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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 Aaron E. Carstens 6 Stolle Machinery Company
2 Gregory H. Butcher 6 Stolle Machinery Company
3 Thomas Froböse 6 Sandvik Materials Technology Deutschland Gmbh
#4 Yasuyuki Kohno 6 Aida Engineering
#5 Andreas Marti 4 Feintool International Holding Ag
#6 Giorgio Del Fabro 4 M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.
#7 Jun Kurobe 4 Nisshin Steel Co.
#8 Kazuyuki HIRATA 4 Toyota
#9 Matthias Kipping 4 Sms Group Gmbh
#10 Mun Yong Lee 4 Sungwoo Hitech Co.
#11 Naofumi Nakamura 4 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#12 Nozomu Oda 4 Hitachi
#13 Takeharu Yamamoto 4 Sumitomo Electric Industries
#14 Yasunori Nozaki 4 Hitachi
#15 Alfredo Poloni 3 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#16 Alain Presset 3 Crown Packaging Technology
#17 Andrey M. Ilinich 3 Ford
#18 Brian J. Lee 3 Wilson Tool International
#19 Egbert Frenken 3 Gustav Klauke Gmbh
#20 Hiroshi Nakai 3 Ricoh Company
#21 James A. McClung 3 Stolle Machinery Company
#22 Johannes Alken 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#23 John McBAIN 3 Rolls-Royce Plc
#24 Joel T. Pyper 3 Standard Lifters
#25 Junichi Okubo 3 Nippon Steel
#26 Keith Alan Vincent 3 Crown Packaging Technology
#27 Kuo-Sheng Lin 3 Asia Vital Components Co.
#28 Michael Breuer 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#29 Patrick K. McCarty 3 Stolle Machinery Company
#30 Richard Humpert 3 Profil Verbindungstechnik
#31 Scott M. Breen 3 Standard Lifters
#32 Stuart Monro 3 Crown Packaging Technology
#33 Tadahiro Kondo 3 Aida Engineering
#34 Thomas Flehmig 3 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#35 Thomas Weiss 3 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#36 Toshiyuki Hattori 3 Yamaha Motor
#37 Udo Rauffmann 3 Sandvik Materials Technology Deutschland Gmbh
#38 Alexander Zak 2 Magna International
#39 Amanda Kay Freis 2 Ford
#40 Ansgar Grüss 2 Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh
#41 Andreas Lembach 2 Profil Verbindungstechnik
#42 Aristide Giacomo Bertelli 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#43 Armin Kueper 2 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#44 Atsushi Ishii 2 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#45 Atsushi Sugai 2 Ricoh Company
#46 Atsushi Tomizawa 2 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#47 Christopher John May 2 Ford
#48 Charles L. Stewart 2 Manchester Copper Products
#49 Ching-Fa Yang 2 Plusprings Machinery Co.
#50 Daisuke Kasai 2 Nichia
#51 Danilo Nespoli 2 Primetals Technologies Italy S.R.L.
#52 Daizo Oda 2 Nippon Micrometal
#53 Daisuke Ogura 2 Nec
#54 Dennis Cornelius Stammen 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#55 Douglas M. Hoerig 2 National Machine
#56 Emanuele Pace 2 Primetals Technologies Italy S.R.L.
#57 Ettore Cernuschi 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#58 Fausto Menosso 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#59 Ferruccio Della Vedova 2 Danieli Automation S.P.A.
#60 Fei Shi 2 Shanghai Langbo Communication Technology Company Limited
#61 Flavio Della Rossa 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#62 Gerhard Alber 2 Wisco Lasertechnik Gmbh
#63 Harinder S. Oberoi 2 The Boeing
#64 Hiroki Kato 2 Sony
#65 Hirokazu Sasaki 2 Shoei Chemical
#66 Hsiu-Wei Yang 2 Asia Vital Components Co.
#67 Jiro Iwaya 2 Kobe Steel
#68 Jianming Yuan 2 Yuyao Tangwen Tools Co.
#69 John H. Morehead 2 Wilson Tool International
#70 Jonathan Riley 2 Crown Packaging Technology
#71 Justin R. Hawkes 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#72 Junichi Koyama 2 Hitachi
#73 Juergen Seidel 2 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#74 Karen Abrinia 2
#75 Kazuhiko Higai 2 Jfe Steel
#76 Karl Robert Hofmann 2 Sms Logistiksysteme
#77 Katsunari Norita 2 Nisshin Steel Co.
#78 Kazuhiro Shimoda 2 Sumitomo Metal Industries
#79 Kenneth E. Carper 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#80 Kevin A. Johnston 2 Wilson Tool International
#81 Kentaro NOZU 2 Sango Co.
