Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2021

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	Kenneth Lyle Tyler	20	Continuous Composites
2	Ryan C. Stockett	17	Continuous Composites
3	Kenneth J. Susnjara	14	Thermwood
#4	Kohei Yuwaki	14	Seiko Epson
#5	Vito Galati	14	Synventive Molding Solutions
#6	Maurizio Marchini	13	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#7	Wojciech Matusik	13	Disney
#8	Frank Herzog	12	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#9	Koichi Saito	11	Seiko Epson
#10	Lihua Zhao	11	HP
#11	Jason P. Rolland	10	Carbon
#12	Alejandro Manuel De Pena	9	—
#13	Florian Bechmann	9	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#14	Gene Michael Altonen	9	Imflux
#15	Jens Stammberger	9	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#16	Riley Reese	9	Arris Composites
#17	Scott G. Vaal	9	Thermwood
#18	Alexander Hofmann	8	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#19	Chow-Chi Huang	8	Imflux
#20	Desai Chen	8	Inkbit
#21	Hou T. Ng	8	HP
#22	Ingo Ederer	8	Voxeljet Ag
#23	Kazuhide Nakamura	8	Seiko Epson
#24	Kunio Hakkaku	8	Mimaki Engineering Co.
#25	Mitsuru Shiokawa	8	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#26	Trevor David Budge	8	Continuous Composites
#27	Bob E. Feller	7	Carbon
#28	Brice A. Johnson	7	The Boeing
#29	Chia-Hsiang Hsu	7	Coretech System Co.
#30	David A. Mantell	7	Xerox
#31	Ethan ESCOWITZ	7	Arris Composites
#32	Fernando Juan	7	HP
#33	Gary E. Georgeson	7	The Boeing
#34	Ismael Chanclon Fernandez	7	—
#35	Jörg Mayer	7	Woodwelding Ag
#36	Mario Lehmann	7	Woodwelding Ag
#37	Nag B. Patibandla	7	Applied Materials
#38	Peter J. Nystrom	7	Xerox
#39	Rong-Yeu Chang	7	Coretech System Co.
#40	Salvador Sanchez Ribes	7	HP
#41	Yuichi Okuyama	7	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#42	Andrew E. Modin	6	The Boeing
#43	Benjamin FrantzDale	6	Formlabs
#44	Brian S. Smiddy	6	Thermwood
#45	Brian D. Wilson	6	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#46	Dirk Achten	6	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#47	Eduardo Napadensky	6	Stratasys
#48	Erick DAVIDSON	6	Arris Composites
#49	Erik Gjovik	6	Jabil
#50	Erik Toomre	6	Seurat Technologies
#51	Fabian Zeulner	6	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#52	Francis L. Leard	6	Seurat Technologies
#53	Gregory Thomas Mark	6	Markforged
#54	Guy Feuilloley	6	Sidel Participations S.A.S
#55	Izhar Medalsy	6	Nexa3D
#56	James A. DeMuth	6	Seurat Technologies
#57	Jacob M. Hundley	6	Hrl Laboratories
#58	Javier Ramos	6	Inkbit
#59	Joseph M. DeSimone	6	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
#60	Justin H. Register	6	The Boeing
#61	Kevin P. DeKam	6	HP
#62	Marc R. Matsen	6	The Boeing
#63	Rick Alan Pollard	6	Imflux
#64	Richard A. Prause	6	The Boeing
#65	Sterling Chaffins	6	HP
#66	William Jack MacNeish, III	6	Jabil
#67	Zak C. Eckel	6	Hrl Laboratories
#68	Aaron Weber	5	Inkbit
#69	Ali Emamjomeh	5	HP
#70	Christopher G. Lynn	5	Xerox
#71	David Champion	5	HP
#72	Daniel Dikovsky	5	Stratasys
#73	Daniel Günther	5	Voxeljet Ag
#74	Daniel M. Rotter	5	The Boeing
#75	Daniel Winiarski	5	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#76	Douglas B. Costlow	5	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
#77	Eiji Okamoto	5	Seiko Epson
#78	Esteve Comas	5	HP
#79	Eugene Berdichevsky	5	Sila Nanotechnologies
#80	Gregory Ellson	5	Inkbit
#81	Hemant Bheda	5	Arevo
#82	Heiner Fees	5	Seurat Technologies
#83	Hideki Takahashi	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#84	Hua Feng	5	Shanghai Fusion Tech Co.
#85	Ira Yudovin-Farber	5	Stratasys
#86	James Elmer Abbott, Jr.	5	HP
#87	Jacob Wright	5	HP
#88	Jiangtian Cheng	5	The Boeing
#89	Jianzhe Li	5	Shanghai Fusion Tech Co.
#90	Joakim Kvist	5	Woodwelding Ag
#91	Keith Daniel Humfeld	5	The Boeing
#92	Kevin Voss	5	HP
#93	Kourosh Kamshad	5	Seurat Technologies
#94	Maxim Lobovsky	5	Formlabs
#95	Matthew S. Menyo	5	Carbon
#96	Om Prakash	5	The Boeing
#97	Patricia Poschner	5	Woodwelding Ag
#98	Pol Fornos	5	HP
#99	Richard E. Heath	5	The Boeing
#100	Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes	5	Synventive Molding Solutions

