The Technical Field "下限" had 440 patent application filings in the most recent period (2023-01-01 to 2023-04-30). This is a weakly transition of -48 filings (-9.8%) over 488 they had in the same period of the previous year (2022-01-01 to 2022-04-30). This report also includes technical terms related to " 下限値 ", " 最大下界 " in the search set.
The highest number of filings in 2016 with 2,127 cases, and their lowest number in 2023 with 702 cases.
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 6,875 cases in total) is 1,146, and the median is 1,346. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.5, and there have been big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
Index | Value |
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Average | 1,146 patents |
Std Dev | 600 |
COV | 0.5 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
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2023 year | 702 cases | -46.4 % |
2022 year | 1,309 cases | -5.35 % |
2021 year | 1,383 cases | -13.51 % |
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 下限 for the period of the last 10 years (2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31). You can compare the information in this report with the trends in your competitors’ patent filings and technologies, and use it to search for important patents.
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This report includes basic information to help you understand the IP strategy and management of 下限, 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, their top coapplicants (joint research partners, alliance partners), and their most important patents. 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 changes in the number of patent filings of 下限 over the last 20 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.
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The number of patents and changes in the number of patents of other companies (competitors) in the same industry as 下限 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.
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Comparing the number of applications of each company, トヨタ自動車株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 34 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 24 cases.
Name | Cases |
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トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 34 cases |
三菱電機株式会社 | 24 cases |
キヤノン株式会社 | 22 cases |
株式会社日立製作所 | 15 cases |
日産自動車株式会社 | 14 cases |
株式会社デンソー | 12 cases |
本田技研工業株式会社 | 9 cases |
株式会社東芝 | 7 cases |
株式会社リコー | 5 cases |
日本電気株式会社 | 5 cases |
Comparing the number of applications of each company, トヨタ自動車株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2015 to 2025) with 779 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 572 cases.
Name | Cases |
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トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 779 cases |
三菱電機株式会社 | 572 cases |
株式会社デンソー | 481 cases |
キヤノン株式会社 | 417 cases |
本田技研工業株式会社 | 263 cases |
株式会社東芝 | 200 cases |
株式会社日立製作所 | 185 cases |
日産自動車株式会社 | 176 cases |
株式会社リコー | 126 cases |
日本電気株式会社 | 118 cases |
パナソニックホールディングス株式会社 | 12 cases |
Below is a patent map showing changes in the number of applications for JP patents of 11 companies in the same industry over the past 20 years.
The number of patents and changes in the number of patents of other companies (competitors) in the same industry as 下限 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.
If you want to find out more information, " Patent Integration , You can compare the number of patent applications with competitors in each technical field in a short time by multiplying with other keywords and patent classifications.Please use it for more detailed patent information analysis such as selection of M&A candidate destinations and alliance destinations.
Among the top coapplicants, トヨタ自動車株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last in the last 3 years (2023 to 2025) with 34 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 24 cases.
Among the top coapplicants, トヨタ自動車株式会社 has the highest number of joint applications in the last for the target period (2015 to 2025) with 779 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 572 cases.
Name | Cases |
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トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 779 cases |
三菱電機株式会社 | 572 cases |
株式会社デンソー | 481 cases |
株式会社東芝 | 200 cases |
株式会社日立製作所 | 185 cases |
日産自動車株式会社 | 176 cases |
パナソニックホールディングス株式会社 | 12 cases |
Below is a ranking of the number of JP patent applications by 下限’s top 7 coapplicants over the last 20 years.
Below is a patent map showing the changes in the numbers of JP patent filings by 下限’s top 7 coapplicants over the last 20 years.
下限 filed 779 joint applications with トヨタ自動車株式会社 for the analysis period (2015 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 394 cases in total) is 65.7, and the median is 87.0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.5, and there have been big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
The number of filings has been decreasing for the last 3 years (2021 to 2024). The highest number of filings in 2018 with 104 cases, and their lowest number in 2023 with 34 cases.
Index | Value |
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Average | 65.7 patents |
Std Dev | 35.9 |
COV | 0.5 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
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2023 year | 34 cases | -63.4 % |
2022 year | 93 cases | +3.33 % |
2021 year | 90 cases | +7.14 % |
下限 filed 572 joint applications with 三菱電機株式会社 for the analysis period (2015 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 258 cases in total) is 43.0, and the median is 49.5. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.6, and there have been big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
The highest number of filings in 2015 with 93 cases, and their lowest number in 2023 with 22 cases.
Index | Value |
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Average | 43.0 patents |
Std Dev | 24.7 |
COV | 0.6 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
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2023 year | 22 cases | -43.6 % |
2022 year | 39 cases | -35.0 % |
2021 year | 60 cases | -16.67 % |
下限 filed 200 joint applications with 株式会社東芝 for the analysis period (2015 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 83 cases in total) is 13.8, and the median is 17.5. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.6, and there have been big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
The number of filings has been decreasing for the last 3 years (2021 to 2024). The highest number of filings in 2015 with 39 cases, and their lowest number in 2023 with 7 cases.
Index | Value |
---|---|
Average | 13.8 patents |
Std Dev | 7.8 |
COV | 0.6 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
---|---|---|
2023 year | 7 cases | -61.1 % |
2022 year | 18 cases | +5.88 % |
2021 year | 17 cases | -26.09 % |
下限 filed 185 joint applications with 株式会社日立製作所 for the analysis period (2015 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 83 cases in total) is 13.8, and the median is 15.0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 0.5, and there have been big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
The number of filings has been decreasing for the last 3 years (2021 to 2024). The highest number of filings in 2015 with 36 cases, and their lowest number in 2019 with 11 cases.
Index | Value |
---|---|
Average | 13.8 patents |
Std Dev | 7.3 |
COV | 0.5 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
---|---|---|
2023 year | 15 cases | -37.5 % |
2022 year | 24 cases | +60.0 % |
2021 year | 15 cases | -16.67 % |
下限 filed 12 joint applications with パナソニックホールディングス株式会社 for the analysis period (2015 to 2025).
The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2019 to 2024, 3 cases in total) is 0.5, and the median is 0. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 1.5, and there have been very big fluctuations in the number of filings from year to year.
The highest number of filings in 2015 with 4 cases, and their lowest number in 2023 with 0 cases.
Index | Value |
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Average | 0.5 patents |
Std Dev | 0.8 |
COV | 1.5 |
Year | Cases | YOY |
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2020 year | 2 cases | +100 % |
2019 year | 1 cases | -50.0 % |
2018 year | 2 cases | 0 |
The following shows JP patents held by 下限 that have had an invalidation trial against them demanded or an opposition filed against them by a third party, and 下限’s JP patents/patent applications of high importance cited by Examiners in patent examination processes.
By noting the most important patents, you can obtain knowledge of the competitive business environment in which 下限 is placed (e.g., whether it is a fiercely competitive environment or an oligopolistic market and the like). In general, it can be understood that a company with a large number of demands for invalidation trials is developing their business in a business environment where IP disputes are common.
If you want to search for more detailed information, you can use Patent Integration to retrieve and download by company cited patents/patent applications or patents undergoing invalidation trials. You can quickly extract important patents from a patent set that includes multiple competitors by cross-referencing with other keywords and patent classifications. Please consider using it for searches for important patents/patent applications.
In the last 3 years (2022-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31), there were 1 patents Invalidation Trial from third parties. The average number of Invalidation Trial is 1.0 times. The most recently Invalidation Trial patent is 特許7430957 "金融商品取引管理方法、金融商品取引管理システム" (Invalidation Trial day 2024-07-12) .
- | No. | Title | Invalidation Trial days |
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1 | 特許7430957 | 金融商品取引管理方法、金融商品取引管理システム | 2024-07-12 |
In the last 3 years (2022-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31), there were 14 patents Opposition from third parties. The average number of Opposition is 1.0 times. The most recently Opposition patent is 特許7350366 "ガス流の流速を測定する方法及び装置" (Opposition day 2024-03-26) , next is 特許7353221 "レーザ溶接モニタリング装置及びレーザ溶接モニタリング方法" (Opposition day 2024-03-22) .
- | No. | Title | Opposition days |
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1 | 特許7350366 | ガス流の流速を測定する方法及び装置 | 2024-03-26 |
2 | 特許7353221 | レーザ溶接モニタリング装置及びレーザ溶接モニタリング方法 | 2024-03-22 |
3 | 特許7257112 | 低分子量絹組成物および絹組成物の安定化 | 2023-10-12 |
4 | 特許7239036 | 積層ポリプロピレンフィルム | 2023-09-12 |
5 | 特許7215514 | 艶消物品 | 2023-07-31 |
6 | 特許7184211 | 溶接異常診断装置 | 2023-03-16 |
7 | 特許7124107 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 2023-02-24 |
8 | 特許7113807 | フランジ継手の締結過程の学習方法及びフランジ継手の締結過程の学習システム | 2023-02-02 |
9 | 特許7085721 | 血液透析装置 | 2022-12-16 |
10 | 特許7064359 | 既設管理型廃棄物処分場の安定化方法 | 2022-11-08 |
In the last 3 years (2022-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31), there were 23 patents Protest from third parties. The average number of Protest is 1.3 times. The most recently Protest patent is 特開2021-120369 "低亜鉛血症治療剤" (Protest day 2024-11-27) , next is 特開2023-045130 "工作機械、異常検出システム及び異常検出方法" (Protest day 2024-10-10) .
- | No. | Title | Protest days |
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1 | 特開2021-120369 | 低亜鉛血症治療剤 | 2024-11-27 |
2 | 特開2023-045130 | 工作機械、異常検出システム及び異常検出方法 | 2024-10-10 |
3 | 特許7572341 | 燃料電池システム、及び燃料電池システムの制御方法 | 2024-10-10 |
4 | 特許7611695 | 電動遮蔽装置及びその操作装置 | 2024-03-13 |
5 | 特開2023-104068 | ブレード取付治具 | 2023-12-07 |
6 | 特開2023-018796 | 物品検査装置 | 2023-11-15 |
7 | 特許7471675 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 2023-10-04 |
8 | 特開2022-007116 | 品出し支援システムおよび品出し支援プログラム | 2023-09-05 |
9 | 特許7433021 | 給紙装置および製函機 | 2023-09-05 |
10 | 特許7490613 | 環境形成装置、プログラム、及び送風ファンの制御方法 | 2023-06-05 |
11 | 特許7481807 | 凍結乾燥装置 | 2023-06-02 |
12 | 特許7305671 | ポリアルキル汚染が少ないモノアルキルスズ化合物、それらの組成物及び方法 | 2023-05-10 |
13 | 特許7441400 | 遊技機 | 2023-03-15 |
14 | 特許7382860 | マルチコプタ | 2023-01-17 |
15 | 特開2022-055606 | プログラム及び開口部装置 | 2022-12-06 |
16 | 特許7148256 | 食品 | 2022-07-27 |
17 | 特許6976468 | 充放電試験装置及び充放電制御装置 | 2022-07-06 |
18 | 特許7124107 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 2022-06-30 |
19 | 特表2022-512744 | 肉腫様腎臓がんのための診断および治療方法 | 2022-04-21 |
20 | 特許7178159 | エネルギー回収装置の制御方法 | 2022-03-14 |
Of the patent applications filed in the last 10 years (2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31), 81 patents/patent applications were protest more than once in the examination process of other patent applications. The mean of the number of protest is 1.3. The most protest patent is 特許6849177 "バーチャルパワープラント" (5 times) , and the next most protest patent is 特許6368944 "ガラス板" (4 times) .
- | No. | Title | |
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1 | 特許6849177 | バーチャルパワープラント | 5 times |
2 | 特許6368944 | ガラス板 | 4 times |
3 | 特許7611695 | 電動遮蔽装置及びその操作装置 | 3 times |
4 | 特許6938110 | 高温流体発生装置 | 3 times |
5 | 特許6905308 | アルカリ水電解用隔膜及びその製造方法 | 3 times |
In the last 3 years (2022-01-01 ~ 2024-12-31), there were 45 patents Inspection from third parties. The average number of Inspection is 1.5 times. The most recently Inspection patent is 特許4244067 "熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマー、熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマー組成物、及び熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマーの製造方法" (Inspection day 2024-12-23) , next is 特開2021-120369 "低亜鉛血症治療剤" (Inspection day 2024-12-04) .
- | No. | Title | Inspection days |
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1 | 特許4244067 | 熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマー、熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマー組成物、及び熱可塑性ポリエステルエラストマーの製造方法 | 2024-12-23 |
2 | 特開2021-120369 | 低亜鉛血症治療剤 | 2024-12-04 |
3 | 特開2023-045130 | 工作機械、異常検出システム及び異常検出方法 | 2024-11-15 |
4 | 特許7430957 | 金融商品取引管理方法、金融商品取引管理システム | 2024-11-11 |
5 | 特許7572341 | 燃料電池システム、及び燃料電池システムの制御方法 | 2024-11-08 |
6 | 特表2024-535653 | 低血糖症リスクを特定および予測するためのシステムおよび方法 | 2024-10-04 |
7 | 特許6414378 | インモールドラベル用ポリプロピレンフィルム | 2024-10-03 |
8 | 特開2017-123061 | 出来形の可視化システム及び出来形の可視化データ生成プログラム | 2024-09-03 |
9 | 特許7599490 | 触覚刺激提供システム | 2024-05-29 |
10 | 特開2023-090549 | 電圧生成回路及びインタフェース回路 | 2024-03-18 |
11 | 特許7350366 | ガス流の流速を測定する方法及び装置 | 2024-02-27 |
12 | 特開2023-104068 | ブレード取付治具 | 2023-12-15 |
13 | 特許6179915 | 燃焼排ガス中の二酸化炭素を利用した園芸用施設への二酸化炭素供給装置 | 2023-12-14 |
14 | 特許7124107 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 2023-11-02 |
15 | 特許7471675 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 2023-11-02 |
16 | 特開2024-020061 | 決済管理装置、決済管理方法、およびプログラム | 2023-10-17 |
17 | 特許7433021 | 給紙装置および製函機 | 2023-10-10 |
18 | 特開2022-007116 | 品出し支援システムおよび品出し支援プログラム | 2023-10-02 |
19 | 特許7558171 | リターン信号を低減する突起部を備える多層フィルタ | 2023-08-01 |
20 | 特許7328291 | 貧血治療のための組成物及び方法 | 2023-07-31 |
Of the patent applications filed in the last 10 years (2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31), 123 patents/patent applications were inspection more than once in the examination process of other patent applications. The mean of the number of inspection is 1.5. The most inspection patent is 特許5841277 "金融商品取引管理装置、金融商品取引管理システム、金融商品取引管理システムにおける金融商品取引管理方法、プログラム" (11 times) , and the next most inspection patent is 特許5841278 "金融商品取引管理装置、金融商品取引管理システム、金融商品取引管理システムにおける金融商品取引管理方法、プログラム" (11 times) .
- | No. | Title | |
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1 | 特許5841277 | 金融商品取引管理装置、金融商品取引管理システム、金融商品取引管理システムにおける金融商品取引管理方法、プログラム | 11 times |
2 | 特許5841278 | 金融商品取引管理装置、金融商品取引管理システム、金融商品取引管理システムにおける金融商品取引管理方法、プログラム | 11 times |
3 | 特許7305671 | ポリアルキル汚染が少ないモノアルキルスズ化合物、それらの組成物及び方法 | 4 times |
4 | 特許7124107 | 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 | 4 times |
5 | 特開2017-113016 | 加熱式エアロゾル発生装置、及び一貫した特性のエアロゾルを発生させる方法 | 4 times |
Of the patent applications filed in the last 10 years (2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31), 4,011 patents/patent applications were cited more than once in the examination process of other patent applications. The mean of the number of cited is 2.6. The most cited patent is 特許6353495 "遊技機" (95 times) , and the next most cited patent is 特開2017-113139 "弾球遊技機" (72 times) .
- | No. | Title | |
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1 | 特許6353495 | 遊技機 | 95 times |
2 | 特開2017-113139 | 弾球遊技機 | 72 times |
3 | 特許6807556 | 空調制御方法、空調制御装置及び空調制御プログラム | 44 times |
4 | 特許6741951 | ぱちんこ遊技機 | 32 times |
5 | 特許6046184 | 遊技機 | 31 times |
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