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Separation and mixing Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Primary CPC class B01 · 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 4,008 patents in 2020.peak 4,0081996: 1,961 patents19961997: 2,063 patents1998: 2,413 patents1999: 2,566 patents19992000: 2,499 patents2001: 2,600 patents2002: 2,467 patents20022003: 2,480 patents2004: 2,185 patents2005: 2,002 patents20052006: 2,059 patents2007: 1,942 patents2008: 2,013 patents20082009: 2,101 patents2010: 2,885 patents2011: 2,862 patents20112012: 3,039 patents2013: 3,344 patents2014: 3,430 patents20142015: 3,481 patents2016: 3,419 patents2017: 3,494 patents20172018: 3,497 patents2019: 3,883 patents2020: 4,008 patents20202021: 3,910 patents2022: 3,982 patents2023: 3,677 patents20232024: 3,822 patents2025: 3,736 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Hai-Ying Chen 14 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
2 Kalyan Handique 13 Handylab
3 Joseph Michael Fedeyko 12 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#4 Mohamed Eddaoudi 11 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
#5 Stuart R. Miller 11 Uop
#6 Susan C. Koster 10 Uop
#7 Youssef Belmabkhout 10 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
#8 Jeff Williams 9 Handylab
#9 Paul Richard Phillips 9 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#10 Rebecca A. Gonzales 9 Chevron
#11 Zhanping Xu 9 Uop
#12 Arta Motadel 8 Biotix
#13 David A. Weitz 8 Harvard University
#14 Eric J. Netemeyer 8 Chevron
#15 Joel A. Mutchler 8 Chevron
#16 Larry Baxter 8 Sustainable Energy Solutions
#17 Mitsuru Udatsu 8 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#18 Scott E. Kufeld 8 Chevron
#19 Tatsuya Tsujiuchi 8 Mitsubishi Electric
#20 Hiroyoshi Okuno 7 —
#21 Hideaki Yoshikawa 7 —
#22 Jing Luo 7 Jiangnan Environmental Protection Group
#23 Joseph A. Curren 7 Chevron
#24 Malika Boualleg 7 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#25 Peter Paul Blaszcak 7 Biotix
#26 Sakae TAKEUCHI 7 —
#27 Takeshi Iwanaga 7 —
#28 Vasily Simanzhenkov 7 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#29 Yasunobu KASHIMA 7 —
#30 Andrew Francis Chiffey 6 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#31 Andres Fernandez 6 Twist Bioscience
#32 Anthony Makarewicz 6 10X Genomics
#33 Benjamin James Hadwen 6 Sharp Life Science (Eu) Limited
#34 Bill James PECK 6 Twist Bioscience
#35 Chunqing Liu 6 Uop
#36 Daniel E. Adamek 6 Donaldson Company
#37 Dana A. Belton 6 Hamilton Associates
#38 David Sullivan 6 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#39 Frank Pflueger 6 Mann+Hummel Gmbh
#40 Hannah Schmolke 6 BOE
#41 Jamie N. Sutherland 6 Chevron
#42 Jeffrey S. Fodor 6 Chevron
#43 Jose Eduardo Guzman 6 Hamilton Associates
#44 Kyler Stitt 6 Sustainable Energy Solutions
#45 László Domokos 6 Shell Oil Compny
#46 Osama Shekhah 6 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
#47 Paul J. DesLauriers 6 Chevron
#48 Pierre Indermuhle 6 Twist Bioscience
#49 Rajiv Bharadwaj 6 10X Genomics
#50 Raul Lobo 6 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#51 Roger Dean Whitley 6 Air Products And Chemicals
#52 Siyuan Chen 6 Twist Bioscience
#53 Sundaresh N. Brahmasandra 6 Handylab
#54 Takuya Hirata 6 Mitsubishi Electric
#55 Takahiro Kondo 6 Ngk Insulators
#56 Thomas Barresi 6 Hamilton Associates
#57 Udi Meirav 6 Enverid Systems
#58 William Banyai 6 Twist Bioscience
#59 Xiaoliang Gao 6 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.
#60 Akira Morikawa 5 Toyota
#61 Alexander James Paterson 5 Bp P.L.C.
#62 Benjamin H. Wunsch 5 IBM
#63 Bill Kengli Lin 5 10X Genomics
#64 Brian Edward Richardson 5 Imagine Tf
#65 Christopher E. Holm 5 Cummins Filtration Ip
#66 Chirag D. Parikh 5 Cummins Filtration Ip
#67 Dean W. Kratzer 5 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#68 Ellen Arnold 5 Uop
#69 Emmanuel Delamarche 5 IBM
#70 Eric D. Schwerdtfeger 5 Chevron
#71 Ewen James Ferguson 5 Bp P.L.C.
#72 Fabian Lambert 5 Ifp Energies Nouvelles
#73 Gerard Malgorn 5 Cummins Filtration Ip
#74 Gene Parunak 5 Handylab
#75 Hiroshi Tanaka 5 Fujitsu Limited
#76 Israel Biran 5 Enverid Systems
#77 Jing Lu 5 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#78 John R. Hacker 5 Donaldson Company
#79 Joshua T. Smith 5 IBM
#80 Joseph M. Wong 5 Ada Carbon Solutions
#81 Junji YOSHINAGA 5 Daiki Co.
#82 Karim Adil 5 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology
#83 Kazuto Miura 5 J.S.T. Mfg. Co.
#84 Kenichi Noda 5 Ngk Insulators
#85 Kerry Wilson 5 Handylab
#86 Luke P. Lee 5 University of California
#87 Manish Giri 5 HP
#88 Matthew S. Ide 5 ExxonMobil
#89 Masahide Miura 5 Toyota
#90 Marcello Stefano Rigutto 5 Shell Oil Compny
#91 Niklas Bengt Jakobsson 5 Haldor Topsøe A/S
#92 Nicole K. Karns 5 Uop
#93 Paul Joseph Andersen 5 Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#94 Peter K. Herman 5 Cummins Filtration Ip
#95 Peter Loezos 5 Lummus Technology
#96 Phillip Belgrader 5 Inscripta
#97 Philippe A. Coignet 5 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
#98 Robert B. Huston 5 Ada Carbon Solutions
#99 Romain Lesage 5 Total Raffinage Chimie
#100 Shubhra Jyoti Bhadra 5 Air Products And Chemicals

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Basf Se 57
2 Uop 56
3 Donaldson Company 52
#4 LG 52
#5 Mann+Hummel Gmbh 49
#6 Johnson Matthey Public Limited 48
#7 Ifp Energies Nouvelles 39
#8 ExxonMobil 37
#9 Ngk Insulators 34
#10 Saudi Arabian Oil 33
#11 University of California 30
#12 Chevron 30
#13 GE 30
#14 Shell Oil Compny 27
#15 3M 26
#16 Cummins Filtration Ip 24
#17 IBM 23
#18 Unknown 22
#19 Hamilton Sundstrand 21
#20 King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology 21
#21 Haldor Topsøe A/S 18
#22 KFUPM 18
#23 MIT 18
#24 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 18
#25 Toyota 18
#26 Bio-Rad Laboratories 16
#27 L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 16
#28 CNRS 15
#29 Outotec (Finland) Oy 15
#30 Cataler 14
#31 Illumina 14
#32 Danaher 14
#33 Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. 13
#34 Nitto Denko 13
#35 Waters Technologies 13
#36 BOE 13
#37 Handylab 12
#38 Harvard University 12
#39 Samsung 12
#40 Clariant 11
#41 Dow Global Technologies 11
#42 HP 11
#43 KAIST 11
#44 Wacker Chemie Ag 11
#45 Thermo Fisher 11
#46 Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 10
#47 Berkeley Lights 10
#48 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 10
#49 Fujifilm 10
#50 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 10
#51 Nova Chemicals (International) S.A. 10
#52 Sharp Life Science (Eu) Limited 10
#53 Umicore Ag & Co. Kg 10
#54 Air Products And Chemicals 9
#55 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 9
#56 Ecolab Usa 9
#57 Emd Millipore 9
#58 Hollingsworth & Vose 9
#59 Ihi 9
#60 Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 9
#61 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering 9
#62 Northwestern University 9
#63 Toray Industries 9
#64 Total Raffinage Chimie 9
#65 Panasonic 9
#66 Amogreentech Co. 8
#67 Biotix 8
#68 ITRI 8
#69 Nanyang Technological University 8
#70 Schlumberger Technology 8
#71 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 8
#72 US Army 8
#73 General Motors 8
#74 Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. 7
#75 Bl Technologies 7
#76 China Petroleum & Chemical 7
#77 Cummins Emission Solutions 7
#78 Fujifilm Business Innovation 7
#79 Georgia Tech Research 7
#80 Hall Labs 7
#81 Jiangnan Environmental Protection Group 7
#82 King Abdulaziz University 7
#83 Lotte Chemical 7
#84 Mahle International Gmbh 7
#85 Nippon Shokubai Co. 7
#86 Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh 7
#87 U.S. Department Of Energy 7
#88 RTX (Raytheon) 7
#89 Apple 6
#90 10X Genomics 6
#91 Ada Carbon Solutions 6
#92 Arkema France 6
#93 Battelle Memorial Institute 6
#94 Becton, Dickinson And 6
#95 Caltech 6
#96 Enverid Systems 6
#97 Evoqua Water Technologies 6
#98 Halliburton Energy Services 6
#99 Hamilton Associates 6
#100 Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. 6