Companies with the largest percentage increase in patent applications from 2017 to 2018 |
Rank | Assignee's name | Last publication | # of patent apps 2017 | # of patent apps 2018 |
1 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299097 - SINTERED GEAR | 31 | 30 |
2 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299109 - CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | 23 | 21 |
3 | TDK CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299582 - MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MAGNETIC SENSOR SYSTEM | 25 | 22 |
4 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299999 - DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 28 | 22 |
5 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299833 - DIMMING GLASS CONTROL DEVICE AND DIMMING CONTROL SYSTEM | 35 | 26 |
6 | SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299040 - DAMPING DEVICE | 24 | 16 |
7 | Merck Patent GmbH | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298419 - LC MEDIUM | 23 | 15 |
8 | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297878 - PACKAGING BOX AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT PACKAGED IN PACKAGING BOX | 22 | 14 |
9 | The Boeing Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299638 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT | 47 | 29 |
10 | Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190001537 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEAT PAD | 23 | 14 |
11 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220291583 - SALT, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN | 28 | 16 |
12 | XEROX CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294927 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE URLS GENERATED UPON SCANNING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS TO ONE OR MORE CLOUD LOCATIONS | 23 | 13 |
13 | LG CHEM, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299690 - Light Modulation Device | 61 | 33 |
14 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283258 - HYBRID RANGING | 32 | 17 |
15 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299531 - ASTROCYTE TRAUMATOME AND NEUROTRAUMA BIOMARKERS | 54 | 28 |
16 | SHIMADZU CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299408 - PREPARATION METHOD FOR SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND KIT FOR PREPARATION OF SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED | 27 | 14 |
17 | 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 | 33 | 17 |
18 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293631 - Integrated Assemblies, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | 32 | 16 |
19 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299551 - PRE-SCREENING AND TUNING HETEROJUNCTIONS FOR TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM COMPUTER | 147 | 73 |
20 | 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 | 152 | 73 |
21 | 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 | 46 | 22 |
22 | FANUC CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297321 - DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT AND POSITION OF GRAVITY CENTER OF LOAD BY USING ROBOT | 44 | 21 |
23 | JFE Steel Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299278 - HEAT SINK, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE | 21 | 10 |
24 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286591 - SENSOR DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE | 21 | 10 |
25 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296396 - MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | 28 | 13 |
26 | IHI CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294297 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STATOR COIL OF ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND STATOR COIL | 26 | 12 |
27 | ZEON CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294117 - ANTENNA DEVICE | 24 | 11 |
28 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295583 - TERMINAL | 33 | 15 |
29 | Apple Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299621 - TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING RANGING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES | 22 | 10 |
30 | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299935 - IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 31 | 14 |
31 | SONY CORPORATION | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220277531 - DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 169 | 76 |
32 | NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210370370 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING H-SHAPED STEEL | 29 | 13 |
33 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299872 - TRANSFER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE | 143 | 64 |
34 | Renesas Electronics Corporation | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220103354 - SECURE ENCRYPTION KEY GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT IN OPEN AND SECURE PROCESSOR ENVIRONMENTS | 27 | 12 |
35 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295574 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION | 41 | 18 |
36 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299983 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE COMPONENT ROUTING DESIGN | 82 | 35 |
37 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299554 - APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TEST | 68 | 29 |
38 | Continental Automotive GmbH | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289286 - REGULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING THE STEERING ANGLE OF A VEHICLE | 26 | 11 |
39 | OMRON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299968 - CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | 38 | 16 |
40 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300005 - ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE | 149 | 61 |
41 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296695 - COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | 22 | 9 |
42 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299334 - RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM | 35 | 14 |
43 | Kyocera Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299599 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | 35 | 14 |
44 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300107 - Gesture Detection | 58 | 23 |
45 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299997 - BUILDING | 293 | 115 |
46 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210317743 - THERMALLY ISOLATED ROTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 23 | 9 |
47 | Hyundai Motor Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298980 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING LPG FUEL OF BI-FUEL VEHICLE | 155 | 60 |
48 | 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 | 31 | 12 |
49 | IMEC VZW | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283428 - MICROMIRROR ARRAYS | 21 | 8 |
50 | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294859 - HIGHLY AVAILABLE VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES AS A CONFIGURABLE SERVICE IN A CLUSTER | 29 | 11 |
