Companies with the largest percentage increase in patent applications from 2016 to 2017 |
Rank | Assignee's name | Last publication | # of patent apps 2016 | # of patent apps 2017 |
1 | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297099 - CATALYST PRECURSOR | 57 | 84 |
2 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295574 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION | 29 | 41 |
3 | FANUC CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297321 - DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT AND POSITION OF GRAVITY CENTER OF LOAD BY USING ROBOT | 34 | 44 |
4 | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298976 - AIRCRAFT ENGINE | 36 | 46 |
5 | GOODRICH CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297838 - ATTENUATED ROLLER RESTRAINT FOR AIRCRAFT CARGO LOADING SYSTEMS | 29 | 34 |
6 | KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297086 - METHOD FOR PREPARING AN IRON OXIDE PARTICLE CORE COMPOSITE | 29 | 33 |
7 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299973 - MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THROUGHPUT BOTTLENECK INDICATOR ANALYSIS | 94 | 106 |
8 | Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220267480 - METHOD FOR PREPARING LIQUID MEDIUM COMPOSITION, AND PREPARATION DEVICE AND KIT THEREFOR | 22 | 24 |
9 | AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180160246 - ANTENNA USING CONDUCTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR | 23 | 24 |
10 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190280173 - LED PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | 171 | 175 |
11 | BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220277584 - TEXTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | 32 | 32 |
12 | OMRON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299968 - CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | 39 | 38 |
13 | IMEC VZW | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283428 - MICROMIRROR ARRAYS | 22 | 21 |
14 | DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295347 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO DECODING BASED ON DEQUANTIZATION OF QUANTIZED PARAMETERS | 32 | 28 |
15 | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298294 - COMPOSITION, CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND CURED PRODUCT | 32 | 28 |
16 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294988 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION | 52 | 45 |
17 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294212 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 59 | 50 |
18 | American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220222698 - System And Method For Multi-Connection Point Of Sale Terminal For Activity Tracking | 29 | 24 |
19 | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220100142 - PROTECTION MEMBER, REPLACEMENT COMPONENT WITH PROTECTION MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 145 | 118 |
20 | Japan Display Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299830 - DISPLAY DEVICE | 56 | 44 |
21 | Xiaomi Inc. | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200264017 - LASER RANGING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE | 98 | 76 |
22 | JTEKT CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297743 - STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | 51 | 39 |
23 | TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220258459 - A PACKAGING MATERIAL; AND A SEALING SYSTEM FOR SUCH PACKAGING MATERIAL | 21 | 16 |
24 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296491 - Personal Care Compositions | 24 | 18 |
25 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299097 - SINTERED GEAR | 42 | 31 |
26 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299856 - LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR | 104 | 73 |
27 | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220271117 - THIN-FILM RESISTOR (TFR) HAVING A TFR ELEMENT PROVIDING A DIFFUSION BARRIER FOR UNDERLYING TFR HEADS | 23 | 16 |
28 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299554 - APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TEST | 98 | 68 |
29 | Continental Automotive GmbH | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289286 - REGULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING THE STEERING ANGLE OF A VEHICLE | 38 | 26 |
30 | ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274577 - METHOD FOR ACTUATING A PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM IN A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM | 25 | 17 |
31 | WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299257 - ENCAPSULATION SYSTEM FOR A THERMAL BRIDGE BREAKER-TO-METAL LINER | 64 | 43 |
32 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300058 - TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 133 | 89 |
33 | FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294214 - ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK AND METHOD OF CHANGING ELECTRIC POWER NETWORK | 30 | 20 |
34 | DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299820 - OPTICAL SHEET, LIGHT CONTROLLING MEMBER, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, IMAGE SOURCE UNIT, AND DISPLAY | 21 | 14 |
35 | SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293255 - PERFORMANCE VISUALIZATION METHODS AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME | 24 | 16 |
36 | 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 | 152 |
37 | COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220226749 - METHOD FOR PURIFYING AN AQUEOUS-ALCOHOLIC FEEDSTOCK COMPRISING ETHANOL AND ACETALDEHYDE | 23 | 15 |
38 | FUJIKURA LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294188 - SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT FORMING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT USING THE SAME | 57 | 37 |
39 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297822 - Systems and Methods for Efficient Cruise and Hover in VTOL | 34 | 22 |
40 | SHIMADZU CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299408 - PREPARATION METHOD FOR SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND KIT FOR PREPARATION OF SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED | 42 | 27 |
41 | 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 | 48 |
42 | DENSO CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297743 - STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | 64 | 40 |
43 | INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220007285 - DRX CYCLE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT CONTROL | 24 | 15 |
44 | KANEKA CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293804 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL | 29 | 18 |
45 | THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220291638 - SOLAR WATCH COMPRISING A SHUTTER DEVICE | 21 | 13 |
46 | DAICEL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296481 - 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCT | 23 | 14 |
47 | Nike, Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220295938 - CLOSURE MECHANISMS FOR ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR AND APPAREL | 50 | 30 |
48 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299551 - PRE-SCREENING AND TUNING HETEROJUNCTIONS FOR TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM COMPUTER | 248 | 147 |
49 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293631 - Integrated Assemblies, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | 54 | 32 |
50 | University of South Florida | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220273756 - COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PROTOZOAN PARASITES | 22 | 13 |
51 | XEROX CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294927 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE URLS GENERATED UPON SCANNING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS TO ONE OR MORE CLOUD LOCATIONS | 39 | 23 |
52 | FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD. | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190004501 - MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | 29 | 17 |
53 | JOLED INC. | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220230584 - DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE | 24 | 14 |
54 | FUJITSU LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299273 - COOLING DEVICE | 446 | 260 |
55 | NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210370370 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING H-SHAPED STEEL | 50 | 29 |
56 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295012 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT APPEARANCE MONITORING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING APPLICATIONS | 83 | 48 |
57 | MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001754 - DEVICE FOR ATTENUATING ROLLING NOISE FOR A TIRE | 26 | 15 |
58 | Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001537 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAT PAD | 40 | 23 |
59 | salesforce.com, Inc. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220276861 - CONFIGURABLE TRANSACTION STATUS INTERFACE | 40 | 23 |
60 | NIKON CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294915 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD, IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH IMAGE REPRODUCTION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION DEVICE | 54 | 31 |
61 | KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298602 - COMBUSTION ASH HANDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND PETROLEUM-BASED FUEL COMBUSTION PLANT | 28 | 16 |
62 | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289101 - VEHICLE DETECTING DEVICE, VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, VEHICLE DETECTING METHOD, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLING DEVICE, AND LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLING METHOD | 30 | 17 |
63 | SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299094 - TORQUE CONVERTER WITH RIVET CONNECTED STACKED PLATES FOR A LOCK-UP CLUTCH | 78 | 44 |
64 | Molex, LLC | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220279656 - METHOD OF MAKING A MOLDED INTERCONNECT DEVICE | 41 | 23 |
65 | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298912 - RESIN SEALED SENSOR PORT | 145 | 81 |
66 | ZEON CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294117 - ANTENNA DEVICE | 43 | 24 |
67 | AISIN AW CO., LTD. | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210379982 - VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE | 43 | 24 |
68 | 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 | 35 |
69 | ZTE CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295547 - ARCHITECTURE FOR RANDOM ACCESS MESSAGING | 53 | 29 |
70 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297452 - MEDIA EDGE LIFTING | 126 | 67 |
71 | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297090 - HYDROCARBON REFORMING CATALYST AND HYDROCARBON REFORMING DEVICE | 34 | 18 |
72 | Olympus Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296300 - OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR LITHOTRIPSY APPARATUS, SUCTION FORCE GENERATION METHOD, AND ATTRACTING METHOD | 283 | 149 |
73 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299620 - SPATIAL IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD | 21 | 11 |
74 | Rohm Co., Ltd. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286075 - CONTROL CIRCUIT OF THREE-PHASE DC MOTOR | 42 | 22 |
75 | L'OREAL | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220287439 - DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COSMETIC PRODUCT | 46 | 24 |
76 | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220295894 - FLARED SUSCEPTOR HEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE | 23 | 12 |
77 | TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294420 - ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, FILTER, AND MULTIPLEXER | 25 | 13 |
78 | NICHIA CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299699 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | 54 | 28 |
79 | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293479 - SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE | 89 | 46 |
80 | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297733 - FOLDABLE CONTAINERS FOR MANUAL AND ROBOTIC USE | 39 | 20 |
81 | NEC Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299949 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 183 | 93 |
82 | EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115334 - METHOD FOR PREPARING METHIONINE | 63 | 32 |
83 | KONICA MINOLTA , INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296212 - ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS | 155 | 77 |
84 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299511 - IMMUNE CELL SIGNATURE FOR BACTERIAL SEPSIS | 77 | 38 |
85 | DUNLOP SPORTS CO., LTD. | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180104548 - GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH TEXTURED STRIKING FACE | 43 | 21 |
86 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299983 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE COMPONENT ROUTING DESIGN | 169 | 82 |
87 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180157865 - SMART CARD AUTHENTICATED DOWNLOAD | 27 | 13 |
88 | BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220288299 - PEN NEEDLE MAGAZINE | 25 | 12 |
89 | SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295631 - FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND BATTERY WIRING MODULE | 34 | 16 |
90 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220291583 - SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN | 60 | 28 |
91 | CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220295683 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN OPERATIONAL STATUS OF A SHEAR PIN FOR A GROUND-ENGAGING ASSEMBLY OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT | 39 | 18 |
92 | ALCATEL LUCENT | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220224375 - GAIN ADAPTATION FOR DOWNSTREAM VECTORING SYSTEMS | 65 | 30 |
93 | Mastercard International Incorporated | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292499 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN ADVANCED STORAGE KEY IN A MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT SECURE ELEMENTS | 50 | 23 |
94 | UNISYS CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292104 - VIEW INSTRUCTION USING A BAND DESCRIPTOR OF 2 ** 60 WORDS | 35 | 16 |
95 | Eaton Corporation | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190006131 - MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP CAM ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | 68 | 31 |
96 | Hyundai Motor Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298980 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING LPG FUEL OF BI-FUEL VEHICLE | 340 | 155 |
97 | FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294684 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID TRANSMITTER | 22 | 10 |
98 | COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300076 - FLEXIBLE HAPTIC INTERFACE | 142 | 64 |
99 | Acushnet Company | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220288472 - GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH HOSEL HOLE COVER | 76 | 34 |
100 | STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293498 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 27 | 12 |