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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Osaka, JP ranks #7 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 8,231 patents from 4,091 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Osaka, JP include Panasonic, Sun Patent Trust, Sumitomo Chemical.

Showing 1–50 of 4,091 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Akihiko Nishio Panasonic 99
2 Youji Shibahara Sun Patent Trust 48
3 Toshiyasu SUGIO Sun Patent Trust 43
#4 Kyoko Tanikawa Sun Patent Trust 29
#4 Tomohiro Kimura Panasonic 29
#6 Toru Matsunobu Sun Patent Trust 28
#7 Mikihiro Ouchi Sun Patent Trust 24
#8 Hideki Aoyama Panasonic 23
#9 Kiyofumi Abe Panasonic 21
#10 Tsutomu Mukai Panasonic 20
#11 Koji Ichikawa Sumitomo Chemical 19
#12 Yosuke Matsushita Panasonic 18
#13 Hirotada Teranishi Omron 17
#13 Kengo Terada Sun Patent Trust 17
#15 Masahiro Nakakura Shimano 16
#16 Toshihiro Yanagi Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 15
#16 Daisuke Eto Kyocera Document Solutions 15
#16 Hiroyuki Abe Japan Display 15
#19 Shigeru Ido Panasonic 14
#19 Takeshi Ogasawara IBM 14
#21 Junichi Hasegawa Furukawa Electric Co. 13
#21 Takahisa Aoyama Panasonic 13
#21 Toshio Hata Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 13
#21 Masaru Yamaoka Panasonic 13
#21 Etsuyoshi Watarai Shimano 13
#21 Hidehiko Shin Panasonic 13
#21 Osamu Nakamura Semiconductor Energy Laboratory 13
#21 Takefumi Yotsutsuji Kyocera Document Solutions 13
#29 Yasunori Ishii Panasonic 12
#29 Yoshitaka Yamamoto Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 12
#29 Masaru Takagi Kyocera Document Solutions 12
#29 Shinsuke Takaoka Sun Patent Trust 12
#29 Akira Nishikawa Fujitsu Ten Limited 12
#29 Akira Komatsu Seiko Epson 12
#29 Hiroshi Kido Panasonic 12
#29 Shigeyasu Mori Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 12
#29 Yasuyuki Kato Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 12
#29 Shuichi Nagai Panasonic 12
#29 Katsunari Uemura Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 12
#40 Hidenori Takenaka Kyocera Document Solutions 11
#40 Tomohisa Soda Kyocera Document Solutions 11
#40 Tamotsu Shimizu Kyocera Document Solutions 11
#40 Osamu Kariyama Shimano 11
#40 Kenji Miyamoto Autonetworks Technologies 11
#40 Yoshihiro Yamagishi Kyocera Document Solutions 11
#40 Takeshi Mori Panasonic 11
#40 Tomokazu Ishikawa Canon 11
#40 Hiroyuki Ishikura Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 11
#49 Hideo Sugawara Nitto Denko 10
#49 Akira Shimizu Hitachi 10