51 | Audi AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297504 - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMPING AND REHEATING FUNCTION | 30 | 11 |
52 | NEC Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299949 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 93 | 34 |
53 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299600 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A FAULT CONDITION OF A RADAR ALTITUDE DEVICE | 33 | 12 |
54 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293277 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF PARKINSONS DISEASE | 36 | 13 |
55 | BASF SE | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289928 - Method for manufacturing a plurality of bodies made of a porous material | 39 | 14 |
56 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294939 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE | 31 | 11 |
57 | Eaton Corporation | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190006131 - MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS AND TRIP CAM ASSEMBLY THEREFOR | 31 | 11 |
58 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190280173 - LED PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | 175 | 62 |
59 | salesforce.com, Inc. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220276861 - CONFIGURABLE TRANSACTION STATUS INTERFACE | 23 | 8 |
60 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299117 - STEAM VALVE | 26 | 9 |
61 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299511 - IMMUNE CELL SIGNATURE FOR BACTERIAL SEPSIS | 38 | 13 |
62 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297478 - TIRE | 36 | 12 |
63 | L'OREAL | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220287439 - DEVICE FOR APPLYING A COSMETIC PRODUCT | 24 | 8 |
64 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296044 - SMART FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 21 | 7 |
65 | International Business Machines Corporation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292120 - SOFT DELETION OF DATA IN SHARDED DATABASES | 98 | 32 |
66 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300058 - TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 89 | 29 |
67 | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298294 - COMPOSITION, CURABLE COMPOSITION, AND CURED PRODUCT | 28 | 9 |
68 | NICHIA CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299699 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | 28 | 9 |
69 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299973 - MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THROUGHPUT BOTTLENECK INDICATOR ANALYSIS | 106 | 34 |
70 | Japan Display Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299830 - DISPLAY DEVICE | 44 | 14 |
71 | GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220238386 - METHODS, APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR SELF-ALIGNED PATTERNING OF A VERTICAL TRANSISTOR | 22 | 7 |
72 | 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 | 35 | 11 |
73 | BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220277584 - TEXTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | 32 | 10 |
74 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298701 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | 306 | 95 |
75 | DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295207 - PRESENTATION INDEPENDENT MASTERING OF AUDIO CONTENT | 39 | 12 |
76 | INTEL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300049 - THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY STACKED DIES | 147 | 45 |
77 | AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220003174 - VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING TIMING CONTROL DEVICE | 36 | 11 |
78 | Mastercard International Incorporated | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292499 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN ADVANCED STORAGE KEY IN A MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT SECURE ELEMENTS | 23 | 7 |
79 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294212 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 50 | 15 |
80 | SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299094 - TORQUE CONVERTER WITH RIVET CONNECTED STACKED PLATES FOR A LOCK-UP CLUTCH | 44 | 13 |
81 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295012 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT APPEARANCE MONITORING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING APPLICATIONS | 48 | 14 |
82 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294988 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION | 45 | 13 |
83 | Genentech, Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298263 - METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR REDUCING RECONSTITUTION TIME OF LYOPHILIZED POLYPEPTIDES | 21 | 6 |
84 | Caterpillar Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297693 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND MACHINE CONTROL | 93 | 26 |
85 | WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293062 - DRIVING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | 76 | 21 |
86 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297452 - MEDIA EDGE LIFTING | 67 | 18 |
87 | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220100142 - PROTECTION MEMBER, REPLACEMENT COMPONENT WITH PROTECTION MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 118 | 31 |
88 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220241520 - TAMPER-EVIDENT CLOSURE | 23 | 6 |
89 | KONICA MINOLTA , INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296212 - ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS | 77 | 20 |
90 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300069 - DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | 421 | 108 |
91 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299831 - Display Apparatus | 36 | 9 |
92 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290267 - CORROSION PITTING RESISTANT MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | 48 | 12 |
93 | 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 | 48 | 12 |
94 | COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300076 - FLEXIBLE HAPTIC INTERFACE | 64 | 16 |
95 | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297099 - CATALYST PRECURSOR | 84 | 21 |
96 | Olympus Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296300 - OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR LITHOTRIPSY APPARATUS, SUCTION FORCE GENERATION METHOD, AND ATTRACTING METHOD | 149 | 37 |
97 | FUJITSU LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299273 - COOLING DEVICE | 260 | 62 |
98 | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299976 - Generating an Assembly Plan and a Three-Dimensional Assembly Model | 81 | 19 |
99 | ALCATEL LUCENT | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220224375 - GAIN ADAPTATION FOR DOWNSTREAM VECTORING SYSTEMS | 30 | 7 |
100 | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293856 - COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | 22 | 5 |