Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2016

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Huasong Zhou	12	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
2	Jianmin Chen	7	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
3	Shozo Kosaka	6	Anest Iwata
#4	Frank Herre	5	Dürr Systems Ag
#5	Masaru Kaneko	5	Anest Iwata
#6	Manfred Walter	5	Chemetall Gmbh
#7	Nobuhiro Sawata	5	Anest Iwata
#8	Atsushi Morohoshi	4	Anest Iwata
#9	Darko Pervan	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#10	Edward C. Taylor	4	Princeton University
#11	Justin A. Clark	4	Nordson
#12	Juergen Greiner-Perth	4	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh
#13	Nobuyoshi Morita	4	Hitachi Astemo
#14	Riccardo Alluigi	4	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
#15	Ronald S. Cok	4	Eastman Kodak
#16	Takayuki Hata	4	Anest Iwata
#17	Tony Pervan	4	Ceraloc Innovation Ab
#18	Bin Chen	3	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai
#19	Carl L. C. Kah, Jr.	3	K-Rain Manufacturing
#20	Craig B. Nelson	3	Nelson Irrigation
#21	Emmanuel Mauduit	3	Albea Le Treport S.A.S.
#22	George L. Sesser	3	Nelson Irrigation
#23	Jeffrey P. Fugere	3	Dl Technology, Llc.
#24	Judith Auerbach	3	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh
#25	Kripa K. Varanasi	3	MIT
#26	Kuo-Tsai Lee	3	Atake Digital Technology (Shenzhen) Co.
#27	Laurence B. Saidman	3	Nordson
#28	Nekheel Gajjar	3	Carlisle Fluid Technologies
#29	Neil A. Zumberger	3	Stolle Machinery Company
#30	Paul R. Micheli	3	Illinois Tool Works
#31	Richard Bloc	3	Rexam Dispensing Systems
#32	Samuel C. Walker	3	Rain Bird
#33	Andrew C. Johnson	2	Meta
#34	Andrew Graham Masters	2	The Procter & Gamble
#35	Apostolos Katefidis	2	Eisenmann Gmbh
#36	Armin Arminak	2	NVIDIA
#37	Barton R. Nelson	2	Nelson Irrigation
#38	Berend Schoke	2	Airbus Operations Limited
#39	Benjamin Wang	2	Caliper Technologies
#40	Bradley H. Hines	2	Graco Minnesota
#41	Brendan Hogan	2	Stamford Devices
#42	Brian D. Mather	2	Nordson
#43	Carl L. C. Kah, III	2	K-Rain Manufacturing
#44	Carlos Ribeiro	2	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon
#45	Celine Raphanel	2	Aptar France Sas
#46	Christos T. Kapogiannis	2	IBM
#47	Christophe Navarro	2	Arkema France
#48	Charles J. Stehli, JR.	2	—
#49	David L. Dejong	2	Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh
#50	David J. Dunlap	2	Nordson
#51	Dana Paul Gruenbacher	2	The Procter & Gamble
#52	Dale C. Pemberton	2	Graco Minnesota
#53	Daniel Scott	2	The Procter & Gamble
#54	Donald J. Pansier	2	Cleaning Systems
#55	Douglas H. Richardson	2	General Fusion
#56	Duong La	2	Nordson
#57	Eelco Han de Man	2	Meadwestvaco Calmar Netherlands Bv
#58	Elliot Summons	2	Sashco
#59	Eric L. Hanson	2	Aculon
#60	Eric Parris	2	L'Oreal
#61	Eugene Ezekiel Kim	2	Rain Bird
#62	Fabian Melle	2	Hansgrohe Se
#63	Fengde Lin	2	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#64	Florent Pouliaude	2	Aptar France Sas
#65	Frederic Duquet	2	Aptar France Sas
#66	Francis Moreau	2	Aptar France Sas
#67	Gerald H. Leino	2	IBM
#68	Gisbert Welp	2	Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh
#69	Gunnar van der Steur	2	Efc Systems
#70	Hak-Chan Kim	2	Yonwoo Co.
#71	Hans Leitner	2	Basf Se
#72	Hiromi AKAHIRA	2	Toto
#73	Hongliang Ma	2	Unknown
#74	Horatio Quinones	2	Nordson
#75	Hyukmin Kwon	2	MIT
#76	Isamu Yamasaki	2	Toyota
#77	James C. Bird	2	MIT
#78	Jakob Bredsguard	2	Biosynthetic Technologies
#79	James Galvin	2	Adco Proucts
#80	Jae-Min Hong	2	Korea Institute Of Science And Technology
#81	James A. Svec	2	Bmic
#82	Jerry W. Buhrow	2	NASA
#83	Jean-Luc Marcel Octau	2	Rexam Dispensing Systems S.A.S.
