With the analysis among 3,931 patents, we discovered top 339 key players by total patent application. Olympus Optical Ltd., Hitachi High-Tech Science Corp., Shimadzu Corp. are dominant in this area. They take 16.33% of the total patent filing.
United Kingdom
Patent: 234
Hitachi High-Tech Science Corp.
Chiba-ken, Japan
Patent: 206
Kyoto-fu, Japan
Patent: 202
Texas, United States
Patent: 198
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 156
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 142
Chiba-ken, Japan
Patent: 108
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 105
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Patent: 102
With the analysis among 44 patents, we discovered top 6 start-ups by total patent application. Nearfield Instruments BV, KIOXIA Corp., SideAway, Inc. are active in this area.
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 28
California, United States
Patent: 4
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 2
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Patent: 1
With the analysis among related 523 patents applied in the last 5 years. We discover 114 most active companies in this area. The fast-growing Shimadzu Corp., Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk, Carl Zeiss AG take 27.34% of patent filing during this period.
Kyoto-fu, Japan
Patent: 59
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 49
Texas, United States
Patent: 28
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 28
Alberta, Canada
Patent: 14
Hitachi High-Tech Science Corp.
Chiba-ken, Japan
Patent: 14
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Patent: 14
California, United States
Patent: 12
Steiermark, Austria
Patent: 11
With the analysis among related 523 patents in last 5 years, we discover 46 new entrants. Nearfield Instruments BV, Quantum Silicon, Inc., Molecular Vista, Inc. are the most active new entrants in this area.
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 28
Alberta, Canada
Patent: 14
California, United States
Patent: 12
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Patent: 6
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Guangzhou Zhongyuan Instrument Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Patent: 5
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Patent: 4
National Research Council of Canada
Winbond Electronics Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Patent: 3
Hangzhou International Science and Innovation Center of Zhejiang University
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Patent: 3
With the analysis among 1,067 patents, we discovered top 141 universities and scientific research institutions by total patent application. Northwestern University, Kanazawa University, University of Science & Technology of China are dominant in this area. They take 19.87% of the total patent filing.
Illinois, United States
Patent: 56
Ishikawa-ken, Japan
Patent: 51
University of Science & Technology of China
Anhui Sheng, China
Patent: 21
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Patent: 16
Kyoto-fu, Japan
Patent: 11
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Patent: 11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts, United States
Patent: 10
BRISTOL, United Kingdom
Patent: 10
Osaka-fu, Japan
Patent: 10
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
Anhui Sheng, China
Patent: 10