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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Vehicles Patent Leaders All Time

Primary CPC class B60 · Section B

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 12,251 patents in 2025.peak 12,2511996: 3,317 patents19961997: 3,190 patents1998: 4,154 patents1999: 4,193 patents19992000: 4,710 patents2001: 5,216 patents2002: 5,128 patents20022003: 4,975 patents2004: 4,760 patents2005: 4,278 patents20052006: 4,557 patents2007: 4,174 patents2008: 4,062 patents20082009: 3,899 patents2010: 4,973 patents2011: 4,763 patents20112012: 5,355 patents2013: 6,183 patents2014: 6,913 patents20142015: 7,645 patents2016: 8,056 patents2017: 8,978 patents20172018: 9,052 patents2019: 10,508 patents2020: 10,381 patents20202021: 9,943 patents2022: 10,923 patents2023: 10,772 patents20232024: 11,615 patents2025: 12,251 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Stuart C. Salter 543 Ford
2 Niall R. Lynam 461 Donnelly
3 Johnathan Andrew Line 385 Ford
#4 Dean M. Jaradi 330 Ford
#5 Paul Kenneth Dellock 328 Ford
#6 Atsushi Tabata 305 Toyota
#7 S. M. Iskander Farooq 250 Ford
#8 David S. Breed 245 Automotive Technologies International
#9 Mohammad Omar Faruque 223 Ford
#10 Anthony H. Heap 200 General Motors
#11 Ming Lang Kuang 198 Ford
#12 Kenneth Schofield 193 Donnelly
#13 David Brian Glickman 186 Ford
#14 Heinz Leiber 172 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#15 Shinji Ichikawa 171 Toyota
#16 Marcos Silva Kondrad 170 Ford
#17 Jeffrey Allen Doering 159 Ford
#18 Tooru Matsubara 158 Toyota
#19 Ajith Kuttannair Kumar 155 GE
#20 John Robert Van Wiemeersch 155 Ford
#21 Aed M. Dudar 141 Ford
#22 Rajit Johri 139 Ford
#23 Yukifumi Yamada 135 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#24 Mark Steven Yamazaki 134 Ford
#25 Osamu Fukawatase 134 Toyota
#26 Mohammed Omar Faruque 129 Ford
#27 Jianbo Lu 128 Ford
#28 Manoharprasad K. Rao 127 Ford
#29 Annette Lynn Huebner 125 Ford
#30 Alan George Dry 122 Ford
#31 Tatsuya Imamura 122 Toyota
#32 Fazal Urrahman Syed 119 Ford
#33 Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam 117 Ford
#34 Wilbur E. DuVall 114 Automotive Technologies International
#35 Chandra S. Namuduri 110 General Motors
#36 Isamu Nagasawa 107 Subaru
#37 James J. Surman 107 Ford
#38 Pietro Buttolo 107 Ford
#39 Toshimichi Minowa 107 Hitachi
#40 Dong Eun Cha 106 Hyundai Motor
#41 Alan L. Browne 105 General Motors
#42 Johannes Kaltenbach 104 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#43 Wendell C. Johnson 104 Automotive Technologies International
#44 Mitsuyoshi Ohno 103 Toyota
#45 Robert Dean King 103 GE
#46 Fan Zhu 102 Baidu Usa
#47 Alan G. Holmes 99 General Motors
#48 Saeed David Barbat 99 Ford
#49 Artur Fohl 98 Trw Repa Gmbh
#50 Kenneth E. Flick 98 Omega Patents, L.L.C.
#51 Zhibing Deng 98 Ford
#52 Jochen Burgdorf 97 Alfred Teves Gmbh
#53 John T. Uken 97 Magna Mirrors Of America
#54 Alex O'Connor Gibson 96 Ford
#55 Jae Yeon Kim 96 Hyundai Motor
#56 Bradley W. Smith 95 Autoliv Asp
#57 Nancy L. Johnson 95 General Motors
#58 Venkatesh Krishnan 95 Ford
#59 Mark L. Larson 94 Donnelly
#60 Scott D. Thomas 94 General Motors
#61 Xiaoyong Wang 94 Ford
#62 Erick Michael Lavoie 93 Ford
#63 Keith D. Foote 93 Magna Mirrors Of America
#64 Burckhard Becker 92 C. Rob. Hammerstein
#65 Kenneth James Miller 92 Ford
#66 Cornel Lewis Gardner 91 Ford
#67 Dale Scott Crombez 91 Ford
#68 Man Ju Oh 90 Hyundai Motor
#69 Daniel Ferretti 89 Ford
#70 Hiroshi Isono 88 Toyota
#71 Michael J. Belanger 88 Belanger
#72 Yuji Sato 88 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#73 Kenta Kumazaki 87 Toyota
#74 Koichi Okuda 87 Toyota
#75 Hans-Dieter Reinartz 86 Alfred Teves Gmbh
#76 Kurt F. Fischer 86 Trw Vehicle Safety Systems
#77 Ryan Abraham McGee 86 Ford
#78 Brendan Diamond 85 Ford
#79 Jason Meyer 85 Ford
#80 Atsushi Tanno 84 The Yokohama Rubber Co.
#81 Benjamin Englander 84 Rosco
#82 Bernard D. Nefcy 84 Ford
#83 Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante 84 Ford
#84 David W. Schneider 83 Autoliv Asp
#85 Juan Belart 82 —
#86 Rodney K. Blank 82 Donnelly
#87 Sang Joon Kim 81 Samsung
#88 Yasuhiro Kojima 81 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
#89 Andreas Herrmann 80 Smr Patents S.À.R.L.
#90 Juichiro Takada 80 Takata
#91 Kazuhiro Abe 80 Takata
#92 Michael W. Degner 80 Ford
#93 Yuji Iwase 80 Toyota
#94 Yutaka Taga 79 Toyota
#95 Deepak Patel 78 Ford
#96 Vivek A. Sujan 78 Cummins
#97 Blaise J. Ganzel 77 —
#98 Douglas Raymond Martin 77 Ford
#99 Jy-Jen F. Sah 77 General Motors
#100 Kevin Wayne Preuss 77 Ford

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Toyota 13,303
2 Ford 10,339
3 Honda Motor Co. 6,925
#4 General Motors 6,844
#5 Hyundai Motor 5,698
#6 Robert Bosch Gmbh 4,625
#7 Nissan Motor Co. 3,327
#8 Denso 3,234
#9 Kia Motors 2,747
#10 Mitsubishi Electric 1,842
#11 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 1,801
#12 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 1,661
#13 Unknown 1,596
#14 BMW 1,577
#15 Toyoda Gosei Co. 1,387
#16 Lear 1,376
#17 Bridgestone 1,369
#18 Mazda Motor 1,357
#19 Kia 1,288
#20 Hyundai Mobis Co. 1,181
#21 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 1,154
#22 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 1,151
#23 Yazaki 1,118
#24 Audi Ag 1,061
#25 Takata 1,051
#26 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 1,047
#27 Autoliv Development Ab 954
#28 Caterpillar 943
#29 John Deere 912
#30 Delphi Technologies 907
#31 Daimlerchrysler Ag 905
#32 Volkswagen 893
#33 Subaru 853
#34 Koito Manufacturing Co. 809
#35 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 764
#36 Autoliv Asp 762
#37 Ts Tech Co. 755
#38 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 745
#39 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 742
#40 Michelin 728
#41 Chrysler Group 723
#42 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 709
#43 Sumitomo Electric Industries 705
#44 Trw Vehicle Safety Systems 705
#45 Panasonic 699
#46 Continental Automotive Gmbh 679
#47 Advics Co. 672
#48 Hitachi 651
#49 Google 636
#50 Subaru 620
#51 Donnelly 612
#52 Johnson Controls Technology 581
#53 Nissan North America 575
#54 GE 574
#55 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 568
#56 Mitsubishi Motors 524
#57 Magna Electronics 523
#58 Mercedes-Benz Group Ag 516
#59 Volvo Truck 510
#60 Eaton 503
#61 Aisin Aw Co. 493
#62 Daimler-Benz Ag 488
#63 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 485
#64 Volvo Car 472
#65 Westinghouse Air Brake 470
#66 Nippondenso Co. 456
#67 LG 451
#68 Kubota 447
#69 Tachi-S Co. 438
#70 Trw Limited 432
#71 Zoox 429
#72 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 424
#73 Daimler Ag 422
#74 Magna Mirrors Of America 405
#75 Honeywell 390
#76 Mandom 386
#77 Renault S.A.S. 377
#78 Gentex 359
#79 Samsung 359
#80 IBM 355
#81 Alfred Teves Gmbh 349
#82 Hitachi Automotive Systems 348
#83 Suzuki Motor 344
#84 Illinois Tool Works 333
#85 Arvinmeritor Technology 328
#86 Morton International 328
#87 Ntn 326
#88 Yamaha Motor 325
#89 Hanon Systems 320
#90 Trw Occupant Restraint Systems 315
#91 Intel 315
#92 Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh 312
#93 Visteon Global Technologies 311
#94 Toyota Industries 306
#95 Breed Automotive Technology 301
#96 Schaeffler 299
#97 Autonetworks Technologies 294
#98 Fca Us Llc. 294
#99 Polaris Industries 288
#100 Hitachi Astemo 285