Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders 2019

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	Ettore Lonati	8	Santoni S.P.A.
2	Fausto Lonati	8	Santoni S.P.A.
3	Leigh Krauser	5	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#4	Zhong Zhang	5	Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#5	Bhupesh Dua	4	Nike
#6	Francesco Lonati	4	Lonati S.P.A.
#7	Tianqi Gao	4	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#8	Benjamin A. Shaffer	3	Nike
#9	Bruce Huffa	3	Nike
#10	Daniel A. Podhajny	3	Apple
#11	Adrian Meir	2	Nike
#12	Amel Fathallah	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#13	Ann Bono	2	Cole Haan
#14	Ana Maria Panea	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#15	Andrea Piana	2	Tintoria Piana, Us
#16	Andrea J. Staub	2	Nike
#17	Aubert Shepherd	2	Cole Haan
#18	Bobby Shokar	2	—
#19	Carmelo Padin	2	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#20	Chia-Yu Hsu	2	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber
#21	Darrin J. Kent	2	Sequent Medical
#22	David Turner	2	Nike
#23	Detlef Frey	2	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#24	Fuming B. Li	2	3M
#25	Gaoming Jiang	2	Jiangnan University
#26	Hannah R. Amis	2	Nike
#27	Hans-Georg Geus	2	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#28	Honglian Cong	2	Jiangnan University
#29	Hung P. Tran	2	Sequent Medical
#30	Jawed Asrar	2	Johns Manville
#31	Jack Boys	2	Cole Haan
#32	James A. Milburn	2	Sequent Medical
#33	James M. Thompson	2	Sequent Medical
#34	Jean-Francois Le Costaouec	2	Goodrich
#35	Jimmy E. Teal	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#36	Josue Diaz	2	Nike
#37	John Nolting	2	Sequent Medical
#38	John M. Sebastian	2	3M
#39	Julian Kuntz	2	Premium Aerotec Gmbh
#40	Kun-Shan Huang	2	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber
#41	Martin Neuenhofer	2	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#42	Martin Swiatek	2	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#43	Mattias Verfl	2	Cole Haan
#44	Ming-Yi Lai	2	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber
#45	Michael Nitschke	2	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#46	Michael Piotrowski	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#47	Nathan E. Schultz	2	3M
#48	Nicole Rendone	2	Nike
#49	Paul R. Montgomery	2	Nike
#50	Paul Perea	2	Goodrich
#51	Philippe Marchand	2	Sequent Medical
#52	Ronen Yehuda	2	Nike
#53	Sang-hoon Lim	2	Tintoria Piana, Us
#54	Shao-Hua CHOU	2	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber
#55	Steffen Kremser	2	Carl Freudenberg Kg
#56	Steffen Traser	2	3M
#57	Tan Q. Dinh	2	Sequent Medical
#58	Takao Fukui	2	Sony
#59	Tiberio Lonati	2	Santoni S.P.A.
#60	Tory M. Cross	2	Nike
#61	Virginia Meckley	2	Nike
#62	Wen-Tung Chou	2	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber
#63	Lucas Domet	1	A&P Technology
#64	Ashford A. Louis	1	—
#65	Beamon McKinley Wyrick	1	—
#66	Aaron Vodnick	1	Cortland Cable Company
#67	Adam Frantz	1	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#68	Ailan Wan	1	Jiangnan University
#69	Aimee Zheng	1	—
#70	Akihiro Nakashima	1	Toyota Industries
#71	Allyson Anususinha	1	—
#72	Alexandra Herold-Herrmann	1	Medi Gmbh & Co. Kg
#73	Alexandra G. Ivers	1	A&P Technology
#74	Alan Michael Jaffee	1	Johns Manville
#75	Ali Khosroshahi	1	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#76	Alexis M. Mantione	1	—
#77	Alfredo Meneghin	1	Sofradim Production
#78	Alexander Obermoser	1	Sandler Ag
#79	Alfred Pirklbauer	1	Teufelberger Gesellschaft M.B.H.
#80	Allen H. Simpson	1	Honeywell
#81	Alexander Tuerk	1	—
#82	Alan Edward Wright	1	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#83	Amoret M. CHAPPELL	1	The Boeing
#84	Amy H. Chu	1	Bayer Healthcare
#85	Amy Lyttle	1	Nike
#86	Andrew R. Fox	1	3M
#87	Anke Jung	1	Iremea-Filter Gmbh
#88	Antony Morton	1	Voith Patent Gmbh
#89	Andreas Seeberger	1	Iremea-Filter Gmbh
#90	Anton Percy Spielmann	1	Unknown
#91	Arman Ashraf	1	The Procter & Gamble
#92	Ararad Emirze	1	Carl Freudenberg Kg
#93	Ashok Bhatnagar	1	Honeywell
#94	Atsushi Kinugasa	1	Gosen Co.
#95	Austin Gurley	1	Auburn University
#96	Bernd Riedel	1	Selectron Systems Ag
#97	Bernd Veihelmann	1	BMW
#98	Brock P. Allen	1	Everestmedica
#99	Bruno Avio	1	—
#100	Brian J. Cox	1	Microvention

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	17
2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain	7
3	3M	6
#4	Johns Manville	4
#5	Lonati S.P.A.	4
#6	Santoni S.P.A.	4
#7	Carl Freudenberg Kg	3
#8	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	3
#9	Medi Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#10	Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik	3
#11	Acelon Chemicals And Fiber	2
#12	Autoneum Management Ag	2
#13	Boston Scientific Scimed	2
#14	Cole Haan	2
#15	Goodrich	2
#16	Groz-Beckert Kg	2
#17	Jiangnan University	2
#18	Milliken &	2
#19	Okamoto	2
#20	Premium Aerotec Gmbh	2
#21	Sequent Medical	2
#22	Shima Seiki Mfg.	2
#23	Sofradim Production	2
#24	Tintoria Piana, Us	2
#25	Toray Industries	2
#26	Toyobo Co.	2
#27	Unknown	2
#28	Airbus Defence And Space Sas	1
#29	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#30	Ann Williams Group	1
#31	A&P Technology	1
#32	Auburn University	1
#33	Bam Ag	1
#34	BMW	1
#35	C-Eng Co.	1
#36	Clover Mfg. Co.	1
#37	Cortland Cable Company	1
#38	C.R. Bard	1
#39	Everestmedica	1
#40	Far Eastern New Century	1
#41	Fibertex Personal Care A/S	1
#42	Fiberweb	1
#43	Fitesa Germany Gmbh	1
#44	Fitesa Simpsonville	1
#45	Fuse London	1
#46	Glen Raven	1
#47	Golden Lady Company S.P.A.	1
#48	Gosen Co.	1
#49	Gpcp Ip Holdings	1
#50	Graf + Cie Ag	1
#51	Hokuetsu	1
#52	Iremea-Filter Gmbh	1
#53	Jacob Holm & Sons Ag	1
#54	Japan Vilene Company	1
#55	Jdr Cable Systems	1
#56	Jnc	1
#57	Jnc Fibers	1
#58	Jxtg Nippon Oil & Energy	1
#59	Kaneka	1
#60	Knauf Insulation	1
#61	Kuraray Co.	1
#62	Lake Region Medical	1
#63	L.G.L. Electronics S.P.A.	1
#64	Lm Wp Patent Holding A/S	1
#65	Mayo Foundation	1
#66	Medos International Sarl	1
#67	Mission Produce	1
#68	Mitsubishi Chemical	1
#69	Nanocomp Technologies	1
#70	Neenah	1
#71	Nichia	1
#72	Nippon Pillar Packing Co.	1
#73	Ossur Iceland Ehf	1
#74	Polyplastics Co.	1
#75	Prym Consumer Usa	1
#76	Rockwool International A/S	1
#77	Saint-Gobain Isover	1
#78	Sandler Ag	1
#79	Sca Hygiene Products Ab	1
#80	Seiko Epson	1
#81	Showa Glove	1
#82	South Dakota Board Of Regents	1
#83	Spin Master	1
#84	Stryker	1
#85	Superior Fibers	1
#86	Tama Plastic Industry	1
#87	Tepha	1
#88	Teufelberger Gesellschaft M.B.H.	1
#89	The Boeing	1
#90	The North Face Apparel	1
#91	The Procter & Gamble	1
#92	Thueringisches Institute Fuer Textile- Und Kunstostoff-Forschung E.V.	1
#93	Under Armour	1
#94	Voith Patent Gmbh	1
#95	Wholeknit International Co.	1
#96	W.L. Gore & Associates Gmbh	1
#97	Wm. T. Burnett Ip	1
#98	Zephyros	1
#99	Canon	1
#100	Honeywell	1

Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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