Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinya Kobayashi | Hitachi | 10 |
| 2 | Makoto Nishizawa | Toshiba Kikai | 6 |
| 3 | Hideo Kurashima | Toyo Seikan Co. | 2 |
| 3 | Hiroaki Kawada | Mitutoyo | 2 |
| 3 | Yoshihito Tachi | Kawatetsu Mining Co. | 2 |
| 3 | Yoko Hirai | Konica | 2 |
| #7 | Katsumi Kawaguchi | Toppan Printing Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Yoshihiro Kodama | Toppan Printing Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Kan Saito | Toyota | 1 |
| #7 | Hiromichi Uchida | Toyo Chemical Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Toru Nagano | Yazaki | 1 |
| #7 | Kunio Omura | Seiko Epson | 1 |
| #7 | Yoshiro Nomura | Force Technology | 1 |
| #7 | Takehiro Yamada | Sekisui Chemical Co. | 1 |
| #7 | Komei Arai | Nippon Star, Naamloze Vennootschap | 1 |
| #7 | Kosuke Matsuoka | Nippon Suisan Kaisha | 1 |
| #7 | Gen Nakamura | Canon | 1 |