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Top 50 Fast-growings companies in Orbit
by Most Patent Filing In 3 Years in the Japan in 2021

The Orbit top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Filing In 3 Years Orbit Fast-growings in the Japan. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
Patent: 84
2
Muratec Automation Co., Ltd.
Software,Semiconductor,Automation
Patent: 49
3
Hitachi Ltd.
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
Patent: 48
4
TDK Corp.
Electronic component,Ceramic capacitor,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 37
5
NTN Toyo Bearing Co., Ltd.
Ball bearing
Patent: 32
6
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
Patent: 20
7
Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Automation,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 19
8
THK CO., LTD.
Linear motion,Bearing (navigation),Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 19
9
NSK Ltd.
Ball bearing,Automatic transmission,Bearing (navigation),
...[+2]
Patent: 15
10
Toyota Motor Corp.
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
11
YASKAWA Electric Corp.
Robotics,Automation,Electrical equipment,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
12
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
Linear motion,Actuator,Machine element,
...[+2]
Patent: 12
13
Nihon Denso KK
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering
Patent: 12
14
Railway Technical Research Institute
Structural engineering,Superconductivity,Materials science,
...[+2]
Patent: 12
15
NuFlare Technology, Inc.
Semiconductor,Mask inspection,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
16
Shimadzu Corp.
Molecular diagnostics,Microbiology Test,Cockpit display system,
...[+2]
Patent: 11
17
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Sewage treatment,Proton therapy,Cryocooler,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
18
TOSHIBA Corp.
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
19
OMRON Corp.
Automation,Electronics,Health care,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
20
NEC Corp.
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
Patent: 10
21
Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Power electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
22
Mitsubishi Kogyo KK
Patent: 9
23
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
24
FANUC Corp.
Robotics,Robot,Automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
25
Tohoku University
Science and engineering,Knowledge management,Aseptic processing,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
26
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
Turbine,Mechanical engineering,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 9
27
Hitachi Astemo Ltd.
Public transport,Automotive engineering
Patent: 8
28
Mitutoyo Corp.
Linear encoder,Coordinate-measuring machine,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
29
Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
Manufacturing engineering,Mechanical engineering,Monorail,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
30
Sony Group Corp.
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
31
Riken Corp.
Social network,Tappet,Piston ring,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
32
Shinko Denki Co. Ltd.
Electronics,Power transmission,Solar power
Patent: 7
33
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Materials science,Product design,Carbon steel,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
34
JFE Steel Corp.
Irone,Mining engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
35
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
Telecommunications,Cloud database,Data center,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
36
Canon Medical Systems Corp.
X-ray,Medical imaging,Medicine,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
37
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp.
Power transmission,Electricity,Proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
38
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co. Ltd.
Patent: 6
39
East Japan Railway Co.
Public transport,Car manufacturing,Gift card,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
40
Kyoraku Co. Ltd.
Plastic film,Rod
Patent: 6
41
JTEKT Corp.
Power steering,Automotive engineering,Steering system,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
42
Seiko Epson Corp.
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
43
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
Switchgear,Air compressor,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
44
IHI Transport Machinery Co., Ltd.
Gantry crane,Hoist (device),Automation,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
45
Qoncept, Inc.
Video editing
Patent: 5
46
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Welding,Electronics,Mining engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
47
SKY Perfect JSAT Corp.
Satellite,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
48
Ebara Corp.
Vacuum pump,Manufacturing engineering,Turbine,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
49
University of Tokyo
Biology,Chemistry,Biochemistry,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
50
IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd.
Turbine,Gas engine,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
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