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Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Instrumentation
Corporate Rankings Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Instrumentation
Rankings of the groups’ invention by technologies: Instrumentation
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| Rank | Group | Number of Patents | Continent | Country |
| 1 | CANON INC | 29621 | Asia | Japan |
| 2 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP. | 25430 | Asia | Japan |
| 3 | RICOH CO LTD | 19677 | Asia | Japan |
| 4 | HITACHI LTD | 18998 | Asia | Japan |
| 5 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. | 13881 | Asia | South korea |
| 6 | OLYMPUS CORP. | 13072 | Asia | Japan |
| 7 | LG CORP. | 11747 | Asia | South korea |
| 8 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 11590 | Asia | Japan |
| 9 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 8796 | Asia | Japan |
| 10 | SHARP CORPORATION | 8172 | Asia | Japan |
| 11 | SONY CORPORATION | 7653 | Asia | Japan |
| 12 | NIKON CORPORATION | 7471 | Asia | Japan |
| 13 | SIEMENS AG | 6988 | Europe | Germany |
| 14 | NEC CORPORATION | 6832 | Asia | Japan |
| 15 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 6540 | Asia | Japan |
| 16 | FUJITSU LIMITED | 6072 | Asia | Japan |
| 17 | NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION | 5571 | Asia | Japan |
| 18 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 5414 | Asia | Japan |
| 19 | KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. | 5286 | Asia | Japan |
| 20 | DENSO CORPORATION | 5157 | Asia | Japan |
| 21 | SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD | 4445 | Asia | Japan |
| 22 | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 4100 | Asia | Japan |
| 23 | EASTMAN KODAK CO | 3749 | America | United states |
| 24 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 3720 | America | United states |
| 25 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 3506 | Asia | Japan |
| 26 | FUJI ELECTRIC HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | 2923 | Asia | Japan |
| 27 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD | 2829 | Asia | Japan |
| 28 | YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 2815 | Asia | Japan |
| 29 | HOYA CORPORATION | 2801 | Asia | Japan |
| 30 | FUJIKURA LIMITED | 2800 | Asia | Japan |
| 31 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2769 | America | United states |
| 32 | CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD | 2583 | Asia | Japan |
| 33 | OMRON CORPORATION | 2543 | Asia | Japan |
| 34 | YAZAKI CORPORATION | 2473 | Asia | Japan |
| 35 | MEDTRONIC INC | 2359 | America | United states |
| 36 | TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD | 2316 | Asia | Japan |
| 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 2220 | America | United states |
| 38 | XEROX CORP | 2198 | America | United states |
| 39 | NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD | 2196 | Asia | Japan |
| 40 | ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD | 2127 | Asia | Japan |
| 41 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD. | 2061 | Asia | South korea |
| 42 | TERUMO CORPORATION | 1703 | Asia | Japan |
| 43 | ALCATEL-LUCENT S.A. | 1621 | Europe | France |
| 44 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 1620 | America | United states |
| 45 | HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY | 1597 | America | United states |
| 46 | CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG | 1514 | Europe | Germany |
| 47 | KAO CORPORATION | 1490 | Asia | Japan |
| 48 | AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1468 | America | United states |
| 49 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD | 1463 | Asia | Japan |
| 50 | SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD | 1417 | Asia | Japan |