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Precise Positioning & Localization

Methods and systems for accurately determining the absolute or relative position of an object or device, often integrating satellite navigation (GNSS), inertial measurement units (IMU), and local ranging or wireless communication technologies.

10,464 US filings from 1,999 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,604 · 2024: 3,278 · 2025: 3,185 · 2026 YTD: 1,397

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Top companies

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

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1QUALCOMM Incorporated1,098248366339145-7.4%
2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.3925711815166+28.0%
3Nokia Technologies Oy3194710611749+10.4%
4SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.29369948446-10.6%
5Apple Inc.19041575339-7.0%
6Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)18356495226+6.1%
7BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.17928436543+51.2%
8ZTE Corporation13520485215+8.3%
9SONY GROUP CORPORATION12231403813-5.0%
10DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.11419413519-14.6%
11VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.11223433412-20.9%
12Robert Bosch GmbH9824362711-25.0%
13Honeywell International Inc.8826252413-4.0%
14HERE GLOBAL B.V.874227135-51.9%
15u-blox AG8624212714+28.6%
16GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.848203917+95.0%
17NEC CORPORATION831922348+54.5%
18DENSO CORPORATION741718318+72.2%
19GOOGLE LLC7212252312-8.0%
20Trimble Inc.7220251710-32.0%
21BLACKPIN INC.651531181-41.9%
22Mitsubishi Electric Corporation621922138-40.9%
23TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA61816289+75.0%
24LG ELECTRONICS INC.581522192-13.6%
25Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation571713189+38.5%