MEMS Accelerometer Supply Patent Snapshot 2026
The searchable corpus for MEMS accelerometer supply resolves to a single patent family, signalling either a highly niche query boundary or a genuinely sparse filing space. Activity is concentrated among a small group of individual inventors and one academic institution, with the United States as the primary filing jurisdiction.
A near-empty Snapshot dominated by two filers
The top-ranked applicant, KIANG MENG HSIUNG, holds 2 patent records, placing them at the head of an extremely compact field. LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY follows with 1 patent record.
The top five filers account for 100% of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total, indicating total concentration with no secondary tier of challengers. This is consistent with a corpus boundary that captures only marginal output under this specific topic definition.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIANG MENG HSIUNG | 2 | |
| 2 | Lovely Professional University | 1 |
The leaders’ positions reflect individual or small-institution activity rather than organised corporate R&D programmes, suggesting the core MEMS accelerometer supply space is either patented under broader IPC classes not captured here or remains largely unpublished.
The most recent filing periods are subject to publication lag of approximately 18–24 months and should be treated as under-counted; the single 2024 data point does not represent a definitive activity level. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Sporadic filing activity and a navigation-heavy technology mix
The annual trend and technology composition charts together reveal a corpus that is both temporally sparse and thematically weighted toward positioning and navigation rather than core accelerometer design.
Annual filing trend
Filing activity shows a single record in 2024 against zero counts across all other years in the observed window. This pattern reflects the extreme thinness of the corpus rather than a meaningful trend; the 2024 and 2025–2026 periods remain subject to publication lag.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
The visible IPC branches are G01S (Radar, sonar and positioning) and G01C (Distance, navigation and gyroscopes), together accounting for the plurality of patent records. The core accelerometer class G01P (Velocity and acceleration) appears only once, underscoring that most filings in this corpus address system-level positioning applications rather than the accelerometer device itself.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Position-tracking system
A position-tracking system for tracking the position of an object is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the tracking system includes a tracking device that is connected to or otherwise affixed to the object to be tracked. The tracking device may include, among other things, an inertial sensor assembly, radio transceivers and a processor. The… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Position-tracking system | 115 |
| 2 | Position-tracking device for position-tracking sys… | 83 |
| 3 | Position-tracing system | 58 |
| 4 | Position-tracking system | 40 |
| 5 | Position-tracking device for position-tracking sys… | 29 |
| 6 | Position-tracking system | 1 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
KIANG MENG HSIUNG
Holds 2 patent records, the highest count in this corpus. Technology focus spans G01C 21 (distance and navigation), G01S 5 (radar and positioning), and H04W 60 (wireless communication networks), indicating a system-level positioning orientation rather than core accelerometer design. No momentum trend data is available for this filer in the evidence.
patent records: 2Lovely Professional University
Holds 1 patent record and is identified as a new entrant in the momentum data. Technology focus includes G01P 15 (velocity and acceleration), G01S 5 (radar and positioning), and G06Q 10 (business and admin data processing), making it the only filer with a direct accelerometer-class filing. Its new-entrant status reflects a small prior base.
patent records: 1Frequently asked questions
The corpus resolves to 1 patent family in scope. This extremely thin result suggests either a very narrow query boundary or that the bulk of relevant IP is filed under broader MEMS or sensor IPC classes not captured by this specific search.
KIANG MENG HSIUNG leads the applicant ranking with 2 patent records. LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY follows with 1 patent record. No large corporate filers appear within this corpus.
The United States accounts for 4 patent records, making it the primary jurisdiction. India holds 2 patent records, and WIPO (PCT) also accounts for 2 patent records. No other jurisdictions appear in the evidence.
G01S (Radar, sonar and positioning) and G01C (Distance, navigation and gyroscopes) are the most represented branches. The core accelerometer class G01P (Velocity and acceleration) appears only once, indicating that system-level positioning applications are visible in over device-level accelerometer filings in this corpus.
No co-applicant or collaborative filing activity is recorded in this corpus. All identified filers appear to operate independently, which is consistent with the individual-inventor and small-institution profile of the ranked applicants.
The top-cited documents are all position-tracking systems and position-tracking devices, with citation counts ranging from 1 to 115. This further confirms that the corpus, as currently scoped, centres on positioning system IP rather than core MEMS accelerometer hardware.
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