Textile treatment Patent Leaders 2016

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Sang Yeon Pyo	10	Samsung
2	Dongwon Kim	8	LG
3	Farhad Ashrafzadeh	7	Whirlpool
#4	James P. Carow	7	Whirlpool
#5	Jinwoong Kim	7	LG
#6	Byungkeol Choi	6	LG
#7	Byungwook Min	6	LG
#8	Chaseung Jun	6	LG
#9	Changwoo Son	6	LG
#10	Hwanjin Jung	6	LG
#11	Ig Geun Kwon	6	LG
#12	Ingo Schulze	6	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#13	Myong Hun Im	6	LG
#14	Chunfeng Lao	5	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#15	Hyun-Sook Kim	5	LG
#16	Hyunseok Seo	5	LG
#17	Jerrod Aaron Kappler	5	GE
#18	Karl David McAllister	5	Whirlpool
#19	Maurizio Del Pos	5	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#20	Soo Bong Kim	5	LG
#21	Zhengbao He	5	Haier Group
#22	Andrew Leitert	4	Whirlpool
#23	Bo Ram Lee	4	LG
#24	Byung Keol Choi	4	LG
#25	Doo Young Ryu	4	Samsung
#26	Dong Pil Seo	4	Samsung
#27	Engelbert Heinz	4	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#28	Hyundong Kim	4	LG
#29	Hyojun Kim	4	LG
#30	In Dong KIM	4	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics
#31	Jae Ryong Park	4	Samsung
#32	Kyeonghwan Kim	4	LG
#33	Kyung Chul Woo	4	LG
#34	Sangwook Hong	4	LG
#35	Soo Young Oh	4	LG
#36	Taewan Kim	4	Samsung
#37	Young Jong Kim	4	LG
#38	Young Hyun Kim	4	Samsung
#39	Youngmin Kim	4	Samsung
#40	Alberto Bison	3	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
#41	Andrea Contarini	3	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#42	Andre Sabalat	3	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh
#43	ChangOh Kim	3	—
#44	Daniele Favaro	3	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#45	Daeyun Park	3	LG
#46	Deug Hee Lee	3	LG
#47	Dong Won Kim	3	Samsung
#48	Edwin Bolduan	3	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#49	Eun Suk Bang	3	Samsung
#50	Günter Steffens	3	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#51	Hongjun Cho	3	LG
#52	Hong Seok Ko	3	Samsung
#53	Hong Namgoong	3	LG
#54	Hwang Mook Cho	3	Samsung
#55	Hyunchul Choi	3	LG
#56	Hye Ung KIM	3	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics
#57	Hyun Seok Seo	3	LG
#58	Il Sung Bae	3	Samsung
#59	Jae Seuk Park	3	Samsung
#60	Jeong Hoon Kang	3	Samsung
#61	Jeongyun Kim	3	LG
#62	Jihong Lee	3	LG
#63	Ji Yu Lee	3	Samsung
#64	Jongseok Kim	3	LG
#65	Jong Hun Sung	3	Samsung
#66	Jurij Paderno	3	Whirlpool
#67	Klaus Grunert	3	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh
#68	Kyuhwan Lee	3	LG
#69	Massimo Viero	3	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
#70	Min Gyu Jo	3	LG
#71	Moo Hyung Lee	3	Samsung
#72	Myung Sun Kang	3	Samsung
#73	Nicholas Marshall	3	The Sweet Living Group
#74	Paolo Spranzi	3	Whirlpool
#75	Richard Dean Suel, II	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#76	Ronald Kramer	3	Thermolife International
#77	Robert B Kramer	3	The Sweet Living Group
#78	Roberto Ragogna	3	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.
#79	Sanghun Bae	3	LG
#80	Sang-wook Kim	3	Samsung
#81	Sang Up Lee	3	Samsung
#82	Sang Jun Lee	3	Samsung
#83	Seungphyo Ahn	3	LG
#84	Shreecharan Kanchanavally	3	Whirlpool
#85	Sogkie Hong	3	LG
#86	Sung Hoon Kim	3	Samsung
#87	Sung Min Kim	3	Samsung
#88	Sungmin Kim	3	Samsung
#89	Woo Young Kim	3	LG
#90	Youngjin Doh	3	LG
#91	Youngjong Kim	3	LG
#92	Young Suk Kim	3	TSMC
#93	Youngsuk Kim	3	Disco
#94	Youngbae Park	3	Arista Networks
#95	Adam Roch	2	—
#96	Alberto Bas	2	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#97	Alexander B. Leibman	2	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#98	Allan R. Manninen	2	Astenjohnson
#99	Alejandro Penaloza-Vazquez	2	Novozymes Biologicals Limited
#100	Andreas Hanau	2	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	LG	84
2	Samsung	49
3	Whirlpool	39
#4	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	22
#5	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.	15
#6	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics	12
#7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	12
#8	GE	12
#9	Haier Group	10
#10	The Procter & Gamble	7
#11	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	6
#12	Haier Group Technique R&D Center	5
#13	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.	5
#14	Arcelik Anonim Sirketi	4
#15	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh	4
#16	Mabe S.A. De C.V.	4
#17	Amotech Co.	3
#18	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	3
#19	Illinois Tool Works	3
#20	The Sweet Living Group	3
#21	Alliance Laundry Systems	2
#22	Astenjohnson	2
#23	Basf Se	2
#24	Bitron S.P.A.	2
#25	Daikin Industries	2
#26	Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co.	2
#27	Dow Global Technologies	2
#28	Ecolab Usa	2
#29	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	2
#30	Elettrotecnica Rold S.R.L.	2
#31	Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited	2
#32	Hamilton Beach Brands	2
#33	Hangzhou Sanhua Research Institute Co.	2
#34	Huntsman International	2
#35	Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University	2
#36	Johns Manville	2
#37	Morphy Richards Limited	2
#38	Nidec Motor	2
#39	Novozymes A/S	2
#40	Novozymes Biologicals Limited	2
#41	Owens Corning Intellectual Capital	2
#42	Seiko Epson	2
#43	Ventex Co.	2
#44	Xero Limited	2
#45	3M	1
#46	Aalborg Universitet	1
#47	Ahlstrom	1
#48	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#49	Air Cruisers Company	1
#50	Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A.	1
#51	Bar-Ilan University	1
#52	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#53	Beaulieu Group	1
#54	Bridgestone	1
#55	Brother Kogyo	1
#56	Bsh Bosch Und Siemens Hausgeräte Gmbh	1
#57	Clemson University	1
#58	Clover Mfg. Co.	1
#59	Clover Mystique Co. Limited	1
#60	Concrete Canvas Technology	1
#61	Cool Dry	1
#62	Crayola	1
#63	Delaware Capital Formation	1
#64	Diehl Ako Stiftung & Co. Kg	1
#65	Electrolux Home Products	1
#66	Elkcorp	1
#67	Eltek S.P.A.	1
#68	Intellectual Ventures	1
#69	Ems-Patent Ag	1
#70	Emz-Hanauer Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	1
#71	Girbau, S.A.	1
#72	Harris Research	1
#73	Harry Miller Co.	1
#74	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	1
#75	Highland Industries	1
#76	Hi-Tex	1
#77	Hms Mfg	1
#78	Home Products International-North America	1
#79	Huntsman Textile Effects (Germany) Gmbh	1
#80	Invista North America S.A.R.L.	1
#81	Ionfarms Co.	1
#82	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	1
#83	Kent State University	1
#84	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	1
#85	Kordsa Global Endustrivel Iplik Ve Kord Bezi Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi	1
#86	KAIST	1
#87	Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology	1
#88	Kornit Digital	1
#89	Kuraray Co.	1
#90	Lakeland Industries	1
#91	Leonard Automatics	1
#92	Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co.	1
#93	Miller Weldmaster	1
#94	Mojack Distributors	1
#95	Neenah Paper	1
#96	Nippon Shokubai Co.	1
#97	Nissin Chemical Industry Co.	1
#98	Novozymes	1
#99	Pas Deutschland Gmbh	1
#100	Pellerin Milnor	1

Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies