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Vehicles Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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 77 Ford
2 Paul Kenneth Dellock 62 Ford
3 Johnathan Andrew Line 41 Ford
#4 Pietro Buttolo 35 Ford
#5 Aed M. Dudar 28 Ford
#6 Mohammed Omar Faruque 27 Ford
#7 Marcos Silva Kondrad 26 Ford
#8 Annette Lynn Huebner 25 Ford
#9 Dean M. Jaradi 25 Ford
#10 Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam 23 Ford
#11 Kenneth James Miller 22 Ford
#12 James J. Surman 19 Ford
#13 Tatsuya Imamura 18 Toyota
#14 Atsushi Tabata 17 Toyota
#15 Gérald Caillot 17 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
#16 S. M. Iskander Farooq 17 Ford
#17 Alan George Dry 16 Ford
#18 Daniel Ferretti 16 Ford
#19 Niall R. Lynam 16 Donnelly
#20 Bernard D. Nefcy 15 Ford
#21 Aaron Bradley Johnson 14 Ford
#22 Christian J. Hosbach 14 Ford
#23 Fumitoshi Akaike 14 Toyota
#24 Johan Lindström 14 Scania Cv Ab
#25 Mathias Björkman 14 Scania Cv Ab
#26 Mark Steven Yamazaki 14 Ford
#27 Mikael Bergquist 14 Scania Cv Ab
#28 Mitsuyoshi Ohno 14 Toyota
#29 Niklas Pettersson 14 Scania Cv Ab
#30 Rajit Johri 14 Ford
#31 Erick Michael Lavoie 13 Ford
#32 James Kelly 13 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#33 Kristin Ann Hellman 13 Ford
#34 Cal M. Phillips 12 S.A.F.E.-Q.R.
#35 Clifford A. Pickover 12 IBM
#36 Douglas Raymond Martin 12 Ford
#37 Dragan B. Stojkovic 12 Ford
#38 Jean-Michel Jarasson 12 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
#39 Kenichi Suzuki 12 Sanden
#40 Allan Lewis 11 General Motors
#41 David Frederick Lyons 11 Ford
#42 Joshua Robert Hemphill 11 Ford
#43 Ming Lang Kuang 11 Ford
#44 Vincent Izabel 11 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
#45 Zhibing Deng 11 Ford
#46 Christopher P. Ricci 10 Autoconnect Holdings
#47 Deepak Patel 10 Ford
#48 Dongsheng Yang 10 Byd Company Limited
#49 Jun Yeon Park 10 Hyundai Motor
#50 Kevin Wayne Preuss 10 Ford
#51 Michael W. Degner 10 Ford
#52 Michael S. Gordon 10 IBM
#53 Mohamed Ridha Baccouche 10 Ford
#54 Saeed David Barbat 10 Ford
#55 Sang Joon Kim 10 Samsung
#56 Shinji Ichikawa 10 Toyota
#57 Toshiki Kindo 10 Toyota
#58 Tooru Matsubara 10 Toyota
#59 Yubo Lian 10 Byd Company Limited
#60 Yuki Ogawa 10 Toyota
#61 Yuji Sato 10 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#62 Aaron Scott Chan 9 State Farm
#63 Angel Fernando Porras 9 Ford
#64 Assaf Biderman 9 Superpedestrian
#65 Ashish Kundu 9 IBM
#66 Cornel Lewis Gardner 9 Ford
#67 Haruki OGURI 9 Toyota
#68 Hongbin Luo 9 Byd Company Limited
#69 Jae Woong Kim 9 Hyundai Motor
#70 Jeffrey Allen Doering 9 Ford
#71 Jintao Zhang 9 Byd Company Limited
#72 Kensei Hata 9 Toyota
#73 Kenneth Jason Sanchez 9 State Farm
#74 Manoharprasad K. Rao 9 Ford
#75 Michael A. Musleh 9 Ford
#76 Nicholas Alphonse Billardello 9 Ford
#77 Scott L. Frederick 9 Toyota
#78 Stephen Kenneth Helwig 9 Ford
#79 Yuji Iwase 9 Toyota
#80 Alexander O'Connor Gibson 8 Ford
#81 Andrew Fairgrieve 8 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#82 Bakhtiar B. Litkouhi 8 General Motors
#83 Carol Casey 8 Ford
#84 Dale Scott Crombez 8 Ford
#85 Fazal Urrahman Syed 8 Ford
#86 Felix Nedorezov 8 Ford
#87 Hiroshi Mizobata 8 Toyota
#88 Hiroyuki Suzuki 8 Fujitsu Limited
#89 James R. Kozloski 8 IBM
#90 Jack Marchlewski 8 Ford
#91 Jeffery T. Bonk 8 Faurecia Automotive Seating
#92 Jeong Soo Eo 8 Hyundai Motor
#93 Jeffrey Scheurer, II 8 Honda Motor Co.
#94 John Wayne Jaranson 8 Ford
#95 John-Michael McNew 8 Toyota
#96 Kentaro Ichikawa 8 Toyota
#97 Keon Soo Jin 8 Hyundai Motor
#98 Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante 8 Ford
#99 Mohammad Naserian 8 General Motors
#100 Ross Dykstra Pursifull 8 Ford

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Ford 939
2 Toyota 795
3 Hyundai Motor 357
#4 General Motors 272
#5 Honda Motor Co. 247
#6 Robert Bosch Gmbh 182
#7 Denso 156
#8 Kia Motors 124
#9 Nissan Motor Co. 84
#10 Audi Ag 79
#11 Mitsubishi Electric 72
#12 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 71
#13 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 64
#14 Bridgestone 62
#15 BMW 58
#16 Toyoda Gosei Co. 56
#17 Yazaki 55
#18 Panasonic 55
#19 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 54
#20 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 47
#21 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 46
#22 Ts Tech Co. 46
#23 Volkswagen 46
#24 Continental Automotive Gmbh 44
#25 Subaru 42
#26 Magna Electronics 41
#27 Unknown 40
#28 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 40
#29 IBM 39
#30 Mazda Motor 38
#31 Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited 37
#32 LG 37
#33 Mitsubishi Motors 36
#34 Lear 35
#35 Mandom 35
#36 Caterpillar 35
#37 John Deere 34
#38 Denso International America 33
#39 Hitachi Automotive Systems 33
#40 Renault S.A.S. 32
#41 Samsung 32
#42 Volvo Car 31
#43 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 29
#44 Hanon Systems 29
#45 Hyundai Mobis Co. 29
#46 Nissan North America 29
#47 Fca Us Llc. 28
#48 GE 28
#49 Johnson Controls Technology 27
#50 Ntn 27
#51 Scania Cv Ab 26
#52 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 26
#53 State Farm 25
#54 Google 25
#55 Koito Manufacturing Co. 24
#56 Trw Automotive Gmbh 24
#57 Autoliv Development Ab 23
#58 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 23
#59 Cnh Industrial America 23
#60 Goodrich 23
#61 Uber Technologies 23
#62 Wabco Gmbh 23
#63 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 23
#64 Advics Co. 22
#65 Byd Company Limited 22
#66 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 22
#67 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. 22
#68 Qualcomm 22
#69 Kubota 20
#70 Volvo Truck 20
#71 Michelin 19
#72 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 18
#73 Komatsu 18
#74 Faraday & Future 17
#75 Illinois Tool Works 17
#76 The Boeing 17
#77 Adient Luxembourg Holding S.A.R.L. 16
#78 Gentex 16
#79 Kawasaki 16
#80 Magna Mirrors Of America 16
#81 Tachi-S Co. 16
#82 Aisin Aw Co. 15
#83 Nio Usa 15
#84 Webasto Se 15
#85 Intel 15
#86 Arvinmeritor Technology 14
#87 Autoliv Asp 14
#88 Autonetworks Technologies 14
#89 Grammer Ag 14
#90 Hyundai Dymos Incorporated 14
#91 Ihi 14
#92 Toyota Industries 14
#93 Nifco 14
#94 Sanden 14
#95 Shiroki 14
#96 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 14
#97 Sumitomo Electric Industries 14
#98 Amgen 13
#99 Cummins 13
#100 Faurecia Automotive Seating 13