| Rank |
Group |
Number of Patents |
Continent |
Country |
| 1 |
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
31304 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 2 |
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CO.,LTD. |
28788 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 3 |
HITACHI LTD |
28300 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 4 |
CANON INC |
20333 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 5 |
NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD |
16724 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 6 |
LG CORP. |
15655 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 7 |
RICOH CO LTD |
15476 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 8 |
DENSO CORPORATION |
15359 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 9 |
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD |
12978 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 10 |
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
12563 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 11 |
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP. |
12482 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 12 |
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
11364 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 13 |
DAIMLER AG |
10186 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 14 |
KUBOTA CORPORATION |
8698 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 15 |
VOLKSWAGEN AG |
8456 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 16 |
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. |
8083 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 17 |
NSK LTD |
7652 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 18 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
7148 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 19 |
SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD |
6974 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 20 |
SIEMENS AG |
6599 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 21 |
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION |
6316 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 22 |
ISEKI & CO LTD |
5905 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 23 |
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION |
5319 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 24 |
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC |
5197 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 25 |
BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD |
5099 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 26 |
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION |
5044 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 27 |
FUJITSU LIMITED |
4677 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 28 |
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION |
4499 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 29 |
NTN CORPORATION |
4489 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 30 |
SHARP CORPORATION |
4297 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 31 |
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
4280 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 32 |
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD |
4175 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 33 |
POSCO |
4132 |
Asia |
South korea |
| 34 |
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LIMITED |
4055 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 35 |
TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD |
3943 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 36 |
SONY CORPORATION |
3870 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 37 |
KYOCERA CORPORATION |
3813 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 38 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
3799 |
America |
United states |
| 39 |
FORD MOTOR CO |
3618 |
America |
United states |
| 40 |
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION |
3560 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 41 |
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG |
3523 |
Europe |
Germany |
| 42 |
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
3411 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 43 |
RENAULT |
3406 |
Europe |
France |
| 44 |
CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION |
3383 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 45 |
KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC. |
3379 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 46 |
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP. |
3370 |
America |
United states |
| 47 |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
3315 |
America |
United states |
| 48 |
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD |
3233 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 49 |
TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO LTD |
3228 |
Asia |
Japan |
| 50 |
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO LTD |
3120 |
Asia |
Japan |