Papermaking Patent Leaders 2016 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	John Allen Manifold	9	The Procter & Gamble
2	Thomas Timothy Byrne	8	The Procter & Gamble
3	Douglas Jay Barkey	7	The Procter & Gamble
#4	Isto Heiskanen	7	Stora Enso Oyj
#5	Joseph Broun Powell	6	Shell Oil Compny
#6	Juben Nemchand Chheda	6	Shell Oil Compny
#7	Kevin Benson McNeil	6	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Kenneth John Zwick	6	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#9	Ryan Dominic Maladen	6	The Procter & Gamble
#10	André Mellin	5	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Daniel W. Sumnicht	5	Georgia-Pacific
#12	Daniel H. Sze	5	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#13	Janne Laine	5	Upm-Kymmene
#14	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#15	Naotaka Higuchi	5	Seiko Epson
#16	Toshiaki Yamagami	5	Seiko Epson
#17	Ward William Ostendorf	5	The Procter & Gamble
#18	Cornel Hagiopol	4	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#19	David F. Townsend	4	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#20	Jason Merrill Jones	4	The Procter & Gamble
#21	James E. Sealey, II	4	First Quality Tissue
#22	Jeffrey A. Lee	4	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#23	Joseph H. Miller	4	Georgia-Pacific
#24	Mike Thomas Goulet	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#25	Monika Österberg	4	Upm-Kymmene
#26	Scott Rosencrance	4	Kemira Oyj
#27	Weiguo Cheng	4	Ecolab Usa
#28	Arthur J. Nonni	3	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#29	Brian J. Schuh	3	Georgia-Pacific
#30	Charles E. Courchene	3	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#31	Chen Lu	3	Kemira Oyj
#32	David Warren Loebker	3	The Procter & Gamble
#33	Delphine Miquel	3	Upm-Kymmene
#34	Erin Ann McCormick	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#35	Gary S. Furman	3	Nalco Company
#36	Gretchen Sarah Koch	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#37	Guy H. Super	3	Georgia-Pacific
#38	Guillermo Matias Vidal	3	The Procter & Gamble
#39	Harri Kosonen	3	Upm-Kymmene
#40	Hung Liang Chou	3	Georgia-Pacific
#41	Irmeli Sinisalo	3	Upm-Kymmene
#42	John H. Dwiggins	3	Fort James
#43	John Alexander Werner, IV	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#44	Kaj Backfolk	3	Stora Enso Oyj
#45	Leila Pohjola	3	Upm-Kymmene
#46	Marshall Medoff	3	Xyleco
#47	Masahide Nakamura	3	Seiko Epson
#48	Markus Nuopponen	3	Upm-Kymmene
#49	Maurizio Tirimacco	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#50	Michael Alan Hermans	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#51	Michael Douglas Hill	3	The Procter & Gamble
#52	Michael John Rekoske	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#53	Nathan Michael Hill	3	Corning Incorporated
#54	Shunichi Seki	3	Seiko Epson
#55	Stephen J. McCullough	3	Georgia-Pacific
#56	T. Philips Oriaran	3	Fort James
#57	Allen Brauns	2	Kadant
#58	Alexander Etschmaier	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#59	Alberto J. Ramirez	2	Georgia-Pacific
#60	Andrew Forester	2	Ibs Of America
#61	Ari Kotilainen	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#62	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	2	First Quality Tissue
#63	Charles Chidozie Ekenga	2	The Procter & Gamble
#64	Christopher Michael Slone	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#65	Clay E. Ringold	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#66	Colin Ackroyd	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#67	David Castro	2	Ecolab Usa
#68	Dalcio Chiaranda	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#69	Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka	2	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#70	Daniela Reis	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#71	Daniel Schoeps	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#72	Dennis W. Anderson	2	International Paper
#73	Doug A. Bippert	2	—
#74	Elizabeth Oriel Bradley	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#75	Frank D. Harper	2	Fort James
