Top Inventors at Audio-Technica 2016
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Akino | 26 |
| 2 | Shioto Okita | 4 |
| 3 | Masahito Iwane | 2 |
| #4 | Shohei Tokoi | 2 |
| #5 | Hiroaki Furuya | 1 |
| #6 | Hideki Matsui | 1 |
| #7 | Jin Kuramoto | 1 |
| #8 | Kai Ti Lin | 1 |
| #9 | Kozo Ando | 1 |
| #10 | Koichi Maezawa | 1 |
| #11 | Koichiro Tanoue | 1 |
| #12 | Mitsuo Miyata | 1 |
| #13 | Osamu Yokoi | 1 |
| #14 | Satoshi Yoshino | 1 |
| #15 | Shohei Araki | 1 |
| #16 | Shigeo Hara | 1 |
| #17 | Shiro Kishimoto | 1 |
| #18 | Yoshiaki Abe | 1 |
| #19 | Yuki Abe | 1 |
| #20 | Yuki Otomo | 1 |