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Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Primary CPC class D04 · 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 259 patents in 2000.peak 2591996: 229 patents19961997: 221 patents1998: 226 patents1999: 219 patents19992000: 259 patents2001: 259 patents2002: 179 patents20022003: 190 patents2004: 206 patents2005: 159 patents20052006: 160 patents2007: 147 patents2008: 121 patents20082009: 156 patents2010: 178 patents2011: 174 patents20112012: 147 patents2013: 174 patents2014: 120 patents20142015: 123 patents2016: 132 patents2017: 151 patents20172018: 148 patents2019: 189 patents2020: 141 patents20202021: 180 patents2022: 176 patents2023: 204 patents20232024: 209 patents2025: 183 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Daniel A. Podhajny 4 Apple
2 Christopher T. Kirkpatrick 3 Goodrich
3 Ettore Lonati 3 Santoni S.P.A.
#4 Fausto Lonati 3 Santoni S.P.A.
#5 Takao Fukui 3 Sony
#6 Adrian Meir 2 Nike
#7 Albert Witarsa 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#8 Alan Edward Wright 2 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#9 Andrew D. Maschino 2 Tredegar Film Products
#10 Bhupesh Dua 2 Nike
#11 Daniel Kong 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#12 David D. Newkirk 2 Basf Wyandotte
#13 Eric Bryan Bond 2 The Procter & Gamble
#14 Eun Kyung Lee 2 Samsung
#15 Guido Herzog 2 Autefa Solutions Germany Gmbh
#16 Harald Siebner 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#17 Helmut Hartl 2 Schott Ag
#18 Hiroyuki Wakui 2 Toyobo Co.
#19 Isao Noda 2 The Procter & Gamble
#20 Jean-Francois Le Costaouec 2 Goodrich
#21 John Richard RENNER 2 Tredegar Film Products
#22 Karen A. Hawkinson 2 Nike
#23 Kenta Terai 2 Shima Seiki Mfg.
#24 Michael Estel Fisher 2 Tredegar Film Products
#25 Micheal S. Lerch 2 Gpcp Ip Holdings
#26 Olaf Erik Alexander Isele 2 The Procter & Gamble
#27 Ronald Thomas Gorley 2 The Procter & Gamble
#28 Samuel C. Baer 2 Gpcp Ip Holdings
#29 Sebastian Sommer 2 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#30 Shinichi Kobuchi 2 Toyobo Co.
#31 Stephen O. Chester 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#32 Stefanie Streich 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#33 Teruyuki Taninaka 2 Toyobo Co.
#34 Thomas Tam 2 —
#35 Tiberio Lonati 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#36 Tory M. Cross 2 Nike
#37 Todd R. Skochdopole 2 Eastman Kodak
#38 William Maxwell Allen, Jr. 2 The Procter & Gamble
#39 Devagnanam T. A. 1 —
#40 Aaron Kenneth Amstutz 1 Natural Fiber Welding
#41 Abdulrahman Kh. Abdulaziz Almubaelesh 1 —
#42 Abdulaziz Kh. Abdulaziz Almubaelesh 1 —
#43 Adam Frantz 1 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#44 Ailan Wan 1 Jiangnan University
#45 Alexandra G. Ivers 1 A&P Technology
#46 Alexander Klein 1 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#47 Alexa A. Woodruff 1 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#48 Anika Ellerwald 1 Adidas Ag
#49 Andreas Gessler 1 Eads Deutschland Gmbh
#50 Andrew A. Head 1 A&P Technology
#51 Antonios Karatzis 1 Unknown
#52 Anders Kristian Linnet 1 —
#53 Andrea Lonati 1 Santoni S.P.A.
#54 Andreas Papenfuss 1 William Prym Gmbh & Co. Kg
#55 Andrew Peter Slater 1 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
#56 Andrea J. Staub 1 Nike
#57 Anders Stralin 1 Sca Hygiene Products Ab
#58 Arman Ashraf 1 The Procter & Gamble
#59 Ashok Bhatnagar 1 Honeywell
#60 Asaf Izraely 1 Albaad Massuot Yitzhak
#61 Astrid Annette Sheehan 1 The Procter & Gamble
#62 Bettina AROLD 1 Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#63 Bernhard Eckert 1 Johns Manville
#64 Benoit Laurent 1 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#65 Benjamin A. Shaffer 1 Nike
#66 Benoit Steffenino 1 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#67 Bogdan Bogdanov 1 Orfit Industries N.V.
#68 Boris Gorelik 1 Caesarstone
#69 Bobby Shokar 1 —
#70 Bruce L. Anneaux 1 Zeus Industrial Products
#71 Bradley T. Lyon 1 Illinois Tool Works
#72 Carmine Carlo Ammirati 1 Alcantara S.P.A.
#73 Carlo Costa 1 Alcantara S.P.A.
#74 Cassie M. Malloy 1 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#75 Chi-Cheng Chuang 1 Institute For Information Industry
#76 Christopher L. Everhart 1 Goodrich
#77 Christine Korb 1 Adidas Ag
#78 Chin-Feng LAI 1 Institute For Information Industry
#79 Christian Metzner 1 Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#80 Christopher J. Sanders 1 Apple
#81 Christian Schlemmer 1 Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh
#82 Christian Westerberg 1 Rockwool International A/S
#83 Chien-Hui Yang 1 Wholeknit International Co.
#84 Corinna Wendeler-Goeggelmann 1 Geobrugg Ag
#85 Cyrus Tabibian 1 Unknown
#86 Daniel BAUDET 1 Faurecia Automotive Industrie
#87 Dan E. Brittain 1 Supreme
#88 David P. Garner 1 American Power Conversion
#89 David R. Hartman 1 Nsk Americas
#90 David Malul 1 Nike
#91 Dave Narasimhan 1 Ansell Healthcare Products
#92 Daniel Register 1 Goodrich
#93 Dan Rizkov 1 Albaad Massuot Yitzhak
#94 David Turner 1 Nike
#95 Douglas A. Bloom 1 Invista North America S.A.R.L.
#96 Dominique Cinget 1 Milliken &
#97 Edouard Obert 1 Saint-Gobain Isover
#98 Emin Oezgoeren 1 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#99 Erich Otto Teutsch 1 GE
#100 Eric Thompson 1 Ansell Healthcare Products

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Nike 13
2 Federal-Mogul Powertrain 5
3 Goodrich 5
#4 The Procter & Gamble 4
#5 Toyobo Co. 4
#6 Okamoto 3
#7 Autefa Solutions Germany Gmbh 2
#8 Fitesa Germany Gmbh 2
#9 Gpcp Ip Holdings 2
#10 Japan Vilene Company 2
#11 Johns Manville 2
#12 Kuraray Co. 2
#13 Milliken & 2
#14 Mitsui Chemicals 2
#15 Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik Kg 2
#16 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik 2
#17 Seiko Epson 2
#18 Shima Seiki Mfg. 2
#19 Tredegar Film Products 2
#20 Honeywell 2
#21 3M 1
#22 Apple 1
#23 Acelon Chemicals And Fiber 1
#24 Adidas Ag 1
#25 Agatsuma Co. 1
#26 Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 1
#27 Airbus Operations Limited 1
#28 Albaad Massuot Yitzhak 1
#29 Alcantara S.P.A. 1
#30 Ansell Healthcare Products 1
#31 A&P Technology 1
#32 Asahi Kasei Fibers 1
#33 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#34 Berwick Offray 1
#35 Clover Mfg. Co. 1
#36 Da Kong Enterprise Co. 1
#37 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 1
#38 Faurecia Automotive Industrie 1
#39 Fiberweb 1
#40 Geobrugg Ag 1
#41 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum 1
#42 Golden Lady Company S.P.A. 1
#43 Gunze Limited 1
#44 Hanes Operations Europe Sas 1
#45 Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises 1
#46 Illinois Tool Works 1
#47 Inceptus Medical 1
#48 Institute For Information Industry 1
#49 Invista North America S.A.R.L. 1
#50 Jiangnan University 1
#51 Karg 1
#52 Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik Gmbh 1
#53 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#54 Knauf Insulation 1
#55 Kuraray Kuraflex Co. 1
#56 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 1
#57 Lisa Draexlmaier Gmbh 1
#58 Lonati S.P.A. 1
#59 Mindsinsync 1
#60 Mueller Textil Gmbh 1
#61 Natural Fiber Welding 1
#62 Nippon Pillar Packing Co. 1
#63 Nonwoven Network 1
#64 Occlutech Gmbh 1
#65 Ocv Intellectual Capital 1
#66 Orfit Industries N.V. 1
#67 Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co. 1
#68 Rockwool International A/S 1
#69 Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 1
#70 Saint-Gobain Isover 1
#71 Santoni S.P.A. 1
#72 Sca Hygiene Products Ab 1
#73 Sofradim Production 1
#74 Supreme 1
#75 USDA 1
#76 The University Of Akron 1
#77 Unknown 1
#78 Wacker Chemie Ag 1
#79 William Prym Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#80 Zeus Industrial Products 1
#81 ExxonMobil 1