Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3,654 patents in 2020.peak 3,6541996: 2,815 patents19961997: 2,669 patents1998: 2,991 patents1999: 2,962 patents19992000: 2,962 patents2001: 3,250 patents2002: 3,325 patents20022003: 3,213 patents2004: 2,875 patents2005: 2,069 patents20052006: 2,284 patents2007: 1,947 patents2008: 1,660 patents20082009: 1,824 patents2010: 2,761 patents2011: 2,775 patents20112012: 2,852 patents2013: 3,261 patents2014: 3,520 patents20142015: 3,447 patents2016: 3,386 patents2017: 3,542 patents20172018: 3,281 patents2019: 3,485 patents2020: 3,654 patents20202021: 3,430 patents2022: 3,178 patents2023: 3,068 patents20232024: 3,252 patents2025: 3,077 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank Inventor Patents Primary Company
1 Dylan J. Boday 21 IBM
2 Qing Yang 20 Chevron
3 James L. Hedrick 18 Central Glass Company, Limited
#4 Steven Luo 14 Bridgestone
#5 Donna J. Crowther 13 ExxonMobil
#6 Jeannette M. Garcia 11 IBM
#7 Max P. McDaniel 11 Chevron
#8 Mehmet Demirors 10 Dow Global Technologies
#9 Patrick Brant 10 ExxonMobil
#10 Rudy J. Wojtecki 10 IBM
#11 Chang Min Hong 9 Lotte Advanced Materials Co.
#12 Gerhardus Meier 9 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh
#13 Matthew W. Holtcamp 9 ExxonMobil
#14 Terrence E. Hogan 9 Bridgestone
#15 Teresa P. Karjala 9 Dow Global Technologies
#16 Zengquan Qin 9 Bridgestone
#17 Christoph Gürtler 8 Covestro Deutschland Ag
#18 Hanns-Ingolf Paul 8 Lanxess International Sa
#19 James Franklin Hoover 8 Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#20 Joo Hyun Jang 8 Lotte Advanced Materials Co.
#21 John Lovegrove 8 Lanxess International Sa
#22 Kee Hae Kwon 8 Cheil Industries
#23 Klaus Bernreitner 8 Borealis Ag
#24 Nicolas Seeboth 8 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#25 Paul Dean Sybert 8 Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#26 Rolf Feller 8 Lanxess International Sa
#27 Scott E. Kufeld 8 Chevron
#28 Timothy C. Mauldin 8 IBM
#29 Fazle Sibtain 7 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#30 Iakovos Vittorias 7 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh
#31 Jean-Louis Chamayou 7 Ineos Europe Ag
#32 Jean-Francois Morizur 7 Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
#33 John R. Hagadorn 7 ExxonMobil
#34 Jun Hatakeyama 7 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#35 Linfeng Chen 7 Dow Global Technologies
#36 Markus Gahleitner 7 Borealis Ag
#37 Masaaki Ozawa 7 Nissan Chemical Industries
#38 Martina Sandholzer 7 Borealis Ag
#39 Mitsuo Narita 7 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.
#40 Peijun Jiang 7 ExxonMobil
#41 Thomas L. Evans 7 GE
#42 Thomas Ernst Müller 7 Covestro Deutschland Ag
#43 Valerie M. Farrugia 7 Xerox
#44 Walter Leitner 7 Covestro Deutschland Ag
#45 William L. Hergenrother 7 Bridgestone
#46 XiaoChuan Wang 7 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#47 Xinyu Zhao 7 Ticona
#48 Yuan-Yong Yan 7 Bridgestone
#49 Arnold S. Brownell 6 Rohm And Haas
#50 Barbara Gall 6 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh
#51 Botho Hoffmann 6 Ems-Patent Ag
#52 Charles Ashton Garret Carter 6 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#53 Choong Hoon Lee 6 LG
#54 Duane R. Romer 6 Dow Global Technologies
#55 Fengkui Li 6 Fina Technology
#56 Giampaolo Pellegatti 6 Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L.
#57 Gregory S. Day 6 ExxonMobil
#58 Hans-Peter Krimmer 6 Degussa Ag
#59 Hiroo Takizawa 6 Fujifilm
#60 James C. Bohling 6 Rohm And Haas
#61 Jean-Francois Carpentier 6 Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas
#62 Jianya Cheng 6 ExxonMobil
#63 Jörg Hofmann 6 Bayer Healthcare
#64 John D. Hottovy 6 Chevron
#65 Joel A. Mutchler 6 Chevron
#66 Kazuyoshi Shiga 6 Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#67 Kevin M. McCauley 6 Bridgestone
#68 Larry R. Krepski 6 3M
#69 Mark L. Hlavinka 6 Chevron
#70 Renhe Lin 6 Prc-Desoto International
#71 Samim Alam 6 Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh
#72 Sang Mi Lee 6 LG
#73 Scott D. Allen 6 Novomer
#74 Seung Young Park 6 LG
#75 Takahiro Okamatsu 6 The Yokohama Rubber Co.
#76 Victoria Ker 6 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#77 Adam Gronowski 5 Lanxess
#78 Antoni Kozlowski 5 Nektar Therapeutics
#79 Andreas Kramer 5 Sika Technology Ag
#80 Anuj Mittal 5 Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh
#81 Atsushi Hirashima 5 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
#82 Benoit De Gaudemaris 5 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#83 Bernd Lothar Marczinke 5 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh
#84 Chieh-Min Cheng 5 Xerox
#85 Chung Kun Cho 5 Samsung
#86 Christopher John Brooke Dobbin 5 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#87 Chen-Yu Hsieh 5 Elite Material Co.
#88 Daan Dewachter 5 Total Research & Technology Feluy
#89 Daisuke Sato 5 Panasonic
#90 Daniel Siraux 5 Total Research & Technology Feluy
#91 Dieter Lilge 5 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh
#92 Dirk Wegener 5 Miele & Cie. Kg
#93 Francesco Masi 5 Versalis S.P.A.
#94 Garth R. Giesbrecht 5 ExxonMobil
#95 Gary R. Marchand 5 Dow Global Technologies
#96 Giampiero Morini 5 Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L.
#97 Guylaine St. Jean 5 Chevron
#98 Gyung Don Kang 5 Lotte Fine Chemical Co.
#99 Hamidreza Khakdaman 5 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#100 Harald Rasselnberg 5 Covestro Deutschland Ag

Top Companies

Rank Company Patents
1 Dow Global Technologies 112
2 Basf Se 82
3 ExxonMobil 78
#4 LG 70
#5 Bridgestone 66
#6 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 53
#7 Chevron 48
#8 Borealis Ag 46
#9 Samsung 41
#10 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 38
#11 3M 35
#12 Rohm And Haas 32
#13 Covestro Deutschland Ag 31
#14 IBM 31
#15 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company 28
#16 Cheil Industries 27
#17 Fujifilm 27
#18 Sumitomo Chemical 26
#19 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 26
#20 Toray Industries 26
#21 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 25
#22 Michelin 25
#23 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 24
#24 Total Research & Technology Feluy 24
#25 Kaneka 22
#26 Xerox 22
#27 Basell Poliolefine Italia S.R.L. 21
#28 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 21
#29 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A. 21
#30 Ticona 21
#31 Daikin Industries 20
#32 Nissan Chemical Industries 20
#33 Evonik Degussa Gmbh 19
#34 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 18
#35 Fina Technology 17
#36 Lanxess Deutschland Gmbh 17
#37 Mitsui Chemicals 17
#38 Arkema 16
#39 Blue Cube Ip 16
#40 Mitsubishi Electric 16
#41 Momentive Performance Materials Gmbh 16
#42 Asahi Kasei Chemicals 15
#43 Dow Corning 15
#44 Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A. 15
#45 Adeka 14
#46 Basell Polyolefine Gmbh 14
#47 CNRS 14
#48 Nippon Shokubai Co. 14
#49 Nitto Denko 14
#50 Sk Chemicals Co. 14
#51 Asahi Glass Co. 13
#52 Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 13
#53 China Petroleum & Chemical 13
#54 ITRI 13
#55 Kuraray Co. 13
#56 Sika Technology Ag 13
#57 Eastman Chemical 12
#58 Fujifilm Business Innovation 12
#59 Huntsman International 12
#60 Jsr 12
#61 Rhodia Operations 12
#62 Sekisui Chemical Co. 12
#63 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 12
#64 Canon 12
#65 Beijing Research Institute Of Chemical Industry, China Petroleum & Chemical 11
#66 Denka Company Limited 11
#67 Eastman Kodak 11
#68 Mitsubishi Chemical 11
#69 Honeywell 11
#70 Saudi Basic Industries 10
#71 Sk Innovation Co. 10
#72 Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. 10
#73 Unknown 10
#74 Johnson & Johnson 10
#75 Air Products And Chemicals 9
#76 Clariant 9
#77 Dic 9
#78 Ineos Europe Ag 9
#79 Lanxess International Sa 9
#80 The Boeing 9
#81 US Air Force 9
#82 Versalis S.P.A. 9
#83 Wacker Chemie Ag 9
#84 Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V 8
#85 Covestro 8
#86 Ems-Patent Ag 8
#87 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 8
#88 Hexion 8
#89 Idemitsu Kosan Co. 8
#90 Novomer 8
#91 Polyone 8
#92 The Chemours Company Fc 8
#93 University of California 8
#94 W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 8
#95 Agency For Science, Technology And Research 7
#96 Alzchem Ag 7
#97 Arkema France 7
#98 Bluestar Silicones France Sas 7
#99 Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co. 7
#100 Dunlop Sports Co. 7