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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 Scott A. Whalen 7 Battelle Memorial Institute
2 Glenn J. Grant 6 Battelle Memorial Institute
3 Kenji Horii 5 Hitachi
#4 MD. Reza-E-Rabby 5 Battelle Memorial Institute
#5 Toyohisa Shinmiya 5 Jfe Steel
#6 Brandon Scott Taysom 4 Battelle Memorial Institute
#7 Gianpietro Benedetti 4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#8 Giorgio Del Fabro 4 M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A.
#9 Matteo Remy Bulfone 4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#10 Olaf Norman Jepsen 4 Sms Group Gmbh
#11 Paolo Bobig 4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.
#12 Tatsunori Sugimoto 4 Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery
#13 Tao Wang 4 BOE
#14 Toshiya Suzuki 4 Nippon Steel
#15 Vineet V. Joshi 4 Battelle Memorial Institute
#16 Akio Kuroda 3 Kawasaki Steel
#17 Akira Sako 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#18 Alois Seilinger 3 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#19 Curt A. Lavender 3 Battelle Memorial Institute
#20 Dennis Hermanus Johannes Rouhof 3 Wila B.V.
#21 Erika Henriksson 3 Cell Impact Ab
#22 Eric D. Smith 3 Keystone Tower Systems
#23 Fabian JUNGE 3 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#24 Hiroto Miyake 3 Japan Display
#25 Jens T. Darsell 3 Battelle Memorial Institute
#26 Lukas Pichler 3 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#27 Masayuki Ishizuka 3 Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#28 Michael Badent 3 Tox Pressotechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg
#29 Nobuyuki Hagiwara 3 Nsk
#30 Norieda Ueno 3 Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#31 Rosalind K. Takata 3 Keystone Tower Systems
#32 Ryo AGEBA 3 Jfe Steel
#33 Shinya Kanemori 3 Primetals Technologies Japan
#34 Walter KIRCHNER 3 Sms Group Gmbh
#35 Xiao Li 3 Canon
#36 Yuanming Liu 3 Taiyuan University Of Technology
#37 Yuji Yamasaki 3 Jfe Steel
#38 Aashish Rohatgi 2 Battelle Memorial Institute
#39 Alexander Cornelus 2 Lvd Company Nv
#40 Alexander H. Slocum 2 MIT
#41 Alexander STUFLESSER 2 Progress Maschinen & Automation Ag
#42 Amanda Kay Freis 2 Ford
#43 Andrew Hogenkamp 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#44 Aronne Miglioranza 2 Schnell S.P.A.
#45 Bryan C. Blaylock 2 Temco Industrial
#46 Bronislaw RUKAT 2 Crown Packaging Technology
#47 Burak William CETINKAYA 2 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#48 Byung-Soo Jung 2 Sk Hynix
#49 Christoph Klein 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#50 Christoph Salzmann 2 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh
#51 Colin Bell 2 Ciena
#52 Darrell R. Herling 2 Battelle Memorial Institute
#53 David Hüsgen 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#54 Davide Antonio Olivieri 2 Aktiebolaget Skf
#55 Daniel Overloper 2 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag
#56 Dennis Grumm 2 Oktober
#57 Dongping He 2 Taiyuan University Of Technology
#58 Dong Liu 2 Sichuan University
#59 Do Bong PARK 2 Alutec Co.
#60 Dragisa Djuric 2 Accurpress America
#61 Erika S. Love 2 Belvac Production Machinery
#62 Felix L. Sorkin 2 Generate Technologies
#63 Florian HAUSMANN 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#64 Florian Maier 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#65 Garret Sankey Huff 2 Ford
#66 Gerhard Angerer 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#67 Gokhan ERARSLAN 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#68 Hayato Fukumoto 2 Toyo Seikan Co.
#69 Harinder S. Oberoi 2 The Boeing
#70 Helmut Theis 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#71 Hideki Okada 2 Kyocera Document Solutions
#72 Ian Kenneth Scholey 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#73 Jens KREIKEMEIER 2 Sms Group Gmbh
#74 Jianchao Han 2 Taiyuan University Of Technology
#75 Jin-Woo Park 2 Samsung
#76 Jianguo Wang 2 Huawei
#77 Joachim Hafer 2 Sms Demag
#78 Joakim Innala 2 Autotech Engineering S.L.
#79 Josh L. Leber 2 Temco Industrial
#80 Joel T. Pyper 2 Standard Lifters
#81 Junquan Yu 2 Imperial College Innovations
#82 Karl S. Fleischer 2 Stolle Machinery Company
#83 Kazumoto Obata 2 Toyo Seikan Co.
