Home 
Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by industrial sectors: Industrial Material
Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by industrial sectors: Industrial Material
Rankings of the groups’ invention by industrial sectors: Industrial Material
| 
| 
| Rank | Group | Number of Patents | Continent | Country |
| 1 | CANON INC | 95604 | Asia | Japan |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. | 91410 | Asia | South korea |
| 3 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 56232 | Asia | Japan |
| 4 | SHARP CORPORATION | 39177 | Asia | Japan |
| 5 | SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD | 38138 | Asia | Japan |
| 6 | SIEMENS AG | 34824 | Europe | Germany |
| 7 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 26657 | Asia | Japan |
| 8 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 24063 | Asia | Japan |
| 9 | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 21801 | Asia | Japan |
| 10 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 14600 | America | United states |
| 11 | KUBOTA CORPORATION | 13739 | Asia | Japan |
| 12 | ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD | 12115 | Asia | Japan |
| 13 | TDK CORPORATION | 10667 | Asia | Japan |
| 14 | FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | 10590 | Asia | Japan |
| 15 | NSK LTD | 9135 | Asia | Japan |
| 16 | FUJIKURA LIMITED | 9004 | Asia | Japan |
| 17 | TOTO LTD | 7465 | Asia | Japan |
| 18 | OMRON CORPORATION | 6764 | Asia | Japan |
| 19 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 6563 | America | United states |
| 20 | ISEKI & CO LTD | 6558 | Asia | Japan |
| 21 | SUMITOMO CORPORATION | 6478 | Asia | Japan |
| 22 | FUNAI ELECTRIC CO LTD | 6314 | Asia | Japan |
| 23 | KOMATSU LTD | 6190 | Asia | Japan |
| 24 | ABB LTD | 5821 | Europe | Switzerland |
| 25 | ASAHI GLASS CO LTD | 5637 | Asia | Japan |
| 26 | NTN CORPORATION | 5530 | Asia | Japan |
| 27 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 5368 | Asia | Taiwan |
| 28 | EBARA CORPORATION | 5110 | Asia | Japan |
| 29 | YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 5081 | Asia | Japan |
| 30 | SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 4938 | Asia | Japan |
| 31 | KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 4878 | Asia | Japan |
| 32 | TAISEI CORPORATION | 4727 | Asia | Japan |
| 33 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 4625 | America | United states |
| 34 | 3M COMPANY | 4531 | America | United states |
| 35 | HOYA CORPORATION | 4506 | Asia | Japan |
| 36 | VOLVO AB | 4343 | Europe | Sweden |
| 37 | SHIMIZU CORPORATION | 4313 | Asia | Japan |
| 38 | CATERPILLAR INC | 4309 | America | United states |
| 39 | YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 4296 | Asia | Japan |
| 40 | JS GROUP CORPORATION | 4266 | Asia | Japan |
| 41 | MEIDENSHA CORPORATION | 4192 | Asia | Japan |
| 42 | NGK INSULATORS LIMITED | 3841 | Asia | Japan |
| 43 | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3649 | America | United states |
| 44 | AMADA CO LTD | 3166 | Asia | Japan |
| 45 | ISUZU MOTORS LTD | 3125 | Asia | Japan |
| 46 | KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD | 3108 | Asia | Japan |
| 47 | NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD | 2999 | Asia | Japan |
| 48 | KAJIMA CORPORATION | 2980 | Asia | Japan |
| 49 | BOEING CO | 2933 | America | United states |
| 50 | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC | 2877 | America | United states |