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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Vehicles Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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 Fan Zhu 32 Baidu Usa
2 Dean M. Jaradi 31 Ford
3 Stuart C. Salter 31 Ford
#4 Mohammad Omar Faruque 30 Ford
#5 Johnathan Andrew Line 29 Ford
#6 S. M. Iskander Farooq 26 Ford
#7 Yuta Takada 26 Honda Motor Co.
#8 Paul Kenneth Dellock 24 Ford
#9 Kanta Tsuji 23 Honda Motor Co.
#10 David Brian Glickman 22 Ford
#11 Yasushi Shoda 21 Honda Motor Co.
#12 Yuki Hara 20 Honda Motor Co.
#13 Atsushi Tabata 19 Toyota
#14 Jae Yeon Kim 19 Hyundai Motor
#15 Junpei Noguchi 19 Honda Motor Co.
#16 Koichi Okuda 19 Toyota
#17 Yuto Kobayashi 19 Autoliv Development Ab
#18 Atsushi Ishioka 17 Honda Motor Co.
#19 Macit Aktas 17 Ford
#20 Ryoma Taguchi 17 Honda Motor Co.
#21 Jason H. Harper 16 Invently Automotive
#22 Martin Koebler 16 Invently Automotive
#23 Nicole G. Goldstein 16 Invently Automotive
#24 Stephen J. Brown 16 Health Hero Network
#25 Tadahiko Kanoh 16 Honda Motor Co.
#26 Hiroshi Yamanaka 15 Honda Motor Co.
#27 Joseph Michael Kish 15 Ford
#28 Chad Smith 14 Oshkosh
#29 Jin Ho Hwang 14 Hyundai Motor
#30 Luke Niewiadomski 14 Ford
#31 Rajit Johri 14 Ford
#32 Tooru Matsubara 14 Toyota
#33 Yeonho Kim 14 Hyundai Motor
#34 Ali Hassani 13 Ford
#35 Herman Wiegman 13 Beta Air
#36 Jason Meyer 13 Ford
#37 Jinghao Miao 13 Baidu Usa
#38 Nader Nasr 13 Oshkosh Defense
#39 Neil Dekarske 13 Oshkosh Defense
#40 Spencer Robert Hoernke 13 Ford
#41 Tatsuro Shinzawa 13 The Yokohama Rubber Co.
#42 Daichi Kato 12 Honda Motor Co.
#43 Deepak Shukla 12 Eastman Kodak
#44 Dong Eun Cha 12 Hyundai Motor
#45 Hiraku Kouda 12 The Yokohama Rubber Co.
#46 Isamu Nagasawa 12 Subaru
#47 Johannes Kaltenbach 12 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#48 John Robert Van Wiemeersch 12 Ford
#49 Katsuya Yashiro 12 Honda Motor Co.
#50 Kurt F. Fischer 12 Trw Vehicle Safety Systems
#51 Sang Heon Lee 12 Hyundai Motor
#52 Yoshitaka Mimura 12 Honda Motor Co.
#53 Apeksha Kumavat 11 Gatik Ai
#54 Arjun Narang 11 Gatik Ai
#55 Chihiro Oguro 11 Honda Motor Co.
#56 Chie Sugihara 11 Honda Motor Co.
#57 Eun Sik Kim 11 Hyundai Motor
#58 Fumiyuki Moriya 11 Subaru
#59 Gautam Narang 11 Gatik Ai
#60 Hui Un Son 11 Hyundai Motor
#61 Joseph E. Abramczyk 11 Ford
#62 Kinh Tieu 11 Gatik Ai
#63 Lin Ma 11 Xerox
#64 Marko Ilievski 11 Gatik Ai
#65 Mike Bolton 11 Oshkosh Defense
#66 Michael Smart 11 Gatik Ai
#67 Seon Chae Na 11 Hyundai Motor
#68 Shinji Ichikawa 11 Toyota
#69 Stephen J. Lewis 11 Bestop
#70 Venkatesh Krishnan 11 Ford
#71 Zhibing Deng 11 Ford
#72 Aed M. Dudar 10 Ford
#73 Andreas Herrmann 10 Smr Patents S.À.R.L.
#74 Bradon Zeitler 10 Oshkosh Defense
#75 David E. Moeller 10 Keep Technologies
#76 Hideki Matsunaga 10 Honda Motor Co.
