157,741
Patents 2005
245,428
Inventors
17,328
Companies
Top Inventors 2005
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Silverbrook | 231 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 2 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 149 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 3 | Leonard Forbes | 94 | Micron |
| #4 | Steven Teig | 62 | Cadence Design Systems |
| #5 | Gurtej S. Sandhu | 61 | Micron |
| #6 | Salman Akram | 60 | Micron |
| #7 | Chang-Hwan Hwang | 60 | Samsung |
| #8 | Paul Lapstun | 58 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| #9 | Mogens Nyegaard Olesen | 56 | Poulsen Roser A/S |
| #10 | Warren M. Farnworth | 53 | Micron |
Top Companies 2005
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBM | 2,981 |
| 2 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 2,018 |
| 3 | Samsung | 2,002 |
| #4 | Fujitsu Limited | 1,949 |
| #5 | Canon | 1,867 |
| #6 | HP | 1,812 |
| #7 | Intel | 1,727 |
| #8 | Micron | 1,596 |
| #9 | Sony | 1,445 |
| #10 | Unknown | 1,412 |
Top Cities 2005
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 13,630 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 8,737 |
| #11 | San Jose, CA | 4,809 |
| #12 | Osaka, JP | 3,738 |
| #14 | Austin, TX | 2,917 |
| #15 | Kawasaki, JP | 2,814 |
| #18 | San Diego, CA | 2,596 |
| #19 | Seoul, KR | 2,414 |
| #20 | Taipei, TW | 2,125 |
| #27 | Sunnyvale, CA | 1,798 |