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Printing Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Primary CPC class B41 · Section B

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 3,339 patents in 2014.peak 3,3391996: 1,384 patents19961997: 1,402 patents1998: 1,989 patents1999: 1,949 patents19992000: 2,298 patents2001: 2,508 patents2002: 2,723 patents20022003: 2,673 patents2004: 2,508 patents2005: 2,048 patents20052006: 2,219 patents2007: 2,126 patents2008: 2,280 patents20082009: 2,152 patents2010: 2,825 patents2011: 2,932 patents20112012: 2,903 patents2013: 2,986 patents2014: 3,339 patents20142015: 2,985 patents2016: 2,512 patents2017: 2,093 patents20172018: 2,073 patents2019: 2,270 patents2020: 2,277 patents20202021: 2,041 patents2022: 1,853 patents2023: 1,815 patents20232024: 1,731 patents2025: 1,662 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 James Michael Gardner 52 HP
2 Michael W. Cumbie 35 HP
3 Scott A. Linn 30 HP
#4 Keita Sugiura 24 Brother Kogyo
#5 Satoru Arakane 20 Brother Kogyo
#6 Eric Martin 19 HP
#7 Anthony D. Studer 17 HP
#8 Chien-Hua Chen 16 HP
#9 Hiroshi Katayama 16 Brother Kogyo
#10 David Olsen 15 HP
#11 Daryl E. Anderson 14 HP
#12 Yoshinori Osakabe 13 Brother Kogyo
#13 Boon Bing Ng 12 HP
#14 Keita Hirai 12 Brother Kogyo
#15 Tsuyoshi Ito 12 Brother Kogyo
#16 Judson M. Leiser 11 HP
#17 Shotaro Kanzaki 11 Brother Kogyo
#18 Shohei Koide 11 Brother Kogyo
#19 Taisuke Mizuno 11 Brother Kogyo
#20 David Burke 10 Memjet Technology Limited
#21 Christopher John Arnold 9 HP
#22 Jason Mark Thelander 9 Memjet Technology Limited
#23 Jiro Yamamoto 9 Brother Kogyo
#24 Takeshi Watanabe 9 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#25 Yoshiyuki Nakagawa 9 Canon
#26 Benzion Landa 8 Landa Corporation
#27 Jefferson P. Ward 8 HP
#28 Mathew Lavigne 8 HP
#29 Motoki Takabe 8 Seiko Epson
#30 Quinton Buford Weaver 8 HP
#31 Taku Ishizawa 8 Seiko Epson
#32 Tsuneyuki Sasaki 8 Seiko Epson
#33 Xiaoqi Zhou 8 HP
#34 Xulong Fu 8 HP
#35 Hiroyuki Hagiwara 7 Seiko Epson
#36 Hitotoshi Kimura 7 Seiko Epson
#37 Hirotoshi Maehira 7 Brother Kogyo
#38 Hiroaki Takahashi 7 Brother Kogyo
#39 Hiroatsu Tamai 7 Kyocera Document Solutions
#40 Jason M. LeFevre 7 Xerox
#41 Johannes Schaede 7 Koenig & Bauer Ag
#42 Kazuaki Uchida 7 Seiko Epson
#43 Naoto Miyakoshi 7 Kyocera Document Solutions
#44 Takahiro Kanegae 7 Seiko Epson
#45 Tadahiro Mizutani 7 Seiko Epson
#46 Wesley R. Schalk 7 HP
#47 Yoichi Naganuma 7 Seiko Epson
#48 Akio Ishimoto 6 Seiko Epson
#49 Aleix Fort Filgueira 6 HP
#50 Anthony M. Fuller 6 HP
#51 Atsushi Ito 6 Brother Kogyo
#52 Chu-heng Liu 6 Xerox
#53 David Owen Roethig 6 HP
#54 Duane A Koehler 6 HP
#55 Garrett E. Clark 6 HP
#56 Hiromitsu Mizutani 6 Brother Kogyo
#57 Hiroki Sakane 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#58 James R. Przybyla 6 HP
#59 Jeffrey H. Luke 6 HP
#60 John Rossi 6 HP
#61 Katsuya Asamoto 6 Seiko Epson
#62 Katsuhiro Okubo 6 Seiko Epson
#63 Kevin Lo 6 HP
#64 Kenichi Satake 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#65 Kenneth Williams 6 HP
#66 Li Qian 6 Huawei
#67 Masato Usui 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#68 Nobuaki Ito 6 Seiko Epson
#69 Paul J. McConville 6 Xerox
#70 Sean Daniel Fitzgerald 6 HP
#71 Seemit Praharaj 6 Xerox
#72 Shinobu Ohata 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#73 Shunsuke Yamasaki 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#74 Takuya Fukasawa 6 Canon
#75 Takahiro Netsu 6 Seiko Epson
#76 Tatsuya Oguchi 6 Fujitsu Component Limited
#77 Takuma Usuda 6 Seiko Epson
#78 Toru Kakiuchi 6 Brother Kogyo
#79 Tomokazu Yamada 6 Seiko Epson
