Center for Science and Education Management and Evaluation of Wuhan University, Chen Lixin, Zhang Lin, Huang Ying
The eighth technical field is non-metallic molding processing, which mainly includes molding processing methods and equipment for wood, stone and plastics. In 2022, the JPO granted a total of 8,802 patents in this field (with a growth rate of 3%), accounting for 44%, which is the 11th largest number of patents in the field.
In 2022, the institutions that received the most patents in Japan in the field of non-metallic forming processing were Daiinippon Printing Co., Ltd., Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., and Nitto Denko Co., Ltd.
TABLE 358-1 Top 10 institutions authorized for patents in the field of non-metallic forming and processing in 2022
Note: The data in this table is counted according to the first right holder.
Figure 358-1 Top 10 institutions authorized for patents in the field of non-metallic forming and processing in 2022
We would like to thank Professor Liu Zeyuan of Dalian University of Technology, Professor Liang Liming of Henan Normal University, and researcher Wuyishan of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology Development Strategy of the Ministry of Science and Technology for their support and help in this report. At the same time, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the experts and scholars who have put forward their opinions and suggestions on this report in different forms.