Papermaking Patent Leaders 2017 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	John Allen Manifold	7	The Procter & Gamble
2	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	6	First Quality Tissue
3	James E. Sealey, II	6	First Quality Tissue
#4	Karthik Ramaratnam	6	First Quality Tissue
#5	Toshiaki Yamagami	6	Seiko Epson
#6	Clay E. Ringold	5	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#7	Cornel Hagiopol	5	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#8	Douglas Jay Barkey	5	The Procter & Gamble
#9	Jeffrey Dean Holz	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#10	Naotaka Higuchi	5	Seiko Epson
#11	Scott Rosencrance	5	Kemira Oyj
#12	Chen Lu	4	Kemira Oyj
#13	David J. Castro	4	Ecolab Usa
#14	Isto Heiskanen	4	Stora Enso Oyj
#15	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	4	The Procter & Gamble
#16	Joseph Broun Powell	4	Shell Oil Compny
#17	Juben Nemchand Chheda	4	Shell Oil Compny
#18	Luc Gingras	4	Andritz
#19	Lynda Ellen Collins	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#20	Mark Alan Burazin	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#21	Markus Nuopponen	4	Upm-Kymmene
#22	Mei Liu	4	Ecolab Usa
#23	Ryan Dominic Maladen	4	The Procter & Gamble
#24	Shane Ervin Hayes	4	First Quality Tissue
#25	Ward William Ostendorf	4	The Procter & Gamble
#26	Ai Tamura	3	Ichikawa Co.
#27	Andrew Forester	3	Ibs Of America
#28	Arthur J. Nonni	3	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#29	Charles E. Courchene	3	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#30	Chun-Huang Huang	3	Golden Arrow Painting Co.
#31	Chien-Kuan Kuo	3	Golden Arrow Painting Co.
#32	Christopher Michael Slone	3	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#33	Clement L. Brungardt	3	Hercules
#34	Daniel W. Sumnicht	3	Georgia-Pacific
#35	David F. Townsend	3	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#36	James Faufau	3	Ibs Of America
#37	James W. Johnston	3	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#38	Kerry D. Figiel	3	International Paper
#39	Mark William Sachs	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#40	Michael Alan Hermans	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#41	Nobumasa Abe	3	Seiko Epson
#42	Robert M. Lowe	3	Ecolab Usa
#43	Theodora RETSINA	3	Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings
#44	Vesa PYLKKANEN	3	Api Intellectual Property Holdings
#45	Vladimir Grigoriev	3	Kemira Oyj
#46	Xiaoqi Zhou	3	HP
#47	Xulong Fu	3	HP
#48	Allan R. Manninen	2	Astenjohnson
#49	Andrew G. Bomstad	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#50	Asko Karppi	2	Kemira Oyj
#51	Atsushi Horii	2	Asahi Kasei Fibers
#52	Brent William Broehm	2	The Procter & Gamble
#53	Bryan J. Lindsey	2	The Procter & Gamble
#54	Chris B. Anklam	2	First Quality Tissue
#55	Chie Umehara	2	Ichikawa Co.
#56	Courtney E. Kessling	2	First Quality Tissue
#57	Daniel Gantenbein	2	Omya International Ag
#58	David Warren Loebker	2	The Procter & Gamble
#59	David A. Ross	2	Delphi Technologies
#60	David S. Soane	2	Nanotex
#61	Daniel H. Sze	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#62	David W. White	2	Georgia-Pacific
#63	Erin Ann McCormick	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#64	Frederick S. Potter	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#65	Franck Andre Vanhecke	2	The Chemours Company Fc
#66	Gary P. Fugitt	2	—
#67	Gangadhar Jogikalmath	2	Nanopaper
#68	Gregory T. Johnson	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#69	Gretchen Sarah Koch	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#70	Gregory L. Wedel	2	Beloit
#71	Guillermo Matias Vidal	2	The Procter & Gamble
#72	Hirofumi Ono	2	Lintec
#73	Hung Liang Chou	2	Georgia-Pacific
#74	Hugh West	2	Weyerhaeuser Nr
#75	Jason Richard Hogan	2	—
#76	Jeffrey A. Lee	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#77	Jeffrey James Timm	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#78	Jiebin Pang	2	Westrock Mwv
#79	Johann Boeck	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#80	Joel M. Engle	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#81	Jochen Honold	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#82	Johann Kecht	2	Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology Gmbh
#83	Jouni Matula	2	Wetend Technologies Oy
#84	Joachim Schoelkopf	2	Omya International Ag
#85	Joseph A. Schulz	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#86	Justin S. Pence	2	First Quality Tissue
#87	Kaj Backfolk	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#88	Kenji Inoue	2	Kaneka
#89	Kevin Joseph Vogt	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#90	Lokendra Pal	2	HP
#91	Marc Erkelenz	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#92	Mark F. Gerrits	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#93	Matti Hietaniemi	2	Kemira Oyj
#94	Masahide Nakamura	2	Seiko Epson
#95	Mengkui Luo	2	Weyerhaeuser Nr
#96	Mitchell Scott Chinn	2	The Chemours Company Fc
#97	Mika Kosonen	2	Upm-Kymmene
#98	Mitsuyoshi Matsuno	2	Fuji Kiko Co.
