Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders 2025

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	Emre Hiro Discekici	22	HP
2	Shannon Reuben Woodruff	18	HP
3	Kenneth J. Susnjara	16	Thermwood
#4	Morteza Vatani	13	Sakuu
#5	Graciela Emma Negri Jimenez	11	HP
#6	Christopher David Barnhill	9	GE
#7	Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet	9	Signify Holding B.V.
#8	Viswanath Meenakshisundaram	9	Align Technology
#9	William Jack MacNeish, III	9	Jabil
#10	Michael van Tooren	8	Rohr
#11	Christian De Col	7	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
#12	Erik Gjovik	7	Jabil
#13	James A. DeMuth	7	Seurat Technologies
#14	Mark Anthony Wadsworth	7	Spirit Aerosystems
#15	Meredith Elissa Dubelman	7	GE
#16	Sarbajit K. Rakshit	7	IBM
#17	Seyed Mohammad Sajadi	7	Sakuu
#18	Steven Z. Shi	7	Sakuu
#19	Ties Van Bommel	7	Signify Holding B.V.
#20	Trent William Muhlenkamp	7	GE
#21	Brian S. Smiddy	6	Thermwood
#22	Carlos H. Bonilla	6	GE
#23	Christopher C. Koroly	6	Rohr
#24	Erik Toomre	6	Seurat Technologies
#25	Francis L. Leard	6	Seurat Technologies
#26	Hao-Wen Chiu	6	Essilor International
#27	John Sterle	6	GE
#28	Jun Sato	6	Align Technology
#29	Katherine E. Waugh	6	Rohr
#30	Kenta ANEGAWA	6	Seiko Epson
#31	Kiyotaka Nakayama	6	Kaneka
#32	Lev KUNO	6	Stratasys
#33	Luke Rodgers	6	Jabil
#34	Nicolas Pierre LANFANT	6	Safran
#35	Scott G. Vaal	6	Thermwood
#36	Steve Yun Zhang	6	Alcon
#37	Vadim Bromberg	6	GE
#38	Vijay V. Pujar	6	Rohr
#39	Aayush Patel	5	Sprintray
#40	Alay Yemane	5	HP
#41	Amir Mansouri	5	Sprintray
#42	Aref Jallouli	5	Essilor International
#43	Barak Glassman	5	Stratasys
#44	Bryce W. Hobbs	5	Cobra Golf Incorporated
#45	Brett E. Kelly	5	Align Technology
#46	Chunhua Li	5	Align Technology
#47	Christopher Douglas James Spooner	5	Qinetiq Limited
#48	Daniel M. Futral	5	Amazon
#49	Daniel Joshua Hutchinson	5	Postprocess Technologies
#50	Daizaburo Takehana	5	Nissei Asb Machine Co.
#51	Douglas Miles Dygert	5	Amazon
#52	Erick DAVIDSON	5	Arris Composites
#53	Eugene Berdichevsky	5	Sila Nanotechnologies
#54	Fiorenzo Parrinello	5	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#55	Hayato Tsuda	5	Daikin Industries
#56	Heiner Fees	5	Seurat Technologies
#57	Hisashi Hamada	5	Fujitsu Limited
#58	Hidenobu MARUYAMA	5	Seiko Epson
#59	Horst Wedekind	5	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh
#60	Hubert Jean Marie Fabre	5	Safran Aircraft Engines
#61	Jack G. Winterowd	5	Weyerhaeuser Nr
#62	Jeppe JØRGENSEN	5	Lm Wind Power A/S
#63	Karsten Wenzel	5	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh
#64	Kourosh Kamshad	5	Seurat Technologies
#65	Lance Robert Pickens	5	Align Technology
#66	LIANG-HUI YEH	5	King Steel Machinery Co.
#67	Manuel Freire Garcia	5	HP
#68	Masahiko Shimizu	5	Daicel
#69	Marko Suput	5	Continuus Materials Intellectual Property
#70	Mary Kathryn Thompson	5	GE
#71	Matteo Zoppas	5	S.I.P.A. Societa' Industrializzazione Progettazione E Automazione S.P.A.
#72	Michael Ramm	5	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh
#73	Nicholas Dippel	5	Jabil
#74	Peter Webber	5	Align Technology
#75	Remmelt Andrew Staal	5	The Boeing
#76	Ryan L. Roach	5	Cobra Golf Incorporated
#77	Sergio Gonzalez Martin	5	HP
#78	Tadaharu ISAKA	5	Daikin Industries
#79	Toshiki KITAZAWA	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#80	Xi Yang	5	GE
#81	Yoichi Tsuchiya	5	Sanyo Electric Co.
#82	Yuichi Yanahara	5	Canon
#83	Yumi ZENKE	5	Daikin Industries
#84	Anton Joerg	4	Incoe
#85	Andrew John Ouderkirk	4	Meta
#86	Bart MICHIELSEN	4	Basf Se
#87	Byeong Joon JEONG	4	LG
#88	Cameron J. Day	4	Cobra Golf Incorporated
#89	Ching-Hao Chen	4	King Steel Machinery Co.
#90	Chandana Kolluru	4	Alcon
#91	Christian Striegel	4	Incoe
#92	Cornelius Daniel Niculas	4	Alcon
#93	Dominique Coupe	4	Safran
#94	Eduardo Napadensky	4	Stratasys
#95	Eric M. Chapman	4	Seescan
#96	Fabrizio Pucci	4	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#97	Gianluca Dorini	4	Stratasys Powder Production
#98	Gilles Hochstetter	4	Arkema France
#99	Gioacchino Raia	4	3M
#100	Gregory J. Hickman	4	The Boeing

