Top 300 Organizations Granted

U.S. Patents in 2021

39th Annual Listing

This list of organizations that received the most U.S. utility patents is being published by IPO for the
39th consecutive year, in collaboration with Harrity Analytics. It is based on data obtained from the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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January 6, 2022
 2021 Patent Owners
Numerical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 8540 -9% 51 TCL CORPORATION 837 -5%
2 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8517 0% 52 KYOCERA CORPORATION 831 -15%
3 LG CORPORATION 4388 -14% 53 FUJITSU LIMITED 795 -27%
4 CANON K.K. 3400 -8% 54 BBK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 792 40%
5 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2955 -7% 55 ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES 790 22%
6 INTEL CORPORATION 2835 -14% 56 RICOH COMPANY LTD. 774 -17%
7 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. 2807 -3% 57 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 760 -4%
8 TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2753 -2% 58 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 759 -5%
9 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2694 -16% 59 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 756 2%
10 SONY CORPORATION 2624 -9% 60 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 712 0%
11 APPLE INC. 2591 -9% 61 PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE 708 8%
12 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2453 -17% 62 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 707 -4%
13 QUALCOMM 2165 -6% 63 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 699 -6%
14 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP 2141 -1% 64 NOKIA CORPORATION 697 -8%
15 AMAZON.COM, INC. 2110 -11% 65 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 688 -18%
16 DELL TECHNOLOGIES 2053 2% 66 KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 672 -11%
17 ALPHABET INC. 2015 -15% 67 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 671 -2%
18 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. 1798 17% 68 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 639 3%
19 PANASONIC CORPORATION 1715 -11% 69 SAP SE 633 -14%
20 FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1675 -20% 70 ORACLE CORPORATION 617 -21%
21 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1525 -37% 71 STMICROELECTRONICS 606 -6%
22 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1506 1% 72 BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 599 -16%
23 HITACHI, LTD. 1497 2% 73 SALESFORCE.COM, INC. 594 13%
24 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1483 -9% 74 3M COMPANY 581 -13%
25 FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP 1421 2% 75 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED 573 -9%
26 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1402 2% 76 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. 561 -22%
27 THE BOEING COMPANY 1304 -11% 77 SAFRAN S.A. 549 -14%
28 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP 1289 -2% 78 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 540 -16%
29 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1229 -8% 79 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 537 -35%
30 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. 1216 0% 80 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 534 1%
31 META PLATFORMS, INC. 1196 -22% 81 TDK CORPORATION 531 -8%
32 MEDTRONIC PLC 1165 -19% 82 OLYMPUS CORPORATION 523 -19%
33 SK GROUP 1109 2% 83 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 518 -14%
34 DENSO CORPORATION 1103 -9% 84 BAYER AG 517 -27%
35 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1100 -16% 85 ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 515 -7%
36 AT&T INC. 1075 -26% 86 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 513 16%
37 US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1056 -5% 87 ADOBE INC. 489 0%
38 SIEMENS AG 1043 -22% 88 BASF SE 488 -6%
39 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1020 -7% 89 SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB 483 -13%
40 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1007 -12% 90 COMMSCOPE INC. 482 -12%
41 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 992 0% 90 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. 482 -26%
42 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 972 -15% 92 SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS 481 1%
43 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 937 -20% 93 CATERPILLAR INC. 479 19%
44 NEC CORPORATION 930 -8% 94 ROCHE HOLDING AG 476 4%
45 VMWARE, INC. 924 11% 95 STRYKER CORPORATION 475 20%
46 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 906 -5% 96 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 467 -6%
47 HALLIBURTON COMPANY 882 13% 97 AIRBUS SE 465 -17%
48 SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 866 27% 98 CONTINENTAL AG 453 -8%
49 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 865 -3% 99 BAIDU, INC. 443 14%
50 SHARP CORPORATION 862 -18% 100 SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED 435 -31%

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 2021 Patent Owners
Numerical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
101 DEERE & COMPANY 432 -5% 150 SIGNIFY 293 -14%
102 NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE 430 31% 152 INTERDIGITAL 292 -12%
102 CORNING INCORPORATED 430 -12% 153 NICHIA CORPORATION 291 4%
104 XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION 425 95% 154 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 288 -19%
105 STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FL 419 11% 155 JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 287 -2%
106 ETRI 416 -17% 155 MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 287 -14%
107 MEDIATEK INC. 408 -4% 157 ASML HOLDING N.V. 286 -9%
108 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 403 22% 158 EBAY INC. 282 16%
109 MIT 402 -10% 159 RENESAS ELECTRONICS 281 -27%
109 FANUC CORPORATION 402 -37% 160 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED 280 -61%
111 NIKE, INC. 400 1% 161 CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 278 31%
112 BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 394 -31% 162 SAMSUNG SDI 276 -12%
113 MUBADALA INVESTMENT 386 -32% 163 NVIDIA CORPORATION 272 9%
114 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 385 39% 163 TE CONNECTIVITY LTD. 272 -8%
115 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 378 -18% 163 CNRS 272 -13%
116 CEA 377 -9% 166 HAIER GROUP CORP. 270 -22%
117 XIAOMI INC. 374 63% 167 FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD 267 -3%
118 KYNDRYL, INC. 368 -11% 168 ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 265 -15%
119 JAPAN DISPLAY INC. 365 -37% 169 OSRAM LICHT AG 263 -6%
120 TSINGHUA HOLDINGS 360 5% 170 ITRI 262 -12%
121 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 357 -2% 170 TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS 262 -27%
122 COMCAST CORPORATION 352 -7% 170 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 262 -30%
123 JOHNSON CONTROLS 351 -9% 170 KONICA MINOLTA, INC. 262 -55%
124 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 348 1% 174 MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP 259 11%
125 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 343 6% 174 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS 259 7%
126 SNAP INC. 342 70% 174 MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 259 0%
127 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 341 -24% 174 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 259 -1%
128 ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 337 32% 178 FRAUNHOFER 258 -7%
129 YAZAKI CORPORATION 329 -6% 178 ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 258 -17%
129 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 329 -7% 180 SHIMADZU CORPORATION 257 4%
131 PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. 328 5% 181 NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 256 -27%
132 ABB LTD 326 -14% 182 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY 254 -7%
133 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 323 -15% 183 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 251 13%
134 AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. 319 17% 183 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 251 -2%
135 TEXTRON INC. 315 -1% 185 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC 248 -23%
135 EXXON MOBIL 315 -14% 186 SIEMENS ENERGY AG 247 98%
137 SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 314 61% 186 HKC CORPORATION LIMITED 247 28%
138 NIDEC CORPORATION 313 0% 186 SPLUNK INC. 247 19%
139 XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION 311 -2% 186 SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES 247 -1%
140 USAA 307 19% 190 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM 246 -2%
141 ACCENTURE PLC 299 1% 190 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS 246 -22%
141 EATON CORPORATION 299 -26% 192 TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES 245 45%
143 CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG 297 -8% 192 CUMMINS INC. 245 13%
144 CORTEVA, INC. 295 1% 192 CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 245 -1%
144 ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 295 -8% 195 MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM 244 -1%
144 OMRON CORPORATION 295 -13% 196 AB VOLVO 242 12%
144 AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD. 295 -17% 197 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 241 -2%
148 VISA INC. 294 24% 197 VALEO SA 241 -23%
148 NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 294 -37% 197 HON HAI PRECISION 241 -39%
150 STATE FARM 293 -9% 200 SANOFI S.A. 239 3%

