Metalworking Patent Leaders 2022

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Ian Kenneth Scholey	10	Stolle Machinery Company
2	Giorgio Del Fabro	8	M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.
3	Alexander Tatarczyk	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#4	Christian Jakisch	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#5	Dennis Traenklein	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#6	Dominik Bitto	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#7	Jens Kappes	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#8	Joerg Neupert	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#9	Leonard Schindewolf	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#10	Marc Klinkhammer	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#11	Markus Maatz	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#12	Markus Wilhelm	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#13	Rainer Hank	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#14	Simon Ockenfuss	7	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg
#15	Joel T. Pyper	6	Standard Lifters
#16	Karl S. Fleischer	6	Stolle Machinery Company
#17	Scott M. Breen	6	Standard Lifters
#18	Kimihiro Nogiwa	5	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#19	Masayuki Ishizuka	5	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#20	Masayuki Saika	5	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#21	Norieda Ueno	5	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#22	Shijian Yuan	5	Dalian University Of Technology
#23	John Paul Leger	4	Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings
#24	Koichiro Yamamoto	4	Futaba Industrial Co.
#25	Richard James Edward Mercer	4	Stolle Machinery Company
#26	Zhubin He	4	Dalian University Of Technology
#27	Akihiro Ide	3	Daihen
#28	Akihiro Sakamoto	3	Nippon Steel
#29	Alan W. Cleveland	3	Stolle Machinery Company
#30	Alessandro Mario Galli	3	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#31	Alois Seilinger	3	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#32	Chris White	3	Microsoft
#33	Curt A. Lavender	3	Battelle Memorial Institute
#34	Erich Opitz	3	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#35	Eric D. Smith	3	Keystone Tower Systems
#36	Gilles Avrillaud	3	Adm28 S.Àr.L
#37	Haruka Obe	3	Nippon Steel
#38	Hiroki Ikuta	3	Makita
#39	Hiro Iwase	3	Sony
#40	Hiroshi Yoshida	3	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#41	Kenichi Watanabe	3	Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
#42	Leonardo Antonio Butolo Ribeiro	3	Stolle Machinery Company
#43	Loren Daniel Bridgers	3	Keystone Tower Systems
#44	Maximilian Linder	3	Inno-Spin
#45	Mattia Merlini	3	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#46	Mitsuhiko Sano	3	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
#47	Reggie Ayers	3	—
#48	Robert KIRSCHNER	3	BMW
#49	Rosalind K. Takata	3	Keystone Tower Systems
#50	Scott A. Whalen	3	Battelle Memorial Institute
#51	Shunsuke Tobita	3	Jfe Steel
#52	Sylvan Mario Praturlon	3	American National Can
#53	Takashi Miyagi	3	Nippon Steel
#54	Toyohisa Shinmiya	3	Jfe Steel
#55	Toshihito YABUNAKA	3	Makita
#56	William J Bickel, Jr.	3	Anti-Pollution Technology
#57	Yasuhiko Daimon	3	Nippon Steel
#58	Yoshiaki Nakazawa	3	Nippon Steel
#59	Yuji Yamasaki	3	Jfe Steel
#60	Akira Kasahara	2	Max Co.