#76	Frederick S. Potter	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#77	Frank Zimmermann	2	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#78	Gary Lee Shanklin	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#79	Holger Kern	2	Basf Se
#80	Jaakko Ekman	2	Kemira Oyj
#81	James Faufau	2	Ibs Of America
#82	James W. Johnston	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#83	James D. White	2	—
#84	Jeffrey Dean Holz	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#85	Jian Qin	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#86	Joseph K. Baker	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#87	Jochen Honold	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#88	Jouni Matula	2	Wetend Technologies Oy
#89	Jonas Sidaravicius	2	Samsung
#90	Junhua Chen	2	Pixelworks
#91	Jun Li	2	Hanamint Corporation
#92	Katsuhito Gomi	2	Seiko Epson
#93	Kathryn Christian Kien	2	The Procter & Gamble
#94	Kayo Kusumi	2	Daikin Industries
#95	Karl Lemme	2	Astenjohnson
#96	Kazuma MIYAZAWA	2	Seiko Epson
#97	Karthik Ramaratnam	2	First Quality Tissue
#98	Kathleen Diane Sands	2	The Procter & Gamble
#99	Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi	2	The Procter & Gamble
#100	Kim W. Robinson	2	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Procter & Gamble	23
2	Georgia-Pacific	17
3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	16
#4	Voith Patent Gmbh	14
#5	Seiko Epson	11
#6	Stora Enso Oyj	10
#7	Kemira Oyj	8
#8	Upm-Kymmene	8
#9	Nalco Company	6
#10	Shell Oil Compny	6
#11	Andritz	5
#12	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals	5
#13	Astenjohnson	4
#14	Ecolab Usa	4
#15	International Paper	4
#16	Valmet Oy	4
#17	Albany International	3
#18	Arjowiggins Security	3
#19	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	3
#20	Kadant	3
#21	Sca Tissue France	3
#22	Solenis Technologies	3
#23	Xyleco	3
#24	Honeywell	3
#25	Ahlstrom	2
#26	Api Intellectual Property Holdings	2
#27	Basf Se	2
#28	Buckman Laboratories International	2
#29	Daikin Industries	2
#30	Dow Global Technologies	2
#31	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	2
#32	First Quality Tissue	2
#33	Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh	2
#34	HP	2
#35	Ibs Of America	2
#36	Paprima Industries	2
#37	S.P.C.M. Sa	2
#38	Weyerhaeuser Nr	2
#39	Coca-Cola	2
#40	Agc Chemicals Americas	1
#41	Aikawa Fiber Technologies Oy	1
#42	Akzo Nobel N.V.	1
#43	Andritz Technology And Asset Management Gmbh	1
#44	Archroma Ip Gmbh	1
#45	Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers Limited	1
#46	Awi Licensing	1
#47	Beta Renewables S.P.A.	1
#48	CNRS	1
#49	Centre Technique Du Papier	1
#50	Domtar Paper Company	1
#51	Eastman Chemical	1
#52	Empire Technology Development	1
#53	Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia	1
#54	Georgia Tech Research	1
#55	Gl & V Luxembourg Sàrl	1
#56	Harima Chemicals, Incorporated	1
#57	Henry Molded Products	1
#58	Ichikawa Co.	1
#59	Innventia Ab	1
#60	Jsr	1
#61	Kao	1
#62	Kemira Chemicals	1
#63	Konica Minolta	1
#64	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	1
#65	Kronotec Ag	1
#66	Kyocera Document Solutions	1
#67	Lg Hausys	1
#68	Maintech Co.	1
#69	Mhi Health Devices	1
#70	Nanopaper	1
#71	Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno	1
#72	Neenah Paper	1
#73	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	1
#74	Nippon Paper Papylia Co.	1
#75	North Carolina State University	1
#76	Novozymes A/S	1
#77	Ocv Intellectual Capital	1
#78	Onduline	1
#79	Packaging Corporation Of America	1
#80	Paperchine	1
#81	Quantum Technologies Gmbh	1
#82	Rhodia Operations	1
#83	Rohm And Haas	1
#84	Sulzer Management Ag	1
#85	Sun Chemical	1
#86	Superior Industrial Services	1
#87	Syngenta Participations Ag	1
#88	SUNY Research Foundation	1
#89	USDA	1
#90	University Of New Brunswick	1
#91	Titan Wood Limited	1
#92	Tongfang Global Limited	1
#93	United States Gypsum	1
#94	University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees	1
#95	Unknown	1
#96	Valagro Carbone Renouvelable Poitou-Charentes	1
#97	Valmet Aktiebolag	1
#98	Wetend Technologies Oy	1
#99	Xerox	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

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Top Companies