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 2600. 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 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 2733 | 2622 | 4% |
| 2 | CANON K.K. | 1275 | 1290 | -1% |
| 3 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 1169 | 944 | 24% |
| 4 | SONY CORPORATION | 1063 | 972 | 9% |
| 5 | APPLE INC. | 869 | 927 | -6% |
| 6 | LG CORPORATION | 835 | 868 | -4% |
| 7 | QUALCOMM | 696 | 501 | 39% |
| 8 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 690 | 683 | 1% |
| 9 | ALPHABET INC. | 609 | 545 | 12% |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 589 | 933 | -37% |
| 11 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP | 470 | 471 | 0% |
| 12 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 437 | 392 | 11% |
| 13 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 400 | 348 | 15% |
| 14 | INTEL CORPORATION | 381 | 480 | -21% |
| 15 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 353 | 416 | -15% |
| 16 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 350 | 461 | -24% |
| 17 | NEC CORPORATION | 347 | 307 | 13% |
| 18 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. | 318 | 307 | 4% |
| 19 | BBK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 308 | 281 | 10% |
| 20 | THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.) | 294 | 202 | 46% |
| 21 | TCL CORPORATION | 293 | 229 | 28% |
| 22 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 292 | 328 | -11% |
| 23 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 265 | 241 | 10% |
| 24 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 261 | 236 | 11% |
| 25 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 256 | 276 | -7% |
| 26 | NOKIA CORPORATION | 246 | 224 | 10% |
| 27 | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 240 | 199 | 21% |
| 28 | ADOBE INC. | 229 | 219 | 5% |
| 29 | NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. | 228 | 110 | 107% |
| 30 | BAIDU, INC. | 214 | 174 | 23% |
| 31 | LENOVO GROUP LIMITED | 208 | 222 | -6% |
| 32 | TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD | 200 | 137 | 46% |
| 33 | AT&T INC. | 195 | 253 | -23% |
| 34 | XIAOMI INC. | 191 | 188 | 2% |
| 35 | MAGIC LEAP, INC. | 184 | 125 | 47% |
| 36 | SHARP CORPORATION | 182 | 260 | -30% |
| 37 | SNAP INC. | 181 | 157 | 15% |
| 38 | SIEMENS AG | 178 | 154 | 16% |
| 39 | DELL TECHNOLOGIES | 174 | 141 | 23% |
| 40 | RICOH COMPANY LTD. | 172 | 217 | -21% |
| 41 | DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG | 171 | 158 | 8% |
| 42 | BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 167 | 149 | 12% |
| 42 | FUJITSU LIMITED | 167 | 203 | -18% |
| 44 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 158 | 140 | 13% |
| 45 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 155 | 167 | -7% |
| 46 | HKC CORPORATION LIMITED | 153 | 126 | 21% |
| 46 | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 153 | 89 | 72% |
| 48 | HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. | 151 | 120 | 26% |
| 49 | TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD | 148 | 127 | 17% |
| 50 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 135 | 120 | 13% |
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