#61	Alexander Eick	2	Muhr Und Bender Kg
#62	Alexander THEKALE	2	Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh
#63	Andre Feldmann	2	Muhr Und Bender Kg
#64	Andrea Tonda Roch	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#65	Andreas Tripp	2	Newfrey
#66	ANTONIUS WOLKING	2	Federal-Mogul Valvetrain Gmbh
#67	Bernhard GLUECK	2	BMW
#68	Benedikt Nillies	2	Leifeld Metal Spinning Ag
#69	Boris BEVC	2	BMW
#70	Brian Ford	2	Key Safety Systems
#71	Christian Bratsch	2	Soliton
#72	Chie Okawa	2	Mazda Motor
#73	Charles L. Stewart	2	Manchester Copper Products
#74	Chengcheng Zhu	2	Xi'An Jiaotong University
#75	Claus Peter Matzen	2	Enkotec A/S
#76	Daniel Ainge	2	Keystone Tower Systems
#77	Daniele Andreatta	2	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#78	David Michael Gregory	2	Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings
#79	Daniel Lücke	2	Benteler Steel/Tube Gmbh
#80	Daniel Nierhoff	2	Thyssenkrupp Ag
#81	Daisuke Yasufuku	2	Nippon Steel
#82	Dennis Cornelius Stammen	2	Stolle Machinery Company
#83	Dirk Tegethoff	2	Benteler Steel/Tube Gmbh
#84	Elizabeth Bullard	2	Ford
#85	Faramarz Djavanroodi	2	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
#86	Fan Li	2	IBM
#87	Fengyu Xu	2	Nanjing University Of Posts And Telecommunications
#88	Florian HAUSMANN	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#89	Florian Maier	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#90	Frederik Grosse Lordemann	2	Sms Group Gmbh
#91	Gerhard Angerer	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#92	George Barton	2	Keter Plastic
#93	Giovanni Vidotto	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#94	Glenn J. Grant	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#95	GUIDO BAYARD	2	Federal-Mogul Valvetrain Gmbh
#96	Guoping Jiang	2	Nanjing University Of Posts And Telecommunications
#97	Guodong Yi	2	Zhejiang University
#98	Helmut Theis	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#99	Hiroyuki Kan	2	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#100	Hirotaka Niinomi	2	Futaba Industrial Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nippon Steel	24
2	Toyota	16
3	Sms Group Gmbh	15
#4	Stolle Machinery Company	14
#5	The Boeing	14
#6	Jfe Steel	9
#7	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh	9
#8	Ford	9
#9	Kobe Steel	8
#10	M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.	8
#11	Sumitomo Heavy Industries	8
#12	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg	8
#13	Futaba Industrial Co.	7
#14	Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh	7
#15	Trumpf Maschinen Austria	7
#16	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.	6
#17	Standard Lifters	6
#18	Aida Engineering	5
#19	BMW	5
#20	Dalian University Of Technology	5
#21	Hitachi	5
#22	Honda Motor Co.	5
#23	Makita	5
#24	Adm28 S.Àr.L	4
#25	Atlas Copco Ias Uk Limited	4
#26	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	4
#27	Max Co.	4
#28	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#29	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems	4
#30	Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings	4
#31	Samsung	4
#32	Aisin	3
#33	Audi Ag	3
#34	Battelle Memorial Institute	3
#35	Btm Company	3
#36	Bystronic Laser Ag	3
#37	Citic Dicastal Co.	3
#38	Fives Dms	3
#39	Hyundai Motor	3
#40	Inno-Spin	3
#41	Keystone Tower Systems	3
#42	Kia Motors	3
#43	Milwaukee Electric Tool	3
#44	Newfrey	3
#45	Nsk	3
#46	Schaeffler	3
#47	Thyssenkrupp Ag	3
#48	Unknown	3
#49	Abb Schweiz Ag	2
#50	Adval Tech Holding Ag	2
#51	Airbus Operations Sas	2
#52	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#53	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	2
#54	Belvac Production Machinery	2
#55	Benteler Steel/Tube Gmbh	2
#56	Broetje-Automation Gmbh	2
#57	Cte Sistemi S.R.L.	2
#58	Eckold Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#59	Ejot Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#60	Enkotec A/S	2
#61	Federal-Mogul Valvetrain Gmbh	2
#62	Greenlee Tools	2
#63	Harbin Institute Of Technology	2
#64	Harbin Institute Of Technology, Weihai	2
#65	Hefei University Of Technology	2
#66	ITRI	2
#67	Knight Mfg.	2
#68	Komatsu	2
#69	Lapmaster Wolters Gmbh	2
#70	Leifeld Metal Spinning Ag	2
#71	Manchester Copper Products	2
#72	Mazda Motor	2
#73	Mitsui High-Tec	2
#74	Muhr Und Bender Kg	2
#75	Nanjing University Of Posts And Telecommunications	2
#76	Ntn	2
#77	Posco Co.	2
#78	Primetals Technologies Japan	2
#79	Primetals Technologies Usa	2
#80	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	2
#81	Rheem Manufacturing	2
#82	Rogue Fabrication	2
#83	Schuler Pressen Gmbh	2
#84	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	2
#85	Soliton	2
#86	Toyoda Iron Works Co.	2
#87	Toyo Seikan Co.	2
#88	Von Arx Ag	2
#89	Xi'An Jiaotong University	2
#90	Zhejiang University	2
#91	Abel Unlimited	1
#92	Accuride	1
#93	Accurpress America	1
#94	Acergy France Sas	1
#95	Agency For Defense Development	1
#96	Aktiebolaget Skf	1
#97	Alcoa	1
#98	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab	1
#99	Andong National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation	1
#100	Apex Brands	1

Metalworking Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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Top Companies