Patent Theme
Vehicle-Integrated Camera Systems
Camera assemblies specifically designed for integration into vehicles, addressing challenges like mounting, field of view coverage, environmental robustness, and specialized imaging (e.g., near-infrared) for autonomous driving or safety.
9,958 US filings from 1,521 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,651 · 2024: 3,106 · 2025: 2,961 · 2026 YTD: 1,240
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Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | 627 | 121 | 223 | 193 | 90 | -13.5% |
| 2 | MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. | 480 | 193 | 148 | 105 | 34 | -29.1% |
| 3 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | 359 | 96 | 110 | 108 | 45 | -1.8% |
| 4 | Magna Mirrors of America, Inc. | 261 | 72 | 96 | 70 | 23 | -27.1% |
| 5 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 239 | 43 | 63 | 89 | 44 | +41.3% |
| 6 | Ford Global Technologies, LLC | 207 | 53 | 75 | 59 | 20 | -21.3% |
| 7 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 200 | 60 | 55 | 57 | 28 | +3.6% |
| 8 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 189 | 44 | 58 | 59 | 28 | +1.7% |
| 9 | Hyundai Motor Company | 179 | 47 | 42 | 65 | 25 | +54.8% |
| 10 | Kia Corporation | 170 | 41 | 39 | 65 | 25 | +66.7% |
| 11 | Apple Inc. | 160 | 42 | 55 | 44 | 19 | -20.0% |
| 12 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 138 | 36 | 48 | 30 | 24 | -37.5% |
| 13 | Waymo LLC | 124 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 10 | -12.5% |
| 14 | GoPro, Inc. | 123 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 7 | +19.4% |
| 15 | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | 121 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 8 | -2.2% |
| 16 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 104 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 12 | -3.6% |
| 17 | Corephotonics Ltd. | 103 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | 95 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 7 | -7.7% |
| 19 | DENSO CORPORATION | 86 | 20 | 24 | 33 | 9 | +37.5% |
| 20 | Motherson Innovations Company Limited | 86 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 13 | +82.4% |
| 21 | GENTEX CORPORATION | 82 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 8 | +8.0% |
| 22 | LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. | 78 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 11 | -11.1% |
| 23 | Robert Bosch GmbH | 77 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 11 | -23.8% |
| 24 | STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS AB | 72 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 25 | +35.3% |
| 25 | Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. | 70 | · | 15 | 40 | 15 | +166.7% |