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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS

Overview
  • Total Patents
    31,755
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    169
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 8.0%
About

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS has a total of 31,755 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 8.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1916. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, machine tools and packaging and shipping are CHRIST EBERHARD, GREGORY IND INC and MUELLER JOSEPH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ILLINOIS TOOL WORKSs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Marco Leslie S 281
#2 Ernst Richard J 253
#3 Ausnit Steven 199
#4 Shkolnikov Yury 195
#5 Edwards Bryant 180
#6 Panasik Cheryl L 173
#7 Hsu Christopher 168
#8 Olsen Robert 162
#9 Kwok Kui-Chiu 158
#10 Weaver William N 155

Latest patents

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