102,690
Patents 1989
140,708
Inventors
11,124
Companies
Top Inventors 1989
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobuyuki Taniguchi | 47 | Minolta |
| 2 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 45 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 3 | Hartley Owen | 44 | ExxonMobil |
| #4 | Reinhold Holtkamp, Sr. | 43 | Gessellschaftsvertrag Uber Die Erfindergemeinschaft Optimara |
| #5 | George Spector | 41 | Unknown |
| #6 | Eit Drent | 41 | Shell Oil Compny |
| #7 | Cornelis P. VandenBerg | 40 | Yoder Brother |
| #8 | Jean F. Grollier | 35 | L'Oreal |
| #9 | Cecil J. Davis | 35 | Texas Instruments |
| #10 | Paul Reinecke | 32 | Bayer Healthcare |
Top Companies 1989
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujitsu Limited | 1,190 |
| 2 | Hitachi | 1,117 |
| 3 | Unknown | 1,021 |
| #4 | Canon | 1,003 |
| #5 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 977 |
| #6 | Mitsubishi Electric | 863 |
| #7 | GE | 843 |
| #8 | U.S. Philips | 766 |
| #9 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 664 |
| #10 | IBM | 657 |
Top Cities 1989
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 8,097 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 5,242 |
| #11 | Osaka, JP | 1,904 |
| #13 | Kawasaki, JP | 1,402 |
| #16 | Houston, TX | 1,292 |
| #17 | Saitama, JP | 1,210 |
| #20 | Nagoya, JP | 1,007 |
| #22 | Kyoto, JP | 935 |
| #25 | Paris, FR | 791 |
| #33 | San Jose, CA | 739 |