Spraying and coating Patent Leaders 2025

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	Sang Hoon Choy	7	Lg Energy Solution
3	Marco Sanwald	5	Gema Switzerland Gmbh
#4	Shin Wook Jeon	5	Lg Energy Solution
#5	Taek Soo Lee	5	Lg Energy Solution
#6	Benjamin Wöhr	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#7	Hans-Georg Fritz	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#8	Joseph E. Tix	4	Graco Minnesota
#9	Moritz Bubek	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#10	Simon Christopher Knight	4	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited
#11	Steffen Sotzny	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#12	Timo Beyl	4	Dürr Systems Ag
#13	Brian M. Mulgrew	3	Graco Minnesota
#14	Chul U Bak	3	Ecopro Bm Co.
#15	Cheng Hang	3	Synchrony Bank
#16	Christopher J. Pellin	3	Graco Minnesota
#17	David Hofman	3	Etl
#18	Dietmar Wieland	3	Dürr Systems Ag
#19	Florian Barth	3	Papacks Sales Gmbh
#20	Jonathan Neal Urquhart	3	Precision Valve & Automation
#21	Kyung Chang LEE	3	Samhwa Co.
#22	Memet Dag	3	Papacks Sales Gmbh
#23	Mehmet Tomac	3	Ohio State Innovation Foundation
#24	Michael Stephen Wolfe	3	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#25	Riccardo Alluigi	3	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
#26	Tahsin Dag	3	Papacks Sales Gmbh
#27	Young Gon Kim	3	Tessera
#28	Akiyoshi Hirano	2	Aisin
#29	Akira Yamaguro	2	Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#30	Alana Byrd	2	W. M. Barr & Company
#31	Alexander T. Ebertowski	2	3M
#32	Alain Lafosse	2	Aptar France Sas
#33	Amelia J. Stech	2	Graco Minnesota
#34	Andreas Pahl	2	Illinois Tool Works
#35	Arno Drechsel	2	Komet Austria Gmbh
#36	Benjamin HUMPHRYS	2	Airbus Operations Limited
#37	Benzion Landa	2	Landa Corporation
#38	Bernhard Sauer	2	Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh
#39	Byung Jin Woo	2	Samhwa Co.
#40	Cameron Stevens	2	Dana Canada
#41	Christoph Dieter	2	Festool Gmbh
#42	Cheol Woo Kim	2	Sk Innovation Co.
#43	Chunling Zhao	2	Dlhbowles
#44	Craig THOMSON	2	Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#45	Daniel P. Ross	2	Graco Minnesota
#46	Daniel Schäuble	2	Festool Gmbh
#47	Daniel Tandler	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#48	David J. Thompson	2	Graco Minnesota
#49	Denis Vanzetto	2	Exel Industries
#50	Edward W. Bolyard, Jr.	2	Illinois Tool Works
#51	Eiichi Kawase	2	Mazda Motor
#52	Erich E. Sutter	2	Medical Research Institute
#53	Felix Mauchle	2	Gema Switzerland Gmbh
#54	Gautam Rangan	2	Wet
#55	Geun JANG	2	Samhwa Co.
#56	Gustaf Martensson	2	Mycronic Ab
#57	Heng Loong LEE	2	Alcatel
#58	Hewei Liu	2	Xiamen Rainshower Co.
#59	Hiroaki Kobayashi	2	Iriso Electronics Co.
#60	Hideki Mori	2	Sony
#61	Hirokazu Sekino	2	Seiko Epson
#62	Hui Wang	2	Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai)
#63	Ikuo Mitsushima	2	Dexerials
#64	Ismail Hakki SAVCI	2	Ozyegin Universitesi
#65	James A. Bell	2	Inco Limited
#66	James G. Neal	2	—
#67	Jamie Savage	2	Johnson Matthey Public Limited
#68	Jeffrey A. Earles	2	Graco Minnesota
#69	Jean-Philippe Lamboux	2	Techniplast
#70	Jerome Lavallée	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#71	Jeffrey N. Velgersdyk	2	Graco Minnesota
#72	Jie Han	2	BOE
#73	Johannes Schmid	2	Trw Repa Gmbh
#74	Junya Ogawa	2	Nippon Steel Chemical
#75	Kazumasa Ikushima	2	Musashi Engineering
#76	Katsuhisa Inagaki	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#77	Katsuyuki Naito	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#78	Kazuteru Tamai	2	Mazda Motor
#79	Kevin Andrew Kavchok	2	W. M. Barr & Company
#80	Keiichi Okamoto	2	Mazda Motor
#81	Ki Sung Lee	2	Sk Innovation Co.
#82	Kota Sakata	2	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.
#83	Kouji Teramoto	2	Mazda Motor
#84	Larry M. Rachow	2	A. Raymond Et Cie
#85	Matthias Baltrusch	2	—
#86	Mark Fuller	2	Wet
#87	Masaaki Furuya	2	Shibaura Mechatronics
#88	Matthew W. Jungklaus	2	Axia Acquisition
#89	Marcus Kleiner	2	Dürr Systems Ag
#90	Max Lutz	2	Homag Gmbh
#91	Matteo Moretti	2	Lumson S.P.A.
#92	Masahiro Nishimoto	2	Dexerials
#93	Matthew Michael Petkus	2	W. M. Barr & Company
#94	Mark T. Weinberger	2	Graco Minnesota
#95	Machiyo Yasuda	2	Aisin
#96	Min-Kyu Kang	2	Sk Hynix
#97	Michael A. McAfee	2	Rain Bird
#98	Michael J. Quinn	2	Water Pik
#99	Michael T. Ventura	2	Ames Tools
#100	Michael Wiedemann	2	Kühne Jungpflanzen Claus + Torsten Kühne Gbr

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Graco Minnesota	14
2	Lg Energy Solution	11
3	Unknown	9
#4	3M	8
#5	Tokyo Electron Limited	8
#6	Aptar France Sas	7
#7	Toyota	7
#8	Panasonic	6
#9	Dürr Systems Ag	5
#10	Kohler	5
#11	The Boeing	5
#12	Atlas Copco Ias Gmbh	4
#13	Exel Industries	4
#14	Illinois Tool Works	4
#15	Nordson	4
#16	Spraying Systems	4
#17	Canon	4
#18	Ford	4
#19	Samsung	4
#20	Guala Dispensing S.P.A.	3
#21	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	3
#22	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	3
#23	Kansai Paint Co.	3
#24	Papacks Sales Gmbh	3
#25	Posco Co.	3
#26	Precision Valve & Automation	3
#27	Ricoh Company	3
#28	Rieke Packaging Systems Limited	3
#29	Samhwa Co.	3
#30	Seiko Epson	3
#31	GE	3
#32	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#33	Applied Materials	2
#34	Abc Technologies	2
#35	Airbus Operations Limited	2
#36	Aisin	2
#37	Ames Tools	2
#38	Apalta Patents Oü	2
#39	Aptar Radolfzell Gmbh	2
#40	A. Raymond Et Cie	2
#41	Compass Systems & Sales	2
#42	Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited	2
#43	Daiwa Can	2
#44	Denso Ten Limited	2
#45	Dow Global Technologies	2
#46	Festool Gmbh	2
#47	Foreman Technologies	2
#48	Gema Switzerland Gmbh	2
#49	Grohe Ag	2
#50	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	2
#51	Homag Gmbh	2
#52	Hunter Industries	2
#53	Husqvarna Ab	2
#54	Hymmen Gmbh Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau	2
#55	Johnson Matthey Public Limited	2
#56	Kao	2
#57	Landa Labs (2012)	2
#58	Louisiana-Pacific	2
#59	Mazda Motor	2
#60	Mitsubishi Electric	2
#61	Musashi Engineering	2
#62	Mycronic Ab	2
#63	Nissan North America	2
#64	Shibaura Mechatronics	2
#65	Swimc	2
#66	Techtronic Cordless Gp	2
#67	Tmeic	2
#68	Toray Industries	2
#69	Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions	2
#70	Vitro Flat Glass	2
#71	Water Pik	2
#72	Yoshino Kogyosho Co.	2
#73	Comcast	2
#74	John Deere	2
#75	Intel	2
#76	LG	2
#77	Accion Systems	1
#78	Aero Pump Gmbh	1
#79	Agco	1
#80	Air And Liquid Systems	1
#81	Albion Engineering	1
#82	Ald Vacuum Technologies Gmbh	1
#83	Altenloh, Brinck & Co. U.S.	1
#84	Am Conservation Group	1
#85	Applied Membrane Technology	1
#86	Aptar Dortmund Gmbh	1
#87	As America	1
#88	Awi Licensing	1
#89	Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co.	1
#90	Ball	1
#91	Basf Coatings Gmbh	1
#92	Basf Se	1
#93	BMW	1
#94	Beijing Jiaotong University	1
#95	Xiaomi	1
#96	Belco Technologies	1
#97	Biocoat, Incorporated	1
#98	Bmic	1
#99	Brasilata S/A Embalagens Metálicas	1
#100	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	1

Spraying and coating Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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