The Applicant / Patent Holder "アクア株式会社" had 70 patent application filings in the publication-lag-adjusted comparison period (2024-01-01 to 2024-10-31). This is a weakly transition of -4 filings (-5.4%) over 74 they had in the same period of the previous year (2023-01-01 to 2023-10-31).
The highest number of filings in 2021 with 96 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 70 cases (years covered: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 4 years (2021 to 2024, 343 cases in total) is 85.8, and the median is 88.5. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.12, and filings have been moderate fluctuations.
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 85.8 patents |
| Std Dev | 9.9 |
| COV | 0.12 |
The number of filings has been decreasing for the publication-lag-adjusted last 3 years (2023 to 2025).
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 12 cases | -85.9% |
| 2024 year | 85 cases | -7.61% |
| 2023 year | 92 cases | +31.4% |
This report provides the latest patent analysis information (the IP landscape, including a patent map) on the patent search results of the JP patent database for アクア株式会社 for the period of the last 6 years (2020 to 2025). You can compare the information in this report with the trends in your competitors’ patent filings and technologies.
This service provides, free of charge, a patent analysis report based on the latest patent data (Japanese, U.S., European, and PCT application publications) for use in patent searches, patent analysis, and IP landscaping. The service is offered by "Patent Integration" a firm specializing in patent search/patent analysis.
This report includes basic information to help you understand the IP strategy and management of アクア株式会社, such as changes in the number of patents/patent applications they have filed, comparisons of the numbers of patents/patent applications filed by their peers and competitors, and their top coapplicants (joint research partners, alliance partners). It can be used in various intellectual property business operations such as IP landscaping, patent search/patent analysis, preparation of intellectual property business evaluation reports, selection of M&A candidates, and selection of alliance partners.
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The concept of the "IP landscape" (IPL) has been attracting attention recently.
An IP landscape is not limited to patent information, but also integrates and analyzes business information (e.g., non-patent information such as papers, news releases, stock information, and market information). Intellectual-property-based business management is realized through the analysis of intellectual property information applied to the formulation of management strategies and business strategies. This is a comprehensive approach that includes but not limited to planning of open and closed strategies, selecting M&A candidates, searching for alliance partners, and formulating intellectual property strategies, through the exploitation of intellectual property information.
IP landscaping usually includes patent search and patent analysis. In patent search and patent analysis, it is important to grasp the market position of each company and the overall technological trends and development trends for each technology. More specifically, it is important to understand what intellectual property your own company and other companies hold, what the strengths and weaknesses of other companies are, and how other companies are trying to exploit their intellectual property. In other words, it is important to understand both the business strategy and the intellectual property strategy of each company.
The changes in the number of patent filings of アクア株式会社 over the last 6 years (JP) are shown below.
The change in the number of patents/patent applications is the most basic index in patent analysis. By examining the change in the number of patents/patent applications, you can see the status of technological development and R&D focus for each company or technology. It should be noted that since there is a one and a half year lag between the filing and the laying open of patent applications, it is not possible to analyze the situation more recently than one and half years prior to the present.
| Year | Cases |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 |
| 2022 | 70 |
| 2023 | 92 |
| 2024 | 85 |
| 2025 | 12 |
Patent landscaping is a visualization of the distribution of patent filings (application focus areas) for each technical keyword. Mountains and islands indicated by heatmap contours represent clusters of patent applications filed, and red areas on the heatmap indicate many patent filings relating to the keyword.
The patent landscape for アクア株式会社 gives an intuitive understanding of what patent filings they have made and what technical position is to be established. By selecting filing year checkboxes and filtering, you can track their past filing trends (what technical area they have focused on).
By selecting applicant/patent holder checkboxes and filtering, you can visually grasp the technical areas of the filings for each applicant and the partnerships or alliances formed. Please use it as a guide for patent analysis and IP landscaping.
In addition, by visually representing the patent data in this manner, you can convincingly show the technical positions of your company and its competitors to your management and business strategists in order to formulate management strategies and business strategies.
The following is a list of words (characteristic terms) often used in アクア株式会社 patent applications. Characteristic terms with a higher importance are used in more patents/patent applications.
This patent analysis report was created for a patent search set of 355 cases retrieved by applying the following search formula and analysis period to the following patent database. Patent information such as a patent analysis result, a patent map, and a patent landscape can be freely used for patent searches, analysis, and work on intellectual property strategies, including IP landscaping.
| Publication No. | Title | Bibliographic info | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. JPP7918438 | 洗濯機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2022-08-02 ・Publication date 2026-09-10 | 3B166 |
| 2. JPA2026-143885 | 洗濯機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-02-28 ・Publication date 2026-09-09 | 3B167 |
| 3. JPA2026-140524 | 洗濯機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-02-21 ・Publication date 2026-09-02 | 3B166 |
| 4. JPA2026-139470 | 給水管ユニット | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-02-20 ・Publication date 2026-09-01 | 3B166, 4G035 |
| 5. JPA2026-137958 | 洗濯乾燥機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-02-18 ・Publication date 2026-08-28 | 3B167 |
| 6. JPA2026-137170 | 衣類乾燥機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-02-17 ・Publication date 2026-08-27 | 3B167 |
| 7. JPA2026-136711 | 冷蔵庫 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-02-14 ・Publication date 2026-08-26 | — |
| 8. JPA2026-131275 | 封止構造 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-02-03 ・Publication date 2026-08-14 | 3J040 |
| 9. JPA2026-128659 | 冷蔵庫 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-01-29 ・Publication date 2026-08-10 | 3L045, 3L345 |
| 10. JPA2026-127326 | 洗濯槽及びそれを備える縦型洗濯機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-01-27 ・Publication date 2026-08-06 | 3B165 |
| 11. JPA2026-125382 | 冷蔵庫 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-01-22 ・Publication date 2026-08-03 | 3L045 |
| 12. JPA2026-125381 | 冷蔵庫 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2025-01-22 ・Publication date 2026-08-03 | 3L045 |
| 13. JPA2026-120937 | 洗濯機 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2025-01-10 ・Publication date 2026-07-23 | 3B167 |
| 14. JPA2026-116457 | 冷蔵庫 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社 ・Filing date 2020-12-24 ・Publication date 2026-07-09 | 3L345 |
| 15. JPA2026-116455 | 洗濯機の排水装置 | ・Applicant アクア株式会社, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 ・Filing date 2022-04-08 ・Publication date 2026-07-09 | 3B166 |
The number of patents and changes in the number of patents of other companies (competitors) in the same industry as アクア株式会社 are shown below.
Comparison of changes in the number of patents with peers and competitors is an important analytical index for understanding the intellectual property strategies of each company. By checking the transition of the number of patents for each company / competitor, you can check the status of focus on technology development and R&D for each company / technology.
It should be noted that patents have a time lag of one and a half years from filing to publication, so it is not possible to analyze the situation more recent than one and a half years.
Comparing the number of applications of each company, アクア株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 189 cases, followed by 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 with 103 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| アクア株式会社 | 189 cases |
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 103 cases |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 cases |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 cases |
Comparing the number of applications of each company, アクア株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2020 to 2025) with 459 cases, followed by 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 with 263 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| アクア株式会社 | 459 cases |
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 263 cases |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 cases |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 cases |
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Below is a patent map showing changes in the number of applications for JP patents of 4 companies in the same industry over the past 6 years.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| アクア株式会社 | 459 |
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 263 |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 |
The changes in the number of patents shared with アクア株式会社’s top coapplicants are shown below.
By searching for the top coapplicants, you can discover what companies アクア株式会社 is partnered with to develop technologies and use this information for R&D and intellectual property strategies.
Also, by looking at the change in the number of filings, you can see what companies アクア株式会社 conducted joint research with in the past, and check the history of アクア株式会社’s alliances, partnerships, and joint research and development.
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Among the top coapplicants, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 103 cases, followed by サッポロビール株式会社 with 3 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 103 cases |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 cases |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 cases |
Among the top coapplicants, 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2020 to 2025) with 263 cases, followed by サッポロビール株式会社 with 3 cases.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 263 cases |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 cases |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 cases |
Below is a ranking of the number of JP patent applications by アクア株式会社’s top 3 coapplicants over the last 6 years.
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| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 263 |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 |
Below is a patent map showing the changes in the numbers of JP patent filings by アクア株式会社’s top 3 coapplicants over the last 6 years.
| Name | Cases |
|---|---|
| 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 | 263 |
| サッポロビール株式会社 | 3 |
| 株式会社イスタリクスジャパン | 1 |
アクア株式会社 filed 263 joint applications with 青島海爾洗衣机有限公司 for the analysis period (2020 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2020 to 2024, 257 cases in total) is 51.4, and the median is 49.0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.12, and filings have been moderate fluctuations.
The number of filings has been decreasing for the publication-lag-adjusted last 3 years (2023 to 2025). The highest number of filings in 2021 with 59 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 43 cases (years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 51.4 patents |
| Std Dev | 6.2 |
| COV | 0.12 |
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 6 cases | -87.5% |
| 2024 year | 48 cases | -2.04% |
| 2023 year | 49 cases | +13.95% |
アクア株式会社 filed 3 joint applications with サッポロビール株式会社 for the analysis period (2020 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2020 to 2024, 3 cases in total) is 0.6, and the median is 0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 2.0, and filings have been large fluctuations.
Because some years show zero filings in the collected data, strong trend claims are avoided; see the yearly table. The highest number of filings in 2024 with 3 cases, and their lowest number in 2020 with 0 cases (years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
| Index | Value |
|---|---|
| Average | 0.6 patents |
| Std Dev | 1.2 |
| COV | 2.0 |
| Year | Cases | YOY |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 year | 0 cases | -100% |
| 2024 year | 3 cases | - |
| 2023 year | 0 cases | - |
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