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	61
2	Stratasys	41
3	GE	37
#4	Canon	34
#5	Seiko Epson	31
#6	Peridot Print	27
#7	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	21
#8	HP	21
#9	Essilor International	19
#10	3M	18
#11	Align Technology	16
#12	LG	16
#13	Alcon	14
#14	Nissei Asb Machine Co.	14
#15	The Japan Steel Works	14
#16	Thermwood	14
#17	Lm Wind Power A/S	13
#18	Sakuu	13
#19	Unknown	13
#20	Rohr	12
#21	Lg Energy Solution	11
#22	Safran Aircraft Engines	11
#23	The Yokohama Rubber Co.	11
#24	Jabil	10
#25	Mitsubishi Electric	10
#26	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber	10
#27	Toyota	10
#28	Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.	9
#29	IBM	9
#30	Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa	8
#31	Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh	8
#32	Continuous Composites	8
#33	Husky Injection Molding Systems	8
#34	Krones Ag	8
#35	Signify Holding B.V.	8
#36	Vmi Holland B.V.	8
#37	General Motors	8
#38	3D Systems	7
#39	Arkema France	7
#40	Carbon	7
#41	Divergent Technologies	7
#42	Lawrence Livermore National Security	7
#43	Mitsubishi Chemical	7
#44	Safran	7
#45	Spirit Aerosystems	7
#46	Sumitomo Heavy Industries	7
#47	Ford	7
#48	Nike	7
#49	Airbus Operations Limited	6
#50	Airbus Operations Sas	6
#51	Arris Composites	6
#52	Concept Laser, Gmbh	6
#53	Continuus Materials Intellectual Property	6
#54	Formlabs	6
#55	Goodrich	6
#56	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	6
#57	Kyoraku Co.	6
#58	Northwestern University	6
#59	Reliefed Ab	6
#60	Shibaura Machine Co.	6
#61	Toray Industries	6
#62	Vestas Wind Systems A/S	6
#63	Samsung	6
#64	Amazon	5
#65	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	5
#66	Bridgestone Bandag	5
#67	Eos Gmbh Electro Optical Systems	5
#68	Hitachi Astemo	5
#69	Honda Motor Co.	5
#70	Magna Exteriors	5
#71	Nissei Plastic Industrial Co.	5
#72	Sidel Participations S.A.S	5
#73	Sprintray	5
#74	Taiyuan University Of Technology	5
#75	Toyobo Co.	5
#76	University of Florida	5
#77	Windmöller & Hölscher Kg	5
#78	Xerox	5
#79	Honeywell	5
#80	RTX (Raytheon)	5
#81	Adidas Ag	4
#82	Bridgestone	4
#83	CNRS	4
#84	Cobra Golf Incorporated	4
#85	Crompton	4
#86	Cubicure Gmbh	4
#87	Discma Ag	4
#88	Engel Austria Gmbh	4
#89	Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#90	Hoya Lens Thailand	4
#91	Hyundai Motor	4
#92	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	4
#93	Magic Leap	4
#94	Postprocess Technologies	4
#95	Qinetiq Limited	4
#96	Rolls-Royce Plc	4
#97	Sabic Global Technologies B.V.	4
#98	Sumitomo Rubber Industries	4
#99	The Procter & Gamble	4
#100	Meta	4

Plastics manufacturing Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

Patents per Year

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Top Companies