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Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

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 776 patents in 2024.peak 7761996: 295 patents19961997: 332 patents1998: 368 patents1999: 435 patents19992000: 332 patents2001: 357 patents2002: 427 patents20022003: 416 patents2004: 306 patents2005: 302 patents20052006: 324 patents2007: 282 patents2008: 204 patents20082009: 254 patents2010: 287 patents2011: 336 patents20112012: 352 patents2013: 352 patents2014: 369 patents20142015: 411 patents2016: 370 patents2017: 402 patents20172018: 482 patents2019: 508 patents2020: 623 patents20202021: 595 patents2022: 563 patents2023: 667 patents20232024: 776 patents2025: 611 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Grant O. Cook, III 9 Halliburton Energy Services
2 John Joseph Marcin 8 RTX (Raytheon)
3 Garrett T. Olsen 7 Halliburton Energy Services
#4 Steven J. Bullied 7 RTX (Raytheon)
#5 Clayton A. Ownby 6 Halliburton Energy Services
#6 Jeffrey G. Thomas 6
#7 Kazuyuki Tsutsumi 6 Kobe Steel
#8 Zhiyue Xu 6
#9 Daniel Brendan Voglewede 5 Halliburton Energy Services
#10 Joseph Leonard Moroso 5 GE
#11 Stephen Francis Rutkowski 5 GE
#12 Stanley Frank Simpson 5 GE
#13 Akihiro Yamanaka 4 Canon
#14 George L. Athens 4 Dow Global Technologies
#15 Heinz Deters 4 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#16 Paul V. Cooper 4 Molten Metal Equipment Innovations
#17 Patrick T. McGough 4 Dow Global Technologies
#18 Prabhjot Singh 4 GE
#19 Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam 4 GE
#20 Thomas N. Slavens 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#21 Yee Ling Kwan 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#22 Alan D. Cetel 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#23 Andrew Tan 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#24 Brooks E. Snyder 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#25 Canan Uslu Hardwicke 3 GE
#26 Carl R. Verner 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#27 CAI-HUA WANG 3 Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#28 Chun-Jung Chang 3 Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#29 Changhai Li 3 Citic Dicastal Co.
#30 Chen-Shen Lin 3 Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#31 David Edward Schick 3 GE
#32 Dilip M. Shah 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#33 Eisuke Kurosawa 3 Kobe Steel
#34 Gerald J. Bruck 3 Siemens Energy
#35 Hidetaka Kanahashi 3 Kobe Steel
#36 Hirotsune Watanabe 3 Toyota
#37 Hongbiao Li 3 Citic Dicastal Co.
#38 Janet M. Goss 3 Dow Global Technologies
#39 JinQuan Xu 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#40 Jonathan D. Lunn 3 Dow Global Technologies
#41 Joerg Schaefer 3 Moeller Gmbh
#42 Joseph Stevick 3 Apple
#43 Mario P. Bochiechio 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#44 Masaomi Mitsutake 3 Toyota
#45 Martin Oberleiter 3 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#46 Michael Douglas Arnett 3 GE
#47 Michael Biemel 3 Chemex
#48 Richard A. Patyk 3 Dow Global Technologies
#49 Robin P. Ziebarth 3 Dow Global Technologies
#50 Sergey Mironets 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#51 Sean O'Keeffe 3 Apple
#52 Shih Han Wong 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#53 Takehiro Nakaoka 3 Kobe Steel
#54 Thomas Schaefer 3 Gtp Schäfer Gießtechnische Produkte Gmbh
#55 Timothy Michael Moricca 3 GE
#56 Vincent D. Fontana 3 Molten Metal Equipment Innovations
#57 Wen-Hsiung Chang 3 Ineffable Cellular Limited Liability
#58 Wei Wang 3 C.C.P.Contact Probes Co.
#59 Yao Hui Chee 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#60 Yan Seng Loh 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#61 YUE-JIAN LI 3 Foxconn Technology Group Co.
#62 Yuan Kwang Lim 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#63 Adam A. Verreault 2 Crucible Intellectual Property
#64 Ahmed Kamel 2 Siemens Energy
#65 Aiko Hirata 2 Dowa Electronics Materials Co.
#66 Akihiro Miyazawa 2 Dowa Electronics Materials Co.
