Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2021

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	Benjamin Wöhr	12	Dürr Systems Ag
2	Hans-Georg Fritz	12	Dürr Systems Ag
3	Marcus Kleiner	12	Dürr Systems Ag
#4	Timo Beyl	10	Dürr Systems Ag
#5	Frank Herre	8	Dürr Systems Ag
#6	Moritz Bubek	8	Dürr Systems Ag
#7	Simon Christopher Knight	7	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited
#8	Stephen C. P. Joseph	7	3M
#9	Steffen Sotzny	7	Dürr Systems Ag
#10	Angelica Davancens	6	The Boeing
#11	Martin Guirguis	6	The Boeing
#12	Alex Wu	5	Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.
#13	Ce-Wen Yang	5	Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.
#14	Craig B. Nelson	5	Nelson Irrigation
#15	Diane L. Olson	5	Graco Minnesota
#16	Don D. Trend	5	The Boeing
#17	Frederick B. Frontiera	5	The Boeing
#18	Heiner Ophardt	5	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#19	Jake B. Weinmann	5	The Boeing
#20	James Wu	5	Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.
#21	John W. Pringle, IV	5	—
#22	Raul Tomuta	5	The Boeing
#23	Riccardo Alluigi	5	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
#24	Wenxing Chen	5	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#25	Wilhelmus Johannes Joseph Maas	5	Afa Products
#26	Alan R. Lewis	4	Nordson
#27	Andrew Jones	4	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh
#28	Fengde Lin	4	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.
#29	Gregory A. Russell	4	Bowles Fluidics
#30	Scott D. Gullicks	4	3M
#31	Aaron S. Haleva	3	Dispensing Technologies B.V.
#32	Adam J. Meuler	3	3M
#33	Alejandro Espinoza	3	Silgan Dispensing Systems
#34	Anton Krassilnikov	3	Landa Labs (2012)
#35	Benzion Landa	3	Landa Corporation
#36	Casey Nutt	3	Xcad Valve & Irrigation
#37	Cheryl L. S. Elsbernd	3	3M
#38	Cyrille Medard	3	Exel Industries
#39	Don Duffin	3	Xcad Valve & Irrigation
#40	Evgeny Loginov	3	Sicpa Holding Sa
#41	Evans Santagiuliana	3	Taplast S.R.L.
#42	George L. Sesser	3	Nelson Irrigation
#43	Glen A. Jerry	3	3M
#44	Hirokazu Okazaki	3	Kansai Paint Co.
#45	John J. Brown	3	The Boeing
#46	Joseph W. Cacka	3	Water Pik
#47	Jonathan J. O'Hare	3	3M
#48	Joseph A. Schneider	3	Stoneage
#49	Kazumasa Ikushima	3	Musashi Engineering
#50	Karl K. Stensvad	3	3M
#51	Masayuki Itoh	3	Fujitsu Limited
#52	Mathieu Schmid	3	Sicpa Holding Sa
#53	Mingfu Zhang	3	Johns Manville
#54	Nicholas L. Untiedt	3	3M
#55	Nobuhiko NARITA	3	Kansai Paint Co.
#56	Paulo Nervo	3	Dispensing Technologies B.V.
#57	Richard Philip Topf	3	The Boeing
#58	Roger Duffin	3	Xcad Valve & Irrigation
#59	Steven C. Renquist	3	The Toro
#60	Tatsuo Kuramochi	3	Kansai Paint Co.
#61	Zuo Xu	3	Citic Dicastal Co.
#62	Alexander T. Ebertowski	2	3M
#63	Alexander Trufanov	2	Oem Group
#64	Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni	2	GE
#65	Anna M. Hegdahl	2	3M
#66	Andrew B. Hellie	2	Nelson Irrigation
#67	Andrew J. Holtz	2	Capstan Ag Systems
#68	Andreas Schrell	2	Hoechst Gmbh
#69	Andrew T. Sinclair	2	Worthen Industries
#70	Atsuo Nabeshima	2	Toyota
#71	Bernard Patrick Bewlay	2	GE
#72	Bennett M. Moriarty	2	The Boeing
#73	Beat Moser	2	Medaxis Ag
#74	Bernhard Steinmetz	2	Basf Coatings Gmbh
#75	Beat Widmer	2	Medaxis Ag
#76	Brian E. Duncan	2	3M
#77	Brian Fideler	2	Starkey Laboratories
#78	Brady P. Haislet	2	3M
#79	Bryan J. Hayward	2	3M
#80	Brandon L. Ramsuer	2	Silgan Dispensing Systems
#81	Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr.	2	GE
#82	Cédric Le Strat	2	Exel Industries
#83	Chris J. Erickson	2	The Boeing
#84	Christian K. Forgey	2	Oem Group
#85	Charles P. Ganzer	2	Nordson
#86	Cheol Woo Kim	2	Sk Innovation Co.
