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Optics and photonics Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

Primary CPC class G02 · Section G

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 8,985 patents in 2019.peak 8,9851996: 2,278 patents19961997: 2,459 patents1998: 3,436 patents1999: 3,249 patents19992000: 3,507 patents2001: 3,890 patents2002: 4,204 patents20022003: 4,794 patents2004: 5,388 patents2005: 5,063 patents20052006: 5,602 patents2007: 5,161 patents2008: 5,164 patents20082009: 5,377 patents2010: 6,114 patents2011: 5,831 patents20112012: 5,827 patents2013: 6,265 patents2014: 6,659 patents20142015: 6,748 patents2016: 7,235 patents2017: 7,938 patents20172018: 7,427 patents2019: 8,985 patents2020: 8,699 patents20202021: 7,734 patents2022: 7,685 patents2023: 7,238 patents20232024: 7,518 patents2025: 7,097 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Lei Zhang 90 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
2 Xiaochuan Chen 41 BOE
3 Yusheng Bian 39 Globalfoundries U.S.
#4 Ming-Ta Chou 37 Largan Precision Co.
#5 Yanmei Wang 37 Aac Technologies Pte.
#6 Chao-Chang Hu 36 Tdk Taiwan
#7 Kazuyoshi Takano 34 Senko Advanced Components
#8 Hiroyuki Teraoka 28 Aac Technologies Pte.
#9 Hsin-Hsuan Huang 28 Largan Precision Co.
#10 Andrew John Ouderkirk 26 Meta
#11 Wei Wang 25 BOE
#12 Jifeng Tan 24 BOE
#13 Ying Geng 22 Meta
#14 Jacques Gollier 21 Meta
#15 Sang Ok Park 21 Lg Innotek Co.
#16 Wen Sun 21 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#17 Xiandong Meng 21 BOE
#18 Sin-Jhong SONG 20 Tdk Taiwan
#19 Wei-Yu Chen 20 Largan Precision Co.
#20 Yong Joo JO 19 Samsung
#21 Brian Wheelwright 18 Meta
#22 David A. Fattal 18 Leia
#23 Giuseppe Calafiore 18 Meta
#24 Hao Zhang 18 BOE
#25 Graham J. Woodgate 17 Reald Spark
#26 Jeffrey Gniadek 17 Senko Advanced Components
#27 Xianqin Meng 17 BOE
#28 Gang Li 16 Meta
#29 Kaoru Yamazaki 16 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#30 Kenji Oinuma 16 Aac Technologies Pte.
#31 Lu Lu 16 Meta
#32 Wenqing Zhao 16 BOE
#33 Brian T. Schowengerdt 15 Magic Leap
#34 Chih-Wei Weng 15 Tdk Taiwan
#35 Darrell R. Childers 15 Us Conec
#36 Douglas Robert Lanman 15 Meta
#37 Fu-Yuan Wu 15 Tdk Taiwan
#38 Johan GEENS 15 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba
#39 Ming-Jun Li 15 Corning Incorporated
#40 Sang Jun Min 15 Lg Innotek Co.
#41 Seong Min Lee 15 Lg Innotek Co.
#42 Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai 15 Meta
#43 Babak Amirsolaimani 14 Meta
#44 Jimmy Jun-Fu Chang 14 Senko Advanced Components
#45 Michael G. Robinson 14 Reald Spark
#46 Rutger Meyer Timmerman Thijssen 14 Applied Materials
#47 Takashi Takeda 14 Seiko Epson
#48 Yukito Saitoh 14 Fujifilm
#49 Chien-Hsun Lai 13 Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co.
#50 Fenglin Peng 13 Meta
#51 Jian Gao 13 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#52 Joel Christopher Rosson 13 Corning Research & Development
#53 Jonathan David Waldern 13 Digilens
#54 Kentaro Okuyama 13 Japan Display
#55 Lili Chen 13 BOE
#56 Masayuki Takagi 13 Seiko Epson
#57 Milan Momcilo Popovich 13 Digilens
#58 Robin Sharma 13 Meta
#59 Ryo Kubota 13 Acucela
#60 Shinji Minamisawa 13 Nidec Sankyo
#61 Takaaki Teranishi 13 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#62 Toshiaki Miyao 13 Seiko Epson
#63 Tokito Yamaguchi 13 Seiko Epson
#64 Yeong-Ming Chang 13 Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co.
