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Top 50 Key Players companies in Open source
by Most Patent Citation in the United States in 2021

The Open source top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Open source Key Players in the United States. 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.
The open-source model is a decentralized software development model that encourages open collaboration. A main principle of open-source software development is peer production, with products such as source code, blueprints, and documentation freely available to the public. The open-source movement in software began as a response to the limitations of proprietary code. The model is used for projects such as in open-source appropriate technology, and open-source drug discovery.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

South Korea

Germany

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 315
2
Sound View Innovations LLC
New Jersey, United States
Intellectual property
patent citation: 304
3
Box, Inc.
California, United States
File sharing,Cloud computing,Content management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 298
4
Spi Surgical, Inc.
United States
Dental Equipment
patent citation: 168
5
Neoris USA, Inc.
United States
Software development,Software Design and Development,Software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 150
6
The MathWorks, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,MATLAB,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 104
7
Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Rogue wave,
...[+2]
patent citation: 96
8
Rackspace US, Inc.
Texas, United States
Data processing,Cloud database,Data preparation,
...[+2]
patent citation: 77
9
Open Labs, Inc.
Texas, United States
Music,Software,Computer music,
...[+1]
patent citation: 70
10
Avantia, Inc.
Ohio, United States
Software,Firm service,Quality assurance,
...[+2]
patent citation: 42
11
OpenLogic, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Software,Open-source governance,Enterprise software
patent citation: 37
12
ElectrifAi LLC
New Jersey, United States
Software,Predictive analytics,Big data,
...[+2]
patent citation: 28
13
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Automotive engineering
patent citation: 25
14
Cloud Sherpas, Inc.
United States
Cloud computing,Information technology consulting,Enterprise software
patent citation: 23
15
Nicira, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 23
16
Red Hat, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Middleware,Operating system,
...[+2]
patent citation: 19
17
Caterpillar, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Turbine,Construction engineering,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 16
18
Open Invention Network LLC
North Carolina, United States
Intellectual property,Enterprise software,Software vendor,
...[+1]
patent citation: 15
19
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Microelectronics,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
20
Frost Brown Todd LLC
Kentucky, United States
Defense attorney,Product liability,Tort,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
21
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
Washington, United States
Digital signage
patent citation: 12
22
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Semiconductor,Automation,Electronic component
patent citation: 12
23
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
Texas, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Data processing,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
24
Innovative Gaming Corp of America
Nevada, United States
Amusement,Cutlery
patent citation: 11
25
Veracode, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
26
Open Source Storage LLC
California, United States
Enterprise software,Software,Web traffic,
...[+2]
patent citation: 10
27
Ericsson, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Transmitter,
...[+2]
patent citation: 8
28
Leviathan Entertainment LLC
Texas, United States
Film industry
patent citation: 8
29
Duke Energy Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Natural gas,Electricity,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7
30
IntegriChain, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Software,Cloud computing,Software as a service,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7
31
C&P Technologies, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Radar,Data processing,Sonar,
...[+2]
patent citation: 7
32
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6
33
Dell USA LP
Texas, United States
patent citation: 6
34
Transform SR Brands LLC
Illinois, United States
Social shopping,Shopping mall,E-commerce
patent citation: 6
35
EMC IP Holding Co. LLC
Delaware, United States
patent citation: 6
36
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
37
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
38
Numerix LLC
New York, United States
Structured product,Risk management
patent citation: 5
39
Spiral Genetics, Inc.
Washington, United States
Enterprise software,Structural variant,Biophysics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
40
Xerox Holdings Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Software,Digital document,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
41
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
42
Xerox Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Computer hardware,Electronics,Product group,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
43
International Rectifier Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Electronics,Energy management,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
44
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Texas, United States
Information technology consulting,Systems design,Computer security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
45
Solar Light Co., LLC.
Pennsylvania, United States
Solar simulator,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 4
46
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Market power,Power management,
...[+1]
patent citation: 4
47
Honeywell International, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Aerospace,Electronics,Market research,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
48
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
49
Avaya, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Call centre,Unified communications,Systems design,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
50
Avaya LLC
North Carolina, United States
Software,Telecommunications,Wireless,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3

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