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Papermaking Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Primary CPC class D21 · Section D

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

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 601 patents in 2001.peak 6011996: 482 patents19961997: 511 patents1998: 539 patents1999: 530 patents19992000: 546 patents2001: 601 patents2002: 560 patents20022003: 444 patents2004: 389 patents2005: 298 patents20052006: 291 patents2007: 257 patents2008: 250 patents20082009: 253 patents2010: 358 patents2011: 395 patents20112012: 397 patents2013: 365 patents2014: 385 patents20142015: 287 patents2016: 288 patents2017: 290 patents20172018: 277 patents2019: 286 patents2020: 322 patents20202021: 282 patents2022: 297 patents2023: 279 patents20232024: 299 patents2025: 277 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 James E. Sealey, II 13 First Quality Tissue
2 Byrd Tyler Miller, IV 12 First Quality Tissue
3 Douglas Jay Barkey 10 The Procter & Gamble
#4 Justin S. Pence 10 First Quality Tissue
#5 Jeffrey Glen Sheehan 9 The Procter & Gamble
#6 Markus Pagels 9 Sixring
#7 Markus Weissenberger 9 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Fze
#8 Clay Purdy 8 Fluid Energy Group
#9 Kevin Joseph Vogt 8 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#10 Kyle G. Wynnyk 8 Sixring
#11 Paul Dennis Trokhan 8 The Procter & Gamble
#12 Lynda Ellen Collins 6 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#13 Marc Paul Begin 6 First Quality Tissue
#14 Anthony Paul Bankemper 5 The Procter & Gamble
#15 Devon Gaynelle Curley 5 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#16 J. Michael Bills 5 The Procter & Gamble
#17 John Allen Manifold 5 The Procter & Gamble
#18 Mark William Sachs 5 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#19 Ward William Ostendorf 5 The Procter & Gamble
#20 Yiyun Zhang 5 Footprint International
#21 Yoke Dou Chung 5 Footprint International
#22 Angela Marie Leimbach 4 The Procter & Gamble
#23 Gang Cen 4 —
#24 Kimberly NELSON 4 Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings
#25 Maurizio Tirimacco 4 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#26 Paul Thomas Weisman 4 The Procter & Gamble
#27 Robert Eberhardt 4 Voith Patent Gmbh
#28 Theodore D. Kennedy 4 First Quality Tissue
#29 Theodora RETSINA 4 Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings
#30 Thomas Gerard Shannon 4 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#31 William Ellis Bailey 4 The Procter & Gamble
#32 Andrew M Corbett 3 Sixring
#33 Brandon Moore 3 K2M
#34 Charles W. Colman 3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#35 Christopher Steven LeCount 3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#36 Dwight Edward Anderson 3 International Paper
#37 Erin Ann McCormick 3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#38 Fei Wang 3 AMD
#39 Hubert Walkenhaus 3 Voith Patent Gmbh
#40 Katie Kristine Glass 3 The Procter & Gamble
#41 Kathryn Christian Kien 3 The Procter & Gamble
#42 Kevin P. Brennan 3 First Quality Tissue
#43 Kevin Mitchell 3 The Procter & Gamble
#44 Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi 3 The Procter & Gamble
#45 Leszek Frackowiak 3 Industrial Video Solutions
#46 Luc Gingras 3 Andritz
#47 Mark Alan Burazin 3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#48 Matthew DEWIT 3 Sixring
#49 Masahide Nakamura 3 Seiko Epson
#50 Michael Donald Suer 3 The Procter & Gamble
#51 Nathan John Vogel 3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#52 Ryan Dominic Maladen 3 The Procter & Gamble
#53 Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt 3 —
#54 Shu-Han Chen 3 TSMC
#55 Slawek Frackowiak 3 Industrial Video Solutions
#56 Steven Lee Barnholtz 3 The Procter & Gamble
#57 Susanne Klaschka 3 Voith Patent Gmbh
#58 Taras Z. Andrukh 3 Structured I
#59 Thommy Lindblom 3 —
#60 Allan R. Manninen 2 Astenjohnson
#61 Andries Don Sebastian 2 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
#62 Bibiana Ribeiro RUBINI 2 Suzano S.A.
#63 Bradley Langford 2 Domtar Paper Company
#64 Brian Ranson 2 Domtar Paper Company
#65 Charles Chidozie Ekenga 2 The Procter & Gamble
#66 Chad Martin 2 Albany International
#67 Charles Allen Redd 2 The Procter & Gamble
#68 Christian Weilach 2 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
#69 Chi Zhang 2 Huawei
#70 Dale Gary Kavalew 2 The Procter & Gamble
#71 David Lloyd 2 Domtar Paper Company
#72 David Robert Skuse 2 Fiberlean Technologies Limited
#73 Donald E. Waldroup 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#74 Donald Kenneth Zimmerman 2 First Quality Tissue
#75 Elizabeth Oriel Bradley 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#76 Elisabeth SCHWAIGER 2 Mondi Ag
#77 Francis P. Abuto 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#78 Gary S. Furman 2 Nalco Company
#79 Gustav Andre Mellin 2 The Procter & Gamble
#80 Gwen Johnston 2 Domtar Paper Company
#81 Hiroshi Koyamoto 2 Nippon Paper Industries Co.
#82 Hongjian Zhou 2 First Quality Tissue Se
#83 Isto Heiskanen 2 Stora Enso Oyj
#84 James Allen Cain 2 The Procter & Gamble
#85 James Kenneth Comer 2 The Procter & Gamble
#86 Jennifer Riser 2 Kemira Oyj
#87 Jian Qin 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#88 Joseph K. Baker 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#89 Jonathan Spender 2 University Of Maine System Board Of Trustees
#90 Julia Marsh 2 —
#91 Kaj Backfolk 2 Stora Enso Oyj
#92 Kathleen Diane Sands 2 The Procter & Gamble
#93 Koji MOTOHASHI 2 Seiko Epson
#94 Kun Piao 2 The Procter & Gamble
#95 Lee Hill 2 Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings
#96 Matthew Catarino 2 —
#97 Mark Alan Green 2 The Procter & Gamble
#98 Matthew Joseph Mayes 2 —
#99 Masashi Okamoto 2 Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
#100 Makoto Sato 2 Sony

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 The Procter & Gamble 27
2 Valmet Oy 18
3 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 14
#4 Andritz 11
#5 Voith Patent Gmbh 10
#6 First Quality Tissue 9
#7 Sixring 9
#8 Seiko Epson 8
#9 International Paper 6
#10 Footprint International 5
#11 Structured I 5
#12 Granbio Intellectual Property Holdings 4
#13 Kemira Oyj 4
#14 Stora Enso Oyj 4
#15 Daio Paper 3
#16 Domtar Paper Company 3
#17 Ecolab Usa 3
#18 First Quality Tissue Se 3
#19 Industrial Video Solutions 3
#20 Suzano S.A. 3
#21 Billerudkorsnas Ab 2
#22 Buckman Laboratories International 2
#23 Chemstone 2
#24 Gpcp Ip Holdings 2
#25 Ichikawa Co. 2
#26 Jujo Thermal Oy 2
#27 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 2
#28 Mondi Ag 2
#29 Nippon Paper Industries Co. 2
#30 Papacks Sales Gmbh 2
#31 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 2
#32 Solenis Technologies 2
#33 Sun Chemical 2
#34 Unicharm 2
#35 Unknown 2
#36 Valmet Automation Oy 2
#37 Westrock Mwv 2
#38 Agc Chemicals Americas 1
#39 Ahlstrom Oyj 1
#40 Aikawa Fiber Technologies Oy 1
#41 Anaergia 1
#42 Appvion 1
#43 Arakawa Chemical Industries 1
#44 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#45 Borregaard As 1
#46 Bouldin 1
#47 Bradley University 1
#48 Cascades Canada Ulc 1
#49 Cascades Sonoco 1
#50 Cellwood Machinery 1
#51 Celwise Ab 1
#52 CEA 1
#53 Delfortgroup Ag 1
#54 Dow Global Technologies 1
#55 Du Pont-Toray Co. 1
#56 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag 1
#57 Feltri Marone S.P.A. 1
#58 Fiberlean Technologies Limited 1
#59 Futura S.P.A. 1
#60 Georgia-Pacific 1
#61 Golden Arrow Printing Technology (Kunshan) Co. 1
#62 Hubei Jinhanjiang Refined Cotton Co. 1
#63 Huntsman International 1
#64 Huyck Licensco 1
#65 Ibs Of America 1
#66 Iti Technologies 1
#67 Jiangnan University 1
#68 Kiefel Gmbh 1
#69 King Faisal University 1
#70 Knu-Industry Cooperation Foundation 1
#71 Kurita Water Industries 1
#72 Maintech Co. 1
#73 Metsä Board Oyj 1
#74 Metsä Fibre Oy 1
#75 Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited 1
#76 Nichia 1
#77 Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing., Co. 1
#78 Nisshinbo Chemical 1
#79 North Carolina State University 1
#80 Northeast Forestry University 1
#81 Northwestern University 1
#82 Oji Holdings 1
#83 Omya International Ag 1
#84 Organoclick Ab 1
#85 Paptic Oy 1
#86 Polymer Ventures 1
#87 Rockline Industries 1
#88 Schneider Electric Usa 1
#89 Södra Skogsägarna Ekonomisk Förening 1
#90 Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology 1
#91 Sichuan University 1
#92 Sk Geo Centric Co. 1
#93 Sk Innovation Co. 1
#94 Snf Group 1
#95 Taizen Co. 1
#96 Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt Oy 1
#97 The Babcock & Wilcox 1
#98 University Of Texas System 1
#99 Tronox 1
#100 World Centric 1