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Top 100 Key Players companies in Iridium
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2022

The Iridium top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Citation Iridium Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2022, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Iridium is a chemical element with the symbol Ir and atomic number 77. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group, iridium is the second-densest metal (after osmium) with a density of 22.56 g/cm³ as defined by experimental X-ray crystallography. At room temperature and standard atmospheric pressure, iridium has a calculated density 0.04 g/cm³ higher than osmium measured the same way. It is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C. Although only certain molten salts and halogens are corrosive to solid iridium, finely divided iridium dust is much more reactive and can be flammable.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Universal Display Corp.
OLED,Market research,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,333
2
Elan Corp. Plc
Botanical drug,Herb,Biotechnology,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,173
3
BP Chemicals Ltd.
Chemical engineering,Petrochemical,Acetic anhydride,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3,124
4
BASF SE
Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,327
5
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Transistor,Semiconductor device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2,317
6
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Agriculture,Materials science,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,772
7
Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
patent citation: 1,693
8
LG Chem Ltd.
Petrochemical,Synthetic rubber,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,352
9
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Medical equipment,Health care,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,291
10
General Electric Co.
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,229
11
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Medical product,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,207
12
Johnson Matthey Plc
Diesel particulate filter,Chemical engineering,Cisco Catalyst,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1,163
13
UDC Ireland Ltd.
patent citation: 1,045
14
Celanese International Corp.
Chemical engineering
patent citation: 1,032
15
FUJIFILM Corp.
Photography,Medical imaging,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 968
16
Eastman Kodak Co.
3D printing,Photography,Digital media,
...[+2]
patent citation: 948
17
Kodak Ltd.
Digital camera,Electronics,Software
patent citation: 948
18
Elan Pharma International Ltd.
Drug,Medicine
patent citation: 913
19
Evans Capacitor Co.
Capacitor,Supercapacitor,Energy storage,
...[+2]
patent citation: 848
20
Tanaka Holdings Co. Ltd.
Precious metal,Mining engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 812
21
ASEC Manufacturing General Partnership
OK, US
General partnership,Automation,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 735
22
Micron Technology, Inc.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Solid-state drive,
...[+2]
patent citation: 684
23
Elan Medical Technologies Ltd.
patent citation: 659
24
Have Our Plastic, Inc.
patent citation: 638
25
Canon, Inc.
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
patent citation: 603
26
Target Technology Co. LLC
patent citation: 575
27
Monsanto Technology LLC
patent citation: 566
28
Pioneer Corp.
Navigation system,Laserdisc player,Electronic product,
...[+2]
patent citation: 556
29
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Petrochemical,Lubricant,Petroleum,
...[+2]
patent citation: 520
30
Standard Oil Co.
Natural gas,Petroleum industry,Hydrocarbon,
...[+2]
patent citation: 520
31
Ciba-Geigy AG
Botanical drug,Herb
patent citation: 492
32
Shell Oil Co.
Petrochemical,Nanomaterials,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 480
33
Exxon Mobil Corp.
Petroleum,Petroleum industry,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 474
34
Mobil Corp.
Petroleum industry,Petroleum,Natural gas
patent citation: 474
35
United Technologies
Aerospace,Public transport,Building automation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 470
36
United-Tech, Inc.
Yeast,Telecommunications,Chemical treatment,
...[+2]
patent citation: 470
37
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Polymer,Acrylic acid,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 462
38
Chevron Corp.
Lubricant,Petroleum,Petroleum industry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 434
39
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Gasoline,Petroleum industry,Petroleum,
...[+2]
patent citation: 434
40
Umicore
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Zinc,Precious metal,Catalysis,
...[+2]
patent citation: 432
41
Merck Patent GmbH
patent citation: 426
42
Degussa AG
Precious metal,Chemical engineering,Nutrition,
...[+2]
patent citation: 404
43
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 403
44
Genzyme Corp.
Medicine,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Multiple sclerosis,
...[+2]
patent citation: 400
45
Applied Materials, Inc.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Chemical-mechanical planarization,
...[+2]
patent citation: 395
46
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Petrochemical,Agriculture,Pesticide,
...[+2]
patent citation: 388
47
International Business Machines Corp.
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 373
48
Koninklijke DSM NV
Animal nutrition,Health care,Biology,
...[+2]
patent citation: 369
49
JSR Corp.
Synthetic rubber,Natural rubber,Elastomer,
...[+2]
patent citation: 362
50
PPG Industries, Inc.
Coating,Chemical engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 355
51
Western Digital Corp.
Computer hardware,Navigation system,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 336
52
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Computer hardware,Peripheral,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 336
53
TOSHIBA Corp.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 335
54
Showa Denko K.K.
Graphite,Materials science,Nanomaterials,
...[+2]
patent citation: 322
55
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Spark plug,Automotive engineering,Ceramic art,
...[+2]
patent citation: 321
56
Eastman Chemical Co.
Chemical engineering,Materials science,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 320
57
N.E. Chemcat Corp.
Cisco Catalyst,Chemical engineering,Automotive catalyst,
...[+2]
patent citation: 310
58
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 301
59
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 301
60
Nihon Denso KK
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
patent citation: 301
61
Novartis AG
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 299
62
Nikon Corp.
Microscope,Photography,Motion capture,
...[+2]
patent citation: 299
63
Toyota Motor Corp.
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
patent citation: 276
64
Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
patent citation: 275
65
Terumo Corp.
Health care,Blood management,Syringe,
...[+2]
patent citation: 273
66
ROHM Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Power module,
...[+2]
patent citation: 272
67
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Natural gas,Activated carbon,Petroleum industry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 265
68
Hanger Solutions LLC
patent citation: 265
69
Seiko Epson Corp.
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 263
70
Takasago International Corp.
Fine chemical,Odor,SOAP,
...[+2]
patent citation: 260
71
Siemens AG
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 256
72
Siemens SA
Madrid, Spain
Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine,
...[+1]
patent citation: 256
73
Doosan Corp.
Automation,Construction engineering,Desalination,
...[+2]
patent citation: 254
74
NEC Corp.
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 253
75
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 250
76
Mitsubishi Kogyo KK
patent citation: 245
77
Koninklijke Philips NV
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
patent citation: 242
78
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Coating,Industrial engineering,Metal fiber,
...[+2]
patent citation: 241
79
GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc.
Semiconductor,Foundry,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 238
80
International Fuel Cells LLC
patent citation: 237
81
3M Innovative Properties Co.
Intellectual property,Product design
patent citation: 235
82
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Nickel,Mining engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 226
83
Corning, Inc.
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 223
84
Sharp Corp.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
patent citation: 216
85
W.C. Heraeus GmbH
Mining engineering,Natural resource management,Beryllium,
...[+2]
patent citation: 216
86
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 214
87
Amperex Technology Ltd.
Energy storage,Lithium-ion battery,Battery pack,
...[+2]
patent citation: 213
88
CVC Products, Inc.
patent citation: 210
89
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 209
90
TDK Corp.
Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 209
91
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Medicine,Health care,Drug,
...[+2]
patent citation: 204
92
National Semiconductor Corp.
Semiconductor,Touchscreen,Adaptive voltage scaling,
...[+2]
patent citation: 203
93
DENSO Corp.
Automotive engineering,Industrial robot,Programmable logic controller,
...[+2]
patent citation: 198
94
Konica Minolta, Inc.
Medical imaging,Attractiveness,Product group,
...[+2]
patent citation: 198
95
Interventional Therapies LLC
patent citation: 195
96
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
patent citation: 194
97
Shipley Co. LLC
Semiconductor,Smart card,Printed circuit board,
...[+2]
patent citation: 193
98
Fram Group IP LLC
Automotive fuel,Filter (aquarium),Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 193
99
Chiyoda Corp.
Construction engineering,Information technology,Environmental engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 192
100
Chiyoda Co., Ltd.
Casual
patent citation: 192
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