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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.

16,992 US filings from 2,793 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,952 · 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 CORPORATION72520522522867+1.3%
2CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA55213815216894+10.5%
3SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.52016214414866+2.8%
4Nvidia Corporation346608611981+38.4%
5QUALCOMM Incorporated30262988557-13.3%
6SONY GROUP CORPORATION29583958532-10.5%
7Apple Inc.288100896039-32.6%
8GOOGLE LLC28785976936-28.9%
9Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America274727410622+43.2%
10TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA25546649946+54.7%
11Robert Bosch GmbH22047597638+28.8%
12TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED19757556025+9.1%
13Hyundai Motor Company18426537728+45.3%
14Kia Corporation18325537827+47.2%
15Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.17853544427-18.5%
16LG ELECTRONICS INC.17444436027+39.5%
17Snap Inc.17357435815+34.9%
18Toyota Research Institute, Inc.149424343210.0%
19Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC1354544406-9.1%
20Adobe Inc.13247402916-27.5%
21HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.12426264527+73.1%
22Fujitsu Limited12246292423-17.2%
23ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE12124353725+5.7%
24Ford Global Technologies, LLC1083737277-27.0%
25INTEL CORPORATION10736352115-40.0%