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MERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    318
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    9,468
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 5.0%
About

MERLIN TECHNOLOGY INC has a total of 318 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 5.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 2001. It filed its patents most often in United States, China and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets civil engineering, measurement and transport are VECTOR MAGNETICS INC, KOBOLD SERVICES INC and LWT INSTR INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing MERLIN TECHNOLOGY INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mercer John E 196
#2 Chau Albert W 166
#3 Brune Guenter W 86
#4 Zeller Rudolf 63
#5 Marvin Mark 36
#6 Medeiros Benjamin John 29
#7 Phillips Scott 25
#8 Feifel Marc 19
#9 Lam Loc Viet 17
#10 Bayliss Timothy 17

Latest patents

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