Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2020

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	9	Johns Manville
2	Wenxing Chen	8	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
3	Fengde Lin	7	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#4	John W. Pringle, IV	7	—
#5	Stephen C. P. Joseph	6	3M
#6	Hrishikesh Keshavan	5	GE
#7	Joel E. Saine	5	Nordson
#8	Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni	4	GE
#9	Angelica Davancens	4	The Boeing
#10	Anna M. Hegdahl	4	3M
#11	Bernard Patrick Bewlay	4	GE
#12	Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr.	4	GE
#13	David Dubiel	4	Chapin Manufacturing
#14	Kazumasa Ikushima	4	Musashi Engineering
#15	Mehmet Dede	4	GE
#16	Michael Baumann	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#17	Qiqiao Liu	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#18	Raul Tomuta	4	The Boeing
#19	Richard A. Humpal	4	John Deere
#20	Robert S. Burns	4	Rooftop Research
#21	Xiaofa Lin	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#22	Xiaoshan Lin	4	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#23	Anton Krassilnikov	3	Landa Labs (2012)
#24	Avijit Das	3	Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited
#25	Benzion Landa	3	Landa Corporation
#26	Bernhard Seiz	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#27	Caibo Gu	3	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#28	Christopher Michael Seubert	3	Ford
#29	Christopher Witty	3	Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Hygiene Home Limited
#30	David L. Dejong	3	Meadwestvaco Calmar Gmbh
#31	Darko Pervan	3	Valinge Innovation Ab
#32	Daniel Taylor	3	Q-Bot Limited
#33	Don D. Trend	3	The Boeing
#34	Edward W. Bolyard, Jr.	3	Illinois Tool Works
#35	Eric O. Nyaribo	3	3M
#36	Evans Santagiuliana	3	Taplast S.R.L.
#37	Frank Herre	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#38	Gerald A. Rusch	3	Server Products
#39	Hailang GONG	3	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#40	Haitao Lu	3	Xiamen Easo Co.
#41	James R. Fontaine	3	Chapin Manufacturing
#42	Jeffrey P. Fugere	3	Dl Technology, Llc.
#43	John H. Posselius	3	Cnh Industrial America
#44	Kevin Richard John Ellwood	3	Ford
#45	Kiat-Cheong Toh	3	Colgate-Palmolive
#46	Manfred Michelfelder	3	Durr Systems
#47	Mark Edward Nichols	3	Trimble Navigation Limited
#48	Morgan Allis	3	Chapin Manufacturing
#49	Per Orla-Jensen	3	Nordson
#50	Steven D. Becker	3	Graco Minnesota
#51	Steve J. Wrobel	3	Graco Minnesota
#52	Thomas Buck	3	Durr Systems
#53	Tim Stombaugh	3	Cnh Industrial America
#54	Tianming Wang	3	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#55	Tony Pervan	3	Ceraloc Innovation Ab
#56	Wanjiao Liu	3	Ford
#57	Ximin Chen	3	Xiamen Easo Co.
#58	Xiaoqing Deng	3	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#59	Zhen Li	3	Xiamen Easo Co.
#60	Alexander T. Ebertowski	2	3M
#61	Alberto A. Moreno Aparicio	2	Silgan Dispensing Systems Netherlands B.V.
#62	Andrew Boyd	2	Capstan Ag Systems
#63	Anthony E. Eggers	2	John Deere
#64	Andrew R. Henry	2	3M
#65	Andreas Hiemer	2	Sulzer Mixpac Ag
#66	Andrew Jones	2	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#67	Anne Renée Jeanne Szklarz	2	Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited
#68	Ariel Adler	2	Actega Metal Print Gmbh
#69	Benjamin R. Godding	2	Graco Minnesota
#70	Brian Balamucki	2	Colgate-Palmolive
#71	Brent Michael Findlay	2	Meritool
#72	Chad M. Cushman	2	Engineered Products And Services
#73	Charles M. Frey	2	Nordson
#74	Chun-Chih Lin	2	TSMC
#75	Claude-Alain Despland	2	Sicpa Holding Sa
#76	Clifford W. Skillin	2	Silgan Dispensing Systems Slatersville
#77	Craig B. Nelson	2	Nelson Irrigation
#78	Curtis D. Carlson	2	John Deere
#79	Curtis A. Maeder	2	John Deere
#80	Cyrille Medard	2	Exel Industries
#81	Daniel D. Anderson	2	Ecolab Usa
#82	Dana Paul Gruenbacher	2	The Procter & Gamble
#83	Dave Hunt	2	—
#84	David J. Thompson	2	Graco Minnesota
#85	Daniel Wang	2	Aria Products L.L.C.
