Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders 2020

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	Bhupesh Dua	4	Nike
2	Bruce Huffa	4	Nike
3	Benjamin A. Shaffer	3	Nike
#4	Daniel A. Podhajny	3	Apple
#5	Edouard Borie	3	Arianegroup Sas
#6	Ettore Lonati	3	Santoni S.P.A.
#7	Fausto Lonati	3	Santoni S.P.A.
#8	Gareth Clarke	3	Innovaction Technologies
#9	Hervé Evrard	3	Arianegroup Sas
#10	Thierry Constant	3	Arianegroup Sas
#11	Tiziano Barea	3	Btsr International S.P.A.
#12	Adrian Meir	2	Nike
#13	Antonios Karatzis	2	Unknown
#14	Andrea Lonati	2	Santoni S.P.A.
#15	Andrew D. Maschino	2	Tredegar Film Products
#16	Arman Ashraf	2	The Procter & Gamble
#17	Daniel D. Sunshine	2	Apple
#18	Douglas B. Brown	2	Biax-Fiberfilm
#19	Elena Novarino	2	Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#20	Fabian RITTERSHOFER	2	BMW
#21	Florian Tobias Rapp	2	BMW
#22	Jeffrey D. Stark	2	Biax-Fiberfilm
#23	John Richard RENNER	2	Tredegar Film Products
#24	Julie Lecuivre	2	Sofradim Production
#25	Leigh Krauser	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#26	Mary-Ellen Smith	2	The North Face Apparel
#27	Michael Estel Fisher	2	Tredegar Film Products
#28	Mohammad A. Hassan	2	Biax-Fiberfilm
#29	Paul Thomas Weisman	2	The Procter & Gamble
#30	Ryan J. McEneany	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#31	Shoichi Akita	2	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
#32	Tianqi Gao	2	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#33	Todd R. Skochdopole	2	Eastman Kodak
#34	Vasily A. Topolkaraev	2	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#35	William C. McFarland, II	2	Nike
#36	Yasuhiro SHIROTANI	2	Kuraray Co.
#37	Yohji Hamada	2	Apple
#38	Yu-Lin Li	2	Wholeknit International Co.
#39	Zhong Zhang	2	Yangtze Memory Technologies Co.
#40	Aaron Vodnick	1	Cortland Cable Company
#41	Adele Bruell	1	The Procter & Gamble
#42	Adam James Burt	1	The Procter & Gamble
#43	Adrien Grenier	1	The Procter & Gamble
#44	Aimee Zheng	1	—
#45	Alan G. Ball	1	3M
#46	Alfredo Izzo	1	Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#47	Alice Kaing	1	Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#48	Albert Ortega	1	Ascend Performance Materials Operations
#49	Alexandra Carmela Plante	1	Lululemon Athletica Canada
#50	Alex Vanarelli	1	University Of Delaware
#51	Alan Edward Wright	1	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#52	Anaêl Boff	1	Safran Electrical & Power
#53	Antonio J. Carrillo	1	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#54	Andrew Nasarczyk	1	Gale Pacific Limited
#55	Andrea J. Staub	1	Nike
#56	Antti Tynys	1	Borealis Ag
#57	Antoon Maria Verspagen	1	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#58	Ashley Smith	1	Saint-Gobain Adfors Canada
#59	Atsushi Suzuki	1	Sony
#60	Bettina AROLD	1	Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh
#61	Bernd Müller	1	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#62	Bernhard Nagele	1	Maschinenfabrik Niehoff Gmbh & Co. Kg
#63	Billy Smith	1	Nantero
#64	Bong Jik Lee	1	Hyundai Motor
#65	Brock P. Allen	1	Everestmedica
#66	Brian Timothy Good	1	Hanwha Azdel
#67	Brett Newman	1	Colgate-Palmolive
#68	Brent Ridley	1	Kovio
#69	Carmelo Padin	1	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises
#70	Cees Verschut	1	Bonar B.V.
#71	Christopher Scott Cameron	1	The Procter & Gamble
#72	Charles S. Dunn	1	Owens-Corning Fiberglas
#73	Cheng-Ying Han	1	Nike
#74	Chiaki Hanamaki	1	3M
#75	Christopher A. Howe	1	The Boeing
#76	Chun-Ying Hsu	1	Nike
#77	Christopher T. Kirkpatrick	1	Goodrich
#78	Christopher Keith Martin	1	Precision Textiles
#79	Christopher B. Miller	1	—
#80	Chris E. Schwier	1	Ascend Performance Materials Operations
#81	Chun-Yao Tu	1	Nike
#82	Chien-Hui Yang	1	Wholeknit International Co.
#83	Claus Middendorf	1	3M
#84	Coray Harper	1	Hanwha Azdel
#85	David Brunton	1	Bg Plc
#86	David S. Cooke	1	Lake Region Medical
#87	Dag Fohlin	1	Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#88	Daniel Harris	1	Alo
#89	Daniel L. Hunt	1	Saint-Gobain Adfors Canada
#90	Daniela Koiman	1	—
#91	David Kost	1	Gale Pacific Limited
#92	Daisuke Kurashima	1	3M
#93	Darryl Matthews	1	Nike
#94	David Reid Murphy	1	Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens
#95	David D. Newkirk	1	Basf Wyandotte
#96	David A. Roberts	1	Becton, Dickinson And
#97	Daniel L. Sinykin	1	Seamless Technologies
#98	David Yang	1	Unknown
#99	Delphine Petit	1	Sofradim Production
#100	Dirk Heider	1	University Of Delaware

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Nike	11
2	The Procter & Gamble	6
3	3M	4
#4	Apple	3
#5	Arianegroup Sas	3
#6	Btsr International S.P.A.	3
#7	Federal-Mogul Powertrain	3
#8	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	3
#9	Sofradim Production	3
#10	Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha	2
#11	BMW	2
#12	Biax-Fiberfilm	2
#13	Fitesa Germany Gmbh	2
#14	Goodrich	2
#15	Kuraray Co.	2
#16	Santoni S.P.A.	2
#17	Shima Seiki Mfg.	2
#18	The North Face Apparel	2
#19	Tredegar Film Products	2
#20	Unknown	2
#21	Honeywell	2
#22	Adidas Ag	1
#23	Airbus Operations Limited	1
#24	Alo	1
#25	Asahi Kasei Fibers	1
#26	Ascend Performance Materials Operations	1
#27	Bolt Threads	1
#28	Borealis Ag	1
#29	Carl Freudenberg Kg	1
#30	Cortland Cable Company	1
#31	Deckers Outdoor	1
#32	Dsm Ip Assets B.V.	1
#33	Es Fibervisions Aps	1
#34	Es Fibervisions Co.	1
#35	Es Fibervisions Hong Kong Limited	1
#36	Everestmedica	1
#37	Fitesa Simpsonville	1
#38	Fortress Stabilization Systems	1
#39	Gale Pacific Limited	1
#40	Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens	1
#41	Gpcp Ip Holdings	1
#42	Hanwha Azdel	1
#43	Hbi Branded Apparel Enterprises	1
#44	Hyundai Motor	1
#45	Iksung Co.	1
#46	Inceptus Medical	1
#47	Johns Manville	1
#48	Julius Zorn	1
#49	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	1
#50	Kia Motors	1
#51	Knauf Insulation	1
#52	Lake Region Medical	1
#53	Lintec Of America	1
#54	Lonati S.P.A.	1
#55	Low & Bonar	1
#56	Lululemon Athletica Canada	1
#57	Maschinenfabrik Niehoff Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#58	Mitsui Chemicals	1
#59	Nantero	1
#60	Occlutech Gmbh	1
#61	Other Lab	1
#62	Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co.	1
#63	Precision Fukuhara Works	1
#64	Precision Textiles	1
#65	Safran Electrical & Power	1
#66	Safran Landing Systems	1
#67	Saint-Gobain Adfors Canada	1
#68	Seiko Epson	1
#69	Showa Glove	1
#70	Southern Mills	1
#71	Stryker	1
#72	Teijin Frontier Co.	1
#73	The Boeing	1
#74	NASA	1
#75	Toray Industries	1
#76	Toyobo Co.	1
#77	Truetzschler Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#78	Unitika	1
#79	University Of Delaware	1
#80	Voith Patent Gmbh	1
#81	Wholeknit International Co.	1
#82	ExxonMobil	1
#83	General Motors	1
#84	Johnson & Johnson	1

Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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