Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Patent Portfolio Statistics

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This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.

How does the overall patent portfolio of Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 15,172 2,055,925
Granted Patents: 13,468 1,338,726
Grant Index 93.66% ↑ 79.13%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 911 (6.34%) 353,113 (20.87%)
In-Process Applications: 750 364,086
Average Grant Time: 2.49 Years ↓ 2.64 Years
Average Office Actions: 1.27 ↓ 1.49

Which Technology Area Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
2853 Printing/Measuring and Testing 2,732
2852 Printing/Measuring and Testing 2,689
2861 Printing/Measuring and Testing 818
3653 Material and Article Handling 574
2854 Printing/Measuring and Testing 546

How many patents are Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 684
2021 550* 795
2020 670 773
2019 629 629
2018 684 –
2017 675 –
2016 580 –
2015 642 –
2014 803 –
2013 746 –

*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published

Recently filed patent applications of Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220107596A1
Application number: 17/554,263

Abstract:
An image forming device, including: a drawer movable from an inside position where the drawer is located inside a housing to an outside position where the drawer is located outside the housing via an intermediate position; a stopper movable between a first position where the stopper stops the drawer from moving from the intermediate position to the outside position and a second position where the stopper allows the drawer to move from the intermediate position to the outside position; a drum cartridge mountable on the drawer; and a toner cartridge mountable on the drawer; wherein the toner cartridge mounted on the drawer is detachable from the drawer in a state in which the drawer is located at the intermediate position, and wherein the drum cartridge mounted on the drawer is detachable from the drawer in a state in which the drawer is located at the outside position.

Publication date: 2022-04-07
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Kazuna Taguchi

Publication number: US20220109764A1
Application number: 17/644,358

Abstract:
A program implemented in an information processing device obtains a plurality of pieces of image data and an area size of an arrangement area. When images indicated by the plurality of pieces of image data are arranged within the arrangement area and when the obtained images are arranged, the program determines whether the images are appropriately arranged, and, in response to determining that the images are arranged appropriately, arranges the images. Then, the program generates arranged image data representing the plurality of arranged images arranged in the arrangement area.

Publication date: 2022-04-07
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Lei Li

Publication number: US20220107586A1
Application number: 17/551,481

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprises a main unit, a main unit memory, a drum cartridge, a toner cartridge, and a controller. The main unit memory stores printer identification information. The drum cartridge comprises a drum memory that stores drum identification information. The toner cartridge comprises a toner memory that stores toner identification information. The controller is configured to store in the main unit memory the drum identification information stored in the drum memory and store in the drum memory the printer identification information stored in the main unit memory, if it determines that the drum cartridge installed in the main unit is new, and store in the main unit memory the toner identification information stored in the toner memory and store in the toner memory the drum identification information stored in the drum memory, if it determines that the toner cartridge installed in the main unit is new.

Publication date: 2022-04-07
Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors: Kaneko Tomoya

How are Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/554,263 Image Forming Device Having Drawer Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination 2852 Royer, William J
17/644,358 Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium For Generating Image Data Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/551,481 Image Forming Apparatus Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/550,618 Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium Storing Pretreatment Information Generation Program, Pretreatment Information Generation Method, And Pretreatment Information Creation Device Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/617,564 Image Forming Method And Image Forming Apparatus Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket