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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.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 711 patents in 1999.peak 7111996: 473 patents19961997: 531 patents1998: 624 patents1999: 711 patents19992000: 636 patents2001: 629 patents2002: 532 patents20022003: 528 patents2004: 497 patents2005: 386 patents20052006: 557 patents2007: 450 patents2008: 362 patents20082009: 337 patents2010: 402 patents2011: 417 patents20112012: 523 patents2013: 562 patents2014: 487 patents20142015: 524 patents2016: 549 patents2017: 599 patents20172018: 507 patents2019: 628 patents2020: 582 patents20202021: 594 patents2022: 641 patents2023: 612 patents20232024: 529 patents2025: 502 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Joel T. Pyper 8 Standard Lifters
2 Scott M. Breen 8 Standard Lifters
3 Kazuhiro Shimoda 5 Sumitomo Metal Industries
#4 Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko 5 Ford
#5 Ettore Cernuschi 4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#6 Keizo Abe 4 Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited
#7 Lance Ensign 4 Medtronic
#8 Mitsuharu Yamagata 4 Nippon Steel
#9 Shuji Yamamoto 4 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#10 Thomas Flehmig 4 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#11 Tomio Yamakawa 4 Sumitomo Metal Industries
#12 Tracy Jay Fowler 4 Stolle Machinery Company
#13 Yasuhiro Wada 4 Mitsubishi Electric
#14 Branko Sarh 3 The Boeing
#15 Christian Mengel 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#16 Erik Griswold 3 Medtronic
#17 Gregory H. Butcher 3 Stolle Machinery Company
#18 Harinder S. Oberoi 3 The Boeing
#19 Johannes Alken 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#20 Junya Naitou 3 Kobe Steel
#21 Kazuyuki HIRATA 3 Toyota
#22 Keisuke Okita 3 Kobe Steel
#23 Keisuke Takeda 3 Aida Engineering
#24 Klaus Blei 3 Schuler Pressen Gmbh
#25 Kouji Yamane 3 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#26 Neil A. Zumberger 3 Stolle Machinery Company
#27 Olaf Norman Jepsen 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#28 Peter Sudau 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#29 Rodney A. Blue 3 Stolle Machinery Company
#30 Robin M. Forbes Jones 3 Teledyne Industries
#31 Shushi Ikeda 3 Kobe Steel
#32 Shinji Ishii 3 Taiyo Yuden Co.
#33 Takeharu Yamamoto 3 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#34 Wei-Zhong Dai 3 Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.
#35 Wojciech Gostylla 3 Henrob Limited
#36 Aaron E. Carstens 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#37 Adam J. Binderup 2 New Tech Machinery
#38 Alain Robert Yves Perroux 2 Snecma
#39 Alexander Tatarczyk 2 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#40 Alexander Zak 2 Magna International
#41 Andreas Kastner 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#42 Andreas Skolaude 2 Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg
#43 Andreas Stranz 2 Cosma Engineering Europe Gmbh
#44 Bernhard Fischereder 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#45 Bruno Jacques Gerard Dambrine 2 Snecma
#46 Brian J. Lee 2 Wilson Tool International
#47 Byung-Hak Choe 2 Gangneung-Wonju National University Industry Academy Cooperation Group
#48 Carsten Heide 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#49 Chi-Jui Huang 2 Quanta Computer
#50 Claudio Maria Scalmana 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#51 David Hassan Amirehteshami 2 The Boeing
#52 Daisuke Yamamoto 2 Denso Ten Limited
#53 Florian Lindner 2 Sms Siemag Ag
#54 Frank Hagemann 2 Gebr. Brasseler Gmbh & Co. Kg
#55 Frederick Hubert Van Essen 2 Betaswage Pty
#56 Gerald Eckerstorfer 2 Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau Gmbh &
#57 Gerald Hohenbichler 2 Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau Gmbh &
#58 Gerhard Sperrer 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#59 Guohong Gao 2
#60 Herbert Fischer 2 Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien
#61 Heinz-Adolf Mueller 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#62 Hiroyuki Imanari 2 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
#63 Hirokazu Morii 2 Nippon Paper Industries Co.
#64 Hu Wu 2 Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co.
#65 Hyo-Tae Jeong 2 Gangneung-Wonju National University Industry Academy Cooperation Group
#66 Hyoji Yoshimura 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#67 Jason A. Davidson 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#68 Jeffrey J. Plummer 2 Greenlee Texron
#69 John R. Buta 2 Butech Bliss
#70 Jörg Gorschlüter 2 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#71 John Richard Potocki 2 Magna International
#72 Joseph P. Schramm 2 Caltech
#73 Josef Watzinger 2 Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Gmbh
#74 Jürgen Seidel 2 Sms Schloemann-Siemag
#75 Kazuhiko Higai 2 Jfe Steel
#76 Kaoru Hirotani 2 Honda Motor Co.
