Showing 1–21 of 21 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Toyota | 23 |
| 2 | Takashi Inoue | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | 18 |
| 3 | Yuji Takahashi | Fujitsu Limited | 16 |
| #4 | Masafumi Ito | Teac | 8 |
| #4 | Yoji Yamada | Asmo Co. | 8 |
| #6 | Masahiro Hayashi | Brother Kogyo | 6 |
| #7 | Akio Ito | Seiko Epson | 5 |
| #7 | Mitsuo Watanabe | Fujitsu Limited | 5 |
| #9 | Takuya Suzuki | Mitsubishi Electric | 4 |
| #9 | Takayuki Sakurai | Ngk Insulators | 4 |
| #9 | Kenji Ohashi | Murata Kikai | 4 |
| #12 | Shoji Kawahito | National University Corporation Shizuoka University | 3 |
| #13 | Kota Suzuki | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | 2 |
| #13 | Yoshinobu Ito | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | 2 |
| #13 | Akinori Saito | Mitutoyo | 2 |
| #13 | Yoshinori Kato | Teijin Limited | 2 |
| #17 | Koji Tsukada | Hitachi | 1 |
| #17 | Koji Okazaki | Honda Motor Co. | 1 |
| #17 | Fumio Iwase | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | 1 |
| #17 | Shinya Hattori | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | 1 |
| #17 | Daisuke Yoshioka | Sony | 1 |