Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2017

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

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Gene Michael Altonen	10	Imflux
2	Gianni Mancini	10	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
3	Maurizio Marchini	9	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#4	Andrew John Ouderkirk	8	Meta
#5	Gregg A. Ambur	8	3M
#6	Patricia J. Donaldson	8	Xerox
#7	Timothy L. Wong	8	3M
#8	Zhisheng Yun	8	3M
#9	Eduardo Napadensky	7	Stratasys
#10	Vito Galati	7	Synventive Molding Solutions
#11	Bernard Villeneuve	6	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#12	Erin A. McDowell	6	3M
#13	J. Samuel Batchelder	6	Stratasys
#14	Michael Thomas Dodd	6	The Procter & Gamble
#15	Satoshi Abe	6	Panasonic
#16	William J. Swanson	6	Stratasys
#17	Andrew E. Modin	5	The Boeing
#18	David Huang	5	Oregon Health & Science University
#19	David W. Johnson	5	Ebert Composites
#20	Eiji Okamoto	5	Seiko Epson
#21	Erwin Ruiz	5	Xerox
#22	Gaetano Lo Presti	5	Pirelli Pneumatici S.P.A.
#23	Gregory Thomas Mark	5	Markforged
#24	Guillaume Chauvin	5	Discma Ag
#25	Hideyuki Takahara	5	The Yokohama Rubber Co.
#26	Jeffrey J. Bradway	5	Xerox
#27	Klaus Feichtinger	5	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.
#28	Koki HIRATA	5	Seiko Epson
#29	Manfred Hackl	5	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.
#30	Masataka Takenami	5	Panasonic
#31	Michael Bierdel	5	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#32	Michael J. Vendely	5	Johnson & Johnson
#33	Nobuyuki Tamura	5	Discma Ag
#34	Paul M. Fromm	5	Xerox
#35	Scott A. Garrett	5	Ebert Composites
#36	Stephen G. Moyers	5	Ebert Composites
#37	Taylor W. Aronhalt	5	Johnson & Johnson
#38	Thierry Deau	5	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#39	William T. Kline	5	The Boeing
#40	André Bartsch	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#41	Andreas Hartmann	4	Voxeljet Ag
#42	Atsushi Murata	4	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.
#43	Bradley Wilson	4	Amcor Limited
#44	Christopher D. Atwood	4	Xerox
#45	Christian Kohler	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#46	Chigusa Sato	4	Seiko Epson
#47	Darrell D. Jones	4	The Boeing
#48	Damien Kannengiesser	4	Discma Ag
#49	Eliahu M. Kritchman	4	Stratasys
#50	Emily A. Schellin	4	Johnson & Johnson
#51	Ettore Maurizio Costabeber	4	Dws S.R.L.
#52	Fares D. Alsewailem	4	King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology
#53	Frédéric Pialot	4	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#54	Hiroshi Fukumoto	4	Seiko Epson
#55	Isamu Matsumoto	4	Panasonic
#56	Jason P. Rolland	4	Carbon
#57	Jeffrey J. Folkins	4	Xerox
#58	Jens Werner	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#59	John Moncrief Layman	4	The Procter & Gamble
#60	Jorge M. Rodriguez	4	Xerox
#61	Jürgen Stampfl	4	Technische Universität Wien
#62	Leo Klinstein	4	Dukane Ias
#63	Martin Lepper	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#64	Markus Wimplinger	4	Ev Group E. Thallner Gmbh
#65	Michael R. Chapman	4	The Boeing
#66	Mikael Derrien	4	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#67	Michael Eloo	4	Gala Industies
#68	Michael Linke	4	Khs Corpoplast Gmbh
#69	Paul Golko	4	Dukane Ias
#70	Pei-Chung Wang	4	General Motors
#71	Pierrick Protais	4	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#72	Ralph Edwin Neufarth	4	Imflux
#73	Roger Biel	4	Novartis Ag
#74	Sahrudine Apdalhaliem	4	The Boeing
#75	Sandro Mäke	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#76	Sergio Antunes	4	Synventive Molding Solutions
#77	Shinichi Kato	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#78	Steven M. Russel	4	Xerox
#79	Sumito Sato	4	Discma Ag
#80	Tatsuhiro Uchiyama	4	Fanuc
#81	Thomas R. Clark	4	Aladdin Manufacturing
#82	Toshihiko Kariya	4	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co.
#83	Vincent Sean Breidenbach	4	The Procter & Gamble
#84	Werner Hufenbach	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#85	William E. Jurkowski	4	Dukane Ias
#86	Abraham Lawrence Parangi	3	Markforged
#87	Ali El-Siblani	3	Global Filtration Systems
#88	Alexandr Shkolnik	3	Global Filtration Systems
#89	Anthony James Buser	3	Makerbot Industries
#90	Arturo Norberto Medina	3	Novartis Ag
#91	Benjamin Tsu Sklaroff	3	Markforged
#92	Brandon Kruysman	3	X Development
#93	Brian R. O'Hagan	3	Graphic Packaging International
#94	Brian D. Streit	3	Wenger Manufacturing
#95	Carl Raymond Douglass, III	3	Prinsco
#96	Charles John Berg, Jr.	3	The Procter & Gamble
#97	Christian Gomet	3	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#98	Christopher Lee	3	Synventive Molding Solutions
#99	Charles T. Wallace	3	Berry Plastics
#100	David Steven Benhaim	3	Markforged

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	94
2	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	37
3	Michelin	36
#4	Stratasys	31
#5	Xerox	27
#6	3M	24
#7	Airbus Operations Limited	19
#8	Kinpo Electronics	18
#9	Fanuc	17
#10	Nike	17
#11	Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited	16
#12	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	16
#13	Xyzprinting	16
#14	General Motors	16
#15	Toyota	16
#16	Discma Ag	15
#17	Canon	15
#18	Seiko Epson	14
#19	Sidel Participations S.A.S	14
#20	The Procter & Gamble	14
#21	Krones Ag	12
#22	Samsung	12
#23	Novartis Ag	11
#24	Unknown	11
#25	IBM	11
#26	Airbus Operations Sas	10
#27	Husky Injection Molding Systems	10
#28	Snecma	10
#29	Johnson & Johnson	10
#30	Bridgestone	9
#31	Imflux	9
#32	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	9
#33	Toshiba Kikai	9
#34	Google	9
#35	Makerbot Industries	8
#36	Sumitomo Rubber Industries	8
#37	Synventive Molding Solutions	8
#38	RTX (Raytheon)	8
#39	Apple	7
#40	3D Systems	7
#41	Bell Helicopter Textron	7
#42	Covestro Deutschland Ag	7
#43	Honda Motor Co.	7
#44	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.	7
#45	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	7
#46	Toray Industries	7
#47	Voxeljet Ag	7
#48	GE	7
#49	Panasonic	7
#50	Adobe	6
#51	Arcam Ab	6
#52	Autodesk	6
#53	Gala Industies	6
#54	Khs Corpoplast Gmbh	6
#55	Nordson	6
#56	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	6
#57	Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.	6
#58	Lockheed Martin	6
#59	Basf Se	5
#60	Berry Plastics	5
#61	Bridgestone Bandag	5
#62	Dow Global Technologies	5
#63	Ebert Composites	5
#64	Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen Und Anlagen Gesellschaft, M.B.H.	5
#65	Foxconn	5
#66	Markforged	5
#67	Nitto Denko	5
#68	Robert Bosch Gmbh	5
#69	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	5
#70	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	5
#71	Tien Kang Co.	5
#72	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	5
#73	X Development	5
#74	Zephyros	5
#75	Disney	5
#76	Ford	5
#77	Abbott	4
#78	Adidas Ag	4
#79	Corning Incorporated	4
#80	Cytec Technology	4
#81	Dukane Ias	4
#82	Dws S.R.L.	4
#83	Empire Technology Development	4
#84	Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh	4
#85	Fujifilm Business Innovation	4
#86	Hexcel Composites Limited	4
#87	ITRI	4
#88	Ivoclar Vivadent Ag	4
#89	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	4
#90	Keyence	4
#91	King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology	4
#92	Mitsubishi Aircraft	4
#93	Mitsubishi Electric	4
#94	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Technology	4
#95	Mohawk Industries	4
#96	Ricoh Company	4
#97	Sodick Co.	4
#98	Spirit Aerosystems	4
#99	Technische Universität Wien	4
#100	Teijin Limited	4

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies