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Top 20 Key Players companies in Iridium
by Most Patent Filings in the Germany in 2018

The Iridium top 20 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 20 Most Patent Filings Iridium Key Players in the Germany. 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.
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
BASF SE
Agriculture,Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 298
2
Degussa AG
Precious metal,Chemical engineering,Nutrition,
...[+2]
Patent: 130
3
Merck Patent GmbH
Patent: 124
4
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Platinum,Mining engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
Patent: 87
5
Bayer AG
Health care,Biology,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 84
6
Hoechst AG
Chemical engineering,Botanical drug,Herb,
...[+2]
Patent: 69
7
W.C. Heraeus GmbH
Mining engineering,Natural resource management,Beryllium,
...[+2]
Patent: 64
8
Siemens AG
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
Patent: 57
9
Robert Bosch GmbH
Automotive engineering,Mechanical engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 45
10
Wacker-Chemie GmbH
Chemical engineering,Semiconductor,Silicone
Patent: 39
11
SCHOTT AG
Glazing,Optics,Aviation,
...[+2]
Patent: 27
12
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Plain bearing,Condition monitoring,Bearing (navigation),
...[+2]
Patent: 26
13
Degussa-Hüls AG
Chemical engineering,Iron metal,Polymer
Patent: 26
14
OXEA Deutschland GmbH
Chemical engineering,Solvent,Core competency,
...[+2]
Patent: 20
15
Infineon Technologies AG
Semiconductor,Electronics,Efficient energy use,
...[+2]
Patent: 17
16
Evonik Operations GmbH
Industrial engineering
Patent: 12
17
Covestro Deutschland AG
Polymer,Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering,
...[+1]
Patent: 11
18
Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Printed circuit board,Electroplating,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
19
Greenerity GmbH
Organic chemicals,Chemical engineering
Patent: 11
20
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
Medical equipment,Medicine,Medical ventilator,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
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