184,421
Patents 2002
266,432
Inventors
18,242
Companies
Top Inventors 2002
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 134 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 2 | Kia Silverbrook | 122 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 3 | Donald E. Weder | 113 | Southpac Trust International |
| #4 | Salman Akram | 90 | Micron |
| #5 | Ravi Kumar Arimilli | 83 | IBM |
| #6 | Leonard Forbes | 83 | Micron |
| #7 | Warren M. Farnworth | 82 | Micron |
| #8 | Bin Yu | 73 | AMD |
| #9 | David R. Hembree | 62 | Micron |
| #10 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | 61 | Micron |
Top Companies 2002
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 3,336 |
| 2 | Canon | 1,978 |
| 3 | Fujitsu Limited | 1,976 |
| #4 | Micron | 1,893 |
| #5 | Nec | 1,859 |
| #6 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 1,841 |
| #7 | Sony | 1,802 |
| #8 | Unknown | 1,699 |
| #9 | GE | 1,665 |
| #10 | Hitachi | 1,665 |
Top Cities 2002
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 16,144 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 9,844 |
| #11 | San Jose, CA | 4,580 |
| #12 | Osaka, JP | 4,077 |
| #14 | Kawasaki, JP | 3,299 |
| #17 | Austin, TX | 3,066 |
| #18 | San Diego, CA | 2,724 |
| #19 | Taipei, TW | 2,127 |
| #26 | Saitama, JP | 1,993 |
| #29 | Houston, TX | 1,979 |