Patent Theme
Multi-spectral & Hyperspectral Imaging
Systems and methods for acquiring and analyzing image data across multiple discrete spectral bands or a continuous spectrum, often for material characterization, environmental monitoring, or remote sensing applications.
4,847 US filings from 1,518 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,255 · 2024: 1,512 · 2025: 1,485 · 2026 YTD: 595
Photometry / Spectrometry
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
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| 1 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 113 | 32 | 30 | 39 | 12 | +30.0% |
| 2 | Cilag GmbH International | 86 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 4 | -76.2% |
| 3 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 75 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 11 | -18.5% |
| 4 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 75 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 5 | +100.0% |
| 5 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 65 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 5 | +57.1% |
| 6 | GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 58 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | +71.4% |
| 7 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 58 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 5 | +16.7% |
| 8 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 52 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 9 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 51 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 7 | -31.6% |
| 10 | Corephotonics Ltd. | 45 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 5 | +5.9% |
| 11 | SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. | 43 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 6 | -37.5% |
| 12 | The Regents of the University of California | 42 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 5 | -6.2% |
| 13 | Medtronic Navigation, Inc. | 39 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | -46.7% |
| 14 | Hand Held Products, Inc. | 38 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | -20.0% |
| 15 | VIAVI Solutions Inc. | 38 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 4 | +40.0% |
| 16 | Rebellion Photonics, Inc. | 37 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | -20.0% |
| 17 | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation | 34 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | -38.5% |
| 18 | HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 19 | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | · | -50.0% |
| 20 | KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. | 31 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 21 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. | 30 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | -23.1% |
| 22 | GoPro, Inc. | 29 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | +16.7% |
| 23 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 27 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -28.6% |
| 24 | PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | 27 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Apple Inc. | 26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -16.7% |