Papermaking Patent Leaders 2018 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Daniel H. Sze	10	Gpcp Ip Holdings
2	John Allen Manifold	9	The Procter & Gamble
3	Arthur J. Nonni	8	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#4	Charles E. Courchene	8	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#5	Hung Liang Chou	6	Georgia-Pacific
#6	Xiaolin Fan	6	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#7	Christopher Michael Slone	5	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#8	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#9	Ryan Dominic Maladen	5	The Procter & Gamble
#10	David Warren Loebker	4	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Guillermo Matias Vidal	4	The Procter & Gamble
#12	James E. Sealey, II	4	First Quality Tissue
#13	Mei Liu	4	Ecolab Usa
#14	Mike Thomas Goulet	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#15	Naotaka Higuchi	4	Seiko Epson
#16	Peter R. Abitz	4	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#17	Thomas Gerard Shannon	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#18	Ward William Ostendorf	4	The Procter & Gamble
#19	Andrew G. Bomstad	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#20	Brandon Moore	3	K2M
#21	Chun-Huang Huang	3	Golden Arrow Painting Co.
#22	Chien-Kuan Kuo	3	Golden Arrow Painting Co.
#23	Gregory T. Johnson	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#24	Isto Heiskanen	3	Stora Enso Oyj
#25	James Michael Singer	3	The Procter & Gamble
#26	Jeffrey James Timm	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#27	John Leslie Brent, Jr.	3	The Procter & Gamble
#28	Jonas Karlsson	3	Albany International
#29	Joseph H. Miller	3	Georgia-Pacific
#30	Joachim Schoelkopf	3	Omya International Ag
#31	Joseph A. Schulz	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#32	Kate Marritt Lusvardi	3	Solenis Technologies
#33	Kenneth John Zwick	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#34	Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi	3	The Procter & Gamble
#35	Lars Axrup	3	Stora Enso Oyj
#36	Mark F. Gerrits	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#37	Masahide Nakamura	3	Seiko Epson
#38	Michael Alan Hermans	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#39	Michael John Rekoske	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#40	Patrick A.C. Gane	3	Omya International Ag
#41	Richard Louis Underhill	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#42	Robert A. Hansen	3	Albany International
#43	Robert M. Lowe	3	Ecolab Usa
#44	Thomas Joseph Dyer	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#45	Thomas J. Petersen	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#46	Toshiaki Yamagami	3	Seiko Epson
#47	Weiguo Cheng	3	Ecolab Usa
#48	Yiyun Zhang	3	Footprint International
#49	Yoke Dou Chung	3	Footprint International
#50	Yulin Zhao	3	Ecolab Usa
#51	Anas Alias	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#52	Andreas Anzel	2	Andritz
#53	Anthony Robin McGarel-Groves	2	—
#54	Blair R. Carter	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#55	Bo Zhu	2	Basf Se
#56	Bradley Benz	2	Ecolab Usa
#57	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	2	First Quality Tissue
#58	Christoph Hamers	2	Basf Se
#59	Charles E. Miller	2	Weyerhaeuser Nr
#60	Chris Millward	2	Voestalpine Precision Strip Gmbh
#61	Christopher Lee Satori	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#62	Dana Eagles	2	Albany International
#63	Dale E. Nutter	2	Westrock Mwv
#64	Daniel W. Sumnicht	2	Georgia-Pacific
#65	Darrell M. Waite	2	University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees
#66	Dean J. Baumgartner	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#67	Dhruv Agarwal	2	True Fabrications
#68	Douglas Jay Barkey	2	The Procter & Gamble
#69	Farminder Singh Anand	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#70	Franz Grohmann	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#71	Frederick J. Lang	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#72	Franck Andre Vanhecke	2	The Chemours Company Fc
#73	Geoffrey Nicholas Drage	2	—
#74	Gilbert Darrell Gafford	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#75	Henrik Lund	2	Novozymes A/S
#76	Jared Bradberry	2	Westrock Mwv
#77	Jari Räsänen	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#78	Jiebin Pang	2	Westrock Mwv
#79	John Paul David	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#80	John H. Dwiggins	2	Fort James
#81	Joel M. Engle	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#82	John Claude Husband	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#83	Joseph M. Mahoney	2	Solenis Technologies
#84	Johan Malmquist	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#85	John Matthew Reiser	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#86	John Alexander Werner, IV	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#87	Juergen Abraham	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#88	Juha Lindfors	2	Kemira Oyj
#89	Kaj Backfolk	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#90	Katsuhito Gomi	2	Seiko Epson
#91	Karthik Ramaratnam	2	First Quality Tissue
#92	Kenneth John Coryton Day	2	—
#93	Kevin Leon LaBerge	2	—
#94	Lynda Ellen Collins	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#95	Marco Brujas	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#96	Mark Alan Burazin	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#97	Malcolm Gilbert Gates	2	—
#98	Matti Hietaniemi	2	Kemira Oyj
#99	Manish Jain	2	Albany International
#100	Meng Zhang	2	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Gpcp Ip Holdings	18
2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	13
3	The Procter & Gamble	12
#4	Voith Patent Gmbh	11
#5	Ecolab Usa	10
#6	Seiko Epson	10
#7	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	8
#8	International Paper	7
#9	Stora Enso Oyj	7
#10	Albany International	5
#11	Kemira Oyj	5
#12	Valmet Oy	5
#13	Basf Se	4
#14	Fiberlean Technologies Limited	4
#15	Ichikawa Co.	4
#16	Solenis Technologies	4
#17	Westrock Mwv	4
#18	Andritz	3
#19	Footprint International	3
#20	Golden Arrow Painting Co.	3
#21	Novozymes A/S	3
#22	First Quality Tissue	2
#23	Fpinnovations	2
#24	Innovatech Engineering	2
#25	Oji Holdings	2
#26	Omya International Ag	2
#27	The Chemours Company Fc	2
#28	Upm-Kymmene	2
#29	Voestalpine Precision Strip Gmbh	2
#30	A. Celli Paper S.P.A.	1
#31	Andritz Fiedler Gmbh	1
#32	Andritz Kuesters Gmbh	1
#33	Andritz Perfojet Sas	1
#34	Andritz Technology And Asset Management Gmbh	1
#35	Api Intellectual Property Holdings	1
#36	Arkema France	1
#37	Asahi Glass Co.	1
#38	Astenjohnson	1
#39	Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co.	1
#40	Beta Renewables S.P.A.	1
#41	Billerudkorsnas Ab	1
#42	Brunn Air Systems	1
#43	Buckman Laboratories International	1
#44	Buschman	1
#45	Celanese Sales Germany Gmbh	1
#46	Center For Abrasives And Refractories Research & Development C.A.R.R.D. Gmbh	1
#47	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	1
#48	China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co.	1
#49	Cj Cheiljedang	1
#50	Cnh Industrial Canada	1
#51	Daio Paper	1
#52	De La Rue International Limited	1
#53	Domtar Paper Company	1
#54	Donaldson Company	1
#55	Dupont Teijin Advanced Papers (Japan)	1
#56	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#57	Enzymatic Deinking Technologies, L.L.C.	1
#58	Evonik Degussa Gmbh	1
#59	Exp Services	1
#60	Fábrica Nacional De Moneda Y Timbre—Real Casa De La Moneda	1
#61	Feltri Marone S.P.A.	1
#62	Fluoron	1
#63	Greenfield Specialty Alcohols	1
#64	Harima Chemicals, Incorporated	1
#65	Henry Molded Products	1
#66	HP	1
#67	Hyundai Motor	1
#68	Ibs Of America	1
#69	Imerys Usa	1
#70	Inbicon A/S	1
#71	Istanbul Teknik Universitesi	1
#72	Japan Tobacco	1
#73	Jiangnan University	1
#74	Jilin University	1
#75	Johns Manville	1
#76	King Saud University	1
#77	Konica Minolta	1
#78	Kronoplus Technical Ag	1
#79	Kuraray Co.	1
#80	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	1
#81	Lydall	1
#82	Meri Environmental Solutions Gmbh	1
#83	Metgen Oy	1
#84	Metsä Board Oyj	1
#85	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Environmental Solutions	1
#86	Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited	1
#87	Mondi Ag	1
#88	Nanotech Security	1
#89	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	1
#90	Onduline	1
#91	Paprima Industries	1
#92	Plantics B.V.	1
#93	Poet Research	1
#94	Purdue Research Foundation	1
#95	S.A. Giuseppe Cristini S.P.A.	1
#96	Sca Tissue France	1
#97	Schoeller Technocell Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#98	Södra Skogsägarna Ekonomisk Förening	1
#99	South China University Of Technology	1
#100	S.P.C.M. Sa	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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