Top 100 Companies for 2016 |
Rank | Assignee's name | Last publication | # of patent apps |
1 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300069 - DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | 1209 |
2 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299997 - BUILDING | 959 |
3 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298701 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | 779 |
4 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299958 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | 701 |
5 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300005 - ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE | 460 |
6 | FUJITSU LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299273 - COOLING DEVICE | 446 |
7 | SONY CORPORATION | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220277531 - DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 431 |
8 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299872 - TRANSFER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE | 414 |
9 | INTEL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300049 - THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY STACKED DIES | 399 |
10 | Caterpillar Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297693 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND MACHINE CONTROL | 377 |
11 | Hyundai Motor Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298980 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING LPG FUEL OF BI-FUEL VEHICLE | 340 |
12 | International Business Machines Corporation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292120 - SOFT DELETION OF DATA IN SHARDED DATABASES | 333 |
13 | RICOH COMPANY, LTD | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299986 - DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 331 |
14 | Olympus Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296300 - OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR LITHOTRIPSY APPARATUS, SUCTION FORCE GENERATION METHOD, AND ATTRACTING METHOD | 283 |
15 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294939 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE | 271 |
16 | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299976 - Generating an Assembly Plan and a Three-Dimensional Assembly Model | 265 |
17 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299551 - PRE-SCREENING AND TUNING HETEROJUNCTIONS FOR TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM COMPUTER | 248 |
18 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300104 - TOUCH UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD WITH AN OPENING ON AN INTERCONNECTING MEMBER OF A TOUCH ELECTRODE | 231 |
19 | KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299921 - FIXING DEVICE INCLUDING INSULATING MEMBER WITH SLIT FORMED WITH PROJECTION PROJECTING FROM ONE END SURFACE TOWARD THE OTHER OF SLIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FIXING DEVICE | 227 |
20 | FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170179898 - AMPLIFIER DEVICES WITH IN-PACKAGE BIAS MODULATION BUFFER | 203 |
21 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286783 - SOUND GENERATING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AUTOMOTIVE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SOUND GENERATING DEVICE | 189 |
22 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294582 - METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT | 187 |
23 | NEC Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299949 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 183 |
24 | BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190003298 - DOWNHOLE INTERVENTION OPERATION OPTIMIZATION | 178 |
25 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190280173 - LED PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | 171 |
26 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299983 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE COMPONENT ROUTING DESIGN | 169 |
27 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298370 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN SINTERED BODY | 168 |
28 | BASF SE | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289928 - Method for manufacturing a plurality of bodies made of a porous material | 164 |
29 | LG CHEM, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299690 - Light Modulation Device | 163 |
30 | GOOGLE INC. | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190004401 - Mount Hinge for an Electronic Device | 158 |
31 | KONICA MINOLTA , INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296212 - ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS | 155 |
32 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300107 - Gesture Detection | 151 |
33 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210317743 - THERMALLY ISOLATED ROTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 146 |
34 | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220100142 - PROTECTION MEMBER, REPLACEMENT COMPONENT WITH PROTECTION MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 145 |
35 | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298912 - RESIN SEALED SENSOR PORT | 145 |
36 | COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300076 - FLEXIBLE HAPTIC INTERFACE | 142 |
37 | The Boeing Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299638 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT | 141 |
38 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299531 - ASTROCYTE TRAUMATOME AND NEUROTRAUMA BIOMARKERS | 140 |
39 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299600 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A FAULT CONDITION OF A RADAR ALTITUDE DEVICE | 140 |
40 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL) | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190007803 - PROTECTION OF MISSION-CRITICAL PUSH-TO-TALK MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST AND MULTICAST SERVICE SUBCHANNEL CONTROL MESSAGES | 138 |
41 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299979 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHOD | 138 |
42 | Kyocera Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299599 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | 137 |
43 | AKTIEBOLAGET SKF | Dec 23, 2021 / 20210397501 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNSUPERVISED PREDICTION OF MACHINE FAILURES | 133 |
44 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300058 - TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 133 |
45 | Apple Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299621 - TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING RANGING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 131 |
46 | BROADCOM CORPORATION | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170199226 - Transmission Line Coupler for Testing of Integrated Circuits | 129 |
47 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299833 - DIMMING GLASS CONTROL DEVICE AND DIMMING CONTROL SYSTEM | 128 |
48 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297452 - MEDIA EDGE LIFTING | 126 |
49 | Renesas Electronics Corporation | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220103354 - SECURE ENCRYPTION KEY GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT IN OPEN AND SECURE PROCESSOR ENVIRONMENTS | 126 |
50 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290267 - CORROSION PITTING RESISTANT MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 126 |
51 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299999 - DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 120 |
52 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296044 - SMART FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 118 |
53 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299334 - RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM | 115 |
54 | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297878 - PACKAGING BOX AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT PACKAGED IN PACKAGING BOX | 113 |
55 | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294859 - HIGHLY AVAILABLE VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES AS A CONFIGURABLE SERVICE IN A CLUSTER | 106 |
56 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299856 - LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR | 104 |
57 | NITTO DENKO CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298400 - FLUORORESIN SHEET AND ADHESIVE TAPE | 102 |
58 | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299935 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 100 |
59 | Xiaomi Inc. | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200264017 - LASER RANGING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE | 98 |
60 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299554 - APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TEST | 98 |
61 | ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001637 - DECORATIVE LAYER-ATTACHED TRANSPARENT PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | 95 |
62 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283258 - HYBRID RANGING | 94 |
63 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299973 - MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THROUGHPUT BOTTLENECK INDICATOR ANALYSIS | 94 |
64 | NOVARTIS AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296581 - Immunomodulation by IAP Inhibitors | 93 |
65 | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220238386 - METHODS, APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR SELF-ALIGNED PATTERNING OF A VERTICAL TRANSISTOR | 92 |
66 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298306 - MILLABLE SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITION, SILICONE RUBBER CURED PRODUCT, AND ELECTRICALLY-INSULATING MEMBER FOR POWER CABLE CONNECTION | 92 |
67 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299831 - Display Apparatus | 92 |
68 | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293479 - SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE | 89 |
69 | DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295207 - PRESENTATION INDEPENDENT MASTERING OF AUDIO CONTENT | 88 |
70 | SNECMA | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180156047 - BLADE COMPRISING A SHANK, PROVIDED WITH A DEPRESSED PORTION | 86 |
71 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295583 - TERMINAL | 86 |
72 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296396 - MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | 86 |
73 | AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220003174 - VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE | 84 |
74 | TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180372814 - MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE CALCULATION METHOD | 84 |
75 | Bridgestone Corporation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220291606 - CHARGING ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 84 |
76 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295012 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT APPEARANCE MONITORING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING APPLICATIONS | 83 |
77 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297478 - TIRE | 82 |
78 | Audi AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297504 - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMPING AND REHEATING FUNCTION | 81 |
79 | SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200501 - NON-VOLATILE MEMORY WITH EFFICIENT PROGRAMMING | 80 |
80 | SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299094 - TORQUE CONVERTER WITH RIVET CONNECTED STACKED PLATES FOR A LOCK-UP CLUTCH | 78 |
81 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299511 - IMMUNE CELL SIGNATURE FOR BACTERIAL SEPSIS | 77 |
82 | Acushnet Company | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220288472 - GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH HOSEL HOLE COVER | 76 |
83 | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220275691 - ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS UTILIZING HIGH SPEED CENTRALIZERS | 76 |
84 | LENOVO (BEIJING) CO. LTD. | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170048996 - Bendable Structure and Electronic Device | 75 |
85 | ASML Netherlands B.V. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299889 - METHOD OF CONTROLLING A POSITION OF A FIRST OBJECT RELATIVE TO A SECOND OBJECT, CONTROL UNIT, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND APPARATUS | 75 |
86 | INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295376 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS SYSTEMS | 70 |
87 | Eaton Corporation | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190006131 - MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP CAM ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | 68 |
88 | Merck Patent GmbH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298419 - LC MEDIUM | 68 |
89 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299109 - CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | 67 |
90 | ALCATEL LUCENT | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220224375 - GAIN ADAPTATION FOR DOWNSTREAM VECTORING SYSTEMS | 65 |
91 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286591 - SENSOR DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE | 64 |
92 | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299257 - ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM FOR A THERMAL BRIDGE BREAKER-TO-METAL LINER | 64 |
93 | DENSO CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297743 - STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | 64 |
94 | EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115334 - METHOD FOR PREPARING METHIONINE | 63 |
95 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.) | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298592 - LOW-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING, HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT | 63 |
96 | Genentech, Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298263 - METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR REDUCING RECONSTITUTION TIME OF LYOPHILIZED POLYPEPTIDES | 63 |
97 | Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220001845 - BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE AND BRAKE SYSTEM | 63 |
98 | Novozymes A/S | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298517 - COUNTER-SELECTION BY INHIBITION OF CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL GENES | 62 |
99 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220241520 - TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE | 62 |
100 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299117 - STEAM VALVE | 61 |