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Yamagata, JP
2002
80 patents · 53 inventors
Ranked
#1,122
of 30,146 cities
Top 4%
Showing 1–50 of 53 inventors
Rank
Inventor
Primary Company
Patents
1
Akitoshi Kuroda
Seiko Epson
5
1
Takafumi Noda
Seiko Epson
5
3
Hidetoshi Abe
3M
4
3
Junichi Saitoh
Nec
4
#5
Yoshinori Araki
3M
3
#5
Norikazu Kudo
Mitsumi Electric Co.
3
#7
Yoshihito Otomo
Mitsumi Electric Co.
2
#7
Hideaki Hayasaka
Mitsumi Electric Co.
2
#7
Junichi Iida
Ricoh Company
2
#7
Takuya Watanabe
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
2
#7
Hisateru Komatsu
Mitsumi Electric Co.
2
#7
Manabu Tsuchiya
Nec
2
#7
Tetsuya Niino
Pioneer
2
#7
Ayako Yoshida
Pioneer
2
#7
Tadahiro Furukawa
Kyodo Printing Co.
2
#16
Hidetoshi Maesato
Tokyo Tungsten Co.
1
#16
Satoshi Ebina
Sumitomo Electric Industries
1
#16
Jiro Nakazono
Pioneer
1
#16
Shigeru Yamamura
Tokyo Electron Limited
1
#16
Koichi Sudo
Hitachi
1
#16
Atsuro Miyao
Toshiba Ceramics Co.
1
#16
Katsuhiro Sonoda
Thk Co.
1
#16
Noboru Kanauchi
Yamagata Casio Co.
1
#16
Tomio Konn
Toshiba Ceramics Co.
1
#16
Yoichi Munekata
Tohoku Pioneer
1
#16
Hiroshi Sanpei
Mitsumi Electric Co.
1
#16
Yasushi Katahira
Nec
1
#16
Tsutoo Toukairin
Nec
1
#16
Masatomo Shoji
Nec
1
#16
Naoko Yano
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
1
#16
Yoichi Satake
Tohoku Pioneer
1
#16
Kiyoaki Misu
Toshiba Ceramics Co.
1
#16
Norihito Takahashi
Daihen
1
#16
Giichiro Saito
Toyota
1
#16
Takeshi Tokusho
Pioneer
1
#16
Fumio Murayama
Pioneer Electronic
1
#16
Takahiro Ohtomo
Nec
1
#16
Tomohiro Nagata
Tokyo Electron Limited
1
#16
Toshinori Kurosaka
Mitsumi Electric Co.
1
#16
Hiromichi Nogawa
Nec
1
#16
Shinya Wagatsuma
Toshiba Ceramics Co.
1
#16
Hirotaka Hagihara
Toshiba Ceramics Co.
1
#16
Tamotsu SHIBATA
Mitsumi Electric Co.
1
#16
Sumio Suzuki
Ricoh Company
1
#16
Kinichi Igarashi
Nec
1
#16
Katsuhiko Abiko
Pioneer
1
#16
Michihiro Satoh
Pioneer Electronic
1
#16
Mahito Watanabe
Yamagata Casio Co.
1
#16
Masanori Ryuuzaki
Nec
1
#16
Yoshikazu Sakurai
Mitsumi Electric Co.
1
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