Patent Theme
Remote & Wireless Industrial Control
Systems and methods enabling the monitoring, configuration, and operation of industrial equipment and processes from a distance, often utilizing wireless communication protocols and networked platforms for enhanced flexibility and access.
22,124 US filings from 2,437 companies since 2023 · 2023: 5,521 · 2024: 6,953 · 2025: 6,665 · 2026 YTD: 2,985
Industrial Control Systems
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 1,270 | 255 | 414 | 373 | 228 | -9.9% |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 824 | 200 | 227 | 281 | 116 | +23.8% |
| 3 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | 811 | 208 | 260 | 256 | 87 | -1.5% |
| 4 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 750 | 188 | 197 | 254 | 111 | +28.9% |
| 5 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 584 | 170 | 181 | 155 | 78 | -14.4% |
| 6 | Apple Inc. | 581 | 118 | 200 | 176 | 87 | -12.0% |
| 7 | InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. | 573 | 69 | 142 | 200 | 162 | +40.8% |
| 8 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD. | 535 | 104 | 164 | 167 | 100 | +1.8% |
| 9 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 435 | 97 | 160 | 140 | 38 | -12.5% |
| 10 | Nokia Technologies Oy | 420 | 68 | 139 | 150 | 63 | +7.9% |
| 11 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 388 | 100 | 115 | 106 | 67 | -7.8% |
| 12 | ZTE Corporation | 352 | 66 | 122 | 126 | 38 | +3.3% |
| 13 | Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. | 331 | 97 | 102 | 91 | 41 | -10.8% |
| 14 | T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC | 294 | 83 | 98 | 85 | 28 | -13.3% |
| 15 | Cisco Technology, Inc. | 227 | 63 | 60 | 77 | 27 | +28.3% |
| 16 | BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD. | 225 | 46 | 50 | 89 | 40 | +78.0% |
| 17 | KYOCERA CORPORATION | 223 | 40 | 74 | 81 | 28 | +9.5% |
| 18 | DELL PRODUCTS L.P. | 217 | 38 | 47 | 98 | 34 | +108.5% |
| 19 | NEC CORPORATION | 215 | 52 | 85 | 67 | 11 | -21.2% |
| 20 | Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 205 | 51 | 69 | 64 | 21 | -7.2% |
| 21 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 202 | 56 | 96 | 47 | 3 | -51.0% |
| 22 | NTT DOCOMO, INC. | 192 | 36 | 64 | 67 | 25 | +4.7% |
| 23 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 183 | 36 | 63 | 57 | 27 | -9.5% |
| 24 | T-Mobile USA, Inc. | 168 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 32 | +25.0% |
| 25 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 162 | 27 | 56 | 55 | 24 | -1.8% |