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Vehicles Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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 Johnathan Andrew Line 74 Ford
2 Stuart C. Salter 65 Ford
3 Paul Kenneth Dellock 53 Ford
#4 Marcos Silva Kondrad 43 Ford
#5 Dean M. Jaradi 39 Ford
#6 S. M. Iskander Farooq 31 Ford
#7 Aed M. Dudar 28 Ford
#8 Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam 27 Ford
#9 Kevin Wayne Preuss 26 Ford
#10 Mohammad Omar Faruque 25 Ford
#11 Alan George Dry 24 Ford
#12 S. M. Akbar Berry 23 —
#13 Brian Robert Spahn 20 Ford
#14 Kenneth James Miller 20 Ford
#15 Michael Weiler 20 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#16 Rajit Johri 20 Ford
#17 Benjamin Yilma 19 Ford
#18 Daniel Ferretti 18 Ford
#19 David Brian Glickman 18 Ford
#20 Mohammed Omar Faruque 18 Ford
#21 Andrew Fairgrieve 17 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#22 James Kelly 17 Jaguar Land Rover Limited
#23 Ming Lang Kuang 17 Ford
#24 Erick Michael Lavoie 16 Ford
#25 James J. Surman 16 Ford
#26 Shinji Ichikawa 16 Toyota
#27 Viktor Hackl 16 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#28 Kenichi Suzuki 15 Sanden
#29 Niall R. Lynam 15 Donnelly
#30 Peter Deak 15 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#31 Jeffrey Allen Doering 14 Ford
#32 Mark Steven Yamazaki 14 Ford
#33 Pietro Buttolo 14 Ford
#34 Ryo Miyakoshi 14 Sanden
#35 Scott Holmes Dunham 14 Ford
#36 Fan Zhu 13 Baidu Usa
#37 Fumitoshi Akaike 13 Toyota
#38 Guang Yang 13 Nuctech Company Limited
#39 John Robert Van Wiemeersch 13 Ford
#40 Pattrick Loew 13 Ford
#41 Saeed David Barbat 13 Ford
#42 Scott L. Frederick 13 Toyota
#43 Annette Lynn Huebner 12 Ford
#44 Isao Kuwayama 12 Bridgestone
#45 Jingao Wang 12 Baidu Usa
#46 Wei Xu 12 Ford
#47 Angel Fernando Porras 11 Ford
#48 Bernard D. Nefcy 11 Ford
#49 Clifford A. Pickover 11 IBM
#50 Frank Baehrle-Miller 11 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#51 Jae Yeon Kim 11 Hyundai Motor
#52 Jason Meyer 11 Ford
#53 Jeong Soo Eo 11 Hyundai Motor
#54 Johan Lindström 11 Scania Cv Ab
#55 Kevin Mozurkewich 11 Ford
#56 Mathias Björkman 11 Scania Cv Ab
#57 Manfred Koberstein 11 Ford
#58 Makoto Sugiya 11 Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#59 Mikael Bergquist 11 Scania Cv Ab
#60 Niklas Pettersson 11 Scania Cv Ab
#61 Robert William McCoy 11 Ford
#62 Shintaro Hatanaka 11 Bridgestone
#63 Thomas G. Leone 11 Ford
#64 Wako Iwamura 11 Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#65 Xiaoyong Wang 11 Ford
#66 Aaron Scott Chan 10 State Farm
#67 Albert S. Penilla 10 Emerging Automotive
#68 Angel A. Penilla 10 Emerging Automotive
#69 Brian Bennie 10 Ford
#70 Christian J. Hosbach 10 Ford
#71 Chandra S. Namuduri 10 General Motors
#72 Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy 10 Ford
#73 Helmut Wolff 10 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#74 Hiroshi Mizobata 10 Toyota
#75 Hiroyuki Suzuki 10 Fujitsu Limited
#76 Isamu Nagasawa 10 Subaru
#77 James Chih Cheng 10 Ford
#78 James R. Kozloski 10 IBM
#79 Johannes Kaltenbach 10 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#80 Joon Young Park 10 LG
#81 Joshua D. Payne 10 Toyota
#82 Kei Oshida 10 Honda Motor Co.
#83 Kenneth Jason Sanchez 10 State Farm
#84 Michael Kolich 10 Ford
#85 Qi Kong 10 Baidu Usa
#86 Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati 10 Ford
#87 Stefan Nordbruch 10 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#88 Sung Jae Kim 10 Hyundai Motor
#89 Venkatesh Krishnan 10 Ford
#90 Austin L. Newman 9 Nio Usa
#91 Cedric Ketels 9 Faurecia Automotive Seating
#92 David Colavincenzo 9 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems
#93 Dae Ig Jung 9 Hyundai Motor
#94 David A. Lehman 9 Wonderland Switzerland Ag
#95 Daijiro Takizawa 9 Honda Motor Co.
#96 Do Hee Kim 9 Hyundai Motor
#97 Dongxu Li 9 General Motors
#98 Farzad Samie 9 General Motors
#99 Fazal Urrahman Syed 9 Ford
#100 Fernando Venegas Diaz 9 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Ford 1,128
2 Toyota 798
3 Hyundai Motor 415
#4 General Motors 333
#5 Honda Motor Co. 324
#6 Kia Motors 277
#7 Robert Bosch Gmbh 208
#8 Denso 185
#9 Audi Ag 111
#10 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 99
#11 Yazaki 83
#12 Mitsubishi Electric 82
#13 Nissan Motor Co. 81
#14 BMW 76
#15 Bridgestone 70
#16 Ts Tech Co. 70
#17 LG 64
#18 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 63
#19 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 63
#20 Subaru 63
#21 Toyoda Gosei Co. 61
#22 Volkswagen 56
#23 Panasonic 56
#24 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 54
#25 Mazda Motor 53
#26 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 48
#27 Mandom 47
#28 Unknown 47
#29 Tachi-S Co. 46
#30 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 45
#31 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 44
#32 Hitachi Automotive Systems 44
#33 Magna Electronics 44
#34 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 43
#35 Lear 43
#36 Continental Automotive Gmbh 42
#37 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 42
#38 Denso International America 41
#39 Samsung 41
#40 Hanon Systems 40
#41 Nissan North America 39
#42 Autoliv Development Ab 38
#43 IBM 37
#44 John Deere 36
#45 Koito Manufacturing Co. 35
#46 GE 35
#47 Adient Luxembourg Holding S.A.R.L. 34
#48 Cnh Industrial America 34
#49 Nio Usa 32
#50 Magna Mirrors Of America 31
#51 Caterpillar 31
#52 Volvo Truck 30
#53 Google 30
#54 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 29
#55 Toyo Tire 29
#56 Sumitomo Electric Industries 27
#57 Faurecia Automotive Seating 26
#58 Autonetworks Technologies 25
#59 Hyundai Mobis Co. 25
#60 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 25
#61 Volvo Car 25
#62 Autoliv Asp 24
#63 Gentex 24
#64 Apple 23
#65 Advics Co. 23
#66 Aisin Aw Co. 22
#67 Grammer Ag 22
#68 Nhk Spring Co. 22
#69 State Farm 22
#70 Trw Automotive Gmbh 22
#71 Uber Technologies 22
#72 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 21
#73 Mitsubishi Motors 21
#74 Renault S.A.S. 21
#75 Scania Cv Ab 21
#76 Smr Patents S.À.R.L. 21
#77 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 20
#78 Kawasaki 20
#79 Kubota 20
#80 Ntn 20
#81 Valeo Vision 20
#82 Webasto Se 20
#83 Witricity 20
#84 Faraday & Future 19
#85 Fca Us Llc. 19
#86 Schaeffler 19
#87 Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited 19
#88 Baidu Usa 18
#89 Byd Company Limited 18
#90 Hyundai Dymos Incorporated 18
#91 The Boeing 18
#92 Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG 17
#93 Komatsu 17
#94 Michelin 17
#95 Bestop 16
#96 Jtekt 16
#97 Shiroki 16
#98 Yamaha Motor 16
#99 Daimler Ag 15
#100 Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K. 15