Top Inventors at Audio-Technica 2017
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshi Akino | 31 |
| 2 | Masaki Shiotani | 4 |
| 3 | Kenji Arai | 3 |
| #4 | Kenzo Tsuihiji | 3 |
| #5 | Koichiro Tanoue | 3 |
| #6 | Yoji Honda | 3 |
| #7 | Akira Masuda | 2 |
| #8 | Shohei Araki | 2 |
| #9 | Tatsuya Ikeda | 2 |
| #10 | Takashi Murata | 2 |
| #11 | Yoshihiko Naito | 2 |
| #12 | Akira Matsumoto | 1 |
| #13 | Hiroaki Furuya | 1 |
| #14 | Hisaya Hagiwara | 1 |
| #15 | Hiromichi Ozawa | 1 |
| #16 | Kozo Ando | 1 |
| #17 | Kodai Tsubone | 1 |
| #18 | Mitsuo Miyata | 1 |
| #19 | Noriko Matsui | 1 |
| #20 | Satoshi Yoshino | 1 |
| #21 | Takaya Nagamine | 1 |
| #22 | Yusuke Sano | 1 |