Top 50 Key Players companies in Food category by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2018 – Discovery

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The Food category top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Food category 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.

1	Amana Refrigeration, Inc.	IA, US	Refrigeration,Electronics	patent citation: 251
2	BSH Home Appliances	Bayern, Germany	Microwave,Fast-moving consumer goods,Vacuum cleaner, ...[+2]	patent citation: 191
3	BSH Home Appliances Corp.	California, United States	Washer,Electronics	patent citation: 191
4	White Consolidated Industries, Inc.	Ohio, United States	Electronics	patent citation: 124
5	General Mills, Inc.	Minnesota, United States	Ice cream,Breakfast cereal,Food processing, ...[+2]	patent citation: 70
6	Dreambios Co., Ltd.	Seoul, South Korea	Construction engineering,Soil remediation,Organic solid waste, ...[+2]	patent citation: 41
7	Whirlpool Corp.	Michigan, United States	Refrigeration,Computer hardware,Air conditioning, ...[+2]	patent citation: 39
8	Nestlé SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Ice cream,Nutrition,Cosmetics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 36
9	Nestec SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Enzyme,Nutrition,Food industry, ...[+1]	patent citation: 36
10	Hitachi Ltd.	Tokyo, Japan	Elevator,Electrical equipment,Electric motor, ...[+2]	patent citation: 25
11	Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.	Kentucky, United States	Electronics,Demand response,Fixture, ...[+2]	patent citation: 22
12	Amana Co. LP	Iowa, United States	Air conditioning,Electronics	patent citation: 20
13	Taizhou LG Electronic Refrigerator Co., Ltd.	Jiangsu Sheng, China	Electronics	patent citation: 11
14	International Business Machines Corp.	New York, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 9
15	Litton Industries, Inc.	California, United States	Electronics,Radio wave,Vacuum tube	patent citation: 8
16	GS Engineering & Construction Corp.	South Korea	Civil engineering,Construction engineering,Architecture, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5
17	Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Vacuum cleaner,Microwave,Stove, ...[+2]	patent citation: 5
18	Whirlpool Europe BV	Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	Electronics	patent citation: 5
19	Cyber Logitec Co., Ltd	California, United States	Supply chain management,Information processing,Software	patent citation: 4
20	STARTUP Beijing Moshanghua Technology Co. Ltd.	Beijing Shi, China	Software,Enterprise software	patent citation: 4
21	Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp.	South Korea	Waste management,Environmental consulting	patent citation: 4
22	Panasonic Holdings Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3
23	Joyoung Co., Ltd.	Shandong Sheng, China	Electronics,Cooker,Microwave, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3
24	Matsushita Electronics Corp.	Osaka, Japan	Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player, ...[+2]	patent citation: 3
25	Shanghai Aiyouwei Software Development Co. Ltd.	Shanghai Shi, China	Information technology consulting,Software development	patent citation: 3
26	Shenzhen Belter Health Measurement & Analysis Tech Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	sports equipment,Health care,Medical product, ...[+2]	patent citation: 2
27	Ping An International Smart City Technology Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China		patent citation: 2
28	Changhong Meiling Co., Ltd.	Anhui Sheng, China	Air conditioning,Electronics,Feature phone, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1
29	Telecom Italia Information Technology SpA	Lombardia, Italy	Telecommunications,Test-driven development,Machine to machine, ...[+2]	patent citation: 1
30	Makers BV	Netherlands		patent citation: 1
31	Cerbo	Sweden		patent citation: 1
32	ESP SARL	France	Food industry	patent citation: 1
33	Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni SpA	Italy		patent citation: 1
34	Harman Co Ltd	OS, JP	Software	patent citation: 1
35	Illinois Tool Works, Inc.	Illinois, United States	Adhesive,Consumables,Industrial engineering, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
36	Apple, Inc.	California, United States	Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
37	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
38	Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China	Food industry,Dairy cattle,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
39	Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai	Guangdong Sheng, China	Electronics,Conditioners,Air conditioning, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
40	Midea Group Co. Ltd.	Jilin, China	Air conditioning,Electronics,Fast-moving consumer goods, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
41	LG Electronics, Inc.	South Korea	Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
42	Shenzhen Topband Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Sheng, China	Power tool,Solar energy,Electronics, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
43	Bunge Alimentos SA	SC, BR	Agriculture,Starch,Agribusiness, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
44	Inspur Cloud Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Shandong Sheng, China	Cloud computing,Software,Cloud database, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
45	MyFitnessPal, Inc.	California, United States	Meal replacement,Mobile app,Health care, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
46	Hubei Xiaohu-Duck Food Co., Ltd.	Hubei Sheng, China	Food industry,Food processing	patent citation: 0
47	LifeScan Scotland Ltd.	United Kingdom	Glucose test,Medical equipment,Computer hardware, ...[+2]	patent citation: 0
48	Société des Produits Nestlé SA	Vaud, Switzerland	Food industry	patent citation: 0
49	Nisshin Kogyo KK	Tokyo, Japan	Construction engineering	patent citation: 0
50	Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.	China	Electronics	patent citation: 0