Top 100 Key Players companies in Microphone by Most Patent Filings in the world in 2018 – Discovery

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The Microphone top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most Patent Filings Microphone Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

A microphone, colloquially named mic or mike (/maɪk/), is a device – a transducer – that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and public events, motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, sound recording, two-way radios, megaphones, radio and television broadcasting, and in computers for recording voice, speech recognition, VoIP, and for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic sensors or knock sensors.

1	Panasonic Holdings Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 3,431
2	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 3,429
3	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 2,896
4	Sony Group Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Music, ...[+2]	Patent: 2,461
5	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,579
6	Yamaha Corp.	Shizuoka, Japan	Audio equipment,Gasoline,Loudspeaker, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,556
7	Audio-Technica US, Inc.	Ohio, United States	Audio equipment,Headphones,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,469
8	TOSHIBA Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,250
9	NEC Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Virtualization,Big data,Network security, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,189
10	Koninklijke Philips NV	Noord-Holland, Netherlands	Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging, ...[+2]	Patent: 1,164
11	Goertek Microelectronics, Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronic product,Electronics,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 968
12	QUALCOMM, Inc.	California, United States	Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 929
13	Industrial Products, Inc.	United States	Forging,Casting,Automation, ...[+2]	Patent: 905
14	Canon, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision, ...[+2]	Patent: 851
15	Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan		Patent: 834
16	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	Patent: 833
17	Robert Bosch GmbH	Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 823
18	Robert Bosch Corp.	Michigan, United States	Shopping mall,Truck	Patent: 823
19	Siemens AG	Bayern, Germany	Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine, ...[+2]	Patent: 785
20	Siemens SA	Madrid, Spain	Scientific Control,Telecommunications,Turbine, ...[+1]	Patent: 785
21	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center, ...[+2]	Patent: 778
22	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	Patent: 774
23	Ericsson, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter, ...[+2]	Patent: 773
24	Bose Corp.	Massachusetts, United States	Loudspeaker,Audio equipment,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 717
25	Fujitsu Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management, ...[+2]	Patent: 683
26	Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component, ...[+2]	Patent: 683
27	Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC	Washington, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 661
28	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.	Osaka, Japan		Patent: 638
29	GoerTek Inc.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronics,Microphone,Semiconductor, ...[+2]	Patent: 631
30	Google LLC	California, United States	Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine, ...[+2]	Patent: 610
31	GN Hearing A/S	Capital, Denmark	Hearing aid,Cochlear implant,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 605
32	BSE Co., Ltd.	Incheon, South Korea	Electronics,Mobile device,Computer hardware	Patent: 593
33	Sharp Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 555
34	SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 554
35	Sennheiser V & V GmbH & Co. KG	Niedersachsen, Germany	Headphones,Computer hardware,Microphone, ...[+2]	Patent: 516
36	Sennheiser Electronic Corp.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Microphone,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 516
37	Oticon A/S	Hovedstaden, Denmark	Hearing aid,Bone conduction,Medicine, ...[+1]	Patent: 513
38	AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	MP3 player,Computer hardware,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 512
39	Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Public transport,Automotive engineering,Truck, ...[+2]	Patent: 464
40	Motorola, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Telecommunications,Mobile phone,Broadband, ...[+2]	Patent: 462
41	Ricoh Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper, ...[+2]	Patent: 461
42	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Wireless,Software,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 403
43	Cirrus Logic, Inc.	Texas, United States	Digital signal processing,Semiconductor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 398
44	Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.	United Kingdom	Software,Enterprise software,Semiconductor	Patent: 391
45	Hosiden Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Microphone,Bluetooth,Headphones, ...[+2]	Patent: 384
46	Oppo	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor, ...[+2]	Patent: 377
47	Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Mobile phone,Telecommunications,Terminal equipment, ...[+2]	Patent: 377
48	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle, ...[+2]	Patent: 366
49	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 357
50	Harman International Industries, Inc.	Connecticut, United States	Electronics,Loudspeaker,Digital signal processing, ...[+2]	Patent: 347
51	GoerTek Technology Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong SAR, China	Decision-making	Patent: 347
52	Sivantos GmbH	Germany	Hearing aid,Medicine,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 344
53	Intel Corp.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 343
54	Casio Computer Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Projector,Electronics,Digital camera, ...[+2]	Patent: 342
55	Casio Electronics Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Saitama, Japan		Patent: 342
56	Sonos, Inc.	California, United States	Music,Wireless,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	Patent: 335
57	Kyocera Corp.	Kyoto, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	Patent: 325
58	Toyota Motor Corp.	Aichi, Japan	Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport, ...[+2]	Patent: 322
59	Fujitsu General Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Air conditioning,Automation,Mechanical engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 320
60	Infineon Technologies AG	Bayern, Germany	Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use, ...[+2]	Patent: 319
61	State Grid Corp. of China	Beijing Shi, China	Electric vehicle,Power grid,Total asset, ...[+2]	Patent: 316
62	Pantech & Curitel Communications, Inc.	South Korea	Handset,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+1]	Patent: 305
63	Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Telecommunications,Call centre,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 304
64	Nihon Denso KK	Saitama, Japan	Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering	Patent: 300
65	Pioneer Corp.	Fukushima, Japan	Navigation system,Laserdisc player,Electronic product, ...[+2]	Patent: 299
66	Funai Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,Blu-ray disc, ...[+2]	Patent: 295
67	Aiphone Co., Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Intercom,Telecommunications,Residence, ...[+2]	Patent: 292
68	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	Nevada, United States		Patent: 291
69	Starkey Laboratories, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Hearing aid,Computer hardware,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 287
70	Shure, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Microphone,Audio electronics,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 286
71	Widex A/S	Delhi, India	Hearing aid,Medical equipment,Health care, ...[+2]	Patent: 284
72	Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH	Germany	Automotive engineering,Guitar,Piano, ...[+2]	Patent: 281
73	TDK Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 276
74	JVCKenwood Corp.	Kanagawa, Japan	Headphones,Professional mobile radio,Professional video camera, ...[+2]	Patent: 272
75	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering, ...[+2]	Patent: 271
76	Sonova AG	Zürich, Switzerland	Cochlear implant,Shopping mall,Tennessee walking horse, ...[+2]	Patent: 267
77	Brother Industries, Ltd.	Aichi, Japan	Computer hardware,Electronics,Digital printing, ...[+2]	Patent: 264
78	Fortemedia, Inc.	California, United States	Microphone,Semiconductor,Biometrics, ...[+2]	Patent: 262
79	Alpine Electronics, Inc.	Tokyo, Japan	Electronics,Audio equipment,CD player, ...[+2]	Patent: 259
80	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.	Taiwan Province, China	Computer hardware,Electronics,Wireless connectivity, ...[+2]	Patent: 240
81	Phonak AG	Zürich, Switzerland	Hearing aid,Health care	Patent: 240
82	AT&T, Inc.	Texas, United States	Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 235
83	AT&T IPM Corp.	United States		Patent: 235
84	Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp.	California, United States	Franchise agreement	Patent: 231
85	InvenSense, Inc.	California, United States	Semiconductor,Mobile device,Electronic product, ...[+2]	Patent: 230
86	Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.	Saga, Japan	Semiconductor,Electronics,Thin film, ...[+2]	Patent: 225
87	ZTE Corp.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless, ...[+2]	Patent: 218
88	Victor Company of Japan Ltd.	Kanagawa, Japan	Electronics,Software,High-definition television, ...[+2]	Patent: 217
89	Seiko Epson Corp.	Nagano, Japan	Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics, ...[+2]	Patent: 212
90	Cochlear Ltd.	New South Wales, Australia	Medical equipment,Implant,Cochlear implant, ...[+2]	Patent: 212
91	Ford Motor Co. A/S	Denmark		Patent: 212
92	ZillTek Technology Corp.	Taiwan Province, China	Semiconductor,Operational amplifier,USB 3.0, ...[+2]	Patent: 209
93	GN Netcom A/S	Denmark	Microphone,Electronics,Audio equipment, ...[+2]	Patent: 207
94	Hewlett-Packard Development Co.	Beijing Shi, China	Personal computer,Computer hardware,Graphics processing unit, ...[+2]	Patent: 205
95	Daiichikosho Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Music,Electronics,Software, ...[+1]	Patent: 199
96	Nuance Communications, Inc.	Massachusetts, United States	Software,Artificial intelligence,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	Patent: 196
97	Olympus Corp.	Tokyo, Japan	Microscope,Endoscopy,Software, ...[+2]	Patent: 194
98	vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	5G,Telecommunications,Wireless	Patent: 193
99	Motorola Solutions, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Wireless,Network security,Mobile device, ...[+2]	Patent: 189
100	Kenwood Ltd.	Hampshire, United Kingdom	Microwave oven,Electronics,Vacuum cleaner	Patent: 185