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Vehicles Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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 71 Ford
2 Paul Kenneth Dellock 41 Ford
3 James J. Surman 36 Ford
#4 Johnathan Andrew Line 34 Ford
#5 Mark Steven Yamazaki 31 Ford
#6 Dean M. Jaradi 28 Ford
#7 Ming Lang Kuang 28 Ford
#8 Cornel Lewis Gardner 27 Ford
#9 Jeffrey Allen Doering 27 Ford
#10 Mohammed Omar Faruque 26 Ford
#11 Niall R. Lynam 26 Donnelly
#12 Xiaoyong Wang 23 Ford
#13 Rajit Johri 22 Ford
#14 Shinji Ichikawa 20 Toyota
#15 Bernard D. Nefcy 19 Ford
#16 Manoharprasad K. Rao 19 Ford
#17 Wei Liang 19 Ford
#18 James Kelly 18 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#19 Andrew Fairgrieve 17 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#20 Hideomi Adachi 17 Yazaki
#21 Dong Eun Cha 16 Hyundai Motor
#22 Hyun Gyung Kim 16 Hyundai Motor
#23 Daniel Scott Colvin 15 Ford
#24 Marcos Silva Kondrad 15 Ford
#25 Seung Mok Lee 15 Hyundai Motor
#26 S. M. Iskander Farooq 15 Ford
#27 Alex O'Connor Gibson 14 Ford
#28 Christian J. Hosbach 14 Ford
#29 Douglas Raymond Martin 14 Ford
#30 Gérald Caillot 14 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
#31 Kenneth James Miller 14 Ford
#32 Saeed David Barbat 14 Ford
#33 Yusuke Fujiwara 14 Toyota
#34 Allan Roy Gale 13 Ford
#35 Annette Lynn Huebner 13 Ford
#36 Dennis Craig Reed 13 Ford
#37 Jason Meyer 13 Ford
#38 Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante 13 Ford
#39 Michael A. Musleh 13 Ford
#40 Pietro Buttolo 13 Ford
#41 Yuji Iwase 13 Toyota
#42 Aed M. Dudar 12 Ford
#43 Akihiro Sato 12 Toyota
#44 Atsushi Tabata 12 Toyota
#45 Danil V. Prokhorov 12 Toyota
#46 Felix Nedorezov 12 Ford
#47 Helmut Depondt 12 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#48 Jonggap Kim 12 Toyota
#49 Mark A. Cuddihy 12 Ford
#50 Nicholas J. Singer 12 Unknown
#51 Sang Joon Kim 12 Samsung
#52 Cheng-Hsiung Lin 11 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
#53 Dale Scott Crombez 11 Ford
#54 Fazal Urrahman Syed 11 Ford
#55 Masaki Mitsuyasu 11 Toyota
#56 Matthew John Shelton 11 Ford
#57 Robert Dean King 11 GE
#58 Ryan Abraham McGee 11 Ford
#59 Tatsuya Imamura 11 Toyota
#60 Tatsuya Oga 11 Yazaki
#61 Yoshimoto Matsuda 11 Kawasaki
#62 Alan George Dry 10 Ford
#63 Albert S. Penilla 10 Emerging Automotive
#64 Angel A. Penilla 10 Emerging Automotive
#65 James Chih Cheng 10 Ford
#66 Kensei Hata 10 Toyota
#67 Kum Lim Choi 10 Hyundai Motor
#68 Marvin Paul Kraska 10 Ford
#69 Masaki Matsunaga 10 Toyota
#70 Motonao Niizuma 10 Ihi
#71 Takuya Hirai 10 Toyota
#72 Takeaki Suzuki 10 Toyota
#73 Adam Nathan Banker 9 Ford
#74 Dirk Herinckx 9 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#75 Fling Tseng 9 Ford
#76 Jia-Wei Ding 9 Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited
#77 Jin Young Yoon 9 Hyundai Motor
#78 Joonyoung Park 9 LG
#79 John T. Uken 9 Magna Mirrors Of America
#80 Koen Bex 9 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#81 Koki Ikeda 9 Toyota
#82 Masashi Mori 9 Denso
#83 Michael Kunz 9 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#84 Nathaniel Fairfield 9 Google
#85 Nicholas Alphonse Billardello 9 Ford
#86 Nicholas Athol Keeling 9 Qualcomm
#87 Rentaro Kuroki 9 Toyota
#88 Sang Wook Kwon 9 Samsung
#89 Stefan Strengert 9 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#90 Takayuki Kogure 9 Toyota
#91 Teh Hwan Cho 9 Hyundai Motor
#92 Vivek A. Sujan 9 Cummins
#93 Xavier Boland 9 Federal Mogul S.A.
