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Automated Visual Inspection

Systems that employ imaging and image processing to automatically detect defects, verify states, or ensure quality control in manufactured goods, printed materials, or industrial processes.

20,270 US filings from 4,348 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,966 · 2024: 6,299 · 2025: 6,244 · 2026 YTD: 2,761

Machine TestingMaterial & Chemical AnalysisData Recognition (Barcodes, OCR)Pictorial / Video Communications

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA1,076294323315144-2.5%
2NEC CORPORATION48211215915358-3.8%
3SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.319828710446+19.5%
4FUJIFILM CORPORATION28967997944-20.2%
5ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION25054878326-4.6%
6FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.16940684417-35.3%
7Capital One Services, LLC16735565224-7.1%
8MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.14946513715-27.5%
9Konica Minolta, Inc.14837415020+22.0%
10TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA14333354827+37.1%
11The Boeing Company14234424818+14.3%
12KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA13437414610+12.2%
13HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION12229394212+7.7%
14KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.12234294514+55.2%
15Applied Materials Israel Ltd.12030293724+27.6%
16GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC11431293321+13.8%
17SONY GROUP CORPORATION11326462714-41.3%
18Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.11020373815+2.7%
19Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation11038352116-40.0%
20HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.1082936394+8.3%
21Walmart Apollo, LLC10727422414-42.9%
22KLA Corporation10322223920+77.3%
23Ricoh Company, Ltd.9934292016-31.0%
24Seiko Epson Corporation9931322214-31.2%
25Samsung Display Co., Ltd.9410303321+10.0%