Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2016

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	Maurizio Marchini	11	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
2	David W. Eastep	8	Ticona
3	Gianni Mancini	8	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#4	Timothy A. Regan	8	Ticona
#5	Aaron H. Johnson	7	Ticona
#6	Frederick A. Flitsch	7	Johnson & Johnson
#7	Gene Michael Altonen	7	Imflux
#8	Peng-Yang Chen	7	Kinpo Electronics
#9	Randall B. Pugh	7	Johnson & Johnson
#10	Brett I. Lyons	6	The Boeing
#11	Brian G. Robins	6	The Boeing
#12	Daniel B. Otts	6	Johnson & Johnson
#13	Klaus Feichtinger	6	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.
#14	Manfred Hackl	6	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.
#15	William J. Swanson	6	Stratasys
#16	Bjorn Criel	5	Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)
#17	Bradley Wilson	5	Amcor Limited
#18	Daigoro Nakamura	5	Murata Machinery
#19	Daniel M. Rotter	5	The Boeing
#20	Frederick C. Beuerle	5	Amcor Limited
#21	Gheorghe George Olaru	5	Otto Männer Innovation Gmbh
#22	Ken Hatta	5	Toyota
#23	Konrad Senn	5	Krones Ag
#24	Motohiro Tanigawa	5	Murata Machinery
#25	Nathaniel B. Pettis	5	Makerbot Industries
#26	Richard Mathon	5	Snecma
#27	Wen-Ten Lin	5	Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
#28	Aljosa Kemperle	4	Makerbot Industries
#29	Ariel Douglas	4	Makerbot Industries
#30	Byung Seok Kong	4	Hyundai Motor
#31	Eiji Okamoto	4	Seiko Epson
#32	Florian Geltinger	4	Krones Ag
#33	Frank Winzinger	4	Krones Ag
#34	George David Lisch	4	Amcor Limited
#35	Jared Nelson	4	Novartis Ag
#36	John Dallas Pruitt	4	Novartis Ag
#37	Kimberly Nichole McConnell	4	Imflux
#38	Kurtis S. Willden	4	The Boeing
#39	Kwo-Yuan Shi	4	Microjet Technology Co.
#40	Peter Joseph Schmehl	4	Makerbot Industries
#41	Ralf Walter Fisch	4	Husky Injection Molding Systems
#42	Randall D. Wilkerson	4	The Boeing
#43	Robert D. Schad	4	Husky Injection Molding Systems
#44	Stanley Rendon	4	3M
#45	Tadashi Uozumi	4	Murata Machinery
#46	Vincent Sean Breidenbach	4	The Procter & Gamble
#47	Vito Galati	4	Synventive Molding Solutions
#48	Yongxing Qiu	4	Novartis Ag
#49	Yunbing Wang	4	Abbott
#50	Aaron Bartel	3	Nike
#51	Alan J. Jacobsen	3	Hrl Laboratories
#52	Andreas Hartmann	3	Voxeljet Ag
#53	Antoine Phelippeau	3	Snecma
#54	Brad Andrew Coxon	3	The Boeing
#55	Brian D. Wilson	3	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#56	Carsten Link	3	Athena Automation
#57	Cesare Emanuele Amurri	3	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#58	Christopher S. D. Lee	3	Vertera
#59	Damien Cirette	3	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#60	Daisuke Hojo	3	Konica Minolta
#61	David W. Porter	3	Novellus Systems
#62	Daizaburo Takehana	3	Nissei Asb Machine Co.
#63	Daisuke Ueno	3	Honda Motor Co.
#64	Dennis Howard Baumgartner	3	Wenger Manufacturing
#65	Denis De Mattia	3	Airbus Operations Sas
#66	Dennis E. Ferguson	3	3M
#67	Dennis R. Hartter	3	Wenger Manufacturing
#68	Dmitry Starodubtsev	3	Mighty Buildings
#69	Douglas A. McCarville	3	The Boeing
#70	Eckhard Reese	3	Daimler Ag
#71	Eduardo Napadensky	3	Stratasys
#72	Gaetano Lo Presti	3	Pirelli Pneumatici S.P.A.
#73	Gregory Thomas Mark	3	Markforged
#74	Guy Feuilloley	3	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#75	Hiroyuki Hanato	3	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#76	Hiroshi Nanbu	3	Konica Minolta
#77	Hidetoshi Numata	3	IBM
#78	James R. Fox	3	The Boeing
#79	Jason Dean Selland	3	Wenger Manufacturing
#80	Jennifer J. Lawton	3	Makerbot Industries
#81	Jean-Christophe Witz	3	Husky Injection Molding Systems
#82	J. Samuel Batchelder	3	Stratasys
#83	Joseph M. DeSimone	3	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
#84	Joseph L. Hafenrichter	3	The Boeing
#85	John F. Spalding	3	The Boeing
#86	Jui-Feng Chang	3	Kinpo Electronics
#87	Junpei Maruyama	3	Fanuc
#88	Karsten Schibsbye	3	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#89	Kazunori Teramoto	3	Asano Laboratories Co.
#90	Kazuyuki Yamaguchi	3	Toyota Industries
#91	Ke-Ming Huang	3	Microjet Technology Co.
#92	Kevin C. Johnson	3	Stratasys
#93	Kenichi Mizoguchi	3	Asano Laboratories Co.
#94	Kirk Edward Maki	3	Amcor Limited
#95	Matthew J. Edelman	3	Ksi Conveyor
#96	Marc R. Matsen	3	The Boeing
#97	Mark A. Negley	3	The Boeing
#98	Masaaki Onodera	3	Kyoraku Co.
#99	Mark Ernest Vermilyea	3	GE
#100	Marc Wenger	3	Wenger Manufacturing

