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Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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 Adrian Meir 7 Nike
2 Brock P. Allen 4 Everestmedica
3 Elena Novarino 4 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#4 William C. McFarland, II 4 Nike
#5 Andrea Lonati 3 Santoni S.P.A.
#6 Arman Ashraf 3 The Procter & Gamble
#7 Bhupesh Dua 3 Nike
#8 Bruce Huffa 3 Nike
#9 Detlef Frey 3 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#10 Frédéric Demange 3 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau
#11 Gagandeep Singh 3 City Of Hope
#12 Juan L. Aceves Tinajero 3 —
#13 Mauro Alghisi 3 Santoni S.P.A.
#14 Martin Neuenhofer 3 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#15 Stefan Mueller 3 Mueller Textil Gmbh
#16 Tianqi Gao 3 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#17 Alfredo Izzo 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#18 Andrea J. Staub 2 Nike
#19 Chih-Chiang Lee 2 Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co.
#20 David D. Newkirk 2 Basf Wyandotte
#21 Daniel A. Podhajny 2 Apple
#22 Dimitri Zafiroglu 2 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And
#23 Eric Potdevin 2 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau
#24 Gary Drews 2 Fitesa Germany Gmbh
#25 Gaoming Jiang 2 Jiangnan University
#26 Hannah R. Amis 2 Nike
#27 Ibrahim Sagerer-Foric 2 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
#28 Jason Hamilton 2 Unifrax I
#29 Jessica Green 2 Nike
#30 Jean-Christophe Laune 2 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau
#31 Josue Diaz 2 Nike
#32 John Ly 2 The North Face Apparel
#33 John Joseph Matthews REES 2 Engineered Floors
#34 Joachim Weis 2 Mueller Textil Gmbh
#35 Leigh Krauser 2 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#36 Leah Resneck 2 Nike
#37 Malcolm Hayhurst 2 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
#38 Maurizio LODRINI 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#39 Mirko Einzmann 2 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
#40 Michael Nitschke 2 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#41 Nicola A. Danby 2 Nike
#42 Nicole Rendone 2 Nike
#43 Nikita A. Troufanov 2 Nike
#44 Norito Kashima 2 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
#45 Paul R. Montgomery 2 Nike
#46 Ralph A. Moody, III 2 Avintiv Specialty Materials
#47 Ronen Yehuda 2 Nike
#48 Seth M. Wiberg 2 Nike
#49 Stuart W. Dealey 2 Nike
#50 Stephen Tsiarkezos 2 Engineered Floors
#51 Thomas J. Rushbrook 2 Nike
#52 Virginia Meckley 2 Nike
#53 Aaron Tomich 1 Aspen Aerogels
#54 Adrien Grenier 1 The Procter & Gamble
#55 Ailan Wan 1 Jiangnan University
#56 Aijun Zhang 1 USDA
#57 Ali H. Al-Marzouqi 1 —
#58 Alberto Castello 1 —
#59 Alberto CERIA 1 The Lycra Company
#60 Alexander Dardinski 1 The Timberland
#61 Alexandra Herold-Herrmann 1 Medi Gmbh & Co. Kg
#62 Albert Ortega 1 Ascend Performance Materials Operations
#63 Amy Q. Feng 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#64 Amy Lyttle 1 Nike
#65 Andy R. Butler 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#66 Antonio J. Carrillo Ojeda 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#67 Anthony DANIELL 1 Engineered Floors
#68 Antonius Lambertus DeBeer 1 The Procter & Gamble
#69 Andreas Josef Dreher 1 The Procter & Gamble
#70 Andrew Thomas Hammond 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#71 Andreas Kunzmann 1 Unknown
#72 Angelica Melendez 1 Spanx
#73 Andreas Papenfuβ 1 Faber-Castell Ag
#74 Andreas Roesner 1 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#75 Andreas I. Schoppel 1 Nike
#76 Andrew Yip 1 Adidas Ag
#77 Ashleigh Brinkman 1 Nike
#78 Asmir Vodencarevic 1 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
#79 Ayelet Karmon 1 Nike
#80 Balwant S. Atwal 1 Nike
#81 Baoping Zheng 1 Jiangnan University
#82 Benjamin Alun-Jones 1 —
#83 Bernd Boss 1 Sipra Patententwicklungs- Und Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mbh
#84 Benjamin A. Shaffer 1 Nike
#85 Bernhard STAUDT 1 BMW
#86 Benjamin Vosper 1 —
#87 Billy Smith 1 Nantero
#88 Bo Geng 1 —
#89 Bo Liu 1 Disney
#90 Brad N. Clarkson 1 Nike
#91 Brian J. Cox 1 Microvention
#92 Bryan N. Farris 1 Nike
#93 Bryan D. Haynes 1 Add-Vision
#94 Bruce J. Kilgore 1 Nike
#95 Braeden Moore 1 —
#96 Carlton F. Dwiggins 1 Avintiv Specialty Materials
#97 Cassie M. Malloy 1 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#98 Carrie Mcknelly 1 Nike
#99 Cathleen Mae Uttecht 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
#100 Charles W. Colman 1 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Nike 34
2 The Procter & Gamble 7
3 Federal-Mogul Powertrain 5
#4 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 5
#5 Everestmedica 4
#6 Fitesa Germany Gmbh 4
#7 Santoni S.P.A. 4
#8 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau 3
#9 Avintiv Specialty Materials 3
#10 Mueller Textil Gmbh 3
#11 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik 3
#12 3M 2
#13 Apple 2
#14 Adidas Ag 2
#15 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 2
#16 Berry Global 2
#17 Engineered Floors 2
#18 Fitesa Simpsonville 2
#19 Groz-Beckert Kg 2
#20 Jiangnan University 2
#21 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 2
#22 Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co. 2
#23 The North Face Apparel 2
#24 Advanced Medical Solutions Limited 1
#25 Andritz Kuesters Gmbh 1
#26 Ascend Performance Materials Operations 1
#27 Aspen Aerogels 1
#28 Autoneum Management Ag 1
#29 BMW 1
#30 Bolt Threads 1
#31 Bsn Medical Gmbh 1
#32 Cilag Gmbh International 1
#33 City University Of Hong Kong 1
#34 Clover Mfg. Co. 1
#35 Eastman Chemical 1
#36 Fabdesigns 1
#37 Glatfelter Gernsbach Gmbh 1
#38 Inceptus Medical 1
#39 ITRI 1
#40 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1
#41 Knitting Fever 1
#42 Kuraray Co. 1
#43 Lonati S.P.A. 1
#44 Maftec Co. 1
#45 MIT 1
#46 Medi Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#47 Nanocomp Technologies 1
#48 Occlutech Gmbh 1
#49 O&M Halyard 1
#50 Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik Kg 1
#51 Owens Corning Intellectual Capital 1
#52 Pilz Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#53 Precision Textiles 1
#54 Prym Consumer Usa 1
#55 Reifenhaeuser Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#56 Rockwool International A/S 1
#57 Sandler Ag 1
#58 Seiko Epson 1
#59 Sequent Medical 1
#60 Sipra Patententwicklungs- Und Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mbh 1
#61 Sofradim Production 1
#62 Spanx 1
#63 Sumitomo Chemical 1
#64 Sustainable Composites 1
#65 Syracuse University 1
#66 The Boeing 1
#67 The Lycra Company 1
#68 Tietex International 1
#69 Toyobo Co. 1
#70 United Arab Emirates University 1
#71 Unitika 1
#72 University of Florida 1
#73 Unknown 1
#74 Ventex Co. 1
#75 Wholeknit International Co. 1
#76 William Prym Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#77 Zeon 1
#78 Honeywell 1