#65 Yong Qiao 13 BOE
#66 Jonathan Harrold 12 Reald Spark
#67 Kim Man Wong 12 Senko Advanced Components
#68 Michael Anthony Klug 12 Magic Leap
#69 Satoshi Ito 12 Seiko Epson
#70 Seungyong SHIN 12 LG
#71 Sunil Kim 12 Samsung
#72 Tsung-Han Tsai 12 Largan Precision Co.
#73 Tzu-Chieh KUO 12 Largan Precision Co.
#74 Yao-Wei Liu 12 Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co.
#75 Yali Liu 12 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#76 Changkyu Hwang 11 LG
#77 Chulwoo Oh 11 Magic Leap
#78 Dong Hyun Oh 11 LG
#79 Hajime Kimura 11 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#80 Hiroshi Sato 11 Canon
#81 Hongseok Lee 11 Samsung
#82 Jianbo Xian 11 BOE
#83 Jun Taek Lee 11 Lg Innotek Co.
#84 Pushkar Tandon 11 Corning Incorporated
#85 Robert A. Ramsey 11 Reald Spark
#86 Scott Charles McEldowney 11 Meta
#87 Xue Dong 11 BOE
#88 Yu Lu 11 Commscope Technologies
#89 Alastair John Grant 10 Digilens
#90 Amitava Gupta 10 Acucela
#91 Bart Mattie Claessens 10 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba
#92 Bongsu Shin 10 Samsung
#93 Chun-Yen Chen 10 Largan Precision Co.
#94 Christophe Peroz 10 Magic Leap
#95 Chenru Wang 10 BOE
#96 Dhairya Shrivastava 10 View
#97 Feng-Wei Kuo 10 TSMC
#98 Fujian Dai 10 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
#99 Hitoshi Hirano 10 Kantatsu Co.
#100 Hsiang-Chi Tang 10 Largan Precision Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 410
2 BOE 371
3 Japan Display 192
#4 Aac Optics Solutions Pte. 175
#5 Meta 173
#6 LG 156
#7 Canon 134
#8 Seiko Epson 117
#9 Commscope Technologies 99
#10 Sony 98
#11 Magic Leap 95
#12 Largan Precision Co. 94
#13 Apple 93
#14 Beijing Boe Technology Development Co. 88
#15 Hkc Corporation Limited 88
#16 Panasonic 88
#17 Fujifilm 82
#18 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 75
#19 Lg Innotek Co. 73
#20 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 69
#21 Tdk Taiwan 68
#22 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 67
#23 Innolux 67
#24 Corning Research & Development 61
#25 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 60
#26 Chongqing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 58
#27 3M 54
#28 Nikon 50
#29 Senko Advanced Components 49
#30 NTT 47
#31 Google 47
#32 Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 45
#33 Essilor International 45
#34 Sumitomo Electric Industries 45
#35 Corning Incorporated 43
#36 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba 42
#37 TSMC 42
#38 Globalfoundries U.S. 41
#39 Coretronic 40
#40 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 40
#41 Snap 35
#42 Olympus 34
#43 Nichia 32
#44 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 32
#45 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 32
#46 Danaher 32
#47 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 31
#48 Tokyo Visionary Optics Co. 31
#49 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co. 30
#50 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co. 29
#51 E Ink Holdings 28
#52 Huawei 28
#53 Nidec Sankyo 27
#54 Au Optronics 26
#55 Microsoft 26
#56 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 25
#57 Fujikura 25
#58 Ricoh Company 25
#59 Cisco 25
#60 Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 23
#61 Nitto Denko 22
#62 Triple Win Technology(Shenzhen) Co. 20
#63 Us Conec 20
#64 Disney 20
#65 RTX (Raytheon) 20
#66 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 19
#67 Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co. 19
#68 View 19
#69 Applied Materials 18
#70 Foxconn 18
#71 Ii-Vi Delaware 18
#72 Leia 18
#73 Dexerials 17
#74 Maxell 17
#75 Mentor Acquisition One 17
#76 Prysmian S.P.A. 17
#77 Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. 17
#78 Caltech 16
#79 KAIST 16
#80 Kyocera 16
#81 Lumus 16
#82 Rockwell Collins 16
#83 Unknown 16
#84 IBM 16
#85 Intel 16
#86 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 15
#87 Dell Products 15
#88 Mitsubishi Electric 15
#89 Reald Spark 15
#90 Yazaki 15
#91 Denso 14
#92 Psiquantum 14
#93 Robert Bosch Gmbh 14
#94 Acucela 13
#95 Asia Optical Co. 13
#96 Gentex 13
#97 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 13
#98 Hoya Lens Thailand 13
#99 Htc 13
#100 Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co. 13