The Harrity Analytics Team compiled a list of the top 50 companies, ranked based on the total number of U.S. utility patents issued in 2022, where the art unit is in technology center 1700. Patents granted to wholly owned subsidiaries of each company are included in the count. An attempt was made to correct for typographical errors.
| Rank | UltimateParent | 2022 Patents | 2021 Patents | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG CORPORATION | 1,119 | 895 | 25% |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 487 | 494 | -1% |
| 3 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. | 483 | 496 | -3% |
| 4 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | 323 | 319 | 1% |
| 5 | THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY | 309 | 300 | 3% |
| 6 | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 282 | 280 | 1% |
| 7 | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 276 | 245 | 13% |
| 8 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 273 | 280 | -3% |
| 9 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 269 | 288 | -7% |
| 10 | BASF SE | 240 | 270 | -11% |
| 11 | CORNING INCORPORATED | 239 | 225 | 6% |
| 12 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP | 233 | 233 | 0% |
| 13 | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION | 224 | 179 | 25% |
| 14 | SAMSUNG SDI | 219 | 216 | 1% |
| 15 | THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.) | 209 | 168 | 24% |
| 16 | 3M COMPANY | 208 | 241 | -14% |
| 17 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 206 | 176 | 17% |
| 18 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD. | 193 | 167 | 16% |
| 19 | EXXON MOBIL | 186 | 213 | -13% |
| 19 | HITACHI, LTD. | 186 | 187 | -1% |
| 21 | HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. | 185 | 153 | 21% |
| 22 | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 174 | 197 | -12% |
| 23 | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION | 162 | 171 | -5% |
| 24 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 161 | 146 | 10% |
| 25 | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 157 | 202 | -22% |
| 26 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 153 | 200 | -24% |
| 27 | CANON K.K. | 149 | 182 | -18% |
| 28 | JFE HOLDINGS, INC. | 139 | 130 | 7% |
| 29 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 134 | 170 | -21% |
| 30 | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED | 132 | 124 | 6% |
| 31 | ALTRIA GROUP, INC. | 124 | 122 | 2% |
| 32 | SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 123 | 150 | -18% |
| 33 | KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS | 122 | 41 | 198% |
| 34 | THE MERCK GROUP | 121 | 125 | -3% |
| 35 | NGK INSULATORS, LTD. | 119 | 112 | 6% |
| 35 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 119 | 88 | 35% |
| 37 | COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A. | 118 | 113 | 4% |
| 37 | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 118 | 111 | 6% |
| 39 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 116 | 229 | -49% |
| 40 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 115 | 100 | 15% |
| 40 | HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA | 115 | 116 | -1% |
| 42 | COVESTRO AG | 112 | 102 | 10% |
| 42 | YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY | 112 | 91 | 23% |
| 44 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 111 | 189 | -41% |
| 45 | TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 110 | 148 | -26% |
| 46 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 109 | 86 | 27% |
| 47 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 104 | 104 | 0% |
| 48 | AGC INC. | 103 | 110 | -6% |
| 48 | ECOLAB INC. | 103 | 113 | -9% |
| 48 | SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (SABIC) | 103 | 116 | -11% |
| 48 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 103 | 109 | -6% |
If you have any questions about the Patent 300® list, or any other patent analytics related questions, feel free to contact:
Rocky Berndsen
Head of Patent Analytics
rberndsen@harrityllp.com