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Textiles and fabrics Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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 Bhupesh Dua 5 Nike
2 Christopher C. Koroly 4 Rohr
3 Katherine E. Waugh 4 Rohr
#4 Vijay V. Pujar 4 Rohr
#5 Bruce Huffa 3 Nike
#6 Garrett Li Gerson 3 Global Apparel Partners
#7 Juan L. Aceves Tinajero 3 —
#8 William Samosir 3 Global Apparel Partners
#9 Adrian Meir 2 Nike
#10 Andrea J. Staub 2 Nike
#11 Arman Ashraf 2 The Procter & Gamble
#12 Avinav G. Nandgaonkar 2 Suominen Oyj
#13 Daniel A. Podhajny 2 Apple
#14 Ettore Lonati 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#15 Fausto Lonati 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#16 Francesco Lonati 2 Lonati S.P.A.
#17 Gaoming Jiang 2 Jiangnan University
#18 Gueltekin ERDEM 2 The Procter & Gamble
#19 Haifei Xu 2 —
#20 Hee-jung CHO 2 Kolon Industries
#21 Honglian Cong 2 Jiangnan University
#22 James Edward Vela 2 —
#23 Julien BARDY 2 Arianegroup Sas
#24 Jung Soon Jang 2 The Boeing
#25 Julie Lecuivre 2 Sofradim Production
#26 Karen A. Hawkinson 2 Nike
#27 Kai PÖHLER 2 Trützschler Group Se
#28 Lawrence Panozzo 2 Global Apparel Partners
#29 Marco Andreoli 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#30 Min Ho Lee 2 Samsung
#31 Patrick Coffey 2 Kuraray Co.
#32 Scott McFarland 2 Radio Systems
#33 Stefano Rizzi 2 Santoni S.P.A.
#34 Thomas Weigert 2 Uniquesoft
#35 Tomohisa Yamazaki 2 Ibiden Co.
#36 Woo Seok Choi 2 Samsung
#37 Young Shin Park 2 Qualcomm
#38 Yoav Sterman 2 Nike
#39 James Edward Vela 1 —
#40 Abhay Joijode 1 Berry Global
#41 Adam Bernstein 1 Google
#42 Adrian Ehrenhofer 1 Technische Universitaet Dresden
#43 Adam G. Harwood 1 John Deere
#44 Aegis Scott 1 —
#45 Ahmed SHERIF 1 Harvard University
#46 Ahmet Sisman 1 —
#47 Akimune ASANUMA 1 Kowa Company
#48 Akihiko Kawano 1 Jtekt
#49 Akihiro Tanabe 1 Canon
#50 Aline Bollengier 1 —
#51 ALEXA BRADY 1 —
#52 Almila Cerci Izmit 1 —
#53 Allen Cheng 1 Taiwan Paiho Limited
#54 Allison K. Giorgi 1 Nike
#55 Alexander Gloning 1 Voith Patent Gmbh
#56 Alexandra Gully 1 Nike
#57 Alvin Hodges 1 —
#58 Alice Mieting 1 Technische Universitaet Dresden
#59 Alexander Poos 1 Voith Patent Gmbh
#60 Alexandre Prevoteau 1 CNRS
#61 Ali Zafer SISMAN 1 —
#62 Alexandra K. Ulmer 1 Nike
#63 Alexis Zambino 1 —
#64 Amoret M. CHAPPELL 1 The Boeing
#65 Amélie Marduel 1 —
#66 Ameya Natu 1 Johns Manville
#67 Amy Lynne Stoltzfus 1 Meta
#68 Andreas Boegershausen 1 Voith Patent Gmbh
#69 Antonius Lambertus DeBeer 1 The Procter & Gamble
#70 Antonius Lambertus De Beer 1 The Procter & Gamble
#71 Andreas Josef Dreher 1 The Procter & Gamble
#72 Angel Hernandez 1 Mitsubishi Power Americas
#73 Angus Lang 1 Reckitt Benckiser (Uk) Limited
#74 Antonio La Porta 1 IBM
#75 Andrea Lonati 1 Santoni S.P.A.
#76 Andrew D. Maschino 1 Tredegar Film Products
#77 Anton Mooshammer 1 Autefa Solutions Germany Gmbh
#78 Andreas Papenfuss 1 William Prym Gmbh & Co. Kg
#79 Anton Peter 1 Knauf Gips Kg
#80 Andreas Reiter 1 Microchip Technology Incorporated
#81 Andreas Schilz 1 Trützschler Group Se
#82 Arno Bieser 1 Novamont S.P.A.
#83 Ashleigh Brinkman 1 Nike
#84 Ashleigh S. Line 1 Nike
#85 Atsushi Kawabata 1 Hitachi
#86 Ayelet Karmon 1 Nike
#87 Balwant S. Atwal 1 Nike
#88 Baron C. Brandt 1 Nike
#89 Benjamin A. Shaffer 1 Nike
#90 Benjamin Andrew Shaffer 1 Apple
#91 Billy J. Garcia 1 AT&T
#92 Blake R. Griffith 1 3M
#93 Blythe Guy Rees-Jones 1 Inova Labs
#94 Brian J. Cox 1 Microvention
#95 Bradley Thomas Holschuh 1 University of Minnesota
#96 Carlo Cassigoli 1 —
#97 Carlos GIL-DURÁN 1 —
#98 Cassie M. Malloy 1 Federal-Mogul Powertrain
#99 Cassandre Vince 1 —
#100 Chaoyu Chen 1 Jiangnan University

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Nike 22
2 Rohr 4
3 Voith Patent Gmbh 4
#4 3M 3
#5 Lonati S.P.A. 3
#6 Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co. 3
#7 The Procter & Gamble 3
#8 Adidas Ag 2
#9 Global Apparel Partners 2
#10 Ibiden Co. 2
#11 Jiangnan University 2
#12 Kolon Industries 2
#13 Owens Corning Intellectual Capital 2
#14 Saint-Gobain Isover 2
#15 Santoni S.P.A. 2
#16 Sofradim Production 2
#17 The Boeing 2
#18 Trützschler Group Se 2
#19 Adler Pelzer Holding Gmbh 1
#20 Arianegroup Sas 1
#21 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 1
#22 Basf Se 1
#23 Berry Global 1
#24 Boston Scientific Scimed 1
#25 Columbia Insurance 1
#26 Deckers Outdoor 1
#27 Delta Galil Industries 1
#28 Dow Global Technologies 1
#29 Elc Management 1
#30 Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag 1
#31 Fitesa Film Products 1
#32 Fitesa Simpsonville 1
#33 Flagship Brands 1
#34 General Nano 1
#35 Groz-Beckert Kg 1
#36 Heraeus Precious Metals 1
#37 Inceptus Medical 1
#38 Japan Vilene Company 1
#39 Johns Manville 1
#40 Kaneka 1
#41 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 1
#42 Kuraray Co. 1
#43 Lec 1
#44 Magnera 1
#45 MIT 1
#46 Microvention 1
#47 Milliken & 1
#48 Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co. 1
#49 Mpusa 1
#50 Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics 1
#51 National Institute For Materials Science 1
#52 Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co. 1
#53 Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4 1
#54 Occlutech Gmbh 1
#55 Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik Kg 1
#56 Pfnonwovens 1
#57 Polyvalor, Limited Partnership 1
#58 Quann Cheng International Co. 1
#59 University of Minnesota 1
#60 Schoeller Textil Ag 1
#61 Sea6 Energy Pvt. 1
#62 Seiko Epson 1
#63 Shenzhen Kaidu Linghang Technology Co. 1
#64 Suominen Oyj 1
#65 Swedish Match North Europe Ab 1
#66 Taiwan Paiho Limited 1
#67 Technische Universitaet Dresden 1
#68 Toray Industries 1
#69 University Of Tennessee 1
#70 Wacker Chemie Ag 1
#71 William Prym Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#72 Google 1
#73 Honeywell 1
#74 Meta 1
#75 RTX (Raytheon) 1