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 2021 Patent Owners
Numerical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
201 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 237 -24% 250 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED 174 7%
202 NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC 234 -10% 252 CAL TECH 173 0%
202 WAL-MART STORES, INC. 234 -36% 252 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES 173 -11%
204 TATA SONS LTD 231 -2% 254 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 172 2%
205 LOREAL S.A. 228 8% 254 SMITH & NEPHEW PLC 172 -2%
205 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL 228 4% 254 NIKON CORPORATION 172 -27%
207 ZTE CORPORATION 224 -3% 257 OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION 171 -7%
208 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES 222 0% 258 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECH 170 32%
209 YAMAHA CORPORATION 220 -23% 259 MS TECHNOLOGIES 169 125%
210 WINBOND ELECTRONICS 216 11% 259 MERCK & CO., INC. 169 10%
211 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 215 -28% 259 UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 169 -21%
212 THE MERCK GROUP 213 -2% 262 SHENZHEN GOODIX 168 20%
213 BLACKBERRY LIMITED 212 -19% 262 SONOS, INC. 168 -6%
214 SERVICENOW 211 4% 262 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 168 -30%
215 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 210 8% 265 DISCO CORPORATION 167 20%
216 BAE SYSTEMS PLC 208 8% 265 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 167 -41%
217 HERE HOLDING CORP. 207 24% 267 INNOLUX CORPORATION 165 -10%
217 MAGIC LEAP, INC. 207 11% 268 JFE HOLDINGS, INC. 164 15%
217 AU OPTRONICS 207 -3% 269 SHIMANO, INC. 163 -8%
220 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 205 -22% 269 AGC INC. 163 -19%
220 XILINX, INC. 205 -27% 269 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. 163 -40%
222 SUBARU CORPORATION 201 18% 272 WISTRON CORPORATION 162 1%
222 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 201 -3% 272 KLA CORPORATION 162 -22%
224 PURE STORAGE, INC. 200 -5% 274 ECOLAB INC. 161 -20%
225 LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V. 199 -16% 275 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 160 16%
225 THALES SA 199 -19% 275 GOPRO, INC. 160 -18%
227 KOMATSU LTD. 198 -9% 277 SNOWFLAKE INC. 158 76%
227 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 198 -12% 277 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 158 -24%
227 COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A. 198 -25% 277 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 158 -29%
230 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY 196 -7% 277 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. 158 -32%
231 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 194 -4% 281 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. 157 1%
232 DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. 193 -27% 281 BORGWARNER INC. 157 -19%
233 INTUIT INC. 192 -6% 283 ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. 156 -19%
234 HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA 191 4% 284 ROHDE & SCHWARZ 155 -9%
234 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 191 -15% 285 KAIST 154 1%
236 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. 189 17% 285 DANAHER CORPORATION 154 -5%
236 DISH NETWORK CORPORATION 189 -8% 287 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 153 -6%
238 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 187 -10% 287 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. 153 -16%
239 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 186 2% 289 NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 151 50%
239 FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA 186 -2% 289 IURCF 151 -1%
239 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 186 -16% 289 DOOSAN GROUP 151 -2%
242 KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY 184 163% 289 SMIC 151 -27%
243 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 181 -4% 289 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 151 -35%
243 PURDUE UNIVERSITY 181 -4% 289 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 151 -49%
243 MINEBEAMITSUMI, INC. 181 -7% 295 NANYA TECHNOLOGY 150 74%
246 ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 177 20% 295 QORVO, INC. 150 -19%
246 TERUMO CORPORATION 177 -3% 297 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH 149 -12%
248 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 176 42% 297 RAMBUS INC. 149 -19%
248 AB SKF 176 16% 297 THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 149 -20%
250 FG INNOVATION IP COMPANY 174 67% 300 NOVO NORDISK A/S 148 -4%

