Refrigeration and cooling Patent Leaders 2018

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	Koji Yamashita	15	Mitsubishi Electric
2	Sung Jin Yang	12	Samsung
3	Michael Alexander Benedict	10	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#4	Michael Goodman Schroeder	10	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#5	Patrick J. Boarman	10	Whirlpool
#6	Guolian Wu	9	Whirlpool
#7	Rakesh Goel	9	Lennox Industries
#8	Kosuke Tanaka	8	Tdk
#9	Lucy Yi Liu	8	Carrier
#10	Takeshi Hatomura	8	Mitsubishi Electric
#11	Alan Joseph Mitchell	7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#12	Brian Michael Schork	7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#13	Christoph Becke	7	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#14	Christine Hartwein	7	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#15	David G. Beers	7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#16	Haruyuki Nishijima	7	Denso
#17	Henry Edward Howard	7	Praxair Technology
#18	Ikkyu Lee	7	LG
#19	Jeonghwan Kim	7	LG
#20	Max Eicher	7	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#21	Myoungju Lee	7	LG
#22	Naofumi Takenaka	7	Mitsubishi Electric
#23	Osamu Morimoto	7	Mitsubishi Electric
#24	Steven J. Kuehl	7	Whirlpool
#25	Suresh Duraisamy	7	Carrier
#26	Alberto R. Gomes	6	Whirlpool
#27	Kenichi Suzuki	6	Sanden
#28	Kwanhyung Kim	6	LG
#29	Mingyao Xu	6	Sumitomo Heavy Industries
#30	Neil M. Prosser	6	Praxair Technology
#31	Samnyol Hong	6	LG
#32	Shinichi Wakamoto	6	Mitsubishi Electric
#33	Sungdu Kwon	6	LG
#34	Yen-Hsi Lin	6	Whirlpool
#35	Alexander Lifson	5	Carrier
#36	Andrew D. Litch	5	Whirlpool
#37	Augusto Zimmermann	5	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products
#38	Axel Julio Ramm	5	Whirlpool
#39	Changwoan Yang	5	LG
#40	Daisuke Shimamoto	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#41	Eric Berg	5	Lennox Industries
#42	Etsuhisa Yamada	5	Denso
#43	Hank M. Hudson	5	Ortloff Engineers
#44	Hans-Joachim Huff	5	Carrier
#45	Jea Won Lee	5	Samsung
#46	John D. Wilkinson	5	Ortloff Engineers
#47	Koji Azuma	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#48	Kyle T. Cuellar	5	Ortloff Engineers
#49	Masood Ali	5	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products
#50	Mark McMasters	5	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions
#51	Myungjin Chung	5	LG
#52	Nihat O. Cur	5	Whirlpool
#53	Philipp Kleinlein	5	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#54	Ralph Staud	5	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#55	Sangbong Lee	5	LG
#56	Thomas Tischer	5	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#57	Tomotaka Ishikawa	5	Toyota
#58	Vijayaraghavan S. Chakravarthy	5	Praxair Technology
#59	Yang Luo	5	Grirem Advanced Materials Co.
#60	Yi Qu	5	Lennox Industries
#61	Yuji Motomura	5	Mitsubishi Electric
#62	Alp Ilercil	4	Ambassador Asset Management Limited
#63	Andrew F. Johnke	4	Ortloff Engineers
#64	Andreas Kessler	4	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#65	Brian K. Culley	4	Whirlpool
#66	Brent Alden Junge	4	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#67	Chad J. Rotter	4	Whirlpool
#68	Dylan M. Lundberg	4	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions
#69	Gregory Gene Hortin	4	Whirlpool
#70	Hojong Jeong	4	LG
#71	Hyoungkeun Lim	4	LG
#72	Jae Koog An	4	Samsung
#73	Jaime A. Valencia	4	ExxonMobil
#74	Joe T. Lynch	4	Ortloff Engineers
#75	John Mak	4	Fluor Technologies
#76	Karl-Friedrich Laible	4	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#77	Keisuke Takayama	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#78	Klaus Foersterling	4	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#79	Masahiro Oka	4	Daikin Industries
#80	Mark Olsen	4	Lennox Industries
#81	Maulik R. Shelat	4	Praxair Technology
#82	Michael F. Taras	4	Carrier
#83	Michael A. Turney	4	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#84	Paul B. Allard	4	Whirlpool
#85	Paul Dubina	4	Electrolux Home Products
#86	Shinhyun Park	4	LG
#87	Stephen S. Hancock	4	Trane International
#88	Takashi Kimura	4	Canon
#89	Takeshi Sugimoto	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#90	Tanzer Yildizgoecer	4	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#91	Thomas D. Radcliff	4	Carrier
#92	William L. Kopko	4	Johnson Controls Technology
#93	W. Larry Lewis	4	Ortloff Engineers
#94	Woo Yeol Yoo	4	Samsung
#95	Yasser Jebbari	4	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#96	Yoshiaki Takano	4	Denso
#97	Yuki UGAJIN	4	Mitsubishi Electric
#98	Zvonko Asprovski	4	Carrier
#99	Adam Ellis	3	Electrolux Home Products
#100	Akira Ishibashi	3	Mitsubishi Electric

