The 2020 Patent 300® details the top 300 companies, organizations, and universities obtaining patents in the United States. Data from the report shows that nearly 56% of patents obtained in the U.S.in 2019 wereby Patent 300® companies. The top 10 technology areas, which represent 47% of the 189,796 U.S. patents obtained by Patent 300® companies in 2019,are again dominated by electrical technologies.
Chart 1 shows the Selective Visual Display Systems technology area ranked 6th largest in 2019. Selective Visual Display Systems covers United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) technology classifications related to processes and apparatus for selective, electrical control of two or more light-generating or light-controlling display elements. Processes and devices under these classifications use received or stored image data signal. The image data includes character, graphical information, or display attribute data. Image data sources may consist of peripheral input devices, television signals, image data recognition, or computers.
This class also includes digital data processing systems or methods for visual presentation. Data processing consists of the creation or manipulation of graphic objects (e.g., artificial images), or text. The class includes telegraphy subclasses for digitizing writing tablets, styluses, and circuits.
Chart 1 – Top 10 Technology Areas for Patent 300® (2019 U.S. Patents)
Rank
Patent 300 Technology Area
2019 U.S. Patents
Percentage of Total 2019 U.S. Patents
1
Semiconductors/Memory
15841
8%
2
Electrical Circuits and Systems
14269
8%
3
Multiplex and VoIP
10824
6%
4
Printing/Measuring and Testing
10383
6%
5
Optics
9830
5%
6
Selective Visual Display Systems
7338
4%
7
Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
5951
3%
8
Computer Networks
5753
3%
9
Cryptography and Security
5016
3%
10
Telecommunications
4714
2%
The top 20 companies in the Selective Visual Display Systems area, shown in Chart 2, are large global technology companies. They include Samsung Electronics (#1), BOE Technology Group (#2), Canon (#3), Sony (#4), and others. Samsung tops the list having obtained 1108 US patents, up 22% from 2018. BOE Technology had a 27% increase from 2018 at 612 US patents. Newcomer to the Patent 300®, China Star Optoelectronics, at 240 patents, was up 11900% from 2018. The top 20 companies represent a cross-section of the technology sector. Included are device manufacturers, software, and media companies.
Chart 2 – Top 20 Companies by U.S. Patents in Selective Visual Display Systems
Rank
Patent 300®
2019 Selective Visual Display Patents
% of Company's 2019 US Patents
2018 Selective Visual Display Patents
Change from 2018 Patents
1
Samsung Electronics
1108
13%
909
22%
2
BOE Technology Group
612
28%
481
27%
3
Canon
450
11%
43
947%
4
Sony
428
16%
184
133%
5
Apple
342
14%
258
33%
6
LG Display
341
39%
241
41%
7
Japan Display
293
43%
215
36%
8
China Star Optoelectronics
240
35%
2
11900%
9
Microsoft
201
6%
154
31%
10
TCL
177
30%
308
-43%
11
LG Electronics
128
5%
92
39%
12
Alphabet
119
5%
70
70%
13
Facebook
114
9%
51
124%
14
Semiconductor Energy Lab
113
16%
94
20%
15
Sharp
111
13%
89
25%
16
Seiko Epson
106
8%
96
10%
17
Olympus
100
14%
4
2400%
17
Panasonic
100
5%
80
25%
19
Tianma Microelectronics
97
53%
61
59%
20
Synaptics
85
56%
116
-27%
Selective Visual Display Systems is an important technology area in the patent world with over 7,338 US patents in 2019 alone. Selective Visual Display Systems technology affects companies in many industries around the globe. For more detailed information about this technology area, or any other data related to the 2020 Patent 300®, please visit harrityllp.com/patent300/.
The 2019 Patent 300™ Report details the top 300 companies, organizations, and universities obtaining patents in the United States. Data from the report shows that nearly 70% of the U.S. patents obtained in 2018 were for electrical, software, or computer-related technologies. The top 10 technology areas, which represent 49% of the 167,164 U.S. patents obtained by Patent 300 companies in 2018, are dominated by electrical technologies.
Chart 1 shows the Selective Visual Display Systems technology area ranked 7th largest in 2018. Selective Visual Display Systems covers United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) technology classifications related to processes and apparatus for selective, electrical control of two or more light-generating or light-controlling display elements. Processes and devices under these classifications use received or stored image data signal. The image data includes character, graphical information, or display attribute data. Image data sources may consist of peripheral input devices, television signals, image data recognition, or computers.
This class also includes digital data processing systems or methods for visual presentation. Data processing consists of the creation or manipulation of graphic objects (e.g., artificial images), or text. The class includes telegraphy subclasses for digitizing writing tablets, styluses, and circuits.
Chart 1 – Top 10 Technology Areas for Patent 300 (2018 U.S. Patents)
Rank
Patent 300 Technology Area
2018 U.S. Patents
Percentage of Total 2018 U.S. Patents
1
Semiconductors/Memory
15,153
9%
2
Electrical Circuits and Systems
13,215
8%
3
Multiplex and VoIP
9,875
6%
4
Optics
9,003
5%
5
Printing/Measuring and Testing
8,641
5%
6
Thermal & Combustion Technology, Motive & Fluid Power Systems
7,017
4%
7
Selective Visual Display Systems
4,855
3%
8
Telecommunications: Analog Radio Telephone; Satellite and Power Control; Transceivers, Measuring and Testing; Bluetooth; Receivers and Transmitters; Equipment Details
4,761
3%
9
Computer Networks
4,544
3%
10
Cryptography and Security
4,311
3%
The top 20 companies in the Selective Visual Display Systems area, shown in Chart 2, are large global technology companies. Selective Visual Display Systems is an important technology area in the patent world with over 4,855 US patents in 2018 alone. They include Samsung (#1), BOE Technology Group (#2), TCL (#3), Apple (#4), and others. Samsung tops the list having obtained 909 US patents, up slightly from 2017. BOE Technology had a 20% increase from 2017 at 481 US patents. TCL, at 308, was up 28% from 2017. The top 20 companies represent a cross-section of the technology sector. Included are device manufacturers, software, and media companies.
Chart 2 – Top 20 Companies by U.S. Patents in Selective Visual Display Systems
Patent 300 Company Name
Patent 300 Rank in Selective Visual Display Systems
Selective Visual Display Systems Patents 2018
% of Company’s 2018 U.S. Patents
Selective Visual Display Systems Patents 2017
Change from 2017 Patents
Samsung
1
909
11%
901
1%
BOE
2
481
29%
387
20%
TCL
3
308
32%
223
28%
Apple
4
258
12%
204
21%
LG Display
5
241
36%
204
15%
Japan Display
6
215
35%
187
13%
Sony
7
184
9%
178
3%
Microsoft
8
154
6%
127
18%
Synaptics
9
116
59%
119
-3%
Seiko Epson
10
96
7%
79
18%
Semiconductor Energy Lab
11
94
11%
94
0%
LG Electronics
12
92
4%
113
-23%
Sharp
13
89
13%
111
-25%
Panasonic
14
80
4%
46
42%
IBM
15
80
1%
52
35%
Lenovo
16
78
13%
90
-15%
Alphabet
17
70
3%
65
7%
Microchip Technology
18
65
34%
42
35%
Intel
19
59
2%
48
19%
Immersion
20
58
41%
39
33%
For more detailed information about this technology area, or any other data related to the 2019 Patent 300™ Report, please visit harrityllp.com/patent300/ or contact Rocky Berndsen directly via email at rberndsen@harrityllp.com.
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