Water treatment Patent Leaders 2016

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: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Li-Shiang Liang	7	Evoqua Water Technologies
2	Charles Bott	5	Hampton Roads Sanitation District
3	Mark A. Miller	5	—
#4	Koki Matsuyama	4	Morinaga Milk Industry Co.
#5	Lawrence J. Salvo	4	Evoqua Water Technologies Pte.
#6	Pusker Regmi	4	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority
#7	Rihua Xiong	4	GE
#8	Sudhir N. Murthy	4	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority
#9	Wei Cai	4	GE
#10	Aage Bjorn Andersen	3	Oceansaver As
#11	Akrem Hassen Adem Aberra	3	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#12	Bernhard Wett	3	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority
#13	Chengqian Zhang	3	Shenzhen Shokz Co.
#14	Desmond A. Fraser	3	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#15	Hai Yang	3	GE
#16	Hossein Ghaffari Nik	3	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#17	Hongqiang Ren	3	Nanjing University
#18	John Chan	3	Ballard Power Systems
#19	Joseph D. Gifford	3	Evoqua Water Technologies
#20	Keith Urban	3	Jk Industries
#21	Keng Hoo Yeo	3	Evoqua Water Technologies Pte.
#22	Patrick J. Hughes	3	Rovi Technologies
#23	Razmik B. Boodaghians	3	Mag Aerospace Industries
#24	Richard B. McMurray	3	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#25	Shelley Marie Grandy	3	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#26	Stanley R. Pickens	3	Ppg Industries Ohio
#27	Todd Foret	3	Foret Plasma Labs
#28	Ahmed Omari	2	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority
#29	Aicardo Roa-Espinosa	2	—
#30	Alexander James Blake	2	Becton, Dickinson And
#31	Amit Gupta	2	Oracle
#32	Andrew Benedek	2	Anaergia
#33	Atle Mundheim	2	Sorbwater Technology As
#34	Azaroghly YAZDANBOD	2	Ionic Solutions
#35	Barbara Blake	2	—
#36	Bart Lipkens	2	Flodesign Sonics
#37	Benjamin Stuart Sparrow	2	Saltworks Technologies
#38	Bruce Lee Coulter	2	Evoqua Water Technologies
#39	Chuan Niu	2	Nanjing University
#40	Christina Ortolan	2	Mag Aerospace Industries
#41	Clay R. Thompson	2	—
#42	David D. McSherry	2	Ecolab Usa
#43	David O'Keefe	2	—
#44	David S. Soane	2	Nanotex
#45	Daniel T. White	2	—
#46	De Asmundis Fulvio Antonio	2	Unknown
#47	Denny J. Ivey	2	—
#48	Dean Kamen	2	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#49	Dennis McGuire	2	Ecosphere Technologies
#50	Diane Byerly	2	NASA
#51	Edward John Jordan	2	Siemens Water Technologies
#52	Glen A. Menture	2	—
#53	G. Dickey Arndt	2	NASA
#54	Gregory Scott Osborn	2	—
#55	Herbert W. Holland	2	Wilsa Holdings
#56	Hiroyuki Takahashi	2	Nec Electronics
#57	Jason Dionne	2	Flodesign Sonics
#58	Jack G. Frost	2	United Laboratories International
#59	Jason Horst	2	Amcol International
#60	Jinju GENG	2	Nanjing University
#61	Jianyun Liu	2	GE
#62	John H. Barber	2	GE
#63	John D. Cox	2	Black & Decker
#64	John Dusl	2	NASA
#65	Junzhong Li	2	Ecolab Usa
#66	Kenneth A. Davis	2	S.I.P. Technologies L.L.C.
#67	Keith Doucet	2	Amcol International
#68	Kenkichi Kagawa	2	Daikin Industries
#69	Ke Xu	2	Nanjing University
#70	Lino Locatelli	2	Eni S.P.A.
#71	Makoto Maeda	2	Sanyo Electric Co.
#72	Masaya Nishimura	2	Daikin Industries
#73	Mark B. Robertson	2	—
#74	Mark M. Senninger	2	Whirlpool
#75	Masayasu Shirato	2	Morinaga Milk Industry Co.
#76	Marguerite A. Sognier	2	NASA
#77	Michael L. Doyle	2	Evoqua Water Technologies
#78	Michael McCague	2	Watkins Manufacturing
#79	Mitsuharu Terashima	2	Kurita Water Industries
#80	M. Fazrie B. A. Wahid	2	Schlumberger Technology
#81	Nguyen Tram	2	Mag Aerospace Industries
#82	Noriaki Inagaki	2	Metawater Co.
