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Top 50 Fast-growings companies in Palladium
by Most Patent Filing In 1 Year in the Japan in 2018

The Palladium top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Filing In 1 Year Palladium Fast-growings in the Japan. 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.
Palladium is a chemical element with the symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired by her when she slew Pallas. Palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium form a group of elements referred to as the platinum group metals (PGMs). These have similar chemical properties, but palladium has the lowest melting point and is the least dense of them.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Umicore Shokubai Japan Co. Ltd.
Patent: 19
2
Tanaka Denshi Kogyo KK
Metal
Patent: 17
3
Johnson Matthey Japan GK
Automotive engineering
Patent: 14
4
C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd.
Surface finishing,Industrial engineering,Chromium,
...[+2]
Patent: 13
5
Okuno Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Chemical engineering
Patent: 10
6
Advanced Industrial Science & Technology
Graphene,Association (object-oriented programming)
Patent: 8
7
N.E. Chemcat Corp.
Cisco Catalyst,Chemical engineering,Automotive catalyst,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
8
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
Clinical trial,Cardiovascular agent,Drug,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
9
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Optical fiber,Renewable energy,Optoelectronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 8
10
Toyota Motor Corp.
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
11
Nihon Parkerizing Co., Ltd.
Coating,Parkerizing,Powder coating,
...[+2]
Patent: 7
12
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp.
Non-ferrous metal,Cathode material,Mining engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 6
13
Yokohama National University
Chemistry,Materials science,Inorganic chemistry,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
14
Showa Denko K.K.
Graphite,Materials science,Nanomaterials,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
15
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Photoresist,Semiconductor,Petrochemical,
...[+2]
Patent: 5
16
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Petrochemical,Agriculture,Pesticide,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
17
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
18
Ishihara Chemical Co., Ltd.
Automatic control,Automotive engineering,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 4
19
Cataler Corp.
Cisco Catalyst,Automotive engineering
Patent: 4
20
Toyo Tire Corp.
Automotive engineering,Radial tire,Rubber material,
...[+2]
Patent: 3
21
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Nickel,Mining engineering,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
Patent: 3
22
LINTEC Corp.
Adhesive materials,Industrial engineering,Pressure sensitive,
...[+2]
Patent: 3
23
Canon, Inc.
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
Patent: 3
24
Noritake Co., Ltd.
Abrasive,Diamond,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
25
JNC Petrochemical Corp.
Petrochemical,Chemical engineering
Patent: 2
26
Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
Vehicle inspection,Automotive engineering,Sales management,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
27
Riken Corp.
Social network,Tappet,Piston ring,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
28
Toray Industries, Inc.
Fiber,Textile,Textile (markup language),
...[+2]
Patent: 2
29
Tosoh Corp.
Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,Immunoprotein,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
30
Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd.
Chemical engineering,Solid-state battery,Supercapacitor,
...[+1]
Patent: 2
31
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Silicone,Semiconductor,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
32
Nihon Seiki Co., Ltd.
Compressed air,Automation,Manufacturing engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
33
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Precious metal,Metal,Cathode material,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
34
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.
Electronics,Semiconductor,Asphalt,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
35
Shinshu University
Social studies,Educational institution,Medicine,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
36
Akita University
Medicine,Internal medicine,Biology,
...[+2]
Patent: 2
37
Japan Pure Chemical Co., Ltd.
Chemical engineering,Soldering,Coating,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
38
Renesas Electronics Corp.
Semiconductor,Microcontroller,Electronics,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
39
Mitsubishi Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
Petrochemical,Chemical engineering
Patent: 1
40
Toshiba Chemical Corp.
Electronics,Chemical engineering
Patent: 1
41
Seiko Instruments, Inc.
Semiconductor,Electronic component,Optical fiber connector,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
42
Nichia Corp.
Laser diode,Semiconductor,LED lamp,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
43
IOX KK
Industrial engineering,Coating
Patent: 1
44
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp.
Power transmission,Electricity,Proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
45
Kyocera Corp.
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
46
Futamura Chemical Co. Ltd.
Phenol,Industrial engineering,Polylactic acid,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
47
Teijin Ltd.
Synthetic rubber,Chemical engineering,Polycarbonate,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
48
Mitsubishi Kogyo KK
Patent: 1
49
Hitachi Ltd.
Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
50
AGC
Fluorine,Glazing,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
Patent: 1
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