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	LG	96
2	Whirlpool	72
3	Mitsubishi Electric	71
#4	Samsung	60
#5	Carrier	38
#6	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	37
#7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	35
#8	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics	29
#9	Praxair Technology	21
#10	Denso	19
#11	Electrolux Home Products	19
#12	Lennox Industries	18
#13	Daikin Industries	17
#14	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	17
#15	Trane International	13
#16	Panasonic	12
#17	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products	10
#18	Sumitomo Heavy Industries	10
#19	Johnson Controls Technology	9
#20	Linde Gmbh	8
#21	Sanden	8
#22	Air Products And Chemicals	7
#23	Arcelik Anonim Sirketi	7
#24	Fujitsu General Limited	7
#25	Danfoss A/S	6
#26	Emerson Climate Technologies	6
#27	Keihin Thermal Technology	6
#28	Unknown	6
#29	ExxonMobil	6
#30	Bosch Automotive Service Solutions	5
#31	Mahle International Gmbh	5
#32	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems	5
#33	Ortloff Engineers	5
#34	Robert Bosch Gmbh	5
#35	Thermo King	5
#36	Ambassador Asset Management Limited	4
#37	Emz-Hanauer Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	4
#38	Fluor Technologies	4
#39	Hyundai Motor	4
#40	S.M.E. Products Lp	4
#41	GE	4
#42	RTX (Raytheon)	4
#43	Asahi Glass Co.	3
#44	Efficient Energy Gmbh	3
#45	Gentherm Incorporated	3
#46	Hefei Hualing Co.	3
#47	Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co.	3
#48	Hoshizaki America	3
#49	Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz Gmbh	3
#50	Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen Gmbh	3
#51	Nanjing Reclaimer Environmental Teknik Co.	3
#52	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	3
#53	Parker-Hannifin	3
#54	Phillips Petroleum	3
#55	Rheem Manufacturing	3
#56	Scottsman Group	3
#57	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	3
#58	True Manufacturing Co.	3
#59	IBM	3
#60	Lockheed Martin	3
#61	1304338 Alberta	2
#62	1304342 Alberta	2
#63	Alfa Laval Corporate Ab	2
#64	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	2
#65	Astronautics Corporation Of America	2
#66	Basf Se	2
#67	Bergstrom	2
#68	Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau Gmbh	2
#69	Brooks Automation Gmbh	2
#70	Bruker Biospin Gmbh	2
#71	Cooltech Applications	2
#72	Denso International America	2
#73	Eberspächer Climate Control Systems Gmbh	2
#74	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	2
#75	Fisher Controls International	2
#76	Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co.	2
#77	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai	2
#78	Hamilton Sundstrand	2
#79	Hanon Systems	2
#80	Hill Phoenix	2
#81	Hitachi-Johnson Controls Air Conditioning	2
#82	Hudson Technologies	2
#83	Hussmann	2
#84	Illinois Tool Works	2
#85	Toyota Central R&D Labs	2
#86	KFUPM	2
#87	Liddup	2
#88	Midea Group Co.	2
#89	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#90	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Automotive Thermal Systems	2
#91	Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited	2
#92	Reflect Scientific	2
#93	Saginomiya Seisakusho	2
#94	Sanhua (Hangzhou) Micro Channel Heat Exchanger Co.	2
#95	Shell Oil Compny	2
#96	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	2
#97	Tgk Co.	2
#98	The Aerospace	2
#99	The Sure Chill Company Limited	2
#100	NASA	2

Refrigeration and cooling Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies