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Vision-Based Object & Pose Estimation

Methods and apparatus for detecting objects and determining their three-dimensional position and orientation (pose) using imagery or point cloud data, often for navigation, surveying, or environmental understanding.

16,196 US filings from 2,713 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,156 · 2024: 4,976 · 2025: 4,916 · 2026 YTD: 2,148

Navigation & GeodesyComputer Vision

Top companies

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

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1NEC CORPORATION69917922522867+1.3%
2CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA53311915216894+10.5%
3SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.50114314414866+2.8%
4Nvidia Corporation335498611981+38.4%
5QUALCOMM Incorporated28949988557-13.3%
6SONY GROUP CORPORATION28573958532-10.5%
7GOOGLE LLC27573976936-28.9%
8Apple Inc.26678896039-32.6%
9Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America264627410622+43.2%
10TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA24839649946+54.7%
11Robert Bosch GmbH21138597638+28.8%
12TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED19050556025+9.1%
13Hyundai Motor Company17820537728+45.3%
14Kia Corporation17820537827+47.2%
15Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.16944544427-18.5%
16LG ELECTRONICS INC.16636436027+39.5%
17Snap Inc.16044435815+34.9%
18Toyota Research Institute, Inc.139324343210.0%
19Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC1364048408-16.7%
20Adobe Inc.12944402916-27.5%
21ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE12023353725+5.7%
22HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.11719264527+73.1%
23Fujitsu Limited11438292423-17.2%
24INTEL CORPORATION10231352115-40.0%
25Ford Global Technologies, LLC1013037277-27.0%