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	85
2	Krones Ag	29
3	Michelin	29
#4	Airbus Operations Limited	27
#5	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	27
#6	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	20
#7	3M	18
#8	Canon	18
#9	Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited	17
#10	Kinpo Electronics	17
#11	Makerbot Industries	17
#12	Xyzprinting	17
#13	Samsung	17
#14	Bridgestone	16
#15	Toyota	16
#16	Foxconn	15
#17	Husky Injection Molding Systems	15
#18	Nike	15
#19	Fanuc	13
#20	Stratasys	13
#21	Johnson & Johnson	13
#22	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	12
#23	Novartis Ag	12
#24	The Procter & Gamble	12
#25	Unknown	12
#26	Xerox	12
#27	Ford	12
#28	GE	12
#29	Hyundai Motor	11
#30	Sidel Participations S.A.S	10
#31	Snecma	10
#32	Airbus Operations Sas	9
#33	Ticona	9
#34	Toray Industries	9
#35	Basf Se	8
#36	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	8
#37	IBM	8
#38	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	7
#39	Discma Ag	7
#40	Fujifilm	7
#41	Imflux	7
#42	Kia Motors	7
#43	Konica Minolta	7
#44	Mitsubishi Electric	7
#45	Otto Männer Innovation Gmbh	7
#46	Sumitomo Rubber Industries	7
#47	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	7
#48	Toshiba Kikai	7
#49	Unicharm	7
#50	Abbott	6
#51	Apple	6
#52	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.	6
#53	Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)	6
#54	Graham Packaging Company	6
#55	General Motors	6
#56	Amcor Limited	5
#57	Coopervision International Limited	5
#58	Dow Global Technologies	5
#59	Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh	5
#60	Fette Compacting Gmbh	5
#61	Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)	5
#62	Lm Glasfiber A/S	5
#63	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Technology	5
#64	Mold-Masters (2007) Limited	5
#65	Seiko Epson	5
#66	Synventive Molding Solutions	5
#67	The Glad Products	5
#68	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	5
#69	Voxeljet Ag	5
#70	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg	5
#71	Oracle	5
#72	Panasonic	5
#73	Athena Automation	4
#74	Engel Austria Gmbh	4
#75	Hrl Laboratories	4
#76	Inglass S.P.A	4
#77	Kawasaki	4
#78	Kobe Steel	4
#79	Kyoraku Co.	4
#80	Mercury Plastics	4
#81	Murata Machinery	4
#82	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.	4
#83	Rhodia Operations	4
#84	Robert Bosch Gmbh	4
#85	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	4
#86	The Japan Steel Works	4
#87	Totani	4
#88	Toyo Seikan Co.	4
#89	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	4
#90	Yachiyo Industry Co.	4
#91	Ykk	4
#92	Adobe	3
#93	3D Systems	3
#94	Arcam Ab	3
#95	Asano Laboratories Co.	3
#96	Baker Hughes Holdings	3
#97	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh	3
#98	Carbon3D	3
#99	CNRS	3
#100	Corning Incorporated	3

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies