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Optics and photonics Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

Primary CPC class G02 · Section G

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 8,985 patents in 2019.peak 8,9851996: 2,278 patents19961997: 2,459 patents1998: 3,436 patents1999: 3,249 patents19992000: 3,507 patents2001: 3,890 patents2002: 4,204 patents20022003: 4,794 patents2004: 5,388 patents2005: 5,063 patents20052006: 5,602 patents2007: 5,161 patents2008: 5,164 patents20082009: 5,377 patents2010: 6,114 patents2011: 5,831 patents20112012: 5,827 patents2013: 6,265 patents2014: 6,659 patents20142015: 6,748 patents2016: 7,235 patents2017: 7,938 patents20172018: 7,427 patents2019: 8,985 patents2020: 8,699 patents20202021: 7,734 patents2022: 7,685 patents2023: 7,238 patents20232024: 7,518 patents2025: 7,097 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Yong Joo JO 45 Samsung
2 Fujian Dai 44 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
3 Ming-Ta Chou 40 Largan Precision Co.
#4 Liefeng Zhao 37 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
#5 Hsin-Hsuan Huang 31 Largan Precision Co.
#6 Ephraim Goldenberg 29 Corephotonics
#7 Yusheng Bian 25 Globalfoundries U.S.
#8 Michael Anthony Klug 21 Magic Leap
#9 Chulwoo Oh 20 Magic Leap
#10 Gal Shabtay 19 Corephotonics
#11 Darrell R. Childers 18 Us Conec
#12 Hiroshi Sato 18 Canon
#13 Jae Hyuk HUH 18 Samsung
#14 Samarth Bhargava 18 Magic Leap
#15 Yukito Saitoh 18 Fujifilm
#16 Chao-Chang Hu 17 Tdk Taiwan
#17 Jian Wang 17 Chimei Innolux
#18 Philip Winterbottom 17 Celestial Ai
#19 Tzu-Chieh KUO 17 Largan Precision Co.
#20 Yochay Danziger 17 Lumus
#21 Jason Higley 16 Us Conec
#22 Johan GEENS 16 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba
#23 Martinus Bos 16 Celestial Ai
#24 Subal Sahni 16 Luxtera
#25 Takeo Koito 16 Japan Display
#26 Andrew John Ouderkirk 15 Meta
#27 Sang Ok Park 15 Lg Innotek Co.
#28 Christophe Peroz 14 Magic Leap
#29 Dhairya Shrivastava 14 View
#30 Hag Chul KIM 14 Samsung
#31 Sang Jun Min 14 Lg Innotek Co.
#32 William Dunn 14 Comcast
#33 Adam D. Haag 13 3M
#34 Christian Reimer 13 Hyperlight
#35 Chen-Hua Yu 13 TSMC
#36 Daniel Adema 13 Google
#37 Kojiro Ikeda 13 Japan Display
#38 Ming Li 13 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co.
#39 Phil Ho JUNG 13 Samsung
#40 Yao BI 13 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#41 Yuyang Bian 13 Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit
#42 Anshu A. Pradhan 12 View
#43 Daniel Haase 12 Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh
#44 Kevin Messer 12 Magic Leap
#45 Lin-An CHANG 12 Largan Precision Co.
#46 Milan Momcilo Popovich 12 Digilens
#47 Shou-Jen LIU 12 Tdk Taiwan
#48 Stefan Rusu 12 TSMC
#49 Xiaojuan Wu 12 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#50 Alastair John Grant 11 Digilens
#51 Bochang Wang 11 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co.
#52 Chin-Te Hu 11 —
#53 Christian Schumann 11 Danaher
#54 Clinton Carlisle 11 Magic Leap
#55 Elad SHARLIN 11 Lumus
#56 Hsing-Kuo Hsia 11 TSMC
#57 Jae Hyun BAIK 11 Samsung
#58 Jiantao Liu 11 BOE
#59 Jiaxing Wang 11 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#60 Jonathan David Waldern 11 Digilens
#61 Ju Hwa SON 11 Samsung
#62 Katsumi Sasata 11 Fujifilm
#63 Kentaro Okuyama 11 Japan Display
#64 Lionel Ernest Edwin 11 Magic Leap
#65 Manuel Amthor 11 Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh
#66 Mian Zhang 11 Hyperlight
#67 Ronen CHRIKI 11 Lumus
#68 Ruijun Dong 11 BOE
#69 Ying-Jen WANG 11 Tdk Taiwan
#70 Yong Zhang 11 BOE
#71 Zhisheng Yun 11 3M
#72 Afsoon Jamali 10 Meta
#73 Ce Ning 10 BOE
#74 Chien-Pang CHANG 10 Largan Precision Co.
#75 David E. Lazovsky 10 Intermolecular
#76 Feng QU 10 BOE
#77 Gil Bachar 10 Corephotonics
#78 Hao Zhang 10 BOE
#79 Heng-Yi SU 10 Largan Digital Co.
#80 Hsueh Hsin Huang 10 Bor Sheng Industrial Co.
#81 Hung-Chien Hsieh 10 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co.
#82 Kazuyoshi Takano 10 Senko Advanced Components
#83 Kim Leeson 10 Ppc Broadband Fiber
#84 Omkar G. Karhade 10 Intel
#85 Robert T. Rozbicki 10 View
#86 Srinivas V. Pietambaram 10 Intel
#87 Stephen Andrew Steger 10 Snap
#88 Toshinori Sugiyama 10 Maxell
#89 Tsung-Han Tsai 10 Largan Precision Co.
#90 Vikrant R. Bhakta 10 Texas Instruments
#91 Victor Kai Liu 10 Magic Leap
#92 Xue Dong 10 BOE
#93 Ya-Hsiu WU 10 Tdk Taiwan
#94 Yi-Ho CHEN 10 Tdk Taiwan
#95 Ankur Aggarwal 9 Celestial Ai
#96 Brandon C. Marin 9 Intel
#97 Byung Hyun KIM 9 Samsung
#98 Byung Sook Kim 9 Lg Innotek Co.
#99 Chun-Che Hsueh 9 Largan Precision Co.
#100 Chewn-Pu Jou 9 TSMC

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 367
2 BOE 286
3 Japan Display 119
#4 Canon 115
#5 LG 104
#6 Apple 103
#7 Meta 94
#8 Lg Innotek Co. 89
#9 Largan Precision Co. 88
#10 Innolux 78
#11 Magic Leap 77
#12 Fujifilm 75
#13 3M 67
#14 Commscope Technologies 63
#15 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 62
#16 Snap 62
#17 Sony 58
#18 TSMC 53
#19 Huawei 53
#20 Panasonic 52
#21 Intel 51
#22 Corning Research & Development 50
#23 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 50
#24 Seiko Epson 49
#25 Tdk Taiwan 44
#26 Essilor International 41
#27 Google 41
#28 Danaher 38
#29 Sumitomo Electric Industries 37
#30 Nikon 36
#31 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 36
#32 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co. 36
#33 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 34
#34 Sharp Display Technology 34
#35 Corephotonics 31
#36 Globalfoundries U.S. 29
#37 NTT 29
#38 Fujikura 28
#39 Corning Incorporated 27
#40 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 27
#41 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co. 25
#42 Microsoft 25
#43 Cisco 24
#44 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 23
#45 Viavi Solutions 23
#46 Applied Materials 22
#47 E Ink Holdings 22
#48 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 22
#49 Hkc Corporation Limited 22
#50 Lumus 22
#51 Us Conec 22
#52 RTX (Raytheon) 21
#53 Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 19
#54 Coretronic 19
#55 View Operating 19
#56 Aac Optics (Suzhou) Co. 18
#57 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 18
#58 University Of Arizona 17
#59 Psiquantum 17
#60 Unknown 17
#61 Hoya Lens Thailand 16
#62 Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. 16
#63 Tdk 16
#64 Toyota 16
#65 Celestial Ai 15
#66 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 15
#67 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 15
#68 Htc 15
#69 Jiangxi Jingchao Optical Co. 15
#70 Senko Advanced Components 15
#71 Asml Netherlands B.V. 14
#72 Ii-Vi Delaware 14
#73 Maxell 14
#74 Coopervision International Limited 13
#75 Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 13
#76 Nichia 13
#77 Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co. 13
#78 Asia Optical Co. 12
#79 Digilens 12
#80 Hefei Boe Display Technology Co. 12
#81 Magnolia White 12
#82 Ricoh Company 12
#83 Disney 12
#84 KAIST 11
#85 Kyocera 11
#86 Mentor Acquisition One 11
#87 Rockley Photonics Limited 11
#88 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 11
#89 Tokyo Visionary Optics Co. 11
#90 General Motors 11
#91 NVIDIA 11
#92 Agc 10
#93 Auo 10
#94 CEA 10
#95 Denso 10
#96 Furukawa Electric Co. 10
#97 Fuzhou Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 10
#98 Manufacturing Resources International 10
#99 Mitsubishi Electric 10
#100 New Shicoh Motor Co. 10