Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
9,169,209 Patents All Time
4,162,508 Inventors
106,554 Companies

Top Inventors All Time

RankNamePatentsCompany
1 Shunpei Yamazaki 6,629 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
2 Kia Silverbrook 4,747 Silverbrook Research Pty
3 Tao Luo 4,470 Qualcomm
#4 Jonathan P. Ive 2,945 Apple
#5 Junyi Li 2,872 Qualcomm
#6 Kangguo Cheng 2,819 IBM
#7 Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2,720 Johnson & Johnson
#8 Peter Gaal 2,539 Qualcomm
#9 Duncan Robert Kerr 2,532 Apple
#10 Bartley K. Andre 2,477 Apple

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Top Companies All Time

RankCompanyPatents
1 Samsung 175,578
2 IBM 166,374
3 Canon 92,955
#4 Sony 73,210
#5 LG 69,968
#6 Unknown 69,227
#7 Intel 64,752
#8 GE 56,896
#9 Microsoft 56,789
#10 Fujitsu Limited 55,272

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Top Cities All Time

RankCityPatents
1 Tokyo, JP 665,990
2 Yokohama, JP 433,972
3 Seoul, KR 302,043
#4 San Jose, CA 293,137
#5 San Diego, CA 238,248
#6 San Francisco, CA 228,769
#7 Osaka, JP 189,452
#8 Suwon-si, KR 150,333
#9 Beijing, CN 148,101
#10 Austin, TX 147,854

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