| Rank |
Group |
Number of Patents |
Continent |
Country |
| 1 |
SONY CORPORATION |
71527 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 2 |
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP. |
66525 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 3 |
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
49390 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 4 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD. |
34949 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 5 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
32873 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 6 |
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD |
27415 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 7 |
OLYMPUS CORP. |
21118 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 8 |
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD |
15188 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 9 |
NIKON CORPORATION |
14636 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 10 |
DAIMLER AG |
14407 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 11 |
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. |
13760 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 12 |
CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD |
11658 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 13 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
11624 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 14 |
YAZAKI CORPORATION |
11360 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 15 |
VOLKSWAGEN AG |
11312 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 16 |
KAO CORPORATION |
10345 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 17 |
EASTMAN KODAK CO |
8943 |
America |
United states |
| 18 |
JVC KENWOOD HOLDINGS, INC |
8297 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 19 |
YAMAHA CORPORATION |
7590 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 20 |
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION |
6891 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 21 |
SHOWA CORPORATION |
6620 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 22 |
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION |
6516 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 23 |
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION |
6090 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 24 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO |
5969 |
America |
United states |
| 25 |
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION |
5560 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 26 |
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
5367 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 27 |
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO LTD |
5336 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 28 |
VALEO SA |
5200 |
Europe |
France |
| 29 |
FORD MOTOR CO |
5188 |
America |
United states |
| 30 |
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD |
5178 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 31 |
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION |
4872 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 32 |
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP. |
4577 |
America |
United states |
| 33 |
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD |
4553 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 34 |
CONTINENTAL AG |
4308 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 35 |
RENAULT |
4299 |
Europe |
France |
| 36 |
GENERAL MOTORS CORP |
4027 |
America |
United states |
| 37 |
NGK SPARK PLUG CO LTD |
3925 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 38 |
AISIN SEIKI COMPANY LIMITED |
3868 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 39 |
TOYODA GOSEI COMPANY LIMITED |
3867 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 40 |
HYUNDAI MOBIS CORP. |
3811 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 41 |
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG |
3774 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 42 |
HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA |
3559 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 43 |
VISTEON CORP |
3526 |
America |
United states |
| 44 |
DELPHI CORPORATION |
3408 |
America |
United states |
| 45 |
L'OREAL SA |
2989 |
Europe |
France |
| 46 |
PANASONIC CORPORATION |
2884 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 47 |
SHISEIDO COMPANY LIMITED |
2872 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 48 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV |
2798 |
Europe |
Netherlands |
| 49 |
SHIMANO INC |
2732 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 50 |
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP |
2502 |
America |
United states |