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Vehicles Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 Dean M. Jaradi 40 Ford
2 Stuart C. Salter 40 Ford
3 Mohammad Omar Faruque 39 Ford
#4 S. M. Iskander Farooq 37 Ford
#5 David Brian Glickman 29 Ford
#6 Paul Kenneth Dellock 24 Ford
#7 Fan Zhu 22 Baidu Usa
#8 Gregory A. Huizen 16 Magna Mirrors Of America
#9 Jin Ho Hwang 16 Hyundai Motor
#10 Jin Su Jeong 16 Hyundai Motor
#11 Keith Weston 16 Ford
#12 Anthony Macaluso 15 Arctic Cat
#13 Atsushi Tabata 15 Toyota
#14 Dong Eun Cha 15 Hyundai Motor
#15 Johnathan Andrew Line 15 Ford
#16 Koichi Okuda 15 Toyota
#17 Niall R. Lynam 15 Donnelly
#18 Seung Sik Han 15 Hyundai Motor
#19 John Robert Van Wiemeersch 14 Ford
#20 Koichi Nakajima 14 Sumitomo Rubber Industries
#21 Mitsuyoshi Ohno 14 Toyota
#22 Sang Won Hwangbo 14 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#23 Brendan Diamond 13 Ford
#24 Byung Ho Min 13 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#25 Eric M. Engerman 13 Dana Automotive Systems Group
#26 Herman Wiegman 13 Beta Air
#27 Hiromitsu Urano 13 Toyota
#28 Jae Yeon Kim 13 Hyundai Motor
#29 Jeong Soo Eo 13 Hyundai Motor
#30 Ji Won Oh 13 Hyundai Motor
#31 Kentaro Ichikawa 13 Toyota
#32 Norman Lu 13 Toyota
#33 Sang Heon Lee 13 Hyundai Motor
#34 Tomoyuki Kuriyama 13 Toyota
#35 Venkatesh Krishnan 13 Ford
#36 Yeonho Kim 13 Hyundai Motor
#37 Annette Lynn Huebner 12 Ford
#38 Choong Ryung Lee 12 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#39 Daiki YOKOYAMA 12 Toyota
#40 Eun Sik Kim 12 Hyundai Motor
#41 Hamid M. Golgiri 12 Ford
#42 Hideyuki Sakurai 12 Toyota
#43 Hiroshi Yamanaka 12 Honda Motor Co.
#44 Kazuyuki Fujita 12 Toyota
#45 Ki Hong Lee 12 Sk Hynix
#46 Chihiro Oguro 11 Honda Motor Co.
#47 Clinton T. Weckwerth 11 Oshkosh
#48 David R. Hall 11 Hall Labs
#49 Hui Un Son 11 Hyundai Motor
#50 Jiangtao Hu 11 Baidu Usa
#51 Jinghao Miao 11 Baidu Usa
#52 Joshua D. Rocholl 11 Oshkosh
#53 Julian van Thiel 11 Zf Cv Systems Europe Bv
#54 Kenneth C. Peterson 11 Magna Mirrors Of America
#55 Luke Niewiadomski 11 Ford
#56 Michael John Harmon 11 Ford
#57 Naoya OKA 11 Toyota
#58 Rajit Johri 11 Ford
#59 Raquel Urtasun 11 Uatc
#60 Shu Jiang 11 Baidu Usa
#61 Vincent Hoover 11 Oshkosh
#62 Xiaoling Han 11 Tusimple
#63 Yuki Hara 11 Honda Motor Co.
#64 Yuchi Yamanouchi 11 Toyota
#65 Aed M. Dudar 10 Ford
#66 Akihiro Katayama 10 Canon
#67 Andreas Herrmann 10 Smr Patents S.À.R.L.
#68 Chad Carter 10 Extang
#69 Derek A. Wente 10 Oshkosh
#70 Jason Meyer 10 Ford
#71 Jerome Facchinello 10 Extang
#72 Jeawan Kim 10 Hyundai Motor
#73 Jinyun Zhou 10 Baidu Usa
#74 Justin E. Sobecki 10 Magna Mirrors Of America
#75 Kazuki SUGIE 10 Toyota
#76 Masashi Hotta 10 Toyoda Gosei Co.
#77 Markus Jost 10 Zoox
#78 Manuel Ludwig Kuehner 10 Toyota
#79 Qi Luo 10 Baidu Usa
#80 Seok Hoon Ko 10 Hyundai Mobis Co.
#81 Seon Chae Na 10 Hyundai Motor
#82 Tae SUGIMURA 10 Toyota
#83 Xiaoyu Huang 10 Hkc Corporation Limited
#84 Yasushi Shoda 10 Honda Motor Co.
#85 Yoshinori Watanabe 10 Toyota
#86 Yuta Oshiro 10 Toyota
#87 Yu Wang 10 Baidu Usa
#88 Zachary L. Klein 10 Oshkosh
#89 Andrew BILL 9 Airbus Operations Limited
#90 Biao Ma 9 Cyngn
#91 Chandra S. Namuduri 9 General Motors
#92 Chad Smith 9 Oshkosh
#93 Darryl P. De Wind 9 Magna Mirrors Of America
#94 Erick Michael Lavoie 9 Ford
#95 Ignacio Alvarez 9 Intel
#96 Jin Kyeom Cho 9 Hyundai Motor
#97 Joseph E. Abramczyk 9 Ford
#98 Jong Min Park 9 Hyundai Motor
#99 Joseph F. Szczerba 9 General Motors
#100 Kyle S. Mason 9 Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Toyota 879
2 Hyundai Motor 605
3 Ford 567
#4 Honda Motor Co. 359
#5 Kia Motors 320
#6 Kia 286
#7 General Motors 267
#8 Hyundai Mobis Co. 223
#9 Robert Bosch Gmbh 157
#10 Denso 143
#11 Subaru 129
#12 Sumitomo Rubber Industries 109
#13 Google 104
#14 BMW 93
#15 Zoox 92
#16 Audi Ag 79
#17 Nissan Motor Co. 73
#18 Magna Electronics 71
#19 Mazda Motor 66
#20 Rivian Ip Holdings 65
#21 Ts Tech Co. 65
#22 Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin 60
#23 Volkswagen 59
#24 Volvo Truck 57
#25 Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 55
#26 Toyoda Gosei Co. 53
#27 John Deere 52
#28 The Yokohama Rubber Co. 51
#29 Hitachi Astemo 50
#30 Volvo Car 50
#31 Magna Mirrors Of America 49
#32 Mitsubishi Electric 48
#33 Aisin 47
#34 Nissan North America 47
#35 Autoliv Development Ab 44
#36 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 44
#37 Unknown 43
#38 Aptiv Technologies Ag 42
#39 Uatc 42
#40 Panasonic 42
#41 Baidu Usa 39
#42 Lear 39
#43 Continental Automotive Gmbh 38
#44 Caterpillar 37
#45 Sumitomo Wiring Systems 36
#46 Intel 36
#47 Apple 35
#48 Beta Air 35
#49 Plusai 35
#50 Oshkosh 34
#51 LG 34
#52 Hanon Systems 33
#53 Koito Manufacturing Co. 32
#54 Kubota 32
#55 Yazaki 32
#56 Faurecia Sièges D'Automobile 31
#57 Illinois Tool Works 31
#58 Toyo Tire 31
#59 Tusimple 31
#60 Motional Ad 30
#61 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 29
#62 Samsung 29
#63 Cummins 28
#64 Zf Active Safety Gmbh 28
#65 Autoliv Asp 27
#66 Continental Teves Ag & Co. Ohg 27
#67 Mercedes-Benz Group Ag 27
#68 Renault S.A.S. 27
#69 Sumitomo Electric Industries 26
#70 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 26
#71 Autonetworks Technologies 25
#72 Carrier 25
#73 Hl Mando 25
#74 Thermo King 25
#75 Wonderland Switzerland Ag 24
#76 Zf Passive Safety Systems, Us 24
#77 Hl Klemove 23
#78 Motherson Innovations Company Limited 23
#79 State Farm 23
#80 Sony 23
#81 Aktiebolaget Skf 22
#82 Zf Cv Systems Europe Bv 22
#83 Argo Ai 21
#84 Dana Automotive Systems Group 21
#85 Fca Us Llc. 21
#86 Schaeffler 21
#87 Webasto Se 21
#88 Mahle International Gmbh 20
#89 Bridgestone 19
#90 Denso International America 19
#91 Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co. 19
#92 Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage 19
#93 Micron 19
#94 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems 18
#95 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations 18
#96 Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group 18
#97 Hyundai Transys 18
#98 Huawei 18
#99 Nio Technology (Anhui) Co. 17
#100 Polaris Industries 17