87 Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co. 8
#88 Nidec 8
#89 Prospira 8
#90 Samson Aktiengesellschaft 8
#91 Smc 8
#92 Airbus Operations Sas 7
#93 Audi Ag 7
#94 Cameron International 7
#95 Cnh Industrial America 7
#96 Crompton 7
#97 Enplas 7
#98 Flender Gmbh 7
#99 Flowserve Pte. 7
#100 Fujikoki 7