#77 Karl Robert Hofmann 2 Sms Logistiksysteme
#78 Karl Keller 2 Sms Schloemann-Siemag
#79 Kazuhiro Murakami 2 Rohm Co.
#80 Kenneth E. Carper 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#81 Kenichiro Hirao 2 Fuji Hollow Valve
#82 Kevin Reed Jentzsch 2 Ball
#83 Kenji Matsutani 2 Nintendo Co.
#84 Kiyoshi Nonomura 2 Toyota
#85 Koji Hayashi 2 Toyota
#86 Koji Inoue 2 Canon
#87 Koji Kurozumi 2 Toyota
#88 Konrad Roeingh 2 Sms Siemag Ag
#89 Kuo-Sheng Lin 2 Asia Vital Components Co.
#90 Li Ma 2 Jiangsu University
#91 Marios D. Demetriou 2 Caltech
#92 Masahiro Hosoi 2 Teijin Limited
#93 Masaaki Mizumura 2 Nippon Steel
#94 Matthias K. van de Liefvoort 2 Ball
#95 Michael Trevor Clark 2
#96 Neville Whittle 2 Alcoa
#97 Neal Sean Williams 2 Henrob Limited
#98 Nicholas Richard Clew 2 Henrob Limited
#99 Paul Baker 2 Schlumberger Technology
#100 Patrick K. McCarty 2 Stolle Machinery Company

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 29
2 Sms Group Gmbh 16
3 The Boeing 12
#4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A. 11
#5 Ford 11
#6 Stolle Machinery Company 10
#7 Toyota 10
#8 Honda Motor Co. 9
#9 Standard Lifters 8
#10 Unknown 7
#11 Kobe Steel 6
#12 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg 6
#13 Alcoa 5
#14 Henrob Limited 5
#15 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag 5
#16 Trumpf Maschinen Austria 5
#17 General Motors 5
#18 Medtronic 5
#19 AMD 4
#20 Aida Engineering 4
#21 Foxconn 4
#22 Hyundai Motor 4
#23 Jp Steel Plantech 4
#24 Primetals Technologies Japan 4
#25 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#26 Asia Vital Components Co. 3
#27 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 3
#28 Fu Ding Electronical Technology (Jiashan) Co. 3
#29 Hitachi 3
#30 Illinois Tool Works 3
#31 Jfe Steel 3
#32 Magna International 3
#33 Mitsubishi Electric 3
#34 Nisshin Steel Co. 3
#35 Schuler Pressen Gmbh 3
#36 Siemens Industry 3
#37 Siemens Vai Metals Technologies Gmbh 3
#38 Sms Meer Gmbh 3
#39 Snecma 3
#40 Ube Machinery Corporation 3
#41 Wafios Aktiengesellschaft 3
#42 Yazaki 3
#43 RTX (Raytheon) 3
#44 Aisin Aw Co. 2
#45 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#46 Amada Co. 2
#47 Avdel Uk Limited 2
#48 Ball 2
#49 Betaswage Pty 2
#50 Butech Bliss 2
#51 Comau S.P.A. 2
#52 Cosma Engineering Europe Gmbh 2
#53 Crown Packaging Technology 2
#54 Dayton Progress 2
#55 Gangneung-Wonju National University Industry Academy Cooperation Group 2
#56 Geobrugg Ag 2
#57 Gfm Gmbh 2
#58 Hidaka Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#59 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 2
#60 Impress Group B.V. 2
#61 Kia Motors 2
#62 Mahle International Gmbh 2
#63 Mitsui High-Tec 2
#64 Nhk Spring Co. 2
#65 Norgren Automation Solutions 2
#66 Primetals Technologies Usa 2
#67 Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#68 Rolls-Royce Deutschland 2
#69 Salvagnini Italia S.P.A. 2
#70 Sekisui Chemical Co. 2
#71 The Bradbury Co. 2
#72 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems 2
#73 Vallourec Deutschland Gmbh 2
#74 Vicon Machinery 2
#75 Wilson Tool International 2
#76 Comcast 2
#77 3M 1
#78 Abb Research 1
#79 Advanced Distributor Products 1
#80 Agency For Science, Technology And Research 1
#81 Airbus Operations Limited 1
#82 Aktiebolaget Skf 1
#83 Alantum 1
#84 Aleco Container 1
#85 Aleris Aluminum Duffel Bvba 1
#86 Aleris Rolled Products Germany Gmbh 1
#87 Alfons Haar 1
#88 Allgaier Werke Gmbh 1
#89 Alstom Technology 1
#90 Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen Ag 1
#91 American Grease Stick 1
#92 Aps Japan Co. 1
#93 Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo, S.L. 1
#94 Autotech Engineering A.I.E. 1
#95 Bal Seal Engineering 1
#96 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. 1
#97 Bic-Violex Sa 1
#98 Boa Balg- Und Kompensatoren-Technologie Gmbh 1
#99 Borgwarner 1
#100 Bridgestone 1