247,728
Patents 2011
364,097
Inventors
22,517
Companies
Top Inventors 2011
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Silverbrook | 760 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 2 | Paul Lapstun | 268 | Silverbrook Research Pty |
| 3 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 246 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| #4 | Hideo Ando | 165 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
| #5 | You Yoshioka | 153 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
| #6 | Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran | 141 | Broadcom |
| #7 | Scott H. Wittkopp | 127 | General Motors |
| #8 | James M. Hart | 126 | General Motors |
| #9 | Andrew W. Phillips | 126 | General Motors |
| #10 | Lowell L. Wood, JR. | 123 | The Invention Science Fund I |
Top Companies 2011
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung | 6,474 |
| 2 | IBM | 6,282 |
| 3 | Sony | 2,952 |
| #4 | Canon | 2,910 |
| #5 | Panasonic | 2,873 |
| #6 | Microsoft | 2,605 |
| #7 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 2,570 |
| #8 | LG | 2,541 |
| #9 | Intel | 1,658 |
| #10 | GE | 1,636 |
Top Cities 2011
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 21,999 |
| #6 | Yokohama, JP | 14,746 |
| #11 | San Jose, CA | 8,464 |
| #12 | Seoul, KR | 8,250 |
| #13 | Osaka, JP | 6,287 |
| #15 | San Diego, CA | 5,666 |
| #16 | Austin, TX | 4,981 |
| #17 | San Francisco, CA | 4,940 |
| #18 | Kawasaki, JP | 4,414 |
| #21 | Taipei, TW | 4,115 |