Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2024

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	Frank Herre	7	Dürr Systems Ag
2	Benjamin Wöhr	6	Dürr Systems Ag
3	Diane L. Olson	6	Graco Minnesota
#4	Hans-Georg Fritz	6	Dürr Systems Ag
#5	Sang Hoon Choy	6	Lg Energy Solution
#6	Taek Soo Lee	6	Lg Energy Solution
#7	Timo Beyl	6	Dürr Systems Ag
#8	Moritz Bubek	5	Dürr Systems Ag
#9	Robert W. Kinne	5	Graco Minnesota
#10	Steffen Sotzny	5	Dürr Systems Ag
#11	Charles P. Ganzer	4	Nordson
#12	Christopher Michael Seubert	4	Ford
#13	Jeffrey D. Rogozinski	4	The Sherwin-Williams
#14	Kazumasa Ikushima	4	Musashi Engineering
#15	Kevin Richard John Ellwood	4	Ford
#16	Lu-Min Chen	4	Au Optronics
#17	Marcus Kleiner	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#18	Mark Edward Nichols	4	Trimble Navigation Limited
#19	Nathan Paul Brooks	4	Cnh Industrial America
#20	Robert S. Burns	4	Rooftop Research
#21	Shin Wook Jeon	4	Lg Energy Solution
#22	Stephen C. P. Joseph	4	3M
#23	Wanjiao Liu	4	Ford
#24	Aaron K. Nienaber	3	3M
#25	Brian M. Mulgrew	3	Graco Minnesota
#26	Camilien Beaudoin	3	Exel Industries
#27	Carlos A. Concha	3	The Sherwin-Williams
#28	Casey Nutt	3	Xcad Valve & Irrigation
#29	Claude-Alain Despland	3	Sicpa Holding Sa
#30	Cornelis Johannes Maria Van Rijn	3	Medspray B.V.
#31	Didier Faure	3	Exel Industries
#32	Don Duffin	3	Xcad Valve & Irrigation
#33	Evgeny Loginov	3	Sicpa Holding Sa
#34	George D. Andrews	3	S+S Industries Technology
#35	Greg Andrews	3	S+S Industries Technology
#36	Guillaume Foubert	3	Exel Industries
#37	Hannu Huotari	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#38	Henri Joseph Van Egmond	3	Medspray B.V.
#39	Jeff Capell	3	S+S Industries Technology
#40	Jerome Christian Courbat	3	Philip Morris Products S.A.
#41	Jeffrey A. Earles	3	Graco Minnesota
#42	Marko Tuominen	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#43	Michel BESSANT	3	Philip Morris Products S.A.
#44	Owen H. Decker	3	Morton International
#45	Pamela J. Muetzel	3	Graco Minnesota
#46	Paulo Nervo	3	Dispensing Technologies B.V.
#47	Pascal Andre Daniel Jean Pratte	3	Philip Morris Products S.A.
#48	Perry D. Erickson	3	Kohler
#49	Peter W. Estelle	3	Nordson
#50	Philippe Provenaz	3	Exel Industries
#51	Rafael A. Rexach	3	Kohler
#52	Ramraj Soundararajan	3	Avant-Garde Ip
#53	Robert D. Breitzman	3	The Sherwin-Williams
#54	Scott Ferguson	3	Raid One Ip
#55	Shun-Nan Lo	3	Yuan Mei
#56	Simon Christopher Knight	3	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited
#57	Steven D. Becker	3	Graco Minnesota
#58	Thomas E. Reno	3	The Sherwin-Williams
#59	Tsung-Lin Tsai	3	ITRI
#60	Viljami Pore	3	Asm Ip Holding B.V.
#61	Wietze Nijdam	3	Medspray B.V.
#62	Xiaofa Lin	3	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#63	Xiaoshan Lin	3	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.
#64	Aaron S. Haleva	2	Dispensing Technologies B.V.
#65	Akihiro Horikawa	2	Panasonic
#66	Akihiko Nakamura	2	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#67	Alon Greenenko	2	Ttp Plc
#68	Alexander Rüger	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#69	Andrew J. Ericson	2	Graco Minnesota
#70	Beibei Zhu	2	Kao
#71	Brad Bamford	2	Automatic Coating Limited
#72	Brendan Hogan	2	Stamford Devices
#73	Brian D. Mather	2	Nordson
#74	Chi-Han Cheng	2	Yuan Mei
#75	Chanjia He	2	Kao
#76	Christopher C. Hines	2	Graco Minnesota
#77	Chad Knight	2	The Patent Well
#78	Chun-Chih Lin	2	TSMC
#79	Craig B. Nelson	2	Nelson Irrigation
#80	Dara Bayat	2	Philip Morris Products S.A.
#81	David Downey	2	Spectrum Brands
#82	David H. Faulkner	2	Spray Foam Systems
#83	Daisuke Goto	2	Ricoh Company
#84	David Hafvenstein	2	Cnh Industrial America
#85	David Lee	2	Delta Faucet
#86	David MAINKA	2	Grohe Ag
#87	David Martin Pooley	2	Ttp Plc
#88	David J. Richter-O'Connell	2	Kohler
#89	Daniel Tandler	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#90	David J. Thompson	2	Graco Minnesota
#91	Daisuke Tokieda	2	Panasonic
#92	Dominicus Jan Van Wijk	2	Dispensing Technologies B.V.
#93	Duane Needham	2	Capstan Ag Systems
#94	Eduard Frühsorger	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#95	Enes Ramosevac	2	Nordson
#96	Eric Tres Wangsgaard	2	Orbit Irrigation Products
#97	Eva Volk	2	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg
#98	Fabien Adam	2	Aptar France Sas
#99	Francesco Simone	2	Saipem S.P.A.
#100	Gary E. Gaides	2	3M

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nordson	20
2	Graco Minnesota	19
3	Dürr Systems Ag	14
#4	Tokyo Electron Limited	13
#5	Exel Industries	12
#6	Unknown	12
#7	3M	11
#8	Kohler	11
#9	Lg Energy Solution	9
#10	The Boeing	9
#11	Panasonic	8
#12	Samsung	7
#13	Aptar France Sas	6
#14	Semes Co.	6
#15	The Procter & Gamble	6
#16	RTX (Raytheon)	6
#17	Toyota	6
#18	Applied Materials	5
#19	Cnh Industrial America	5
#20	Illinois Tool Works	5
#21	Swimc	5
#22	Techtronic Cordless Gp	5
#23	Wagner Spray Tech	5
#24	Water Pik	5
#25	Yuan Mei	5
#26	John Deere	5
#27	Ford	5
#28	Abb Schweiz Ag	4
#29	Kansai Paint Co.	4
#30	Medmix Switzerland Ag	4
#31	Musashi Engineering	4
#32	Rooftop Research	4
#33	LG	4
#34	Asm Ip Holding B.V.	3
#35	Basf Coatings Gmbh	3
#36	Capstan Ag Systems	3
#37	Dispensing Technologies B.V.	3
#38	Grohe Ag	3
#39	Kao	3
#40	Medspray B.V.	3
#41	Mitsubishi Electric	3
#42	Philip Morris Products S.A.	3
#43	Ppg Industries Ohio	3
#44	Protec Co.	3
#45	Raid One Ip	3
#46	Rain Bird	3
#47	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited	3
#48	Screen Holdings Co.	3
#49	Sicpa Holding Sa	3
#50	S+S Industries Technology	3
#51	TSMC	3
#52	The Sherwin-Williams	3
#53	Ttp Plc	3
#54	Altria Client Services	2
#55	Assa Abloy Americas Residential	2
#56	Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh	2
#57	Automatic Coating Limited	2
#58	Awi Licensing	2
#59	Bmic	2
#60	Compass Systems & Sales	2
#61	Conopco	2
#62	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited	2
#63	Delta Faucet	2
#64	Dl Technology, Llc.	2
#65	Ecoclean Gmbh	2
#66	Foreman Technologies	2
#67	Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co.	2
#68	Fujifilm Business Innovation	2
#69	Gb Developpement	2
#70	Glatt Gesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung	2
#71	Gojo Industries	2
#72	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	2
#73	HP	2
#74	Homewerks Worldwide	2
#75	Honda Motor Co.	2
#76	Husqvarna Ab	2
#77	Hymmen Gmbh Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau	2
#78	Hyundai Motor	2
#79	Jiangsu Favored Nanotechnology Co.	2
#80	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	2
#81	Karogen	2
#82	Kia	2
#83	L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude	2
#84	Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh	2
#85	Nelson Irrigation	2
#86	Nissan Motor Co.	2
#87	Ntn	2
#88	Ohio State Innovation Foundation	2
#89	Oseir Oy	2
#90	Posco Co.	2
#91	Robert Bürkle Gmbh	2
#92	Safran Aircraft Engines	2
#93	Saipem S.P.A.	2
#94	Samhwa Co.	2
#95	Sata Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#96	Senninger Irrigation	2
#97	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	2
#98	Sinyu Technology (Fujian) Co.	2
#99	Southwire Company	2
#100	Spray Foam Systems	2

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

Patents per Year

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Top Companies