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SHARP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    42
About

SHARP has a total of 42 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1902. It filed its patents most often in China, United States and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets optics, audio-visual technology and computer technology are KENON KK, CANON KK and KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECH.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing SHARPs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 China 35
#2 United States 4
#3 France 3

Patent filings per year

Chart showing SHARPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Sharp 3
#2 Kunihiro Hisashi 2
#3 Naoto Nishimura 2
#4 Takaya Nakatani 2
#5 Shinsaku Tohki 2
#6 Nishio Yukihito 1
#7 Adachi Katsumi 1
#8 Hamada Ryoh 1
#9 Norimichi Shigemitsu 1
#10 Toshiaki Fujisawa 1

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
CN101833414A Interface arrangement and control method thereof
CN1361985A Method of determining access position on recording medium and method of managing recording medium
US5066960A Thermal printing head
US4401370A Lead-in electrode structure for electrochromic displays of the segmented type
US2447436A Distance meter
US1753250A Deflecting machine