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 2021 Patent Owners
Alphabetical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
74 3M COMPANY 581 -13% 277 CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. 158 -32%
134 AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. 319 17% 93 CATERPILLAR INC. 479 19%
248 AB SKF 176 16% 116 CEA 377 -9%
196 AB VOLVO 242 12% 248 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 176 42%
132 ABB LTD 326 -14% 192 CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 245 -1%
121 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 357 -2% 40 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1007 -12%
141 ACCENTURE PLC 299 1% 161 CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 278 31%
87 ADOBE INC. 489 0% 163 CNRS 272 -13%
197 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 241 -2% 122 COMCAST CORPORATION 352 -7%
55 ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES 790 22% 90 COMMSCOPE INC. 482 -12%
269 AGC INC. 163 -19% 227 COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN S.A. 198 -25%
97 AIRBUS SE 465 -17% 258 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECH 170 32%
144 AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD. 295 -17% 98 CONTINENTAL AG 453 -8%
160 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED 280 -61% 102 CORNING INCORPORATED 430 -12%
17 ALPHABET INC. 2015 -15% 144 CORTEVA, INC. 295 1%
168 ALTRIA GROUP, INC. 265 -15% 192 CUMMINS INC. 245 13%
15 AMAZON.COM, INC. 2110 -11% 236 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. 189 17%
178 ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 258 -17% 285 DANAHER CORPORATION 154 -5%
11 APPLE INC. 2591 -9% 101 DEERE & COMPANY 432 -5%
59 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 756 2% 16 DELL TECHNOLOGIES 2053 2%
250 ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED 174 7% 174 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 259 -1%
174 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS 259 7% 34 DENSO CORPORATION 1103 -9%
227 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 198 -12% 108 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 403 22%
246 ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 177 20% 265 DISCO CORPORATION 167 20%
157 ASML HOLDING N.V. 286 -9% 236 DISH NETWORK CORPORATION 189 -8%
36 AT&T INC. 1075 -26% 232 DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. 193 -27%
217 AU OPTRONICS 207 -3% 289 DOOSAN GROUP 151 -2%
216 BAE SYSTEMS PLC 208 8% 141 EATON CORPORATION 299 -26%
99 BAIDU, INC. 443 14% 158 EBAY INC. 282 16%
112 BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 394 -31% 274 ECOLAB INC. 161 -20%
86 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 513 16% 239 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES 186 2%
88 BASF SE 488 -6% 127 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 341 -24%
289 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 151 -35% 106 ETRI 416 -17%
234 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 191 -15% 135 EXXON MOBIL 315 -14%
84 BAYER AG 517 -27% 109 FANUC CORPORATION 402 -37%
129 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 329 -7% 250 FG INNOVATION IP COMPANY 174 67%
54 BBK ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 792 40% 20 FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1675 -20%
133 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 323 -15% 178 FRAUNHOFER 258 -7%
230 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY 196 -7% 239 FRESENIUS SE & CO. KGAA 186 -2%
213 BLACKBERRY LIMITED 212 -19% 167 FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD 267 -3%
14 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP 2141 -1% 25 FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP 1421 2%
281 BORGWARNER INC. 157 -19% 53 FUJITSU LIMITED 795 -27%
83 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 518 -14% 21 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1525 -37%
277 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 158 -29% 58 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 759 -5%
239 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 186 -16% 275 GOPRO, INC. 160 -18%
72 BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. 599 -16% 166 HAIER GROUP CORP. 270 -22%
252 CAL TECH 173 0% 47 HALLIBURTON COMPANY 882 13%
4 CANON K.K. 3400 -8% 281 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. 157 1%
63 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 699 -6% 215 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 210 8%
143 CARL-ZEISS-STIFTUNG 297 -8% 234 HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA 191 4%

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 2021 Patent Owners
Alphabetical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
217 HERE HOLDING CORP. 207 24% 32 MEDTRONIC PLC 1165 -19%
79 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 537 -35% 259 MERCK & CO., INC. 169 10%
41 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 992 0% 31 META PLATFORMS, INC. 1196 -22%
23 HITACHI, LTD. 1497 2% 18 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. 1798 17%
186 HKC CORPORATION LIMITED 247 28% 12 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2453 -17%
197 HON HAI PRECISION 241 -39% 243 MINEBEAMITSUMI, INC. 181 -7%
30 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD. 1216 0% 109 MIT 402 -10%
43 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 937 -20% 205 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL 228 4%
5 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2955 -7% 28 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP 1289 -2%
24 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 1483 -9% 80 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 534 1%
124 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 348 1% 262 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 168 -30%
65 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 688 -18% 259 MS TECHNOLOGIES 169 125%
267 INNOLUX CORPORATION 165 -10% 113 MUBADALA INVESTMENT 386 -32%
6 INTEL CORPORATION 2835 -14% 49 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 865 -3%
152 INTERDIGITAL 292 -12% 295 NANYA TECHNOLOGY 150 74%
1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 8540 -9% 44 NEC CORPORATION 930 -8%
233 INTUIT INC. 192 -6% 265 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 167 -41%
231 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 194 -4% 153 NICHIA CORPORATION 291 4%
170 ITRI 262 -12% 138 NIDEC CORPORATION 313 0%
289 IURCF 151 -1% 202 NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC 234 -10%
119 JAPAN DISPLAY INC. 365 -37% 111 NIKE, INC. 400 1%
268 JFE HOLDINGS, INC. 164 15% 254 NIKON CORPORATION 172 -27%
277 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 158 -24% 181 NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 256 -27%
22 JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1506 1% 102 NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE 430 31%
123 JOHNSON CONTROLS 351 -9% 148 NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 294 -37%
275 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 160 16% 64 NOKIA CORPORATION 697 -8%
155 JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 287 -2% 289 NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS 151 50%
285 KAIST 154 1% 300 NOVO NORDISK A/S 148 -4%
243 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. 181 -4% 163 NVIDIA CORPORATION 272 9%
242 KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY 184 163% 90 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V. 482 -26%
66 KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION 672 -11% 82 OLYMPUS CORPORATION 523 -19%
272 KLA CORPORATION 162 -22% 144 OMRON CORPORATION 295 -13%
269 KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. 163 -40% 170 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 262 -30%
227 KOMATSU LTD. 198 -9% 70 ORACLE CORPORATION 617 -21%
170 KONICA MINOLTA, INC. 262 -55% 169 OSRAM LICHT AG 263 -6%
46 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 906 -5% 257 OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION 171 -7%
118 KYNDRYL, INC. 368 -11% 252 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES 173 -11%
52 KYOCERA CORPORATION 831 -15% 19 PANASONIC CORPORATION 1715 -11%
75 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED 573 -9% 131 PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. 328 5%
3 LG CORPORATION 4388 -14% 61 PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE 708 8%
289 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 151 -49% 78 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 540 -16%
205 LOREAL S.A. 228 8% 243 PURDUE UNIVERSITY 181 -4%
225 LUMILEDS HOLDING B.V. 199 -16% 224 PURE STORAGE, INC. 200 -5%
217 MAGIC LEAP, INC. 207 11% 295 QORVO, INC. 150 -19%
155 MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 287 -14% 13 QUALCOMM 2165 -6%
174 MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP 259 11% 297 RAMBUS INC. 149 -19%
195 MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM 244 -1% 9 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2694 -16%
125 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 343 6% 183 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 251 13%
174 MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION 259 0% 159 RENESAS ELECTRONICS 281 -27%
107 MEDIATEK INC. 408 -4% 56 RICOH COMPANY LTD. 774 -17%

