Textile treatment Patent Leaders 2023

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	Jennifer Schultz	16	Levi Strauss &
2	Hunjun Jang	15	LG
3	Sungwoon Jung	15	LG
#4	Benjamin Bell	14	Levi Strauss &
#5	Christopher Schultz	14	Levi Strauss &
#6	Debdulal Mahanty	14	Levi Strauss &
#7	James Barton Sights	12	—
#8	Roy E. Masters	12	Whirlpool
#9	Sangwook Hong	11	LG
#10	Kyosoon Chae	10	LG
#11	Arun Rajendran	9	Whirlpool
#12	Jaehyung Kim	9	LG
#13	Jihong Lee	9	LG
#14	Semin Jang	9	LG
#15	Hwanjin Jung	8	LG
#16	Hyundong Kim	8	LG
#17	Jaeyong Jeong	8	Samsung
#18	Kyungchul Woo	8	LG
#19	Myunghun Im	8	LG
#20	Sheng Xu	8	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#21	Jaehyun Kim	7	LG
#22	Jeongryeol Choi	7	LG
#23	Khalid Jamal Mashal	7	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#24	Sooyoung Oh	7	LG
#25	Sunghoo Park	7	LG
#26	Sayer J. Murphy	6	Whirlpool
#27	Alexander B. Leibman	5	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#28	Je Kwon Yoon	5	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#29	Junyoung CHOI	5	Samsung
#30	Junghoon Lee	5	LG
#31	Karl David McAllister	5	Whirlpool
#32	Kilryong Lee	5	LG
#33	Rodney M. Welch	5	Whirlpool
#34	Scott E. Carpenter	5	Whirlpool
#35	Seth E. Bixby	5	Whirlpool
#36	Sunghoon Kim	5	Samsung
#37	Tao Huang	5	Haier Smart Home Co.
#38	Taejun YOON	5	LG
#39	Venkata Chakradhar Rangu	5	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#40	Wansik Nam	5	LG
#41	Alexander Halbleib	4	Whirlpool
#42	Arnd Kessler	4	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#43	Christopher A. Jones	4	Whirlpool
#44	Clifford Theodore Papsdorf	4	The Procter & Gamble
#45	David Scott Dunn	4	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#46	Daniel A. Schurr	4	Whirlpool
#47	Dennis Kehl	4	Whirlpool
#48	Donald E. Erickson	4	Whirlpool
#49	Engelbert Heinz	4	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#50	ERIC A. GALLAGHER	4	Whirlpool
#51	Erica L. Roberts	4	Whirlpool
#52	Guy M. Kazmierzak	4	Whirlpool
#53	Hyungha Kang	4	LG
#54	Hyunwoo Noh	4	LG
#55	Hyoungsup Park	4	LG
#56	Jay Pareshbhai Shinde	4	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#57	Jeonguk Lee	4	LG
#58	Jeff Zens	4	Levi Strauss &
#59	Joosik Jung	4	LG
#60	Joonho Pyo	4	LG
#61	Joel M. Sells	4	Whirlpool
#62	Jun Young Choi	4	Samsung
#63	Junyoung Nam	4	LG
#64	Minhyoung Lee	4	LG
#65	Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu	4	Levi Strauss &
#66	Taehee Lee	4	LG
#67	Woore KIM	4	LG
#68	Youngjoo Lee	4	LG
#69	Zhiqiang Zhao	4	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#70	Adam Wishney	3	Samsung
#71	Benjamin E. Alexander	3	Whirlpool
#72	Benjamin D. Bixby	3	Monotony.Ai
#73	Beomjun Kim	3	LG
#74	Bonkwon Koo	3	LG
#75	Bruno T. Ramasco	3	Whirlpool
#76	Brendan Allen Stewart	3	The Fynder Group
#77	Choongho Lim	3	LG
#78	Claudio Civanelli	3	Whirlpool
#79	Cynthia Moltz Bray	3	Brayniacs
#80	Daniel Quinn	3	Whirlpool
#81	Dong Il Back	3	Samsung
#82	Dong Young Kim	3	LG
#83	Doyoung Rhyu	3	LG
#84	Doo Young Ryu	3	Samsung
#85	Eduard Regier	3	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh
#86	Elliot Sinclair Pennington	3	Monotony.Ai
#87	Emmanuel F. Gonzaga	3	Whirlpool
#88	Fernando Raiss Martins	3	Whirlpool
#89	Gianluca Bocchino	3	Whirlpool
#90	Gregory Charles Gordon	3	The Procter & Gamble
#91	Hwang Mook Cho	3	Samsung
#92	Hwa Shik KIM	3	Samsung
#93	Hyunjae Lee	3	LG
#94	Hyunggyu Lim	3	LG
#95	Hyungkyu Lim	3	LG
#96	Hyoyeol Maeng	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#97	Hyeyong Park	3	LG
#98	Iftkhar Ahamad	3	Whirlpool
#99	In Ju Lee	3	Samsung
#100	Ionelia Silvia Prajescu	3	Haier Us Appliance Solutions

