Textile treatment Patent Leaders 2018

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	Youngjong Kim	10	LG
2	Dongwon Kim	8	LG
3	Insik Yu	8	LG
#4	Mingyu Jo	8	LG
#5	Youngjun Kim	8	LG
#6	Alexander B. Leibman	7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#7	Brian P. Janke	7	Whirlpool
#8	Jihong Lee	7	LG
#9	Joel A. Luckman	7	Whirlpool
#10	Seungchul Park	7	LG
#11	Colleen M. Doyle	6	Whirlpool
#12	Daniele Favaro	6	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#13	Donald E. Erickson	6	Whirlpool
#14	Michael S. Hendrickson	6	Whirlpool
#15	Christoph J. Miller	5	Whirlpool
#16	Erol Dogan Sumer	5	Ford
#17	Kyeonghwan Kim	5	LG
#18	Maurizio Del Pos	5	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#19	Stephen L. Keres	5	Whirlpool
#20	Bradley D. Morrow	4	Whirlpool
#21	Brenner M. Sharp	4	Whirlpool
#22	Byung Soo Kim	4	Samsung
#23	Byeongjo Ryoo	4	LG
#24	Engelbert Heinz	4	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#25	George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros	4	Crosman
#26	Heedae Park	4	Unknown
#27	Jaehoon Choi	4	Sk Telecom Co.
#28	Jeong Hoon Kang	4	Samsung
#29	Jun Okuda	4	Unicharm
#30	Jungjin Park	4	LG
#31	Kangwoon Cheon	4	LG
#32	Karl David McAllister	4	Whirlpool
#33	Mohankumar Valiyambath Krishnan	4	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#34	Myunghun Im	4	LG
#35	Peishi Lv	4	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#36	Satoshi Mitsuno	4	Unicharm
#37	Seungji Yong	4	LG
#38	Yongwoo Kwon	4	LG
#39	Ashutosh Kulkarni	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#40	Bosung Seo	3	LG
#41	Brent M. Burgess	3	Whirlpool
#42	Dale E. Mueller	3	Whirlpool
#43	Daeyun Park	3	LG
#44	Douglas Mikkelsen	3	Whirlpool
#45	Eun Suk Bang	3	Samsung
#46	Frank L. Butterworth, III	3	Butterworth Industries
#47	Gerald Oronde Brown	3	The Chemours Company Fc
#48	Geun Kang	3	Samsung
#49	Hee Keng Chua	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#50	Hong Seok Ko	3	Samsung
#51	Hyojun Kim	3	LG
#52	Jaehyun Kim	3	LG
#53	James Quentin Pollett	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#54	Ji Hoon Choi	3	Samsung
#55	Jinwoo SEO	3	LG
#56	John Christopher Sworen	3	The Chemours Company Fc
#57	Junseok Lee	3	LG
#58	Linfang Xu	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#59	Michael David Sawford	3	Xero Limited
#60	Nicholas C. Fugal	3	Whirlpool
#61	Paul Owen Davis	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#62	Sangik Lee	3	LG
#63	Sheng Xu	3	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#64	Simon Paul Wells	3	Xero Limited
#65	Sungjun Kim	3	Samsung
#66	Sunku Kwon	3	LG
#67	Tatsiana Haidzinskaya	3	The Chemours Company Fc
#68	Timothy E. Heater	3	Whirlpool
#69	Wilhelm Bringewatt	3	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#70	Youngjin Doh	3	LG
#71	Yong Jiang	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#72	Young Hyun Kim	3	Samsung
#73	Youngbae Park	3	Arista Networks
#74	AARON A. LINDEN	2	Whirlpool
#75	Adam Raymond Mora	2	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#76	Ameresh B. Viswanathan	2	Whirlpool
#77	Andrew Leitert	2	Whirlpool
#78	Andrew William Mountney	2	Dow Corning
#79	Benjamin E. Alexander	2	Whirlpool
#80	Bonkwon Koo	2	LG
#81	Bo Ram Lee	2	LG
#82	Bruno Scortegagna	2	—
#83	Christopher L. Borlin	2	Whirlpool
#84	Christopher G. Hoppe	2	Midea Group Co.
#85	Christopher A. Jones	2	Whirlpool
#86	Changsik Kim	2	Nuvera Fuel Cells
#87	Christopher Edward O'Malley	2	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#88	David W. Carr	2	Whirlpool
#89	Daniel C. Conrad	2	Whirlpool
#90	Dany R. Madden	2	IBM
#91	Daniele Martinello	2	Whirlpool
#92	Dean L. Tietz	2	Whirlpool
#93	Do Haeng Kim	2	Samsung
#94	Doo Young Ryu	2	Samsung
#95	Donald M. Tomasi	2	Whirlpool
#96	Ewa Kohler	2	The Chemours Company Fc
#97	Farhad Ashrafzadeh	2	Whirlpool
#98	Gareth Evan Lyn Jones	2	Xero Limited
#99	GARRY L. PETERMAN	2	Whirlpool
#100	Geunhyung Lee	2	LG

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	LG	113
2	Whirlpool	72
3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	30
#4	Samsung	29
#5	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	12
#6	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	11
#7	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.	10
#8	Dongbu Daewoo Electronics	8
#9	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	8
#10	Unknown	7
#11	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.	6
#12	Haier Group	6
#13	Illinois Tool Works	5
#14	Amotech Co.	4
#15	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh	4
#16	Milliken &	4
#17	The Procter & Gamble	4
#18	Unicharm	4
#19	Xero Limited	4
#20	Butterworth Industries	3
#21	Dow Global Technologies	3
#22	Elbi International S.P.A	3
#23	Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited	3
#24	Haier Asia Co.	3
#25	Indesit Company S.P.A.	3
#26	Mabe S.A. De C.V.	3
#27	Midea Group Co.	3
#28	The Chemours Company Fc	3
#29	Toray Industries	3
#30	3M	2
#31	Arcelik Anonim Sirketi	2
#32	Daikin Industries	2
#33	Dow Silicones	2
#34	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	2
#35	Groupestahl	2
#36	Haler Us Appliance Solutions	2
#37	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	2
#38	Nidec Motor	2
#39	Pellerin Milnor	2
#40	Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.	2
#41	Teijin Limited	2
#42	Truetzschler Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#43	Usaus Holdings	2
#44	IBM	2
#45	NVIDIA	2
#46	Apple	1
#47	Aalborg Universitet	1
#48	Agc	1
#49	Air Cruisers Company	1
#50	Argaman Technologies	1
#51	Asahi Glass Co.	1
#52	Atg Ceylon (Pvt) Limited	1
#53	Autoliv Development Ab	1
#54	Bitron S.P.A.	1
#55	Borealis Ag	1
#56	Brightwell Dispensers Limited	1
#57	Card-Monroe	1
#58	Carl Freudenberg Kg	1
#59	Chemspeed Technologies Ag	1
#60	Clarion Technologies	1
#61	Columbia Insurance	1
#62	Corning Incorporated	1
#63	Covestro	1
#64	Crayola	1
#65	Delta Galil Industries	1
#66	Devan Chemicals	1
#67	Dic	1
#68	Dow Corning	1
#69	Dystar Colours Distribution Gmbh	1
#70	Ecolab Usa	1
#71	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#72	Empa Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-Und Forschungsanstalt	1
#73	Emz-Hanauer Gmbh & Co. Kgaa	1
#74	Felters Of South Carolina	1
#75	Gel Cap Technologies	1
#76	Goo Chemical Co.	1
#77	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	1
#78	Herakles	1
#79	Honda Motor Co.	1
#80	Honey-Can-Do International	1
#81	Institute For Information Industry	1
#82	Institute Of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council	1
#83	Invista North America S.A.R.L.	1
#84	Jensen Denmark A/S	1
#85	Jnc	1
#86	Johns Manville	1
#87	Ke M.O.House Co.	1
#88	Konrad Hornschuch Ag	1
#89	Kornit Digital	1
#90	Kraton Polymers	1
#91	Kuraray Co.	1
#92	Kyowa Leather Cloth Co.	1
#93	Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft	1
#94	Matsui Shikiso Chemical Co.	1
#95	Miele & Cie. Kg	1
#96	Miller Weldmaster	1
#97	Mitsui & Co.	1
#98	Ms Printing Solutions S.R.L	1
#99	National University Corporation Hokkaido University	1
#100	Neenah	1

Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

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Top Companies