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Optics and photonics Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Fujian Dai 83 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
2 Liefeng Zhao 82 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
3 Yong Joo JO 53 Samsung
#4 Hsin-Hsuan Huang 42 Largan Precision Co.
#5 Ming-Ta Chou 35 Largan Precision Co.
#6 Ephraim Goldenberg 31 Corephotonics
#7 Chao-Chang Hu 28 Tdk Taiwan
#8 Darrell R. Childers 27 Us Conec
#9 Sang Ok Park 27 Lg Innotek Co.
#10 Wei-Yu Chen 25 Largan Precision Co.
#11 Baohong Kang 24 Hkc Corporation Limited
#12 Kentaro Okuyama 24 Japan Display
#13 Wen Sun 23 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#14 Yukito Saitoh 22 Fujifilm
#15 Andrew John Ouderkirk 20 Meta
#16 Chewn-Pu Jou 20 TSMC
#17 Tsung-Han Tsai 20 Largan Precision Co.
#18 Yusheng Bian 20 Globalfoundries U.S.
#19 Haijiang Yuan 19 Hkc Corporation Limited
#20 Hongseok Lee 19 Samsung
#21 Jason Higley 19 Us Conec
#22 Chulwoo Oh 18 Magic Leap
#23 Gal Shabtay 18 Corephotonics
#24 Hiroshi Sato 18 Canon
#25 Johan GEENS 18 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba
#26 Takeo Koito 18 Japan Display
#27 Jia Chen 17 Aac Optics Solutions Pte.
#28 Tzu-Chieh KUO 17 Largan Precision Co.
#29 Chih-Wei Weng 16 Tdk Taiwan
#30 Jun Taek Lee 16 Lg Innotek Co.
#31 Ju Hwa SON 16 Samsung
#32 Kaiyuan Zhang 16 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co.
#33 Kojiro Ikeda 16 Japan Display
#34 Kota Shikama 16 NTT
#35 Lingbo He 16 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co.
#36 Stefan Rusu 16 TSMC
#37 Wei-Ming Cheng 16 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#38 Akira Sakai 15 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#39 Feng-Wei Kuo 15 TSMC
#40 Graham J. Woodgate 15 Reald Spark
#41 Jianke Wenren 15 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co.
#42 Michael Anthony Klug 15 Magic Leap
#43 Sang Jun Min 15 Lg Innotek Co.
#44 Adam D. Haag 14 3M
#45 Atsushi Aratake 14 NTT
#46 Brian T. Schowengerdt 14 Magic Leap
#47 Juncheng Xiao 14 Tencent
#48 Li Tian 14 BOE
#49 Ming-Shun CHANG 14 Largan Precision Co.
#50 Peter J. Winzer 14 Alcatel Lucent
#51 Tsion EISENFELD 14 Lumus
#52 David A. Fattal 13 Leia
#53 Dhairya Shrivastava 13 View
#54 Hag Chul KIM 13 Samsung
#55 Hung-Chien Hsieh 13 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co.
#56 Jing-Meng Liu 13 Richtek Technology
#57 John N. Border 13 Osterhout Group
#58 Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II 13 Snap
#59 Michael A. Haase 13 3M
#60 Ronen CHRIKI 13 Lumus
#61 Stephen Clark Brown 13 View
#62 Yochay Danziger 13 Lumus
#63 Yu Lu 13 Commscope Technologies
#64 Chao-Hsi Wang 12 Tdk Taiwan
#65 Elad SHARLIN 12 Lumus
#66 Gil Bachar 12 Corephotonics
#67 Hajime Kimura 12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#68 Jay William Anseth 12 E Ink Holdings
#69 Jae Hyuk HUH 12 Samsung
#70 Jia-Sin Jhang 12 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co.
#71 Ji Li 12 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#72 Joel Christopher Rosson 12 Corning Research & Development
#73 Katsumi Sasata 12 Fujifilm
#74 Lionel Ernest Edwin 12 Magic Leap
#75 Lin Huang 12 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co.
#76 Lu Lu 12 Meta
#77 Michael Dror 12 Corephotonics
#78 Michael G. Robinson 12 Reald Spark
#79 Philippe COENEGRACHT 12 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba
#80 Phil Ho JUNG 12 Samsung
#81 Samarth Bhargava 12 Magic Leap
#82 Saifeng Lyu 12 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co.