#87	Chunling Zhao	2	Dlhbowles
#88	Claude-Alain Despland	2	Sicpa Holding Sa
#89	David C. Belongia	2	S. C. Johnson & Son
#90	Daniel H. Carlson	2	3M
#91	David Dubiel	2	Chapin Manufacturing
#92	David L. Fehr	2	Graco Minnesota
#93	David A. Gzik	2	3M
#94	Dave Hawley	2	Oerlikon Metco (Us)
#95	Darko Pervan	2	Valinge Innovation Ab
#96	David Eugene Robertson	2	Rain Bird
#97	David A. Snyder	2	Kranson Industries
#98	Daniel Tandler	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#99	David J. Thompson	2	Graco Minnesota
#100	David Robert Vincent	2	Intel

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Boeing	22
2	3M	16
3	Nordson	15
#4	Graco Minnesota	13
#5	Dürr Systems Ag	12
#6	Silgan Dispensing Systems	9
#7	Dlhbowles	8
#8	Exel Industries	8
#9	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited	8
#10	Unknown	7
#11	Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co.	7
#12	Citic Dicastal Co.	6
#13	Nelson Irrigation	6
#14	Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.	6
#15	Rain Bird	6
#16	John Deere	6
#17	Toyota	6
#18	Aptar France Sas	5
#19	Cnh Industrial America	5
#20	Dispensing Technologies B.V.	5
#21	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.	5
#22	Op-Hygiene Ip Gmbh	5
#23	Tokyo Electron Limited	5
#24	Wagner Spray Tech	5
#25	GE	5
#26	Panasonic	5
#27	Applied Materials	4
#28	Capstan Ag Systems	4
#29	Carlisle Fluid Technologies	4
#30	Hansgrohe Se	4
#31	Honda Motor Co.	4
#32	Kansai Paint Co.	4
#33	Kao	4
#34	Abb Schweiz Ag	3
#35	Albea Le Treport	3
#36	Basf Coatings Gmbh	3
#37	Eisenmann Se	3
#38	Kohler	3
#39	Musashi Engineering	3
#40	Ricoh Company	3
#41	Semes Co.	3
#42	Showa Denko K.K.	3
#43	Sicpa Holding Sa	3
#44	Spraying Systems	3
#45	Stoneage	3
#46	Sulzer Mixpac Ag	3
#47	Taikisha	3
#48	Taplast S.R.L.	3
#49	The Procter & Gamble	3
#50	University of California	3
#51	The Toro	3
#52	Water Pik	3
#53	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	3
#54	LG	3
#55	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#56	Actega Metal Print Gmbh	2
#57	Agc	2
#58	Altria Client Services	2
#59	Aptar Italia S.P.A.	2
#60	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	2
#61	Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh	2
#62	Bayer Cropscience	2
#63	Briggs & Stratton	2
#64	Broetje-Automation Gmbh	2
#65	Ceraloc Innovation Ab	2
#66	Chapin Manufacturing	2
#67	Colgate-Palmolive	2
#68	Corning Incorporated	2
#69	Diversey	2
#70	Ecolab Usa	2
#71	En-Tech	2
#72	Flocon	2
#73	Formula No. 37	2
#74	Hunter Industries	2
#75	Hyundai Motor	2
#76	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.	2
#77	Kia Motors	2
#78	Kohler Mira Limited	2
#79	K-Rain Manufacturing	2
#80	Kyoraku Co.	2
#81	L'Oreal	2
#82	Marco Systemanalyse Und Entwicklung Gmbh	2
#83	Mazda Motor	2
#84	Medaxis Ag	2
#85	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#86	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines	2
#87	Mycronic Ab	2
#88	Nissan Motor Co.	2
#89	Nova Engineering Films	2
#90	Oerlikon Metco (Us)	2
#91	Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon	2
#92	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	2
#93	Q-Bot Limited	2
#94	Rolls-Royce Plc	2
#95	S. C. Johnson & Son	2
#96	Service Support Specialties	2
#97	Subaru	2
#98	Sugino Machine Limited	2
#99	TSMC	2
#100	The Sherwin-Williams	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies