Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2024

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 J. Susnjara	18	Thermwood
2	James A. DeMuth	13	Seurat Technologies
3	Erik Gjovik	12	Jabil
#4	William Jack MacNeish, III	12	Jabil
#5	Kenta ANEGAWA	11	Seiko Epson
#6	Yuichi Yanahara	11	Canon
#7	Koki Kodaira	10	Canon
#8	Kurtis S. Willden	10	The Boeing
#9	Francis L. Leard	9	Seurat Technologies
#10	Luke Rodgers	9	Jabil
#11	Nathan Andrew Stranberg	9	Continuous Composites
#12	Darin Burgess	8	Jabil
#13	Emre Hiro Discekici	8	HP
#14	Gary E. Georgeson	8	The Boeing
#15	Lihua Zhao	8	HP
#16	Michael van Tooren	8	Rohr
#17	Riley Reese	8	Arris Composites
#18	Scott Klimczak	8	Jabil
#19	Scott G. Vaal	8	Thermwood
#20	Shannon Reuben Woodruff	8	HP
#21	Bernd-Alexander Groepper	7	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg
#22	Brian S. Smiddy	7	Thermwood
#23	Erik Toomre	7	Seurat Technologies
#24	Eugene Berdichevsky	7	Sila Nanotechnologies
#25	Graciela Emma Negri Jimenez	7	HP
#26	Heiner Fees	7	Seurat Technologies
#27	Hidenobu MARUYAMA	7	Seiko Epson
#28	Kourosh Kamshad	7	Seurat Technologies
#29	Kristopher J. Erickson	7	HP
#30	Torsten Schmitz	7	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg
#31	Waldemar Colell	7	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg
#32	Wei Huang	7	TSMC
#33	Brock Adam Jahner	6	Continuous Composites
#34	Bradley C. Tutmark	6	Nike
#35	Christopher David Barnhill	6	GE
#36	Ching-Hao Chen	6	King Steel Machinery Co.
#37	Chester Houwink	6	9T Labs Ag
#38	Daniel Dikovsky	6	Stratasys
#39	Fabian Zeulner	6	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#40	Gary J. Dispoto	6	HP
#41	Giovanni Cavolina	6	9T Labs Ag
#42	Hossein A. Baghdadi	6	Nike
#43	J. Samuel Batchelder	6	Stratasys
#44	J. Scott PERKINS	6	—
#45	Joseph Thomas Muth	6	Nike
#46	John Sterle	6	GE
#47	Jun Zeng	6	HP
#48	Kenneth Lyle Tyler	6	Continuous Composites
#49	LIANG-HUI YEH	6	King Steel Machinery Co.
#50	Masahiko Shimizu	6	Daicel
#51	Mary Kathryn Thompson	6	GE
#52	Meredith Elissa Dubelman	6	GE
#53	Sami Mohamad Fakhouri	6	Nike
#54	Stephen T. Wilson	6	Uop
#55	Steve Yun Zhang	6	Alcon
#56	Tru Huu Minh Le	6	—
#57	Victor Romanov	6	Adidas Ag
#58	Allen Halbritter	5	The Boeing
#59	Andrew J. Bayramian	5	Lawrence Livermore National Security
#60	Andreu Llobera Adan	5	Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh
#61	Andrew Michael Stulc	5	Continuous Composites
#62	Byron James Autry	5	The Boeing
#63	Carlos H. Bonilla	5	GE
#64	Christopher Edward Holmes	5	Adidas Ag
#65	Congze Fan	5	Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics
#66	David Ramirez Muela	5	HP
#67	Eduardo Napadensky	5	Stratasys
#68	Eiji Okamoto	5	Seiko Epson
#69	Ethan ESCOWITZ	5	Arris Composites
#70	Eugene Gore	5	Impossible Objects
#71	Floyd Whitney Miles	5	Nike
#72	Frank Herzog	5	Concept Laser, Gmbh
#73	Gene Michael Altonen	5	Imflux
#74	Hans Mathea	5	3D Systems
#75	Hubert Jean Marie Fabre	5	Safran Aircraft Engines
#76	Izhar Medalsy	5	Nexa3D
#77	Jay Constantinou	5	Nike
#78	Jeffrey D. Woods	5	Rohr
#79	Jinghua Zheng	5	Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics
#80	Jonathan S. Huang	5	Rohr
#81	Jonathan A. Santiago	5	The Boeing
#82	Klavs JESPERSEN	5	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S
#83	Konstantin Schubert	5	Airbus Operations Limited
#84	Luis F. Velasquez	5	The Boeing
#85	Manuel Freire Garcia	5	HP
#86	Masato Honma	5	Toray Industries
#87	Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi	5	The Boeing
#88	Robert Swartz	5	Unknown
#89	Toshiki KITAZAWA	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#90	Vernon M. Benson	5	Alliant Techsystems
#91	Wenzhe Song	5	Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics
#92	Xiaoxi Wang	5	The Boeing
#93	Yiwei Chen	5	Sz Dji Technology Co.
#94	Zhongde Shan	5	Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics
#95	Abel Saez Lopez	4	Sig Services Ag
#96	Akihiko TSUNOYA	4	Seiko Epson
#97	Alessandro Bernardi	4	Braskem America
#98	Amir Fathi	4	Adidas Ag
#99	Amir Salimi	4	Tpi Composites
#100	Andrew V. Haidet	4	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	91
2	HP	83
3	Seiko Epson	55
#4	GE	33
#5	Stratasys	32
#6	Nike	29
#7	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	28
#8	Canon	27
#9	Xerox	21
#10	Mitsubishi Electric	20
#11	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	20
#12	Continuous Composites	19
#13	Toray Industries	19
#14	Jabil	18
#15	Safran Aircraft Engines	18
#16	Thermwood	18
#17	Rohr	17
#18	LG	16
#19	Essilor International	15
#20	Formlabs	15
#21	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	15
#22	Ford	15
#23	Concept Laser, Gmbh	14
#24	3D Systems	13
#25	Airbus Operations Limited	13
#26	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	13
#27	Engel Austria Gmbh	13
#28	The Japan Steel Works	13
#29	3M	12
#30	Carbon	12
#31	Dow Global Technologies	12
#32	Lawrence Livermore National Security	12
#33	Alcon	11
#34	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	11
#35	Seurat Technologies	11
#36	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg	11
#37	Toyota	11
#38	Adidas Ag	10
#39	Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa	10
#40	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	10
#41	Airbus Operations Sas	9
#42	Align Technology	9
#43	Basf Se	9
#44	Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh	9
#45	Lm Wind Power A/S	9
#46	Unknown	9
#47	Arris Composites	8
#48	Husky Injection Molding Systems	8
#49	Krones Ag	8
#50	Kuraray Co.	8
#51	Mitsubishi Chemical	8
#52	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	8
#53	Sodick Co.	8
#54	General Motors	8
#55	Samsung	8
#56	Honda Motor Co.	7
#57	Kyoraku Co.	7
#58	Nexa3D	7
#59	Safran	7
#60	The Procter & Gamble	7
#61	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	7
#62	Tpi Composites	7
#63	Ut-Battelle	7
#64	Voxeljet Ag	7
#65	RTX (Raytheon)	7
#66	9T Labs Ag	6
#67	Arcam Ab	6
#68	Arkema	6
#69	Arkema France	6
#70	Crompton	6
#71	Dai Nippon Printing Co.	6
#72	MIT	6
#73	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.	6
#74	Nissha Co.	6
#75	Northrop Grumman	6
#76	Saudi Arabian Oil	6
#77	Sidel Participations S.A.S	6
#78	Synventive Molding Solutions	6
#79	Towa	6
#80	Toyobo Co.	6
#81	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	6
#82	Vmi Holland B.V.	6
#83	IBM	6
#84	Amcor Rigid Packaging Usa	5
#85	BMW	5
#86	Blade Dynamics Limited	5
#87	Brückner Maschinenbau Gmbh	5
#88	Bridgestone Bandag	5
#89	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh	5
#90	Daikin Industries	5
#91	Evolve Additive Solutions	5
#92	Fraunhofer	5
#93	Goodrich	5
#94	Hyundai Motor	5
#95	Ihi	5
#96	Impossible Objects	5
#97	King Steel Machinery Co.	5
#98	Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics	5
#99	Ricoh Company	5
#100	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	5

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Patents per Year

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Top Companies