#83 Shunpei Yamazaki 12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#84 Takashi Satoh 12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#85 Toshiharu Matsushima 12 Japan Display
#86 Vikramjit Singh 12 Magic Leap
#87 Zhisheng Yun 12 3M
#88 Byung Wook Son 11 Lg Innotek Co.
#89 Christophe Peroz 11 Magic Leap
#90 Eitan Ronen 11 Lumus
#91 Haofeng ZHANG 11 Shenzhen Shokz Co.
#92 Itay Yedid 11 Corephotonics
#93 Jonathan Harrold 11 Reald Spark
#94 Kevin Messer 11 Magic Leap
#95 Kehan Tian 11 IBM
#96 Kuan-Feng Lee 11 Innolux
#97 Ralph F. Osterhout 11 Mentor Acquisition One
#98 Robert T. Rozbicki 11 View
#99 Tenfu NAKAMURA 11 Japan Display
#100 Timothy L. Wong 11 3M

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Samsung 403
2 BOE 240
3 Japan Display 234
#4 LG 134
#5 Apple 131
#6 Fujifilm 121
#7 Largan Precision Co. 115
#8 Magic Leap 115
#9 Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 110
#10 Lg Innotek Co. 100
#11 NTT 95
#12 Meta 91
#13 Sony 87
#14 Commscope Technologies 85
#15 Canon 85
#16 Innolux 83
#17 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 82
#18 TSMC 79
#19 3M 78
#20 Zhejiang Sunny Optics Co. 76
#21 Panasonic 72
#22 Snap 69
#23 Hkc Corporation Limited 67
#24 Sharp Display Technology 67
#25 Huawei 64
#26 Tdk Taiwan 56
#27 Corning Research & Development 55
#28 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co. 51
#29 Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co. 50
#30 Corning Incorporated 46
#31 Seiko Epson 46
#32 Beijing Boe Display Technology Co. 43
#33 Essilor International 43
#34 Google 43
#35 Lumus 40
#36 Nikon 40
#37 E Ink Holdings 38
#38 Sumitomo Electric Industries 35
#39 Danaher 35
#40 Aac Optics (Suzhou) Co. 34
#41 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 34
#42 Tokyo Visionary Optics Co. 34
#43 Us Conec 34
#44 Microsoft 33
#45 Changzhou Raytech Optronics Co. 32
#46 View 31
#47 Applied Materials 30
#48 Corephotonics 30
#49 Coretronic 30
#50 Zhejiang Sunny Optical Co. 30
#51 Nichia 29
#52 Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 28
#53 Raytech Optical (Changzhou) Co. 28
#54 Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 27
#55 Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba 25
#56 Kyocera 25
#57 Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co. 24
#58 Ricoh Company 24
#59 RTX (Raytheon) 24
#60 Globalfoundries U.S. 23
#61 Cisco 23
#62 Intel 23
#63 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 22
#64 Maxell 22
#65 Mentor Acquisition One 21
#66 Fujikura 20
#67 Ii-Vi Delaware 20
#68 Olympus 20
#69 Hoya Lens Thailand 19
#70 Mitsubishi Electric 18
#71 Nec 18
#72 Nitto Denko 18
#73 Rockley Photonics Limited 18
#74 Senko Advanced Components 18
#75 Dai Nippon Printing Co. 17
#76 Fujitsu Optical Components Limited 17
#77 Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 17
#78 Viavi Solutions 17
#79 Aac Optics (Changzhou) Co. 16
#80 Unknown 16
#81 Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co. 15
#82 Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies Co. 15
#83 KAIST 15
#84 Saint-Gobain Glass France 15
#85 Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co. 15
#86 Coopervision International Limited 14
#87 Furukawa Electric Co. 14
#88 Lumentum Operations 14
#89 Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co. 14
#90 Nubis Communications 14
#91 Robert Bosch Gmbh 14
#92 Asia Optical Co. 13
#93 Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co. 13
#94 Dexerials 13
#95 Leia 13
#96 Reald Spark 13
#97 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#98 Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co. 13
#99 Suzhou China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 13
#100 Toppan 13