Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2023

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	Kenta ANEGAWA	18	Seiko Epson
2	Lihua Zhao	16	HP
3	Darrell D. Jones	11	The Boeing
#4	James A. DeMuth	11	Seurat Technologies
#5	Wei Huang	10	TSMC
#6	Sarbajit K. Rakshit	9	IBM
#7	Trevor David Budge	9	Continuous Composites
#8	Aja Hartman	8	HP
#9	Akihiko TSUNOYA	8	Seiko Epson
#10	Arthur H. Barnes	8	HP
#11	Atsushi Horiuchi	8	Fanuc
#12	David A. Mantell	8	Xerox
#13	Erik Gjovik	8	Jabil
#14	Erik Toomre	8	Seurat Technologies
#15	Francis L. Leard	8	Seurat Technologies
#16	Gary J. Dispoto	8	HP
#17	Gene Michael Altonen	8	Imflux
#18	Kenneth J. Susnjara	8	Thermwood
#19	Kristopher J. Erickson	8	HP
#20	Nathan Andrew Stranberg	8	Continuous Composites
#21	William Jack MacNeish, III	8	Jabil
#22	Aleksei Dubov	7	Mighty Buildings
#23	Brock Adam Jahner	7	Continuous Composites
#24	James R. Kendall	7	The Boeing
#25	LIANG-HUI YEH	7	King Steel Machinery Co.
#26	Mary Kathryn Thompson	7	GE
#27	Probir Kumar Guha	7	Continental Structural Plastics
#28	Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi	7	The Boeing
#29	Shannon Reuben Woodruff	7	HP
#30	Steve Yun Zhang	7	Alcon
#31	Wesley R. Schalk	7	HP
#32	Allen Halbritter	6	The Boeing
#33	Alexander Hofmann	6	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#34	Andrew E. Modin	6	The Boeing
#35	Christopher David Barnhill	6	GE
#36	Ching-Hao Chen	6	King Steel Machinery Co.
#37	Daizo Aoyagi	6	Seiko Epson
#38	Daichi Miyashita	6	Seiko Epson
#39	Eiji Okamoto	6	Seiko Epson
#40	Esteve Comas Cespedes	6	HP
#41	Eugene Berdichevsky	6	Sila Nanotechnologies
#42	Gary E. Georgeson	6	The Boeing
#43	Heiner Fees	6	Seurat Technologies
#44	Hidenobu MARUYAMA	6	Seiko Epson
#45	Jay Constantinou	6	Nike
#46	Jens Stammberger	6	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#47	Kazuhide Nakamura	6	Seiko Epson
#48	Kakeru SASAGAWA	6	Seiko Epson
#49	Kourosh Kamshad	6	Seurat Technologies
#50	Koichi Saito	6	Seiko Epson
#51	Kyle Rowe	6	Rapidflight Holdings
#52	Maurizio Marchini	6	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#53	Matthew A. Shepherd	6	HP
#54	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	6	Signify Holding B.V.
#55	Ryan C. Stockett	6	Continuous Composites
#56	Seiichiro Yamashita	6	Seiko Epson
#57	Stephen T. Wilson	6	Uop
#58	Alexis Fiechter	5	Rapidflight Holdings
#59	Andrew John Overby	5	Continuous Composites
#60	Andrew Michael Stulc	5	Continuous Composites
#61	Brian S. Smiddy	5	Thermwood
#62	Carolin Fleischmann	5	HP
#63	Charles C. Hill	5	Motorola
#64	Chow-Chi Huang	5	Imflux
#65	Chu-heng Liu	5	Xerox
#66	Colin Hugh Hambling	5	Continuous Composites
#67	Davide Conti	5	Pirelli S.P.A.
#68	Daniel Günther	5	Voxeljet Ag
#69	David Riha	5	Rapidflight Holdings
#70	Daniel R. Smith	5	The Boeing
#71	Eduardo Napadensky	5	Stratasys
#72	Erick DAVIDSON	5	Arris Composites
#73	Ethan ESCOWITZ	5	Arris Composites
#74	Eugene Gore	5	Impossible Objects
#75	Garrett C. Hanson	5	The Boeing
#76	Izhar Medalsy	5	Nexa3D
#77	Jason P. Rolland	5	Carbon
#78	J. Scott PERKINS	5	—
#79	Joel Ong	5	Stratasys
#80	Justin M. Roman	5	HP
#81	Kenneth Lyle Tyler	5	Continuous Composites
#82	Klavs JESPERSEN	5	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S
#83	Kohei Yuwaki	5	Seiko Epson
#84	Krzysztof Nauka	5	HP
#85	Kunio Hakkaku	5	Mimaki Engineering Co.
#86	Kurtis S. Willden	5	The Boeing
#87	Lars NIELSEN	5	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S
#88	Lisa Christina Carlson	5	The Boeing
#89	Manuel Freire Garcia	5	HP
#90	Mark Anthony Wadsworth	5	Spirit Aerosystems
#91	Meredith Elissa Dubelman	5	GE
#92	Michael van Tooren	5	Rohr
#93	Michael Zenou	5	Io Tech Group
#94	Nishant Sinha	5	Micron
#95	Rick Alan Pollard	5	Imflux
#96	Riley Reese	5	Arris Composites
#97	Robert Bedsole	5	Rapidflight Holdings
#98	Robert Swartz	5	Unknown
#99	Ronald A. Truong	5	Carbon
#100	Steven J. Simske	5	HP

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	HP	117
2	The Boeing	105
3	Seiko Epson	56
#4	GE	53
#5	Canon	42
#6	Stratasys	28
#7	Xerox	27
#8	3D Systems	24
#9	Toyota	23
#10	Nike	22
#11	Krones Ag	21
#12	Carbon	20
#13	Continuous Composites	20
#14	Airbus Operations Limited	19
#15	Concept Laser, Gmbh	18
#16	Essilor International	18
#17	Fanuc	17
#18	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	15
#19	Honda Motor Co.	14
#20	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	13
#21	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	13
#22	Subaru	13
#23	Alcon	12
#24	Kraussmaffei Gmbh	12
#25	Lawrence Livermore National Security	12
#26	Unknown	12
#27	Ford	12
#28	IBM	12
#29	BMW	11
#30	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	11
#31	Formlabs	11
#32	Mimaki Engineering Co.	11
#33	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	11
#34	3M	10
#35	Airbus Operations Sas	10
#36	Husky Injection Molding Systems	10
#37	Imflux	10
#38	Mitsubishi Electric	10
#39	Rohr	10
#40	Seurat Technologies	10
#41	General Motors	10
#42	LG	10
#43	Basf Se	9
#44	Jabil	9
#45	Ricoh Company	9
#46	Safran Aircraft Engines	9
#47	Shibaura Machine Co.	9
#48	Spirit Aerosystems	9
#49	The Japan Steel Works	9
#50	Thermwood	9
#51	Tpi Composites	9
#52	RTX (Raytheon)	9
#53	Desktop Metal	8
#54	Hamilton Sundstrand	8
#55	Lm Wind Power International Technology Ii Aps	8
#56	Rolls-Royce Plc	8
#57	Saudi Arabian Oil	8
#58	Signify Holding B.V.	8
#59	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	8
#60	University of Florida	8
#61	Vmi Holland B.V.	8
#62	Arris Composites	7
#63	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	7
#64	Mighty Buildings	7
#65	Mitsubishi Chemical	7
#66	Nexa3D	7
#67	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	7
#68	Renishaw Plc	7
#69	Robert Bosch Gmbh	7
#70	The Procter & Gamble	7
#71	University of California	7
#72	Voxeljet Ag	7
#73	Casio Computer Co.	6
#74	Divergent Technologies	6
#75	Essentium Ipco	6
#76	Hyundai Motor	6
#77	Impossible Objects	6
#78	Inglass S.P.A	6
#79	Khs Gmbh	6
#80	Nan Ya Plastics	6
#81	Synventive Molding Solutions	6
#82	Textron Innovations	6
#83	Toray Industries	6
#84	US Air Force	6
#85	Ut-Battelle	6
#86	Samsung	6
#87	Advanced Solutions Life Sciences	5
#88	Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner	5
#89	Arkema France	5
#90	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	5
#91	Denso	5
#92	Discma Ag	5
#93	Dukane Ias	5
#94	Inkbit	5
#95	Io Tech Group	5
#96	King Steel Machinery Co.	5
#97	Lm Wind Power A/S	5
#98	Rapidflight Holdings	5
#99	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	5
#100	Slm Solutions Group Ag	5

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

Patents per Year

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Top Companies