#99	Mika Raty	2	Upm-Kymmene
#100	Mikko Virtanen	2	Kemira Oyj

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Seiko Epson	13
2	The Procter & Gamble	12
3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	11
#4	Georgia-Pacific	10
#5	International Paper	10
#6	Kemira Oyj	10
#7	Andritz	8
#8	Basf Se	8
#9	Upm-Kymmene	8
#10	Valmet Oy	8
#11	Voith Patent Gmbh	8
#12	Solenis Technologies	7
#13	Ecolab Usa	6
#14	First Quality Tissue	6
#15	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals	5
#16	Ichikawa Co.	5
#17	Stora Enso Oyj	5
#18	Westrock Mwv	5
#19	Archroma Ip Gmbh	4
#20	HP	4
#21	Shell Oil Compny	4
#22	Api Intellectual Property Holdings	3
#23	Golden Arrow Painting Co.	3
#24	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	3
#25	Ibs Of America	3
#26	Akzo Nobel N.V.	2
#27	Asahi Kasei Fibers	2
#28	Astenjohnson	2
#29	Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh	2
#30	Mondi Ag	2
#31	Nanopaper	2
#32	Omya International Ag	2
#33	Rayonier Performance Fibers	2
#34	Roquette Freres	2
#35	Sca Hygiene Products Ab	2
#36	Sca Tissue France	2
#37	Sulzer Management Ag	2
#38	The Chemours Company Tt	2
#39	Toray Industries	2
#40	Unknown	2
#41	Wetend Technologies Oy	2
#42	Abb Schweiz Ag	1
#43	A. Celli Paper S.P.A.	1
#44	Aica Kogyo Co.	1
#45	Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V	1
#46	Andritz Fiedler Gmbh	1
#47	Andritz Perfojet Sas	1
#48	Arjowiggins	1
#49	Arkema France	1
#50	Bouldin	1
#51	Brunn Air Systems	1
#52	Buckman Laboratories International	1
#53	Crane & Co.	1
#54	Crane Security Technologies	1
#55	De La Rue International Limited	1
#56	Dow Corning	1
#57	Dow Corning Toray Co.	1
#58	Dow Global Technologies	1
#59	Dreamweaver International	1
#60	Eastman Chemical	1
#61	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#62	Empire Technology Development	1
#63	Enerquin Air	1
#64	Evergreen Packaging	1
#65	Fibria Celulose S/A	1
#66	Fpinnovations	1
#67	Georgia-Pacific Gypsum	1
#68	Gpcp Ip Holdings	1
#69	Guangxi University	1
#70	Heimbach Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#71	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	1
#72	Imerys Minerals Limited	1
#73	Imperial Innovations Limited	1
#74	Innogel Ag	1
#75	Innovatech Engineering	1
#76	Japan Tobacco	1
#77	Kadant	1
#78	Kadant Johnson	1
#79	Kao	1
#80	Katayama Chemical	1
#81	Kba-Notasys Sa	1
#82	Lakehead University	1
#83	Metsä Fibre Oy	1
#84	Miquel Y Costas & Miquel, S.A.	1
#85	Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited	1
#86	Neenah Paper	1
#87	Noram Engineering And Constructors	1
#88	Paperchine	1
#89	Paprima Industries	1
#90	Shanghai Institute Of Ceramics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	1
#91	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	1
#92	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	1
#93	Sigma Alimentos, S.A. De C.V.	1
#94	Spectra Systems	1
#95	Stowe Woodward Licensco	1
#96	Tesa Se	1
#97	SUNY Research Foundation	1
#98	Universitat Politécnica De Catalunya	1
#99	Valmet Aktiebolag	1
#100	Valmet Automation Oy	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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