ZMP has a total of 80 patents globally, out of which 38 have been granted. Of these 80 patents, more than 66% patents are active. Japan is where ZMP has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and China. Parallelly, Japan seems to be the main focused R&D centre of ZMP.
ZMP was founded in the year 2001 by Hisashi Taniguchi. The company is an international company in the field of robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive technology, sensing technology and related areas.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ZMP which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ZMP patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ZMP patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of ZMP have?
The founder and CEO, Hisashi Taniguchi, has 23 patents.
How many patents does ZMP have?
ZMP has a total of 80 patents globally. These patents belong to 60 unique patent families. Out of 80 patents, 53 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ZMP File Every Year?
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 Grant | ZMP Applications Filed | ZMP Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | 1 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | 16 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | – | 5 |
How many ZMP patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did ZMP File in Different Countries?
Countries in which ZMP Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| Japan | 60 |
| United States Of America | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of ZMP Patents Located?
10 Best ZMP Patents
US6633726B2 is the most popular patent in the ZMP portfolio. It has received 39 citations so far from companies like Sony Corp and Hitachi.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ZMP:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| JP2007094743A | 39 |
| JP2004303842A | 16 |
| JP2006289551A | 14 |
| WO2014017454A1 | 10 |
| JP2005246502A | 10 |
| JP2007064854A | 9 |
| WO2007037348A1 | 7 |
| JP2005064906A | 7 |
| WO2018038257A1 | 5 |
| WO2008090898A1 | 5 |
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What are ZMP’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by ZMP?
The chart below distributes patents filed by ZMP in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where ZMP thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How ZMP’s search focus changed over the years?
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