Yao, JP ranks #2,210 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 54 patents from 29 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Yao, JP include Fanuc, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Hosiden.
Showing 1–29 of 29 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuhiro Yamamoto | Fanuc | 11 |
| 2 | Mitsuhiro Murata | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 6 |
| 3 | Toshiharu Miyoshi | Hosiden | 4 |
| #4 | Hayato Kondo | Hosiden | 3 |
| #4 | Yuta Iwamoto | Hosiden | 3 |
| #6 | Mitsuhiro Asano | Hosiden | 2 |
| #6 | Takao Asano | Hosiden | 2 |
| #6 | Yasuo Nakai | Hosiden | 2 |
| #9 | Katsunori Mitsuhashi | Ozk Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Yuta Kawakami | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Yuta Ogawa | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Yuhzoh Fujimura | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha | 1 |
| #9 | Takeo Takashiro | — | 1 |
| #9 | Hideto Fujita | Sanyo Electric Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Toshikazu Iwaki | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Takuhiko Saomoto | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Jun Takaya | Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Masaya Isoda | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Takeshi Isoda | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Satoru Fujiwara | Hosiden | 1 |
| #9 | Ikuko Ozaki | — | 1 |
| #9 | Yosuke Ikemoto | Hoya | 1 |
| #9 | Mikio Nakagawa | Mitsui Petrochemical Industries | 1 |
| #9 | Mitsuo Azuma | Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited | 1 |
| #9 | Hideo Okumura | Nissei Electric Co. | 1 |
| #9 | Kazuyuki Ogura | Konica Minolta Opto | 1 |
| #9 | Ryohei Hosaka | Jtekt | 1 |
| #9 | Hiroyuki Oumi | Canon | 1 |
| #9 | Toshihiko Kikuta | Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co. | 1 |