BIC CORP has a total of 917 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1980. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets thermal processes, machines and consumer goods are USIFLAMME SA, SCHAECHTER FRIEDRICH and HUCK FA H.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 126 | |
#2 | Australia | 80 | |
#3 | Canada | 77 | |
#4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 77 | |
#5 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 76 | |
#6 | China | 68 | |
#7 | Brazil | 61 | |
#8 | Taiwan | 46 | |
#9 | Mexico | 44 | |
#10 | Argentina | 42 | |
#11 | Hong Kong | 42 | |
#12 | Malaysia | 24 | |
#13 | Czechia | 22 | |
#14 | Poland | 20 | |
#15 | South Africa | 19 | |
#16 | New Zealand | 14 | |
#17 | Republic of Korea | 12 | |
#18 | Norway | 7 | |
#19 | Singapore | 7 | |
#20 | India | 6 | |
#21 | Finland | 5 | |
#22 | Jordan | 5 | |
#23 | Panama | 5 | |
#24 | El Salvador | 4 | |
#25 | Colombia | 3 | |
#26 | Costa Rica | 3 | |
#27 | Denmark | 3 | |
#28 | Honduras | 3 | |
#29 | Indonesia | 2 | |
#30 | Israel | 2 | |
#31 | Japan | 2 | |
#32 | Bulgaria | 1 | |
#33 | Spain | 1 | |
#34 | Greece | 1 | |
#35 | Hungary | 1 | |
#36 | Lithuania | 1 | |
#37 | Latvia | 1 | |
#38 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | |
#39 | Portugal | 1 | |
#40 | Slovakia | 1 | |
#41 | Tajikistan | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Thermal processes | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Consumer goods | |
#4 | Basic materials chemistry | |
#5 | Machine tools | |
#6 | Furniture and games |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Ignition and extinguishing | |
#2 | Writing or drawing tools | |
#3 | Unspecified technologies | |
#4 | Coating compositions | |
#5 | Fuels | |
#6 | Shaping of plastics | |
#7 | Certain plastics | |
#8 | Unspecified technologies | |
#9 | Hand-held cutting tools | |
#10 | Physical training equipment |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Mcdonough James M | 173 |
#2 | Fairbanks Floyd B | 127 |
#3 | Doucet Michel | 102 |
#4 | Adams Paul | 93 |
#5 | Chadwick Barry W | 89 |
#6 | Nowak Michael T | 87 |
#7 | Adams Paul H | 75 |
#8 | Barone Chris A | 60 |
#9 | Tubby Brian | 57 |
#10 | Chen Qingping | 51 |
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