This statistic shows the number of patents published with regards to LiDAR technologies in various countries in 2018. Since 2012, the United States has consistently been a hotspot for LiDAR inventions, but 2018 saw more new patent publications than any previous year with 682 patents granted. 2018 was also Germany's most active year with 234 patents.
Number of LiDAR patents published in selected countries worldwide in 2018, by country
The figures exclude patents only applied for in China. The numbers refer to patent families; a patent family comprises grants and applications for a single individual invention in individual countries, according to the source.
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Cipher. (May 16, 2019). Number of LiDAR patents published in selected countries worldwide in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007892/worldwide-lidar-patents-by-country/
Cipher. "Number of LiDAR patents published in selected countries worldwide in 2018, by country." Chart. May 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007892/worldwide-lidar-patents-by-country/
Cipher. (2019). Number of LiDAR patents published in selected countries worldwide in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007892/worldwide-lidar-patents-by-country/
Cipher. "Number of Lidar Patents Published in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007892/worldwide-lidar-patents-by-country/
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Number of LiDAR patents published in selected countries worldwide in 2018, by country [Graph], Cipher, May 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007892/worldwide-lidar-patents-by-country/
