Textile treatment Patent Leaders

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	Jihong Lee	89	LG
2	Sheng Xu	87	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
3	Sangwook Hong	79	LG
#4	Peishi Lv	71	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#5	Alexander B. Leibman	69	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#6	Youngjong Kim	66	LG
#7	Dong Won Kim	63	Samsung
#8	Jae Won Chang	62	LG
#9	Sang Yeon Pyo	58	Samsung
#10	Hiroshi Ishidoshiro	57	Sando Iron Works Co.
#11	Engelbert Heinz	55	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#12	Karl David McAllister	55	Whirlpool
#13	Jaehyun Kim	54	LG
#14	Si Moon Jeon	54	LG
#15	Hee Tae Lim	53	LG
#16	Hwanjin Jung	52	LG
#17	Kyung Chul Woo	52	LG
#18	Joel A. Luckman	51	Whirlpool
#19	Yoshikazu Sando	51	Sando Iron Works Co.
#20	Sungwoon Jung	50	LG
#21	Donald E. Erickson	49	Whirlpool
#22	Hunjun Jang	49	LG
#23	Doo Young Ryu	48	Samsung
#24	Myunghun Im	48	LG
#25	Soo Young Oh	47	LG
#26	Hyun-Sook Kim	46	LG
#27	Jennifer Schultz	46	Levi Strauss &
#28	Kyungchul Woo	45	LG
#29	Sang Hun Bae	45	LG
#30	Colleen M. Doyle	43	Whirlpool
#31	Jong Seok Kim	43	LG
#32	Robert J. Pinkowski	43	Whirlpool
#33	Benjamin Bell	42	Levi Strauss &
#34	Christopher Schultz	42	Levi Strauss &
#35	Debdulal Mahanty	42	Levi Strauss &
#36	Farhad Ashrafzadeh	41	Whirlpool
#37	Isao Ona	41	Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company
#38	Michael S. Hendrickson	41	Whirlpool
#39	Dongwon Kim	40	LG
#40	Wilhelm Bringewatt	40	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#41	Zhiqiang Zhao	40	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#42	James Barton Sights	39	—
#43	Kyeong Hwan Kim	39	LG
#44	Han Ki Cho	38	LG
#45	Maurizio Del Pos	38	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#46	Chang Woo Son	37	LG
#47	Hyun Seok Seo	37	LG
#48	James Quentin Pollett	37	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#49	Junghoon Lee	37	LG
#50	Yong Jiang	37	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#51	Jaehyung Kim	36	LG
#52	Hans-Ulrich von der Eltz	35	Hoechst Gmbh
#53	Sayer J. Murphy	35	Whirlpool
#54	Shoji Koike	35	Canon
#55	Brenner M. Sharp	34	Whirlpool
#56	Kaustav Ghosh	34	Whirlpool
#57	Keunjoo Kim	34	LG
#58	Semin Jang	34	LG
#59	Christopher G. Hoppe	33	Midea Group Co.
#60	James B. McClain	33	Micell Technologies
#61	Masaru Ozaki	33	Toray Silicone Co.
#62	Young Bok Son	33	LG
#63	Hyundong Kim	32	LG
#64	Young Soo Kim	32	Samsung
#65	Daniele Favaro	31	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#66	Dale E. Mueller	31	Whirlpool
#67	Deug Hee Lee	31	LG
#68	Ig Geun Kwon	31	LG
#69	Ingo Schulze	31	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#70	Richard A. Sunshine	31	Whirlpool
#71	Chul Jin Choi	30	LG
#72	Daniel C. Conrad	30	Whirlpool
#73	David Scott Dunn	30	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#74	Dae Yun Park	30	LG
#75	Hye Yong Park	30	LG
#76	Jae Ryong Park	30	Samsung
#77	Tremitchell Wright	30	Whirlpool
#78	Frank Catallo	29	Unknown
#79	James P. Carow	29	Whirlpool
#80	Kyung Seop Hong	29	LG
#81	Sog Kie Hong	29	LG
#82	Youngjin Doh	29	LG
#83	Bon Kwon Koo	28	LG
#84	Gerold Fleissner	28	Fleissner Gmbh & Co., Maschinenfabrik
#85	Gerhard Reinert	28	Ciba-Geigy
#86	Jin Woong Kim	28	KAIST
#87	Kyosoon Chae	28	LG
#88	Mohankumar Valiyambath Krishnan	28	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#89	Seong Min Oak	28	Samsung
#90	Sung Mo Lee	28	Samsung
#91	Sunghoo Park	28	LG
#92	Tomoya Yamamoto	28	Canon
#93	Wenwei Li	28	Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.
#94	Arun Rajendran	27	Whirlpool
#95	Brian P. Janke	27	Whirlpool
#96	Heinz Abel	27	Ciba-Geigy
#97	James W. Kendall	27	Whirlpool
#98	Jeong Hoon Kang	27	Samsung
#99	Mark L. Herman	27	Whirlpool
#100	Ui Kun Hwang	27	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	LG	2,224
2	Whirlpool	1,157
3	Samsung	845
#4	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	379
#5	Ciba-Geigy	276
#6	GE	251
#7	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	241
#8	Unknown	208
#9	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh	207
#10	The Procter & Gamble	206
#11	Hoechst Gmbh	169
#12	Milliken Research	161
#13	Bayer Healthcare	154
#14	Basf Se	150
#15	Milliken &	143
#16	Maytag	135
#17	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.	132
#18	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	129
#19	Sandoz Ag	124
#20	3M	119
#21	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.	110
#22	Burlington Industries	104
#23	Daewoo Electronics	84
#24	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	83
#25	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	81
#26	Toray Industries	80
#27	Seb S.A.	76
#28	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics	75
#29	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	73
#30	Haier Smart Home Co.	73
#31	USDA	71
#32	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	70
#33	Kuraray Co.	70
#34	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh	69
#35	Sumitomo Electric Industries	67
#36	Ciba Specialty Chemicals	64
#37	Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.	64
#38	NVIDIA	64
#39	Canon	62
#40	Honeywell	62
#41	Sando Iron Works Co.	59
#42	Dow Corning	58
#43	Levi Strauss &	57
#44	Daikin Industries	55
#45	Ecolab Usa	55
#46	Sanyo Electric Co.	51
#47	Illinois Tool Works	47
#48	Philips	43
#49	Takemoto Yushi	43
#50	Teijin Limited	43
#51	Miele & Cie. Kg	42
#52	Eduard Kusters Maschinefabrik	40
#53	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien	39
#54	Rowenta Werke Gmbh	39
#55	Midea Group Co.	38
#56	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	38
#57	Haier Group	37
#58	Micell Technologies	37
#59	White Consolidated Industries	37
#60	Black & Decker	36
#61	Wacker Chemie Ag	36
#62	Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co.	34
#63	Clariant Finance (Bvi) Limited	33
#64	Hitachi	33
#65	Monsanto Technology	33
#66	Electrolux Home Products	32
#67	Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha	32
#68	Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, Division Of Conopco	32
#69	Panasonic	32
#70	Asahi Glass Co.	31
#71	Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited	31
#72	Kao	30
#73	Cassella Aktiengesellschaft	29
#74	Goldstar Co.	29
#75	Rohm And Haas	29
#76	Arcelik Anonim Sirketi	28
#77	Pellerin Milnor	28
#78	U.S. Philips	28
#79	Yoshida Kogyo K.K.	28
#80	Fisher & Paykel	27
#81	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	27
#82	Henkel Limited	27
#83	Toshiba	27
#84	Gaston County Dyeing Machine	25
#85	Mitsubishi Mining	25
#86	Novo Nordisk A/S	25
#87	Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft Mbh	24
#88	Seiko Epson	24
#89	RTX (Raytheon)	24
#90	Alliance Laundry Systems	23
#91	Allied Consulting	23
#92	Basf Wyandotte	23
#93	Xero Limited	23
#94	Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company	22
#95	Seiren Co.	22
#96	Sumitomo Chemical	22
#97	Aktiebolaget Electrolux	21
#98	Colgate-Palmolive	21
#99	Eastman Kodak	21
#100	Emerson Electric	21

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