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METROLOGIC INSTR INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    855
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    38,919
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 80.0%
About

METROLOGIC INSTR INC has a total of 855 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 80.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1973. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets computer technology, optics and control are PSC SCANNING INC, OPTICON INC and PSC INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing METROLOGIC INSTR INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Zhu Xiaoxun 312
#2 Knowles C Harry 245
#3 Amundsen Thomas 166
#4 Au Ka Man 147
#5 Knowles Carl Harry 139
#6 Kotlarsky Anatoly 117
#7 Wilz Sr David M 110
#8 Schmidt Mark 103
#9 Good Timothy 94
#10 Rockstein George B 91

Latest patents

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