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Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Jaehyung Kim 15 LG
2 Semin Jang 14 LG
3 Jihong Lee 13 LG
#4 Sangwook Hong 12 LG
#5 Tao Huang 12 Haier Smart Home Co.
#6 Hunjun Jang 11 LG
#7 Junghoon Lee 11 LG
#8 Myunghun Im 11 LG
#9 Sungwoon Jung 11 LG
#10 Hwanjin Jung 10 LG
#11 Kyungchul Woo 10 LG
#12 Sunghoo Park 10 LG
#13 Youngho Jung 10 General Motors
#14 Je Kwon Yoon 9 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#15 Khalid Jamal Mashal 9 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#16 Youngjong Kim 9 LG
#17 Dongcheol Kim 8 LG
#18 Hyoungsup Park 8 LG
#19 Jaehyun Kim 8 LG
#20 James Barton Sights 8 —
#21 Jennifer Schultz 8 Levi Strauss &
#22 Sayer J. Murphy 8 Whirlpool
#23 Beomjun Kim 7 LG
#24 Donghyun Jin 7 LG
#25 Keunjoo Kim 7 LG
#26 Kiwook Lee 7 LG
#27 Kwanwoong Jeong 7 LG
#28 Sangho Cho 7 LG
#29 Youngjin Doh 7 LG
#30 Benjamin Bell 6 Levi Strauss &
#31 Christopher Schultz 6 Levi Strauss &
#32 Daehan Kwon 6 LG
#33 Debdulal Mahanty 6 Levi Strauss &
#34 Fikreadam Abebe Damtew 6 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#35 Hyunwoo Noh 6 LG
#36 Martino Bondi 6 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#37 Peishi Lv 6 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#38 Wenwei Li 6 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co.
#39 Yihong Li 6 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#40 Alexander B. Leibman 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#41 Allison White 5 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#42 Andrea Zattin 5 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#43 ChangOh Kim 5 —
#44 Chanwoo MOON 5 LG
#45 Hongjun Cho 5 LG
#46 Hyundong Kim 5 LG
#47 Hyeonjoong Kim 5 LG
#48 Hyojun Kim 5 LG
#49 Hyuksoo Lee 5 LG
#50 Hyeyong Park 5 LG
#51 Jesse Sielaff 5 Monotony.Ai
#52 Joosik Jung 5 LG
#53 Keiichiro Oshima 5 Takemoto Yushi
#54 Minji Kim 5 Samsung
#55 Michael Jon Vriezema 5 Whirlpool
#56 Yeonju LEE 5 LG
#57 Arnd Kessler 4 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa
#58 Baozhen CHENG 4 Haier Smart Home Co.
#59 Benjamin D. Bixby 4 Monotony.Ai
#60 Bencai Huang 4 Haier Smart Home Co.
#61 Benfu XING 4 Haier Smart Home Co.
#62 Choongho Lim 4 LG
#63 Darryl C. Bodine 4 Whirlpool
#64 Donald E. Erickson 4 Whirlpool
#65 Elisa Stabon 4 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
#66 Hoyoung Lee 4 Samsung
#67 Hyungha Kang 4 LG
#68 Hyehyun SIM 4 LG
#69 Junghyun PARK 4 Samsung
#70 Juhan YOON 4 LG
#71 Kaustav Ghosh 4 Whirlpool
#72 Manseok LEE 4 LG
#73 MARCOS JAVIER RIOS ACEBAL 4 Whirlpool
#74 Mark Robert Sivik 4 The Procter & Gamble
#75 Minsu Kim 4 Samsung
#76 Myunggeon Chung 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#77 Oshin Kwon 4 LG
#78 Sheng Xu 4 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#79 Shaolei Yi 4 Haier Smart Home Co.
#80 Stephen Edward Hettinger 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#81 Stephen D. Ostdiek 4 Whirlpool
#82 Takeshi Nishigawa 4 Takemoto Yushi
#83 Venkata Chakradhar Rangu 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#84 Wansik Nam 4 LG
#85 Yangguk Hwang 4 LG
#86 Youngmin Kim 4 Samsung
#87 Yonghua Yu 4 Shenzhen Pukaiyu Technology Co.
#88 Zhiqiang Zhao 4 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.
#89 Aaron Lee Welch 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#90 Andrew Rupnow 3 Omni Solutions
#91 Arun Rajendran 3 Whirlpool
#92 Barry R. Taylor 3 Ecolab Usa
#93 Bio Park 3 LG
#94 Boram NOH 3 LG
#95 Bryan T. Snook 3 Midea Group Co.
#96 Byoungyull YANG 3 Samsung
#97 Chungill Lee 3 LG
#98 Daniel A. Schurr 3 Whirlpool
#99 Dennis Kehl 3 Whirlpool
#100 Eric W. MERROW 3 Whirlpool

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 LG 192
2 Whirlpool 64
3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 62
#4 Samsung 47
#5 Haier Smart Home Co. 22
#6 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 19
#7 The Procter & Gamble 10
#8 Levi Strauss & 9
#9 Qingdao Haier Laundry Electric Appliances Co. 7
#10 Midea Group Co. 6
#11 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co. 6
#12 Monotony.Ai 5
#13 Takemoto Yushi 5
#14 Unknown 5
#15 Chongqing Haier Drum Washing Machine Co. 4
#16 Columbia Insurance 4
#17 Ecolab Usa 4
#18 Emz-Hanauer Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 4
#19 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 4
#20 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 4
#21 Kuraray Co. 4
#22 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co. 4
#23 Shenzhen Pukaiyu Technology Co. 4
#24 Electrolux Home Products 3
#25 Electrolux Professional 3
#26 Formosa Plastics 3
#27 Miele & Cie. Kg 3
#28 Soochow University 3
#29 Aladdin Manufacturing 2
#30 Brayniacs 2
#31 Cricut 2
#32 Directa Plus S.P.A. 2
#33 Dow Global Technologies 2
#34 Dow Silicones 2
#35 Guangdong Welling Motor Manufacturing Co. 2
#36 HP 2
#37 Illinois Tool Works 2
#38 Jensen Denmark A/S 2
#39 Jiangnan University 2
#40 Kawajun Co. 2
#41 Konica Minolta 2
#42 Microban Products 2
#43 Omni Solutions 2
#44 San Fang Chemical Industry Co. 2
#45 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. 2
#46 Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co. 2
#47 Xero Limited 2
#48 Panasonic 2
#49 Adidas Ag 1
#50 Advanced Polymer Technologies 1
#51 Agfa Nv 1
#52 Aim Design 1
#53 Aktiebolaget Skf 1
#54 Albemarle 1
#55 Avintiv Specialty Materials 1
#56 Basf Se 1
#57 Xiaomi 1
#58 Bitron S.P.A. 1
#59 Brückner Maschinenbau Gmbh 1
#60 Bromine Compounds 1
#61 Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 1
#62 Chaei Hsin Enterprise Co. 1
#63 Cht Germany Gmbh 1
#64 Coloreel Group Ab 1
#65 Cooley Group Holdings 1
#66 Cornell University 1
#67 Daiichi Kasei Co. 1
#68 Daikin Industries 1
#69 Delaware Capital Formation 1
#70 Dic 1
#71 Donghua University 1
#72 Dow Tray Co. 1
#73 Dupont Electronics 1
#74 Dupont Safety & Construction 1
#75 Eltek S.P.A. 1
#76 Engineered Floors 1
#77 Evolved By Nature 1
#78 Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited 1
#79 Futura S.P.A. 1
#80 Georgia Tech Research 1
#81 Gorenje Gospodinjski Aparati, D.D. 1
#82 Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai 1
#83 Hamilton Beach Brands 1
#84 Hokuetsu 1
#85 I4F Licensing Nv 1
#86 Indigo Mill Designs 1
#87 Ip Assets 1
#88 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 1
#89 Kornit Digital 1
#90 Kyocera 1
#91 Kyowa Leather Cloth Co. 1
#92 Lg Hausys 1
#93 Macpi S.P.A. Pressing Division 1
#94 Midea Welling Motor Technology (Shanghai) Co. 1
#95 Milliken & 1
#96 Modern Meadow 1
#97 Nantong Textile & Silk Industrial Technology Research Institute 1
#98 Natural Fiber Welding 1
#99 Nicca Chemical Co. 1
#100 Nitta 1