#83	Norman B. Rainer	2	—
#84	Nobuki Tsuboi	2	Metawater Co.
#85	Osama I. Fageeha	2	Saudi Arabian Oil
#86	Peter F. Santina	2	Unknown
#87	Philippe Sauvignet	2	Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support
#88	Renato De Paula	2	Ecolab Usa
#89	Richard Staub	2	Ecolab Usa
#90	Robina Farooq	2	Comsats Institute Of Information Technology
#91	Robert P. Mahoney	2	Soane Energy
#92	Robert L. McGinnis	2	Oasys Water
#93	Roberta Miglio	2	Eni S.P.A.
#94	Robert J. Ryther	2	Ecolab Usa
#95	Saad A. Al-Jlil	2	King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology
#96	Saleem Farooq Shaukat	2	Comsats Institute Of Information Technology
#97	Sachiko Yamaguchi	2	Daikin Industries
#98	Scott Handy	2	Middle Tennessee State University
#99	Shigehiro Suzuki	2	Hitachi
#100	Soo-Tae Lee	2	Panasia Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support	9
2	GE	9
3	Ecolab Usa	8
#4	Unknown	8
#5	Evoqua Water Technologies	7
#6	Evoqua Water Technologies Pte.	6
#7	D.C. Water And Sewer Authority	5
#8	Hampton Roads Sanitation District	5
#9	KFUPM	5
#10	Kurita Water Industries	4
#11	Morinaga Milk Industry Co.	4
#12	Access Business Group International	3
#13	Axiall Ohio	3
#14	Foret Plasma Labs	3
#15	ITRI	3
#16	Jk Industries	3
#17	Mag Aerospace Industries	3
#18	Nalco Company	3
#19	Oceansaver As	3
#20	Reverse Ionizer Systems	3
#21	Panasonic	3
#22	Samsung	3
#23	Amcol International	2
#24	Anaergia	2
#25	Asahi Kasei Chemicals	2
#26	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#27	Clean Chemistry	2
#28	Comsats Institute Of Information Technology	2
#29	Daikin Industries	2
#30	Deka Products Limited Parternship	2
#31	Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co.	2
#32	Drexel University	2
#33	Ecosphere Technologies	2
#34	Empire Technology Development	2
#35	Energysolutions	2
#36	Eni S.P.A.	2
#37	Flodesign Sonics	2
#38	Idropan Dell'Orto Depuratori S.R.L.	2
#39	Ionic Solutions	2
#40	Kemira Oyj	2
#41	Kinetico Incorporated	2
#42	King Saud University	2
#43	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	2
#44	Metawater Co.	2
#45	Miura Co.	2
#46	Nanjing University	2
#47	Panasia Co.	2
#48	Roberts Marketing De	2
#49	Saltworks Technologies	2
#50	Saudi Arabian Oil	2
#51	Schlumberger Technology	2
#52	Siemens Energy	2
#53	Soane Mining	2
#54	Sorbwater Technology As	2
#55	University Of Arkansas	2
#56	NASA	2
#57	Tongji University	2
#58	United Laboratories International	2
#59	Uop	2
#60	Ut-Battelle	2
#61	Veolia Water Technologies	2
#62	Watkins Manufacturing	2
#63	Whirlpool	2
#64	Wilsa Holdings	2
#65	IBM	2
#66	LG	2
#67	3M	1
#68	Aco Sevrin Ahlmann Gmbh & Co Kg	1
#69	Adionics	1
#70	Air Products And Chemicals	1
#71	Alcoa	1
#72	Alion Science And Technology	1
#73	Ambertag	1
#74	American Water Works Company	1
#75	Amsa	1
#76	Apache	1
#77	Applied Biomimetic A/S	1
#78	Aquero Company	1
#79	Aquis Wasser-Luft-Systeme, Gmbh, Lindau Zweigniederlassung Rebstein	1
#80	Areva Gmbh	1
#81	Atg R&D Limited	1
#82	Atlantium Technologies	1
#83	Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap	1
#84	Axine Water Technologies	1
#85	Basf Se	1
#86	Bayer Cropscience	1
#87	Bayer Healthcare	1
#88	Biosystems Consulting	1
#89	Biowish Technologies	1
#90	Blücher Gmbh	1
#91	Michigan State University	1
#92	Cabot	1
#93	Cameron International	1
#94	Ccr Technologies	1
#95	Celanese Gmbh	1
#96	Chongqing University	1
#97	Commerzialbank Mattersburg Im Burgenland Aktiengesellschaft	1
#98	CEA	1
#99	Contech Engineered Solutions	1
#100	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	1

Water treatment Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies