RANK

BRANDS

INDUSTRY

PATENTS

PATENT EXAMPLES

1

Panasonic

Electronics & Appliances

94,337

Energy-efficient devices

2

Samsung

Electronics

92,724

Display technologies, semiconductors

3

Hitachi Ltd.

Electronics & IT

92,557

Data storage technologies

4

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research & Development

89,181

Advanced material sciences

5

Canon Inc.

Imaging & Optical

73,517

Camera and printing technologies

6

China Petrochemical Corporation

Petrochemicals

66,636

Fuel refining processes

7

Toshiba Corporation

Electronics & IT

65,325

Energy solutions

8

Midea Group

Home Appliances

64,903

Smart home devices

9

Toyota

Automotive

64,736

Hybrid vehicle technologies

10

Mitsubishi

Conglomerate

62,089

Various technologies in energy and machinery