By Scott Oldach and Nick Stabinsky of Patent Board™The Electronics & Instruments industry represents companies involved with
electronic and display components as well as non-medical scientific instruments and laboratory
equipment. Devices involving sensors, test and measurements, personal security, bar code
scanners and microscopes are a sample of what is encompassed in this industry.
Electronics & Instruments companies account for 8% of all patents in
the Patent Scorecard. Hon Hai Precision Industries (Taipei, Taiwan)
continues to be dominant in the Patent Board’s Electronics & Instruments Patent Scorecard,
with a Technology Strength™ over two times higher than second ranked Canon Inc.
Hon Hai Precision manufactures computers, consumer electronics, and
communications products, including connectors, cable assemblies, enclosures, flat-panel displays, game
consoles, motherboards, and servers.
Four of the Top 10 companies ranked above their five-year Technology
Strength™ industry averages including – Hon Hai Precision Industries
increased by 30%, Samsung Group (Seoul, South Korea) increased by 29%,
Seiko Epson Corporation (Suwa, Nagano, Japan) increased by 9%, and
Honeywell Internation...
