Showing 1–19 of 19 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaichiro Tatekawa | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 11 |
| 2 | Takashi Okuyama | Yamaha Marine | 9 |
| 3 | Akio Yasuda | Sony | 4 |
| #4 | Takaji Kurita | Minolta Co. | 3 |
| #4 | Nobuyuki Hayashi | Hitachi Chemical Company | 3 |
| #6 | Sumiya Shimotsuma | Konishi Co. | 2 |
| #6 | Hayami Nakao | Nihon Nohyaku Co. | 2 |
| #6 | Tadao Inoue | Fujitsu Limited | 2 |
| #9 | Kazuyoshi Endoh | — | 1 |
| #9 | Yoshitake Hayashi | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 1 |
| #9 | Yoichiro Miki | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 1 |
| #9 | Tomoya Nishibata | Koyo Machine Industries Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Yoshio Yuasa | Minolta | 1 |
| #9 | Kiyokazu Nakanishi | Kubota | 1 |
| #9 | Atsuko Miyaji | Sumitomo Electric Industries | 1 |
| #9 | Shinsuke Fujioka | Nihon Nohyaku Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Tetsuyoshi Nishimatsu | Nihon Nohyaku Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Itsuro Tamura | Osaka Gas Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Masataka Aoshima | Ando Electric Co. | 1 |