Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2019

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	Mingfu Zhang	13	Johns Manville
2	Wenxing Chen	11	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
3	Fengde Lin	9	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#4	John W. Pringle, IV	8	—
#5	Don D. Trend	7	The Boeing
#6	Carl L. C. Kah, Jr.	5	K-Rain Manufacturing
#7	Donghai CHEN	5	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#8	Hans-Georg Fritz	5	Dürr Systems Ag
#9	Alejandro Espinoza	4	Silgan Dispensing Systems
#10	Angelica Davancens	4	The Boeing
#11	Benjamin Wöhr	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#12	Brendan Hogan	4	Stamford Devices
#13	Dennis J. Van Keulen	4	Graco Minnesota
#14	Frank Herre	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#15	Heiner Ophardt	4	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#16	Jake B. Weinmann	4	The Boeing
#17	Jean-Philippe Taberlet	4	Lablabo
#18	Kotaro Fujiwara	4	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#19	Martin Guirguis	4	The Boeing
#20	Patrice Puviland	4	Lablabo
#21	Qiqiao Liu	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#22	Raul Tomuta	4	The Boeing
#23	Richard A. Humpal	4	John Deere
#24	Sabine Goettke	4	Rpc Bramlage Gmbh
#25	Timo Beyl	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#26	Xiaoqing Deng	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#27	Xiaofa Lin	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#28	Xiaoshan Lin	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#29	Adam C. Bright	3	Spraying Systems
#30	Andreas Hiemer	3	Sulzer Mixpac Ag
#31	Andrew Jones	3	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#32	Bennett M. Moriarty	3	The Boeing
#33	Carl L. Ricciardi	3	—
#34	Charles P. Ganzer	3	Nordson
#35	Clifford W. Skillin	3	Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville
#36	David L. Fehr	3	Graco Minnesota
#37	David C. Huffman	3	Spraying Systems
#38	David Mathew Johnson	3	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#39	Darko Pervan	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#40	Edward W. Bolyard, Jr.	3	Illinois Tool Works
#41	Eric Rossignol	3	Rexam Dispensing Smt S.A.S.
#42	Frederick B. Frontiera	3	The Boeing
#43	Glenn R. St. Peter	3	Spraying Systems
#44	Hayden Turner	3	Sulzer Mixpac Ag
#45	Hideki Okude	3	Nippon Paper Industries Co.
#46	John R. Ingebrand	3	Graco Minnesota
#47	Jonathan J. Ricciardi	3	—
#48	Joseph P. Szczap	3	Spraying Systems
#49	Kazumasa Ikushima	3	Musashi Engineering
#50	Katsuya Nagata	3	Toto
#51	Kiyotake Ukigai	3	Toto
#52	Lior Eliahu MARELI	3	Naandanjain Irrigation
#53	Marcus Kleiner	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#54	Matteo Moretti	3	Lumson S.P.A.
#55	Michael J. Quinn	3	Water Pik
#56	Nicholas L. Seferi	3	Acme United
#57	Paul Baumgartner	3	—
#58	Riccardo Alluigi	3	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
#59	Richard Philip Topf	3	The Boeing
#60	Shane E. Arthur	3	The Boeing
#61	Shigeo Iizuka	3	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#62	Takaharu Noda	3	Nippon Paper Industries Co.
#63	Thomas E. Ackerman	3	Spraying Systems
#64	Tony Pervan	3	Ceraloc Innovation Ab
#65	Victor Alfred Beck	3	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#66	W. Scott Beebe	3	Fishman
#67	Yasutoshi MINEMOTO	3	Sumitomo Chemical
#68	Zhenchun Shi	3	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#69	Aaron B. Eiger	2	S. C. Johnson & Son
#70	Adam Logan	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#71	Akira Isomi	2	Panasonic
#72	Akira Kanazawa	2	Hitachi Construction Machinery Co.
#73	Albrecht Kruse	2	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg
#74	Alexander Meissner	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#75	Alan Pindrock	2	Illinois Tool Works
#76	Alex Xie	2	—
#77	Andrew Cameron	2	Dlhbowles
#78	Andrew Nathan Carroll	2	Altria Client Services
#79	Andreas Federmann	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#80	Andreas Fischer	2	Lam Research
#81	Andreas Pahl	2	Illinois Tool Works
#82	Anthony Redmond	2	Stamford Devices
#83	Andrew T. Sinclair	2	Worthen Industries
#84	Antonius Wilhelmus Zaarbelink	2	—
#85	Armin Arminak	2	NVIDIA
#86	Asif Matin	2	KFUPM
#87	Brad Bamford	2	Automatic Coating Limited
#88	Brian Cvetezar	2	—
#89	Brian K. Smith	2	Magic Leap
#90	Carl L. C. Kah, III	2	K-Rain Manufacturing
#91	Christopher W. Barnes	2	Spraying Systems
#92	Chi-Han Cheng	2	Yuan Mei
#93	Chris J. Erickson	2	The Boeing
#94	Christian Schmied	2	Google
#95	Clifford Edward Beckett	2	P.C. Cox Limited
#96	Connor L. Coward	2	Powder Motion Labs
#97	Craig B. Nelson	2	Nelson Irrigation
#98	Craig P. Rogers	2	Water Pik
#99	Curtis R. Hruska	2	Viavi Solutions
#100	David Dubiel	2	Chapin Manufacturing

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	22
2	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.	16
3	Graco Minnesota	15
#4	Nordson	13
#5	BOE	13
#6	Dürr Systems Ag	12
#7	Sulzer Mixpac Ag	12
#8	3M	10
#9	Unknown	10
#10	Eisenmann Se	8
#11	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	8
#12	Silgan Dispensing Systems	7
#13	Sumitomo Chemical	7
#14	Honda Motor Co.	6
#15	Illinois Tool Works	6
#16	Spraying Systems	6
#17	GE	6
#18	Samsung	6
#19	Toyota	6
#20	Exel Industries	5
#21	Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	5
#22	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	5
#23	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	5
#24	Rpc Bramlage Gmbh	5
#25	The Procter & Gamble	5
#26	Water Pik	5
#27	Aptar France Sas	4
#28	Basf Coatings Gmbh	4
#29	Canyon	4
#30	Carlisle Fluid Technologies	4
#31	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.	4
#32	Kohler	4
#33	Lablabo	4
#34	L'Oreal	4
#35	Naandanjain Irrigation	4
#36	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh	4
#37	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#38	S. C. Johnson & Son	4
#39	Stamford Devices	4
#40	Yuan Mei	4
#41	John Deere	4
#42	Ford	4
#43	Applied Materials	3
#44	Acme United	3
#45	Albea Le Treport	3
#46	Albea Services	3
#47	Altria Client Services	3
#48	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	3
#49	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	3
#50	Chapin Manufacturing	3
#51	Cnh Industrial America	3
#52	Fishman	3
#53	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.	3
#54	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	3
#55	Hunter Industries	3
#56	Hyundai Motor	3
#57	Kansai Paint Co.	3
#58	Kao	3
#59	Kia Motors	3
#60	Lumson S.P.A.	3
#61	Musashi Engineering	3
#62	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	3
#63	Rain Bird	3
#64	Sames Kremlin	3
#65	Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville	3
#66	Texas A&M University System	3
#67	Toto	3
#68	Canon	3
#69	Panasonic	3
#70	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#71	Abbott	2
#72	Abb Schweiz Ag	2
#73	Airbus Operations Sas	2
#74	Albea Lacrost	2
#75	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	2
#76	Automatic Coating Limited	2
#77	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#78	Basf Se	2
#79	BMW	2
#80	Building Materials Investment	2
#81	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#82	Citic Dicastal Co.	2
#83	CEA	2
#84	Crayola	2
#85	Delta Faucet	2
#86	Diversey	2
#87	Durr Megtec	2
#88	Ecolab Usa	2
#89	Forjak Industrial	2
#90	Geico S.P.A.	2
#91	Gema Switzerland Gmbh	2
#92	HP	2
#93	J. Wagner Gmbh	2
#94	Kaga Works Co.	2
#95	KFUPM	2
#96	Kylin Sanitary Technology (Xiamen) Co.	2
#97	Marsupial Holdings	2
#98	Mazda Motor	2
#99	Mueller Martini Holding Ag	2
#100	Nelson Irrigation	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies