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 2800. 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. | 2842 | 2936 | -3% |
| 2 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. LTD. | 2705 | 2501 | 8% |
| 3 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 1275 | 968 | 32% |
| 4 | CANON K.K. | 1097 | 1288 | -15% |
| 5 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. | 1054 | 1098 | -4% |
| 6 | INTEL CORPORATION | 904 | 772 | 17% |
| 7 | LG CORPORATION | 841 | 865 | -3% |
| 8 | TCL CORPORATION | 730 | 527 | 39% |
| 9 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 710 | 721 | -2% |
| 10 | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 681 | 602 | 13% |
| 11 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 624 | 646 | -3% |
| 12 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 619 | 1503 | -59% |
| 13 | SK GROUP | 606 | 535 | 13% |
| 14 | THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (HP INC.) | 564 | 428 | 32% |
| 15 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 530 | 572 | -7% |
| 16 | TOSHIBA CORPORATION | 488 | 496 | -2% |
| 17 | HITACHI, LTD. | 480 | 523 | -8% |
| 18 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 462 | 505 | -9% |
| 19 | SONY CORPORATION | 456 | 523 | -13% |
| 20 | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 451 | 444 | 2% |
| 21 | SIEMENS AG | 421 | 425 | -1% |
| 22 | TDK CORPORATION | 412 | 372 | 11% |
| 23 | BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 409 | 372 | 10% |
| 24 | KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION | 405 | 462 | -12% |
| 25 | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS | 394 | 425 | -7% |
| 26 | APPLE INC. | 388 | 413 | -6% |
| 26 | STMICROELECTRONICS | 388 | 436 | -11% |
| 26 | SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 388 | 491 | -21% |
| 29 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 380 | 446 | -15% |
| 30 | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 377 | 348 | 8% |
| 31 | DENSO CORPORATION | 360 | 365 | -1% |
| 32 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. | 353 | 376 | -6% |
| 33 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 319 | 313 | 2% |
| 34 | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 312 | 322 | -3% |
| 35 | FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP | 292 | 396 | -26% |
| 36 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 291 | 357 | -18% |
| 37 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 289 | 210 | 38% |
| 38 | COMMSCOPE INC. | 280 | 226 | 24% |
| 39 | RICOH COMPANY LTD. | 277 | 309 | -10% |
| 40 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | 267 | 300 | -11% |
| 41 | MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY PJSC | 266 | 277 | -4% |
| 42 | JAPAN DISPLAY INC. | 263 | 206 | 28% |
| 43 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 262 | 263 | 0% |
| 44 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 254 | 222 | 14% |
| 45 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 237 | 233 | 2% |
| 45 | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 237 | 164 | 45% |
| 47 | UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION | 231 | 238 | -3% |
| 48 | HALLIBURTON COMPANY | 228 | 205 | 11% |
| 48 | NICHIA CORPORATION | 228 | 249 | -8% |
| 50 | NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. | 225 | 221 | 2% |
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