| Top Inventors for class "Pumps" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | Ken Suitou | JP | Kariya-Shi | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130017100 - MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSORAANM OTA; TakayukiAACI Kariya-shiAACO JPAAGP OTA; Takayuki Kariya-shi JPAANM SUITOU; KenAACI Kariya-shiAACO JPAAGP SUITOU; Ken Kariya-shi JP | 19 |
| 2 | Alex Horng | TW | Kaohsiung | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130011255 - Fan | 18 |
| 3 | Hiroshi Inoue | JP | Anjo-City | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052064 - HIGH PRESSURE PUMP | 17 |
| 4 | Masaki Ota | JP | Kariya-Shi | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301341 - COMPRESSOR | 14 |
| 5 | Gaku Kamitani | JP | Kyoto-Shi | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120293041 - PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR DRIVER CIRCUIT | 11 |
| 6 | Hajime Miyazaki | JP | Matsumoto | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120164012 - FLUID TRANSPORTING DEVICE OF THE PERISTALTIC TYPE WITH A PUSH PIN AND PUSH PLATE ARRANGEMENT | 10 |
| 7 | Yukihiko Taguchi | JP | Gunma | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120251343 - Control Valve and Variable Capacity Swash-Plate Type Compressor Provided with same | 10 |
| 8 | Hiroshi Fukasaku | JP | Kariya-Shi | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130078123 - ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND SAID MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR | 10 |
| 9 | Robert W. Stiles, Jr. | US | Cary, NC | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120152866 - Modular Pump and Filter System and Method | 10 |
| 10 | Robert Adler | AT | Gerasdorf | May 16, 2013 / 20130118362 - COMPRESSION OF A WATER-SATURATED MEDIUM | 9 |
| 11 | Atsuhiko Hirata | JP | Yasu-Shi | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110229356 - FLUID CONVEYANCE DEVICE | 9 |
| 12 | Masahiro Kawaguchi | JP | Kariya-Shi | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301341 - COMPRESSOR | 9 |
| 13 | Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen | DK | Kolding | May 03, 2012 / 20120107140 - Method of Operating a Safety Vacuum Release System | 9 |
| 14 | Bryan E. Nelson | US | Lacon, IL | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081382 - REGENERATION CONFIGURATION FOR CLOSED-LOOP HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS | 9 |
| 15 | Kazuo Kawasumi | JP | Chino | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120164012 - FLUID TRANSPORTING DEVICE OF THE PERISTALTIC TYPE WITH A PUSH PIN AND PUSH PLATE ARRANGEMENT | 8 |
| 16 | Makoto Shibuya | JP | Gunma | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120076679 - Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor | 8 |
| 17 | Norbert Alaze | DE | Markgroeningen | May 16, 2013 / 20130121861 - Piston Pump | 8 |
| 18 | Marc Zimmermann | DE | Oberstenfeld | Dec 09, 2010 / 20100310395 - PUMP FOR A VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A VALVE | 8 |
| 19 | Viral S. Mehta | US | Peoria, IL | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324875 - OPTIMIZED SYSTEM RESPONSE WITH MULTIPLE COMMANDS | 7 |
| 20 | Hiroyoshi Teshima | JP | Kyoto | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130101450 - MOTOR AND FAN | 7 |
| 21 | Yang-Jun Kang | KR | Changwon-Shi | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110194957 - LINEAR COMPRESSOR | 7 |
| 22 | Niall James Caldwell | GB | Edinburgh | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120141303 - FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM | 7 |
| 23 | Mitsuo Yokozawa | JP | Nagano | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130028765 - VORTEX PUMP DEVICE | 7 |
| 24 | Jason A. Demers | US | Manchester, NH | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074959 - PUMPING CASSETTE | 7 |
| 25 | Takayuki Watanabe | JP | Aichi | Jul 07, 2011 / 20110163705 - INVERTER AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 7 |
| 26 | Atsuhiko Hirata | JP | Nagaokakyo-Shi | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071269 - PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-BLOWER | 7 |
| 27 | Young-Hoan Jeon | KR | Changwon-Shi | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110194957 - LINEAR COMPRESSOR | 7 |
| 28 | Nobuaki Hoshino | JP | Kariya-Shi | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120251347 - COMPRESSOR WITH TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| 29 | Richard J. Gilpatrick | US | Whitewater, WI | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120261927 - POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR A GENERATOR | 7 |
| 30 | Richard L. Strack | US | Anderson, SC | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120321488 - PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR | 7 |
| 31 | Shigeyuki Koyama | JP | Gunma | Oct 07, 2010 / 20100254833 - TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 7 |
| 32 | William Hugh Salvin Rampen | GB | Edinburgh | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312158 - RING CAM AND FLUID-WORKING MACHINE INCLUDING RING CAM | 6 |
