Water treatment Patent Leaders 2017

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	Juan Carlos Josse	7	Anaergia
2	Shin-ichi Imai	7	Panasonic
3	Mari Onodera	6	Panasonic
#4	Masaki Fujikane	5	Panasonic
#5	Anil D. Jha	4	Siemens Water Technologies
#6	Armin R. Volkel	4	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#7	Maximus G. St. John	4	Gradiant
#8	Norihisa Mino	4	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#9	Prakash Narayan Govindan	4	Gradiant
#10	Ramandeep Mehmi	4	Hydronovation
#11	Ronald S. Cok	4	Eastman Kodak
#12	Steven Lam	4	Gradiant
#13	Akira Taomoto	3	Panasonic
#14	Andrew Benedek	3	Anaergia
#15	Atsushi Ono	3	Murata Manufacturing Co.
#16	Bart Lipkens	3	Flodesign Sonics
#17	David J. Averbeck	3	Pentair Residential Filtration
#18	David Kolstad	3	Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company
#19	Dean Kamen	3	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#20	Hisaaki Gyoten	3	Sumitomo Electric Industries
#21	Hironori Kumagai	3	Panasonic
#22	James P. Reilly	3	Liberty Evans
#23	Joseph D. Gifford	3	Evoqua Water Technologies
#24	Jongyoon Han	3	MIT
#25	John H. Lienhard	3	MIT
#26	John Reid	3	Cameron Systems (Ireland) Limited
#27	Julien Gross	3	Merck
#28	Kenneth A. Davis	3	S.I.P. Technologies L.L.C.
#29	Li-Shiang Liang	3	Evoqua Water Technologies
#30	Mark R. Stouffer	3	3M
#31	Michael Quici	3	Rdp Technologies
#32	Morio Tomiyama	3	Panasonic
#33	Osamu Nakai	3	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
#34	Pierre Emmanuel Pardo	3	Suez International
#35	Richard W. Christy	3	Rdp Technologies
#36	Stephen William John	3	Panasonic
#37	Terry Wright	3	Clear Cove Systems
#38	Tullio Servida	3	Idropan Dell'Orto Depuratori S.R.L.
#39	Victoria Ann Jelderks	3	Liberty Evans
#40	Young Ju Lee	3	Samsung
#41	Yves Gaignet	3	Millipore
#42	Agnieszka Monika Loniewska	2	—
#43	Aimin Li	2	Nanjing University
#44	Akrem Hassen Adem Aberra	2	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#45	Akihiko Shirota	2	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#46	Allan James Bruce	2	Sunlight Photonics
#47	Alexander Dobrinsky	2	Sensor Electronic Technology
#48	Alexis Foster	2	Lg Nanoh2O
#49	Alexander Fridman	2	Drexel University
#50	Allen R. Siedle	2	3M
#51	Albert Van Der Wal	2	Voltea B.V.
#52	Amro Al-Qutub	2	KFUPM
#53	Antoni Mairata	2	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#54	Andrew A. Schnellinger	2	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#55	Arup K. SenGupta	2	Lehigh University
#56	Bernard F. Duesel, Jr.	2	Heartland Ag Tech
#57	Benjamin M. Rush	2	Abbott
#58	Bo Yang	2	Tencent
#59	Brett A. Boedeker	2	Pentair Residential Filtration
#60	Bruce Lee Coulter	2	Evoqua Water Technologies
#61	Bryan J. Kumfer	2	Siemens Energy
#62	Brian Christopher Moore	2	GE
#63	Chin-Te Chen	2	Siliconware Precision Industries Co.
#64	Chad L. Felch	2	Siemens Energy
#65	Chien-Ju Lan	2	National Chiao Tung University
#66	Christopher C. Langenfeld	2	Deka Products Limited Parternship
#67	Chongkyu Shin	2	Lg Nanoh2O
#68	Charles E. Tharp	2	Environmental Dynamics
#69	Craig Clerkin	2	Heartland Ag Tech
#70	Daniel J. Cho	2	Onvector
#71	Daniel Gamota	2	Motorola
#72	DAISUKE INO	2	Panasonic
#73	David Kisailus	2	University of California
#74	David M. Polizzotti	2	Betz Laboratories
#75	David A. Potts	2	—
#76	David Sunshine	2	Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company
#77	David Terry	2	Mission Support And Test Services
#78	Desmond A. Fraser	2	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#79	Der-Ming Lee	2	National Chiao Tung University
#80	Deepak A. Musale	2	Nalco Company
#81	Divyaraj Desai	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#82	Edward A. Rietman	2	Flodesign Sonics
#83	Erik Sluyts	2	Covestro Deutschland Ag
#84	Eugenio Giraldo	2	Nuorganics
#85	Eugene Thiers	2	Sylvan Source
#86	Evgeniya Freydina	2	Siemens Water Technologies
#87	Francis C. Miller	2	—
#88	Gerhard Joachim Schnaiter	2	Mks Instruments
#89	Grzegorz Loniewski	2	—
#90	Hank Robert Reinhoudt	2	Voltea B.V.
#91	Hee Dong Bae	2	Unknown
#92	Henry A. Baski	2	Unknown
#93	Henry Wilmore Cox, Jr.	2	Biosystems Consulting
#94	Hiroyuki Mitsui	2	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.
#95	Hongxiang Chai	2	Chongqing University
#96	Hossein Ghaffari Nik	2	Reverse Ionizer Systems
#97	Hongqiang Ren	2	Nanjing University
#98	Huangpin B. Hsieh	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#99	Hui Zhang	2	Guangdong Midea White Home Appliance Technology Innovation Center Co.
#100	Hyo Rang Kang	2	Samsung

