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Top 500 US Patent Applicants (2020 Jan-Mar)

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TABLE 1: Top 500 US Patent Applicants

Rank Company #Patents
1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 2331
2 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 1431
3 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1165
4 LG ELECTRONICS 848
5 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES 832
6 QUALCOMM 726
7 INTEL 684
8 CANON 641
9 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP 600
10 APPLE 582
11 MICROSOFT 522
12 MICRON TECHNOLOGY 437
13 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 430
14 SONY 429
15 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 408
16 TOYOTA JIDOSHA 399
17 GOOGLE 382
18 BOEING 346
19 GENERAL ELECTRIC 315
20 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 302
21 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS 298
22 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 298
23 ROBERT BOSCH 292
24 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 278
25 NEC 277
26 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES 276
27 HYUNDAI MOTOR 275
28 LG CHEM 274
29 KIA MOTORS 274
30 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA 270
31 SHARP 258
32 SAMSUNG DISPLAY 256
33 EMC 250
34 SEIKO EPSON 248
35 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 242
36 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS 241
37 DENSO 230
38 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 226
39 CISCO SYSTEMS 218
40 APPLIED MATERIALS 217
41 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 217
42 AT&T 216
43 FUJITSU 207
44 SALESFORCE.COM 200
45 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT 187
46 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 185
47 VMWARE 184
48 CAPITAL ONE SERVICES 180
49 FUJIFILM 176
50 DELL PRODUCTS 172
51 FUJI XEROX 165
52 HP 164
53 3M 162
54 ETHICON 161
55 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 160
56 BANK OF AMERICA 160
57 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES 158
58 MURATA MANUFACTURING 157
59 SIEMENS 157
60 HITACHI 156
61 OLYMPUS 155
62 AMAZON.COM 151
63 SK HYNIX 150
64 BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY 149
65 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 149
66 STMICROELECTRONICS 145
67 TOSHIBA MEMORY 143
68 SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 140
69 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES 138
70 ROLLS-ROYCE 138
71 TOKYO ELECTRON 134
72 INTEL IP 133
73 ORACLE 132
74 COVIDIEN 132
75 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 129
76 AIRBUS OPERATIONS 128
77 MASTERCARD 127
78 PROCTER & GAMBLE 126
79 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY 124
80 SAP 121
81 BASF 119
82 FANUC 116
83 KONICA MINOLTA 114
84 CORNING 110
85 RICOH 110
86 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS 110
87 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES 108
88 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY 105
89 DEERE 105
90 BROTHER KOGYO 105
91 EATON INTELLIGENT POWER 103
92 SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY 103
93 SIEMENS HEALTHCARE 101
94 LG DISPLAY 100
95 OTIS WORLDWIDE 100
96 HKC 99
97 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND 98
98 ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS 97
99 SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS 95
100 WALMART APOLLO 95
101 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 94
102 ABB SCHWEIZ 94
103 NIKE 94
104 COMMISSARIAT A L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES 94
105 JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL 93
106 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS 92
107 SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 90
108 ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 89
109 CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 88
110 GLOBALFOUNDRIES 87
111 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS 85
112 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS 85
113 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 84
114 BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM 84
115 HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 84
116 YAZAKI 84
117 SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES 83
118 CATERPILLAR 83
119 ZTE 82
120 ARM 82
121 KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 81
122 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED 81
123 EXXON MOBIL 80
124 CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA 79
125 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 78
126 SHIMADZU 78
127 TOSHIBA TEC 77
128 L’OREAL 77
129 ADOBE 76
130 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES 76
131 SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS 76
132 SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS 76
133 HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS 76
134 COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES 75
135 KYOCERA 75
136 MEDIATEK 75
137 VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION 75
138 INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS 74
139 TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA 73
140 WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES 73
141 PAYPAL HOLDINGS 73
142 VOLKSWAGEN 72
143 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP. OF AMERICA 72
144 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY 71
145 FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 71
146 CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 71
147 AUDI 71
148 BAKER HUGHES A GE 71
149 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 71
150 ASML NETHERLANDS 70
151 AAC TECHNOLOGIES 70
152 TDK 69
153 SIGNIFY HOLDING 69
154 TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE 68
155 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL 67
156 GOODRICH 67
157 NIPPON STEEL 67
158 LAM RESEARCH 66
159 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY 66
160 EBAY 66
161 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL 66
162 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE 65
163 TORAY INDUSTRIES 65
164 SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY 65
165 SERVICENOW 65
166 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 64
167 CITRIX SYSTEMS 63
168 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE 63
169 MAZDA MOTOR 63
170 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 62
171 HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS 62
172 FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES 62
173 NVIDIA 62
174 MERCK PATENT 62
175 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 61
176 BECTON DICKINSON AND 61
177 MAGIC LEAP 61
178 NUTANIX 61
179 SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT 60
180 LG INNOTEK 60
181 NIKON 60
182 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES 60
183 CARRIER GLOBAL 59
184 GENERAL HOSPITAL 59
185 MEDTRONIC 59
186 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 57
187 PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA 57
188 AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES 57
189 NTT DOCOMO 55
190 HERE GLOBAL 55
191 FACEBOOK 55
192 KAWASAKI 54
193 T-MOBILE US 54
194 OMRON 54
195 WALT DISNEY 54
196 NOVARTIS 54
197 PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 54
198 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE 54
199 UBER TECHNOLOGIES 53
200 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 53
201 CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 53
202 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 53
203 SAMSUNG SDI 53
204 POSCO. 53
205 DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 53
206 SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES 52
207 LENOVO 52
208 NICHIA 52
209 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 51
210 ROVI GUIDES 51
211 WHIRLPOOL 51
212 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS 51
213 ZEON 51
214 BRIDGESTONE 50
215 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY 50
216 SONOS 50
217 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL 50
218 COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 49
219 BIOSENSE WEBSTER 49
220 BLACKBERRY 49
221 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES 48
222 DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA 48
223 DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS 48
224 SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY 48
225 AGC 48
226 ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 47
227 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 47
228 OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS 47
229 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY 46
230 M.S. TECHNOLOGIES 46
231 NITTO DENKO 46
232 SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES 46
233 EASTMAN CHEMICAL 46
234 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL 46
235 QORVO 46
236 BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 46
237 GENENTECH 45
238 DOW 45
239 NETAPP 45
240 RED HAT 45
241 TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES 45
242 QUANTA COMPUTER 45
243 JPMORGAN CHASE 45
244 LUTRON TECHNOLOGY 45
245 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES 45
246 OATH 45
247 ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES 45
248 SMITH & NEPHEW 44
249 HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE 44
250 JUNIPER NETWORKS 43
251 HYUNDAI MOBIS 43
252 DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING 42
253 CORETRONIC 42
254 CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS 42
255 KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 42
256 NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE 42
257 CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES 42
258 KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 42
259 NGK INSULATORS 42
260 DELTA ELECTRONICS 42
261 NEWPORT FAB LLC DBA JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR 41
262 JFE STEEL 41
263 FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES 41
264 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 41
265 WAYMO 41
266 FUJI ELECTRIC 40
267 IGT 40
268 NIDEC 40
269 HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES 40
270 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 40
271 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 40
272 NISSAN MOTOR 39
273 CA 39
274 MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 39
275 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB 39
276 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR 39
277 TENCENT AMERICA 39
278 TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 39
279 TE CONNECTIVITY 39
280 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 39
281 HENKEL 39
282 XEROX 39
283 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES 38
284 THYSSENKRUPP 38
285 SHOWA DENKO K.K. 38
286 TERUMO 38
287 KANEKA 38
288 ACER 38
289 BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY 38
290 DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE 38
291 FUJI 37
292 BOSE 37
293 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 37
294 DUKE UNIVERSITY 37
295 ROHDE & SCHWARZ 37
296 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 37
297 YAMAHA 37
298 ECOLAB 37
299 SPLUNK 37
300 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS 36
301 SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION 36
302 ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA 36
303 NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA 36
304 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL 36
305 ROHR 36
306 BAYER CROPSCIENCE 36
307 MERCK 36
308 HUBBELL 36
309 BORGWARNER 35
310 KCI LICENSING 35
311 CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER 35
312 SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY 35
313 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY 35
314 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 35
315 OSAKA UNIVERSITY 35
316 BAIDU 35
317 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 35
318 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 35
319 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES 34
320 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 34
321 IDAC HOLDINGS 34
322 KAO 34
323 CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY 34
324 SUBARU 34
325 MANDO 34
326 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE 34
327 AISIN SEIKI 33
328 INCYTE 33
329 CIENA 33
330 SILICON MOTION 33
331 JAPAN DISPLAY 33
332 TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 33
333 STRYKER 33
334 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC 33
335 FUJIKURA 33
336 HITACHI CHEMICAL 32
337 ASUSTEK COMPUTER 32
338 SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE 32
339 MOTOROLA MOBILITY 32
340 GOPRO 32
341 AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 32
342 APTIV TECHNOLOGIES 32
343 ARKEMA FRANCE 32
344 CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR 32
345 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION 32
346 CUMMINS 32
347 TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 32
348 IMEC VZW 31
349 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 31
350 WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC 31
351 HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 31
352 EBARA 31
353 MAHLE INTERNATIONAL 31
354 SHIMANO 31
355 AU OPTRONICS 31
356 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 31
357 ASAHI KASEI 31
358 VIAVI SOLUTIONS 31
359 BAYER 31
360 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES 31
361 ASM 31
362 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 30
363 BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION 30
364 DSM IP ASSETS 30
365 PIXART IMAGING 30
366 FG INNOVATION 30
367 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM 30
368 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 30
369 KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 30
370 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE 30
371 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 30
372 RENESAS ELECTRONICS 30
373 KURARAY 30
374 PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER 30
375 CASIO COMPUTER 30
376 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A BODY CORPORATE 30
377 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 30
378 MIDEA GROUP 30
379 VIASAT 30
380 YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC 30
381 MAGNA ELECTRONICS 30
382 THALES 30
383 GLOBUS MEDICAL 29
384 COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND 29
385 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 29
386 SUN PATENT TRUST 29
387 MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER 29
388 BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL 29
389 MCAFEE 29
390 ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO 29
391 HITACHI METALS 29
392 ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES 29
393 LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY 29
394 DAI NIPPON PRINTING 29
395 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 29
396 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING 28
397 IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES 28
398 ILLUMINA 28
399 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE 28
400 UOP 28
401 MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 28
402 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL 28
403 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY 28
404 ROHM 28
405 MEDIATEK SINGAPORE 28
406 WISTRON 28
407 GRACENOTE 28
408 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 28
409 NICIRA 28
410 MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL 28
411 SCREEN HOLDINGS 28
412 MARVELL WORLD TRADE 28
413 CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA 28
414 TAIYO YUDEN 27
415 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. 27
416 KOHLER 27
417 NCR 27
418 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA 27
419 GE AVIATION SYSTEMS 27
420 CHEVRON 27
421 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES 27
422 VOLVO CAR 27
423 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 27
424 BEIJING JINGDONG SHANGKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 27
425 VERILY LIFE SCIENCES 27
426 COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES 27
427 KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 27
428 JTEKT 26
429 AMGEN 26
430 TOPPAN PRINTING 26
431 PFIZER 26
432 KARSTEN MANUFACTURING 26
433 INSERM 26
434 VOLVO TRUCK 26
435 HANON SYSTEMS 26
436 RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 26
437 UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO 26
438 IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES 26
439 YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES 26
440 CARDIAC PACEMAKERS 26
441 KYOTO UNIVERSITY 26
442 HTC 25
443 CONOPCO INC. D/B/A UNILEVER 25
444 PSEMI 25
445 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 25
446 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI 25
447 VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION 25
448 AVAYA HOLDINGS 25
449 DEKA PRODUCTS LTD. PARTNERSHIP 25
450 LARGAN PRECISION 25
451 IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 25
452 PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO 25
453 CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 25
454 SEKISUI CHEMICAL 25
455 PANASONIC 25
456 FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES 25
457 KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION 25
458 DAICEL 25
459 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 25
460 KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO 25
461 SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY 25
462 RAMBUS 25
463 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 25
464 HP INDIGO 25
465 YALE UNIVERSITY 25
466 JVCKENWOOD 25
467 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC 24
468 ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS 24
469 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 24
470 BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT 24
471 IHI 24
472 BAIDU USA 24
473 TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS 24
474 YAMAHA HATSUDOKI 24
475 LUMILEDS 24
476 GROUPON 24
477 IDEMITSU KOSAN 24
478 ONETRUST 23
479 STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016 23
480 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 23
481 SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE 23
482 SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS 23
483 MITUTOYO 23
484 NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY 23
485 GENTEX 23
486 NIELSEN 23
487 DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION 23
488 ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL UNLTD. 23
489 VARIAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES 23
490 SHELL OIL 23
491 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES 23
492 UATC 23
493 DISCO 23
494 CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG 23
495 LYFT 23
496 KUBOTA 23
497 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY 22
498 ICU MEDICAL 22
499 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL 22
500 ARRIS ENTERPRISES 22