Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michihiko Yanagisawa | Speedfam Co. | 6 |
| 2 | Takeo Yoshioka | Mercian | 3 |
| 2 | Tatsumi Tsuchiya | HGST | 3 |
| 2 | Osamu Matsunaga | Sony | 3 |
| #5 | Katsumi Kitamura | Sony | 2 |
| #5 | Naotaka Kato | IBM | 2 |
| #5 | Hideto Kuramochi | Tosoh | 2 |
| #8 | Takeshi Sadohara | Speedfam-Ipec | 1 |
| #8 | Saburo Maruyama | Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | 1 |
| #8 | Yasoji Suzuki | Toshiba | 1 |
| #8 | Tatsumi Tuchiya | HGST | 1 |
| #8 | Hisatane Komori | Canon | 1 |
| #8 | Noboru Yoshihira | Nissan Motor Co. | 1 |
| #8 | Makoto Kawarama | Canon | 1 |
| #8 | Hironori Yokote | Toshiba Kikai | 1 |
| #8 | Shigenobu Minami | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 1 |
| #8 | Katuhisa Tanaka | Hitachi | 1 |
| #8 | Tohru Nishiyama | Panasonic | 1 |
| #8 | Teruo Segawa | Nissan Motor Co. | 1 |
| #8 | Tomoaki Sumita | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 1 |
| #8 | Takio Ichimura | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 1 |
| #8 | Misako Tsuji | Nisshin Oil Mills | 1 |
| #8 | Toru Asai | Speedfam Co. | 1 |
| #8 | Morimasa Miyoshi | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 1 |
| #8 | Yutaka Takizawa | Fujitsu Limited | 1 |
| #8 | Kohki Takatoh | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 1 |