181,318
Patents 2004
270,089
Inventors
18,403
Companies
Top Inventors 2004
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 166 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 2 | Kia Silverbrook | 159 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 3 | Leonard Forbes | 92 | Micron |
| #4 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | 75 | Micron |
| #5 | Jun Koyama | 73 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| #6 | Warren M. Farnworth | 68 | Micron |
| #7 | Kie Y. Ahn | 67 | Micron |
| #8 | Luca Ricci | 65 | De Coro Limited |
| #9 | Patrick B. Usoro | 61 | General Motors |
| #10 | Jerry Wu | 56 | Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. |
Top Companies 2004
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 3,283 |
| 2 | Fujitsu Limited | 2,377 |
| 3 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 2,318 |
| #4 | Samsung | 1,937 |
| #5 | Canon | 1,882 |
| #6 | HP | 1,805 |
| #7 | Micron | 1,794 |
| #8 | Intel | 1,753 |
| #9 | Sony | 1,726 |
| #10 | Unknown | 1,623 |
Top Cities 2004
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 15,902 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 10,368 |
| #11 | San Jose, CA | 5,004 |
| #12 | Osaka, JP | 4,249 |
| #14 | Kawasaki, JP | 3,306 |
| #17 | Austin, TX | 3,144 |
| #18 | San Diego, CA | 2,729 |
| #19 | Taipei, TW | 2,637 |
| #26 | Seoul, KR | 2,496 |
| #27 | Houston, TX | 2,139 |