Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2019

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	Ciro J. Grijalva, III	16	The Boeing
2	Faraón Torres	16	The Boeing
3	Hayden S. Osborn	16	The Boeing
#4	Nick S. Evans	16	The Boeing
#5	Ryan G. Ziegler	16	The Boeing
#6	Samuel F. Harrison	16	The Boeing
#7	David A. Mantell	13	Xerox
#8	Maurizio Marchini	12	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#9	Hou T. Ng	10	HP
#10	J. Samuel Batchelder	9	Stratasys
#11	Peter J. Nystrom	9	Xerox
#12	Alan Rick Lappen	8	Velo3D
#13	Benyamin Buller	8	Velo3D
#14	Christian Weimer	8	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#15	Gene Michael Altonen	8	Imflux
#16	Gianni Mancini	8	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#17	Kenneth Lyle Tyler	8	Continuous Composites
#18	Vito Galati	8	Synventive Molding Solutions
#19	Barry P. Mandel	7	Xerox
#20	Franz Engel	7	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#21	James R. Fox	7	The Boeing
#22	Kenneth J. Susnjara	7	Thermwood
#23	Mikael Derrien	7	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#24	Nag B. Patibandla	7	Applied Materials
#25	Paul J. McConville	7	Xerox
#26	Zhuang Rui Tan	7	Synventive Molding Solutions
#27	Ali El-Siblani	6	Global Filtration Systems
#28	David Ulrich Furrer	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#29	Dmitri Novikov	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#30	Jason P. Rolland	6	Carbon
#31	Joseph M. DeSimone	6	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
#32	Randall D. Wilkerson	6	The Boeing
#33	Satoshi Kimura	6	Canon
#34	Sergei F. Burlatsky	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#35	Tatsuhiro Uchiyama	6	Fanuc
#36	Thomas Brezoczky	6	Applied Materials
#37	Todd W. Miller	6	Invensys Systems
#38	William J. Brindley	6	RTX (Raytheon)
#39	William J. Kopecky	6	3M
#40	William J. Swanson	6	Stratasys
#41	Alejandro Manuel De Pena	5	—
#42	Brian James Adzima	5	Holo
#43	Damien Kannengiesser	5	Discma Ag
#44	Gregg A. Ambur	5	3M
#45	Gregory Thomas Mark	5	Markforged
#46	Hamid G. Kia	5	General Motors
#47	Hauke Seegel	5	Airbus Operations Limited
#48	Hiromasa Amma	5	Canon
#49	Ingo Ederer	5	Voxeljet Ag
#50	Jan Morovic	5	HP
#51	Klaus Hartwig	5	Discma Ag
#52	Kohei Utsunomiya	5	Seiko Epson
#53	Kunio Hakkaku	5	Mimaki Engineering Co.
#54	Kyosuke Toda	5	Canon
#55	Lin Yang	5	Western Digital Technologies
#56	Marc R. Matsen	5	The Boeing
#57	Mikiya Umeyama	5	Canon
#58	Naoko Tsujiuchi	5	Canon
#59	Peter Morovic	5	HP
#60	Ronald W. Ausen	5	3M
#61	Ryan Michael Schmidt	5	Autodesk
#62	Satoshi Oikawa	5	Canon
#63	Takuya Iwano	5	Canon
#64	Thomas K. Tsotsis	5	The Boeing
#65	Tilman Orth	5	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#66	Timothy L. Wong	5	3M
#67	Yasushi Iijima	5	Canon
#68	Yuichi Okuyama	5	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#69	Yukuo Yamaguchi	5	Canon
#70	Zhisheng Yun	5	3M
#71	Andrew John Ouderkirk	4	Meta
#72	Cesare Emanuele Amurri	4	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#73	Cesar E. Zarak	4	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#74	Chia-Hsiang Hsu	4	Coretech System Co.
#75	Chow-Chi Huang	4	Imflux
#76	Christopher G. Lynn	4	Xerox
#77	Claus Fastert	4	Airbus Operations Limited
#78	Daniel Joerger	4	GE
#79	Dieter Schwarze	4	Slm Solutions Group Ag
#80	Eiji Okamoto	4	Seiko Epson
#81	Erin A. McDowell	4	3M
#82	Erel Milshtein	4	Velo3D
#83	Erwin Ruiz	4	Xerox
#84	Georg Schlick	4	Mtu Aero Engines Ag
#85	Gilles Walrand	4	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#86	G. David Lisch	4	Amcor Limited
#87	Guillaume Chauvin	4	Discma Ag
#88	H. Kenneth Hanson, III	4	Imflux
#89	Huan-Chang Tseng	4	Coretech System Co.
#90	Jared Nelson	4	Novartis Ag
#91	Jens Werner	4	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components Gmbh
#92	Jörg Mayer	4	Woodwelding Ag
#93	Jordan Paul Nadeau	4	Stratasys
#94	Michael W. Evens	4	The Boeing
#95	Paolo Fontanazzi	4	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
#96	Peter Schuller	4	Cochlear Limited
#97	Philip A. Driskill	4	Berry Plastics
#98	Raanan Zehavi	4	Integrated Materials
#99	Romain Calvel	4	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#100	Rong-Yeu Chang	4	Coretech System Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	127
2	Xerox	39
3	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	37
#4	Kinpo Electronics	30
#5	Xyzprinting	30
#6	Canon	30
#7	GE	30
#8	Stratasys	29
#9	Toyota	27
#10	Airbus Operations Limited	26
#11	Discma Ag	26
#12	Bridgestone	22
#13	HP	22
#14	Nike	22
#15	Fanuc	21
#16	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	20
#17	Sidel Participations S.A.S	20
#18	3M	18
#19	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh	16
#20	Hyundai Motor	16
#21	Seiko Epson	16
#22	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	16
#23	Toyo Tire	15
#24	RTX (Raytheon)	15
#25	Carbon	13
#26	Dow Global Technologies	13
#27	Krones Ag	13
#28	Michelin	13
#29	Sumitomo Rubber Industries	13
#30	Synventive Molding Solutions	13
#31	General Motors	13
#32	Ricoh Company	12
#33	BMW	11
#34	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	11
#35	Ford	11
#36	IBM	11
#37	Mitsubishi Electric	10
#38	Applied Materials	9
#39	Honda Motor Co.	9
#40	Imflux	9
#41	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	9
#42	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	9
#43	Samsung	9
#44	Autodesk	8
#45	Basf Se	8
#46	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	8
#47	MIT	8
#48	Nok	8
#49	Novartis Ag	8
#50	Roland Dg	8
#51	Rolls-Royce Plc	8
#52	Safran Aircraft Engines	8
#53	The Procter & Gamble	8
#54	Thermwood	8
#55	Unknown	8
#56	Bridgestone Bandag	7
#57	Cc3D	7
#58	Essilor International	7
#59	Formlabs	7
#60	Holo	7
#61	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S	7
#62	Mimaki Engineering Co.	7
#63	Mitsubishi Chemical	7
#64	Mtu Aero Engines Ag	7
#65	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	7
#66	The Japan Steel Works	7
#67	Toshiba Kikai	7
#68	Velo3D	7
#69	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	7
#70	Voxeljet Ag	7
#71	Airbus Operations Sas	6
#72	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	6
#73	Desktop Metal	6
#74	Fette Compacting Gmbh	6
#75	Fuji Seiko Co.	6
#76	Fuji Shoji Co.	6
#77	Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. Kg	6
#78	Khs Corpoplast Gmbh	6
#79	Lawrence Livermore National Security	6
#80	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	6
#81	Nordson	6
#82	Renishaw Plc	6
#83	Sodick Co.	6
#84	Vmi Holland B.V.	6
#85	BOE	6
#86	Johnson & Johnson	6
#87	Amazon	5
#88	Apple	5
#89	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh	5
#90	Coretech System Co.	5
#91	Fujifilm	5
#92	Fujifilm Business Innovation	5
#93	Global Filtration Systems	5
#94	Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau Gmbh	5
#95	Kia Motors	5
#96	Makerbot Industries	5
#97	Markforged	5
#98	Mitsubishi Aircraft	5
#99	Nichia	5
#100	Sikorsky Aircraft	5

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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Top Companies