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	141
2	HP	96
3	GE	46
#4	Stratasys	43
#5	Concept Laser, Gmbh	41
#6	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	37
#7	Carbon	28
#8	Canon	28
#9	Seiko Epson	27
#10	Xerox	27
#11	Continuous Composites	26
#12	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	24
#13	3D Systems	23
#14	Mimaki Engineering Co.	19
#15	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	18
#16	Unknown	18
#17	Toyota	18
#18	Synventive Molding Solutions	17
#19	Toray Industries	17
#20	Mitsubishi Electric	16
#21	IBM	16
#22	3M	15
#23	Thermwood	15
#24	Toyo Tire	15
#25	Formlabs	14
#26	Honda Motor Co.	14
#27	Ricoh Company	14
#28	Safran Aircraft Engines	14
#29	Sumitomo Rubber Industries	14
#30	Arevo	13
#31	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	13
#32	Mitsubishi Chemical	13
#33	Sidel Participations S.A.S	13
#34	Ford	13
#35	General Motors	13
#36	Nike	13
#37	Applied Materials	12
#38	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	12
#39	Samsung	12
#40	Airbus Operations Limited	11
#41	Casio Computer Co.	11
#42	Fanuc	11
#43	Husky Injection Molding Systems	11
#44	Krones Ag	11
#45	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	11
#46	Vmi Holland B.V.	11
#47	LG	11
#48	Autodesk	10
#49	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	10
#50	Covestro Deutschland Ag	10
#51	Engel Austria Gmbh	10
#52	Imflux	10
#53	MIT	10
#54	Rolls-Royce Plc	10
#55	Voxeljet Ag	10
#56	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg	10
#57	RTX (Raytheon)	10
#58	Inkbit	9
#59	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	9
#60	Alcon	8
#61	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	8
#62	Desktop Metal	8
#63	Discma Ag	8
#64	Lawrence Livermore National Security	8
#65	Renishaw Plc	8
#66	Rohr	8
#67	Textron Innovations	8
#68	Agc	7
#69	Arris Composites	7
#70	BMW	7
#71	Bridgestone	7
#72	Coretech System Co.	7
#73	Cytec Technology	7
#74	Dow Global Technologies	7
#75	Hrl Laboratories	7
#76	Kyoraku Co.	7
#77	Northrop Grumman	7
#78	Spirit Aerosystems	7
#79	Subaru	7
#80	Teijin Limited	7
#81	University Of Texas System	7
#82	The Japan Steel Works	7
#83	The Procter & Gamble	7
#84	Tpi Composites	7
#85	Woodwelding Ag	7
#86	Panasonic	7
#87	Sony	7
#88	Amazon	6
#89	Adidas Ag	6
#90	Airbus Operations Sas	6
#91	Arcam Ab	6
#92	Essilor International	6
#93	Kraussmaffei Gmbh	6
#94	Leister Technologies Ag	6
#95	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S	6
#96	Markforged	6
#97	Matsuura Machinery	6
#98	Nexa3D	6
#99	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	6
#100	Seurat Technologies	6

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies