Last Updated: 2024/06/03

下限 (JP Patent Analysis Report) (JP SDGs Patent Report)

The Technical Field "下限" had 781 patent application filings in the most recent period (2022-01-01 to 2022-08-31). This is a weakly transition of -62 filings (-7.4%) over 843 they had in the same period of the previous year (2021-01-01 to 2021-08-31). 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 2,119 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 1,043 cases.

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 7,857 cases in total) is 1,310, and the median is 1,418. 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.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 1,310 patents
Std Dev 613
COV 0.5

Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2022 year 1,043 cases -20.80 %
2021 year 1,317 cases -13.30 %
2020 year 1,519 cases -16.12 %

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 (2014-01-01 to 2024-04-30). 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.

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 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.

Article supervision: Patent attorney Yoshiyuki Ose
Article supervised by: Yoshiyuki Ose (Japanese Patent Attorney)    

He is a patent attorney at a patent office. He specializes in invention counseling, patent filing, and intellectual property strategies for start-up companies and new businesses in the fields of software, information technology and artificial intelligence. He runs a patent course for beginners on Udemy, an online course provider.

After studying physics at the University of Tokyo as a doctoral student, he was engaged in intellectual property analysis and technology trend research as an in-house patent attorney at a precision equipment manufacturer and at Toyota Central R&D Labs. Inc..

Introduction

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.

After reading this search report, you may be interested in more detailed patent searches and patent analysis. We offer a service called Patent Integration, which is an integrated patent search and patent analysis service. With reasonable pricing and a simple user interface such that even beginners can quickly search for and analyze patent information by company or technology from a web browser, please consider using it for detailed patent searches, patent analysis, and IP landscaping.

Patent Integration has a patent-landscaping function that can visually represent a set of tens of thousands of patents/patent applications. This allows you to 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.

Foreign Patent Analysis Report

By clicking, you can check the patent application trends in each country of 下限.

Patent Filing Trends in Each Country

Foreign Patent Analysis Report

The following foreign patent analysis reports have been found for 下限. The trends of patent filings of 下限 for each country can be found by clicking on the Applicant/Patent Holder name next to each country.

Patent Filing Trends in Each Country
Country Applicant / Patent Holder

下限, Changes in the Number of JP Patents/Patent Applications

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.

In this report, you can only see the change in the number of patents/patent applications by company or technology, whereas Patent Integration allows you to quickly compare the number of patent applications with your competitors in each technical field by cross-referencing with other keywords and patent classifications.

Counting of the Number of Cases using the Patent Mapping Function

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.

You can select a graph type from the menu on the upper left. Data can be output as a file to the clipboard, or in CSV format or TSV format. You can also output graph images as files in the SVG, PNG, and JPG formats. For the terms of use when using the data, please see "About this Site."

Search Set (Analysis Patents)

This patent analysis report was created for a patent search set of 16,129 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.

Patent Database
JP Publications/Granted Patents
Patent Search Formula
Technical Field:
下限
Patent Analysis Period
2014-01-01〜2024-04-30
Number of Patents
16,129 patents

Analysis results are determined on the basis of patent gazette data issued by the patent office in each country.

Same industry / competition company information (JP)

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.

Introduction of patent search function

Competitive analysis can be performed in a short time by using various search functions such as applicant, filing date, and similar patent search.

Trends in filing of joint patent applications in the last 3 years (2022 to 2024).

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 (2022 to 2024) with 75 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 40 cases.

Trends in filing of joint patent applications for the target period (2014 to 2024).

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 (2014 to 2024) with 864 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 623 cases.

Same industry / competition company, Change in the Number of JP Patents

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.

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Top company information (JP)

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.

Search for Coapplicants

Patent integration allows you to find coapplicants in a short amount of time.

Trends in filing of joint patent applications in the last 3 years (2022 to 2024).

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 (2022 to 2024) with 75 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 40 cases.

Trends in filing of joint patent applications in the last 3 years (2022 to 2024).
Name Cases
トヨタ自動車株式会社 75 cases
三菱電機株式会社 40 cases
株式会社デンソー 28 cases
株式会社日立製作所 24 cases
株式会社東芝 15 cases
日産自動車株式会社 8 cases

Trends in filing of joint patent applications for the target period (2014 to 2024).

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 (2014 to 2024) with 864 cases, followed by 三菱電機株式会社 with 623 cases.

Trends in filing of joint patent applications for the target period (2014 to 2024).
Name Cases
トヨタ自動車株式会社 864 cases
三菱電機株式会社 623 cases
株式会社デンソー 540 cases
株式会社東芝 227 cases
日産自動車株式会社 212 cases
株式会社日立製作所 208 cases
パナソニックホールディングス株式会社 15 cases

Top company, Change in the Number of JP Patents

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.

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Top company Details (JP)

Trends in filing of joint patent applications with トヨタ自動車株式会社

下限 filed 864 joint applications with トヨタ自動車株式会社 for the analysis period (2014 to 2024).

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 444 cases in total) is 74.0, and the median is 86.0. 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 (2020 to 2023). The highest number of filings in 2014 with 139 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 75 cases.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 74.0 patents
Std Dev 34.2
COV 0.5
Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2022 year 75 cases -14.77 %
2021 year 88 cases +4.76 %
2020 year 84 cases -9.68 %

Trends in filing of joint patent applications with 三菱電機株式会社

下限 filed 623 joint applications with 三菱電機株式会社 for the analysis period (2014 to 2024).

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 303 cases in total) is 50.5, and the median is 59.0. 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 highest number of filings in 2015 with 93 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 31 cases.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 50.5 patents
Std Dev 23.3
COV 0.5
Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2022 year 31 cases -43.6 %
2021 year 55 cases -21.43 %
2020 year 70 cases +11.11 %

Trends in filing of joint patent applications with 株式会社東芝

下限 filed 227 joint applications with 株式会社東芝 for the analysis period (2014 to 2024).

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 100 cases in total) is 16.7, and the median is 17.5. 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 highest number of filings in 2015 with 39 cases, and their lowest number in 2022 with 15 cases.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 16.7 patents
Std Dev 8.5
COV 0.5
Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2022 year 15 cases -11.76 %
2021 year 17 cases -26.09 %
2020 year 23 cases +27.78 %

Trends in filing of joint patent applications with パナソニックホールディングス株式会社

下限 filed 15 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 (2014 to 2024).

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 5 cases in total) is 0.8, and the median is 0.5. The coefficient of variation (standard deviation/mean) is 1.1, 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 2022 with 0 cases.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 0.8 patents
Std Dev 0.9
COV 1.1
Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2020 year 2 cases +100 %
2019 year 1 cases -50.0 %
2018 year 2 cases 0

Trends in filing of joint patent applications with 株式会社日立製作所

下限 filed 208 joint applications with 株式会社日立製作所 for the analysis period (2014 to 2024).

The mean of the number of filings over the last 5 years (2018 to 2023, 90 cases in total) is 15.0, and the median is 16.0. 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 (2020 to 2023). The highest number of filings in 2014 with 38 cases, and their lowest number in 2019 with 12 cases.

Filing information for the last 5 years (2018 to 2023)
Index Value
Average 15.0 patents
Std Dev 7.9
COV 0.5
Filing trends for the last 3 years
Year Cases YOY
2022 year 24 cases +71.4 %
2021 year 14 cases -22.22 %
2020 year 18 cases +50.0 %

Information on important patents (JP)

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.

Search for Information on Important Patents

You can quickly search for important patents/patent applications, such as patents/patent applications that were cited many times and patents that have had invalidation trials demanded against them many times.

Glossary

Cited
Indicates that the patent/patent application has been cited (by Examiners) in notices of reasons for rejection in the examination process of other (Japanese, U.S., or European) patent applications. The higher the number of citations, the more important the patent/patent application is considered to be.
Request for invalidation trial
Indicates that a third party has requested a procedure to invalidate the patent. It is likely to affect the business of third parties and is considered to be of high importance.
Opposition
Indicates that a third party has filed a petition with the Patent Office to hear the validity of the patent again. Like the trial for invalidation, it is considered to be of high importance.
Information provision
Indicates that a third party has provided the Patent Office with useful information for examination for the patent filed. It is usually considered to be of high importance because it is done to prevent the patent from being granted.
Browsing request
Indicates that a third party has requested the Patent Office to view the patent bag (a set of documents exchanged between the Patent Office and the applicant). The bag is often checked prior to trial for invalidation, opposition, and provision of information, and is considered to be a highly important patent.

Oppositioned cases

List of latest Oppositioned patents

In the last 3 years (2021-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30), there were 12 patents Opposition from third parties. The average number of Opposition is 1.0 times. The most recently Opposition patent is 特許7257112 "低分子量絹組成物および絹組成物の安定化" (Opposition day 2023-10-12) , next is 特許7239036 "積層ポリプロピレンフィルム" (Opposition day 2023-09-12) .