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 2021 Patent Owners
Alphabetical Listing
The total number of patents granted by the USPTO in 2021 was 327,798, down nearly 7 percent from 2020. The data for
an individual organization could be affected by mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, inconsistent treatment of subsidiaries
in 2020 and 2021, and many other factors. New organizations on the list are provided on page 9.

Change Change
2021 from 2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020 Rank Organization Patents 2020
39 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1020 -7% 204 TATA SONS LTD 231 -2%
94 ROCHE HOLDING AG 476 4% 51 TCL CORPORATION 837 -5%
284 ROHDE & SCHWARZ 155 -9% 81 TDK CORPORATION 531 -8%
144 ROHM COMPANY LIMITED 295 -8% 163 TE CONNECTIVITY LTD. 272 -8%
85 ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 515 -7% 192 TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES 245 45%
77 SAFRAN S.A. 549 -14% 26 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1402 2%
73 SALESFORCE.COM, INC. 594 13% 68 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 639 3%
92 SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS 481 1% 246 TERUMO CORPORATION 177 -3%
2 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8517 0% 42 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 972 -15%
162 SAMSUNG SDI 276 -12% 135 TEXTRON INC. 315 -1%
200 SANOFI S.A. 239 3% 225 THALES SA 199 -19%
69 SAP SE 633 -14% 27 THE BOEING COMPANY 1304 -11%
48 SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY 866 27% 115 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 378 -18%
186 SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES 247 -1% 212 THE MERCK GROUP 213 -2%
100 SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED 435 -31% 297 THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 149 -20%
254 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 172 2% 190 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM 246 -2%
185 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC 248 -23% 183 THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 251 -2%
29 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1229 -8% 154 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 288 -19%
89 SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB 483 -13% 170 TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS 262 -27%
214 SERVICENOW 211 4% 96 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 467 -6%
50 SHARP CORPORATION 862 -18% 222 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 201 -3%
262 SHENZHEN GOODIX 168 20% 35 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1100 -16%
180 SHIMADZU CORPORATION 257 4% 8 TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. 2753 -2%
269 SHIMANO, INC. 163 -8% 120 TSINGHUA HOLDINGS 360 5%
211 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 215 -28% 259 UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 169 -21%
38 SIEMENS AG 1043 -22% 190 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS 246 -22%
186 SIEMENS ENERGY AG 247 98% 67 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 671 -2%
150 SIGNIFY 293 -14% 287 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 153 -6%
33 SK GROUP 1109 2% 37 US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1056 -5%
238 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 187 -10% 140 USAA 307 19%
289 SMIC 151 -27% 197 VALEO SA 241 -23%
254 SMITH & NEPHEW PLC 172 -2% 60 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 712 0%
126 SNAP INC. 342 70% 148 VISA INC. 294 24%
277 SNOWFLAKE INC. 158 76% 45 VMWARE, INC. 924 11%
76 SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. 561 -22% 202 WAL-MART STORES, INC. 234 -36%
262 SONOS, INC. 168 -6% 114 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 385 39%
10 SONY CORPORATION 2624 -9% 57 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 760 -4%
186 SPLUNK INC. 247 19% 201 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 237 -24%
220 STANFORD UNIVERSITY 205 -22% 210 WINBOND ELECTRONICS 216 11%
287 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. 153 -16% 297 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH 149 -12%
150 STATE FARM 293 -9% 272 WISTRON CORPORATION 162 1%
105 STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FL 419 11% 139 XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION 311 -2%
71 STMICROELECTRONICS 606 -6% 117 XIAOMI INC. 374 63%
95 STRYKER CORPORATION 475 20% 220 XILINX, INC. 205 -27%
222 SUBARU CORPORATION 201 18% 104 XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION 425 95%
182 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY 254 -7% 209 YAMAHA CORPORATION 220 -23%
62 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES 707 -4% 129 YAZAKI CORPORATION 329 -6%
208 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES 222 0% 128 ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG 337 32%
137 SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 314 61% 283 ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. 156 -19%
7 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG. CO. 2807 -3% 207 ZTE CORPORATION 224 -3%

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Top 5 Movers in the Patent 300®

Change
2021 from
Rank Organization Patents 2020
242 KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY 184 163%
259 MS TECHNOLOGIES 169 125%
186 SIEMENS ENERGY AG 247 98%
104 XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION 425 95%
277 SNOWFLAKE INC. 158 76%

New Organizations in the Patent 300®

 International Business Machines (#1) completed their separation of

Kyndryl (#118) on November 3, 2021.
 Dell Technologies (#16) completed their spin-off of VMWare (#45) on
November 1, 2021.
 Meta Platforms Inc. (#31) is the new corporate name of Facebook, Inc.
 The following organizations are new to this year’s list:
VMware, Inc. (#45), Advanced New Technologies (#55), Kyndryl, Inc.
(#118), Siemens Energy AG (#186), AB Volvo (#196), Lumileds Holding
B.V. (#225), Baxter International Inc. (#234), Dish Network Corporation
(#236), King Abdulaziz University (#242), ASE Technology Holding Co.,
Ltd. (#246), Charter Communications, Inc. (#248), Aristocrat Leisure
Limited (#250), FG Innovation Ip Company Limited (#250), Otis
Worldwide Corporation (#257), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.
Limited (#258), MS Technologies Corporation (#259), Shenzhen
Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. (#262), Disco Corporation (#265), JFE
Holdings, Inc. (#268), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (#275), Snowflake Inc.
(#277), Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (#281), Danaher Corporation
(#285), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (#287), Industry-University-
Research Cooperation Foundation (#289), Novatek Microelectronics
Corporation (#289), Nanya Technology (#295), The University Of
Pennsylvania (#297)

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 END NOTES:

1. The number of patents granted does not necessarily indicate the value of a company’s
technology, the effectiveness of its R&D, or whether it will be profitable. The number of
patents per company varies widely from industry to industry and from company to company
within an industry.

2. This report was compiled by Harrity Analytics from patent data provided by the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office. Patents reported are utility patents granted during calendar
year 2021 that listed the organization or a subsidiary as the owner on the printed patent
document. Using organization and subsidiary data provided to two independent third-party
data providers, over 200,000 assignments were reviewed to attribute ownership to the
correct organization, where applicable. Patents that were granted to two or more
organizations jointly are attributed to each organization separately. Companies for which
patents were granted to subsidiaries are combined with patents granted to the parent.

3. IPO has published this report annually since 1984 as a service to its members. For
annual lists, go to https://www.ipo.org/index.php/resources/.

4. This report, published by IPO and Harrity Analytics, was prepared by Harrity Analytics
using patent data provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and information
contributed by IPO members. It should not be construed as representing an endorsement,
warrantee, or guarantee by either IPO or Harrity Analytics of the other party’s products or
services.

5. For next year’s list, IPO will include patents of majority-owned subsidiaries under the
name of the parent if the parent provides the names of such subsidiaries to IPO at
info@ipo.org by 1 January 2023.

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