OMRON Corporation (HQ: Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto; President and CEO: Junta Tsujinaga) has been on a journey of realizing a symbiotic society since 1972, when OMRON established a special subsidiary, OMRON Taiyo Co., Ltd (Location: Beppu City, Oita; President: Junichiro Tsuji) as Japan’s first factory for the differently-abled. As part of this effort, OMRON has announced that it allows royalty-free use of 20 patent rights for technology of “Uni-Mono,” meaning Universal Manufacturing (Manufacturing is “Monozukuri” in Japanese), invented by OMRON Taiyo as of May 14, 2025.
The “stamping jig,” one of the technologies to be allowed for royalty-free use
“Uni-Mono” is an initiative to create a workplace where everyone, regardless of disability, can work to their full potential. It was proposed by OMRON Taiyo in 2017 to realize a “symbiotic society” where all people can participate in society in an inclusive manner. The broader vision for “Uni-Mono” is not just enhancing manufacturing sites with improvements in equipment, processes and manuals but also creating a supportive and growth-oriented environment for people with disabilities.
OMRON has been accumulating this “Uni-Mono” technology internally as its own patents, but as a leading company aiming to realize a symbiotic society, we have decided to make it widely available to society. By enabling free-use “Uni-Mono” patents, OMRON aims to encourage companies to work together to promote the creation of a workplace where everyone can work actively, regardless of whether or not they have disabilities.
*Patent rights (including those pending examination) owned by OMRON Corporation and created by OMRON Taiyo, including design rights, utility model rights, etc.
