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CHINON IND INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    445
About

CHINON IND INC has a total of 445 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1973. It filed its patents most often in Japan, United States and Germany. Its main competitors in its focus markets optics, audio-visual technology and textiles and paper are PREMIER IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP, YOON YOUNGSHIK and ABILITY ENTPR CO LTD.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing CHINON IND INCs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing CHINON IND INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Ogura Wataru 52
#2 Uchiyama Masayuki 33
#3 Takehana Takamichi 27
#4 Yamada Masatoshi 25
#5 Takizawa Satoru 21
#6 Nakamura Hideo 18
#7 Komatsu Nobuo 15
#8 Itou Ikuyoshi 13
#9 Niwa Hisashi 12
#10 Nakayama Yasuhiko 12

Latest patents

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