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Top 50 Key Players companies in Photochromic lens
by Most Patent Citation in the world in 2022

The Photochromic lens top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Patent Citation Photochromic lens Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2022, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Photochromic lenses are optical lenses that darken on exposure to specific types of light of sufficient intensity, most commonly ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In the absence of activating light the lenses return to their clear state. Photochromic lenses may be made of glass, polycarbonate, or another plastic. They are principally used in eyeglasses that are dark in bright sunlight, but clear in low ambient light conditions. They darken significantly within about a minute of exposure to bright light, and take somewhat longer to clear. A range of clear and dark transmittances is available.
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Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Kureha Corp.
Chemical engineering,Polyvinylidene fluoride,Wallpaper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 476
2
Tokuyama Corp.
Cement,Chemical engineering,Fumed silica,
...[+2]
patent citation: 457
3
EssilorLuxottica SA
Île-de-France, France
Eyewear,Product design,Health care,
...[+2]
patent citation: 387
4
Duksan Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Petroleum industry
patent citation: 318
5
HOYA Corp.
Computer hardware,Software,Intraocular lens,
...[+2]
patent citation: 250
6
Sola International, Inc.
Medical equipment,Industrial engineering
patent citation: 249
7
HOYA OPTICAL LABS OF AMERICA, INC.
patent citation: 218
8
Corning, Inc.
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 131
9
Nikon Corp.
Microscope,Photography,Motion capture,
...[+2]
patent citation: 105
10
Insight Equity A.P.X LP
Asset management,Aerospace
patent citation: 97
11
NOF Corp.
Organic peroxide,Chemical engineering,Fatty acid,
...[+2]
patent citation: 72
12
Galvion, Inc.
Canada
Eye protection,Medical equipment,Medicine
patent citation: 72
13
Exxene Corp.
Coating,Industrial engineering,Physical vapor deposition,
...[+2]
patent citation: 71
14
Seiko Epson Corp.
Wearable technology,Projector,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 66
15
Bayer AG
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Health care,Biology,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 62
16
Bayer Oy
Finland
patent citation: 62
17
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
patent citation: 56
18
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Medical equipment,Health care,Optometry,
...[+2]
patent citation: 49
19
AO Safety Products
Optical instrument,Electronics,Semiconductor
patent citation: 38
20
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
Petroleum industry,Petrochemical,Engineering plastic,
...[+2]
patent citation: 37
21
Fuji Kasei Co., Ltd.
Chemical engineering
patent citation: 37
22
Arc Machines, Inc.
Welding,Broadcasting,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 35
23
QSpex Technologies, Inc.
Medical equipment,Health care
patent citation: 24
24
Nikon-Essilor Co., Ltd.
Medical equipment,Semiconductor,Electronics
patent citation: 24
25
Polylite Taiwan Co. Ltd.
Polycarbonate,Industrial engineering
patent citation: 23
26
BMC Industries, Inc.
Computer hardware,Electronics,Semiconductor,
...[+1]
patent citation: 22
27
PPG Industries, Inc.
Coating,Chemical engineering,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 21
28
Transitions Optical, Inc.
Wearable technology,Eyewear,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
29
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Coating,Industrial engineering,Metal fiber,
...[+2]
patent citation: 20
30
Prodisc Technology, Inc.
Optical storage,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 15
31
Shanghai Conant Optical Co., Ltd.
Spectacle lenses,Medicine,Medical equipment,
...[+1]
patent citation: 14
32
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
patent citation: 13
33
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
34
Matsushita Electronics Corp.
Electronics,Computer hardware,DVD player,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
35
Innotech, Inc.
Information technology consulting,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
patent citation: 12
36
North Electro-Optic Co., Ltd.
Electro-optics,Electronics,Semiconductor,
...[+1]
patent citation: 11
37
SDC Technologies, Inc.
Coating,Aerospace,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
patent citation: 11
38
Shanghai Weixing Optical Co. Ltd.
Medical equipment,Medicine
patent citation: 11
39
KOC Solution Co. Ltd.
Daejeon, South Korea
Monomer,Electronics,Semiconductor
patent citation: 9
40
Talex Optical Co. Ltd.
patent citation: 7
41
BYD Co., Ltd.
Handset,Automotive engineering,Electric vehicle,
...[+2]
patent citation: 6
42
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Petrochemical,Chemical engineering,Polypropylene,
...[+2]
patent citation: 5
43
NEC Saitama Ltd.
patent citation: 5
44
Jiangsu Conant Optics Co. Ltd.
Electronics,Semiconductor
patent citation: 4
45
Zenni Optical, Inc.
Eyewear,E-commerce,Refractive error,
...[+2]
patent citation: 3
46
Shandong Silver Haiya Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Electronic product,Automotive engineering
patent citation: 3
47
Shanghai Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
Liquid-crystal display,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+1]
patent citation: 3
48
Zhenjiang Wanxin Optical Glasses Co. Ltd.
Electronics,Semiconductor
patent citation: 2
49
Corning SA
FR
Computer hardware,Electronics,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
patent citation: 2
50
General Motors Co.
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
patent citation: 1
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