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BROOKS AUTOMATION INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,282
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    3,784
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 51.0%
About

BROOKS AUTOMATION INC has a total of 1,282 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 51.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1987. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Taiwan. Its main competitors in its focus markets semiconductors, machines and packaging and shipping are RORZE CORP, ASYST TECHNOLOGIES and FORTREND ENGINEERING CORP.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing BROOKS AUTOMATION INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Gilchrist Ulysses 188
#2 Caveney Robert T 183
#3 Hofmeister Christopher 139
#4 Hosek Martin 101
#5 Hofmeister Christopher A 76
#6 Moura Jairo T 60
#7 Fosnight William 59
#8 Bartlett Allen J 59
#9 Krupyshev Alexander 56
#10 Moura Jairo Terra 49

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