Omron Patents – Key Insights and Stats

Omron has a total of 29344 patents globally, out of which 16612 have been granted. Of these 29344 patents, more than 73% patents are active. Japan is where Omron has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by China and United States of America. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Omron.

Omron was founded in 1933 by Kazuma Tateishi. Omron Corporation manufactures electronic components, equipment and systems used for factory automation. The Company provides products and services in a variety of fields including industrial automation, electronic components, automotive electronics, social systems such as ticket gate machines and traffic control, and healthcare. As of August 2022, Omron has a market cap of $9.31 Billion.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Omron which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Omron patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Omron patent portfolio.

How many patents does Omron have?

Omron has a total of 29344 patents globally. These patents belong to 11611 unique patent families. Out of 29344 patents, 21553 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Omron File Every Year?

Omron Patents Filing Trend

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantOmron Applications FiledOmron Patents Granted
20112115883
201217061230
201315911233
201416821144
201518551044
201620611296
201733061202
201836671436
201934751589
202024291830
202112992053
20222451672

How many Omron patents are Alive/Dead?

Worldwide Patents

Omron Patents Portfolio

How Many Patents did Omron File in Different Countries?

Omron Worldwide Patents

Countries in which Omron Filed Patents

CountryPatents
Japan9177
China4505
United States Of America3962
Europe2663
Germany2348
Korea (South)920
Taiwan667
United Kingdom224
Russia174
India163
Brazil135
Malaysia99
Australia78
Mexico69
Indonesia60
Italy49
Singapore44
Spain42
Philippines40
Canada34
Austria29
Viet Nam27
South Africa14
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)11
United Arab Emirates10
Argentina9
Turkey9
Israel9
Denmark6
Norway5
Portugal3
Poland2
New Zealand2
France2
Switzerland2
Colombia1
Netherlands1

Where are Research Centers of Omron Patents Located?

Research Centers of Omron Patents

10 Best Omron Patents

US8031180B2 is the most popular patent in the Omron portfolio. It has received 148 citations so far from companies like Apple, C3 Nano Inc, and Ignis Innovation.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Omron:

Publication NumberCitation Count
US8031180B2148
WO2011059067A1118
CN104183394A109
US7912633B1107
US8165699B2102
WO2014041826A194
US8374498B293
US20120146903A192
USD724453S178
USD679726S178

Which Companies are using Omron Patents to Advance their Research?

If patents or patents from a particular technology area of a company receive a lot of citations, it implies that the technology is being followed and incrementally innovated by the citing companies. It also indicates that citing companies are working on similar and closely related technologies.

The top citing companies in the Omron patent portfolio are Canon, Samsung Electronics and Panasonic IP Management.

List of the top forward citing Companies –

CompanyNumber of Patents
Canon55
Samsung Electronics43
Panasonic IP Management42
Fanuc34
Sony Corporation25
Nec Corp25
Apple24
Fujitsu21
IBM20
Boe Technology20
Japan Display17

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Omron Patents

Top Omron Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US8031180B244
US8406457B222
US10089586B222
US8599267B215
US20120146903A115
US8870438B212
US20110275918A112
US8427603B211
US9501692B210
US8864358B210
US8423785B210
US7914195B29
US9144476B28
US8939633B28
US20190056732A18

What Percentage of Omron US Patent Applications were Granted?

Omron (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 4095 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 2649 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 76.21%.

Below are the key stats of Omron patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Omron?

Law FirmTotal ApplicationsSuccess Rate
Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton113474.12%
Metrolex Law82077.50%
Jciprnet67181.05%
Foley & Lardner30374.92%
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson16672.89%
Blank Rome14571.03%
Greenblum & Bernstein10872.22%
Nutter Mcclennen & Fish8968.54%
Shinjyu Global6493.33%
Cantor Colburn60100.00%

What are Omron key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Omron?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Omron in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Omron thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Omron‘s search focus changed over the years?

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