Papermaking Patent Leaders 2019 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	John Allen Manifold	14	The Procter & Gamble
2	James E. Sealey, II	11	First Quality Tissue
3	Douglas Jay Barkey	7	The Procter & Gamble
#4	Thomas Gerard Shannon	6	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#5	Charles Chidozie Ekenga	5	The Procter & Gamble
#6	Isto Heiskanen	5	Stora Enso Oyj
#7	James Michael Singer	5	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#9	John Leslie Brent, Jr.	5	The Procter & Gamble
#10	John Kelyman	5	Brunn Air Systems
#11	Kathleen Diane Sands	5	The Procter & Gamble
#12	Richard Louis Underhill	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#13	Thorsten Knobloch	5	The Procter & Gamble
#14	Arthur J. Nonni	4	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#15	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	4	First Quality Tissue
#16	Charles E. Courchene	4	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#17	Kaj Backfolk	4	Stora Enso Oyj
#18	Kayla Elizabeth Rouse	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#19	Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi	4	The Procter & Gamble
#20	Ryan Dominic Maladen	4	The Procter & Gamble
#21	Scott Rosencrance	4	Kemira Oyj
#22	Steven Lee Barnholtz	4	The Procter & Gamble
#23	Andrew G. Bomstad	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#24	Andries Don Sebastian	3	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
#25	Anthony York	3	Brunn Air Systems
#26	Bryd Tyler Miller, IV	3	Structured I
#27	Cathleen Mae Uttecht	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#28	Christopher Gerald Donner	3	The Procter & Gamble
#29	Chen Lu	3	Kemira Oyj
#30	David John Paulson	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#31	Daniel H. Sze	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#32	Donald E. Waldroup	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#33	Felicia Marie Sauer	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#34	Gregory T. Johnson	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#35	Jenna Sue Rabideau	3	Kemira Oyj
#36	Johan U. Backstrom	3	Honeywell
#37	Joachim Schoelkopf	3	Omya International Ag
#38	Joseph A. Schulz	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#39	Kerry D. Figiel	3	International Paper
#40	Luc Gingras	3	Andritz
#41	Lynda Ellen Collins	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#42	Mark Alan Burazin	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#43	Mark F. Gerrits	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#44	Michael Forbes	3	Honeywell
#45	Mike Thomas Goulet	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#46	Michael Donald Suer	3	The Procter & Gamble
#47	Michael Andrew Zawadzki	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#48	Osman Polat	3	The Procter & Gamble
#49	Othman A. Hamed	3	Rayonier Trs Holdings
#50	Patrick A.C. Gane	3	Omya International Ag
#51	Paul Thomas Weisman	3	The Procter & Gamble
#52	Peter Allen	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#53	Per Svending	3	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#54	Phillip MacDonald	3	Structured I
#55	Romuald S. KRZYWANSKI	3	Rayonier Performance Fibers
#56	Robert Lenord Powers	3	The Procter & Gamble
#57	Stephen Michael Lindsay	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#58	Taras Z. Andrukh	3	Structured I
#59	Thomas J. Petersen	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#60	Ward William Ostendorf	3	The Procter & Gamble
#61	Yoshiaki Murayama	3	Canon
#62	Alexander P. King	2	The Procter & Gamble
#63	Antonius Lambertus DeBeer	2	The Procter & Gamble
#64	Anton Luger	2	Voith Paper Patent Gmbh
#65	Armelle Senti-Wenk	2	Omya International Ag
#66	Benjamin Peter Sierra	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#67	Blair R. Carter	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#68	Bo Shi	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#69	Christopher Lee Satori	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#70	Christopher Michael Slone	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#71	Chigusa Taguchi	2	Kurita Water Industries
#72	Clay Campbell	2	Kemira Oyj
#73	Clay E. Ringold	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#74	Cornel Hagiopol	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#75	Cunming Song	2	The Procter & Gamble
#76	David Warren Loebker	2	The Procter & Gamble
#77	David John Pung	2	The Procter & Gamble
#78	David Robert Skuse	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#79	Esa Saukkonen	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#80	Fei Wang	2	AMD
#81	Geoffrey Fenn Carlow	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#82	Guiseppe Antonini	2	A. Celli Paper S.P.A.
#83	Gustav Andres Mellin	2	The Procter & Gamble
#84	Guillermo Matias Vidal	2	The Procter & Gamble
#85	Hailing Bao	2	The Procter & Gamble
#86	Hung Liang Chou	2	Georgia-Pacific
#87	James W. Johnston	2	Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
#88	Jarmo Mansikkasalo	2	Valmet Automation Oy
#89	Jan-Erik Nordstrom	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#90	Jeffrey Dean Holz	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#91	Jeffrey A. Lee	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#92	Jiebin Pang	2	Westrock Mwv
#93	John Daniel Algers	2	The Procter & Gamble
#94	Joel M. Engle	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#95	John Claude Husband	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#96	John Matthew Reiser	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#97	Juergen Abraham	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#98	Junhua Chen	2	Pixelworks
#99	Justin C. Pence	2	Structured I
#100	Katja Lyytikäinen	2	Stora Enso Oyj

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Procter & Gamble	25
2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	19
3	Gpcp Ip Holdings	13
#4	International Paper	10
#5	Stora Enso Oyj	9
#6	Kemira Oyj	8
#7	Valmet Oy	8
#8	Andritz	7
#9	Ecolab Usa	6
#10	Brunn Air Systems	5
#11	Seiko Epson	5
#12	Voith Patent Gmbh	5
#13	Basf Se	4
#14	Fiberlean Technologies Limited	4
#15	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	4
#16	Rayonier Performance Fibers	4
#17	Structured I	4
#18	Abb Schweiz Ag	3
#19	First Quality Tissue	3
#20	Honeywell	3
#21	A. Celli Paper S.P.A.	2
#22	Albany International	2
#23	Astenjohnson	2
#24	Daio Paper	2
#25	Footprint International	2
#26	Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings	2
#27	Ichikawa Co.	2
#28	Kuraray Co.	2
#29	Kurita Water Industries	2
#30	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco	2
#31	Stowe Woodward Licensco	2
#32	University of Michigan	2
#33	Unicharm	2
#34	Unknown	2
#35	Valmet Automation Oy	2
#36	Westrock Mwv	2
#37	Agc	1
#38	Ahlstrom	1
#39	Aikawa Iron Works Co.	1
#40	Andritz Kuesters Gmbh	1
#41	Apdn (B.V.I)	1
#42	Billerudkorsnas Ab	1
#43	Borregaard As	1
#44	Buckman Laboratories International	1
#45	Buschman	1
#46	Bwa Water Additives Uk Limited	1
#47	Carl Freudenberg Kg	1
#48	Celwise Ab	1
#49	Cj Cheiljedang	1
#50	Cnh Industrial Canada	1
#51	CEA	1
#52	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	1
#53	Crane & Co.	1
#54	Crane Security Technologies	1
#55	Delfortgroup Ag	1
#56	Dic	1
#57	Donaldson Company	1
#58	Dow Global Technologies	1
#59	Encapsys	1
#60	Enterprises International	1
#61	Entsorgafin S.P.A.	1
#62	Essity Operations France	1
#63	Fedrigoni S.P.A.	1
#64	Flooring Technologies	1
#65	Glatfelter Gernsbach Gmbh	1
#66	Gun Ei Chemical Industry Co.	1
#67	Harima Chemicals, Incorporated	1
#68	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	1
#69	Hueck Rheinische Gmbh	1
#70	Huntsman International	1
#71	Ibs Of America	1
#72	Idemia Identity & Security Usa	1
#73	Idemitsu Kosan Co.	1
#74	Infinitus (China) Company	1
#75	Iogen Energy	1
#76	Kadant	1
#77	Kolon Industries	1
#78	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	1
#79	Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft	1
#80	Licella Pty	1
#81	Maintech Co.	1
#82	Mitsubishi Chemical	1
#83	Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited	1
#84	National University Corporation Hokkaido University	1
#85	Naturon	1
#86	Nippon Kodoshi	1
#87	Oji Holdings	1
#88	Omya International Ag	1
#89	Organic Chemical	1
#90	Plantics B.V.	1
#91	Renmatix	1
#92	Resource Fiber	1
#93	Ricoh Company	1
#94	Rohm And Haas	1
#95	S.A. Giuseppe Cristini S.P.A.	1
#96	Sca Hygiene Products Ab	1
#97	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	1
#98	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	1
#99	Sig Technology Ag	1
#100	Solenis Technologies	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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