#80 Yasuhiro Michishita 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#81 Yoichi Miyasaka 6 Seiko Epson
#82 Yuma Fukuzawa 6 Seiko Epson
#83 Yusuke Tamekuni 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#84 Yuzuru Yuasa 6 Kyocera Document Solutions
#85 Akiko Hammura 5 Canon
#86 Akinari Ishibe 5 Brother Kogyo
#87 Akira MIYAGISHI 5 Seiko Epson
#88 Alexander Govyadinov 5 HP
#89 Benjamin R. Waller, IV 5 Createme Technologies
#90 Chiaki Muraoka 5 Canon
#91 Douglas K. Herrmann 5 Xerox
#92 Eliyahu Vronsky 5 Kateeva
#93 Hideki Hayashi 5 Brother Kogyo
#94 Howard G. Wong 5 HP
#95 Jack T. LeStrange 5 Xerox
#96 Jinhwa Jung 5 Createme Technologies
#97 Kenichiro Kaneko 5 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#98 Khamvong Thammasouk 5 Createme Technologies
#99 Koshiro Yamaguchi 5 Brother Kogyo
#100 Masao Mimoto 5 Brother Kogyo

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Seiko Epson 339
2 HP 294
3 Brother Kogyo 198
#4 Canon 172
#5 Ricoh Company 114
#6 Kyocera Document Solutions 36
#7 Xerox 29
#8 Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha 26
#9 Koenig & Bauer Ag 22
#10 Konica Minolta 22
#11 Memjet Technology Limited 20
#12 Fujifilm Business Innovation 14
#13 Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 14
#14 Fujifilm 13
#15 Screen Holdings Co. 12
#16 Landa Corporation 11
#17 Kateeva 10
#18 Kyocera 10
#19 Mimaki Engineering Co. 9
#20 Createme Technologies 8
#21 Semes Co. 8
#22 Fuji 7
#23 Funai Electric Co. 7
#24 Sii Printek 7
#25 Agfa Nv 6
#26 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 6
#27 Fujitsu Component Limited 6
#28 Hp Scitex 6
#29 Illinois Tool Works 6
#30 Rohm Co. 6
#31 Sato 6
#32 Panasonic 6
#33 Riso Kagaku 5
#34 Stmicroelectronics Sa 5
#35 Xaar Technology Limited 5
#36 Sony 5
#37 Bizerba Se & Co. Kg 4
#38 Electronics For Imaging 4
#39 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 4
#40 Lsinc 4
#41 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 4
#42 Primera Technology 4
#43 Roland Dg 4
#44 Seiko Instruments 4
#45 Samsung 4
#46 Ball 3
#47 Bobst Bielefeld Gmbh 3
#48 Bobst Firenze S.R.L 3
#49 Bobst Mex Sa 3
#50 Casio Computer Co. 3
#51 Dover Europe Sàrl 3
#52 Entrust 3
#53 Esko-Graphics Imaging Gmbh 3
#54 Flint Group Germany Gmbh 3
#55 Fujifilm Dimatix 3
#56 Hp Indigo B.V. 3
#57 I. Mer Co. 3
#58 Kao 3
#59 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3
#60 Krones Ag 3
#61 Landa Labs (2012) 3
#62 Sicpa Holding Sa 3
#63 Stolle Machinery Company 3
#64 Sun Chemical 3
#65 Suzhou Ruifa Printing Technology Co. 3
#66 The Procter & Gamble 3
#67 Think Laboratory Co. 3
#68 Tonejet Limited 3
#69 Videojet Technologies 3
#70 3M 2
#71 Appvion 2
#72 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#73 Assa Abloy Ab 2
#74 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services 2
#75 Bixolon Co. 2
#76 Bobst Lyon 2
#77 Colop Stempelerzeugung Skopek Gesellshaft M.B.H. & Co. Kg 2
#78 Crown Packaging Technology 2
#79 Datamax-O'Neil 2
#80 De La Rue International Limited 2
#81 Domino Uk Limited 2
#82 Dupont Electronics 2
#83 Flooring Industies Limited, Sarl 2
#84 Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co. 2
#85 Institute Of Chemistry Chinese Academy Of Sciences 2
#86 Komori 2
#87 Levi Strauss & 2
#88 Lg Hausys 2
#89 Macdermid Graphics Solutions 2
#90 Mangoslab Co. 2
#91 Matthews International 2
#92 Nippon Soda Co. 2
#93 Showa Aluminum Can 2
#94 Sihl Gmbh 2
#95 Sun Same Enterprises Co. 2
#96 System Ceramics S.P.A. 2
#97 University of Michigan 2
#98 Toppan Printing Co. 2
#99 Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions 2
#100 Unknown 2