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PFU LTD

Overview
  • Total Patents
    5,557
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    2,663
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 78.0%
About

PFU LTD has a total of 5,557 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 78.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1983. It filed its patents most often in Japan, United States and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets audio-visual technology, computer technology and packaging and shipping are ROTH & WEBER GMBH, WANG CHUNG-KAI and NISCA K K.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing PFU LTDs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Inamoto Akihiko 131
#2 Morikawa Shuichi 128
#3 Ichida Motoharu 123
#4 Moto Satoru 116
#5 Takahata Masanao 110
#6 Ishida Satoshi 106
#7 Sasaki Katsunao 104
#8 Miyamoto Satoshi 100
#9 Kitahara Takashi 99
#10 Sakai Satoshi 98

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