With the analysis among 71,953 patents, we discovered top 473 key players by total patent application. Nikon Corp., Olympus Corp., Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH are dominant in this area. They take 12.30% of the total patent filing.
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 3,262
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 3,180
United Kingdom
Patent: 2,408
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 1,484
Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Patent: 796
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 730
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 700
With the analysis among 551 patents, we discovered top 138 start-ups by total patent application. Scopio Labs Ltd., Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Nearfield Instruments BV are active in this area.
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 25
California, United States
Patent: 21
Hubei Sheng, China
Patent: 21
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 20
Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Patent: 12
North Carolina, United States
Patent: 12
With the analysis among related 20,522 patents applied in the last 5 years. We discover 500 most active companies in this area. The fast-growing Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH, FEI, Inc. take 6.28% of patent filing during this period.
Tennessee, United States
Patent: 269
Thüringen, Germany
Patent: 169
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 138
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 133
California, United States
Patent: 123
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 121
Tokyo-to, Japan
Patent: 109
With the analysis among related 20,522 patents in last 5 years, we discover 108 new entrants. Pinghu Leiden Optical Instrument Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Suzhou Ebolun Optoelectronic Instrument Co., Ltd. are the most active new entrants in this area.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 50
Guangdong Sheng, China
Patent: 43
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Patent: 28
Guangdong Sheng, China
Patent: 26
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Patent: 25
California, United States
Patent: 22
Beijing Shi, China
Patent: 21
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 20
Shanghai Shi, China
Patent: 18
Jiangsu Sheng, China
Patent: 18
With the analysis among 18,441 patents, we discovered top 335 universities and scientific research institutions by total patent application. Zhejiang University, Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology are dominant in this area. They take 5.60% of the total patent filing.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
Patent: 260
Beijing Shi, China
Patent: 233
Heilongjiang Sheng, China
Patent: 150
California, United States
Patent: 143
Massachusetts, United States
Patent: 131
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Patent: 128
Massachusetts, United States
Patent: 120
Anhui Sheng, China
Patent: 118
Hubei Sheng, China
Patent: 116