| 33 | Takashi Nakagami | JP | Aichi | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110236235 - INVERTER MODULE AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 6 |
| 34 | Robert R. Voltenburg, Jr. | US | Davison, MI | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110264045 - ALARM IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INFUSION SET WHEN INSTALLED IN PUMP ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| 35 | Masanori Taguchi | JP | Gunma | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120063935 - Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor | 6 |
| 36 | Larry J. Parmeter | US | Broken Arrow, OK | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120275942 - Systems and Methods for Electric Motor Construction | 6 |
| 37 | James D. Dale | US | Nashua, NH | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074959 - PUMPING CASSETTE | 6 |
| 38 | Hidenobu Takeshita | JP | Kyoto | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120269665 - BLOWER FAN | 6 |
| 39 | Ross Dykstra Pursifull | US | Dearborn, MI | May 16, 2013 / 20130123067 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE AIR | 6 |
| 40 | James Cedrone | US | Braintree, MA | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130101438 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPENSE SYSTEM WITH SMART CONTROLLER | 6 |
| 41 | Koji Nakano | JP | Aichi | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110236235 - INVERTER MODULE AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 6 |
| 42 | Makoto Hattori | JP | Aichi | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110236235 - INVERTER MODULE AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 6 |
| 43 | Shinobu Oikawa | JP | Kariya-City | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052064 - HIGH PRESSURE PUMP | 6 |
| 44 | John W. Tolbert, Jr. | US | Bristol, TN | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100329894 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF DEVICES INTERNAL TO A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR | 6 |
| 45 | Ronald B. Robol | US | Sanford, NC | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120145251 - Discharge Vacuum Relief Valve for Safety Vacuum Release System | 6 |
| 46 | Kwang-Ho Lee | KR | Cheonan-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 47 | Kazuo Murakami | JP | Kariya-Shi | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120251358 - MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 48 | Mark D. Matzner | US | Burleson, TX | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326541 - STAND FOR PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE | 5 |
| 49 | Masanori Yanagisawa | JP | Shiga | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100226796 - ROTARY COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 50 | Iraj Gashgaee | US | Marlborough, MA | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130101438 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPENSE SYSTEM WITH SMART CONTROLLER | 5 |
| 51 | Hideharu Tanaka | JP | Shizuoka | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120294726 - MULTIBLADE IMPELLER | 5 |
| 52 | Takeo Yajima | JP | Tokyo | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110318206 - Chemical Liquid Supplying Apparatus | 5 |
| 53 | Tae-Sung Oh | KR | Ansan-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 54 | Takeshi Hirano | JP | Aichi | Jul 07, 2011 / 20110163705 - INVERTER AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 55 | Masahiko Osaka | JP | Gunma | Oct 07, 2010 / 20100254833 - TERMINAL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 56 | Tatsumi Oguri | JP | Okazaki-City | May 12, 2011 / 20110110807 - HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP | 5 |
| 57 | Joe Hubenschmidt | US | Sugar Land, TX | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120213651 - PRECOMPRESSION EFFECT IN PUMP BODY | 5 |
| 58 | Jan-Grigor Schubert | DE | Senden | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100229717 - Linear Compressor With Sintered Bearing Bush | 5 |
| 59 | Dan A. Merrill | US | Claremore, OK | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120257998 - RUNNER WITH INTEGRAL IMPELLOR PUMP | 5 |
| 60 | Kouki Morimoto | JP | Shiga | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100226796 - ROTARY COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 61 | Lanfranco Pol | IT | Quistello Mn | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120195772 - MOTOR PUMP UNIT | 5 |
| 62 | Grant L. Reuter | US | Anacortes, WA | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120308377 - ENHANCED AXIAL AIR MOVER SYSTEM WITH ALIGNMENT | 5 |
| 63 | Yuki Ichise | JP | Aichi | Nov 11, 2010 / 20100284838 - VEHICLE-AIR-CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 64 | Michael R. Rumbaugh | US | Claremore, OK | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120257998 - RUNNER WITH INTEGRAL IMPELLOR PUMP | 5 |
| 65 | Kazumi Ohsato | JP | Gunma | Sep 08, 2011 / 20110217190 - Inverter-Integrated Electric Compressor | 5 |
| 66 | George Gonnella | US | Pepperell, MA | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120288379 - System and Method for a Variable Home Position Dispense System | 5 |
| 67 | Takashi Nakagami | JP | Aichi-Ken | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100232991 - ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 68 | Kenta Omori | JP | Nagaokakyo-Shi | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130058819 - FLUID CONTROL DEVICE | 5 |
| 69 | Kazuhiko Kato | JP | Kariya | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120244025 - ELECTROMAGNETIC PUMP | 5 |
| 70 | Edwin P. Berlin, Jr. | US | Oakland, CA | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032743 - VALVE | 5 |
| 71 | Danielle A. Fong | US | Berkeley, CA | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120269651 - COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING TWO-PHASE FLOW TO FACILITATE HEAT EXCHANGE | 5 |
| 72 | Kevin L. Grant | US | Litchfield, NH | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074959 - PUMPING CASSETTE | 5 |
| 73 | Kirat Shah | US | Dunlap, IL | Jun 24, 2010 / 20100154626 - Braking system for a hydraulic motor | 5 |
| 74 | Kyung-Hwan Kim | KR | Incheon-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 75 | Hongseok Seo | KR | Changwon | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120020819 - BUSH BEARING FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF AND HERMETIC COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME | 5 |
| 76 | Michael J. Wilt | US | Windham, NH | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130074959 - PUMPING CASSETTE | 5 |
| 77 | Seung Yong Lee | KR | Yongin-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 78 | Philippe Gambier | FR | La Defense | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120213651 - PRECOMPRESSION EFFECT IN PUMP BODY | 5 |
| 79 | Rod Shampine | US | Houston, TX | May 09, 2013 / 20130112436 - Completion Method for Stimulation of Multiple Intervals | 5 |
| 80 | Chao Fou Hsu | TW | Kaohsiung City | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130069361 - Leakage-free Pipe Fitting of Quick Connection for Reverse Osmosis Membrane (RO) water treatment unit of household | 5 |
| 81 | Ying-Min Huang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Apr 16, 2009 / 20090096304 - MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR FAN MOTOR | 5 |
| 82 | Walter Schiffhauer | DE | Leutenbach | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120195772 - MOTOR PUMP UNIT | 5 |
| 83 | Alexander Lifson | US | Manlius, NY | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130031934 - REFRIGERANT VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM WITH INTERCOOLER | 5 |
| 84 | Keunju Lee | KR | Changwon | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120020819 - BUSH BEARING FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF AND HERMETIC COMPRESSOR HAVING THE SAME | 5 |
| 85 | Yukiharu Kodama | JP | Nagaokakyo-Shi | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130058819 - FLUID CONTROL DEVICE | 5 |
| 86 | Gyuhwan Kim | KR | Suwon-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 87 | Heinrich Englaender | DE | Linnich | May 26, 2011 / 20110123358 - VACUUM PUMP | 5 |
| 88 | Jong-Hoon Lee | KR | Incheon-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 89 | Yun Seok Kim | KR | Yongin-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 90 | Takehiro Kanayama | JP | Shiga | Dec 09, 2010 / 20100310388 - SEALING STRUCTURE AND COMPRSSOR | 5 |
| 91 | Koji Nakano | JP | Aichi-Ken | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100232991 - ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 92 | Yong Sun Park | KR | Yongin-Si | May 19, 2011 / 20110116954 - Electric Water Pump | 5 |
| 93 | Stephen E. Crane | US | Santa Rosa, CA | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032743 - VALVE | 5 |
| 94 | Brian Tracey | US | Litchfield, NH | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130037480 - HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 5 |
| 95 | Christopher R. Yahnker | US | Raleigh, NC | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130032078 - Sea Glider | 5 |
| 96 | Shun-Chen Chang | TW | Taoyuan Hsien | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094981 - PASSIVE DRIVE MOTORS AND PASSIVE FANS FOR USE THEREWITH | 5 |
| 97 | Shingo Enami | JP | Kariya-Shi | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130034975 - CONNECTOR AND STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARD AND EXTERNAL CONNECTOR | 5 |
| 98 | Shin-Hyun Park | KR | Pusan | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120034104 - LINEAR COMPRESSOR | 5 |
| 99 | Yasushi Watanabe | JP | Aiko-Gun | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301342 - Variable Displacement Pump | 5 |
| 100 | Rajesh Luharuka | US | Stafford, TX | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110236225 - SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR RAPID PUMP DISPLACEMENT CONFIGURATION | 5 |