Most recent Opposition (2021-05-01 to 2024-04-30)
- No. Title Opposition days
1 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
2 特許7239036 積層ポリプロピレンフィルム 2023-09-12
3 特許7215514 艶消物品 2023-07-31
4 特許7184211 溶接異常診断装置 2023-03-16
5 特許7124107 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 2023-02-24
6 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
7 特許7085721 血液透析装置 2022-12-16
8 特許7064359 既設管理型廃棄物処分場の安定化方法 2022-11-08
9 特許7038819 電動機、送風機および空気調和装置 2022-09-20
10 特許7000295 送り軸およびウォームギヤ異常判定システム 2022-07-15

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Protested cases

List of latest Protested patents

In the last 3 years (2021-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30), there were 29 patents Protest from third parties. The average number of Protest is 1.3 times. The most recently Protest patent is 特開2023-104068 "ブレード取付治具" (Protest day 2023-12-07) , next is 特開2023-018796 "物品検査装置" (Protest day 2023-11-15) .

Most recent Protest (2021-05-01 to 2024-04-30)
- No. Title Protest days
1 特開2023-104068 ブレード取付治具 2023-12-07
2 特開2023-018796 物品検査装置 2023-11-15
3 特許7471675 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 2023-10-04
4 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
5 特許7433021 給紙装置および製函機 2023-09-05
6 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
7 特許7481807 凍結乾燥装置 2023-06-02
8 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
9 特許7441400 遊技機 2023-03-15
10 特許7382860 マルチコプタ 2023-01-17
11 特開2022-055606 プログラム及び開口部装置 2022-12-06
12 特許7148256 食品 2022-07-27
13 特許6976468 充放電試験装置及び充放電制御装置 2022-07-06
14 特許7124107 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 2022-06-30
15 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
16 特許7178159 エネルギー回収装置の制御方法 2022-03-14
17 特許7199181 電動遮蔽装置 2022-03-10
18 特許7351081 積層延伸フィルム、化粧シート用基材、化粧シート及び化粧板 2022-02-16
19 特開2018-141122 二軸配向ポリプロピレンフィルム 2022-01-24
20 特許7009196 流加培養した醸造酵母の香味特性改善方法 2021-12-16

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Top Patents/Patent Applications with the Highest Number of Protested

Of the patent applications filed in the last 10 years (2014-05-01 to 2024-04-30), 88 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) .

Top Patents/Patent Applications with the Highest Number of Protest over a Period of 10 Years (2014-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30)
- No. Title
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6905308 アルカリ水電解用隔膜及びその製造方法 3 times
4 特許6938110 高温流体発生装置 3 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 3 times

Inspectioned cases

List of latest Inspectioned patents

In the last 3 years (2021-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30), there were 49 patents Inspection from third parties. The average number of Inspection is 1.4 times. The most recently Inspection patent is 特開2023-090549 "電圧生成回路及びインタフェース回路" (Inspection day 2024-03-18) , next is 特許7350366 "ガス流の流速を測定する方法及び装置" (Inspection day 2024-02-27) .

Most recent Inspection (2021-05-01 to 2024-04-30)
- No. Title Inspection days
1 特開2023-090549 電圧生成回路及びインタフェース回路 2024-03-18
2 特許7350366 ガス流の流速を測定する方法及び装置 2024-02-27
3 特開2023-104068 ブレード取付治具 2023-12-15
4 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
5 特許7124107 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 2023-11-02
6 特許7471675 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 2023-11-02
7 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
8 特許7433021 給紙装置および製函機 2023-10-10
9 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
10 特表2022-513526 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
11 特許7328291 貧血治療のための組成物及び方法 2023-07-31
12 特許7481807 凍結乾燥装置 2023-06-30
13 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 2023-06-27
14 特許5147931 充電器及び充電方法 2023-06-20
15 特許5494495 配信システム、配信方法、サーバ装置、プログラム及びクライアント装置 2023-06-13
16 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 2023-05-22
17 特許7441400 遊技機 2023-04-13
18 特許7382860 マルチコプタ 2023-03-01
19 特開2022-055606 プログラム及び開口部装置 2022-12-21
20 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 2022-11-30

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Top Patents/Patent Applications with the Highest Number of Inspectioned

Of the patent applications filed in the last 10 years (2014-05-01 to 2024-04-30), 144 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5727644 "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) .

Top Patents/Patent Applications with the Highest Number of Inspection over a Period of 10 Years (2014-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30)
- No. Title
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5727644 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
4 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
5 特許7124107 多孔性シリカ粒子組成物 4 times

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Top Patents/Patent Applications with the Highest Number of Cited over a Period of 10 Years (2014-05-01 ~ 2024-04-30)
- No. Title
1 特許6353495 遊技機 95 times
2 特開2017-113139 弾球遊技機 68 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 41 times
4 特許6741951 ぱちんこ遊技機 32 times
5 特開2016-150120 遊技機 29 times

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