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Textile treatment Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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 Je Kwon Yoon 9 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
2 Venkata Chakradhar Rangu 9 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
3 Alexander B. Leibman 8 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#4 Hyunsun Yoo 8 LG
#5 Jaehyun Kim 8 LG
#6 Myunggeon Chung 8 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#7 Joshua Reeves 7 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#8 Sunghoo Park 7 LG
#9 Yunhi Lee 7 LG
#10 Daehan Kwon 6 LG
#11 Hunjun Jang 6 LG
#12 Wonmyung Seo 6 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#13 Youngho Jung 6 General Motors
#14 David Scott Dunn 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#15 Donghyun Jin 5 LG
#16 Hyeonsoo Moon 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#17 Jaehyung Kim 5 LG
#18 James Quentin Pollett 5 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#19 Jihong Lee 5 LG
#20 Junhyun Park 5 Samsung
#21 Magnus Kortenjann 5 Miele & Cie. Kg
#22 Sayer J. Murphy 5 Whirlpool
#23 Sanghee Yoo 5 LG
#24 Sungwoon Jung 5 LG
#25 Taewoong Kim 5 Samsung
#26 Younghyun Kim 5 Samsung
#27 Benjamin D. Bixby 4 Monotony.Ai
#28 Byeongwoo KIM 4 —
#29 Daniele Martinello 4 Whirlpool
#30 Enrico Mortarino 4 Evolved By Nature
#31 Gregory H. Altman 4 Evolved By Nature
#32 Heejin KANG 4 Samsung
#33 Hyounyoung LEE 4 Samsung
#34 Hyoungsup Park 4 LG
#35 Hyungseon SONG 4 Samsung
#36 Jesse Sielaff 4 Monotony.Ai
#37 Jivko Ognianov Djerekarov 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#38 Jose Efren Rodriguez Munoz 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#39 Jung-Mok Park 4 Samsung
#40 Khalid Jamal Mashal 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#41 Kwan-Sic Chun 4 Samsung
#42 Matthew E. Borgerson 4 Whirlpool
#43 Mark J. Christensen 4 Whirlpool
#44 Markus Drücker 4 Miele & Cie. Kg
#45 Phillip C. Hombroek 4 Midea Group Co.
#46 Rainer Bicker 4 Miele & Cie. Kg
#47 Ryan James Scheckelhoff 4 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#48 Semin Jang 4 LG
#49 Shanfei Xu 4 BOE
#50 Uwe Schaumann 4 E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau Gmbh
#51 Wonmyung Seo 4 —
#52 Yeeseok Bae 4 LG
#53 Youngjin Doh 4 LG
#54 Arun Rajendran 3 Whirlpool
#55 Baozhen CHENG 3 Haier Smart Home Co.
#56 Baekgyu Kwon 3 Samsung
#57 Benjamin Bell 3 Levi Strauss &
#58 Benedikt Fechtel 3 Miele & Cie. Kg
#59 Bio Park 3 LG
#60 Bongjin KO 3 Samsung
#61 Bo-Seung Ko 3 —
#62 Byeng-Seok Choi 3 Samsung
#63 Christopher Schultz 3 Levi Strauss &
#64 Darryl C. Bodine 3 Whirlpool
#65 Dale S. Kitchen 3 Milliken &
#66 Debdulal Mahanty 3 Levi Strauss &
#67 Dirk Sieding 3 Miele & Cie. Kg
#68 Dongha Lee 3 Kohler
#69 Eric W. MERROW 3 Whirlpool
#70 Geonhui JO 3 Samsung
#71 Haitian Hu 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#72 Haeyoon Park 3 Samsung
#73 Hoechul Kim 3 Samsung
#74 Hyejoon SEOK 3 Samsung
#75 Jaeuk Kim 3 LG
#76 Jay Pareshbhai Shinde 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#77 Jeongwon HAHN 3 Samsung
#78 Jennifer Schultz 3 Levi Strauss &
#79 Jooyoo KIM 3 Samsung
#80 Jongmin Lee 3 Samsung
#81 Joonho Pyo 3 LG
#82 Junyoung CHOI 3 Samsung
#83 Jun Ito 3 Seiko Epson
#84 Junghoon Lee 3 —
#85 Ju Hong YOON 3 Korea Electronics Technology Institute
#86 Keiichiro Oshima 3 Takemoto Yushi
#87 Kwanwoong Jeong 3 LG
#88 Kyungjae KIM 3 Samsung
#89 Kyungchul Woo 3 LG
#90 Longping YAO 3 Haier Smart Home Co.
