Papermaking Patent Leaders 2021 | Patent Leaderboard

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	James E. Sealey, II	9	First Quality Tissue
2	John Allen Manifold	8	The Procter & Gamble
3	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	7	First Quality Tissue
#4	Kaj Backfolk	7	Stora Enso Oyj
#5	Angela Marie Leimbach	6	The Procter & Gamble
#6	Isto Heiskanen	6	Stora Enso Oyj
#7	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	6	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Mark Alan Burazin	6	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#9	Michael Donald Suer	6	The Procter & Gamble
#10	Steven Lee Barnholtz	6	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Takayoshi Konishi	6	Unicharm
#12	Katie Kristine Glass	5	The Procter & Gamble
#13	Kathryn Christian Kien	5	The Procter & Gamble
#14	Kevin Joseph Vogt	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#15	Paul Dennis Trokhan	5	The Procter & Gamble
#16	Arthur J. Nonni	4	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#17	Charles E. Courchene	4	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#18	Christopher Michael Young	4	The Procter & Gamble
#19	Douglas Jay Barkey	4	The Procter & Gamble
#20	Esa Saukkonen	4	Stora Enso Oyj
#21	Fei Wang	4	AMD
#22	Michael Gomer Stelljes	4	The Procter & Gamble
#23	Richard Louis Underhill	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#24	Ryan Dominic Maladen	4	The Procter & Gamble
#25	Timothy James Klawitter	4	The Procter & Gamble
#26	Toshio Hiraoka	4	Unicharm
#27	David A. Beck	3	Voith Paper Patent Gmbh
#28	Gustav Andre Mellin	3	The Procter & Gamble
#29	James Roy Denbow	3	The Procter & Gamble
#30	James Michael Singer	3	The Procter & Gamble
#31	John Leslie Brent, Jr.	3	The Procter & Gamble
#32	Kenneth John Zwick	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#33	Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi	3	The Procter & Gamble
#34	Lynda Ellen Collins	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#35	Mike Thomas Goulet	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#36	Naotaka Higuchi	3	Seiko Epson
#37	Peter Allen	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#38	Riku Pihko	3	Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
#39	Richard Allen Zanon	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#40	Tom Lundin	3	Kemira Oyj
#41	Wayne E. Buschmann	3	Clean Chemistry
#42	Alexander P. King	2	The Procter & Gamble
#43	Antonius Lambertus DeBeer	2	The Procter & Gamble
#44	Andrew Forester	2	Ibs Of America
#45	Barak Yekutiely	2	—
#46	Björn Hühnlein	2	—
#47	Byoung Sam Kang	2	Dupont Safety & Construction
#48	Cecilia Land Hensdal	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#49	Charles Chidozie Ekenga	2	The Procter & Gamble
#50	Christopher Michael Slone	2	Gp Cellulose Gmbh
#51	Cristiano Bobba	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#52	Cunming Song	2	The Procter & Gamble
#53	Daoshen Bi	2	L-1 Secure Credentialing
#54	Daniel Gantenbein	2	Omya International Ag
#55	Daniel E. Glover	2	Buckman Laboratories International
#56	David Warren Loebker	2	The Procter & Gamble
#57	Daniel Joseph Nicholson	2	Solenis Technologies
#58	David John Paulson	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#59	David John Pung	2	The Procter & Gamble
#60	David Robert Skuse	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#61	Daniel H. Sze	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#62	Dean J. Baumgartner	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#63	Dongdong Wang	2	Ibiden Co.
