187,047
Patents 2003
273,478
Inventors
18,594
Companies
Top Inventors 2003
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 158 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 2 | Kia Silverbrook | 112 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 3 | Donald E. Weder | 106 | Southpac Trust International |
| #4 | Warren M. Farnworth | 72 | Micron |
| #5 | Leonard Forbes | 71 | Micron |
| #6 | Salman Akram | 70 | Micron |
| #7 | Bhanwar Singh | 63 | AMD |
| #8 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | 60 | Micron |
| #9 | Ravi Kumar Arimilli | 58 | IBM |
| #10 | Jun Koyama | 56 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
Top Companies 2003
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 3,455 |
| 2 | Fujitsu Limited | 2,199 |
| 3 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 2,177 |
| #4 | Canon | 2,081 |
| #5 | Hitachi | 1,942 |
| #6 | Micron | 1,739 |
| #7 | Sony | 1,716 |
| #8 | Intel | 1,714 |
| #9 | Unknown | 1,691 |
| #10 | Samsung | 1,584 |
Top Cities 2003
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 16,076 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 10,181 |
| #11 | San Jose, CA | 4,955 |
| #12 | Osaka, JP | 4,083 |
| #14 | Kawasaki, JP | 3,384 |
| #17 | Austin, TX | 3,184 |
| #18 | San Diego, CA | 2,897 |
| #19 | Taipei, TW | 2,306 |
| #26 | Sunnyvale, CA | 2,156 |
| #27 | Seoul, KR | 2,067 |