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63,291
Patents 1982
81,411
Inventors
6,697
Companies

Top Inventors 1982

RankNamePatentsCompany
1 Frederick L. Schmitt 47 International Flavors & Fragrances
2 George Spector 40 Unknown
3 David H. Blount 31 —
#4 Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Frosch 28 NASA
#5 Richard M. Boden 28 International Flavors & Fragrances
#6 Manfred H. Vock 28 International Flavors & Fragrances
#7 Kiyoshi Inoue 28 Inoue-Japax Research Incorporated
#8 Mark A. Sprecker 26 International Flavors & Fragrances
#9 Joaquin F. Vinals 25 International Flavors & Fragrances
#10 Cornelis van der Lely 24 C. Van Der Lely, N.V.

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Top Companies 1982

RankCompanyPatents
1 GE 760
2 Unknown 734
3 Hitachi 501
#4 Rca 469
#5 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 463
#6 IBM 454
#7 ExxonMobil 424
#8 US Air Force 385
#9 U.S. Philips 380
#10 Bayer Healthcare 354

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Top Cities 1982

RankCityPatents
1 Tokyo, JP 2,983
#6 Yokohama, JP 1,927
#11 Houston, TX 739
#12 Paris, FR 659
#20 Kawasaki, JP 619
#23 Osaka, JP 534
#25 New York, NY 529
#26 Budapest, HU 449
#27 Munich, DE 431
#34 Chicago, IL 392

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