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SMC CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    5,112
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,021
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 14.0%
About

SMC CORP has a total of 5,112 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 14.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1961. It filed its patents most often in Japan, United States and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets mechanical elements, machines and machine tools are HYDRAFORCE INC, CAMOZZI S P A and HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing SMC CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Nagai Shigekazu 322
#2 Miyazoe Shinji 268
#3 Ishikawa Makoto 205
#4 Yoshimura Shinichi 184
#5 Fukano Yoshihiro 149
#6 Fujiwara Nobuhiro 149
#7 Ishigaki Tsuneo 142
#8 Hayashi Bunya 126
#9 Fukui Chiaki 125
#10 Sato Toshio 114

Latest patents

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