#64	Farminder Singh Anand	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#65	Frank D. Harper	2	Fort James
#66	Gary S. Furman	2	Nalco Company
#67	Giovanni Massarotti	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#68	Guillermo Matias Vidal	2	The Procter & Gamble
#69	Hailing Bao	2	The Procter & Gamble
#70	Herbert B. Kohler	2	Kohler Coating Machinery
#71	Hung Liang Chou	2	Georgia-Pacific
#72	Hu Zhou	2	Byd Company Limited
#73	James Bradbury	2	Salesforce
#74	James Allen Cain	2	The Procter & Gamble
#75	James Kenneth Comer	2	The Procter & Gamble
#76	Jeffrey Dean Holz	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#77	Jens Kallenberg	2	Voith Patent Gmbh
#78	John Daniel Algers	2	The Procter & Gamble
#79	Jorge Alonso Duran	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#80	John Claude Husband	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#81	Joseph H. Miller	2	Georgia-Pacific
#82	John Alexander Werner, IV	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#83	Justin S. Pence	2	First Quality Tissue
#84	Kaisa Karisalmi	2	Kemira Oyj
#85	Kayla Elizabeth Rouse	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#86	Kathleen Diane Sands	2	The Procter & Gamble
#87	Kaneo Yoda	2	Seiko Epson
#88	Kun Piao	2	The Procter & Gamble
#89	Lars Axrup	2	Stora Enso Oyj
#90	Luc Gingras	2	Andritz
#91	Mark William Sachs	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#92	Mehdi Afshari	2	Fiberweb
#93	Michel Schenker	2	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#94	Natnael Behabtu	2	Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4
#95	Nao Kobayashi	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#96	Noritomo Kameda	2	Unicharm
#97	Oriol Margo Moreno	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#98	Paul David Bradford	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#99	Patricia Câmara Mileo	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#100	Patrick A.C. Gane	2	Omya International Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Procter & Gamble	26
2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	20
3	Seiko Epson	16
#4	Stora Enso Oyj	12
#5	Gpcp Ip Holdings	10
#6	Kemira Oyj	10
#7	Voith Patent Gmbh	10
#8	Valmet Oy	9
#9	Solenis Technologies	7
#10	Unicharm	6
#11	Ecolab Usa	5
#12	International Paper	5
#13	Structured I	5
#14	Andritz	4
#15	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	4
#16	Valmet Aktiebolag	4
#17	Westrock Mwv	4
#18	Albany International	3
#19	Clean Chemistry	3
#20	Fiberlean Technologies Limited	3
#21	First Quality Tissue	3
#22	3M	2
#23	Basf Se	2
#24	Buckman Laboratories International	2
#25	Clariant	2
#26	Dupont Safety & Construction	2
#27	Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag	2
#28	Hunan University Of Science And Technology	2
#29	Ibs Of America	2
#30	Idemia Identity & Security Usa	2
#31	Intpro	2
#32	King Abdulaziz University	2
#33	Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4	2
#34	Omya International Ag	2
#35	Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy	2
#36	Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj	1
#37	Alma Mater Studiorum—Università Di Bologna	1
#38	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	1
#39	Arjo Wiggins Fine Papers Limited	1
#40	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#41	Bradley University	1
#42	Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group	1
#43	Cellutech Ab	1
#44	Centre Technique De L'Industrie Des Papiers, Cartons Et Celluloses	1
#45	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	1
#46	CEA	1
#47	Coöperatie Avebe U.A.	1
#48	Corelex Shin-Ei Co.	1
#49	Daio Paper	1
#50	Danapak Flexibles A/S	1
#51	Daprox Ab	1
#52	Eastman Chemical	1
#53	Fabio Perini S.P.A.	1
#54	Fp-Pigments Oy	1
#55	Futamura Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha	1
#56	Georgia-Pacific	1
#57	Godavari Biorefineries	1
#58	HP	1
#59	Honda Motor Co.	1
#60	Huntsman International	1
#61	Huyck Licensco	1
#62	ITRI	1
#63	Inventure Renewables	1
#64	Ip2Ipo Innovations Limited	1
#65	Kadant Lamort	1
#66	Kurita Water Industries	1
#67	Maintech Co.	1
#68	Neenah	1
#69	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	1
#70	Nippon Paper Papylia Co.	1
#71	Oji Holdings	1
#72	Oregon State University	1
#73	Organic Chemical	1
#74	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	1
#75	Paptic Oy	1
#76	Polymer Ventures	1
#77	Procemex Oy	1
#78	Rohm And Haas	1
#79	S.A. Giuseppe Cristini S.P.A.	1
#80	Schweitzer Mauduit International	1
#81	Södra Skogsägarna Ekonomisk Förening	1
#82	Sonoco Development	1
#83	Suzano S.A.	1
#84	Teijin Aramid B.V.	1
#85	University of Michigan	1
#86	USDA	1
#87	University Of Maryland, College Park	1
#88	Unknown	1
#89	Valmet S.P.A.	1
#90	Wacker Chemie Ag	1
#91	LG	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

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Top Companies