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Unknown	15
2	Panasonic	15
3	Evoqua Water Technologies	10
#4	GE	10
#5	Ecolab Usa	8
#6	Anaergia	7
#7	MIT	7
#8	KFUPM	6
#9	Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support	6
#10	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	5
#11	Nanjing University	5
#12	Samsung	5
#13	Baker Hughes Holdings	4
#14	Degremont	4
#15	Dow Global Technologies	4
#16	Eastman Kodak	4
#17	Hydronovation	4
#18	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated	4
#19	ExxonMobil	4
#20	3M	3
#21	American Water Works Company	3
#22	Clear Cove Systems	3
#23	Deka Products Limited Parternship	3
#24	Flodesign Sonics	3
#25	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	3
#26	Hitachi	3
#27	Idropan Dell'Orto Depuratori S.R.L.	3
#28	Kurita Water Industries	3
#29	Liberty Evans	3
#30	Ovivo	3
#31	Silver Bullet Water Treatment Company	3
#32	S.I.P. Technologies L.L.C.	3
#33	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.	3
#34	University of California	3
#35	USDA	3
#36	United Laboratories International	3
#37	Merck	3
#38	Basf Se	2
#39	Biosystems Consulting	2
#40	Chinese Research Academy Of Environmental Sciences	2
#41	Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research	2
#42	Covestro Deutschland Ag	2
#43	Coway Co.	2
#44	Dmr International	2
#45	Drake Water Technologies	2
#46	Drexel University	2
#47	Environmental Dynamics International	2
#48	Foret Plasma Labs	2
#49	Fuji Electric Co.	2
#50	Fujifilm	2
#51	Geann Industrial Co.,Ltd.	2
#52	Georgia Tech Research	2
#53	Gradiant	2
#54	Heartland Ag Tech	2
#55	Japan Alsi Co.	2
#56	Kemira Oyj	2
#57	King Saud University	2
#58	Lehigh University	2
#59	Lg Nanoh2O	2
#60	Mks Instruments	2
#61	Multipure International	2
#62	National Chiao Tung University	2
#63	Omya International Ag	2
#64	Pentair Residential Filtration	2
#65	Rdp Technologies	2
#66	Sensor Electronic Technology	2
#67	Siemens Energy	2
#68	Soochow University	2
#69	S.P.C.M. Sa	2
#70	Suez International	2
#71	Sunlight Photonics	2
#72	Sylvan Source	2
#73	Stanford University	2
#74	Princeton University	2
#75	Toray Industries	2
#76	Trojan Technologies	2
#77	University Of Montana	2
#78	Voltea B.V.	2
#79	Washington State University	2
#80	Zenon Technology Partnership	2
#81	Zodiac Group Australia Pty	2
#82	IBM	2
#83	LG	2
#84	Aker Process Systems As	1
#85	Alcoa	1
#86	Algenol Biotech	1
#87	Amperage Energy	1
#88	Anschutz Exploration	1
#89	Aquatech International	1
#90	Aquero Company	1
#91	Aquion	1
#92	Aqwise-Wise Water Technologies	1
#93	Ariel Scientific Innovations	1
#94	Arisdyne Systems	1
#95	Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University	1
#96	Asahi Kasei Chemicals	1
#97	Atlantium Technologies	1
#98	Axiall Ohio	1
#99	Basic Holdings	1
#100	Bcr Environmental	1

Water treatment Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies