Top Inventors at Alpha 2017
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dongqing Cai | 2 |
| 2 | Shinji Ichikawa | 2 |
| 3 | Takashi Ono | 2 |
| #4 | Wataru Hirai | 2 |
| #5 | Daichi Okamoto | 1 |
| #6 | Katsuya Ashizawa | 1 |
| #7 | Kenjirou Hayashi | 1 |
| #8 | Kenichi Tanoguchi | 1 |
| #9 | Koichiro Sugimoto | 1 |
| #10 | Shuichi Kudoh | 1 |
| #11 | Takashi Yoshizawa | 1 |
| #12 | Toshikazu Kiso | 1 |
| #13 | Tsutomu Kawanishi | 1 |
| #14 | Yoshio Watanuki | 1 |
| #15 | Yutaka Saito | 1 |
| #16 | Yusuke Watanabe | 1 |