#67 Alexander Staroselsky 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#68 Anthony A. DiGiovanni 2 Baker Hughes Holdings
#69 Antoni Gieniec 2 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#70 Andreas Jakimov 2 Mtu Aero Engines Ag
#71 Andrew Sherman 2 Terves
#72 Benjamin Paul Lacy 2 GE
#73 Benno Steiner 2 Stopinc Aktiengesellschaft
#74 Brian Doud 2 Powdermet
#75 Christopher Ronald Killmore 2 Nucor
#76 Christopher D. Prest 2 Apple
#77 Christof Volks 2 Foseco International Limited
#78 David A. Bryce 2 Clene Nanomedicine
#79 Daniel Clark 2 Rolls-Royce Plc
#80 David Kyle Pierce 2 Gr Intellectual Reserve
#81 Danny E. Scott 2 Baker Hughes Holdings
#82 Dennis Bartels 2 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#83 Deuk Hyoun Heo 2 Washington State University
#84 Dirk Sterkenburg 2 Seco Tools Ab
#85 François Marques 2 Safran Aircraft Engines
#86 Fumihiro Sakuma 2 Keihin
#87 George J. Frycek 2 Dow Global Technologies
#88 Harry Lester Kington 2 Honeywell
#89 Hannes Lincke 2 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#90 Hideto Oyama 2 Kobe Steel
#91 Hiroshi Takahashi 2 Ricoh Company
#92 Isao Fuwa 2 Panasonic
#93 James Geoffrey Williams 2 Nucor
#94 Jean-Marc SEGAUD 2 BMW
#95 John S. Agapiou 2 General Motors
#96 John F. Blondin 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#97 Jörg Körschgen 2 Ask Chemicals Gmbh
#98 Joseph C. Poole 2 Apple
#99 Kaoru Kitakizaki 2 Meidensha
#100 Kazuhiko Terashima 2 Sintokogio

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 RTX (Raytheon) 30
2 GE 25
3 Halliburton Energy Services 11
#4 Kobe Steel 9
#5 Rolls-Royce Plc 9
#6 Toyota 9
#7 Baker Hughes Holdings 8
#8 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 8
#9 Sintokogio 8
#10 Ask Chemicals Gmbh 7
#11 Apple 6
#12 Nucor 6
#13 General Motors 6
#14 Hitachi 5
#15 Toshiba Kikai 5
#16 Chemex 4
#17 Citic Dicastal Co. 4
#18 Dowa Electronics Materials Co. 4
#19 Dow Global Technologies 4
#20 Molten Metal Equipment Innovations 4
#21 Safran Aircraft Engines 4
#22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#23 BMW 3
#24 Gtp Schäfer Gießtechnische Produkte Gmbh 3
#25 Honda Motor Co. 3
#26 Jfe Steel 3
#27 Mtu Aero Engines Ag 3
#28 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 3
#29 Santoku 3
#30 Siemens Energy 3
#31 The Boeing 3
#32 Honeywell 3
#33 AT&T 2
#34 Akebono Brake Industry Co. 2
#35 Almex Usa 2
#36 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. 2
#37 Byd Company Limited 2
#38 Chung Chwan Enterprise Co. 2
#39 Clene Nanomedicine 2
#40 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 2
#41 Crucible Intellectual Property 2
#42 Delavan 2
#43 Denso 2
#44 Fill Gesellschaft M.B.H. 2
#45 Foseco International Limited 2
#46 Foxconn Technology Group Co. 2
#47 Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co. 2
#48 Hamilton Sundstrand 2
#49 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 2
#50 Hitachi Chemical Company 2
#51 Ingersoll-Rand 2
#52 Keihin 2
#53 King Saud University 2
#54 Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology 2
#55 Magna International 2
#56 Meidensha 2
#57 Miba Sinter Austria Gmbh 2
#58 Mikro Systems 2
#59 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 2
#60 National University Corporation Nagoya University 2
#61 National University Corporation Toyohashi University Of Technology 2
#62 National University Corporation Yamagata University 2
#63 Nemak, S.A.B. De C.V. 2
#64 Nissan Motor Co. 2
#65 Persimmon Technologies 2
#66 Posco Co. 2
#67 Powdermet 2
#68 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh 2
#69 Pyrotek Engineering Materials Limited 2
#70 Refractory Intellectual Property 2
#71 Retech Systems 2
#72 Sanyo Special Steel Co. 2
#73 Senju Metal Industry Co. 2
#74 Stopinc Aktiengesellschaft 2
#75 Sumitomo Electric Industries 2
#76 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. 2
#77 Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. 2
#78 Toho Titanium Co. 2
#79 Toyo Machinery & Metal Co. 2
#80 Vesuvius Group, S.A. 2
#81 Vesuvius U S A 2
#82 Washington State University 2
#83 Ford 2
#84 Panasonic 2
#85 AMD 1
#86 3D Systems 1
#87 Ahuratech 1
#88 Aida Engineering 1
#89 Akechi Ceramics Co. 1
#90 All-Clad Metalcrafters, L.L.C. 1
#91 Alpha Assembly Solutions 1
#92 Ansaldo Energia Ip Uk Limited 1
#93 Applied Nanoparticle Laboratory 1
#94 Ask Chemicals 1
#95 Belenos Clean Power Holding Ag 1
#96 Bloom Energy 1
#97 Board Of Trustees Of Western Michigan University 1
#98 Brunswick 1
#99 Caltech 1
#100 Cameron International 1