333,583
Patents 2016
481,213
Inventors
28,420
Companies
Top Inventors 2016
| Rank | Name | Patents | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunpei Yamazaki | 412 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory |
| 2 | Kangguo Cheng | 280 | IBM |
| 3 | Jonathan P. Ive | 269 | Apple |
| #4 | Roderick A. Hyde | 244 | Intellectual Ventures |
| #5 | Lowell L. Wood, JR. | 216 | The Invention Science Fund I |
| #6 | Duncan Robert Kerr | 203 | Apple |
| #7 | Bartley K. Andre | 196 | Apple |
| #8 | Richard P. Howarth | 195 | Apple |
| #9 | Matthew Dean Rohrbach | 195 | Apple |
| #10 | Christopher J. Stringer | 191 | Apple |
Top Companies 2016
| Rank | Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung | 10,164 |
| 2 | IBM | 8,378 |
| 3 | LG | 4,045 |
| #4 | Canon | 3,783 |
| #5 | Intel | 3,659 |
| #6 | 3,610 | |
| #7 | Microsoft | 3,204 |
| #8 | Qualcomm | 3,025 |
| #9 | Apple | 2,624 |
| #10 | Sony | 2,457 |
Top Cities 2016
| Rank | City | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo, JP | 23,701 |
| 2 | Seoul, KR | 18,756 |
| 3 | Yokohama, JP | 16,455 |
| #4 | San Jose, CA | 13,841 |
| #5 | San Francisco, CA | 12,858 |
| #6 | San Diego, CA | 11,375 |
| #7 | Osaka, JP | 8,231 |
| #8 | Seattle, WA | 7,161 |
| #9 | Suwon-si, KR | 6,576 |
| #10 | Daejeon, KR | 6,394 |