#82 Kenji Tamura 2 Honda Motor Co.
#83 Klaus Weinzierl 2 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#84 Konrad Krimpelstätter 2 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#85 Koji Sato 2 Ntn
#86 Kunihiro Yoshida 2 Nippon Steel
#87 Lorenzo Ciani 2 Danieli Automation S.P.A.
#88 Mark Doll 2 Alcatel Lucent
#89 Matthias Kurz 2 Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh
#90 Matteo Nobile 2 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#91 Martin RETZBACH 2 Wisco Lasertechnik Gmbh
#92 Matthias Wissling 2 Newfrey
#93 Misao Ogawa 2 Nippon Steel
#94 Michael Selb 2 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#95 Naoaki Shimada 2 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#96 Neil A. Zumberger 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#97 Noriaki Fukami 2 Mitsubishi Electric
#98 Norimasa Miura 2 Nisshin Steel Co.
#99 Nobutaka Tanimoto 2 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
#100 Norbert Theelen 2 Sms Group Gmbh

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 22
2 Sms Group Gmbh 18
3 The Boeing 13
#4 Stolle Machinery Company 11
#5 Amada Co. 9
#6 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A. 9
#7 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh 9
#8 Toyota 9
#9 Hitachi 8
#10 Ford 8
#11 Aida Engineering 7
#12 Jfe Steel 7
#13 Mitsubishi Electric 7
#14 Nisshin Steel Co. 7
#15 Feintool International Holding Ag 6
#16 Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh 6
#17 Sandvik Materials Technology Deutschland Gmbh 6
#18 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag 6
#19 Asia Vital Components Co. 5
#20 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. 5
#21 Crown Packaging Technology 5
#22 Hyundai Motor 5
#23 Trumpf Maschinen Austria 5
#24 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg 5
#25 Honda Motor Co. 4
#26 Kobe Steel 4
#27 Mitsui High-Tec 4
#28 Nissan Motor Co. 4
#29 Rolls-Royce Plc 4
#30 Sms Meer Gmbh 4
#31 Sungwoo Hitech Co. 4
#32 Ube Machinery Corporation 4
#33 Unknown 4
#34 Wilson Tool International 4
#35 RTX (Raytheon) 4
#36 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 3
#37 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 3
#38 Magna International 3
#39 M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A. 3
#40 National Machine 3
#41 Profil Verbindungstechnik 3
#42 Schuler Pressen Gmbh 3
#43 Standard Lifters 3
#44 Tkr Spezialwerkzeuge Gmbh 3
#45 General Motors 3
#46 AMD 2
#47 Adm28 S.Àr.L 2
#48 Afl Telecommunications 2
#49 Arvinmeritor Technology 2
#50 Ball 2
#51 Butech Bliss 2
#52 Carrier 2
#53 Exco Technologies Limited 2
#54 Fca Us Llc. 2
#55 Gustav Klauke Gmbh 2
#56 Hanon Systems 2
#57 Henrob Limited 2
#58 Hyundai Steel 2
#59 Johnson Controls Technology 2
#60 Mahle International Gmbh 2
#61 Manchester Copper Products 2
#62 Newfrey 2
#63 Nippon Micrometal 2
#64 Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co. 2
#65 Novelis 2
#66 Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon 2
#67 Plusprings Machinery Co. 2
#68 Primetals Technologies Italy S.R.L. 2
#69 Primetals Technologies Usa 2
#70 Rothenberger Ag 2
#71 Sango Co. 2
#72 Showa Denko K.K. 2
#73 Simpson Strong-Tie Company 2
#74 Sms Logistiksysteme 2
#75 Soudronic Ag 2
#76 Toyo Kohan Co. 2
#77 Wafios Aktiengesellschaft 2
#78 Wisco Lasertechnik Gmbh 2
#79 3M 1
#80 Apple 1
#81 Accurpress America 1
#82 Acs Industries 1
#83 Acushnet 1
#84 Advanced Manufacture Technology Center, China Academy Of Machinery Science & Technology 1
#85 Aegis Technologies 1
#86 Aerolia 1
#87 A.I.M. Holding 1
#88 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#89 Aktiebolaget Skf 1
#90 Alcoa 1
#91 Aleris Rolled Products Germany Gmbh 1
#92 Alex Global Technology 1
#93 Allgaier Werke Gmbh 1
#94 Amada Europe 1
#95 Aoyama Seisakusho Co. 1
#96 Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo, S.L. 1
#97 Arvos Gmbh 1
#98 Azz Wsi 1
#99 Barnes Group 1
#100 Bartell Machinery Systems, L.L.C. 1