U.S. Patent Assignees with the highest number of patent applications filed between the years 2005 and 2026
| 1. | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 ARMONK, NY, United States | 138,894 |
| 2. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, South Korea | 98,736 |
| 3. | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 67,793 |
| 4. | INTEL CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States | 49,302 |
| 5. | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 47,027 |
| 6. | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 San Diego, CA, United States | 45,732 |
| 7. | Sony Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 43,281 |
| 8. | APPLE INC. | 🇺🇸 Cupertino, CA, United States | 37,507 |
| 9. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 36,354 |
| 10. | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 35,141 |
| 11. | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China | 31,981 |
| 12. | Micron Technology, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Boise, ID, United States | 29,278 |
| 13. | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 🇺🇸 Schenectady, NY, United States | 28,829 |
| 14. | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 28,032 |
| 15. | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 🇺🇸 Redmond, WA, United States | 27,849 |
| 16. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Japan | 27,593 |
| 17. | FUJITSU LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki, Japan | 26,846 |
| 18. | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 🇺🇸 Dearborn, MI, United States | 24,109 |
| 19. | Hyundai Motor Company | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 22,826 |
| 20. | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 22,268 |
| 21. | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 🇨🇳 Beijing, China | 22,122 |
| 22. | NEC Corporation | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 22,041 |
| 23. | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 21,943 |
| 24. | PANASONIC CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 20,738 |
| 25. | CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA, United States | 20,318 |
| 26. | Robert Bosch GMBH | 🇩🇪 Stuttgart, Germany | 20,293 |
| 27. | HITACHI, LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 20,143 |
| 28. | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States | 19,875 |
| 29. | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 19,858 |
| 30. | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED | 🇺🇸 Dallas, TX, United States | 19,724 |
| 31. | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) | 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden | 18,902 |
| 32. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsinchu, Taiwan | 18,899 |
| 33. | FUJITSU LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki-shi, Japan | 18,537 |
| 34. | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 🇺🇸 Detroit, MI, United States | 18,441 |
| 35. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | 17,719 |
| 36. | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 TOKYO, Japan | 17,464 |
| 37. | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Yongin-si, South Korea | 17,351 |
| 38. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota, Japan | 17,300 |
| 39. | The Boeing Company | 🇺🇸 Chicago, IL, United States | 17,106 |
| 40. | GOOGLE INC. | 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, United States | 16,945 |
| 41. | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 🇺🇸 Seattle, WA, United States | 16,694 |
| 42. | Google LLC | 🇺🇸 Mountain View, CA, United States | 16,574 |
| 43. | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | 🇰🇷 , South Korea | 16,547 |
| 44. | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 15,373 |
| 45. | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 🇺🇸 Round Rock, TX, United States | 15,191 |
| 46. | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 14,313 |
| 47. | AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP | 🇺🇸 Atlanta, GA, United States | 14,233 |
| 48. | Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. | 🇳🇱 Eindhoven, Netherlands | 13,903 |
| 49. | DENSO CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Kariya, Japan | 13,851 |
| 50. | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | 🇰🇷 Daejeon, South Korea | 13,555 |
| 51. | The Regents of the University of California | 🇺🇸 Oakland, CA, United States | 13,339 |
| 52. | Applied Materials, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, CA, United States | 13,059 |
| 53. | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 🇹🇼 Tu-Cheng, Taiwan | 12,833 |
| 54. | SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 🇩🇪 Munich, Germany | 12,742 |
| 55. | ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Redwood Shores, CA, United States | 11,865 |
| 56. | Broadcom Corporation | 🇺🇸 Irvine, CA, United States | 11,816 |
| 57. | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 11,483 |
| 58. | FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 11,478 |
| 59. | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | 🇳🇱 Eindhoven, Netherlands | 11,024 |
| 60. | HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | 🇺🇸 Houston, TX, United States | 10,951 |
| 61. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsinchu, Taiwan | 10,627 |
| 62. | LG CHEM, LTD. | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 10,583 |
| 63. | XEROX CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Norwalk, CT, United States | 10,582 |
| 64. | TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 10,533 |
| 65. | MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan | 10,382 |
| 66. | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 10,377 |
| 67. | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 🇺🇸 Morristown, NJ, United States | 10,240 |
| 68. | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 🇹🇼 New Taipei, Taiwan | 10,128 |
| 69. | DENSO CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Kariya-city, Japan | 10,012 |
| 70. | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. | 🇰🇷 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 9,885 |
| 71. | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG | 🇩🇪 Neubiberg, Germany | 9,351 |
| 72. | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 🇺🇸 St. Paul, MN, United States | 9,336 |
| 73. | NOKIA CORPORATION | 🇫🇮 Espoo, Finland | 9,265 |
| 74. | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | 🇺🇸 Maple Grove, MN, United States | 9,134 |
| 75. | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan | 9,095 |
| 76. | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. | 🇹🇼 Hsin-Chu, Taiwan | 8,919 |
| 77. | SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Sugar land, TX, United States | 8,716 |
| 78. | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 🇯🇵 Minato-ku, Japan | 8,695 |
| 79. | Caterpillar Inc. | 🇺🇸 Peoria, IL, United States | 8,499 |
| 80. | Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 🇸🇦 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | 8,453 |
| 81. | Covidien LP | 🇺🇸 Mansfield, MA, United States | 8,356 |
| 82. | Kia Motors Corporation | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 8,332 |
| 83. | The Procter &Gamble Company | 🇺🇸 Cincinnati, OH, United States | 8,249 |
| 84. | INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 🇹🇼 HSINCHU, Taiwan | 8,153 |
| 85. | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC, United States | 8,119 |
| 86. | TDK CORPORATION | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 7,740 |
| 87. | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) | 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden | 7,729 |
| 88. | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Nagoya-shi, Japan | 7,722 |
| 89. | Capital One Services, LLC | 🇺🇸 McLean, VA, United States | 7,713 |
| 90. | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 🇯🇵 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, Japan | 7,645 |
| 91. | KIA CORPORATION | 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea | 7,605 |
| 92. | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA, United States | 7,494 |
| 93. | VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. | 🇺🇸 Basking Ridge, NJ, United States | 7,397 |
| 94. | MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC. | 🇺🇸 St. Louis, MO, United States | 7,291 |
| 95. | SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. | 🇯🇵 Kanagawa-ken, Japan | 7,187 |
| 96. | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | 🇺🇸 Spring, TX, United States | 7,160 |
| 97. | Medtronic, Inc. | 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, MN, United States | 7,145 |
| 98. | Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 7,132 |
| 99. | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan | 7,129 |
| 100. | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | 🇺🇸 Hopkinton, MA, United States | 7,109 |
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