Papermaking Patent Leaders 2023 | 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	Kevin Joseph Vogt	10	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
2	Jeffrey Glen Sheehan	9	The Procter & Gamble
3	Paul Dennis Trokhan	9	The Procter & Gamble
#4	Byrd Tyler Miller, IV	8	First Quality Tissue
#5	James E. Sealey, II	8	First Quality Tissue
#6	David Robert Skuse	6	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#7	Kathryn Christian Kien	6	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Osman Polat	6	The Procter & Gamble
#9	Richard Louis Underhill	6	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#10	Steven Lee Barnholtz	6	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Christopher Steven LeCount	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#12	Isto Heiskanen	5	Stora Enso Oyj
#13	John Allen Manifold	5	The Procter & Gamble
#14	Mark Alan Burazin	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#15	Mark William Sachs	5	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#16	Michael Donald Suer	5	The Procter & Gamble
#17	Christopher Michael Young	4	The Procter & Gamble
#18	Daniel H. Sze	4	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#19	James Roy Denbow	4	The Procter & Gamble
#20	Jiachuan Chen	4	Qilu University Of Technology
#21	Joseph H. Miller	4	Georgia-Pacific
#22	Justin S. Pence	4	First Quality Tissue
#23	Kaj Backfolk	4	Stora Enso Oyj
#24	Luc Gingras	4	Andritz
#25	Lynda Ellen Collins	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#26	Matthew Gary McKee	4	The Procter & Gamble
#27	Masahide Nakamura	4	Seiko Epson
#28	Michael Gomer Stelljes	4	The Procter & Gamble
#29	Per Svending	4	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#30	Steven Parker	4	Westrock Mwv
#31	Thomas Gerard Shannon	4	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#32	Timothy James Klawitter	4	The Procter & Gamble
#33	Xingxiang Ji	4	Qilu University Of Technology
#34	Zhongjian Tian	4	Qilu University Of Technology
#35	Anthony Paul Bankemper	3	The Procter & Gamble
#36	Charles Allen Redd	3	The Procter & Gamble
#37	Clay Purdy	3	Fluid Energy Group
#38	Dean J. Baumgartner	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#39	Devon Gaynelle Curley	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#40	Erin Ann McCormick	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#41	Ernst Michael Winkler	3	Teijin Aramid B.V.
#42	Esa Saukkonen	3	Stora Enso Oyj
#43	Farminder Singh Anand	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#44	Guihua YANG	3	Qilu University Of Technology
#45	Hung Liang Chou	3	Georgia-Pacific
#46	James Michael Singer	3	The Procter & Gamble
#47	Jiebin Pang	3	Westrock Mwv
#48	John Leslie Brent, Jr.	3	The Procter & Gamble
#49	Jonathan Stuart Phipps	3	Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#50	Kayla Elizabeth Rouse	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#51	Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi	3	The Procter & Gamble
#52	Kyle G. Wynnyk	3	Sixring
#53	Manami Morinaga	3	Ichikawa Co.
#54	Makoto Sato	3	Sony
#55	Markus Weissenberger	3	Dorf Ketal Chemicals Fze
#56	Michael Straub	3	Voith Patent Gmbh
#57	Natasha G. Melton	3	Westrock Mwv
#58	Naoko Omagari	3	Seiko Epson
#59	Nathan John Vogel	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#60	Riku Pihko	3	Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy
#61	Richard Allen Zanon	3	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#62	Ruiming Wang	3	Qilu University Of Technology
#63	Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt	3	—
#64	Shigemi Wakabayashi	3	Seiko Epson
#65	Taiye Philips Oriaran	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#66	Tetsuya Aoyama	3	Seiko Epson
#67	Teresa Krug	3	Westrock Mwv
#68	Thommy Lindblom	3	—
#69	Xiaolin Fan	3	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#70	Yoshiyuki Nagai	3	Seiko Epson
#71	Yuya Takamori	3	Ichikawa Co.
#72	Alain Lascar	2	Centre Technique De L'Industrie Des Papiers, Cartons Et Celluloses
#73	Alrick Vincent Warner	2	The Procter & Gamble
#74	Andrew M Corbett	2	Sixring
#75	Andreas Josef Dreher	2	The Procter & Gamble
#76	Andrew Forester	2	Ibs Of America
#77	Benjamin J. Popham	2	The Procter & Gamble
#78	Brian J. Schuh	2	Georgia-Pacific
#79	Brooke Marie Woods	2	The Procter & Gamble
#80	Charles Stuart Everett	2	Eastman Chemical
#81	Christopher Scott Kraus	2	The Procter & Gamble
#82	Christopher Lee Satori	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#83	David A. Beck	2	Voith Paper Patent Gmbh
#84	David William Cabell	2	The Procter & Gamble
#85	Damien Fougerouse	2	Snf Group
#86	David Warren Loebker	2	The Procter & Gamble
#87	David John Paulson	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#88	Emily Schulte	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#89	Eric A. Stuart	2	Gpcp Ip Holdings
#90	Felicia Marie Sauer	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#91	Fresia Alvarado Chacon	2	Teijin Aramid B.V.
#92	Frank D. Harper	2	Fort James
#93	Gatien Faucher	2	S.P.C.M. Sa
#94	Guy Leath Gettle	2	Unknown
#95	Guillermo Matias Vidal	2	The Procter & Gamble
#96	Hiroki KURATA	2	Seiko Epson
#97	Hideki Tanaka	2	Hitachi
#98	Hui-Ting Yang	2	TSMC
#99	James Bradbury	2	Salesforce
#100	Jan HARTWIG	2	Cmblu Energy Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Procter & Gamble	29
2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	23
3	Seiko Epson	20
#4	Valmet Oy	17
#5	Gpcp Ip Holdings	12
#6	Andritz	7
#7	First Quality Tissue	7
#8	Kemira Oyj	7
#9	Voith Patent Gmbh	7
#10	Fiberlean Technologies Limited	6
#11	Stora Enso Oyj	6
#12	International Paper	5
#13	Westrock Mwv	5
#14	Ichikawa Co.	4
#15	Qilu University Of Technology	4
#16	Teijin Aramid B.V.	4
#17	Ibs Of America	3
#18	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	3
#19	Sixring	3
#20	University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees	3
#21	Albany International	2
#22	Andritz Kuesters Gmbh	2
#23	Basf Se	2
#24	Borregaard As	2
#25	Cmblu Energy Ag	2
#26	Daikin Industries	2
#27	Daio Paper	2
#28	Dupont Safety & Construction	2
#29	Eastman Chemical	2
#30	Fpinnovations	2
#31	Kurita Water Industries	2
#32	Mativ Holdings	2
#33	Mercer International	2
#34	Oji Holdings	2
#35	Sca Forest Products Ab	2
#36	S.P.C.M. Sa	2
#37	Structured I	2
#38	Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy	2
#39	Unicharm	2
#40	Aikawa Fiber Technologies Oy	1
#41	Andritz Technology And Asset Management Gmbh	1
#42	Arakawa Chemical Industries	1
#43	Beijing Boe Technology Development Co.	1
#44	Billerudkorsnas Ab	1
#45	Caraustar Industrial And Consumer Products Group	1
#46	Cascades Sonoco	1
#47	Cellwood Machinery	1
#48	Centre Technique De L'Industrie Des Papiers, Cartons Et Celluloses	1
#49	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	1
#50	Chan Li Machinery Co.	1
#51	Clean Chemistry	1
#52	Coatex	1
#53	Domtar Paper Company	1
#54	E6Pr S.A.P.I. De C.V	1
#55	Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag	1
#56	Footprint International	1
#57	General Mills	1
#58	Georgia-Pacific	1
#59	Gp Cellulose Gmbh	1
#60	Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings	1
#61	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	1
#62	Jl Darling	1
#63	Jujo Thermal Oy	1
#64	Kadant	1
#65	Kadant Lamort	1
#66	Kuraray Co.	1
#67	Licella Pty	1
#68	Materialise N.V.	1
#69	Meri Environmental Solutions Gmbh	1
#70	National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology	1
#71	Neozyme International	1
#72	Nippon Filcon Co.	1
#73	Nippon Paper Papylia Co.	1
#74	Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4	1
#75	Osaka University	1
#76	S.A. Giuseppe Cristini S.P.A.	1
#77	Schoeller Technocell Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#78	Smart Planet Technologies	1
#79	Solenis Technologies	1
#80	South China University Of Technology	1
#81	Stowe Woodward Licensco	1
#82	Suzano S.A.	1
#83	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	1
#84	Tohoku University	1
#85	Toscotec S.P.A.	1
#86	University Of British Columbia	1
#87	Valmet Aktiebolag	1
#88	Valmet Automation Oy	1
#89	Wetend Technologies Oy	1
#90	Wirepas Oy	1
#91	Yamauchi	1
#92	Yulan Green Technology Co.	1
#93	Zhejiang University Of Science And Technology	1
#94	BOE	1
#95	Toyota	1

Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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