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Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Primary CPC class D06 · Section D

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 700 patents in 2020.peak 7001996: 409 patents19961997: 386 patents1998: 477 patents1999: 529 patents19992000: 421 patents2001: 373 patents2002: 401 patents20022003: 397 patents2004: 383 patents2005: 283 patents20052006: 323 patents2007: 282 patents2008: 318 patents20082009: 293 patents2010: 377 patents2011: 420 patents20112012: 455 patents2013: 466 patents2014: 451 patents20142015: 463 patents2016: 487 patents2017: 596 patents20172018: 562 patents2019: 627 patents2020: 700 patents20202021: 631 patents2022: 684 patents2023: 649 patents20232024: 690 patents2025: 634 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Sheng Xu 18 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
2 Sangwook Hong 15 LG
3 Peishi Lv 14 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#4 Hwanjin Jung 13 LG
#5 Kyungchul Woo 13 LG
#6 Myunghun Im 13 LG
#7 Yongwoo Kwon 10 LG
#8 Chunfeng Lao 9 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#9 Donghyun Jin 9 LG
#10 Benjamin Bell 8 Levi Strauss &
#11 Christopher Schultz 8 Levi Strauss &
#12 Debdulal Mahanty 8 Levi Strauss &
#13 Di Wu 8 Medtronic
#14 Hunjun Jang 8 LG
#15 Jaehyun Kim 8 LG
#16 Jennifer Schultz 8 Levi Strauss &
#17 Junghoon Lee 8 LG
#18 Kilryong Lee 8 LG
#19 Sungwoon Jung 8 LG
#20 Wenwei Li 8 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.
#21 Xinghui Hao 8 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#22 Youngjong Kim 8 LG
#23 Hyundong Kim 7 LG
#24 James Barton Sights 7 —
#25 Keunjoo Kim 7 LG
#26 Troy Marshall Wright 7 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#27 Beomjun Kim 6 LG
#28 Hong Min Lee 6 LG
#29 James Quentin Pollett 6 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#30 Jeonguk Lee 6 LG
#31 Jihong Lee 6 LG
#32 Jungsang You 6 LG
#33 Kin Man Lai 6 Conair
#34 Sayer J. Murphy 6 Whirlpool
#35 Tao Huang 6 Haier Smart Home Co.
#36 Woore KIM 6 LG
#37 Yanfen LV 6 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.
#38 Yimin Li 6 Innovation
#39 Zhiqiang Zhao 6 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#40 Bio Park 5 LG
#41 Dongwon Kang 5 LG
#42 Fikreadam Abebe Damtew 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#43 HyeonSik Lee 5 LG
#44 Jaeyong Jeong 5 Samsung
#45 Joonho Pyo 5 LG
#46 Jong Hun Sung 5 Samsung
#47 Jun Hyun Park 5 Samsung
#48 Ryo Maeda 5 Canon
#49 Aekyung Chae 4 LG
#50 Baozhen CHENG 4 Haier Smart Home Co.
#51 Bon Kwon Koo 4 LG
#52 ChangOh Kim 4 —
#53 Daniele Da Riol 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#54 Dongsoo Choung 4 LG
#55 Donald E. Erickson 4 Whirlpool
#56 Dongcheol Kim 4 LG
#57 Dongsoo Lee 4 LG
#58 Eung Ryeol Seo 4 Samsung
#59 Gregg P. Fitzgerald 4 Whirlpool
#60 Guangfang Lin 4 Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co.
#61 Gyuri Kim 4 LG
#62 Hangil Jeong 4 LG
#63 Huacheng Song 4 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.
#64 Hyungkwan Jang 4 LG
#65 Hyoeun Kim 4 Samsung
#66 Hyunwoo Noh 4 LG
#67 Hyun Ji Park 4 LG
#68 Jaehong Kim 4 Samsung
#69 Jaehyung Kim 4 LG
#70 Jongwoo HAN 4 LG
#71 Junyoung Kim 4 Samsung
#72 Juhyeong Park 4 LG
#73 Kwangmin CHUN 4 Samsung
#74 Kyosoon Chae 4 LG
#75 Mauro Cinello 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#76 Oshin Kwon 4 LG
#77 Sang Hyun Lee 4 Samsung
#78 Sangwook Lee 4 LG
#79 Seth E. Bixby 4 Whirlpool
#80 Semin Jang 4 LG
#81 Song Lu 4 Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co.
#82 Stephen D. Ostdiek 4 Whirlpool
#83 Sungmok Hwang 4 LG
#84 Sung Mo Lee 4 Samsung
#85 Taeho Lee 4 Samsung
#86 Taehee Lee 4 LG
#87 Youngjoo Lee 4 LG
#88 Yunsik PARK 4 LG
#89 Yun Sik Park 4 LG
#90 Arnd Kessler 3 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#91 Atsushi OHYAGI 3 Samsung
#92 Baekgyu Kwon 3 Samsung
#93 Benfu XING 3 Haier Smart Home Co.
#94 Brendan Allen Stewart 3 The Fynder Group
#95 Byeongha Jeon 3 LG
#96 Chaolin Gu 3 Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co.
#97 Christoph J. Miller 3 Whirlpool
#98 Darryl C. Bodine 3 Whirlpool
#99 Dong Wook Kim 3 Samsung
#100 Elizabeth O'Neill 3 Levi Strauss &

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 LG 188
2 Samsung 81
3 Whirlpool 62
#4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 32
#5 Haier Smart Home Co. 20
#6 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co. 18
#7 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 17
#8 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co. 14
#9 Levi Strauss & 10
#10 Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co. 10
#11 Conair 6
#12 Midea Group Co. 6
#13 Dic 5
#14 3M 4
#15 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 4
#16 Ecolab Usa 4
#17 Illinois Tool Works 4
#18 Kuraray Co. 4
#19 Seb S.A. 4
#20 Chongqing Haier Drum Washing Machine Co. 3
#21 Evolved By Nature 3
#22 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 3
#23 Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh 3
#24 HP 3
#25 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 3
#26 Purex Co. 3
#27 The Fynder Group 3
#28 Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services 3
#29 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. 3
#30 Chongqing Haier Washing Machine Co. 2
#31 Foldimate 2
#32 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 2
#33 Johns Manville 2
#34 Monotony.Ai 2
#35 New Motech Co. 2
#36 Nippon Paper Industries Co. 2
#37 Qingdao Jiaonan Haier Washing Machine Co. 2
#38 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. 2
#39 Soochow University 2
#40 Toray Industries 2
#41 Under Armour 2
#42 Unknown 2
#43 Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A. S. 2
#44 Xero Limited 2
#45 Adr Products 1
#46 Allegheny Singer Research Institute 1
#47 Alliance Laundry Systems 1
#48 Amotech Co. 1
#49 Anderson Group 1
#50 Aqua Co. 1
#51 Argaman Technologies 1
#52 Autonetworks Technologies 1
#53 Battelle Memorial Institute 1
#54 Benq Materials 1
#55 Bitron S.P.A. 1
#56 Cafe24 1
#57 Card-Monroe 1
#58 CNRS 1
#59 Certainteed 1
#60 Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co. 1
#61 CEA 1
#62 Concrete Canvas Technology 1
#63 Contitech Antriebssysteme Gmbh 1
#64 Convatec Technologies 1
#65 Cornell University 1
#66 Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research 1
#67 Coway Co. 1
#68 Crc Industries 1
#69 Createme Technologies 1
#70 Dongbu Daewoo Electronics 1
#71 Donghua University 1
#72 Dystar Colours Distribution Gmbh 1
#73 E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau Gmbh 1
#74 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 1
#75 Electrolux Professional 1
#76 Emz-Hanauer Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 1
#77 Exergyn 1
#78 Fujifilm 1
#79 Georgia Tech Research 1
#80 Gerber Technology 1
#81 Glatfelter Gernsbach Gmbh 1
#82 Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co. 1
#83 Green Theme Technologies 1
#84 Haler Us Appliance Solutions 1
#85 Hamilton Beach Brands 1
#86 Foxconn 1
#87 Imagine Intelligent Materials Limited 1
#88 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 1
#89 Indigo Mill Designs 1
#90 Industrie Ilpea S.P.A. 1
#91 Ip Assets 1
#92 Jeanologia, S. L. 1
#93 Kabushiki Kaisha Miyake Design Jimusho 1
#94 Kelheim Fibres Gmbh 1
#95 KFUPM 1
#96 Kornit Digital 1
#97 Kurashiki Boseki 1
#98 Kyowa Leather Cloth Co. 1
#99 Leibniz-Institut Für Neue Materialien Gemeinnützige Gmbh 1
#100 Lg Hausys 1