Ashiya, JP ranks #4,425 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 23 patents from 15 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ashiya, JP include Ngk Insulators, Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Yaskawa Electric.
Showing 1–15 of 15 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisuke Kimura | Ngk Insulators | 5 |
| 2 | Satoru Ikeuchi | Konishiroku Photo Industry Co. | 3 |
| 3 | Hirofumi Kinomura | Yaskawa Electric | 2 |
| 3 | Koji Higashikawa | Yaskawa Electric | 2 |
| #5 | Mitsuhiro Suenaga | Toto | 1 |
| #5 | Shuri Kondo | The Procter & Gamble | 1 |
| #5 | Mikihiko Sukeno | Konica Minolta | 1 |
| #5 | Tetsuya Muranaka | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | 1 |
| #5 | Eriko Takeko | Sumitomo Chemical | 1 |
| #5 | Seigou Sakagami | Sumitomo Rubber Industries | 1 |
| #5 | Hidetomo Tanaka | Canon | 1 |
| #5 | Kazuyuki Yoshizaki | Chugai Pharmaceutical | 1 |
| #5 | Kazuo Okazaki | Electric Power Development Co. | 1 |
| #5 | Teppei SONODA | Yaskawa Electric | 1 |
| #5 | Motoji Kondo | Furuno Electric Company Limited | 1 |