Companies with the largest percentage increase in patent applications from 2012 to 2013 |
Rank | Assignee's name | Last publication | # of patent apps 2012 | # of patent apps 2013 |
1 | SK HYNIX INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293629 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 21 | 393 |
2 | 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 | 25 | 292 |
3 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286783 - SOUND GENERATING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AUTOMOTIVE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SOUND GENERATING DEVICE | 35 | 317 |
4 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220010495 - Sanitary Tissue Products | 40 | 294 |
5 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220241520 - TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE | 80 | 556 |
6 | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190005043 - Automated Digital Asset Tagging using Multiple Vocabulary Sets | 37 | 246 |
7 | Renesas Mobile Corporation | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150319595 - DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION SETUP USING PROXIMITY SERVICES | 35 | 212 |
8 | COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220226749 - METHOD FOR PURIFYING AN AQUEOUS-ALCOHOLIC FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING ETHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDE | 29 | 131 |
9 | Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180153957 - PREPARATIONS CONTAINING AMORPHOUS EMODEPSIDE | 60 | 242 |
10 | Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160334958 - MANAGING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS USING GESTURES | 26 | 104 |
11 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220214187 - HIGH-DEFINITION MAPS AND LOCALIZATION FOR ROAD VEHICLES | 34 | 136 |
12 | Thomson Licensing | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190007740 - CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTEXT PROVIDED BY A VIEWER | 65 | 256 |
13 | CGGVERITAS SERVICES SA | May 21, 2015 / 20150142831 - COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM RPODUCT FOR DETERMINING A RESULTING DATA SET REPRESENTATIVE OF A GEOLOGICAL REGION OF INTEREST | 21 | 81 |
14 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220288390 - INTRA-ORAL APPLIANCES AND SYSTEMS | 21 | 77 |
15 | Monsanto Technology LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298527 - COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING CROP YIELDS THROUGH TRAIT STACKING | 33 | 121 |
16 | HTC Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300065 - HANDHELD INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM | 65 | 223 |
17 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190280173 - LED PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | 164 | 558 |
18 | Intel Mobile Communications GmbH | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150109939 - MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS UPLINK MEASUREMENTS | 32 | 108 |
19 | ALCATEL LUCENT | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220224375 - GAIN ADAPTATION FOR DOWNSTREAM VECTORING SYSTEMS | 67 | 226 |
20 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294212 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 82 | 274 |
21 | Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170201843 - ENABLE AND DISABLE COMPARATOR VOLTAGE REFERENCE | 21 | 70 |
22 | Intermolecular, Inc. | May 12, 2016 / 20160133819 - Fluorine Containing Low Loss Dielectric Layers for Superconducting Circuits | 72 | 235 |
23 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297452 - MEDIA EDGE LIFTING | 71 | 225 |
24 | FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210367592 - VOLTAGE COMPARATOR | 24 | 76 |
25 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298258 - PSGL-1 Antagonists and Uses Thereof | 34 | 105 |
26 | ASKEY COMPUTER CORP. | Feb 12, 2015 / 20150044904 - FIXING BRACKET FOR SIGNAL CONNECTOR | 25 | 76 |
27 | INTEL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300049 - THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY STACKED DIES | 35 | 99 |
28 | NICHIA CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299699 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | 23 | 63 |
29 | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297004 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | 30 | 82 |
30 | WISTRON CORP. | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180159348 - MOBILE CHARGE/DISCHARGE DEVICE | 22 | 60 |
31 | B/E Aerospace. Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299305 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACE COATINGS | 23 | 62 |
32 | CNH AMERICA LLC | Oct 01, 2015 / 20150272006 - DENSITY CONTROL SYSTEM | 24 | 64 |
33 | Lextar Electronics Corporation | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150214442 - LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF | 21 | 56 |
34 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299109 - CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | 104 | 276 |
35 | WINTEK CORPORATION | Apr 23, 2015 / 20150109245 - TOUCH PANEL | 33 | 87 |
36 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293277 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF PARKINSONS DISEASE | 40 | 105 |
37 | ACER INCORPORATED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299789 - STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE | 49 | 128 |
38 | WISTRON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299628 - Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar System and Identity and Information Detection Method Thereof | 62 | 161 |
39 | SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297782 - COVER STRUCTURE | 59 | 151 |
40 | DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298309 - METHOD OF MAKING A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE SOLIDS AND ADDITIVE | 108 | 274 |
41 | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210339431 - MOLD TOOL WITH ANISOTROPIC THERMAL PROPERTIES | 41 | 104 |
42 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299425 - Development of Control Samples to Enhance the Accuracy of HIC Testing | 73 | 184 |
43 | University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296737 - IMMUNOPET AND IMMUNOSPECT IMAGING TO IDENTIFY CYTOTOXIC T CELL ACTIVITY | 25 | 63 |
44 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Oct 21, 2021 / 20210323922 - PD-1/PD-L1 INHIBITORS | 24 | 60 |
45 | Regents of the University of Minnesota | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289981 - PIGMENTED AND FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM THE ADDITION OF A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY AMINE TO AN ALDEHYDE | 24 | 60 |
46 | NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299385 - COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR A PRESSURE SENSOR AND PRESSURE SENSOR | 21 | 52 |
47 | BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170176020 - HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING A FRICTION HINGE | 22 | 54 |
48 | FANUC CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297321 - DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT AND POSITION OF GRAVITY CENTER OF LOAD BY USING ROBOT | 55 | 135 |
49 | COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160100007 - DATA TRANSFER TECHNIQUES WITHIN DATA STORAGE DEVICES, SUCH AS NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE PERFORMING DATA MIGRATION | 29 | 71 |
50 | NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160192434 - Method and Apparatus | 113 | 274 |
51 | Gigaphoton Inc. | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220232690 - EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | 27 | 65 |
52 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210317743 - THERMALLY ISOLATED ROTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 128 | 307 |
53 | COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220848 - ROBUST CARBON DOTS (CD) AS AN ARTIFICIAL TRACER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDIES | 23 | 54 |
54 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220276260 - GLUCURONYLATION AS A NEW ACIDIC POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION ON THERAPEUTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES | 29 | 68 |
55 | LSI Corporation | May 19, 2016 / 20160142233 - DATA RATE AND PVT ADAPTATION WITH PROGRAMMABLE BIAS CONTROL IN A SERDES RECEIVER | 163 | 375 |
56 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289505 - METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CARGO FROM A CARGO RECEIVING PORTION OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD | 47 | 108 |
57 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210183091 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EMULATING DEPTH DATA OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAMERA DEVICE | 57 | 130 |
58 | Merck Patent GmbH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298419 - LC MEDIUM | 62 | 141 |
59 | MCAFEE, INC. | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170264622 - PROVIDING A VIRTUAL SECURITY APPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE TO A VIRTUAL CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE | 44 | 100 |
60 | AT&T Mobility II LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295263 - SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS POINT NAME INFORMATION BY OPERATORS AND USERS ON THE SIM | 84 | 190 |
61 | LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180369948 - WELDING DIFFUSER INSERT | 39 | 87 |
62 | Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220268242 - Failure Diagnostic Apparatus for Fuel Vapor Treatment Device | 22 | 49 |
63 | BLACK & DECKER INC. | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190314961 - WAVEFORM SHAPING IN POWER TOOL POWERED BY ALTERNATING-CURRENT POWER SUPPLY | 53 | 118 |
64 | LG CHEM, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299690 - Light Modulation Device | 181 | 402 |
65 | OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. | Feb 11, 2016 / 20160042853 - RETENTION MECHANISM, DRIVING APPARATUS, AND BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS | 22 | 48 |
66 | CREE, INC. | Sep 05, 2019 / 20190273189 - STABILIZED QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MAKING A STABILIZED QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITE | 74 | 161 |
67 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298701 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | 590 | 1267 |