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	LG	159
2	Whirlpool	122
3	Samsung	50
#4	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	49
#5	Levi Strauss &	16
#6	Haier Smart Home Co.	15
#7	The Procter & Gamble	13
#8	Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.	7
#9	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	6
#10	Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh	5
#11	Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.	5
#12	Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa	4
#13	Brayniacs	3
#14	Createme Technologies	3
#15	Engineered Floors	3
#16	Miele & Cie. Kg	3
#17	Monotony.Ai	3
#18	Seb S.A.	3
#19	The Fynder Group	3
#20	Nike	3
#21	Arkema	2
#22	Columbia Insurance	2
#23	Conair	2
#24	Coway Co.	2
#25	Eastman Kodak	2
#26	Ecolab Usa	2
#27	Electrolux Home Products	2
#28	Eltek S.P.A.	2
#29	Illinois Tool Works	2
#30	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	2
#31	Jeanologia, S. L.	2
#32	Jiangnan University	2
#33	Johns Manville	2
#34	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	2
#35	Kuraray Co.	2
#36	Lg Hausys	2
#37	Midea Group Co.	2
#38	Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co.	2
#39	Qingdao Jiaonan Haier Washing Machine Co.	2
#40	Showa Denko K.K.	2
#41	Soochow University	2
#42	Taiwan Textile Research Institute	2
#43	Tcl Home Appliances (Hefei) Co.	2
#44	Unknown	2
#45	Agfa Nv	1
#46	Aim Design	1
#47	Aladdin Manufacturing	1
#48	Applied Silver	1
#49	Auria Solutions Uk I	1
#50	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#51	Brightwell Dispensers Limited	1
#52	Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh	1
#53	Caastle	1
#54	Cargill, Incorporated	1
#55	CNRS	1
#56	Chongqing Haier Washing Machine Co.	1
#57	Cht Germany Gmbh	1
#58	CEA	1
#59	Conopco	1
#60	Donghua University	1
#61	Dow Global Technologies	1
#62	Dupont Safety & Construction	1
#63	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	1
#64	Electrolux Professional	1
#65	Everlight Chemical Industrial	1
#66	Evolved By Nature	1
#67	Fast Retailing Co.	1
#68	Formosa Taffeta Co.	1
#69	Fyla Laser, S. L.	1
#70	Guangdong Welling Motor Manufacturing Co.	1
#71	Hamilton Beach Brands	1
#72	Honda Motor Co.	1
#73	Honey-Can-Do International	1
#74	Imex Co.	1
#75	Indigo Mill Designs	1
#76	Interface	1
#77	Kemin Industries	1
#78	Kurashiki Boseki	1
#79	Leonard Automatics	1
#80	MIT	1
#81	Microban Products	1
#82	Mycoworks	1
#83	Nano And Advanced Materials Institute Limited	1
#84	Nbc Meshtec	1
#85	Niigata University	1
#86	Nippon Paper Industries Co.	1
#87	Nypro	1
#88	Oji Holdings	1
#89	Okamoto Industries	1
#90	O&M Halyard	1
#91	Omni Solutions	1
#92	Parkdale Incorporated	1
#93	Qingdao Haier Laundry Electric Appliances Co.	1
#94	Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V.	1
#95	Ricoh Company	1
#96	Riso Kagaku	1
#97	Rohm And Haas	1
#98	Safran Electronics & Defense	1
#99	San Fang Chemical Industry Co.	1
#100	Sankosha	1

Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies