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 between 3600-3619, 3630-3679. 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 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. | 1171 | 943 | 24% |
| 2 | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 761 | 613 | 24% |
| 3 | HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. | 570 | 562 | 1% |
| 4 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 568 | 733 | -23% |
| 5 | HALLIBURTON COMPANY | 550 | 530 | 4% |
| 6 | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 488 | 501 | -3% |
| 7 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 362 | 379 | -4% |
| 8 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | 324 | 273 | 19% |
| 9 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 314 | 322 | -2% |
| 10 | ROBERT BOSCH GMBH | 302 | 237 | 27% |
| 11 | DEERE & COMPANY | 291 | 287 | 1% |
| 12 | AIRBUS SE | 279 | 250 | 12% |
| 13 | LG CORPORATION | 263 | 137 | 92% |
| 14 | ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG | 262 | 260 | 1% |
| 15 | CATERPILLAR INC. | 232 | 204 | 14% |
| 16 | PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE | 224 | 233 | -4% |
| 17 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 215 | 219 | -2% |
| 18 | HITACHI, LTD. | 195 | 177 | 10% |
| 19 | DENSO CORPORATION | 187 | 200 | -7% |
| 20 | TEXTRON INC. | 178 | 230 | -23% |
| 21 | ALPHABET INC. | 172 | 185 | -7% |
| 22 | SLB | 168 | 212 | -21% |
| 23 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | 164 | 141 | 16% |
| 24 | BAKER HUGHES COMPANY | 158 | 158 | 0% |
| 25 | AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD. | 157 | 140 | 12% |
| 26 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 154 | 151 | 2% |
| 27 | SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG | 147 | 166 | -11% |
| 28 | SUBARU CORPORATION | 146 | 85 | 72% |
| 29 | MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION | 141 | 119 | 18% |
| 30 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 140 | 182 | -23% |
| 31 | CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V. | 131 | 56 | 134% |
| 32 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG | 127 | 97 | 31% |
| 33 | SAFRAN S.A. | 126 | 115 | 10% |
| 34 | UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 122 | 86 | 42% |
| 35 | MAGNA INTERNATIONAL | 121 | 112 | 8% |
| 36 | BAIDU, INC. | 119 | 77 | 55% |
| 37 | AB VOLVO | 116 | 112 | 4% |
| 38 | STELLANTIS N.V. | 112 | 97 | 15% |
| 39 | AB SKF | 110 | 136 | -19% |
| 40 | FANUC CORPORATION | 109 | 95 | 15% |
| 41 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 106 | 123 | -14% |
| 42 | CONTINENTAL AG | 104 | 98 | 6% |
| 43 | BLUE LEAF I.P., INC. | 102 | 136 | -25% |
| 44 | CANON K.K. | 100 | 111 | -10% |
| 45 | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 96 | 142 | -32% |
| 46 | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 95 | 102 | -7% |
| 46 | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 95 | 98 | -3% |
| 48 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 93 | 183 | -49% |
| 49 | HERE HOLDING CORP. | 91 | 98 | -7% |
| 50 | KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. | 87 | 95 | -8% |
| 50 | KUBOTA CORPORATION | 87 | 70 | 24% |
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