68 | Epistar Corporation | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220013516 - LIGHT CONVERSION DEVICE | 28 | 60 |
69 | Trimble Navigation Limited | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220099440 - POINT LAYOUT SYSTEM USING SINGLE LASER TRANSMITTER | 29 | 62 |
70 | Syngenta Participations AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220295719 - PROLIFIC FLOWERING WATERMELON | 48 | 101 |
71 | ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160046011 - Slide Switch for a Power Tool | 29 | 61 |
72 | VOLVO CAR CORPORATION | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200262341 - VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM | 21 | 44 |
73 | KLA- Tencor Corporation | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200292468 - CORRELATING SEM AND OPTICAL IMAGES FOR WAFER NOISE NUISANCE IDENTIFICATION | 53 | 110 |
74 | HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD. | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160333900 - HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | 41 | 84 |
75 | SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220010793 - ELECTRICAL SUBMERSIBLE PUMP CONTROL | 158 | 323 |
76 | HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD. | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220232701 - STACKED CIRCUIT BOARDS | 57 | 116 |
77 | LSIS CO., LTD. | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180159328 - REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 54 | 109 |
78 | Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220001845 - BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE AND BRAKE SYSTEM | 95 | 191 |
79 | Stryker Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296757 - Sterilization Container Capable Of Providing An Indication Regarding Whether Or Not Surgical Instruments Sterilized In The Container Were Properly Sterilized | 25 | 50 |
80 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210332044 - SYNTHESIS OF COELENTERAZINE SYNTHESIS INTERMEDIATE | 24 | 48 |
81 | JFE Steel Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299278 - HEAT SINK, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE | 61 | 119 |
82 | KANEKA CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293804 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL | 51 | 99 |
83 | Eaton Corporation | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190006131 - MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP CAM ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | 47 | 91 |
84 | Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170264219 - ELECTRIC TOOL | 29 | 56 |
85 | LG Hausys Ltd | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009556 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTWEIGHT COWL CROSSBAR | 32 | 61 |
86 | KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC. | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210384525 - CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ELECTRODE COMPRISING SAME, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAME, AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING SAME | 27 | 51 |
87 | NSK LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297757 - ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE | 42 | 79 |
88 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294623 - METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR KEY GENERATION AND TERMINAL PROVISIONING | 58 | 109 |
89 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220224231 - POWER CONVERSION AND FLYING CAPACITOR IMPLEMENTATIONS | 65 | 122 |
90 | QUANTA COMPUTER, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220288821 - Composite Automatic Production Equipment For In-Mold Placement Process | 40 | 75 |
91 | GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150319510 - INTERACTIVE VIEWING EXPERIENCES BY DETECTING ON-SCREEN TEXT | 96 | 179 |
92 | EMD Millipore Corporation | May 19, 2016 / 20160137961 - Layered Flask Cell Culture System | 22 | 41 |
93 | MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294043 - HOUSING FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE OF A VEHICLE | 27 | 50 |
94 | Audi AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297504 - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMPING AND REHEATING FUNCTION | 73 | 135 |
95 | Universal Display Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298193 - ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES | 33 | 61 |
96 | THOMAS & BETTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Jan 29, 2015 / 20150027986 - FLEXIBLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCH | 25 | 46 |
97 | SEARETE LLC | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160164262 - POLARIZED LIGHTNING ARRESTORS | 24 | 44 |
98 | OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220246656 - TRANSISTOR HAVING INCREASED EFFECTIVE CHANNEL WIDTH | 36 | 66 |
99 | ResMed Limited | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180369522 - Setup Automation For Respiratory Treatment Apparatus | 44 | 80 |
100 | CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283830 - MANAGING VIRTUAL APPLICATION PERFORMANCE IN A VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT | 27 | 49 |