#91 Marcel Zielke 3 Miele & Cie. Kg
#92 Michael Gallman 3 Aladdin Manufacturing
#93 Richard L. Hammond 3 Whirlpool
#94 Ryan R. Bellinger 3 Whirlpool
#95 Ryan Ellis Leonard 3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#96 Samuel Duffley 3 Monotony.Ai
#97 Scott E. Carpenter 3 Whirlpool
#98 Seunghun Lee 3 Samsung
#99 Seulgi LEE 3 Samsung
#100 Sheng Xu 3 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 LG 124
2 Samsung 80
3 Haier Us Appliance Solutions 48
#4 Whirlpool 40
#5 Haier Smart Home Co. 10
#6 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag 9
#7 Midea Group Co. 5
#8 Miele & Cie. Kg 5
#9 Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co. 5
#10 E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau Gmbh 4
#11 Evolved By Nature 4
#12 Microban Products 4
#13 Monotony.Ai 4
#14 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co. 4
#15 Panasonic 4
#16 Jeanologia, S. L. 3
#17 Levi Strauss & 3
#18 Nan Ya Plastics 3
#19 Qingdao Haier Drum Washing Machine Co. 3
#20 Aladdin Manufacturing 2
#21 Delaware Capital Formation 2
#22 Electrolux Professional 2
#23 Johns Manville 2
#24 Kuraray Co. 2
#25 Nano And Advanced Materials Institute Limited 2
#26 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S. 2
#27 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#28 Shenzhen Rone Phoenix Nest Design Development Co. 2
#29 Takemoto Oil & Fat Co. 2
#30 Takemoto Yushi 2
#31 The Hong Kong Research Institute Of Textiles And Apparel Limited 2
#32 Toray Industries 2
#33 Agc Glass Europe 1
#34 Agency For Defense Development 1
#35 Archroma Ip Gmbh 1
#36 Arntz Beteiligungs Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#37 Avintiv Specialty Materials 1
#38 Carl Freudenberg Kg 1
#39 Chongqing University 1
#40 Conair 1
#41 Covestro Deutschland Ag 1
#42 Coway Co. 1
#43 Dow Global Technologies 1
#44 Ecolab Usa 1
#45 Electrolux Consumer Products 1
#46 Elkem Silicones France Sas 1
#47 Energy Solutions (Us) 1
#48 Formosa Plastics 1
#49 Fraunhofer 1
#50 Freudenberg Performance Materials B.V. 1
#51 Georgia Tech Research 1
#52 Ginsey Industries 1
#53 Guangdong Midea White Home Appliance Technology Innovation Center Co. 1
#54 Guangdong University Of Technology 1
#55 Guangdong Welling Motor Manufacturing Co. 1
#56 Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 1
#57 Herbert Kannegiesser Gmbh 1
#58 Hutchinson 1
#59 Illinois Tool Works 1
#60 ITRI 1
#61 Industrie Ilpea S.P.A. 1
#62 Jensen Denmark A/S 1
#63 Juki 1
#64 Kornit Digital 1
#65 Macpi S.P.A. Pressing Division 1
#66 Midea Welling Motor Technology (Shanghai) Co. 1
#67 Mitsubishi Chemical 1
#68 Mycoworks 1
#69 Nanocomp Technologies 1
#70 Nanoplus 1
#71 Natural Fiber Welding 1
#72 New Motech Co. 1
#73 Nidek Co. 1
#74 Ningbo Kaibo Group Co. 1
#75 Okamoto Industries 1
#76 Pellerin Milnor 1
#77 Purex Co. 1
#78 Qingdao Haier Laundry Electric Appliances Co. 1
#79 Quantum Materials 1
#80 Ricoh Company 1
#81 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 1
#82 Riso Kagaku 1
#83 Roderinno Ab 1
#84 Sanyo Chemical Industries 1
#85 Sciessent 1
#86 Seb S.A. 1
#87 Shenzhen Yihong Holding Group Co. 1
#88 Si Group 1
#89 Ssw Advanced Technologies 1
#90 Superba S.A.S. 1
#91 Suspa Gmbh 1
#92 Sysco Guest Supply 1
#93 Taiwan Textile Research Institute 1
#94 Target Brands 1
#95 Hong Kong Polytechnic University 1
#96 The Johns Hopkins University 1
#97 The Procter & Gamble 1
#98 Tietex International 1
#99 Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. 1
#100 Under Armour 1