Companies with the largest percentage increase in patent applications from 2020 to 2021 |
Rank | Assignee's name | Last publication | # of patent apps 2020 | # of patent apps 2021 |
1 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297452 - MEDIA EDGE LIFTING | 46 | 479 |
2 | 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 | 60 | 553 |
3 | Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300060 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 21 | 193 |
4 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220286783 - SOUND GENERATING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AUTOMOTIVE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SOUND GENERATING DEVICE | 27 | 203 |
5 | Capital One Services, LLC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295342 - REDUCING NETWORK RESOURCE CONGESTION FROM DISTRIBUTED SOURCED ITEMS | 34 | 252 |
6 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299425 - Development of Control Samples to Enhance the Accuracy of HIC Testing | 37 | 190 |
7 | Google LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295443 - Refined Location Estimates Using Ultra-Wideband Communication Links | 40 | 182 |
8 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295583 - TERMINAL | 31 | 141 |
9 | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298912 - RESIN SEALED SENSOR PORT | 26 | 117 |
10 | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297004 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | 21 | 92 |
11 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293631 - Integrated Assemblies, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | 35 | 153 |
12 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298701 - LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS | 122 | 527 |
13 | SK HYNIX INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293629 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 38 | 158 |
14 | Hyundai Motor Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298980 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING LPG FUEL OF BI-FUEL VEHICLE | 59 | 240 |
15 | The Boeing Company | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299638 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT | 41 | 164 |
16 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299554 - APPARATUS FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TEST | 31 | 121 |
17 | AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300107 - Gesture Detection | 35 | 136 |
18 | Kia Motors Corporation | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220275748 - IGNITION PROMOTER ASSEMBLY AND ENGINE HAVING THE SAME | 60 | 232 |
19 | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297090 - HYDROCARBON REFORMING CATALYST AND HYDROCARBON REFORMING DEVICE | 25 | 93 |
20 | NICHIA CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299699 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | 24 | 88 |
21 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299097 - SINTERED GEAR | 34 | 124 |
22 | WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292020 - Data Storage Device and Method for Application Identifier Handler Heads-Up for Faster Storage Response | 24 | 87 |
23 | Tokyo Electron Limited | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293789 - 3D DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF CORE WIRING LAYOUT ARCHITECTURE | 23 | 80 |
24 | TENCENT AMERICA LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295114 - METHOD FOR SIGNALING DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT PICTURE HEADER | 43 | 148 |
25 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300069 - DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | 249 | 850 |
26 | Olympus Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296300 - OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR LITHOTRIPSY APPARATUS, SUCTION FORCE GENERATION METHOD, AND ATTRACTING METHOD | 43 | 145 |
27 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299531 - ASTROCYTE TRAUMATOME AND NEUROTRAUMA BIOMARKERS | 32 | 106 |
28 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295574 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION | 29 | 96 |
29 | NEC Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299949 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 122 | 400 |
30 | Audi AG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297504 - REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH A HEAT PUMPING AND REHEATING FUNCTION | 22 | 68 |
31 | SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299094 - TORQUE CONVERTER WITH RIVET CONNECTED STACKED PLATES FOR A LOCK-UP CLUTCH | 25 | 77 |
32 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299551 - PRE-SCREENING AND TUNING HETEROJUNCTIONS FOR TOPOLOGICAL QUANTUM COMPUTER | 56 | 168 |
33 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299600 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A FAULT CONDITION OF A RADAR ALTITUDE DEVICE | 31 | 92 |
34 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300058 - TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 42 | 123 |
35 | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299752 - OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE | 24 | 70 |
36 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299872 - TRANSFER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE | 96 | 279 |
37 | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294962 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD | 21 | 60 |
38 | TDK CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299582 - MAGNETIC SENSOR AND MAGNETIC SENSOR SYSTEM | 32 | 91 |
39 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300005 - ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE | 132 | 374 |
40 | AGC Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299862 - REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, REFLECTIVE MASK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK BLANK AND MASK | 21 | 59 |
41 | INTEL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220300049 - THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY STACKED DIES | 141 | 395 |
42 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294939 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE | 33 | 92 |
43 | YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299863 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING PHOTOMASKS | 21 | 58 |
44 | 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 | 21 | 55 |
45 | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294859 - HIGHLY AVAILABLE VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES AS A CONFIGURABLE SERVICE IN A CLUSTER | 26 | 68 |
46 | LG CHEM, LTD. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299690 - Light Modulation Device | 104 | 269 |
47 | GOODRICH CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297838 - ATTENUATED ROLLER RESTRAINT FOR AIRCRAFT CARGO LOADING SYSTEMS | 25 | 62 |
48 | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299976 - Generating an Assembly Plan and a Three-Dimensional Assembly Model | 32 | 78 |
49 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299997 - BUILDING | 227 | 549 |
50 | OMRON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299968 - CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | 26 | 61 |
51 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299979 - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHOD | 30 | 70 |
52 | SHIMADZU CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299408 - PREPARATION METHOD FOR SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND KIT FOR PREPARATION OF SAMPLE TO BE ANALYZED | 21 | 48 |
53 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299334 - RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM | 43 | 96 |
54 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299973 - MANUFACTURING SYSTEM THROUGHPUT BOTTLENECK INDICATOR ANALYSIS | 26 | 56 |
55 | Caterpillar Inc. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297693 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE AND MACHINE CONTROL | 42 | 89 |
56 | Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299782 - HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE SUPPORT AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE | 27 | 56 |
57 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299833 - DIMMING GLASS CONTROL DEVICE AND DIMMING CONTROL SYSTEM | 28 | 58 |
58 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294988 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION | 41 | 83 |
59 | FUJITSU LIMITED | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299273 - COOLING DEVICE | 91 | 176 |
60 | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298456 - CLEANING LIQUID, METHOD OF CLEANING, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | 28 | 53 |
61 | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297733 - FOLDABLE CONTAINERS FOR MANUAL AND ROBOTIC USE | 24 | 45 |
62 | Bridgestone Corporation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220291606 - CHARGING ROLLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 23 | 43 |
63 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296491 - Personal Care Compositions | 21 | 39 |
64 | RICOH COMPANY, LTD | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299986 - DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 93 | 165 |
65 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294212 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 140 | 248 |
66 | SanDisk Technologies LLC | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293198 - REVERSE VT-STATE OPERATION AND OPTIMIZED BICS DEVICE STRUCTURE | 23 | 40 |
67 | BASF SE | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289928 - Method for manufacturing a plurality of bodies made of a porous material | 22 | 35 |
68 | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298976 - AIRCRAFT ENGINE | 25 | 39 |
69 | Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. | Jan 06, 2022 / 20220001845 - BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE AND BRAKE SYSTEM | 23 | 34 |
70 | SONY CORPORATION | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220277531 - DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | 141 | 208 |
71 | 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 | 57 | 82 |
72 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299856 - LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR | 57 | 80 |
73 | Adobe Inc. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220295149 - Multimodal Sequential Recommendation with Window Co-Attention | 25 | 34 |
74 | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293479 - SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE CASE | 31 | 41 |
75 | International Business Machines Corporation | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292120 - SOFT DELETION OF DATA IN SHARDED DATABASES | 57 | 70 |
76 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299983 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE COMPONENT ROUTING DESIGN | 83 | 96 |
77 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220299958 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | 160 | 171 |
78 | FANUC CORPORATION | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297321 - DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ESTIMATING WEIGHT AND POSITION OF GRAVITY CENTER OF LOAD BY USING ROBOT | 32 | 24 |
79 | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220100142 - PROTECTION MEMBER, REPLACEMENT COMPONENT WITH PROTECTION MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | 83 | 48 |
80 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220294623 - METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR KEY GENERATION AND TERMINAL PROVISIONING | 65 | 25 |
81 | Toshiba Memory Corporation | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220102262 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CHIP STACKED AND MOLDED | 138 | 42 |
82 | TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220293785 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 33 | 9 |