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Get instant access to 277,274 patents issued in 2012. Search patents by month to find detailed, easy to read reports on inventors, patent applications, patent numbers and more for patents granted in 2012.

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Top 10 Categories
- Physics - Computing; Calculating; Counting (45292)
- Electricity - Electric Communication Technique (32403)
- Electricity - Basic Electric Elements (23712)
- Human Necessities - Medical Or Veterinary Science; Hygiene (21116)
- Physics - Measuring; Testing (12567)
- Physics - Information Storage (5658)
- Physics - Optics (5136)
- Chemistry; Metallurgy - Organic Chemistry (4968)
- Physics - Photography; Cinematography; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical Waves; Electrography; Holography (4906)
- Human Necessities - Agriculture; Forestry; Animal Husbandry; Hunting; Trapping; Fishing (4809)
Top 10 Inventors
- Kia Silverbrook (220)
- Edward K. Y. Jung (180)
- Shunpei Yamazaki (172)
- Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (169)
- Roderick A. Hyde (140)
- Bin Li (124)
- Royce A. Levien (122)
- Mark A. Malamud (119)
- Shunpei Yamazaki (118)
- John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (117)
Top 10 Companies
- International Business Machines Corporation (6404)
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (2911)
- Microsoft Corporation (2889)
- Panasonic Corporation (2838)
- Sony Corporation (2801)
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (2613)
- Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (2386)
- LG Electronics Inc. (1800)
- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (1758)
- Fujitsu Limited (1530)