Metalworking Patent Leaders 2024

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	Je Youl Kong	5	Hyundai Steel
2	Tao Wang	5	BOE
3	Ian Kenneth Scholey	4	Stolle Machinery Company
#4	Masaaki Sato	4	Canon
#5	Naruhiko Nomura	4	Nippon Steel
#6	Nobuyuki Hagiwara	4	Nsk
#7	Nobutaka Tashima	4	Max Co.
#8	S. George Luckey, Jr.	4	Ford
#9	Takeshi Morijiri	4	Max Co.
#10	Taiki YAMAKAWA	4	Kobe Steel
#11	Toru Hashimura	4	Kobe Steel
#12	Toshiya Suzuki	4	Nippon Steel
#13	Tohru Yoshida	4	Nippon Steel
#14	Yasuhiro Maeda	4	Kobe Steel
#15	Andrey M. Ilinich	3	Ford
#16	Hideto Yamada	3	Ngk Spark Plug Co.
#17	Masahiro Kubo	3	Nec
#18	Masaki Urabe	3	Jfe Steel
#19	Qingxue Huang	3	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#20	Satoshi Sumikawa	3	Jfe Steel
#21	Shiro Hayashi	3	Toyota Industries
#22	Shinpei Sugihara	3	Max Co.
#23	Sung Keun Noh	3	Unknown
#24	Thomas LENGAUER	3	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#25	Yasuharu Tanaka	3	Nippon Steel
#26	Yoshiaki Nakazawa	3	Nippon Steel
#27	Yohei Yamaguchi	3	Japan Display
#28	Zhongkai Ren	3	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#29	Akihiro Ide	2	Daihen
#30	Andrea Dallan	2	Dallan S.P.A.
#31	Brodie Schultz	2	Ford
#32	Christian Theuerkauf	2	Volkswagen
#33	Changjun Wang	2	Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
#34	Daisuke Izumikawa	2	Futaba Industrial Co.
#35	Daisuke Nikkuni	2	Nippon Steel
#36	Dennis Grumm	2	Oktober
#37	Diego Figatti	2	Salvagnini Italia S.P.A.
#38	Dongping He	2	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#39	Dong Wei	2	Futurewei Technologies
#40	Eiji Iizuka	2	Jfe Steel
#41	Elizabeth Bullard	2	Ford
#42	Felix L. Sorkin	2	Generate Technologies
#43	Frederik Grau	2	Volkswagen
#44	Francesco Toschi	2	Primetals Technologies Italy S.R.L.
#45	Gangfeng Sun	2	Zhejiang Hailiang Co.
#46	Giorgio Del Fabro	2	M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.
#47	Giulio Farina	2	Salvagnini Italia S.P.A.
#48	Hideyuki Hiramatsu	2	Comcast
#49	Hiroyuki Imanari	2	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
#50	Hideaki IRIKAWA	2	Nippon Steel
#51	Hiroki ITOI	2	G-Tekt
#52	Huanfeng Feng	2	Zhejiang Hailiang Co.
#53	Hyo-Sik Chun	2	Posco Co.
#54	Jianchao Han	2	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#55	Jianxiong Liang	2	Central Iron And Steel Research Institute
#56	Jin-Keun Oh	2	Posco Co.
#57	Jianfeng Wang	2	Ericsson
#58	Joel T. Pyper	2	Standard Lifters
#59	Jürg Dünki	2	Ferrum Packaging Ag
#60	Jürgen Seidel	2	Sms Schloemann-Siemag
#61	Karl S. Fleischer	2	Stolle Machinery Company
#62	Kartik Jamadar	2	Volkswagen
#63	Kazutoshi Kitagoh	2	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
#64	Kenta Uenishi	2	Nippon Steel
#65	Kimihiro Nogiwa	2	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#66	Lars Woidasky	2	Bystronic Laser Ag
#67	Lianyun Jiang	2	Taiyuan University Of Technology
#68	Lianyun Wei	2	Zhejiang Hailiang Co.
#69	Masahiro Fuda	2	Nippon Steel
#70	Masayuki Ishizuka	2	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#71	Manfred Kahl	2	Mbk Maschinenbau Gmbh
#72	Masahiko Sato	2	Hitachi
#73	Makoto Tanaka	2	Denso
#74	Michael Badent	2	Tox Pressotechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg
#75	Misao Ogawa	2	Nippon Steel
#76	Mitsuhiko Sano	2	Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems
#77	Mikuto Wakayama	2	Futaba Industrial Co.
#78	Michael Zahedi	2	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#79	Naoyuki Yaguchi	2	Gp Co.
#80	Ok Tae Kim	2	Samsung
#81	Osamu Itagaki	2	Max Co.
#82	Raj Sohmshetty	2	Ford
#83	Richard J. Greenleaf	2	—
#84	Richard James Edward Mercer	2	Stolle Machinery Company
#85	Ryuichi NISHIMURA	2	Nippon Steel
#86	Sang-Heon Kim	2	Posco Co.
#87	Satoshi Shirakami	2	Nippon Steel
#88	Scott M. Breen	2	Standard Lifters
#89	Seong-Woo Kim	2	Posco Co.
#90	Shaojun Jiang	2	Zhejiang Hailiang Co.
#91	Shingo Kamada	2	Amada Co.
#92	Shogo Suzuki	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#93	Soshi Fujita	2	Nippon Steel
#94	Stefano Saggin	2	Salvagnini Italia S.P.A.
#95	Svend Sorensen	2	Oktober
#96	Tatsuya Hanafusa	2	Comcast
#97	Takashi Miyagi	2	Nippon Steel
#98	Takashi Norikura	2	Hitachi
#99	Takeshi Ogawa	2	Canon
#100	Thomas Denkmeier	2	Trumpf Maschinen Austria

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nippon Steel	23
2	Jfe Steel	19
3	Sms Group Gmbh	12
#4	Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh	10
#5	Amada Co.	9
#6	Ford	8
#7	BMW	7
#8	Hyundai Steel	6
#9	Kobe Steel	6
#10	Proterial	6
#11	Trumpf Maschinen Austria	6
#12	Max Co.	5
#13	Nsk	5
#14	Stolle Machinery Company	5
#15	Taiyuan University Of Technology	5
#16	Hyundai Motor	4
#17	Magna International	4
#18	Posco Co.	4
#19	Salvagnini Italia S.P.A.	4
#20	Tmeic	4
#21	Arcelormittal	3
#22	Belvac Production Machinery	3
#23	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	3
#24	Ferrum Packaging Ag	3
#25	Futaba Industrial Co.	3
#26	Milwaukee Electric Tool	3
#27	Mitsubishi Electric	3
#28	Neturen Co.	3
#29	Novelis	3
#30	Primetals Technologies Japan	3
#31	Sumitomo Heavy Industries	3
#32	The Boeing	3
#33	Panasonic	3
#34	Adm28 S.Àr.L	2
#35	Aida Engineering	2
#36	Bystronic Laser Ag	2
#37	Central Iron And Steel Research Institute	2
#38	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	2
#39	Dalian University Of Technology	2
#40	Dallan S.P.A.	2
#41	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.	2
#42	Emerson Professional Tools	2
#43	Exco Technologies Limited	2
#44	Geobrugg Ag	2
#45	G-Tekt	2
#46	Illinois Tool Works	2
#47	Jiangsu Kangrui New Material Technology Co.	2
#48	Kia	2
#49	Kia Motors	2
#50	Lg Energy Solution	2
#51	Mahle International Gmbh	2
#52	Mazda Motor	2
#53	Mbk Maschinenbau Gmbh	2
#54	M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.	2
#55	Northwestern University	2
#56	Oktober	2
#57	Outokumpu Oyj	2
#58	Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh	2
#59	Safran Nacelles	2
#60	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	2
#61	Soudronic Ag	2
#62	Standard Lifters	2
#63	Taiyuan University Of Science And Technology	2
#64	Tox Pressotechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#65	Toyo Seikan Co.	2
#66	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Se + Co. Kg	2
#67	Unknown	2
#68	Volkswagen	2
#69	Zhejiang Hailiang Co.	2
#70	Canon	2
#71	Comcast	2
#72	General Motors	2
#73	Toyota	2
#74	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#75	Achenbach Buschhütten Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#76	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#77	Airbus Operations Sas	1
#78	Airbus (S.A.S.)	1
#79	Aisin	1
#80	Aisin Takaoka Co.	1
#81	Akribis Systems Pte	1
#82	Aktiebolaget Skf	1
#83	Alcoa	1
#84	Allfast Fastening Systems	1
#85	University Of Arizona	1
#86	Array Technologies	1
#87	Asahi-Seiki Manufacturing Co.	1
#88	Atlas Copco Ias Uk Limited	1
#89	Aubert & Duval	1
#90	Audi Ag	1
#91	Austem Co.	1
#92	Ball	1
#93	Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.	1
#94	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#95	Beijing West Industries Co.	1
#96	Blockwise Engineering	1
#97	Brembo S.P.A.	1
#98	Brochman Innovations	1
#99	Brother Kogyo	1
#100	Btm Company	1

Metalworking Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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