Listed companies ranked by US patents granted
Granted in 2025, by the number of later US patents that cite them
The counts include US patents granted since January 1, 2015, listed under the company that owned the patent when it was granted. Design patents form their own technology group. Cited by counts later US patents granted since 2015 that cite the patent, so newer patents have had less time to be cited. Patents are granted on Tuesdays. Based on official US government data, updated weekly.
See which listed companies receive the most US patents. Rank companies by patents granted in any year since 2015, filter by technology, such as computing or electronics, and find the most cited patents by the words in their titles.
Listed companies ranked by US patents granted in 2025.
To see the patents of one company over time, open the stock page and choose the Patents tab. The history goes back to 2015.
Every US patent granted since January 1, 2015 to a listed company. A patent is listed under the company that owned it when it was granted, so patents bought or sold later stay with that first owner.
A design patent protects how a product looks, such as the shape of a phone, while a utility patent protects how something works. Design patents are shown as their own technology group.
Cited by counts the later US patents, granted since 2015, that name the patent as earlier work. A patent that is cited often is usually important in its field. Newer patents have had less time to collect citations.
Every week. New US patents are granted on Tuesdays, and the counts come from official US government data.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. was granted 10,589 US patents in 2025 and 109,710 since January 1, 2015. This counts the patents listed under the company when they were granted.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited was granted 4,163 US patents in 2025 and 33,995 since January 1, 2015. This counts the patents listed under the company when they were granted.
Qualcomm Incorporated was granted 3,771 US patents in 2025 and 34,817 since January 1, 2015. This counts the patents listed under the company when they were granted.
Apple Inc. was granted 3,355 US patents in 2025 and 33,597 since January 1, 2015. This counts the patents listed under the company when they were granted.
Toyota Motor Corporation was granted 2,688 US patents in 2025 and 27,914 since January 1, 2015. This counts the patents listed under the company when they were granted.
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