#94 Yasunari Kido 9 Toyota
#95 Yosuke Suzuki 9 Toyota
#96 Yusuke Kamiya 9 Toyota
#97 Yusuke Kinoshita 9 Toyota Industries
#98 Yukari Okamura 9 Toyota
#99 Alexander O'Connor Gibson 8 Ford
#100 David I. Ferguson 8 Google

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Toyota 779
2 Ford 769
3 Hyundai Motor 379
#4 General Motors 247
#5 Honda Motor Co. 235
#6 Robert Bosch Gmbh 227
#7 Denso 120
#8 Nissan Motor Co. 109
#9 Kia Motors 98
#10 Audi Ag 94
#11 Mitsubishi Electric 81
#12 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 76
#13 BMW 69
#14 Yazaki 64
#15 Bridgestone 61
#16 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 57
#17 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 54
#18 Continental Automotive Gmbh 54
#19 Nissan North America 53
#20 Hyundai Mobis Co. 52
#21 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 49
#22 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 47
#23 Michelin 46
#24 Renault S.A.S. 46
#25 Unknown 46
#26 Volkswagen 46
#27 Panasonic 46
#28 Caterpillar 44
#29 GE 42
#30 Hitachi Automotive Systems 41
#31 Toyoda Gosei Co. 40
#32 IBM 39
#33 Samsung 38
#34 Autoliv Development Ab 36
#35 Magna Electronics 36
#36 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 36
#37 Autoliv Asp 35
#38 Mandom 35
#39 Advics Co. 34
#40 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 34
#41 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 34
#42 Johnson Controls Technology 34
#43 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 34
#44 Kawasaki 33
#45 Google 33
#46 Ts Tech Co. 32
#47 Volvo Car 30
#48 Fca Us Llc. 29
#49 Lear 28
#50 Tk Holdings 27
#51 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 27
#52 LG 27
#53 Komatsu 26
#54 Mazda Motor 25
#55 Magna Mirrors Of America 24
#56 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 24
#57 John Deere 24
#58 Cnh Industrial America 22
#59 Subaru 22
#60 Yamaha Motor 22
#61 Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co. 21
#62 Toyota Industries 21
#63 Qualcomm 21
#64 Denso International America 20
#65 Goodrich 20
#66 Mahle International Gmbh 20
#67 Mitsubishi Motors 20
#68 Intel 20
#69 AMD 19
#70 Gentex 19
#71 Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited 19
#72 Aisin Aw Co. 18
#73 Hanon Systems 18
#74 Wabco Gmbh 18
#75 Byd Company Limited 17
#76 Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG 17
#77 Koito Manufacturing Co. 17
#78 Kubota 17
#79 Polaris Industries 17
#80 Thule Sweden Ab 17
#81 Trw Automotive Gmbh 17
#82 Bombardier Transportation Gmbh 16
#83 Ntn 16
#84 Subaru 16
#85 The Boeing 16
#86 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. 16
#87 Sony 16
#88 Daimler Ag 15
#89 Delphi Technologies 15
#90 Federal Mogul S.A. 15
#91 Schaeffler 15
#92 Shiroki 15
#93 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 15
#94 Tachi-S Co. 15
#95 Thunder Power Hong Kong 15
#96 Westinghouse Air Brake 15
#97 Grammer Ag 14
#98 Volvo Truck 14
#99 Tesla 14
#100 Agco 13