Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2022

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	Yuichi Okuyama	14	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
2	Lihua Zhao	13	HP
3	Arthur H. Barnes	12	HP
#4	Kohei Yuwaki	12	Seiko Epson
#5	Matthew A. Shepherd	11	HP
#6	Mitsuru Shiokawa	11	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#7	Bob E. Feller	10	Carbon
#8	Dirk Achten	10	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#9	Hideaki HOSHINO	10	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#10	Jason P. Rolland	10	Carbon
#11	Jun Zeng	10	HP
#12	Kenneth J. Susnjara	10	Thermwood
#13	Erick DAVIDSON	9	Arris Composites
#14	Ethan ESCOWITZ	9	Arris Composites
#15	Gene Michael Altonen	9	Imflux
#16	Jake Wright	9	HP
#17	Joseph M. DeSimone	9	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
#18	Koichi Saito	9	Seiko Epson
#19	Nathan Andrew Stranberg	9	Continuous Composites
#20	Ryan C. Stockett	9	Continuous Composites
#21	Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia	9	HP
#22	Gary J. Dispoto	8	HP
#23	Jörg Mayer	8	Woodwelding Ag
#24	Kenta ANEGAWA	8	Seiko Epson
#25	Mark Anthony Wadsworth	8	Spirit Aerosystems
#26	Akihiko TSUNOYA	7	Seiko Epson
#27	Amol Ogale	7	The Boeing
#28	Brian Matthew Burns	7	Imflux
#29	Brent Ewald	7	HP
#30	David A. Mantell	7	Xerox
#31	Frank Herzog	7	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#32	Gary E. Georgeson	7	The Boeing
#33	Hou T. Ng	7	HP
#34	James A. DeMuth	7	Seurat Technologies
#35	Ken Hatta	7	Toyota
#36	Kei Yokota	7	Seiko Epson
#37	Kristopher J. Erickson	7	HP
#38	Kunio Hakkaku	7	Mimaki Engineering Co.
#39	Mary Kathryn Thompson	7	GE
#40	Morgan T. Schramm	7	HP
#41	Riley Reese	7	Arris Composites
#42	Robert A. DiChiara, Jr.	7	—
#43	Sunil Kothari	7	HP
#44	Wesley R. Schalk	7	HP
#45	Ali Emamjomeh	6	HP
#46	Chia-Hsiang Hsu	6	Coretech System Co.
#47	Dieter Finger	6	Krones Ag
#48	Hector Lebron	6	HP
#49	J. Scott PERKINS	6	—
#50	Jonathan A. Santiago	6	The Boeing
#51	Justin Poelma	6	Carbon
#52	Justin M. Roman	6	HP
#53	Maurizio Marchini	6	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#54	Marc R. Matsen	6	The Boeing
#55	Mark Herman Else Vaes	6	Additive Industries B.V.
#56	Richard A. Prause	6	The Boeing
#57	Rong-Yeu Chang	6	Coretech System Co.
#58	Robert Lawrence Winburne	6	HP
#59	Scott White	6	HP
#60	Shunichi Morishima	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#61	Thomas R. Clark	6	Aladdin Manufacturing
#62	Xiaoxi Wang	6	The Boeing
#63	Akiyoshi Kobayashi	5	Hsp Technologies
#64	Alejandro Manuel De Pena	5	—
#65	Alexander Ermoshkin	5	Carbon
#66	Brian S. Smiddy	5	Thermwood
#67	Bu Gon Shin	5	LG
#68	Carolin Fleischmann	5	HP
#69	Ceri BROWN	5	Renishaw Plc
#70	Daigoro Nakamura	5	Murata Machinery
#71	Daqing Wu	5	Alcon
#72	Fabian Zeulner	5	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#73	Florian Geltinger	5	Krones Ag
#74	Gianni Mancini	5	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#75	G. David Lisch	5	Amcor Limited
#76	Hemant Bheda	5	Arevo
#77	Henry G. Schirmer	5	W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
#78	Hirotaka Wada	5	Omron
#79	Ismael Chanclon	5	HP
#80	Izhar Medalsy	5	Nexa3D
#81	Joakim Kvist	5	Woodwelding Ag
#82	Kai Chen	5	Carbon
#83	Kazuhide Nakamura	5	Seiko Epson
#84	Kenichi Suyama	5	Furukawa Electric Co.
#85	Mario Lehmann	5	Woodwelding Ag
#86	Masanori Sorimoto	5	Technocrats
#87	Mark S. Wilenski	5	The Boeing
#88	Michael Zenou	5	Io Tech Group
#89	Motohiro Tanigawa	5	Murata Machinery
#90	Nicolas Degiorgio	5	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#91	Philip Eugene Rogren	5	Sakuu
#92	Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi	5	The Boeing
#93	R. Griffin Price	5	Carbon
#94	Robert K. Pinschmidt, Jr.	5	Air Products And Chemicals
#95	Robert D. Schad	5	Husky Injection Molding Systems
#96	Roland Wagner	5	Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh
#97	Samuel F. Harrison	5	The Boeing
#98	Sarbajit K. Rakshit	5	IBM
#99	Satoshi Yamamoto	5	Autonetworks Technologies
#100	Selina X. Zhao	5	General Motors

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	HP	149
2	The Boeing	138
3	Seiko Epson	43
#4	GE	38
#5	Toyota	34
#6	Carbon	32
#7	Stratasys	31
#8	Concept Laser, Gmbh	28
#9	3D Systems	26
#10	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	25
#11	Nike	25
#12	Mitsubishi Electric	24
#13	Canon	24
#14	Xerox	23
#15	Krones Ag	20
#16	Toray Industries	19
#17	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	19
#18	General Motors	19
#19	Continuous Composites	18
#20	Mimaki Engineering Co.	18
#21	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	18
#22	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	17
#23	Ford	17
#24	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	15
#25	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	14
#26	Honda Motor Co.	14
#27	Unknown	14
#28	Mitsubishi Chemical	13
#29	Hamilton Sundstrand	12
#30	Airbus Operations Limited	11
#31	Alcon	11
#32	Covestro Deutschland Ag	11
#33	Rolls-Royce Plc	11
#34	Thermwood	11
#35	LG	11
#36	3M	10
#37	Arevo	10
#38	Ricoh Company	10
#39	Samsung	10
#40	Applied Materials	9
#41	Arris Composites	9
#42	Engel Austria Gmbh	9
#43	Essilor International	9
#44	Formlabs	9
#45	Imflux	9
#46	Robert Bosch Gmbh	9
#47	Sidel Participations S.A.S	9
#48	Spirit Aerosystems	9
#49	Subaru	9
#50	Vmi Holland B.V.	9
#51	BMW	8
#52	Fanuc	8
#53	Fujifilm Business Innovation	8
#54	Goodrich	8
#55	Husky Injection Molding Systems	8
#56	The Japan Steel Works	8
#57	Toyo Tire	8
#58	IBM	8
#59	Arcam Ab	7
#60	Basf Se	7
#61	Inglass S.P.A	7
#62	Nexa3D	7
#63	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	7
#64	Shibaura Machine Co.	7
#65	Textron Innovations	7
#66	Tsudakoma Kogyo	7
#67	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	7
#68	Apple	6
#69	Additive Industries B.V.	6
#70	Adidas Ag	6
#71	Airbus Operations Sas	6
#72	Coretech System Co.	6
#73	Cytec Technology	6
#74	Desktop Metal	6
#75	Discma Ag	6
#76	Io Tech Group	6
#77	Ivoclar Vivadent Ag	6
#78	Kyoraku Co.	6
#79	Lawrence Livermore National Security	6
#80	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.	6
#81	Northrop Grumman	6
#82	Renishaw Plc	6
#83	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	6
#84	Safran Aircraft Engines	6
#85	Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy	6
#86	Signify Holding B.V.	6
#87	The Procter & Gamble	6
#88	Ut-Battelle	6
#89	Voxeljet Ag	6
#90	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg	6
#91	Sony	6
#92	Acushnet	5
#93	Aladdin Manufacturing	5
#94	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	5
#95	Case Western Reserve University	5
#96	Casio Computer Co.	5
#97	Coperion Gmbh	5
#98	Coriolis Group	5
#99	Dow Silicones	5
#100	Dukane Ias	5

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Patents per Year

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Top Companies