#77 Jeffrey Allen Doering 10 Ford
#78 Jeawan Kim 10 Hyundai Motor
#79 Jessica Szymanski 10 Oshkosh Defense
#80 Jiangtao Hu 10 Baidu Usa
#81 Ji Won Oh 10 Hyundai Motor
#82 John T. Uken 10 Magna Mirrors Of America
#83 Kohei Tochigi 10 Toyota
#84 Matthias Horn 10 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag
#85 Marcos Silva Kondrad 10 Ford
#86 Masaki Shitara 10 Toyota
#87 Mitsuyoshi Ohno 10 Toyota
#88 Naoki Yamamuro 10 Toyota
#89 Rahul Maran 10 Keep Technologies
#90 Ryo Hattori 10 Mitsubishi Electric
#91 Shogo Ito 10 Toyota
#92 Wan Je Cho 10 Hyundai Motor
#93 Xin Xu 10 Rovi Guides
#94 Yuta Ikezawa 10 Toyota
#95 Yuchi Yamanouchi 10 Toyota
#96 Andrew Lettis 9 Smr Patents S.À.R.L.
#97 Chris Yakes 9 Oshkosh Defense
#98 Deepak Patel 9 Ford
#99 Ed Trinklein 9 Oshkosh Defense
#100 Jeong Soo Eo 9 Hyundai Motor

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Toyota 936
2 Hyundai Motor 576
3 Ford 571
#4 Kia Motors 527
#5 Honda Motor Co. 456
#6 General Motors 224
#7 Robert Bosch Gmbh 179
#8 Denso 169
#9 Subaru 132
#10 BMW 131
#11 Hyundai Mobis Co. 123
#12 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 105
#13 Nissan Motor Co. 96
#14 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 93
#15 Mazda Motor 92
#16 Audi Ag 86
#17 Volkswagen 78
#18 Hitachi Astemo 69
#19 LG 68
#20 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 67
#21 Mitsubishi Electric 67
#22 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 64
#23 Yazaki 62
#24 Continental Automotive Gmbh 61
#25 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 55
#26 Zoox 55
#27 Autoliv Development Ab 54
#28 Schaeffler 54
#29 Aisin 53
#30 Toyoda Gosei Co. 52
#31 Panasonic 52
#32 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 51
#33 Google 51
#34 Ts Tech Co. 50
#35 Baidu Usa 49
#36 Kia 48
#37 Bridgestone 47
#38 Hanon Systems 46
#39 Magna Electronics 46
#40 John Deere 46
#41 Magna Mirrors Of America 45
#42 Nissan North America 45
#43 Unknown 44
#44 Volvo Car 42
#45 Lear 38
#46 Toyo Tire 38
#47 Volvo Truck 37
#48 Advics Co. 36
#49 Caterpillar 35
#50 Kubota 34
#51 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 32
#52 Uatc 32
#53 Koito Manufacturing Co. 31
#54 Autoliv Asp 30
#55 Samsung 30
#56 Apple 29
#57 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 27
#58 Oshkosh Defense 27
#59 Sumitomo Electric Industries 27
#60 Zf Cv Systems Europe Bv 26
#61 Aptiv Technologies Ag 25
#62 Autonetworks Technologies 25
#63 Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group 25
#64 Grammer Ag 25
#65 Intel 25
#66 Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co. 23
#67 Cummins 23
#68 Faurecia Sièges D'Automobile 23
#69 Fca Us Llc. 23
#70 Motherson Innovations Company Limited 23
#71 Zf Passive Safety Systems, Us 23
#72 Hyundai Transys 22
#73 Illinois Tool Works 22
#74 Polaris Industries 22
#75 Vitesco Technologies Gmbh 22
#76 Denso International America 21
#77 Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge Gmbh 21
#78 Renault S.A.S. 21
#79 Rivian Ip Holdings 21
#80 Sony 21
#81 Beta Air 20
#82 Webasto Se 20
#83 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 19
#84 Tachi-S Co. 19
#85 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 19
#86 Zf Active Safety Gmbh 19
#87 Huawei 19
#88 Clarion Co. 18
#89 Mahle International Gmbh 18
#90 Motional Ad 18
#91 State Farm 18
#92 The Boeing 18
#93 Baidu.Com Times Technology (Beijing) Co. 17
#94 Carrier 17
#95 Yamaha Motor 17
#96 Bestop 16
#97 Daimler Ag 16
#98 Invently Automotive 16
#99 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 16
#100 Amgen 15