#84 Kazuki OGUCHI 2 Makita
#85 Kazuki Takahashi 2 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#86 Kang Xiong 2 Suzhou Slac Precision Equipment Co.
#87 Kailun Zheng 2 Dalian University Of Technology
#88 Kevin Marion Barrick 2 The Boeing
#89 Kengo Onoda 2 Makita
#90 Kenji Tezuka 2
#91 Kenta Uenishi 2 Nippon Steel
#92 Kinya Nakagawa 2 Jfe Steel
#93 Klemens Freudenthaler 2 Trumpf Maschinen Austria
#94 Klaus Weinzierl 2 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#95 Kristof Tyvaert 2 Lvd Company Nv
#96 Lars Sandberg 2 Ab Volvo
#97 Laura Sguotti 2 Aktiebolaget Skf
#98 Loren Daniel Bridgers 2 Keystone Tower Systems
#99 Manuel Guglhör 2 Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh
#100 Mageshwari Komarasamy 2 Battelle Memorial Institute

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Jfe Steel 20
2 Sms Group Gmbh 16
3 Nippon Steel 13
#4 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A. 7
#5 Amada Co. 6
#6 Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#7 Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh 5
#8 Taiyuan University Of Technology 5
#9 Unknown 5
#10 General Motors 5
#11 Ferrum Packaging Ag 4
#12 M.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici S. P.A. 4
#13 Sumitomo Heavy Industries 4
#14 The Boeing 4
#15 Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag 4
#16 Toyo Seikan Co. 4
#17 Aktiebolaget Skf 3
#18 Ball 3
#19 Cell Impact Ab 3
#20 Dalian University Of Technology 3
#21 Hyundai Motor 3
#22 Keystone Tower Systems 3
#23 Kia 3
#24 Max Co. 3
#25 Milwaukee Electric Tool 3
#26 Primetals Technologies Austria Gmbh 3
#27 Stolle Machinery Company 3
#28 Tox Pressotechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg 3
#29 Wafios Aktiengesellschaft 3
#30 Ford 3
#31 Intel 3
#32 Toyota 3
#33 Accurpress America 2
#34 Alutec Co. 2
#35 Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh 2
#36 Autotech Engineering S.L. 2
#37 Belvac Production Machinery 2
#38 Brochman Innovations 2
#39 Bystronic Laser Ag 2
#40 Felss Systems Gmbh 2
#41 Kobe Steel 2
#42 Lvd Company Nv 2
#43 Makita 2
#44 Matthews International 2
#45 Newfrey 2
#46 Primetals Technologies Japan 2
#47 Primetals Technologies Usa 2
#48 Progress Maschinen & Automation Ag 2
#49 Proterial 2
#50 Rolls-Royce Plc 2
#51 Safran Aircraft Engines 2
#52 Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co. 2
#53 Standard Lifters 2
#54 Taiyuan University Of Science And Technology 2
#55 Wila B.V. 2
#56 AMD 1
#57 Aesculap Ag 1
#58 Airbus Operations Limited 1
#59 Airbus Operations Sas 1
#60 A.L.M.T. 1
#61 Array Tech 1
#62 Arvinmeritor Technology 1
#63 Bam Ag 1
#64 Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. 1
#65 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 1
#66 Black & Decker 1
#67 Bnsf Railway 1
#68 Central Iron And Steel Research Institute 1
#69 China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group Co. 1
#70 Cisdi Engineering Co. 1
#71 Cleveland Tool And Machine 1
#72 Cml International S.P.A. 1
#73 CEA 1
#74 Constellium Issoire 1
#75 Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited 1
#76 Contitech Usa 1
#77 Copeland Lp 1
#78 Corning Incorporated 1
#79 Crown Packaging Technology 1
#80 Daiwa Can 1
#81 Danieli Automation S.P.A. 1
#82 Dish Wireless L.L.C. 1
#83 Diversitech 1
#84 Dmg Mori Co. 1
#85 Emerson Professional Tools 1
#86 Evg Entwicklungs—U. Verwertungs-Gesellschaft M.B.H. 1
#87 Feintool International Holding Ag 1
#88 Fischerwerke Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#89 Fraunhofer 1
#90 Fuji 1
#91 Gage Bilt 1
#92 G.D Societa' Per Azioni 1
#93 G.D S.P.A. 1
#94 Generate Technologies 1
#95 Gkn Sinter Metals Engineering Gmbh 1
#96 Gripmetal Limited 1
#97 G-Tekt 1
#98 Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co. 1
#99 Hangzhou United Tools Co. 1
#100 Hanlong Industrial Co. 1