Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2017

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	Lee Burrowes	8	The Procter & Gamble
2	Frank Herre	7	Dürr Systems Ag
3	Huasong Zhou	6	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#4	Adam Gaszton Horvath	5	The Procter & Gamble
#5	Alastair Robert Edward MacGregor	5	The Procter & Gamble
#6	David Mathew Johnson	5	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#7	Elaine Alice Marie Baxter	5	The Procter & Gamble
#8	Harold D. Johnson	5	Graco Minnesota
#9	Hung-Chih Hung	5	Siang Syuan Fu Enterprise Co.
#10	Jiten Odhavji Dihora	5	The Procter & Gamble
#11	Julien Claude Plos	5	The Procter & Gamble
#12	Madhuri Jayant Khanolkar	5	The Procter & Gamble
#13	Neil Charles Dring	5	The Procter & Gamble
#14	Victor Alfred Beck	5	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#15	Yukio Yamada	5	Sony
#16	Anthony S. Andreacchi	4	Abbott
#17	Darko Pervan	4	Valinge Innovation Ab
#18	David J. Thompson	4	Graco Minnesota
#19	Diane L. Olson	4	Graco Minnesota
#20	Eric J. Finstad	4	Graco Minnesota
#21	Grant McGuffey	4	Illinois Tool Works
#22	Guy M. Danner	4	E Ink Holdings
#23	Hans-Georg Fritz	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#24	Harold A. Luettgen	4	Water Pik
#25	Horatio Quinones	4	Nordson
#26	Larry Gillanders	4	Pipe Restoration Technologies
#27	Mel Steven Lessley	4	Illinois Tool Works
#28	Michinobu Mizumura	4	V Technology Co.
#29	Olivier Dellea	4	CEA
#30	Pascal Fugier	4	CEA
#31	Perry D. Erickson	4	Kohler
#32	Stephen C. P. Joseph	4	3M
#33	Thomas L. Ratledge	4	Nordson
#34	Timo Beyl	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#35	Alberto Goenaga	3	E Ink Holdings
#36	Andrew Graham Masters	3	The Procter & Gamble
#37	Ara N. Knaian	3	E Ink Holdings
#38	Benjamin Max Davis	3	E Ink Holdings
#39	Bernhard Seiz	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#40	Binh T. Nguyen	3	Abbott
#41	Bradley H. Hines	3	Graco Minnesota
#42	Brian D. Mather	3	Nordson
#43	Dana Paul Gruenbacher	3	The Procter & Gamble
#44	Edward W. Bolyard, Jr.	3	Illinois Tool Works
#45	Erik Fiske	3	Nordson
#46	Eriko Kimura	3	V Technology Co.
#47	Faiz Feisal Sherman	3	The Procter & Gamble
#48	Francois Le Maner	3	Aptar France Sas
#49	Glen Crossley	3	E Ink Holdings
#50	Gregg M. Duthaler	3	E Ink Holdings
#51	Hany Aziz	3	Xerox
#52	Heikki Vatanen	3	—
#53	Jan Reichler	3	Eisenmann Se
#54	James Samuel Richardson	3	The Procter & Gamble
#55	Jeffrey P. Fugere	3	Dl Technology, Llc.
#56	Jerry D. Horning	3	Graco Minnesota
#57	Jimmy Wing Sum Tam	3	Graco Minnesota
#58	Jonathan D. Albert	3	E Ink Holdings
#59	John Stankus	3	Abbott
#60	Kazumasa Ikushima	3	Musashi Engineering
#61	Koichi Kajiyama	3	V Technology Co.
#62	Leland C. Leber	3	Water Pik
#63	Matthieu Baillet	3	Aptar France Sas
#64	Marcus Kleiner	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#65	Marius J. Luczak	3	Graco Minnesota
#66	Mark S. Meier	3	Nordson
#67	Michael Baumann	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#68	Michael J. Quinn	3	Water Pik
#69	Paul Snowwhite	3	Dsm N.V.
#70	Peter Dettlaff	3	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg
#71	Philippe Coronel	3	CEA
#72	Philip K. Snider	3	Graco Minnesota
#73	Randolph W. Chan	3	E Ink Holdings
#74	Ralph Meier	3	Eisenmann Se
#75	Riccardo Alluigi	3	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
#76	Richard D. LeCain	3	E Ink Holdings
#77	Robert W. Zehner	3	E Ink Holdings
#78	Shigeto Sugimoto	3	V Technology Co.
#79	Stanley C. Aguilar	3	Nordson
#80	Stephan Gary Bush	3	The Procter & Gamble
#81	Stephen R. des Jardins	3	Nordson
#82	Steven J. O'Neil	3	E Ink Holdings
#83	Stephen D. Pacetti	3	Abbott
#84	Sungil Kang	3	LG
#85	Syuji Kudo	3	V Technology Co.
#86	Tetsuya Tada	3	Canyon
#87	Theodore Winger	3	Advanced Liquid Logic
#88	Tony Pervan	3	Ceraloc Innovation Ab
#89	Victoria M. Gong	3	Abbott
#90	Wenxing Chen	3	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#91	William M. Blenkush	3	Graco Minnesota
#92	William John Cleveland Connolly	3	The Procter & Gamble
#93	Yoshitaka KAJIYAMA	3	V Technology Co.
#94	Yung-Ming Chen	3	Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
#95	Aaron T. Kuan	2	Harvard University
#96	Adam K. Hoopai	2	Abbott
#97	Alan R. Lewis	2	Nordson
#98	Andreas Abt	2	Sauer Gmbh
#99	Andrew Ahr	2	Partners In Innovation Limited
#100	Antonio Cerciello	2	Nordmeccanica S.P.A.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nordson	21
2	Unknown	19
3	The Procter & Gamble	17
#4	3M	13
#5	Graco Minnesota	13
#6	Illinois Tool Works	13
#7	Tokyo Electron Limited	12
#8	Kohler	9
#9	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.	9
#10	Samsung	9
#11	Abbott	8
#12	Abb K.K.	8
#13	Aptar France Sas	8
#14	The Boeing	8
#15	CEA	7
#16	Durr Systems	7
#17	LG	7
#18	Screen Holdings Co.	6
#19	GE	6
#20	Eisenmann Se	5
#21	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	5
#22	Sulzer Mixpac Ag	5
#23	BOE	5
#24	Toyota	5
#25	Applied Materials	4
#26	Basf Se	4
#27	Carlisle Fluid Technologies	4
#28	Duerr Systems Ag	4
#29	Mazda Motor	4
#30	Pipe Restoration Technologies	4
#31	Siang Syuan Fu Enterprise Co.	4
#32	V Technology Co.	4
#33	Water Pik	4
#34	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	4
#35	Abb Schweiz Ag	3
#36	Advanced Liquid Logic	3
#37	Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co.	3
#38	Canyon	3
#39	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	3
#40	Conopco	3
#41	Corning Incorporated	3
#42	Covestro Deutschland Ag	3
#43	Delta Faucet	3
#44	Dlhbowles	3
#45	Dl Technology, Llc.	3
#46	E Ink Holdings	3
#47	Fan Fi International	3
#48	Gojo Industries	3
#49	HP	3
#50	Hunter Industries	3
#51	J. Wagner Gmbh	3
#52	Musashi Engineering	3
#53	Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno	3
#54	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#55	S. C. Johnson & Son	3
#56	Screen Semiconductor Solutions Co.	3
#57	Sumitomo Chemical	3
#58	TSMC	3
#59	Tencent	3
#60	University of California	3
#61	The Toro	3
#62	Toto	3
#63	Valmet Oy	3
#64	Yuan Mei	3
#65	Lam Research	3
#66	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#67	Adco Proucts	2
#68	Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V.	2
#69	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	2
#70	Aqualean Manufacturing Associates Co.	2
#71	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	2
#72	Basf Coatings Gmbh	2
#73	Basf Japan	2
#74	Borealis Ag	2
#75	Brasscraft Manufacturing	2
#76	Building Materials Investment	2
#77	Cameron International	2
#78	Cataler	2
#79	Chemetall Gmbh	2
#80	Crayola	2
#81	Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.	2
#82	Delavan	2
#83	Dürr Systems Ag	2
#84	Ecolab Usa	2
#85	Element Six Limited	2
#86	Ez-Pro Texture	2
#87	Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Usa	2
#88	Fiskars Oyj Abp	2
#89	Freund-Vector	2
#90	Fuji Kikai Kogyo Co.	2
#91	Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co.	2
#92	Gema Switzerland Gmbh	2
#93	Grohe Ag	2
#94	Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#95	Honda Motor Co.	2
#96	Foxconn	2
#97	Jiangsu University	2
#98	Yaskawa Electric	2
#99	Kds Holding Gmbh	2
#100	King Saud University	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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Top Companies