#86	David N. Youdovin	2	Butler'S Brand
#87	Derek Ronald Illsley	2	Sun Chemical
#88	Donghai CHEN	2	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#89	Dominic M. Pitera	2	3M
#90	Eric Prus	2	Sames S.A.
#91	Evgeny Loginov	2	Sicpa Holding Sa
#92	Faiz Feisal Sherman	2	The Procter & Gamble
#93	Felix Mauchle	2	Gema Switzerland Gmbh
#94	Francis Tatu	2	Colgate-Palmolive
#95	Gerhard Brugger	2	Unknown
#96	George Lee	2	Red Devil
#97	Gérald Martines	2	Qualipac
#98	Guillaume Boulais	2	Gb Developpement
#99	Hans-Lukas Anzenberger	2	Pari Pharma Gmbh
#100	Hannu Huotari	2	Asm Ip Holding B.V.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nordson	23
2	The Boeing	19
3	Graco Minnesota	13
#4	3M	12
#5	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.	10
#6	Ford	10
#7	Screen Holdings Co.	8
#8	Tokyo Electron Limited	8
#9	BOE	8
#10	GE	8
#11	Dürr Systems Ag	7
#12	Unknown	7
#13	Aptar France Sas	6
#14	Carlisle Fluid Technologies	6
#15	Cnh Industrial America	6
#16	Honda Motor Co.	6
#17	Sulzer Mixpac Ag	6
#18	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	6
#19	John Deere	6
#20	RTX (Raytheon)	6
#21	Chapin Manufacturing	5
#22	Samsung	5
#23	Applied Materials	4
#24	Eisenmann Se	4
#25	Exel Industries	4
#26	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.	4
#27	Gema Switzerland Gmbh	4
#28	Hunter Industries	4
#29	Illinois Tool Works	4
#30	Musashi Engineering	4
#31	Rooftop Research	4
#32	Silgan Dispensing Systems	4
#33	Altria Client Services	3
#34	Building Materials Investment	3
#35	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	3
#36	Colgate-Palmolive	3
#37	Dl Technology, Llc.	3
#38	Ecolab Usa	3
#39	Kansai Paint Co.	3
#40	Kohler	3
#41	Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co.	3
#42	Q-Bot Limited	3
#43	Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited	3
#44	Ricoh Company	3
#45	Server Products	3
#46	Spraying Systems	3
#47	Stmicroelectronics Sa	3
#48	Sugino Machine Limited	3
#49	Sun Chemical	3
#50	TSMC	3
#51	The Toro	3
#52	Wagner International Ag	3
#53	Water Pik	3
#54	Wet	3
#55	Xiamen Easo Co.	3
#56	Yonwoo Co.	3
#57	Intel	3
#58	Toyota	3
#59	Actega Metal Print Gmbh	2
#60	Albea Services	2
#61	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	2
#62	Aria Products L.L.C.	2
#63	As America	2
#64	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	2
#65	Basf Coatings Gmbh	2
#66	Butler'S Brand	2
#67	Canyon	2
#68	Capstan Ag Systems	2
#69	Corning Incorporated	2
#70	Delta Electronics	2
#71	Dow Global Technologies	2
#72	Engineered Products And Services	2
#73	Gb Developpement	2
#74	Geico S.P.A.	2
#75	Gojo Industries	2
#76	Hansgrohe Se	2
#77	Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#78	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#79	Heraeus Noblelight Gmbh	2
#80	Hyundai Motor	2
#81	Kaneka	2
#82	Kia Motors	2
#83	Labcyte	2
#84	Lumson S.P.A.	2
#85	Naandanjain Irrigation	2
#86	Nelson Irrigation	2
#87	Nisshin Steel Co.	2
#88	Northern Tool & Equipment Company	2
#89	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh	2
#90	Pari Pharma Gmbh	2
#91	Precision Valve & Automation	2
#92	Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.	2
#93	Red Devil	2
#94	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited	2
#95	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#96	Seagate Technology	2
#97	Seiko Epson	2
#98	Senninger Irrigation	2
#99	Siang Syuan Fu Enterprise Co.	2
#100	Sicpa Holding Sa	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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