#84	Jeffrey A. Schumacher	2	Kohler
#85	J. Michel G. Laberge	2	General Fusion
#86	J. Wallace Parce	2	Nanosys
#87	Joseph Cichocki	2	Efc Systems
#88	Joseph K. Dodd	2	Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh
#89	Jorgen Elmelund	2	Kroger A/S
#90	John Kordosh	2	Homax Products
#91	John M. Riney	2	Nordson
#92	Junya Uehara	2	Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
#93	Kai Asikkala	2	Beneq Oy
#94	Karen K. Gleason	2	MIT
#95	Karl Pilch	2	Infineon Technologies Ag
#96	Kevin C. Krogman	2	Eastman Chemical
#97	Kenji Nagato	2	Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.
#98	Kuniharu Yamauchi	2	Abb K.K.
#99	Larry Gillanders	2	Pipe Restoration Technologies
#100	Leland C. Leber	2	Water Pik

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nordson	24
2	Unknown	24
3	Samsung	16
#4	Aptar France Sas	12
#5	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.	12
#6	Carlisle Fluid Technologies	8
#7	Anest Iwata	7
#8	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	7
#9	Tokyo Electron Limited	7
#10	HP	6
#11	Kohler	6
#12	MIT	6
#13	The Boeing	6
#14	The Procter & Gamble	6
#15	GE	6
#16	Airbus Operations Limited	5
#17	Chemetall Gmbh	5
#18	CEA	5
#19	Eastman Kodak	5
#20	Rain Bird	5
#21	Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K.	5
#22	NASA	5
#23	LG	5
#24	Toyota	5
#25	3M	4
#26	Basf Coatings Gmbh	4
#27	Duerr Systems Ag	4
#28	Durr Systems	4
#29	Eisenmann Gmbh	4
#30	Graco Minnesota	4
#31	Hansgrohe Se	4
#32	Hunter Industries	4
#33	Illinois Tool Works	4
#34	Nelson Irrigation	4
#35	S. C. Johnson & Son	4
#36	Toto	4
#37	Yonwoo Co.	4
#38	BOE	4
#39	Atake Digital Technology (Shenzhen) Co.	3
#40	Basf Se	3
#41	Delta Faucet	3
#42	Dl Technology, Llc.	3
#43	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.	3
#44	Honda Motor Co.	3
#45	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	3
#46	L'Oreal	3
#47	Screen Holdings Co.	3
#48	Stolle Machinery Company	3
#49	The Sherwin-Williams	3
#50	Canon	3
#51	Ford	3
#52	General Motors	3
#53	IBM	3
#54	Panasonic	3
#55	Abbott	2
#56	Abb K.K.	2
#57	Aculon	2
#58	Acushnet	2
#59	Adco Proucts	2
#60	Agency For Science, Technology And Research	2
#61	Albea Le Treport S.A.S.	2
#62	Aptar Italia S.P.A.	2
#63	Arkema France	2
#64	Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co.	2
#65	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#66	Beneq Oy	2
#67	Biosynthetic Technologies	2
#68	Building Materials Investment	2
#69	CNRS	2
#70	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	2
#71	Conopco	2
#72	Cornell University	2
#73	Daizo	2
#74	Delavan	2
#75	Diversey	2
#76	Dürr Systems Ag	2
#77	Eastman Chemical	2
#78	Efc Systems	2
#79	Eisenmann Se	2
#80	Gema Switzerland Gmbh	2
#81	General Fusion	2
#82	Georgia Tech Research	2
#83	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	2
#84	Homax Products	2
#85	Hydra-Flex	2
#86	Infineon Technologies Ag	2
#87	J. Wagner Gmbh	2
#88	Kansai Paint Co.	2
#89	Meadwestvaco Calmar Netherlands Bv	2
#90	Milliken &	2
#91	Mimaki Engineering Co.	2
#92	Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited	2
#93	Ngk Insulators	2
#94	Nissan Motor Co.	2
#95	Nitto Denko	2
#96	Omron Healthcare Co.	2
#97	Pipe Restoration Technologies	2
#98	Reckitt Benckiser	2
#99	Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited	2
#100	Ricoh Company	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies