In 2024, the US published approximately 730,000 patents, of which around 351,000 patents were granted.
Samsung Electronics is leading with 14,716 patents. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is in 2nd position with 9,026 patents.
Other top 10 US companies include Qualcomm, Apple, and Huawei.
U.S. companies filed the most patents on a country-by-country basis, followed by companies based in Japan, China, and South Korea.
Monthly Trend of US Patents in 2024
We’re examining total published patent application records for comparison because the publication timeline of up to 18 months can confuse when solely considering the patent count of the most recent year.
| Month | Published Patent Count | Granted Patent Count |
| January | 68762 | 36395 |
| February | 72525 | 30760 |
| March | 62892 | 29369 |
| April | 65686 | 35419 |
| May | 68354 | 27050 |
| June | 63343 | 28009 |
| July | 70572 | 34516 |
| August | 66363 | 25354 |
| September | 61365 | 29705 |
| October | 77459 | 36389 |
| November | 58068 | 25966 |
| December | 21822 | 12402 |
Top Countries contribute the most US Patents
This chart discusses the primary sources or locations from which many innovations in the United States originate. It’s inquiring about the central regions responsible for generating the most innovations within the country.
Top Organizations and Inventors with Most US Patents in 2024
Top Companies with most US patents in 2024
Top Inventors with the most US patents
Top Universities and Research Institutions with Most US Patents
Leading SME’s Companies in the US
Law firms with the most patent prosecutions in the US in 2024
Key Female Inventors with Most US Patent in 2024
| Inventors | Patents | Associated Company |
| Xiaoxia Zhang | 539 | Qualcomm |
| Jelena Damnjanovic | 185 | Qualcomm |
| Jing Lei | 104 | Qualcomm |
| Marta Karczewicz | 101 | Qualcomm |
| Molly Anderson | 63 | Apple |
| Janet A Stern-Berkowitz | 62 | InterDigital |
| Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis | 50 | Snap |
| Amrita Mathuriya | 48 | Kepler Computing/ Stealth Startup |
| Diana Maamari | 47 | Qualcomm |
| Elena Alshina | 45 | Huawei |
| Lin Ni Lisa Cheng | 43 | JPMorgan Chase |
| Junli Wang | 43 | IBM |
| Sorour Falahati | 43 | Ericsson |
| Johanna M Swan | 42 | Intel |
| Shawna M Liff | 41 | Intel |
| Catalina Mihaela Mladin | 40 | Convida Wireless/ InterDigital |
| Fatma Arzum Simsek-Ege | 39 | Micron Technology |
| Christie Marie Heikkinen | 37 | Snap |
| Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri | 36 | Qualcomm |
| Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne | 35 | Siblings/ Apple |
| Lakshmi R Iyer | 33 | Apple |
| Reshma Lal | 33 | Advanced Micro Devices |
| Nazanin Rastegardoost | 32 | Ofinno Technologies |
| Jean Luo | 32 | SISTERS |
| Lopamudra Kundu | 23 | O-Ran Alliance/ Nvidia |
Top Technology Areas with most published patents in 2024
Top 10 Technology Areas covered in the US for the year 2024 include:
- Display device
- Electrode
- Semiconductor
- Battery cell
- Electrical battery
- Si substrate
- Hemt circuits
- Electrically conductive
- Electronic equipment
- Server
Top 10 Application Areas covered by patents filed in the US in the year 2024 are:
- Electric digital data processing
- Digital transmission
- Semiconductor devices
- Computer peripheral equipment
- Image data processing
- Pharmaceutical active ingredients
- Computing models
- Solid-state devices
- Data processing applications
- Scientific instruments
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